Task-Shifting and Task-Sharing in Neurosurgery: An International Survey of Current Practices in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Background: Because nearly 23,000 more neurosurgeons are needed globally to address 5 million essential neurosurgical cases that go untreated each year, there is an increasing interest in task-shifting and task-sharing (TS/S), delegating neurosurgical tasks to nonspecialists, particularly in low- an...

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Main Authors: Faith C. Robertson, Ignatius N. Esene, Angelos G. Kolias, Patrick Kamalo, Graham Fieggen, William B. Gormley, Marike L.D. Broekman, Kee B. Park, Jeffrey Rosenfeld, Naci Balak, Ahmed Ammar, Magnus Tisel, Michael Haglund, Timothy Smith, Ivar Mendez, Jannick Brennum, Stephen Honeybul, Akira Matsumara, Severien Muneza, Andres Rubiano, Gail Rosseau, Tariq Khan, Basant Misra, Gene Bolles, David Adelson, Robert Dempsey, Peter Hutchinson, Abenezer Aklilu, Abigail Javier-Lizan, Adil Belhachmi, Ahtesham Khizar, Alexandru Tascu, Ali Yalcinkaya, Aliyu Baba Ndajiwo, Alvan-Emeka Ukacjukwu, Amit Agrawal, Amit Thapa, Ana C.V. Silva, Armin Gretschel, Arvind Sukumaran, Atul Vats, Bakr Abo Jarad, Balgopal Karmacharya, Bipin Chaurasia, Boon Seng Liew, Carlos A. Rodriguez Arias, Claire Karekezi, Cohen-Inbar Or, Danjuma Sale, Davendran Kanesen, Djula Djilvesi, Evarsitus Nwaribe, M. Elhaj Mahmoud, Mian Awais, Sanjay Kumar, Amos O. Adeleye, Manish Agarwal, Menelas Nkeshimana, Sunday David Ndubuisi Achebe, Walid El Gaddafi, Ece Uysal, Eghosa Morgan, Elubabor Buno, Emmanuel Sunday, Esayas Adefris, Fayez Alelyani, Felipe Constanzo, Gabriel Longo, Ghulam Farooq, Goertz Mirenge Dunia, Gyang Markus Bot, Hamisi K. Shabani, Harch Deora, Hassan Almenshawy, Hazem Kuheil, Igor Lima Maldonado, Ionut Negoi, Irfan Yousaf, Jafri Malin Abdullah, Jagos Golubovic, Khalil Ayadi, Kriengsak Limpastan, Luxwell Jokonya, Mirsad Hodzic, Mohamed Kassem, Mohammed Al-Rawi, Muhammad Tariq, Mykola Vyval, Nidal Abuhadrous, Nikolaos Syrmos, Osaid Alser, Paul H. Young, Petra Wahjoepramono, Prabu Rau Sriram, Rafik Ouchetati, Recep Basaran, Ritesh Bhoot, Robson Amorim, Rosanda Ilić, Saman Wadanamby, Samuel M. Fetene, Sanjay Behari, Satish Babu, Trung Kien Duong, Tsegazeab Laeke, Ulrick S. Kanmounye, Vladimir Komar, Ipe Vazheeparambil George, Zahid Hussain, Lynne Lourdes N. Lucena, Hugues Brieux Ekouele Mbaki, Ken-Keller Kumwenda, Djvnaba Bah, Ibrahim E. Efe, Dickson Bandoh, Yunus Kuntawi Aji, Thomas Dakurah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:World Neurosurgery: X
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590139719301000