Medical missionaries are often called upon to provide care that is beyond the scope of their training and previous experience. This interactive case presentation looks at the realities of clinical decision-making in a critically ill snakebitten patient, and offers suggestions on how to navigate similar challenging situations.
This lecture will serve to enlighten/empower non-dentists with some basic diagnostic & treatment skills to manage dental emergencies in a non-dental setting.
Understanding how values and communication styles differ across cultures is key to succeeding internationally. That’s why training in cross-cultural communication has become commonplace in the international business world. In this session, we’ll look at 6 dimensions of cross-cultural communication and their application to medical scenarios.
With nearly 1.3 billion disabled people in the world, we assume that the medical community focuses on physical health. But who is helping people with the emotional and spiritual impact of disability? In this session, we will explore the emotional and spiritual impact of disability and how the church and global workers can effectively support the disabled community with this critical need.
Where does healthcare in developing countries need you most? A regional guide for medical volunteers on the real clinical conditions, specialties needed, and where to serve.
The Global Missions Health Conference (GMHC) had humble beginnings, but over the last three decades, it's grown into one of the most influential forces in international and domestic healthcare missions. Hundreds of Christian healthcare workers around the world began or altered their ministry careers by attending the conference. We'll review the most influential speakers and concepts tha...
This session will be a glimpse into the realities of life for people in remote, rural India. Stories of palliative care help us imagine the challenging contexts of their lives, and how the gospel speaks powerfully, bringing light where there is darkness and life where there is death
To become the person God wants you to be and to accomplish what God wants you to do, you must take risks. Risk is the fertilizer that grows your faith and bears spiritual fruit for God’s Kingdom. Are you willing to risk it?”
A new Ebola outbreak in the DRC has no approved vaccine and is spreading fast. Here's what healthcare missionaries in the region need to know right now.
