Content Resources

This session will describe the challenges and issues involved in the initiation of a new residency program in a country open to this type of development. We will draw on the experience gained in starting a new family medicine residency program in both Ecuador and Rwanda, as well as the observed experience in other countries.

This break-out session will describe how global learning experiences affect the practice of healthcare students and professionals after they return home, beyond cultural competence.

Explore a strategy used to transform lives physically and spiritually. Participants in this session will engage in participatory learning activities that investigate the Community Health Evangelism model and its application to wholistic individual and communal health.

This session will cover both the technical and social engineering side of protecting one's personal information & organizational data in the missions field. In this we will cover the dos and don'ts of using technology services as well as train user in identifying social engineering scams hackers use to bypass security technologies.

What does the Bible have to say about mental illness? Are Psychiatry and Christianity diametrically opposed? What is the global burden of mental health and what is our role as believers? In this session, we will explore answer to these questions and the need for a holistic approach to care that addresses the mind, body, and spirit.

Working as a single in your home country is hard. It is as hard or harder working as a single overseas. God provides for the single just as He provides for a couple. Are you single? Are you satisfied? Or are you waiting? Living in 'the in between' is hard mentally and spiritually. There is hope in the journey!

Our generation faces the reality of a world where 3 Billion will spend a lifetime never hearing the good news of Jesus. We are simply not in the neighborhoods and marketplaces where the majority of these unreached live. We dream of a different reality - a follower of Jesus imbedded in every community. A follower of Jesus in every place of work - embracing their God-given design to reflect the glory of God to those around them. Join us for this session as we dive into the open opportunities around the world and how real professionals are being intentional in strategic cities.

Andrew and Deborah Wynn have been helping missionary doctors acquire and source affordable medical equipment for Christ-centered medical missions for over 4 years. They will give a talk and practical demonstration on the tips and tricks in acquiring the highest quality medical equipment at the best prices and showcase a variety of important medical tools useful for practicing in remote conditions. Whether physician, students, nurses, or administrators, all are welcome. Please bring lots of questions!

This breakout session will discuss key issues surrounding health effects of prenatal exposure to opioids and provide information on some of the successful approaches to treating withdrawal in these children.

Ethical Medicine in Short Term Trips

Sharing personal experiences from 16 years of field medical missionary service, the session will highlight lessons learned on the journey to balance medical practice, mission ministry and motherhood.

Suturing