Improving access to surgical care is critically important to global health. About 5 billion people lack access to essential, safe, timely, and affordable surgical and anesthetic care, with the majority in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). As a result, short-term experiences in global health (STEGH) have grown in popularity over the past two decades, raising questions about their outcomes, effectiveness, and associated ethical considerations. Many CRNAs from high-income countries, such as the United States, frequently travel to LMICs to provide anesthesia care. The purpose of this presentation is to highlight the Brocher Declaration with an emphasis on local empowerment, collaboration, sustainability, and cultural sensitivity. The Association of Cameroonian Nurse Anesthetists in America (ACNAA) recently developed a blueprint for improving anesthesia care in Cameroon. Emphasis will be placed on local empowerment, comprehensive development, collaboration, sustainability, cultural sensitivity, accountability and transparency, as well as leveraging diaspora expertise.

1. Understand the challenges and implications of current STEGH practices.
2. Recognize the principles of the Brocher Declaration as a response to these challenges.
3. Discuss the blueprint and lesson learned for improving anesthesia care in Cameroon.

This program has been prior approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology for 1.0 Class A CE credits; Code Number 1044797; Expiration Date 2/20/2025. 

• Edwin N. Aroke, PhD, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN (he/him/his)
• Christian A. Tekwe, PhD, CRNA (he/him/his)

Accreditation Information:
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. 

AANA is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP #10862.

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