At the recent Mobilizing Medical Missions (M3) Conference, we were honored to have INMED – the Institute for International Medicine – host a full day Pre-Conference Workshop about “Tropical Medicine, Traveler’s Health, and How to Launch a New Healthcare Ministry.” It was taught by some of their esteemed faculty members – Nicholas Comninellis MD, MPH, DIMPH, President and Professor of the Institute for International Medicine; Stephen J. Foster, MD, Medical Director of CEML Hospital in Angola, Africa; and Tim Myrick, MD, DTMH, Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine.
The multiple session workshop discussed the healthcare crisis throughout low-resource communities and addressed the assessment of needs and resources, planning of appropriate interventions and services, and the logistics of ongoing leadership. It also covered the subjects of funding, relations with regulators, health professions education opportunities, community buy-in, and integration of faith and healthcare. In regards to tropical medicine, the workshop focused on the most prevalent tropical diseases (Malaria, TB, HIV), as well as those commonly neglected tropical diseases (schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis). There were also sessions on counseling, vaccination, and chemoprophylaxis for travelers to tropical settings.
To watch some of these great sessions, click below:
by Nicholas Comninellis MD, MPH, DIMPH
by Nicholas Comninellis MD, MPH, DIMPH
“New Healthcare Ministry: Lessons 1”