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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 ...
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...
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...
Best Practices and Medical Missions
Objectives: (1) Describe the six key indigenous partner groups needed for effective medical missions (2) Discuss three common challenge areas for medical missions: Missiologic...
Best Practices in Short Term Missionary Nursing
This session will look at a Nursing Process approach to address global health problems at the community level. We will look specifically at nursing led cross-cultural health ...
Christian Doctors Digest - Ernie Steury, MD
Miracle at Tenwek. Interview with Dr. Ernie Steury. Missionary to Kenya. Dr. Steury was Dr. David Stevens mentor.
Christian Doctors Digest - Paul Brand, MD
Paul Brand was an orthopedic surgeon and leading contributor to the study of leprosy, a disease that is a major scourge of the developing world.