Training Healthcare Workers to Be “The Only One” In Crisis Settings: Dr. James Gough, CEO of The David Nott Foundation
In a world with 110 ongoing conflicts, the need for clinicians who can function in crisis settings has rarely been greater. That’s where the UK-based David Nott Foundation comes in, by using prosthetics, virtual reality simulations and cadavers to train surgeons and other healthcare workers to save lives in hostile conditions. CEO and former British Army surgeon James Gough joins Raise the Line host Lindsey Smith to share the details.
Raise the Line · Dr. James Gough, Lindsey Smith
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Show Notes
“The world is a very volatile place, with currently 110 conflicts globally, and yet healthcare staff in the hospitals, even here in London, are not prepared to be the only clinician who can help in a crisis or hostile setting,” says Dr. James Gough, CEO of the David Nott Foundation, which equips providers with the skills and confidence needed to function in war and other extraordinary situations. A former British Army doctor injured in Afghanistan, Gough brings lived experience as well as a background in tech to his current role at the Foundation, which itself is anchored in decades of field work amassed by its namesake, a renowned war surgeon. As Dr. Gough points out to host Lindsey Smith, the cause could be helped by augmenting medical school curricula, but in the meantime, the Foundation is filling the knowledge gap by using prosthetics, virtual reality simulations and cadavers to train a broad swath of health workers including surgeons, anesthetists, and obstetricians. Tune in to this important Raise the Line conversation as Dr. Gough reflects on the strengths and weaknesses of NGOs in doing this work, his plans to expand the Foundation’s footprint in the US, and the gratifying feedback he’s received from trainees now operating on the frontlines in Ukraine and elsewhere.
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