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: Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, 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.
ONLINE REGISTRATION COMING SOON
Webinar
The presentations from this seminar are available online! If you were unable
to attend the seminar, 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:
Participants must attend the seminar or watch the webinars, complete and
submit the evaluation, examination and submit for credit prior
before April 30, 2019 to obtain continuing education credit.
Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the
Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education through the joint providership of the Medical College
of Georgia at Augusta university, Brunswick (GA) Chapter of the Links
Inc. and Cote de Fer, Haiti Government Health Clinic. 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 live
activity for a maximum of 42.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians
should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation
in the activity.
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.
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.