Background: 

Patients with acute cardiac emergencies in Sudan present to Emergency rooms which are staffed by junior physicians; who are undertrained, under-supervised, and work under exceptionally harsh conditions. A common recurrent scenario is that of a patient who presents with an acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction that is diagnosed by an ECG and treated with a life-saving medication – Streptokinase – which are both available to the junior physician. However, due to a lack of ECG interpretation skills, the junior physician does not administer the treatment in a timely manner resulting in patient death (either acutely or in the form of a shortened lifespan). 

Objective

Train Frontline physicians to:

1. Diagnose and treat Acute Cardiac Emergencies
   1. Maximally utilize limited available resources
   2. Reduce Cost of Care
   3. Potentially Save Lives
2. Improve ECG Interpretation Skills
3. Improve Presentation Skills

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