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| 2010 CONFERENCE THEME: SERVING THE FORGOTTEN |
On the outskirts of our communities exist an extraordinary number of individuals and families who are forgotten. Overlooked by the majority and left behind in the dash for progress, these silent persons piece together lives from the leftovers, as they succumb the physical and mental repercussions of neglect. Who are the forgotten? Why should we recognize them? What can be accomplished on their behalf? Participants in the 2010 Exploring Medical Missions Conference will discover who are these invisible persons and how to Serve The Forgotten.
| OBJECTIVES |
At the completion of this conference participants will be able to:
- Conduct an accurate community health survey
- Promote health through community development
- Effectively diagnose and treat the leading diseases of poverty
- Approach health interventions in a culturally competent fashion
- Successfully educate healthcare professionals and students in caring for low-resource communities
| FIVE YEARS & RUNNING... |
400 enthusiastic individuals attended this Conference, including 84 physicians, 95 nurses, 5 dentists, 7 pharmacists, 6 therapists, 4 physicians assistants, 17 nurse practitioners, 87 students, and 95 others. 35 states were represented along with 30 sending organizations, giving attendees the chance to connect with service opportunities.
| ANONYMOUS CONFERENCE FEEDBACK |
"I am so thankful that you offer this conference. Each year I learn something and have a renewed sense of purpose/call. Thank you for the hard work it takes to prepare."
"Great conference. Met my needs for missions I am involved in annually. Thank you!!"
"Excellent speakers. Such an accumulated wealth of knowledge, experience, and presentation expertise was shared so we are better equipped to serve. Thank you."
"Great conference. Very well organized"
"Wonderful example of serving the Forgotten"
"Excellent job reminding us of different standards in remote areas"
"I really enjoyed the conference and hope to return next year and for other conferences offered through INMED."
| CONFERENCE SCHEDULE |
Education Track = red color
Public Health Track = green color
Clinical Track = blue color
* Denotes presentation certified for CNE and CME
| Friday, May 21, 2010 | ||
| 8:00 - 9:00 | Sign In & Visit Exhibitors & Visit Posters | |
| 9:00 | Welcome - Dr. Betty Drees, Dean, University of MO-Kansas City School of Medicine | |
| 9:10 - 9:50 | Plenary Session #1 Plight Of The Forgotten - Jeff Colyer* |
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| 10:00 - 10:50 | Group Session #1 Designing An International Health Curriculum - Todd Stephens* Community Health Assessment - Joe LeMaster* HIV Among The Forgotten - Thor Swanson* INMED Students In Action - Skylar Rolf, Nicholas Comninellis |
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| 11:00 - 11:50 | Group Session #2 Forgotten Critical Research Needs - Joe LeMaster* Promoting Health Thru Community Development - John Wilson* Forgotten Diseases - Rick Moberly* Ethical Issues In International Medicine - Nancy Crigger* |
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| 11:50 - 1:00 | Lunch (provided), Visit Exhibitors, Visit Posters & Optional Luncheon With Patrick Railey - SOLD OUT | |
| 1:00 - 1:10 | International Medicine Awards Presentation | |
| 1:10 - 2:00 | Plenary Session #2 Partnering With Internationals To Serve The Forgotten - Mani Mani* |
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| 2:10 - 3:00 | Group Session #3 Training Local Health Workers - Joe LeMaster* Forgotten Disasters - Micah Flint & Maggie Higgins* Forgotten Diseases - Rick Moberly* Communicating Faith Across Cultures (faith-based) - Patrick Railey |
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| 3:00 - 3:30 | Visit Exhibitors & Visit Posters | |
| 3:30 - 4:20 | Group Sessions #4 Designing An International Health Curriculum - Todd Stephens* Community Health Assessment - Joe LeMaster* HIV Among The Forgotten - Thor Swanson* Ethical Issues In International Medicine - Nancy Crigger* Exhibitors' Exclusive Session: Building Organizational Capacity - Missouri Baptist Foundation |
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| 5:30 - 9:00 | INMED Social Event (Advance purchase tickets required) |
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| Saturday, May 22, 2010 | ||
| 8:00 - 9:00 | Sign In & Visit Exhibitors & Visit Posters | |
| 9:00 | INMED Student Awards Presentation | |
| 9:10 - 10:00 | Plenary Session #3 Serving The Forgotten Among Us - Rick Donlan* |
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| 10:10 - 11:00 | Group Session #5 Planning Your Career in International Medicine - Nicholas Comninellis* Water & Community Development - Thad May* Burn Management - Mani Mani* How Would Jesus Serve The Forgotten? (faith-based) - Rick Donlon |
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| 11:10 - 12:00 | Group Session #6 Designing An International Health Curriculum - Todd Stephens* Promoting Health Thru Community Development - John Wilson* Oral Pathology - Alan Barber* Forgotten Cross-Cultural Skills - Mini Miller* Exhibitors' Exclusive Session: Financial Management - Missouri Baptist Foundation |
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| 12:00 - 12:50 | Lunch (provided), Visit Exhibitors, Visit Posters & Optional Luncheon With Patrick Railey | |
| 1:10 - 2:00 | Group Session #7 Planning Your Career in International Medicine - Nicholas Comninellis* Water & Community Development - Thad May* Burn Management - Mani Mani* Forgotten Cross-Cultural Skills - Mini Miller* |
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| 2:10 - 2:20 | Announce Poster Presentation Winners | |
| 2:20 - 3:00 | Plenary Session #4 Steps To Action Before We Forget - Nicholas Comninellis* |
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| FEATURED SPEAKERS |
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Jeff Colyer, MD, MPH, is a plastic surgeon and currently serves as a Kansas State Representative. Dr. Colyer has extensive experience in both domestic and international disaster medical response, including war zones, bioterrorism, and mass casualty events. Dr. Colyer has collaborated with the World Health Organization on developing strategies for mass casualty response. |  |
Rick Donlon, MD, is an internal medicine and pediatrics physician originally from New Orleans. In 1995 he and three classmates opened Christ Community Health Services, a primary-care health center in Memphis' most under-served neighborhood. Since then, CCHS has grown to five locations, providing over 95,000 patient visits and delivering 800 babies annually. |
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Patrick Railey, MD, is Director of Operation Mobilization Medical Ministries an international Christian mission agency providing medical, dental, public health, relief, and development work in more than 100 countries. Dr. Railey is a leader in HIV prevention and protection of newborns, advocating de-stigmatization and compassion for those who are afflicted. |  |
Alan Barber, DDS, is adjunct faculty at the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine and Director of International Healthcare for AT Still University. Dr. Barber is also Founder/Chairman of True North Missions, a humanitarian organization providing healthcare to indigenous people of Central America, and recipient of the 2006 Rotary Healthcare Professional of the Year. |
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Nancy Crigger, PhD, ARNP, is an associate professor of nursing at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. For two decades she has lead volunteer medical teams to Central America, and has been published extensively regarding her insights into cultural, ethical and best practices issues related to international service. |  |
Betty Drees, MD, is Dean and Professor of Medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine (UMKC). UMKC houses the E. Grey Dimond Office of International Medicine and enjoys affiliations with medical schools in China, Austria and Mexico. |
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Maggie Higgins, BA, is a post-baccalaureate pre-medical student at Loyola University Chicago and a graduate of Middlebury College. In December 2009, Maggie was volunteering at Haiti's Christianville Medical Clinic just outside Port-au-Prince when the earthquake struck. She remained on site and provided in disaster response and medical care to trauma victims. |  |
Joe LeMaster, MD, MPH (London), is an Assistant Professor, Department of Community and Family Medicine, at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Joe and his wife Judy lived in Nepal from 1990-2000, serving at Okhaldhunga Hospital, the only medical care facility for 300,000 people, promoting maternal-child health, and conducting leprosy research. |
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Thad May, MS, PE, is a professional engineer with a specialty in water and sanitation. His work experience includes development projects in Zambia, Africa, and in China. Thad earned his B.S. in Civil Engineering and M.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Kansas. Thad serves on the INMED Board of Directors. |  |
Mani Mani, MD, is a graduate of the Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, and trained in plastic surgery at the University of Kansas. From 1974-1995 he served at Medical Director of the Gene and Barbara Burnett Burn Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, and as consultant to burn care programs in numerous developing nations. |
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Mini Miller, RN, BSN, supervised health and feeding stations for displaced persons in Somalia as a delegate for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). During the first Gulf War she also served at the Hospital for the Handicapped in Kuwait through the Federation. Stateside, Mini Miller has instructed trans-cultural nursing in the context of home healthcare. |  |
Rick Moberly, MD, is a current participant in the Via Christi International Family Medicine Fellowship and has recently served several months in Zimbabwe, southern Africa. Upon completion of the fellowship, he will continue to care for the underserved both in the U.S. and in low-resource nations. |
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Skylar Rolf, MA, is INMED Chief Operating Officer since joining the staff in 2007. Skylar's educational background includes at B.S. in Business Management and Marketing from Northwest Missouri State University, and a M.A. in Youth and Family Ministry from John Brown University. Skylar coordinates the INMED International Medicine Certificate program. |  |
Todd Stephens, MD, DTM&H, is Director of the Post-Residency International Family Medicine Fellowship at Via Christi Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Dr. Stephens served six years in Kenya and Rwanda. The Fellowship he leads today is designed to equip physicians with the unique knowledge and clinical skills necessary to serve effectively in developing countries. |
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Thor Swanson, MD, MDiv, is a HIV specialist at Siouxland Community Health Center in Sioux City, Iowa, and frequently called on to instruct in the field of low-resource HIV care. Dr. Swanson served at Kijabe Hospital in Kenya during 2006-2007, and has also provided volunteer care in Nepal, Tanzania, and Honduras. |  |
John Wilson, a native Kenyan, is on the business faculty of Park University and is founder of Hope Kenya - a not-for-profit organization assisting East African families to break the cycle of poverty through providing preschool education, micro-finance of livestock and water projects, and basic outpatient medical care. |
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Micah Flint, MPA, is the Chief Programs Officer of INMED and a graduate of the Disaster Management and Health Leadership programs at Park University. Micah served two years on the board of directors for SEMSAR, has written the course Overview of Disaster Medicine Management, and currently oversees INMED's educational programs. |  |
Nicholas Comninellis, MD, MPH, is President of INMED, and an assistant clinical professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. Dr. Comninellis is board certified in both public health and family medicine, and trained in tropical medicine at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. He then served four years in Shanghai and Angola, and six years in the Kansas City public hospital system before launching INMED in 2003. |
| HOSTS |
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University of Missouri School of Medicine | |
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Institute for International Medicine | |
| CONFERENCE SPONSORS & PARTNERS |
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Bob & Janie Hodgdon | |
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Operation Mobilization (OM) Medical Ministries | |
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Alpha & Omega Interpreting And Translating Company | |
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College Park Family Care Centers | |
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Jack Hill Continuing Medical Education Foundation | |
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Moyes Eye Center | |
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Research Medical Center | |
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Saint Luke's Health System | |
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Kansas City Free Health Clinic | |
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One5 Foundation | |
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Physicians Reference Laboratory | |
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Raptim Travel | |
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Adams & Associates International | |
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BlueCross BlueShield Kansas City | |
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| REGISTERED EXHIBITORS |
Agape in Action
Agape Unlimited
Alpha & Omega
Baptist Global Response
Baptist Medical Centre
Baptist Medical Dental Fellowship
Breedlove Foods, Inc.
Emmanuel Hospital Association
Gallagher Charitable International Insurance - Arthur J Gallagher
Health Teams International
Healthcare Ministries
Heart to Heart International
HopeKenya
International Nepal Fellowship
Kuffel, Collimore & Co.
International Institute for Christian Studies
Mercy Ships
Mexican Medical Ministries
mPower
MTS Travel
New Life International
Operation Mobilization
Raptim International Travel
Research Family Medicine Residency
Saboba's Hope Inc.
Saint Luke's Health System
SIM-USA
TEAM - The Evangelical Alliance MIssion
The Hope Family Care Center/CPFC
World Medical Mission
| CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT |
Physicians: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Missouri State Medical Association through the joint sponsorship of Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics and Institute for International Medicine (INMED). The Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics is accredited by the MSMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics is approved as a provider of continuing medical education by the Missouri State Medical Association, which is accredited by the ACCME, to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics designates this educational activity for a maximum of 10.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of the participation in the activity.
Nurses: Truman Medical Center is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Missouri Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
8.83 continuing nursing education hours (contact hours) may be awarded if participants attend all continuing education sessions of this program.
Dentists: Continuing Education Credit is available for dentists.
Physical Therapists: Continuing Education Credit is available for physical therapists.