“In the USA, we are lucky to have resources to develop and implement health care strategies that provide a chance for infants, children, and adults with heart disease. We have access to treatment to repair or palliate heart defects that in other countries would result in significant morbidity and mortality. The ability to share our knowledge and teach care interventions to other countries without the rich resources of the USA is the biggest “give back” I can think of. Teaching and supporting other health care providers, nurses or physicians, who then teach and support future nurses and physicians, enables continued advancement and improvement in cardiac care. If I can be helpful in any way with my knowledge, experience, and time, I want to do so. If this makes a difference, I want to help.
I understand the educational system in low- and middle-income countries is not the same as in the USA, nor is licensure. I understand there may be cultural and workplace restrictions on the nurse’s level of decision making and provision of care. However, within these constraints, I would like to offer a chance for advanced nurse care provision to further augment bedside decision-making and even help retention.” – Louise Callow, MSN, CPNP-PC, University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital
Pictured: Attendees of the virtual Children’s HeartLink Nurse Residency Program in Malaysia in 2022.
