Village Healthcare Intensive Offered

by | Apr 10, 2017 | ,

We want to share with you opportunities to learn and grow! One of our partners is offering a summer intensive for healthcare providers and students. Christian Health Service Corps facilitated a pre conference workshop at M3 2017 that proved to packed with relevant and useful information for those who attended.

Village Healthcare Intensive

Register Early to Save! (See below.)

“Hands on!” – “Interactive!” – “I learned about so many tropical diseases!” – “I feel I am more equipped to serve on the mission field than ever before.” (comments from previous course participants)

Prepare to provide quality care in resource-limited cross-cultural settings. Designed for all healthcare providers and students, the Village Healthcare Intensive is divided in two sections that may be taken together or separately. We recommend taking the sections sequentially.

Section 1 – Global Health Principles and Practice – June 20-24, 2017
How do we evaluate malnutrition? What are the World Health Organization guidelines for maternal and child care? Gain resources and skills to apply international standards for whole-person care in developing communities. Lectures, discussions, case studies, and workshops highlight approaches to evaluation and management with limited resources and practical skills such as suturing.

Section 2 – Tropical Medicine Overview – June 26-30, 2017
From Ascariasis to Zika, this section offers an overview of common tropical diseases in a case-based format. Enhance your approach to pathologies causing morbidity and mortality in developing communities and augment your clinical acumen with contextually appropriate education and development techniques.

Continuing education
Nurses – 62.75 Contact Hours Pending
Physicians – Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.

Presenter(s):
JoAnne Collinge MD, FAAP, CTropMed, MSc
James M. Humphries MD
Deborah Lammert MSN, APRN-CNS,BC RN,C CCRN-P
Anthony Rector DO
Gregory Seager RN, MSN
Laura Smelter MD

Registration and Logistics
Both sections of this course are held at CHSC Shalom Retreat and Training Center in Grand Saline, TX, from 9-5 daily. Participants are encouraged to arrive one day prior to the section start date and depart one day after the section end date to fully enjoy Shalom’s facilities and participate in all course activities. The cost for each section covers tuition, room (shared) and board. A commuter rate is offered which includes lunch daily. Commuters are invited to join us for breakfast and dinner – cost $5 breakfast, $10 dinner – please arrange with Candi upon arrival. You can pay in full today or reserve your spot in this program with a $100 deposit.

Cost Per Section
Register before 5/15/17: $650
Register between 5/15/17 and 6/1/17: $725
Commuter: $225
After 6/1/17 – CONTACT US to inquire about Registration

Contact Person: Laura Smelter, 903-962-4000

 

Conviventia aids victims of mudslide in Columbia

by | Apr 9, 2017 | ,

On Saturday, April 1, while many families were asleep in their homes, a giant wall of water, mud and debris from a horrific mudslide devastated the town of Mocoa in southern Colombia. Over 270 people are dead, with 400 injured and over 200 missing. Conviventia is doing what we can to bring urgent emergency relief of food, medicines, blankets, personal care and hygiene products and temporary housing, and hope to these communities as they begin to dig out from this awful tragedy.

Conviventia is based in Colombia, and along with our partners, will mobilize teams of health practitioners and experts in emergency assistance and logistics to provide primary health care and channel aid to the victims of the mudslide. We will deliver tents, emergency food, blankets and sheets, water, cooking supplies, personal care and hygiene products and medicines to those impacted by this awful tragedy. We will also provide psycho-social support to those who lost loved ones….lost it all.

While we are initially focused on the day to day emergency assistance needed for these children and families, there will also be needed support to help these families to rebuild their lives and their homes. This project will work with the local organizations and churches to strengthen their capacity to provide ongoing support to their communities. We will also assess what is needed for a second phase intervention to support shelter and reconstruction efforts.

If you feel led to help in any way, please visit:

http:/ / www.conviventia.org
Photos of the devastation in Mocoa, Colombia
CBS News Update

This article from the Conviventia Global Giving website.

Local doctor. Global impact.

by | Mar 27, 2017 | ,

We loved reading this article in the Houston Medical Journal about one of the 2017 M3 Conference speakers, Dr. Todd Price. Click on the link here to read more about the global impact Dr. Price and his family are having all over the world.

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