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EVERY2015ANNUAL REPORTHEALTH WORKERLEADERSHIPHAS A STORYCOLLABORATIONIMPACTGROWTH
SPONSORSADA FoundationAmerican Academy ofDermatologyAmerican Academy of NeurologyAmerican Academy of OrthopaedicSurgeonsAmerican Academy of PediatricsAmerican Association for HandSurgeryAmerican Association of Collegesof NursingAmerican Association of Oral andMaxillofacial SurgeonsAmerican College of CardiologyAmerican College of PhysiciansAmerican Foundation for Surgeryof the HandAmerican Orthopaedic Foot andAnkle SocietyAmerican Physical TherapyAssociationAmerican Society of ClinicalOncologyAmerican Society of HematologyAssociation for the Advancementof Wound CareSociety of Gynecologic OncologyMISSION STATEMENTHealth Volunteers Overseas is dedicated to improvingthe availability and quality of health care through theeducation, training and professional development of thehealth workforce in resource-scarce countries.VISIONHVO will be recognized as a global leader in the designand implementation of capacity-building projects thatstrengthen and empower the global health workforce.CORE VALUESHealth Volunteers Overseas: implements innovative, effective programs that meetthe needs of the host country and institution, aresustainable and build local capacity. works in partnership with other organizations, hostgovernments and institutions, and local healthcare professionals in a spirit of mutual respect andcooperation. is dedicated to good stewardship and lifelong learning.
LETTER FROM THE CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORIn the fall of 2015, HVO lost a long-time, dedicated board member, Rita Feinberg. Asshared at her memorial service, “Known equally for her grace and elegance as for herstrength and adventurousness, Rita made a powerful and lasting impression on all thoseshe met.” Rita had worked in international development for over thirty years and she wasa passionate, vocal supporter of HVO’s mission. She pushed hard to ensure that projectswere appropriate and sustainable and that relationships with our counterparts werelasting.BOARD OF DIRECTORSPamela BensonEmily Berry, MDNorthwestern University Prentice Women’sHospitalHelen Cherrett, MAAmerican Dental AssociationIn 2011, on the occasion of HVO’s 25th anniversary, Rita Feinberg described HVO’s work:Peter Curran, MDDeveloping in-country capacity is key to sustainability, and HVO is expert at developingcapacity.Rita Feinberg, MAI cheer the fact that HVO volunteers educate and train their health care counterpartsand leave behind knowledge and skills that will be applied and shared long afterthe volunteer has returned home. HVO also understands another critical element ofsustainability – keeping health care providers practicing in their own countries –routinely establishing mentoring and other ongoing professional support activities toenhance that objective.Richard C. Fisher, MDin private practiceInternational Development ConsultantUniversity of Colorado, retiredRichard Henker, PhD, RN, CRNA, FAANUniversity of Pittsburgh School of NursingJeffrey L. Jacobs, MIMRita was very proud of her work with HVO, and the work that is being done to improveglobal health. In 2015, 486 HVO volunteers completed 515 assignments. Forty-fivepercent of the volunteers are repeat volunteers, meaning they are returning to a sitewhere they have previously served, or they are arriving at a new site, with experienceand knowledge gained at other HVO sites. Throughout 2015, HVO worked in 21 countries,with 102 projects in 14 different program areas. Of the 102 projects, eight were new, insites where HVO partners saw the knowledge shared in existing program specialties andrequested assistance in additional fields. HVO is very pleased to expand these partnershipsas, together, we build capacity for health care around the world.Stephanie Murphy, MPA, CPAIn our commitment for strengthened, sustainable health care systems, this 2015 annualreport is dedicated to the memory of our dear friend and colleague, Rita Feinberg.Vidya Swaminathan, PhDRichard Fisher, MDChair, HVO Board of DirectorsVisiting Professor, University of MarylandSchool of Social WorkJulia Plotnick, RN, MPH, FAAN, RADM,USPHS (ret)Steve SchwartzPresident, GDS Consulting Services, LLCBristol Myers SquibbMaureen Zutz, MHASincerely,Richard FisherJody Olsen, PhD, MSWNancy A. KellyNancy A. Kelly, MHSExecutive DirectorNancy Kelly, MHSExecutive DirectorEx-Officio1
Every health worker has a story of.ACollaboration.ny teaching HVO volunteers provide meets the needs of Mulago Hospital and the staff, helping them to betterserve their patients and their families. Critical staffing issues can make teaching a challenge on the wards, butworking side by side with the staff can provide endless opportunities to discuss disease states and care. Nursesthroughout Uganda can benefit from the expertise of HVO nurse volunteers, providing continuing education andclinical support.After returning from an assignment, I was able to Skype with the local nurses. The Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) is asactive as ever with a census at times of 80 babies. One of the nurses reported a night when they had 20 admissions atnight, staffing is usually only 2 nurses. They’ve had some monthswhen they received no salary times when there was no power orwater, but these dedicated nurses/midwives show up for work dayafter day and do what they can with knowledge and love.Know that you are not going to change “the system”, but you canshare your expertise; be supportive and nonjudgmental. Modelcare and compassion. A baby (patient) or two, or more, maysurvive because you were physically there, but many, many morewill survive when you share your knowledge.Over my 11 volunteer assignments in Uganda I have learned frommy neonatal Ugandan colleagues what “we” can do for the babies,with their available resources. My teaching focuses on that. WhenI say I’m retired, my Ugandan colleagues often say. “she’s retired,but not tired”. The intensity and the activity in the SCBU can bechaotic, paralyzing, exhausting, but is most rewarding. The workis never done and my colleagues often have to remind me, “Ellen,you can only do what you can do.”[There is a] strong core group of nurses/midwives, many that HVOvolunteer Ann Carroll and I have worked with for over 10 years.These capable, dedicated women are the heart of the Special CareBaby Unit. I admire their commitment to “their” babies and thefamilies, despite the daily challenges of working in an extremelybusy, grossly understaffed, and ill-equipped unit. I believe thesenurses and the babies’ mothers have the most positive impacton outcomes in the Special Care Baby Unit, especially survival.The staff wants the knowledge, wants the skills, to be able to givequality care to their patients with their limited resources.- Ellen Milan, RNC-NIC Nursing Education Uganda2
A Story of Impact .The support of HVO donors, members, and partners leads to the training of local providers - students, residents, licensed clinicians, technicians,faculty, etc. - as well as the recruitment of expert health care volunteers and the development, maintenance and monitoring of projects around theworld. Impact information is based on data provided on post-trip Volunteer Feedback Surveys and annual reports from HVO Project Directors andOn-Site Coordinators.at etedassignmentsDid clinical training meet theneeds of the site?21countriesThis was a unique experience for me in that I have not done atrip completely focused on teaching. The process was certainlyworthwhile as I grew and gained comfort as a teacher. Iparticularly favored this approach as the knowledge thestudents gain hopefully will positively impact surgical patientswho encounter these students in Malawi. I was re-energized bythe experience and know that I would like to continue globalhealth work in the future.– William Navarre, MD Anesthesia MalawiDid volunteers feel appreciatedby trainees?In 2015, HVO sites reported improvements in:IncreasedSkills98%*There were 102 projects open at some point during the 2015 calendar year. As of Dec 31, 2015 this number was 87.PatientSafety86%Staff ProblemAttitudes s90%3
PARTNERSHIPS2015 COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS & ORGANIZATIONSWe thank our many outstanding partners around the world for their support.BELIZEBelize CityKarl Heusner Memorial HospitalMinistry of HealthUniversity of BelizeBHUTANMongarEastern Regional Referral HospitalThimphuJigme Dorji Wangchuck NationalReferral HospitalMinistry of HealthRoyal Institute of Health SciencesUniversity of Medical SciencesCAMEROONBamendaCameroon Baptist ConventionMbingo Baptist HospitalCHINAWenzhouSecond Affiliated Hospital ofWenzhou Medical SchoolCOSTA RICASan JoseCosta Rican College of PhysiciansBOLIVIALa PazHOPE WorldwideHospital Arco IrisSan Jose and LiberiaCaja Costarricense de SeguroSocial SystemUniversity of Costa RicaCAMBODIAKampotSonya Kill Memorial HospitalETHIOPIAAddis AbabaAddis Ababa UniversityBlack Lion HospitalMyungsung Christian MedicalCenterPhnom PenhCambodian Dental AssociationCiomal Kien Kleng CentreFaculty of Dentistry, InternationalUniversityHOPE Medical CentersPreah Kossamak HospitalSihanouk Hospital Center of HOPEUniversity of Health Sciences ofCambodia4Siem ReapAngkor Hospital for ChildrenGHANAKumasiKomfo Anokye Teaching HospitalHAITIDeschapellesHôpital Albert SchweitzerPort au PrinceHandicap InternationalHospital Bernard MevsHONDURASTegucigalpaCancer Center Emma CallejasHospital EscuelaHospital San FelipeINDIABangaloreBangalore Baptist HospitalRaxaulDuncan HospitalVelloreChristian Medical CollegeINDONESIABorneoAlam Shehat Lestari KlinikKENYANairobiPCEA Kikuyu HospitalUniversity of Nairobi School ofDental SciencesLAOSLuang PrabangLao Friends Hospital for ChildrenVientianeNational University of LaosMALAWIBlantyreMalawi College of MedicineQueen Elizabeth Central HospitalUniversity of MalawiMOLDOVAChisinauClinical Hospital of Orthopaedicsand TraumatologyReconstructive Pediatric HospitalRepublic HospitalMYANMARYangonYangon General HospitalYangon Orthopaedic HospitalNEPALKathmanduDhulikhel HospitalKathmandu UniversitySchool of Medical SciencesNICARAGUAManaguaHospital Escuela Antonio LeninFonsecaHospital Escuela Roberto CalderónGutierrezHospital Fernando Velez PaizHospital Infantil Manuel JesusRiveraHospital Militar Escuela AlejandroDavila BolanosInstituto Politecnico de la Salud
Universidad Católica RedemptorisMater UNICAPARAGUAYAsuncionInstituto National del CancerPERUArequipaCatholic University of Santa MariaCarlos Alberto Sequin EscobdoHospitalYanahuara HospitalRWANDAKigaliKing Faisal HospitalRwanda Physiotherapy AssociationSchool of Health Sciences, Collegeof Medicine & Health Sciences,University of Rwanda (formerlythe Kigali Health Institute)ST. LUCIAVieux FortSt. Jude HospitalMbararaMbarara University of Science andTechnologyMbarara University TeachingHospitalNebbiShowers Foundation Health CenterVIETNAMDa NangDa Nang Orthopaedics andRehabilitation CenterHo Chi Minh CityHospital for Traumatology andOrthopaedicsUniversity of Medicine andPharmacy – Faculty of OdonoStomatologyHueHue University of Medicine andPharmacyUNITED STATES and ELSEWHEREAO North America, Department ofTANZANIAContinuing Medical EducationDar es SalaamBhutan FoundationMuhimbili National HospitalDirect Relief InternationalMuhimbili University of Health and Friends without a BorderAllied SciencesGlobal Health Workforce AllianceTanzanian Dental AssociationGlobal-HELPGlobal ImpactMoshiGlobal Volunteer PartnershipKilimanjaro Christian MedicalHealth in HarmonyCenterInternational College of DentistsInternational Federation for DentalMwanzaEducationWeill Bugando Medical CentreInternational Society forProsthetics and OrthoticsUGANDAKybeleKampalaOrthopaedic Research andMakerere UniversityEducation FoundationMulago National Referral Hospital Orthopaedic Trauma AssociationSociety for Education in AnesthesiaUS Agency for InternationalDevelopmentUS Department of State’s Officeof Weapons Removal andAbatementUnited States Bone and JointInitiativeUniversity of California SanFrancisco, Department ofOrthopaedicsUniversity of Utah, Department ofOrthopaedicsUPenn Medicine – PennOrthopaedicsVellore Christian Medical CollegeFoundation, Inc.World Health Organization,Department of Essential HealthTechnologies, Emergency &Essential Surgical Care ClinicalProcedures Unit (CPR)World LearningWorld Orthopaedic ConcernIpresented a case reportabout a patient from my ownpractice to the residents. I alsobrought a copy of a journalarticle that I used to broaden my own understanding ofdisease and this new medicine. The condition is not onethey have seen, and the medication used is not one theyare familiar with. I held my breath when I was finished,half expecting blank faces and stony silence. Instead,the residents started processing the material and askingpointed questions about the medicine’s mechanism ofaction and other uses of the drug. My lecture bridged thelanguage and educational barriers to see the residents’interest spark in the biology of a new medicine--the samefeeling I get in my clinic at home thousands of miles away!- Charlotte Kutsch, MD Dermatology Cambodia5
LEADERSHIPVolunteers provide the guidance and support essential for the success of HVO programs. These leaders work year-round inmany capacities – on Steering Committees providing oversight and exploring new project opportunities, and as Project Directorsrecruiting and preparing volunteers, as well as monitoring and refining the educational goals of individual projects. Specialthanks are due to these individuals who provide the framework for the management of HVO’s educational programs.Anesthesia & Nurse AnesthesiaSteering CommitteesKathrin Allen, MDF. Peter Buckley, MBBS, FRCAJo Davies, MBBS, FRCAMarcel Durieux, MD, PhDBrian Harrington, MD – chairMichael Hatch, MDDiana Davidson, CRNADenise DiGioia, CRNA, MSKathleen Hammond, MSN, CRNARichard Henker, PhD, RN, CRNAEvan Koch, CRNA, MSNBrett Morgan, DNP, CRNACliff Roberson, DNP, CRNA, APRN chairProject DirectorsBelize Suzanne Brown, BSN, CRNA &Kathleen Hammond, MSN, CRNABhutan Rebekah Cummings, MSN,CRNA & Richard Henker, PhD, RN,CRNACambodia (Kampot) Cliff Roberson,DNP, CRNA, APRNCambodia (Phnom Penh) RichardHenker, PhD, RN, CRNACambodia (Siem Reap) Sarah Zangle,MSN, RNGhana Jeffrey Peters, MD, PhDLaos Craig McClain, MD, MPH &Richard Henker, PhD, RN, CRNAMalawi Jo Davies, MBBS, FRCARwanda Raymond O’Keefe, CRNA, MSVietnam Daniel Vo, MDDermatology Steering CommitteeCasey Carlos, MD, PhDLauren Good, MDLynn McKinley-Grant, MDAhou Meydani, MDSylvia Parra, MDVishal Patel, MDWingfield Rehmus, MD, MPH – chairMaria Robinson, MD, MBABenjamin Stoff, MDWendi Wohltmann, MD, FAADProject DirectorsCambodia Robert Kalb, MDCosta Rica Stephen Flax, MDUganda Tim O’Brien, MBBSVietnam Karen McKoy, MD, MPHHematology Steering CommitteeLynn Bemiller, MDTheresa Coetzer, PhDLeslie Kean, MD, PhD - chairCatherine Lam, MD, MPHTroy Lund, MSMS, PhD, MDEnrico Novelli, MDZeba Singh, MBBS, MDProject DirectorsCambodia Bruce Camitta, MDPeru Susan Harris, MDTanzania Theresa Coetzer, PhD &Enrico Novelli, MDUganda M. Yasar Celiker, MDInternal Medicine SteeringCommitteeCary Bjork, MDRoy Korn, MD, MPH, FACPRebecca Kruisselbrink, MD, MPHGeorge Meyer, MD - chairPaul Nadler, MDGeorge Pantely, MDSuzanne Wenderoth, MDProject DirectorsBhutan Jason Yung, MDCambodia (Kampot) Maria TeresaOlivari, MDCambodia (Phnom Penh) VictoriaSeligman, MDCosta Rica George Meyer, MDIndia Michael McQuillen, MD, MAUganda (Kampala) Cary Bjork, MDUganda (Mbarara) Claudia Leonard,MDNursing Education SteeringCommitteeLinda Baumann, PhD, RN, CSJill Derstine, RN, EdD - chairIam very grateful that HVO is providing excellent and committedprofessionals to teach us on various techniques/methods whichare being practiced all over the world. We have been helpedmuch in learning many new techniques and our students andstaff are better informed.- Andrew Babu Physical Therapy On-site Coordinator India6Barbara Kelley, RN, EdD, MPH, CPNPJeanne Leffers, PhD, RNLisa Kennedy Sheldon, PhD, APRN,AOCNPMichele Upvall, PhD, RN, CNEBarbara Wise, PhD, RN, CPNPSusan Wood, MSN, PNP-BC, MPH,IBCLCProject DirectorsBhutan Michele Upvall, PhD, RN, CNECambodia (Phnom Penh) Jill Derstine,RN, EdDCambodia (Siem Reap) Barbara Kelley,RN, EdD, MPH, CPNPTanzania Ellen Murphy, RN, MS, JDUganda (Kampala) Danni Brown, RN,MSUganda (Nebbi) Ellen Murphy, RN,MS, JDVietnam Jill Derstine, RN, EdDOncology Steering CommitteeJulie Carlson, MSN, APN, AOCNSNeal Christiansen, MDLinus Chuang, MD, MPH, MSWilliam Creasman, MDAnnette Galassi, RN, MA, OCNDavid Goldstein, MBBS, FRACP,FRCP(UK)Geraldine Jacobson, MD, MPH, MBADaniel Kronish, MDMiklos Simon, MDWilliam Tap, MD - chair
Every health worker has a story of.LeadershipI have been very fortunate to receive the Wyss Scholarship whichgave me the opportunity to observe at different clinical settingsin the US. During the training it was interesting to observe in thehospitals the multi-disciplinary team approach, which hardly happensin the clinical setting where I work. The different health professionals consult and communicate with each other in termsof the patient care and have great respect for each other’s decisions, too. It made me realize the importance of effectivecommunication with other health professionals in order to set a plan of care and discharge for the patients. Therefore,ever since I got back from the training I have been suggesting to my colleagues and staff in the physiotherapy departmentthe importance of communicating with other health professionals and even educating the patients because it has mademe realize that, though these are some simple things, they are very effective ways of patient care which are doable in aclinical setting like ours.- Karma Lhaki Wyss Scholar BhutanProject DirectorsBhutan Annette Galassi, RN, MA, OCN& Miklos Simon, MDHonduras Loyda Braithwaite, RN &William Creasman, MD & Sunil Patel,MDParaguay Judith Johnson, PhD, MSN,RN, CNE, OCN & Tom Openshaw, MD,MSVietnam David Goldstein, MBBS,FRACP, FRCP(UK) & Kim-Son Nguyen,MD, MPALaos (Dental Public Health) EugenioBeltran, DMD, MPH, DrPH, MSNepal Brian Hollander, DMDNicaragua Karl Woodmansey, DDSTanzania Robert Malloy, DMDVietnam C. Neil Kay, BDS, MSOral Health Steering CommitteeErica Coe, DMDDavid Frost, DDS, MSMarshall Gallant, DMD - chairKevin Hardwick, DDS, MPHBrian Hollander, DMDJack Levine, DDSRobert Malloy, DMDKarl Woodmansey, DDSProject DirectorsBhutan Robert Hoffman, MDBolivia Rex Haydon, MD, PhDCambodia Mark Carlson, MDCameroon J. Michael Holloway, MDChina Alan Giachino, MDCosta Rica Lawrence Bruno, MD &Michael Errico, MDGhana Don Lalonde, MD & PeterTrafton, MDHonduras (Hand Surgery) ChristopherJohnson, MDMalawi Todd Kim, MDMoldova Michael Snedden, MDMyanmar Divya Singh, MDNicaragua M. Patricia Howson, MDNicaragua (Hand Surgery) WilliamLaSalle, MDProject DirectorsCambodia Stuart Sheer, DDSCambodia (Dental Public Health)Eugenio Beltran, DMD, MPH, DrPH,MSCambodia (Oral & MaxillofacialSurgery) John Kelly, DMD, MDKenya James Murphy, DMD, MS, MAOrthopaedics Steering CommitteeGary Anderson, MD - chairJohn Drake,MDCarla Smith, MD, PhDVirak Tan, MDNicaragua (Pediatric HandSurgery) Michelle James, MDSt. Lucia Thomas O’Brien, MDTanzania Glen Crawford, MDUganda James Leffers, MDPediatrics Steering CommitteeBrad Berman, MDStephanie Doniger, MDCynthia Howard, MD, MPHTMJoseph Sherman, MD – chairLeila Srour, MD, MPH, DTM&HDonna Staton, MD, MPHProject DirectorsBhutan Kathleen OpdebeeckMacMenamin, MDCambodia Robert Nassau, MDIndonesia Ewen Wang, MDNicaragua Shaun Berger, MDSt. Lucia Larry Gray, MDUganda Yvonne Vaucher, MD, MPHPhysical Therapy Steering CommitteeJennifer Audette, PhD, PT – chairMark Bishop, PT, PhD, CSCSRicardo Fernandez, PhD, PT, OCS,CSCSSandy Ganz, PT, DSc, GCSJudith Hembree, PT, PhDCathy Peterson, PT, EdDPamela Reynolds, PT, EdDAlice Salzman, PT, EdDProject DirectorsBhutan Linda Wolff, MPTBolivia Heather Vezina, BsPT, MPH,DPTGhana (Hand Therapy) GayleSeverance, MS, OT/L, CHT & HeatherWood, OTR/L, CHTHaiti Denise English, PTIndia Antoinette Sander, PT, DPT, MS,CLT-LANAMalawi Cathy Peterson, PT, EdDNicaragua Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley,MPT, PhDNicaragua (Hand Therapy) DarcieOlson, MHS, OTR, CHTRwanda Julie Chevan, PT, PhD, MPH,OCS7
St. Lucia Nancy Wong, PTVietnam Janna Beling, PhD, PTWound Management SteeringCommitteeBarbara Bates-Jensen, PhD, RNRenee Cordrey, PT, PhD, MSPT, MPH,CWS – co-chairThomas Serena, MD, FACS – co-chairCristin Taylor, PA-C, DPT, ATCProject DirectorsCambodia (Phnom Penh) Laurie Rappl,PT, CWS & Erasicleia Tzamaloukas,APRN, CNSCambodia (Siem Reap) Laurie Rappl,PT, CWSHaiti (Deschapelles) Pam Cole, PT,CWSHaiti (Port-au-Prince) Cristin Taylor,PA-C, DPT, ATCIndia Barbara Bates-Jensen, PhD, RNOther ProjectsEmergency Medicine BhutanKatharine Morley, MDMental Health Bhutan Darren Smith,Psy.DPharmacy Uganda Susan Raber,PharmD, MPHUSAID-funded Advancement ofRwandan Rehabilitation ServicesProjectProject Coordinator Monika Mann, PTTechnical Advisory Group JuliaChevan, PT, PhD, MPH, OCS & KimDunleavy, PhD, PT, OCSOrthopaedic Traveling FellowshipCommitteeJay Cox, MDDean Matsuda, MDDavid Spiegel, MDThe Warfield Scholarship forAnesthesia Professionals CommitteePeter Buckley, MBBS, FRCACliff Roberson, DNP, CRNA, APRNCarol Warfield, MDThe Wyss Scholarship for FutureLeaders in Global Health CommitteeEmily Berry, MDNancy Gell, PT, MPH, PhDRobert Piemonte, EdD, RN, CAE, FAANMaria Robinson, MD, MBARobert Stein, MDHVO StaffWashington, DCExecutive Director Nancy Kelly, MHSDirector of Program Support KateFinchamDirector of Finance Laura TysonSenior Associate Linda JamesSenior Program Officer BarbaraEdwardsSenior Volunteer Coordinator AndreaMoodyVolunteer Coordinators ChelseaDascher, Dinah GirmaCommunications & DevelopmentCoordinator Katie McMullenEvaluation Specialist April PinnerProgram Assistant Nora DalyAdministrative Coordinator Kim ShawIntern Ife CalhounUgandaVolunteer Coordinator Stella NyangeConsultantsNetwork & IT Support eGuardTechnology ServicesHVO SCHOLARS OF 2015Thanks to the generous contribution of donors, Health VolunteersOverseas offers a variety of scholarships to local health workersto take advantage of continuing education and professionaldevelopment opportunities around the world.ADA Scholarship FundDr. Amphayvanh Homsavath, Dr. Phonesouk Phengthalangsy, Dr.Sangvane Xayavong, Dr. Sitthiphan Phonepaseuth, Dr. UiengkeoKouangbounmy - Dentists and students involved with HVO’sMasters in Dental Public Health program in LaosPresented poster at 2015 FDI Annual World Dental Congress inBangkok, ThailandThe Warfield Scholarship for Anesthesia ProfessionalsLy Bun Rum - Chief of Clinical Anesthesia, Angkor Hospital forChildren, CambodiaReceived training at University of Pittsburgh and observed atChildren’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and UPMC Presbyterian HospitalThe Wyss Scholarship for Future Leaders in GlobalHealthGerard Urimubenshi - Chair of Physical Therapy Dept, Universityof Rwanda College of Medicine & Health Sciences, RwandaPresented poster with HVO volunteers at World Confederation forPhysical Therapy Congress 2015 in SingaporeNguyen Thi Thanh Phuong – Dermatologist, Hue University ofMedicine & Pharmacy, VietnamReceived 6-week individualized tutorial in dermatopathology atColumbia University Medical CenterKarma Lhaki – Senior Physiotherapist, Jigme Dorji WangchuckNational Referral Hospital, BhutanAttended American Academy of Cerebral Palsy andDevelopmental Medicine conference and observed HVOtherapists at their workplacesHo Thi Thuy Trang – Faculty of Nursing Instructor, Hue Universityof Medicine & Pharmacy, VietnamPresented at Transcultural Nursing Society conference andobserved with HVO nurse educators at their universitiesNdidi Dagbue – Chief Orthopaedist at St. Jude’s Hospital, St. LuciaReceived training at American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeonsand observed in the OR with HVO volunteers at the University ofPennsylvania8
There were many moments that reaffirmed my decisionto come on this trip. The top moments that stand out in mymind are the following:1. Seeing the physicians take the initiative to set up the ultrasoundmachines in the preoperative area early in the morning: Initially,my colleague and I were the ones who would routinely set upthe ultrasound machines with the goal of encouraging physiciansto use them for their peripheral nerve block placements. It wastherefore a great joy to see them taking full ownership of thelearning experience and taking charge in using the ultrasoundmachines themselves as time went on.2. Seeing one physician supervise a more novice physician with anultrasound-guided block: I came back from lunch one day to seetwo anesthesiologists working closely together to place a blockunder ultrasound guidance. This occurred later ontowards the end of my trip and represented yetanother milestone to me; I was incredibly pleasedto know that some of the anesthesiologists werenot only becoming more adept with the use ofultrasound, but also confident enough to guide fellowcolleagues through the same process.The group of anesthesiologists and nurses at the Hospitalfor Traumatology and Orthopedics is an excellentgroup of physicians and anesthesia providers. They impressed me with the level ofprofessionalism, compassion, and clinical acumen that they demonstrated in the careof their patients. They are tremendously skilled in what they do, enthusiastic aboutlearning new techniques, creative and adaptive in their use of limited resources,thorough in their preoperative work-up of patients and tireless in their efforts to providesafe and efficient anesthetic care for more than 100 surgeries daily in only 14 operatingrooms. This experience left me feeling humbled to see how much can be done with agreat deal less in resources. There is no doubt in my mind that the things I learned onthis trip far surpassed the things that I taught or shared.- Cindy Hwang, MD Anesthesia Vietnam9
VOLUNTEERSIn my opinion, HVO volunteers support us in terms of faculty capacity, nursing role, research andso on. It helps us to have a world view in the nursing area, and to find the ways to improve nursingeducation.- Ho Thi Thuy Trang Nursing Education On-site Coordinator Hue, VietnamList reflects assignmentscompleted in 2015;*stars indicate multipleassignmentsShaun Berger, MDMarisol Betensky, MD,MPHBarbara Billek-Sawhney,PT, EdD, DPT, MS, GCSBenjamin Aakre, MDMichael Bishop, MDAntoinette AbbottAshley Bjorklund, MDWilliam Abbott, MDSusan Blackmore, MS,Samuel Abrams, MDOTR/L, CHTJesleen Ahluwalia, MDJoel Bleicher, MDSergio Martinez Alvarez, Zoe BlumenthalMDZain Boghani, MDKristin Anderson, RNCWilliam Bohl, MDEvan Andreyo, SPTDeborah Boyle, RN,Narisa Apichatibutra, MD MSN, AOCNS, FAANAriadna Arauz, PA-CAnthony Bratton, MDAruna Arekapudi, MDPeter Brett, MDKathleen ArntsonDanni Brown, RN, MSMorgan, MSN, ARNP-C Mary Ellen Brown, MS,Rebecca Arroyo, RNOTR/LSara ArtaleSuzanne Brown,Chris Ashton, RN, MS,CRNA***CRNAT. Desmond Brown, MDJennifer Audette, PhD,Angie Bruflat, PT, DPT,PTNCSSheila Bachand, MSNHanadi Bu-Ali, MD, FACSSamuel Baker, MDCatherine BuchananMeagan Barbee, PharmD McGrath, SPTGlen Barden, MDCatherine Bunton, OTRBrant Barr, MDShane Burch, MDEric Bartolo, SPTSarah Burkhardt, SPTMimi Batin-van Rooyen, John Burrell, MDMDJulie Buser, CPNP, RNAga Bednarz, MDCatherine Byrne, DPT,Janna Beling, PhD, PT**MHA, MSEugenio Beltran, DMD,Dawson Cabbage, CRNADrPH**Bruce Camitta, MDLinda Benskin, PhD, RN, Mark Campbell, MSPT,CWCN, CWSOCS, CMPT10Patricia Campbell, MD,MPHBruce Canham, MDColin Canham, MDDonna Carey-ZuckerKevin Carlile, MDAnn Carroll, BSN, NNPBCDale Cassidy, MDStephanie Castrillo, SPTKenneth Cauthern, LCSWJoshua Chambers, SPTIvanka Choumanova, MDNeal Christiansen, MDMary Christman, PT,MAEdShaan Chugh, MDCharlene Clark, MD**John Patrick Clark, PhDKathy Clark, PT, MS,MPT**Kylie Clark, SPTAlain Claudel, PT, DPT,ECSTerri Cline, RNAnthony Cockrell, CNIMPam Cole, PT, CWSFranco Coniglione, DOAnna Cooper, MD, MPHBruce CouillardTyler Craun, SPTGlen Crawford, MDIrma Crawford, RN, OCNWilliam Creasman, MDAdam Crelling, MS,OTR/L, CHTRandall Culp, MDRebekah Cummings,MSN, CRNAPeter Curran, MDGregory Czarnecki, DDSConstance Dahlin, MSN,ANP-BCErrin DalzellRushil Dang, DDSDiana Davidson, CRNACindy Davis, MSN, NNPBCBeth Dayton, MDChanel DeBusk, SPTHunter DennisonKelsey Diamond, PA-CKevin Diamond, CRNAGregg Dickinson, DDS**Niki Dietz, MDJaclyn DiFiglio, SPTAndrea Dillon, MD, MPHNaomi Dimon, RN, SRNAEgon Doppenberg, MDDavid Dorsey, MDRachel Douglas, BSc,MPT, CLTLaura Drum, DPTKim Dunleavy, PhD, PT,OCSAlyssa Durkin, SPTCarol DusterMark Duster, MDOdinakachukwu Ehie,MDBethany Eicholtz, SPTDesiree Ekundayo, MDBrad Ellington, DO,FACEPMaddy Elliott, SPTDenise English, PT*****Carolyn Erickson, MSPTDale Erickson, MD, FACPSue Alice Erickson, RN,MS, PhDJoani Essenmacher, DPT,PT, OCS, SCS, ATCAnna Etlinger, RNConnie Evashwick, ScD,CAE, CPHBrian FaillaSharon Feehan, DNP,FNP-BCRicardo Fernandez, PhD,PT, OCS, CSCSJaime Fiorina, SPTChristine Fisher, MD,MPHMarty Fisher, MARichard Fisher, MDSally Fitzgerald, RNElizabeth Fonken, SPTCathy Ford, RNGail Francis, MDCorinna Franklin, MDLawrence Freedman,MBBS, FRCS(Eng)Jill Friebele, MDWalter Fried, MDGermaine Fritz, DODavid Fudman, MDAnnette Galassi, RN, MA,OCNDavid Gaw, MD, PCNancy Gell, PT, MPH,PhDGinny Gibson, MS,OTR/L, CHTMiki Giffune, DPTCraig Gillis, DOAmanda Glasgow, MBBS,FRACPOlivia GlattDavid Godley, MDDavid Goldstein, MBBS,FRACP, FRCP(UK)Anatoliy Goltser, MDEnrique Gomez-Pomar,MDRachael Gonzales, SPTDafina Good, MDSteve Gorlick, MDRoger Goucke, MBChB,DTM&HAndrew Gould, BSN,MSN(a)David Graber, MDAndreas Grabinsky, MD,PhDJon GraffagniniJeremy Graham, DOLee Graham, MD,DTM&H, MScSiobhan Gray, MDStephanie Grayson, MDTimothy Grayson, MDMeghann Grosskreutz,RNAmanda Guevara, DPTDeborah Ha, MSChris HallK
School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Rwanda (formerly the Kigali Health Institute) ST. LUCIA Vieux Fort St. Jude Hospital TANZANIA Dar es Salaam Muhimbili National Hospital Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences Tanzanian Dental Association Moshi Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center Mwanza
