PROGRAM ARRANGED BY TIME
FREE CONFERENCE
Local, National, & International
MEDICAL VOLUNTEERISM
Sponsored by Emory University, Morehouse School of
Medicine, Mercer School of Medicine, Medical College of
Georgia, and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
www.emoryimvc.org
Emory University campus, Atlanta, GA
April 16TH – 18TH 2010
OBJECTIVES & PROGRAM AGENDA
Overall Objectives of this conference:
1. Inspire other individuals and organizations to become active in
medical volunteerism
2. Create synergy between medical volunteer efforts by connecting with
and learning from each other
3. Inspire innovative approaches for improving the overall health of the
human race, and especially for those who are underserved
4. Give a voice to volunteers on the front lines in the good war: the war
against disease
5. Institutionalize this collaborative effort so that it expands and the
conference becomes an annual event, perhaps recurring in Atlanta or
elsewhere
6. Spin off books, live broadcasts, documentaries, etc, which capture the
essence of medical volunteerism, so that even those who don’t attend
will have an opportunity to learn and get involved
TENTATIVE PROGRAM SCHEDULE:
*Arranged by time
*NOTE: THIS IS A TENTATIVE SCHEDULE, & STILL SUBJECT
TO CHANGE
CONFERENCE INFORMATION BOOTH
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Location: WHSCAB AUDITORIUM & ATRIUM
Woodruff Health Sciences Administration Building (WHSCAB)
1440 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322
Start: FRIDAY, APRIL 16 -- 9:00am
End: SUNDAY, APRIL 18 – 12:30pm
Beginning during the day on Friday and continuing through Sunday afternoon, there will be one
designated place on campus where anyone who needs orientation can come for directions and
information about the conference. This includes registrants, speakers, and exhibitors.
In the atrium there will be exhibits with information relating to the overall conference.
FRIDAY, APRIL 16th, 2010
7pm – 9:30pm
Opening / Key Note Presentations
Location: GLENN CHURCH
1700 N. Decatur Rd., Atlanta, GA 30322
7 pm – 7:30pm
Opening remarks / introductions:
John Galloway, MD (general & GI surgery, Emory School of Medicine – was inspired to
become a doctor when at age 12 he attended a lecture given by a doctor about medical
mission work)
Allen Dollar, MD (chief of cardiology, Grady Memorial Hospital – has adopted kids
from all around the world who needed extended care in the U.S.)
James Sirleaf, MD (son of President of Liberia Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf -- has developed a
comprehensive network of medical programs in Liberia
Eddie Chapman (Chicago police officer focusing on programs to safeguard the mental
health of inner city youth, and collaborating with celebrities such as Michael Jordan)
7:30 pm – 8:15pm
Key Note 1 -- A History and Overview of Volunteerism – by George Lundberg MD, former Editor
in Chief for Medscape, eMedicine (WebMD), and the Journal of the American Medical
Association (JAMA), & chairman oft the advisory board of TAP-IN (providing volunteer
opportunities for retired medical professionals)
8:15 pm – 9:00pm
Key Note 2 -- The Philosophy of Service – by Jim Withers MD, pioneer of “Street Medicine,”
founder of Operation Safety Net (an international organization of those who treat the homeless)
9:00 – 9:30pm
Welcoming Remarks from the sponsoring medical schools
Carlos del Rio, MD, Chair of Global Health – Emory University
Official from Morehouse School of Medicine
Maurice Clifton, MD, Associate Dean – Mercer School of Medicine
Official from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Official from Medical College of Georgia
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OVERVIEW: SATURDAY & SUNDAY
Individual presentations & panel discussions:
Saturday 8:30am – 3:00pm
Sunday 9:00am – 2:00pm
--The conference speakers are grouped according to general topic categories.
--These sessions will be a mix of individual presentations, Q & A sessions, and panel workshops.
--The sessions will happen in three areas of campus:
1) White Hall building = Local, National, & International topics & programs
201 Dowman Dr., Atlanta, GA 30322
2) School of Medicine building = International topics & programs
1648 Pierce Dr., Atlanta, GA 30322
3) Harland Cinema, in the DUC = The Haiti Challenge and Response session
*to the right when you go out the main entrance of the School of Medicine and across the
street, in Dobbs University Center (DUC). There is an outside door leading directly into
Harland Cinema.
Exhibits:
Saturday 8:30am – 4:00pm
Sunday 9:00am – 4:00pm
The exhibits will happen in two areas of campus (in 3 buildings):
1) International exhibits
School of Medicine - Commons (first floor)
1648 Pierce Dr., Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322
2) Local & National exhibits
A) White Hall - Lobby (main walk-in floor / second floor)
201 Dowman Dr. Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322
B) Math/Science - Atrium (lower level)
400 Dowman Dr. -- directly across the street from White Hall
General Sessions
Saturday 4:00 – 5:30pm / Glenn Church
1700 N. Decatur Rd., Atlanta, GA 30322
Sunday 4:00 - 5:30pm / White Hall 208
201 Dowman Dr. Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322
At the end of the day on Saturday and Sunday there will be a general “round up” session for all
attendees. These 2 sessions will be moderated by Neil Shulman MD & Steve Kutner MD. An
appointee from each of the sessions on that day will give a brief (eg 5 minute) summary,
conclusion, or point of interest from their grouping. This will be followed by an open forum
welcoming reactions / comments / suggestions from any of the presenters and audience
members.
Break Out Sessions based on Geography:
School of Medicine
1648 Pierce Dr., Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322
Saturday, April 17 / 3:00 – 3:45pm / School of Medicine
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(Africa – SOM 110 / Latin America – SOM 130 / Mid-East & Asia – SOM 120)
Sunday, April 18 / 2 – 3pm / School of Medicine
(Africa – SOM 110 / Latin America – SOM 120 / Mid-East & Asia – SOM 130)
On Saturday and Sunday afternoon there will be an opportunity for mixing and mingling with
international groups working in a variety of geographical regions: Africa, Latin America, Asia, and
the Middle East.
Talent Show: Medical Volunteerism’s Got Talent!
Saturday, April 17 – 7:30pm – 9:30pm / Glenn Church
1700 N. Decatur Rd., Atlanta, GA 30322
Saturday evening there will be a talent show hosted by Ken Fine MD & Neil Shulman MD,
drawing from the talent pool of medical volunteers.
Worldwide Exposure/ Spin-Offs from the conference
We are attempting to recruit volunteer videographers to record all sessions and post them on the
internet for free access. In addition, multiple books are being written based on interviews with
speakers and exhibitors, and summarizing the overall content presented at the conference.
Details on Individual Presentations &
Panel Sessions: Saturday 8:30am – 3:00pm
Sunday 9:00am – 2:00pm
Scheduled in 3 locations:
1) WHITE HALL (WH)
201 Dowman Dr., Atlanta, GA 30322
-sessions focusing on LOCAL / NATIONAL topics and programs
-sessions focusing on a mix of LOCAL, NATIONAL, & INTERNATIONAL topics
and programs
2) SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (SOM)
1648 Pierce Dr., Atlanta, GA 30322
-sessions focusing on INTERNATIONAL topics and programs
3) HARLAND CINEMA
to the right when you go out the main entrance of the School of Medicine and across the
street, in Dobbs University Center (DUC). There is an outside door leading directly into
Harland Cinema.
“THE HAITI CHALLENGE AND RESPONSE”
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-An inside perspective from volunteers who were on the front lines during the recent
crisis, and others with expertise on Haiti
SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2010
School of Medicine
8:30am – 12:30pm / SOM 120
A) TEACHING & DEVELOPING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PROGRAMS IN
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
12-B Eaton, Cynthia Basso (President of Global Healing) -- Providing the education and
resources necessary to establish sustainable medical programs in developing countries: an
overview of programs focused on blood banking, transfusion medicine, pediatrics,
neonatology, intensive care, and cardiac surgery.
25 Kutner, Steve MD (founder/ med director of Jewish Healthcare International) Teaching to fish: Building medical infrastructure through medical volunteerism.
16 Goo, David MD – MODERATOR -- Teach the teachers: A sustainable educational
program to establish pediatric emergency medicine by certifying providers and
instructors in the following: Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Pediatric
Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) in the Republic of
Georgia and Honduras.
21-A Joshi, Haren, MD and Tolat, Pratima, MD -- Delivery of health care in rural tribal
areas of India by a physician couple from the USA: An example of public private
partnership with win-win results.
36-F Oubre, Bert, MD (president of Cutting Edge Foundation) – The challenges and
rewards of starting hospitals ‘from scratch’ in Sub-Saharan Africa.
53-A Tisnado, Jaime MD -- Volunteering to teach Radiology and Interventional
Radiology to physicians, students, nurses, ancillary personnel, etc. in the Andes of Peru.
57 Viswanathan, Ashwin, MD – The establishment and support of neurosurgical
residency programs in developing regions: the challenges and opportunities.
10. Dollar, Allen, MD - An innovative medical school partnership: Emory School of
Medicine partners with Ethiopian medical schools to teach cardiology to Ethiopian
medical house staff
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46-D Sirleaf, James, MD – (son of the President of Liberia Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, and
chairman of HEARTT) -- HEARTT (Health Education and Relief Through Teaching):
educating and assisting local health care providers in the development and/or
improvement of a healthcare system and infrastructure.
8:30am – 12:00noon / SOM 130
I) SURGERY PROGRAMS
2. Adolph, Harold, MD, FACS – CO-MODERATOR - The blessings and challenges of
career volunteerism in mission surgery.
8-A Cooper, Warren, MD -- (Samaritan’s Purse / World Medical Mission) -- A general
surgeon’s insight into the challenges of performing wartime and developing world
surgery in difficult areas such as Sudan, Congo, and Pakistan.
39 Pollack, Jon, MD -- MODERATOR -- Surgery in the developing world: Surgery,
global health, and the Emory Global Surgery Initiative.
45 Sakran, Joe, MD (co-founder of Surgeons for Global Health) -- The empty niche of
surgery within global health; disparities that exist between low and high income
countries.
49 Steffes, Bruce, MD – (CEO of PAACS) - The Pan-African Academy of Christian
Surgeons (PAACS): A unique rural-based surgical training initiative using mission
hospitals as a response to african surgical manpower needs: Lessons learned in setting up
surgical education in mission hospitals.
30 Mansour, Kamal, MD -- Building bridges between Emory and Egypt: Seeing patients,
sharing knowledge, and performing difficult surgical procedures…improving the picture
of the USA in the Middle East.
62 Wheeless, Clifford, MD -- Treating the fistula women of Africa: How medical
volunteers can not only cure these women’s urinary problems, but also give them a new
psychological lease on life…from social outcast to cultural inclusion.
8:30am – 12:00pm / SOM 110
A) COMMUNITY STRENGTHENING & EMPOWERING
2-E. Agee, Marie -- (Director, Special Projects, Health Talents International) -Volunteer opportunities for both medical and lay people to help Mayan Indians in
Guatemala and Nicaragua: offering the span of healing from surgery to spiritual health
with Health Talents International.
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14-D Frye, Liz, MD – Carolina for Kibera: bringing health and hope to the slums of
Nairobi, Kenya.
14-B Fuerstman, Lou, MD & Chatterjee, Rinku, MD (Medical Care International) –
-- Providing medical care and health education to exiled Tibetan monks, nuns, and
laypersons in South India.
22-C Kimpur, Michael --(program director, The Chain of Grace Foundation, Medical
Outreach Missions -Mobile Clinics) - Taking volunteerism to the front lines of social
action: A program focused on addressing common treatable ailments among nomadic
communities in rural Kenya, where there is a wide spectrum of health issues, from
malaria to complications from childbirth.
36-I Omohwo, Edwin, MD, MPH (Founder/ President, Child Care Foundation) -- Child
Care Foundation: Bringing physicians, nurses, and other health care providers on board to
provide medical outreach and health education in rural Nigeria.
34-A Moreira, Jonathas, Rev. Dr. (founder and president /CEO of World Hope
Missions Ministry) -- Volunteering to provide healthcare assistance and other services to
the river-banks people of the Amazon Basin (Brazil) through World Hope Mission
Ministry.
14 Foster, Stanley, MD (Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health) –
MODERATOR - Strengthening the health & development capacity of 220 Guatemalan
Mam Indian women from 12 villages through skill building and microfinance.
23 Kowalske, Richard, MD (President of Helping Hands Foreign Missions) -- Giving
hope to orphans and street children in Eastern Africa by:
a) Providing medical care, education, food, and clean water
b) Building a self-sustaining orphan village.
65-C Zughaier, Susu (senior associate, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory School
of Medicine) -- Science for peace in the Middle East: Promoting biomedical research
collaboration between Israelis and Palestinians
WHITE HALL
8:30AM – 11:30AM / WH 208
A) WHERE TO BEGIN: TIPS ON GETTING LAUNCHED TO VOLUNTEER
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3-B Beason, Jacinda (Founder & CEO of J.L. Beason Consulting) – CO-MODERATOR
-- The ABC's of Volunteer Management: You Have the People…Do You Have a Plan?
20-B Hiller, Martin (FTCA Consultant & first president of the National Free Clinic
Association) -- An update on the availability of free malpractice insurance for health care
volunteers (FTCA program).
29 Lundberg, George, MD (National Honorary Chair for TAP-IN, founder of the
Lundberg Institute) - Promoting & facilitating volunteer experiences for retired
healthcare professionals: An overview of TAP-IN
36-A Norton, Scott, MD – Preparing for an international medical mission: A
comprehensive perspective of lessons learned from personal experience.
41 Reichart, Bill (non- medical Atlanta area director, Christian Medical and Dental
Association) – MODERATOR -- How to move from interest to involvement: removing
the barriers that keep you from the opportunities.
51-B Stone, Barbara (Consultant--Mission Volunteers--UMCOR United Methodist
Global Ministries) -- Getting started planning a health care volunteer team.
9:00am – 1:00pm / WH 205
C) HEALTH EDUCATION & WELLNESS
2-G Antin, Deb, & Pucci, Spencer -- Raising awareness regarding the importance of
upliftment and medical literacy: The *ANGEL Network for upliftment & medical
literacy (*Alliance of Nice Guys/Gals Enhancing/Extending Life).
7-E Chung, Andy (pre-med, GA Tech) -- “What’s in a Doctor’s Bag?” Clubs.... Pre-med
students giving dynamic live presentations to educate elementary school kids about what
to expect during a visit to the doctor.
7-G Chung, Andrew B, MD/PhD -- A cardiologist’s mission and passion to teach the two
things that we should all be doing to keep from having either a heart attack or stroke.
8-D Compere, Suzy (Executive Director) -- Equilibrium Earth Ltd: tackling public
health concerns such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, etc through helping people
in urban areas develop personal and community vegetable gardens.
12-E Drenkard, Cristrina, MD – LFAGA: Raising awareness and educating the Latino
Community on lupus in Georgia.
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18-C Hampton, Lynn – Childhood obesity…A fighting chance: The development of
Impact Athletics, a nonprofit track & field association.
56 Urbina, Belisa – (Renovacion Conyugal is the only organization in GA that provides
coordinated prevention service for Latino families in the area of healthy family
relationships for couples, teens, and parents all in Spanish.) Renovacion Conyugal:
Addressing the need for coordinated health prevention and educational services for
Latino families in Georgia.
12-A Fine, Kenneth, MD – From the cocoon of academic gastroenterology emerges the
healing voice of a ‘Physician-Musician on a Mission’ teaching kids to “Get on a Mission
of Nutrition.”
46 Seibel, Mache, MD (HealthRock) – MODERATOR -- Music, educational songs and
videos: A fun and effective way to teach health literacy to all ages
8:30am – 10:30am / WH 206
D) HOMELESS PROGRAMS
12 Dorsett-Wainwright, Jolita (medical research coordinator, & president of the nonprofit organization S.R.T Inc.) – Youth and adult volunteers: Helping the homeless in
Atlanta with free medical services.
14-C Frye, Liz, MD – Establishing programs to treat mental illness in the homeless
population of Atlanta.
18 Grabbe, Linda, RN (Community Advanced Practice Nurses) – Teaching meditation
and mindfulness to homeless youth in Atlanta with peer co-leaders: the results of a pilot
research project.
64 Withers, Jim, MD – House calls to the Homeless: The development of a street
medicine program.
67-A Morreale, Steve, MD – MODERATOR – Volunteering with House Calls to the
Homeless
11:30am – 3:00pm / WH 208
A) COMMUNITY CLINICS
17 Goodman, CJ, MD – (ob/gyn & holistic healer) - Promoting health in the uninsured /
low-income population in Atlanta by incorporating holistic / preventive practices at local
free clinic House of Grace.
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24 Kreisle, Mary, RN – MODERATOR -- The unique community atmosphere of the
Physicians Care Clinic, providing care for patients in Dekalb County, Georgia who do
not have medical insurance and do not qualify for any government programs. *possibly
Dr. Gary Botstein
27 Lesser, Lanny, MD (co-founder of Gwinnett Community Clinic) – The components
needed for an effective neighborhood health clinic for the medically indigent.
44-B Rostad, Mitch (pre-med, Emory) – STUDENT-- The story of HEAL, a new free
Community Center in Atlanta, at the City of Refuge. HEAL focuses on Health,
Education, Assessment & Leadership.
55 Thurston, Joanne (Executive Director at Cobb County Medical Society) –
Organizational structures from band-aid clinics to FQHCs and in between: Optimizing
your volunteer effort with community needs.
59 Warren, Bill, MD (founder and president of The Good Samaritan Health Center) –
Volunteering at an inner-city non-profit health clinic: The Good Samaritan Health Center.
60 Watford, Sheryl (executive director, Fayette Care Clinic) -- How a doctor and an
education minister developed a full service community clinic: The impact the Fayette
Care Clinic has had in serving the underserved and teaching medical students the nuts
and bolts of serving the underserved.
34 Moore, Charles, MD & Pastor Tony Johns (community involvement director) - The
HEALing community center at City of Refuge: The process of combining faith-based,
academic, and community organizations to address the health needs of underserved
populations.
11:00pm – 2:30pm / WH 207
II) SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS: MEDICAL VOLUNTEERISM AS
AN INTEGRAL PART OF MEDICAL & HEALTH EDUCATION
4. Blumenthal, Dan, MD (Associate Dean of Community Health) -- Community
Volunteerism at Morehouse School of Medicine.
7-C Clifton, Maurice, MD (Associate Dean of Student Affairs at Mercer University
School of Medicine) – MODERATOR - How administrators can encourage an
atmosphere of volunteerism within the school community.
20-D Hillsberg, Bonnie, DC, MHA, M.Ed – Providing both a clinical abroad experience
for chiropractic students and an infrastructure for chiropractic care in developing
countries.
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21 Himelick, Tom, PA-C (coordinator, South Georgia Farmworker Health Project) – The
success of Emory PA program’s volunteer team with developing a program for free
medical care for migrant and seasonal farm workers over the past 15 years.
21-B Jacobson, Hilary -- International Service Learning, learning the ropes of
international volunteerism and providing free medical care in Central America and
Tanzania... A student shares her experiences traveling with ISL and information on how
others can get involved.
33 Miles, David, RN – The shadow program; for students who want to volunteer to be at
the heart of emergency medicine at Emory Hospital.
65 Wimberly, Yolanda, MD (Morehouse School of Medicine, pediatrics) – The
importance of teaching medical residents about community service and humanism.
67-D Shieh, Jocelyn & Yu, Nina -- Volunteer Emory’s health-related community
partnerships
11:30am – 2:30pm / WH 206
A) COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA EFFORTS
36-J Obrien, Barbara L, RN and Obrien, Marc -- A Nurse Executive and
Communications Arts major son, who is physically challenged, collaboratively write a
series of books. The results: A career and empowerment for her son, and a passion to help
others discover this avenue of self-actualization..."Challenge Accepted and Met."
36-C Norton, Scott, MD – How medical volunteers can make an impact via international
telemedicine.
36-G Parham, Mahtab Melissa (Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children)
-- Breaking language barriers: The challenges of giving presentations to educate families
in developing countries about health and hygiene when you have limited language skills.
46-B Sinkinson, Craig MD -- Combining the teaching of Medical Spanish, cultural
sensitivity, and international medicine with the provision of health care to the needy of
Latin America: Mayan Medical Aid’s Medical Spanish program in Guatemala.
18-A Green, James, MD (DocRoc) – MODERATOR -- Fostering cultural sensitivity to
Hispanic migrants in the U.S.: Teaching English speaking doctors communication skills
and how to do a history and physical in Spanish.
38-A Pejic, Maki (pre-med, Emory University) – Networking and connecting the experts
to address medical and health needs via website development and collaborative books.
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20-C Hays, Paul -- Social services and media outreach…a broad spectrum from radio
announcements for NAMI, the Food Bank, and United Way 211, to anti-smoking,
diabetes, migrant farm worker health, and HIV educational campaigns.
69 Wolkis, Ed – Photography with the Flying Doctors: Contributing multimedia skills to
mobilize for meeting health needs. (also his photos will be on exhibit at the conference)
65-A Kelli, Heval -- Contributing multimedia skills to mobilize for meeting health needs.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
12noon -3pm / SOM 130
C) EXPANDING VOLUNTEER EFFORTS
27-A Lincenberg, Sheldon, MD (founder, Kidejapa Foundation) -- Making the
transition from a mission participant to a mission leader: Lessons learned from mission
work in Ecuador.
54 Thiltgen, Steven – (Business Development Associate at MedicalMissions.Org)
MODERATOR -- The challenges of expanding medical mission opportunities given the
current standards of mission work.
36-D Ojomo, Akinwale (General coordination and logistics, RSG / Global
Development Institute) -- Using the resources and talents of the African Diaspora as a
strategy to give back: Medical missions to Africa, particularly in Nigeria, Sierra Leone,
and Liberia.
2-F. Ahmed, Zain, MD (CEO of Global HEED) & Bandyopadhyay, Sonny, MD Engaging students and professionals to serve as mediums of social change in the areas of
health, education, and economic development: The Global HEED social entrepreneurship
model.
44-A Rutledge, Kenneth, MD (Atlanta Christian Medical and Dental Association) -Mobilizing faith based teams of medical and surgical physicians, dentists and medical
students to meet health care needs in third world countries: Insights from the Honduras
experience.
58 Wallace, Debbie, DrPH (Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Morehouse) -Empowering and mobilizing the faith community to make an impact in the health of the
underserved.
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12:30pm – 3pm / SOM 110
E) NURSING & PHARMACY PROGRAMS
13 Flores, Dennis, RN (President-elect of Association of Nurses in AIDS Care) –
MODERATOR -- The ‘Travel’ Nurse: Expanding nursing practice beyond the bedside
and combating burn out among RNs.
30-A McMahon, Mary RN (President, Nurses for the Nations) -- Transforming the
indigenous: Working from a bottom-up approach through the creation of mission
programs that empower the poor and create lasting change: Nurses for the Nations,
treating malaria in Liberia.
3-A Bloomfield, Michael, RPh - A pharmacist getting involved locally and internationally in
making healthcare available to the underserved…from Atlanta (Dekalb County) to Kenya.
36-B Norton, Scott, MD - Important considerations when establishing pharmaceutical
formularies in developing nations
36-H Notrica, Michelle, PharmD – Challenges with the pharmaceutical supply chain for
small NGOs.
12:30pm – 3pm / SOM 120
D) EMERGENCY / TRAUMA / ER PROGRAMS
1-A Abraham, George, MD (Indian Institute of Emergency Medical Services) -Developing EMS, trauma and emergency care programs and training local providers in
life saving techniques in India.
2-C. Ajibade, Omotola – CO-MODERATOR -- pre-med student, spent summer 2008
working at an ob/gyn and pediatrics hospital in Nigeria – “The need for Emergency
Medical Services in Nigeria and other parts of Africa.”
6-A Caldwell, Amber (Director of Development, IGOT-Institute for Global Orthopedics
and Traumatology) -- Facilitating teaching, training, and improving access to care for
orthopedic and trauma related injuries in developing countries.
7-D Chopra, Quincy (paramedic- Indian Institute of Emergency Medical Services) -Teaching basic and advanced resuscitation techniques to doctors, nurses and paramedics,
as well as introducing EMS to the streets of India.
48-A Staton, Gerald MD – MODERATOR -- The challenges of setting up intensive care
units in third world countries.
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General Sessions: (Saturday continued)
GLENN CHURCH
Sat. 3:15pm – 3:45pm /Glenn Church
Break Out Sessions based on Geography:
An opportunity for mixing and mingling with international groups working in a
variety of geographical regions: Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East.
(Africa – auditorium / Latin America – basement / Mid-East & Asia – balcony)
Sat. 4pm – 5:30pm / Glenn Church
General “Round up” Session (local, national, & international)
General “round up” session for all attendees, moderated by Neil Shulman MD
& Steve Kutner MD. An appointee from each of the Saturday sessions will give
a brief (eg 5 minute) summary, conclusion, or point of interest from their
grouping. This will be followed by an open forum welcoming reactions /
comments / suggestions from any of the presenters and audience members.
Sat. 7:30pm – 9:30pm / Glenn Church
Talent Show: Medical Volunteerism’s Got Talent!
Saturday evening there will be a talent show hosted by Ken Fine MD & Neil
Shulman MD, drawing from the talent pool of medical volunteers.
SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2010
Individual Sessions from 9:00am – 2:00pm
scheduled in 3 locations:
1) WHITE HALL (WH)
LOCAL / NATIONAL TRACT
-sessions focusing on LOCAL / NATIONAL topics and programs
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-sessions focusing on a mix of LOCAL, NATIONAL, & INTERNATIONAL topics
and programs
2) SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (SOM)
INTERNATIONAL TRACT
-sessions focusing on INTERNATIONAL topics and programs
3) HARLAND CINEMA
“THE HAITI CHALLENGE AND RESPONSE”
-An inside perspective from volunteers who were on the front lines
during the recent crisis, and others with expertise on Haiti
* Harland
Cinema is to the right when you go out the main entrance of the School of
Medicine and across the street, in Dobbs University Center. There is an outside door
leading directly into Harland Cinema.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
9AM – 12noon / SOM 110
B) SUSTAINING VOLUNTEER EFFORTS
2-H Ajibade, Olaseni -- Perspectives from a student volunteer intern in a Lagos hospital:
The Changing face of healthcare in Nigeria.
2-I Alvarado, Carlos S, MD -- The Peruvian American Medical Society: Improving
healthcare delivery and medical education in Peru.
7-B Centrone, Wayne, MD (Executive Director, Health Bridges International) –
MODERATOR - SAVE: Creating Sustainable Partnerships for Change…bringing North
American and Latin American health professions volunteers together to meet the medical,
dental, and social needs of high risk youth in Peru.
14-A Gehringer, Bob, MD (Health Bridges International) -- The intersection of
"Western" or North American driven medical campaigns/missions and sustainable local
projects…from experience in Peru.
26 Leeds, Ira (Executive Director of Emory Project Medishare and President of its sister
organization, Project Casse) – How to make short-term trips sustainable, ethical, and
effective: an example from Haiti.
31 McQueen, Kelly, MD (coordinator, Burden of Surgical Disease Working Group) -The delivery of responsible humanitarian aid during short and long term surgical
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missions and delivery of disaster relief; considerations including outcomes assessment
and provision for follow up.
9am – 2pm / SOM 120
F) PEDIATRIC PROGRAMS
1. Abughazaleh, Khaled DDS, DMD & Sosebee, Steve MD (President & CEO of PCRF) Palestine Children's Relief Fund: Nineteen years of providing specialized surgical care to
children in the Middle East…an overview and personal experiences.
5 Boulis, Nick MD (neurosurgery) - The triumphs and challenges of treating neural tube
defects in children in Guatemala.
22-A Kennedy, Ann, NP -- Seeing is believing: The joy and satisfaction primary
health care volunteers gain from providing consistent care and witnessing the
growth and development of school children enrolled in the Kenya Project. *10-15
minute presentation or speak on a panel
32 Middlebrooks, Brenda, CPNP (Children's Cross Connection) – The challenges and
rewards of practicing pediatric urology surgery in El Salvador.
42 Rich, Anita RN, BSN, PCCN -- Mending the broken hearts: The richness of
experience in screening and treating congenital heart defects in children in Mongolia.
44 Roser, Steve, DMD, MD (Team Leader, Healing the Children, NE) / Buffin, Dana,
MD / Bailey, Carl, MD -- A comprehensive program providing treatment and follow up
of a common birth defect among indigenous children in Central and South America: Cleft
lip and palate.
51 Sutherland, Nadia, MD -- The rich experiences of practicing pediatrics in Sierra Leone
with Joshua International Ministries.
46-C Smith, Edwin, MD (Children's Cross Connection) – Pediatric urology in El
Salvador: The discovery of needs and the evolution of a medical mission.
71 Silver, William, MD – 15 minute video presentation - FACE TO FACE: International in
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam --facial plastic and reconstructive surgeons helping children who have
been abandoned due to facial deformities
33-B Milhoan, Kirk MD, PhD, FACC, FAAP (Medical Director, For Hearts and Souls)–
MODERATOR -- Performing large scale screenings, setting up teams to improve
pediatric cardiac surgical care in developing countries, and what to do with the children
as we wait for conditions to improve.
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HARLAND CINEMA
* Harland
Cinema is to the right when you go out the main entrance of the School of
Medicine and across the street, in Dobbs University Center. There is an outside door
leading directly into Harland Cinema.
11:00am – 2:30pm / Harland Cinema
C) THE HAITI CHALLENGE & RESPONSE
-An inside perspective from volunteers who were on the front lines during the recent
crisis, and others with expertise on Haiti
Hilaire, Mews, RRT - MODERATOR
3 Beally, Melissa (Project Haiti) -- Project Haiti: A medical student group partnership
with Project Medishare to serve rural Haiti.
6 Cadet, Jean, MD -- The challenges of providing medical help to the needy in rural
Haiti.
9-B Curci, Sylvie -- Unique experiences as an undergraduate student volunteer at the Hospital
Albert Schweitzer in Haiti.
The following people will each give a 5 minute overview of their recent
experiences relating to the crisis in Haiti, and then all speakers will sit on a panel,
discuss issues amongst themselves, and answer questions from the audience:
Frye, Liz, MD – (Emory psychiatrist), co-founder of an initiative to send psychiatrists to
help Haitians with the psychological impact of the earthquake
Haynes, Twilla RN -- (founder of EHIH -providing clinical
practice in Haiti for American nursing students) recent medical relief work in
Haiti
Kutner, Stephen, MD -- (founder/ med director of Jewish Healthcare International) –
coordinating to help rebuild hospitals in Haiti
Leeds, Ira -- (Executive Director of Emory Project Medishare and President of its
sister organization, Project Casse) – recent relief work in Haiti
McMahon, Mary, RN - (President, Nurses for the Nations), was involved in
helping in the US with relief response
Roser, Steve, MD -- (Team Leader, Healing the Children, NE), recent relief work
in Haiti
Sakran, Joe, MD - (co-founder of Surgeons for Global Health), recent relief work
in Haiti
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Spurlock, Rick, MD – (co-founder of Emory Medishare and Emergency
Physicans International – programs mostly serving Haiti) working on a project to
develop an Emergency Department and ICU in Hinche, Haiti.
Wheatley, Matthew, MD - (faculty sponsor for Emory Medishare),
working with Rick Spurlock on a project to develop an Emergency
Department and ICU in Hinche, Haiti.
WHITE HALL
9AM – 12noon / WH 208
B) AN OVERVIEW: HOW TO VOLUNTEER IN YOUR OWN COMMUNITY –
OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEDICAL & LAY PEOPLE
2-D. Appelrouth, Dan, MD (founder of Atlanta Hunger Relief Fund) -- Lessons in
finding joy in medical retirement: taking the fork in the road that you never really
explored before.
8 Cobb, Clara, MSN, RN, CFNP, & Handra, Kathy, (U.S. Public Health Service, Assistant
Surgeon General, Regional Health Administrator and Acting Regional Director, HHS,
Region IV) – The Office of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corp: opportunities
for all to volunteer in one’s own local community to support public health, preparedness,
response, and recovery through an organized Medical Reserve Corp Unit.
19 Hatcher, Charles, MD – Volunteering within one’s own private practice – heart
surgery for all: How a heart surgeon never turned down a patient who needed care.
25-A Lawrence, Clint, MD – Volunteering in one’s own practice: Providing lung
transplantation to those Georgia residents without insurance or financial resources to
afford it.
36 Murphree, Rose, RN – MODERATOR - Volunteering close to home: how to
incorporate volunteering into a busy work schedule.
55-A Umstead, Tom -- From bedside reading with sick kids to delivering overstocked
goods for use in clinics and missions… ideas for independent volunteer work for the lay
person.
65-B Adams, Jewel, RN -- (specializes in nursing clinical support) – Insights into a
spectrum of local volunteer activities from free clinics to free health screening programs.
9AM - 10:30AM / WH 206
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B) HOSPICE VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS
2-J Barash, Bailey -- How "203 Days", an end-of-life documentary, has combined
volunteering, family, and filmmaking locally, to impact hospice staff and volunteers
nationally.
67-C Renault, Gillian, - MODERATOR – communications consultant for Visiting Nurse
| Hospice Atlanta
36-E Nelms, Doris (cell volunteer manager, United Hospice Atlanta) --Volunteer
opportunities in the hospice setting: volunteering at United Hospice Atlanta.
68 Taylor, David, MD (gastroenterologist) -- volunteering in a local hospice
9AM – 11:00AM / WH 207
F) MENTAL HEALTH IN AMERICA’S YOUTH
7-F Chapman. Eddie MODERATOR & Williams, Rickey B – Chicago police officers’
youth ministries: identifying and addressing the mindset of the youth population, and
strategies for impacting their mental health.
33-C Moody, Revonda – CO-MODERATOR – Camp Stand: Encouraging youth to
make and commit to healthy choices through a nature and science “rite of passage” camp
experience.
9AM – 2PM / WH 205
B) DENTAL HEALTH
Edward, LeTisha, DDS – MODERATOR
9 Cunningham, Bruce, DMD -- Training non-dentists to do certain dental treatments
(simple extractions and fillings) during short mission trips.
9-A Davis, Walter Ray Jr, DDS, MSD -- Dental-Medical Mission trips with Rivers of the
World (ROW) to remote villages on the Amazon River.
46-A Shulman, Stan, DDS -- Wisdom Trooth: Confessions of a sometime molar crusader
-- A dental journey from Washington D.C. to remote Alaska and rural Vietnam.
38 Patten, Karyl, DDS -- The satisfaction and challenges of providing dental care to lowincome homeless and refugee patients of the Good Samaritan Clinic in Atlanta.
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33-A Miller, Gary (CEO of Jewish Family & Career Services) -- The Ben Massell Dental
Clinic: Building a replicable dental clinic model for one stop comprehensive health and
human services.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
11am – 2pm / SOM 130
B) CULTURAL SENSITIVITY & ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY IN VOLUNTEER
EFFORTS
8-B. Cooper, Warren, MD (Samaritan’s Purse / World Medical Missions) – A general
surgeon’s experiences volunteering with World Medical Missions, and his insights into
the intersection of faith and practice as it relates to medical volunteerism.
12-D Evert, Jessica, MD (Medical Director, Child Family Health International)
- Examination of the ethical pitfalls of global health volunteerism, ethical mandates of
immersion programs, and how to evaluate a potential experience from an ethical
standpoint to avoid doing more harm than good and to operate on sound ethical footing.
47 Spurlock, Rick, MD (co-founder of Emory Medishare and Emergency Physicans
International – programs mostly serving Haiti) & Vicki Flier Hudson -- How to be
culturally sensitive to the local / indigenous populations you are serving during missions
abroad.
51-A Suchdev, Parminder, MD (Global Health, Emory Medishare) – The ethical
challenges of global health volunteerism.
53 Tarpley, Margaret (Senior Associate in Surgery, Vanderbilt University, APDS Web Master)
– MODERATOR -- Someone once said, “Every medical encounter is a cross-cultural
encounter.” Whether in the U.S. or in other countries, medical volunteer efforts involve crosscultural issues including social, economic, ethnic, religious, education, or language. Cultural
humility and sensitivity as well as respect are vital.
50 Stewart, Richard, MD (ob/gyn) – The unexpected benefits of serving outside your
box: how serving in different countries and cultures changes you for the better.
WHITE HALL
11:00AM – 12:30PM / WH 206
C) FAMILY INVOLVEMENT: GETTING YOUR FAMILY ON BOARD
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11 Allen Dollar, MD (Department of Cardiology at Emory University School of
Medicine) -- Bringing it all home: A doctor's international medical mission work and his
growing family as he adopts kids during these missions.
43 Roberts, Matthew -- Medical mission trips abroad (Dominican Republic) beginning at
age 8: it’s never too early to begin making an impact.
52 Tarpley, John – MODERATOR -- An alternative vacation: The nuts and bolts of
choosing volunteer service trips to underserved areas as family vacations.
11:00AM – 2PM / WH 207
E) MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
2-A. Albert, Charles L -- Narcotics Anonymous through volunteerism: Volunteers
educate substance abusers so that they understand the destructive effects of drug abuse
and they feel empowered to focus on improving their lifestyle.
8-C Cohen, Sheldon, MD – MODERATOR -- The Environmental Company… A unique
volunteer program: Using brains to save bucks (or How a shrink learned that nobody gives a
damn about the environment if it doesn’t help their pocketbook).
20-A Hays, Paul – (1of 2 presentations) Combating mental illness through street outreach
and radio: National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI.org) in the United States and
Puerto Rico.
22 Kardon, Patricia, RN (Executive Director, Tourette Information Center & Support of
Georgia) - Impacting the lives of children with Tourette Syndrome with a normal camp
experience where they don’t have to explain their symptoms: Camp Twitch & Shout
(Camp Twin Lakes)… more than a camp.
37 Parker, Monica, MD – Educating family caregivers about the evaluation and
assistance of patients with dementia: Registry for Remembrance – a community /
academic partnership.
40 Radulovacki, Branko, MD (founding member, FaithWorks) – Building partnerships
between faith communities and mental health advocates to address the needs of those
with mental illness.
62-A Williams, Pamela (Executive Director, AiJalon Inc) -- The development and
maintenance of a Therapeutic Garden Project at AiJalon Inc. Alzheimer’s Day Facility:
helping reduce stress for the Alzheimer’s participants and caregivers alike.
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12NOON – 2PM / SOM 110
H) PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS
7-A Church, Nina (NIKA Water) -- An overview of the global water crisis and the
dramatic impact clean water can have in eradicating preventable diseases worldwide:
Providing clean water and sanitation to villages around the world through an innovative
eco-friendly method of sustainable funding -Examples from Kenya, Uganda, Sri Lanka,
and Nicaragua.
7-H Clark, Margaret A, MS, RN, RRT - NPS – Not One More Life: A program focused
on pulmonary screening and education in minority populations.
18-B Grim, Clarence, MD (Senior Consultant to Shared Care Research and Education
Consulting, Inc) -- CO-MODERATOR -- The development of a program for training
and certification for those who measure blood pressure and for how to do a rapid survey
to assess the health needs of any area in the world.
21-C Jessop, Kyle – MODERATOR - Grass roots public health efforts with the Peace
Corps… volunteers working with communities and their leaders to provide education
relating to communicable diseases such as Guinea Worm and HIV/AIDS.
62-B. Wilson-Baker, Jennett, RN - Implementing an HIV prevention and treatment
program in Cambodia and South Africa.
WHITE HALL
12PM – 2PM / WH 208
C) HOSPITAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS
22-B Ke, Rhona -- How teens can give back to the community by using their special
talents and volunteering in the local hospital.
67 Margol, Esther – CO-MODERATOR -- volunteering at St. Joseph’s Hospital
67-B Symons, Jane – volunteering at St. Joseph’s Hospital
68-A Williams, Nancy – volunteer services at Columbus Regional Health Center
35 & 35-A Muhammad, Cecilia, RN (volunteer coordinator of Atlanta Medical Center) –
CO-MODERATOR –
35 The benefits of volunteering in a hospital for:
a) Anyone interested in the medical field
b) Anyone looking for a way to utilize their own experiences and
expertise to make a difference
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c) Retirees / seniors looking for something to do to give back
35-A The joys of inspiring and coordinating hospital volunteers at the Atlanta
Medical Center.
65-D Gonzalez, Tracy Russel – volunteering at Crawford Long Hospital
67-E Rogers, Barbara (director of Volunteer Services) volunteering at Kennestone
Hospital
65-F Dhawan, Neeta -- volunteering in hospitals in Michigan
12:30PM – 2PM / WH 206
III) ADVOCACY FOR PATIENTS DURING A CRISIS OF CARE
26-A Leone-Glasser, Dorothy, RN (Advocates for Responsible Care) – MODERATOR The need for medical professional participation and support of patient advocates during
any crisis of medical care.
45-A Schofield, Kim (patient advocate, Advocacy Chair of the Lupus Foundation of
America Georgia Chapter) -- Simple as ABCs: Always Be Connected…the patient
matters.
GENERAL SESSIONS (SUNDAY CONTINUED)
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
2PM – 3PM
Break Out Sessions based on Geography:
SOM 110 / AFRICA
An opportunity for mixing and mingling with international groups working in Africa
SOM 120 / LATIN AMERICA
An opportunity for mixing and mingling with international groups working in Latin
America
SOM 120 / ASIA & MIDDLE EAST
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An opportunity for mixing and mingling with international groups working in Asia
and the Middle East
WHITE HALL
4pm – 5:30pm / WH 208
FINAL “Round up” Session (Local, National, & International)
General “round up” session for all attendees, moderated by Neil Shulman MD
& Steve Kutner MD. An appointee from each of the Sunday sessions will give a
brief (eg 5 minute) summary, conclusion, or point of interest from their grouping.
This will be followed by an open forum welcoming reactions / comments /
suggestions from any of the presenters and audience members.