Medical Mission Overview: An Orientation to International Aide Work (Aug, 2021)

Medical Mission Overview: An Orientation to International Aide Work is organized by Remote Care Education and will be held from Aug 22 - 28, 2021 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 conference is ideal 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. Description:This interactive course is designed 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. Learning objectives:Following completion of this activity, learners should be better 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. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.