06-FEB-B-15
THE INVITATION TO SPEAK AT THE STUDENT
CONFERENCE THAT PRECEDES THE MMHOF EVENT
IN TOLEDO DIRECTLY ON RETURN FROM RWANDA
From: Glenn Geelhoed
To: richard paat
Date: 2/27/2006 10:33:54 AM
Subject: Re: Medical Mission Conference/ Medical
Mission Hall of Fame
Thanks! I just
got your phone message, as I was away from my desk faxing some of the
information for my travels to Rwanda this week, leading a group of eighteen
students into this situation, a first for Physicians for Peace who have asked
to coordinate the details (see 06‑Feb‑B‑8). This will be combined with the MVP
(Millennium Village Project‑‑see 06‑FEB‑B‑5) and
will celebrate the peace with the Hutu/Tutsi on the tenth anniversary of the
conflict. All of this follows today's
presentation by the students I had accompany me to Mindanao on a surgical
mission (see 06‑Feb‑B‑10)
I will be coming directly "Out of Africa" to
Toledo so that I will not be stopping home to de‑brief or pick up any
slides or other materials, and will be out of touch for most of the intervening
three weeks in Kigali and Gisenyi and even more remote areas along the Western
edge of Rwanda bordering Lake Kivu. I
will carry with me the kind of presentation that comports with your title and
also have a lot of fresh stories and illustrations form the recent African
experience to share. The kind of talk I
had given at last February's MMHOF is the kind that may illustrate best what
the students should know and do about preparing for such an experience in their
own lives, so I may carry a CD and also on my laptop have available a
presentation on such an overview. I have
just recently prepared the kinds of "learning objectives" some might
ask of such a program, and will attach those to this message.
At the conclusion of this conference the attendees
should :
1: Know the
five chief causes of preventable death world‑wide and the major
morbidities susceptible to intervention.
2: The common surgical illnesses of the developing
world and how to address them with limited resources maximizing ingenuity and
improvisation for best results.
3 Have access to experience and resources to support
attempts to experience, exchange and mentor those struggling to combat disease
and promote health in constrained resources environments which have fewer
personal and greater health challenges
This will be a start, and the newly released book
"Surgery and Healing in the Developing World" available for a free
download will be a reference for handout.
I look forward to seeing you soon!
>>> "richard paat"
<rpaat@buckeye‑express.com> 2/26/2006 6:27 PM >>>
Dear Dr. Geelhoed,
I'm sorry about the delay in contacting you. I heard that you were
in Mindanao, Philippines on a mission. Dr. Larry
Conway of the Diller
Foundation informed me that you were willing to speak
on the morning
of March 18th prior to the evening award presentation.
Thank you so
much. The conference is the 8th Annual Health Care
Missions Symposium
‑ Medical Missions: Making a Difference Here and
Abroad. The
conference is organized by The Students for Medical
Missions at the
Medical University of Ohio. Our organization strongly
believes that
medical professionals have a responsibility to provide
health care to
the underprivileged in the United States and in
developing countries.
Since its' inception, 150 MUO students have
participated in short
term medical missions.
SMM also sponsors an annual mission to La
Esperanza, Honduras (3/5‑12/06).
We are requesting that you speak on the
"Development of
International Health and Medical Education
Programs"
Your 1 hour talk is scheduled at 9:30 a.m. on
Saturday, March 18,
2006. The conference will be held in Rm 100, Health
Education
Building at the Medical University of Ohio at Toledo.
The audience
will include approximately 150 health care
professional interested in
medical missions. The other speakers include Dr. Pape,
Cornell
Medical School, speaking on "HIV in the
Developing World"; Dr.
Bernardo Cuevas, University of Santo Tomas,
Philippines, speaking on
"Medical Brain‑Drain in the Developing
World; International Aid
speaking on International Disaster Relief Missions:
the Tsunami and
Pakistan Earthquake Experience";, and a medical
missions director
from the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
regarding student
involvement in medical missions. I understand that you
will be
arriving on Friday, March 17. Dr. Conway is coordinating the
travel and housing arrangements through the Diller
Foundation. One
of our students will be contacting you in the near
future regarding
anything that you may need for the talk. We will be
needing an
outline of your talk at your earliest convenience. We
already have a
copy of your CV.
Thanks again for agreeing to speak at the
conference. I hope that
your mission in Mindanao was successful. I am of Filipino heritage
and brought medical teams to Zambaonga Del Sur, so I
also thank you
for the medical care that you extended to the Filipino
people. I
look forward to meeting you in person in Toledo.
Sincerely,
Richard Paat, M.D., FACP
Faculty Advisor, Students for Medical Missions, M.U.O.
Clinical Assoc. Professor of Medicine, M.U.O.
Chief of Staff, St. Luke's Hospital
Cell:419‑466‑5336
Office: 419‑893‑9413
Home: 419‑872‑0646
Fax: 419‑893‑0026
Hi Dr. Geelhoed,
Thanks for the e-mail and the phone call. We're looking forward to
hearing of your experiences in the Medical mission
field. It sounds
as if you and Dr. Cuevas will have a lot to talk
about with all of
your missions to the Philippines. He is originally from Cotabato.
Safe travels and looking forward to meeting your
soon,
Rich Paat