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"Primum Non Nocere": First, Do No Harm
This is one of the principle precepts taught in every med school, and is the basis for all emergency medicine. But while we are careful to “do no harm” with our patients, we ...
10 Questions Everyone Asks About Long-term Missions
If God has been nudging you about serving in missions, you have many questions: How do I know I’m called? How do I pick a mission agency? What training should I get? What abou...
20 Year Community Health Empowerment Case Study - Multiplication with Minimal Funding in Central DRC
Community Health Evangelism (CHE) has been continuously in process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for 20 years. It started very small with one village, but has mult...
A Case Study of the Vanga Health System in the Congo
The Vanga Hospital began in a rural area of western Congo in 1920. Beginning in 1961 the hospital grew into a comprehensive and sustainable Christian health service run by the...
A Missionary Life - Is It For You?
This session answers the 10 basic questions most often asked by those considering career missionary service.
Abundance from the Ordinary
Identifying and using local resources to address both nutritional and economic needs of you community. Emphasis will be place on nutrious tropical plants that can be used as ...
Allocation of Limited Resources in the Mission Field
Medical missionaries will find their resources to help others limited in nearly every realm of their work-time, skills, financial, emotional, equipment and spiritual to name a...
Approach to Diarrheal Illness for the Medical Missionary
The etiology of diarrheal illness in the mission field differs considerably from that in developed countries and requires a different approach for the short-term or new medica...
Ask a Medical Missionary: Panel Two Doctors, Two Nurses
This session will provide answers to your questions through interactive discussion and personal stories from a panel of experienced medical professionals who have served on th...
Avoiding and Overcoming Unhealthy Dependency in Cross-Cultural Healthcare
Glenn Schwartz will speak about the issue of healthy sustainability in the Christian movement. He gives historical insights into how the dependency syndrome in cross-cultural...
Being a Missionary Multiplier: Multiplying & Reproducing Yourself Spiritually on the Mission Field
Missionaries are sent to reproduce themselves spiritually. Yet how do you do that in the midst of a busy clinical and hospital schedule? This seminar will equip you with a ...
Best Practice in Short Term Medical Missions
How to have a long term impact with a short term medical team? Philosophy of Ministry, National Partnerships, Careful Preparation, Effective Clinic Outreach and Post Trip...