Abdominal pain in the tropics includes many of the same diseases as elsewhere but there are conditions that are unique. Using a case-based approach, some of the more common of the conditions that cause acute abdominal pain will be discussed. Approaches to diagnosis and treatment, especially those that are not obvious to the practitioner from N. America, will be discussed in an interactive style.
This session will:
- Provide an overview of the burden of cancer in Africa
- Review the availability of treatment moralities in under-served areas of Africa
- Give an overview of the oncology program that is being developed at Mbingo
Teaching Life Support in resource limited ares, Why, What and How.
In this session we will discuss what is appropriate to teach in resource limmited areas, who should be taught and proven methods for teaching. Experiences will be shared from Ecuador, Cameroon, Kenya and Nepal and Madagascar
As a world-wide phenomenon, human trafficking can be combatted in many ways. Once awareness is raised about human trafficking, health care professionals can take additional steps to fight this growing phenomenon that claims the llves of men, women and children. This session will explore various approaches and innovations in prevention, protection, prosecution, and partnership against human trafficking.
Tuberculosis remains a global public health threat. This session will provide public health updates from the field on some new approaches to TB diagnosis and treatment in developing countries, as well as some recent advances on such topics as child TB, community-based TB, TB-HIV, and MDR-TB.
