CAPITALIZED NAME | GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMCAPITALIZED NAME | GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMDUKE INSTITUTION

INJURY DISPROPORTIONALLY AFFECTS LMIC

METHODOLOGYRearrange sections as needed. Do not be wordy – keep in mind the audiences attention span.

• Develop a TBI registry to gauge the current state of TBI care

• and patient outcomes, to guide CPG development. • Conduct a systematic review of international TBI

acute management guidelines will be• conducted. • Use a local expert panel to contextualize

international guidelines to create resource and site appropriate CPGs.

The impact of these CPGs will be assessed through TBI registry data and provider surveys.

CONCLUSIONS• In form of bullets or as a paragraph• Build institutional capacity at CHUK and

KCMC to foster CPG development to improve emergency care quality

• Reduce TBI mortality by 20%• Improve TBI morbidity

PROJECT

OBJECTIVES• Keep it short and to the

point• This is not a paper• Remember you’ll be

standing next to your poster explaining the context

• No more than four objectives

Project summary: 1-2 sentences summarizing the purpose, process, and conclusions of the project. Being succinct and clear is in your favor – think of this section as your elevator pitch. Town, Country

Second town, If needed

Global Health Showcase 2014 Poster Guidelines

Thanks to our partners at KCMC and CHUK, Dr. Chuck Gerardo, Dr. Nathan Thielman, and Duke Emergency Medicine.

LMIC LACK APPROPRIATE RESOURCES TO REDUCE MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY DUE

TO TBI AND OTHER INJURIES

INCLUDE AT LEAST TWO PHOTOS AND ONE VISUAL AID, LIKE A GRAPH, SKETCH, TABLE, ETC.

This project sought to understand the explanatory models and pluralistic treatment options for malaria in Farendé, a rural Togolese village with a high level of utilization of traditional herbal healing alongside biomedical clinics. Data was gathered through conducting semi-structured interviews with traditional healers and clinical practitioners, and through holding focus group discussions with community members.

LEARNING ABOUT LOCAL HERBAL HEALING WITH KÉRÉKOU, HERBAL

AND SPIRITUAL TRADITIONAL HEALER.

Methodology The project administered one hour long semi-structured interviews to eight traditional healers and four clinical practitioners. Four focus group interviews were held with local community members. The culmination of the project was a collaborative meeting with 14 traditional healers and 7 clinical practitioners from the local district; designed and implemented with two Duke students in a neighboring village.

Conclusions• Malaria is categorized as “yellow” or “white,”

corresponding respectively with symptoms of jaundice or anemia.

• Traditional herbal healing is present formally, through recognized healers, and informally, through self-treatment.

• Treatment-seeking behavior is motivated primarily by cost, and traditional healing is typically sought before attending the clinic.

• Herbal remedies are present in profusion and great variation; most common species used for malaria include Eucalyptus grandis, Khaya senegalensis, members of the Euphorbia genus, and members of the Citrus genus.

Objectives• Understand local

categorizations of malaria• Explore traditional herbal

healing for malaria • Understand community

members’ health care utilization patterns

• Investigate current and investigate potential future interactions between biomedical and traditional healing systems

TRADITIONAL HERBAL REMEDY FOR MALARIA.

MEMBERS OF THE WOMEN’S FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION IN FARENDÉ

Farendé, Togo

Explanatory Disease Models and Medical Pluralism in Rural Togo: Focus on Malaria

Acknowledgements:: This project would not be possible without support from: Dr. Charles Piot, PhD, The Aalok Modi Family, DGHI and the community of Kuwde, Togo.

KATHLEEN RIDGEWAY | PROGRAM II IN GLOBAL HEALTHDUKE GLOBAL HEALTH INSTITUTE