The Train the Trainer Project
The Brunswick (GA) Chapter of the Links, Incorporated, in conjunction with
Southeast Georgia Health System, is sponsoring a seminar on medical and
cultural issues affecting Haitians. The seminar is designed to familiarize
medical professionals and the community on these issues.
- When: Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- Where: Southeast Georgia Health System, 2415 Parkwood Drive, Brunswick,
Linda Pinson Conference Room
Seminar
Register to attend this year's Medical Links to Haiti Seminar! Simply
click on the registration button below, and choose your ticket type: Admission
Only (free) or Admission+Continuing Education Credits ($50.00+$4.84 online
convenience charge.) Registrants who prefer to pay by check may choose
the Admission Only ticket type, and submit their check by mail or in person
at the seminar.
The event has already occured. Please check back for updates regarding
the 2019 event.
Webinar
The presentations from this seminar are available online! If you are unable
to attend the seminar on February 15, 2018, you may register to watch
the webinar online.
Obtain Continuing Education Credit
Requirements
If you would like to obtain Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit
or Continuing Education Units (CEU) for this course, you must complete
the following requirements:
- Attend the seminar on Thursday, Feb. 15, or watch the online webinar anytime
February 16-April 30, 2018.
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Complete a written evaluation at the seminar or an
attendance form and
online evaluation after watching the webinar. Once the online evaluation is completed, provide
the access code
175243 in order to receive your credit statement.
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Submit $50.00 per person continuing education credit fee by check or
pay online. Please note, an additional convenience charge of $4.84 will be applied
to process online payment.
The webinar and online evaluation must be completed and all fees must be
received before April 30, 2018 to obtain continuing education credit.
Checks may be payable to The Brunswick (GA) Chapter of the Links and mailed to:
The Brunswick (GA) Chapter of the Links, Inc.
P.O. Box 2451
Brunswick, Georgia 31521
Accreditation
The Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University is accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing
medical education for physicians.
Designation
The Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University designates this enduring
material for a maximum of 3.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians
should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation
in the activity.
This seminar includes 3.25 hours of instruction, and attendance at the
entire activity is approved by The Medical College of Georgia at Augusta
University for a maximum of .325 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
Presentations
Making a Sustainable Difference in Haiti: Understanding the Needs and the
Culture of Haitian People
Diane Smith, Ph.D., R.N.
Medical Missions Project Coordinator
Helping Hugs, Incorporated
Outline of Diseases Experienced by the Haitian People
Mark G. Hanly, M.D., MBChB, FRCPath (Lond.), FCAP, FASCP, MAIC
Chief Medical Officer, Southeastern Pathology Associates
Chief of Staff and Chief, Department of Pathology,
Southeast Georgia Health System Brunswick Campus
Everything You Need to Know to Travel, Study and Work in Haiti
Diane Smith, Ph.D., R.N.
Medical Missions Project Coordinator
Helping Hugs, Incorporated.
Presenters
Mark G. Hanly, M.D., MBChB, FRCPath (Lond.), FCAP, FASCP, MAIC
Dr. Mark Hanly has been a member of the Medical College of Georgia’s
adjunct clinical faculty since 1997, and he is a Professor of Laboratory
Science at The College of Coastal Georgia. He has been Vice Chair of the
Communications Committee of the Medical Association of Georgia since 2002,
and he also currently Chairs the Georgia State Board for Physician Workforce.
Active in the College of American Pathologists (CAP) as a laboratory inspector,
he has been lead faculty on the CAP AP3 Ultrasound Guided Fine-Needle
Aspiration course since 2011 and has developed an Ultrasound Guided Fine-Needle
Aspiration Clinic, based at Southeast Georgia Health System, Brunswick Campus.
Diane Smith, PhD, R.N.
Dr. Diane Smith has practiced nursing in New York, Connecticut, Maryland,
Texas, Alaska, Florida and Georgia in civilian and military hospitals.
She served ten years in the Navy Reserve Nurse Corps. and has been volunteering
in developing countries since 1973 including Mexico, Jamaica, Nepal and
Haiti. She says that her most rewarding clinical practice has been in
these countries where the poor have such limited access to health care.
Contact
If you have questions about registering for this event or obtaining continuing
education credit, please email
Margie Harris.