John Radcliffe Hospital
Headley Way, Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU
UK
Dr Mark Newton shares his experiences developing anesthesia and ICU capabilities in Kenya. He will present a review of a model of human surgery and anesthesia capacity building in a rural, East African, non-government hospital for the poor.
Dr. Mark Newton is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Anesthesiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Centre. He is also faculty member of Vanderbilt Institute of Global Health and Director of Vanderbilt International Anesthesia (VIA) which is a global service, education, and research division within the Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt, focusing on anaesthesia and ICU issues in low income countries. He has lived and worked in East Africa, Kenya for 15 years whilest working with the Ministry of Health (Kenya) and the University of Nairobi since 1997.