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In recent years there has been a tsunami of short-term healthcare volunteers going into the developing world; both faith-based and humanitarian. Recent estimates tell us that 29% of students enrolled in medical schools participate in some type of short-term global health project prior to graduation. Dental, nursing, and allied health schools are also beginning to follow suit. Yet, few churches or educational institutions have any knowledge of what constitutes best practices in global health. This workshop will review the six guidelines for best practices in global health as they appear in the book “When Healthcare Hurts: An Evidence Based Guide to Best Practices in Global Health Initiatives”. It will also review the four primary areas of global health best practices which include the following. 1. Patient Safety2. Healthcare System Integration and Collaboration3. Facilitation of Health Development 4. Community Empowerment

We spend so much time, money, and resources on short-term missions trips that we often forget about the mission field at home. How can we live intentionally for 52 weeks each year in the mission field God has placed us in?

Community Health Evangelism (CHE) is a breakthrough mission strategy that seamlessly integrates evangelism and discipleship with disease prevention and community-based development. Through these ministries people become followers of Jesus, churches are planted, and entire communities are lifted out of cycles of poverty and disease. By participation and completion of this workshop, the participant should be able to: 1. State the purpose for integrated ministries such as Community Health Evangelism.2. Identify transformational indicators used to measure the success of an integrated Community Health program. 3. List the steps in implementing a Community Health Evangelism program.4. Find resources and collaborative partners to help build and expand their programs. 5. Recognize three keys to building successful integrated community health ministries.6. Tell the story of successful CHE programs in different contexts around the world.

In this session we will gain a vision for church initiated community health ministries that shape culture, influence policy, and impact millions. We will examine a few case studies, explore current opportunities, and learn a a simple and trasferable ministry strategy that is achieving nationwide impact in several countries.

International short-term healthcare teams are challenging to develop and lead, due to the need for cultural intelligence, strong spiritual preparation of the team, and complex regulatory requirements in each country. Organizers must assure that they understand the myriad cultural complexities of working across cultural barriers, and how to educate their short-term team on the essentials. Spiritual formation of the team, and strong support of the disciple-making ministry of national partners must include strong, proactive preparation of team members and establishing a safe, ministry-focused environment for service. Careful planning with credible national partners is essential for both effective spiritual ministry, and for negotiating the many legal, regulatory, and customs requirements in developing country settings. This session will discuss mechanisms to plan for, prioritize, and measure desired actions and outcomes.

This seminar will examine the biblical call to make disciples and most importantly how
 to do this. You will learn the practical aspects of both having a discipler/mentor and serving as a discipler/mentor for someone else. If you ever have or have ever wanted to invest your life strategically into another person, then this seminar is for you!

Every aspect of Jesus’ ministry - - his prayers, teaching, healing and even his identity - - seems to have been shaped by his vision of the Kingdom of God. As we follow him in health care missions, the Kingdom should also define our goals, methodologies, and ways of relating with those we serve and with our co-workers. It should fuel our hope and our perseverance.In this session, we will:• Learn about the Kingdom of God and healing from several gospel stories• Identify conflicting or paradoxical perspectives on the Kingdom that may fog or hinder our healthcare ministries• Outline a vision of the Kingdom that can give focus and power to our healthcare missions• Explore the relationship between evangelism and healthcare missions• Collectively identify resources and networks that give ongoing help as we clarify our vision and strengthen our faithful practice.

Preventing and Managing BurnoutCross-cultural medical workers are under multiple levels of stress peculiar to their professional roles. They often serve as mental health resources to colleagues and other cross-cultural workers, have difficulty limiting the hours of work with minimal reprieve for rest and restoration. This session will focus on cognitive and behavioral tools that can improve the mental self-care with attention to appropriate and assertive limit-setting, sleep preservation, stress management, and team development.The session will also discuss strategies for managing burnout when it emerges including these tools as well as clinical tools of formal assessment and bio/psycho/social/spiritual interventionsObjectives:1- Participants will be able to describe the main sources of challenge to mental health of cross-cultural medical workers and the signs of emerging burnout2- Participants will be able to describe at least three cognitive-behavioral strategies that can be utilized to improve mental self-care and burnout management.

Goals of This Breakout Session Include:1. Review the list of evidence-based, low-cost, mortality-reducing interventions for critically ill patients that are appropriate for use in resource limited settings. 2. Share practical lessons learned including successes and challenges from running an ICU in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Global Health Issues: Major Existing Global Issues Intensive Medical Education in Low Resource AreasSpeaker: Ndidi MusaLocation: ED 210/212Abstract: To achieve the Millennium development goal 4, which is to reduce under-five mortality by two-thirds by 2015, still remains a challenge for low resource countries. Emergency and critical care services are often the weakest parts of the health system and yet have the potential to significantly reduce mortality. Effective triage, emergency care and intensive care is possible by putting into place intensive training and education that equips the health care staff to recognize and care for these critically ill children. Mission hospitals have the potential to take the lead in intensive care medical education for a number of reasons. Most missionary doctors have trained in a system where triage is the norm and where simple measures like availability of oxygen can save a life. it is with this background in mind that we will explore the following objectives: We will define the spectrum of intensive care services; We will identify tools and resources available to educate and train health care providers to improve skills and knowledge in intensive care; Innovations in critical care are they possible in mission hospitals?

Healthcare provides a unique opportunity to engage the deepest issues of life and faith alongside those who are suffering. Can you care for patients in a way that brings them before Jesus and offers them peace, healing, and wholeness? Discover how to practice healthcare as your ministry…starting even now as a student or resident.

The last contact we have with our patients is often discussing and dispensing their medications. This session will examine barriers and provide strategies to address cross-cultural: communication with patients, issues in appropriate patient medication use, and methods to provide clear instructions when counseling patients on medications.