Description: CME and CEU workshop which overviews critical concepts, skills, and information for anyone serving, or planning to serve, in medical missions or global health initiatives. All participants receive a free copy of When Healthcare Hurts: An evidence-based guide for best-practices in global health initiatives.
Target Audience: Those needing CME and CEU credits and/or those wanting to be exposed to Healthcare in Missions.
Schedule, Content, and Facilitators: Wednesday, May 15
9:00 – 10:00am Operating Responsible Healthcare Missions: Identification and application of best evidence-based practice in global health curative care missions. (Greg Seager RN, MSN 1 credit)
10:00 – 11:00am WHO/UNICEF Standards and Guidelines for Healthcare in Resource-Poor Settings (Greg Seager RN, MSN 1 credit)
11:00 – 12:00 Assessment and Treatment of Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (Jessee Bustinza DO 1 credit)
12:00 – 1300 Lunch
13:00 – 14:00 Strategies to improve neonatal outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. (Kelly Frazier MD 1 credit)
14:00 – 15:00 Caring for Children with Malaria: current treatment standards and guidelines. (Kelly Frazier MD 1 credit)
15:00-15:15 Closing Q & A Session Greg Seager RN, MSN
Cost: $50
