Medical Mission Overview: An Orientation to International Aide Work (Aug, 2020)

Medical Mission Overview: An Orientation to International Aide Work is organized by Remote Care Education. The session is held from Aug 23 - 29, 2020 at Floating Doctors, Bocas del Toro, Panama.

Note: Accommodations, daily meals, and Wi-Fi are provided and included in the registration fee.

Target Audience: 
This session is intended for experienced and inexperienced medical practitioners primarily from internal medicine, emergency medicine, family practice, pediatrics and obstetrics/gynecology who have a desire to effectively participate in providing quality healthcare in the remote setting, especially in tropical areas.

Accreditation:
Distance Learning Component:
The University of Minnesota, Interprofessional Continuing Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians can acquire credit commensurate based on the extent of their participation in the activity.

Live Activity Component:
The University of Minnesota, Interprofessional Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 28.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians can claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Description:
This interactive session is outlined to combine hands-on training alongside the experienced Floating Doctors staff with classroom didactics lead by an international staff of highly trained and experienced physicians. Once onsite, there will be a total of four days of classroom discussions, reviewing perspectives on best practices for remote care diagnostics and treatments, two-and-a-half hours of hands-on portable ultrasound techniques, and two days of hands-on training in remote clinics where learners will be paired with a Lead Medical Provider with the Floating Doctors.

Key Topics:
• Cultural Competency
• Running a Successful Clinical Deployment
• Ultrasound
• Maternal Health
• Births in Remote Settings
• Pediatrics
• Infectious Disease
• Parasites
• Gastrointestinal Disease

Learning objectives:
Following the completion of this activity, participants should be able to
• Plan and organize your own medical mission.
• Diagnose conditions using portable ultrasound.
• Describe how to identify and treat common presentations in remote settings without hospital support.
• Discuss tools and resources for the diagnoses and treatment of conditions outside your specialty in remote settings.