Nepal Earthquake Response Shows Need for Better International Planning
The U.S. provided supplies after the earthquake in Nepal, but they piled up at points of delivery because Nepalese customs authorities insisted that standard inspections be followed, even in an emergency situation. These kinds of bureaucratic challenges can be more easily overcome if they are identified and addressed before crises arise. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - May 7, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs
A Trek through Nepal
By Chris Stodard, MD, and Steve Tanner, MD
April 5: Today is the first day of camp and clinic. We started the day off with a lecture for the local health care workers, and then set our sights on taking care of patients. They were already lining up two hours before we opened our doors. The villagers have not had access to this type of health care for more than a year. The most rewarding experience we had today was with a patient who had a febrile seizure. The patient’s mother was panicking but felt much better and thanked us after we were done. Multiple patients had musculoskeletal complaints and upper respiratory sy...
Source: Going Global - October 2, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
A Trek through Nepal
By Chris Stodard, MD, and Steve Tanner, MD
April 5: Today is the first day of camp and clinic. We started the day off with a lecture for the local health care workers, and then set our sights on taking care of patients. They were already lining up two hours before we opened our doors. The villagers have not had access to this type of health care for more than a year. The most rewarding experience we had today was with a patient who had a febrile seizure. The patient’s mother was panicking but felt much better and thanked us after we were done. Multiple patients had musculoskeletal complaints and upper respiratory symp...
Source: Going Global - October 2, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
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Founder’s note: Hey folks, this post is from a NCNM graduate who is going to be participating in the Acupuncture Relief Project in Nepal. She asked that I help her drum up funding for her endeavor – a very worthy cause. She’s going to be contributing some content about the project and her experience, starting with this post. Please give to her cause, if you can, and tell your friends!
Dear Chinese Medicine Central Readers,
In early January 2015, I will leave my husband, two young children, a sweet German Shepherd and a cozy home.
I will load a backpack aboard a flight in Portland, Oregon that will ...
Source: Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine - August 13, 2014 Category: Alternative Medicine Practitioners Authors: Guest Author Tags: Community and Cultivation Foundational Science Source Type: blogs
An Amazing Experience in Nepal
By Heather Brown, MD
I had an amazing opportunity to spend a month working in the ED at Scheer Memorial Hospital in Banepa, Nepal, during my second year of residency. Scheer is a missionary hospital 30 kilometers outside Kathmandu with a six-bed emergency room open 24 hours a day. The ED was staffed with a mix of seasoned western physicians and young Nepali house staff who were mostly recent medical school graduates. There were plenty of chances to make a serious impact, and I was ready to do just that!
Arriving in Nepal
I’ve been passionate about international medicine since I was in college, and I couldn’t...
Source: Going Global - September 12, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
An Amazing Experience in Nepal
By Heather Brown, MD
I had an amazing opportunity to spend a month working in the ED at Scheer Memorial Hospital in Banepa, Nepal, during my second year of residency. Scheer is a missionary hospital 30 kilometers outside Kathmandu with a six-bed emergency room open 24 hours a day. The ED was staffed with a mix of seasoned western physicians and young Nepali house staff who were mostly recent medical school graduates. There were plenty of chances to make a serious impact, and I was ready to do just that!
Arriving in Nepal
I’ve been passionate about international medicine since I was in college, and I cou...
Source: Going Global - September 12, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
A Mission to India, A Changed World View
By Brian Desaulniers, MD
To say that my experiences with the Himalayan Health Exchange (www.himalayanhealth.com) changed my view of the world is an understatement. Spending October 2010 trekking the farthest reaches of the Himalayan Mountains was awe-inspiring and exhausting, but it was worth every moment.
My experience began as in interest to participate in an international medicine experience during my final year of residency training at Palmetto Health Richland Medical Center. I had never traveled to a developing country, and I wanted this rotation to allow me to be outdoors, provide strictly clinical care, and do...
Source: Going Global - March 8, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
