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Health Volunteers Overseas Transforming Lives Through Education

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Orthopaedic SurgeonsAmerican Academy of PediatricsAmerican Association for Hand

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HVO’s Expansive Vision for Capacity Building Projects SinceHVOwasfirstestablishedin1986,muchhaschangedintheworld.Fromtechnologytogeopoliticstoglobalhealthissues,theworldisdifferentandwaysofworkinghaveadaptedtothechanges.TheHVOBoardrecentlyadoptedanewstra-tegicframework,whichwillexpandHVO’seffortstoutilizetechnologyandbetteraddressnewchallengesinhealthcare.HVOisverygratefulthatagenerousdona-tionfromHansjörgWyss,withtheintentthatHVO’sworkwillbeexpandedandmagnified,willlaunchmanyofthesenewinitiatives.Ourmission,asalways,isto“improvetheavailabilityandqualityofhealthcarethrougheducation,training,andprofessional devel-opment of the healthworkforce in re-source-scarce coun-tries.” This is an ex-citing time at HVOas we initiate pilotprojects,developnewprogrammingareasandnewmodelsfordeliveringoureducationalprograms,andstrengthencapacitytoimproveglobalhealthcare.

Expand HVO’s Global Reach Eachyear,morethan500qualifiedhealthandmedicalprofessionalsvolunteerwithHVO,providingmentoring, training, support, andopportunity to their col-leaguesoverseas.This is amodel thathasprovenveryeffectiveand,witheachpersontrained,thereisarippleeffectonproviders,hospitals,patients,andcommu-nities.Asaresult,requestsforHVOsupportcontinuetoincreaseeachyearfromaroundtheglobe. Over thenext fewyears,HVOwill expand its global reachby increasing thenumberofvolunteersandbyutilizingnewanddifferenttoolsfordeliveringedu-cationalprogramming.Insomeprojectsites,volunteershavereturnedhomeandsetupe-learningplatforms,tocontinuetrainingviateleconferences,Skype,etc.InVietnam,apilotprojectstartedin2013incorporates“blendedlearning”(acombi-nationofonlinedeliveryofeducationalcontent,aswellasface-to-faceinteractionwithteachers).Thisprojectisbasedona28-monthinternationallyrecognizedcur-riculumtoeducateVietnamesedentistsinbasicandclinicalsciencesinorthodontia.

“This is an exciting time at HVO as we initiate pilot projects, develop new programming areas and new models for delivering our educational programs, and strengthen capacity to improve global health care.”

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News & EventsLETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

CORPORATE AND ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

BENEFACTORS($10,000 +)Academy of Dentistry InternationalDePuy SynthesGlobal ImpactGlobus Medical, Inc.

STEWARDS($5,000 - $9,999)American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

DePuy Synthes SpineFoundation for Anesthesia Education and Research

PATRONS($1,000 - $4,999)American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Henry Schein, Inc.Indianapolis Hand SocietyOrthopaedic Associates

ASSOCIATES($500 - $999)American Psychological Association

American Society of Hand Therapists

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital, Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Michigan Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

OrthoCarolina Hip & Knee CenterPediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America

Saint Luke’s Hospital Medical Staff

UCSF, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

University of Utah, Department of Orthopaedics

DearFriends,

2015promisestobeayearoftransitionandchange,bothinHVO’sWash-ingtonofficeandoverseas.

OurDirectorofProgramSupport,KateFincham,willberetiringinJuneafter25yearsof remarkableservice toHVO.Wewishhermanyhappy,healthyyearsfilledwithnewadventures.SincenoonewilleverbeabletoreplaceKate,Ihavetakenthisopportunitytorestructuretheposition.Can-didateinterviewsareunderwayandweintendtohavesomeoneinplacebylatespring.Severalpart-timepositionsatHVOhavealsobeenupgraded,withresponsibilitiesredistributed.Thechangesinresponsibilitiesarede-signedtoprovidemoretimeforprogramdevelopmentandsupport.

AnothersignificantdevelopmentthatwillimpactHVO’sfutureisthegen-erousgiftthatwereceivedfromMr.HansjörgWyss.Mr.Wyss,impressedwiththeeffectivenessandimpactofourmodel,agreedtosupportsever-alnewcapacity-buildinginitiativesthatarediscussedinthecoverarticle.InrecognitionofMr.Wyss’sgenerosityandcommitmenttoglobalhealth,HVOhasestablishedtheWyssScholarshipforFutureLeadersinGlobalHealth.Thisscholarshipwillnurture future leadersatHVOprojectsitesthroughcontinuingeducationopportunities.Healthcareproviderswhoareatanearlystageintheircareer,buthavedemonstratedastrongcommit-menttotheirpatientsandprofession,willbeeligibletoapplyforfundingtoattendconferences,short-termcourses,orparticipateinonlinestudycours-es.ThisisanopportunitythatwillextendHVO’simpact,byencouraginganddevelopingfutureleadersinthelocalhealthcaresystem,andstrength-eningthesupportnetworkofprofessionalcolleagues.

This isonefacetofHVO’sexpandedvisionofdevelopingandstrength-eninghealthcaresystemsandinfrastructure.Thesenewcapacity-buildingprojectsaredesignedtoextendHVO’sworkofstrengtheningandempow-eringtheglobalhealthworkforce.

ThereisalotofexcitementandenergyaroundtheseeffortsandIencour-ageyoutojoinusinwhateverwayisappropriateforyou-asavolunteer,amember,oradonor.HVO’sworkismakingadifferenceandthesenewinitiativeswillallowourimpacttobeevengreater.

Sincerely,

NancyNancyA.Kelly,MHSExecutiveDirector

“The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.”

-Nelson Henderson

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Active Project SitesCURRENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

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Please Note: New projects are added regularly and volunteer assignments are made on a rolling basis. For the most up-to-date information on volunteer sites and scheduling, contact the HVO Program Department: [email protected] or (202) 296-0928. Visit the website www.hvousa.org.

AnesthesiaBhutan...........................4weeks Ghana.......................2-4weeks Malawi.....................2-4weeksVietnam....................2-4weeks

DermatologyCambodia.................2-3weeksCostaRica................1-2weeksUganda.....................3-4weeksVietnam....................2-4weeks

Hand SurgeryHonduras........................1week

Hand Surgery/Hand TherapyNicaragua.......................1week

HematologyCambodia.................2-4weeksTanzania...................1-4weeksUganda.....................2-4weeks

Internal MedicineBhutan..........................4weeksCambodia.................2-4weeksCostaRica....................2weeksIndia.........................2-4weeksUganda.........................4weeks

Nurse AnesthesiaBhutan..........................4weeksCambodia.................2-4weeks

Nursing EducationBhutan..........................4weeksBolivia.....................2-4weeksCambodia.....................2weeksTanzania...................3-4weeksUganda.....................2-4weeksVietnam....................2-4weeks

OncologyBhutan......................2-4weeksHonduras..................1-4weeksParaguay..................1-2weeksVietnam....................1-4weeks

Oral HealthCambodia.....................2weeksKenya...........................2weeksLaos.........................1-2weeksNepal............................2weeksNicaragua.................1-2weeksRwanda.........................2weeksSt.Lucia........................2weeksTanzania.......................2weeks

OrthopaedicsBhutan..........................4weeksBolivia..........................2weeksChina........................2-4weeksCostaRica................1-2weeksGhana.......................2-4weeksMalawi.....................2-4weeksMoldova.......................2weeksMongolia..................2-4weeksMyanmar..................2-4weeksNicaragua.................2-4weeksSt.Lucia...................2-4weeksTanzania...................2-4weeksUganda.....................2-4weeks

PediatricsBhutan..........................4weeksIndonesia......................6weeksNicaragua.................2-4weeksSt.Lucia...................2-4weeksUganda.........................4weeks

Physical TherapyBhutan.........................4monthsBolivia.....................2-4weeksIndia.........................2-4weeksMalawi.....................4-6weeksSt.Lucia.........1weekminimumVietnam....................2-4weeks

Special ProjectsEmergency MedicineBhutan..........................4weeksMental HealthBhutan.........................3monthsPharmacyUganda.........................4weeks

Residency Training ProjectBhutan........................3months

Wound ManagementCambodia.................1-2weeksHaiti..............................2weeksIndia.........................2-4weeks

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News & EventsHVO MEMBERS IN THE NEWS

Congratulations to Award HonoreesManyHVOvolunteershavebeen lauded in the lastfew months. Congratulations to each of them, andmanythanksfortheirdedicationtoimprovingglobalhealth! June Brady, MD, MPH, DTM&H,washonoredby theAmericanAcademyofPediatricsSectiononInternationalandChildHealthwiththeirHillman-Ol-ness Award at the national conference in October2014. Dr. Brady began her career in neonatologyand extended her outreach to international health.The Hillman-OlnessAward for “LifetimeAchieve-ments inGlobalHealth”honoredDr.Brady forher“outstanding contribution tomedical education andpediatrictrainingprograms.”Dr.Bradyhaslecturedfrequently in The Gambia, Kenya, Botswana, andUganda. For five years, she served as Chair of thePostgraduateTrainingProgram inPaediatricsat theUniversityofZimbabwe.There,sheandherhusband,Dr.GeorgeHyde, apediatric surgeon,partneredonthedevelopmentofapediatricsurgeryprogram.De-scribedasa“consummateclinicianandteacher”,“aninspiring rolemodel” and someonewho“embodiesthe spirit of international health” through herworkandthroughthepersonalrelationshipswithlocalstaff

thatshedevelopedovermanyyears,HVOisgratefulfor her dedication and commitment. Dr. Brady hasvolunteeredwithHVOinEquatorialGuinea,Zimba-bwe,Uganda,andMalawi. The American Society of Anesthesiologists hon-oredLena Dohlman, MD, MPHwiththeNicholasM.Greene,MDAwardforOutstandingHumanitari-anContributionattheirOctober2014annualconfer-ence.Dr.Dohlmanhas focusedmuchof her careeroneducation,intheUSandinternationally.Shehasprovidedover27yearsof service toHVO,andhasserved in almost every capacity open toHVO vol-unteers.Herninevolunteer assignmentshave takenhertoMalawi,St.Lucia,SouthAfricaandVietnam.From2009-2012, she served as project director fortheSouthAfricaAnesthesiaProject, and shewas amemberoftheHVOAnesthesiaSteeringCommitteefrom 1997-2012, serving as committee chair from1997-2008. In 2007,Dr. Dohlman receivedHVO’sGolden Apple Award for her work designing anddeliveringprimarytraumacoursesaspartofHVO’sanesthesiaprojectinVietnam.Sheinitiatedandpro-motedastrongpartnershipbetweenHVOandtheSo-cietyforEducationinAnesthesia(SEA), tosupport

A planned gift ensures that HVO will be able to continue to make important educational strides in the

improvement of health care in resource-scarce countries.

Whenyouwriteorreviewyourwill,pleaseconsiderleavingHVOacharitablebequestasaninvestmentinHVO’sfuture.Youmaybequeathaspecificamountofmoneyorapercentageofyourestate.AnotherrelativelysimpleoptionistodesignateHVOasthebeneficiaryofalifeinsurancepolicyortheassetsofaretirementplan.Ifyouareinterestedincreatingacharitablebequestinyourwillorindiscussingsomeothercharitableaspectofyourestateplanning,pleasecontactNancyKellyatgiving@hvousa.org.Ifyouhavealreadymadeachari-tablebequest,pleaseletusknow!Wewillhonorallrequeststoremainanonymous.

Thankyoutothefollowingpeoplewhohavemadesuchacommitment:

Anonymous(2)JayS.Cox,MDNancyC.CoxRichardCoughlin,MD,MScKimDunleavy,PhD,PT,OCSGermaineFritz,DODr.&Mrs.DavidFrost

LeslieB.Glickman,PT,PhD,MEdElaineGoodall,PT,MEdNancyKelly&MichaelHaganRichard&MaryKemmePaulMuchnic,MDStephanie&ChrisMurphy

CeliaPechak,PT,PhD,MPHJamesPembrokeAlfredL.Scherzer,MD,EdDStevenStoddard,MDKarenPittsStubenvoll,MDDr.&Mrs.HarryZutz

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News & EventsHVO MEMBERS IN THE NEWS

andexpandthenumberofavailablefellowships.TheSEA-HVOFellowshipnowfundsasmanyas9finalyearresidentsannuallyand,since2001,75residentshavereceivedtheFellowshipandmanyhaveservedon subsequent international assignments. Dr. Dohl-manhasalsogiventirelesslytotheASA,servingontheirOverseasTeachingProgramandtheGlobalHu-manitarianOutreachCommittee.Herwork stressedtheneedandimportanceofhumanitarianoutreachasavitalpartoftheASA. TheAmericanCollegeofDentistspresentedArthur Ingram Hazlewood, DDS, MPH with theWilliamJohnGiesAwardat theirOctober2014conference.TheawardisthehighesthonortheCollegebestowsuponFellowsandDr.Hazlewoodwasrecognized“forhistrulyexceptionalleadershipandaccomplishmentsindentistry,dentalpublichealth,education,human-itarianism,caretotheunderserved,dentaladvocacy,andglobaloutreach.”Dr.Hazlewoodhasservedonnumerousdentaltaskforcesandhasbeenaprominentmemberof thedentalcommunity inNewYorkcityand state.Hehas provided consulting and advisoryservices inCanada,Barbados,Peru, andChina andhasworkedwiththeUNDevelopmentProgramandNIH.AnHVOmember since1998,Dr.HazlewoodhasservedinGuyana,conductedsiteassessmentsinGhanaandHaiti,andservedon theHVODentistrySteeringCommittee1998-2001. Janna Beling, PhD, PT was recently presentedwith the Medal of Honor by the Vietnamese gov-ernment’sMinistryofLaborandSocialAffairs.Theministry,whichoverseesrehabilitativecareandveter-

ans’ affairs, recognizedDr. Beling in apprecia-tion of themanyHVOvolunteers who haveworked to improve re-habilitationinVietnam.Dr. Beling has servedas HVO project direc-

torforthephysicaltherapyprojectinDaNangsince2008,andhasmadesevenvolunteertripstothesite. InMarch,William Creasman, MD,washonoredwith the Foundation for Gynecologic Oncology’s2015 Humanitarianism and Volunteerism Award,whichwaspresentedattheSGO’s46thannualmeet-

ing on Women’s Cancer. Established in 2013, theawardhonors“anindividualfortheirexemplarylo-cal,national,orinternationalvolunteerandoutreacheffortsinwomen’scancercare,research,ortraining.”Dr.Creasmanwashonoredforhisleadershipinteach-ing gynecologic oncology to residents inHondurasandAfrica,andforhisserviceonHVO’sOncologySteeringCommittee.In2013,Dr.CreasmanreceivedHVO’sGoldenAppleAwardforhiscommitmenttoeducation. Linus Chuang, MD, MPH, MSwashonoredwiththeHarryLong,MDAwardbytheSocietyofGyne-cologicOncologyat theirannualmeetingonWom-en’sCancer.Theawardhonorscontributionstomul-tidisciplinary mentorship, collegiality, and teachingin the field of gynecologic oncology. Dr. Chuang’scommitments to educationhave takenhim toHVOprojectsinHonduras,Vietnam,andParaguayandheservesontheOncologySteeringCommittee.HewashonoredwithHVO’s2012GoldenAppleAward. TheAmericanDentalAssociation has announcedthatFrancis G. Serio, DMD, MS,willreceivetheirhighesthonor,theHumanitarianAward,attheannu-almeeting inNovember.The award honors dentistmembers “who have distinguished themselves byoutstanding, unselfish leadership and at least a 10-year commitment to their fellow human beings inthe field of dentistry” in underserved populations.Dr.Serioisbeinghonoredforoverthreedecadesofservice.AninitialtriptotheDominicanRepublictoprovidedentalcareinaremoteregionledtothede-velopmentoftheDominicanDentalMissionProject,towhichhehasdevotedhimselfsince1982.Dr.Se-riohasledstudentsandotherdentistseachsummerfor33years toprovidedental care servicesaswellasdentalandmedicalsuppliesforthelocalhospitaland some60,000 residents in a very rural area.Dr.Serio’scommitmenttoimprovingglobaloralhealthiswellknowntoHVO.HehasvolunteeredinHaiti,Guyana,andJamaica;hehasconductedsiteassess-ments,servedontheOralHealthSteeringCommitteefornineyears,andhasservedasProjectDirectorforHaiti. Thankyoutoallofthesededicatedvolunteers!

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News & EventsHVO MEMBERS AND PROJECTS

The orthopaedic community recently lost a gi-antwhenDr.EugeneBleckpassedaway.Heisbestknownastheauthorofthesemi-nalOrthopaedic Management in Cerebral Palsy andwasaworldauthorityonthesubject.AdevoutJesuitandNavyveteran,hetookhis training at Duke UniversityasafellowoftheNationalFoun-dationforInfantileParalysis.HewentontoestablishthepediatricorthopaedicprogramatStanfordandwasafoundingmemberofthePediatricOrtho-paedicSocietyofNorthAmerica. Dr.Bleck traveled extensively teachingorthopae-dics.HevisitedclinicsandtaughtinSoutheastAsia,Europe, and South America and was an honorarymember of the IndonesianOrthopaedicSociety.Heleft a legacy through his work and advocacy for apragmatic, child-centered approach to cerebral pal-sywhich has affected the care of disabled childrenaroundtheworld. Inhis lateryears,Dr.Bleckremainedinvolvedinthe Stanford Orthopaedic Surgery Department asProfessor Emeritus and self-styled court jester. Heremainedgenerousinsharinghisideas,whichwereoften fascinatingly contrarian and always imbuedwithcompassionandgoodsense.His residentsandcolleaguesrememberhimasamanofremarkablein-telligence,grace,andwit.

In Memory of Eugene Bleck, MD 1923-2014Guenther Knoblich, MD shares his thoughts on the passing of a mentor

Since its inception in 1986, Health VolunteersOverseas has been linkedwithEsSalud, one of themajorhealthsystemsinPeru.Beginningwithanor-thopaedicprojectandexpandingovertheyearstoin-clude projects for eight other specialty areas,HVOsenthealthexpertstovariouscitieswithintheEsSa-lud system to provide clinical and didactic trainingto their staff. 455 assignments were completed by

HVO Closes Projects in Peru

volunteersinanesthesia,dermatology,handsurgery,hematology,internalmedicine,oralandmaxillofacialsurgery, orthopaedics, physical therapy, and woundcare.UnfortunatelyduetochangesinternaltoEsSa-lud,HVOhasnotbeenable to continue its linkagewithEsSalud.Special thanks are extended to Dr. Gaston Bar-

nechea,anorthopaedicsurgeonwhowasinstrumen-talinnotonlystartingtheinitialorthopaedicprojectinPerubutalsoworkeddiligentlytoextendHVO’sreachtoawiderspecialtyaudiencewithinEsSalud.ThanksarealsoextendedtothevariousHVOon-sitecoordinatorswithinEsSalud:AnaHerrara,PT(phys-icaltherapy),JoseCornejo,DDS(oralsurgery),Dr.FelixGarcia(anesthesia),Dr.JoséCatacora(derma-tology),Drs.RicardoIllescas,OlgaVelarder,NelsonRamiro-Rorado,andCarlosPacheco(internalmedi-cine),Drs.JuanRamonNavarro,ReneeEyzaguirre,Mariela Fuentes, Jose Malaga, and Katya Urrutia(hematology),Drs.JulioEchevarria,BlancoCastillo,andBeatrizBarletti(handsurgery)andPilarTirado,RN(woundcare).TheirmanyyearsofcommitmenttotheirprofessionandtheirsupportforHVOvolun-teershavebeenmostgratifying.

HVO and Bhutan to Partner on Residency TrainingIn January, HVO signed a Memorandum of Un-

derstandingwiththenewlyestablishedUniversityofMedicalSciencesofBhutan.Overthenextfiveyears,HVOhas agreed to assistwith training residents inthefieldsofophthalmology,generalmedicine,gen-eral surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, andanesthesiology.Inaddition,trainingwillbeprovidedfornursesinthenew2-yearBSc.Programfornurseanesthesia.The intention is for those trained to be-comestaffand/or facultyofeachrespectivedepart-ment.HVOhasbeenworkingwithBhutansincethelate

1980’swhenDr.RobertSteinexploredtheneedfororthopaedic training in a countrywhere therewerenoorthopaedicphysicians.Hiscommitmentledtotheestablishment of an HVO orthopaedic project. Thesuccess of that project led to otherHVO speciality

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News & EventsHVO MEMBERS AND PROJECTS

Recognition for Belize Nurse Anesthesia StudentsSuzanneBrown,CRNA, recentlysent thisupdate

ontheBelizenurseanesthesiaproject.Belize,acountryofabout350,000permanentres-

idents, has four regional hospitals and one referralhospital.However,therearenoon-goingeducation-alprogramstotrainnurseanesthetists.TheMinistryofHealthrequestedassistancefromHVOand,since2000,HVOhastrainedtwocohorts.Clinicalsitesforstudentsareratherlimited,soithasbeenratherchal-lengingattimestoworkwith sixteen students infouroperatingrooms.On the 11th of Janu-

ary, a Recognition andAwardsdinnerwasheldfor the Belize NurseAnesthesia students.Seven students wererecognized for theircompletion of the ma-jorportionsoftheNurseAnesthesiaprogram.Allseven of the studentshave completed theiracademic requirementsand successfully taken the certification exam. Thestudents have additional clinical case requirementsthatwillbecompletedinthenextfewmonths.Theirprogram recognized the clinical constraints and be-ganwithastratifiedcaseloadrequirement.Studentshadabasicnumberofcasesrequiredforgraduation,and an additional number of cases required before

theycouldbeginworkingaloneasgraduates.Therewerethreestudentswhowereofferedsome

additional assistancewith academics and those stu-dents are anticipated to complete their program inJune. Theywill then take the certification exam inJune. It is anticipated that the program will finishwith ten students completing the NurseAnesthesiaProgram. The University of Belize will be award-ingall thestudentsapostbaccalaureatedegree thatwillallowthemtobelicensedasCertifiedRegisteredNursesinBelize.Originallythereweresixteenstudentsadmittedto

the program. The University selected the students,andHVObecameinvolvedshortlyaftertheselectionprocess.Notalloftheselectedstudentshadabach-elor’s degree upon admission, and provisions weremadebytheUniversityforallstudentstoobtaintheirbachelor’sdegreeduringthispostbaccalaureatepro-gram.LeciaBevans,CRNA, and a graduate of the first

HVOprograminBelize,joinedtheprograminSep-tember of 2013 as theUniversity of Belize faculty

member. The programwas coordinated bySuzanne Brown, Kate(Durkan)HammondandRichard Henker. KateHammond was able toutilize this project asa part of her capstoneproject, and was ableto bring some fundingfrom the AANA Foun-dation for an electronictracking/evaluation pro-gram (Typhon) thatwasextremely valuable incoordinationofaninter-nationalprogram.

ConsistentcommunicationutilizingSkype,e-mailandeveninternetteachingallwereveryvaluableinthecompletionofthisprogram.Numerousvolunteersdonatedtheirtimeandtalentstotheeducationofthisgroupof studentswhowillutilize their skills to in-creasethelevelofanesthesiacareinBelize.

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projects-physicaltherapy,nurseanesthesia,mentalhealth,emergencymedicine,internalmedicine,pedi-atrics,andoncology.In2012,HVOsignedaten-yearagreementwiththeMinistryofHealthBhutanandtheRoyalInstituteofHealthSciencestocontinuetosendvolunteerstotrainpersonnelinthehospitals.HVOisexcitedtoaidBhutaninfurtherestablishingitsnew-estmedicalschoolandpreparingthefacultywhowillonedaytrainBhutanesespecialists.


News & EventsHVO’s Expansive Vision

Theprojectincludescomputer-basedinstruction,su-pervisedpatientcare,on-linementoringbyorthodon-tists,andin-personinstruction.Oncologyvolunteershave set up long-distance monthly tumor boards.HVO is lookingatways toexpandon this,usingaglobalpanelofexpertswhoconsultandcollaborate.Suchinnovativeprojectswillnotreplacetheface-to-face training opportunities butwill be used to aug-mentvolunteerserviceandstrengthentheexchange.

Expand HVO’s In-country Outreach HVOalso is expanding its outreachwithin coun-tries. In many resource-scarce countries, resourcesand infrastructure tend tobeconcentrated inoneortwomajor cities.As a result,most ofHVO’s proj-ectshavebeen locatedat large teaching institutionsintheseurbancenters.Inrecentyears,HVOhasde-veloped partnerships withsmaller institutes locatedaway from the larger cities.These partnerships havestrengthened educationalresourcesandprovidedpro-fessional development op-portunities toareas inneed.HVO’sprojectsthataddresstheneedsofpopulationsfarfrom the capital cities notonlyimproveaccesstoqual-ity health care, but developthe triageand referralcapa-bilitiesoftheseinstitutes.

Expand HVO’s Programming Areas To address the changing needs of global healthcare, HVO intends to expand its programming inseveral different areas: trauma care and rehabilita-tion,women’shealth,andhospitaladministrationandmanagement.Theincidenceoftraumahasincreasedsignificantlyoverthelastdecade,asaresultofroadtrafficaccidents,civilunrest,andwar.Over5millionpeopledieeachyearfrominjuriesand90%ofthosedeaths occur in low- andmiddle-income countries.HVOcurrentlyhasprojectsin20countriesaddress-

ingtraumacarebutmanylackarehabilitationcom-ponent.Given the increasingneed for rehabilitationservicesasaresultofroadtrafficaccidents,violenceandchronicdiseases(suchasdiabetes,heartdiseaseandcancer),HVOisexploringnewmodelsforcom-prehensive programs that incorporate both surgicalandrehabilitationcomponents. Expanded efforts inwomen’s health carewill fo-cusontwomajorareas- trainingincervicalcancerscreening and treatment, and safe anesthesia in ob-stetric care.Cervical cancer is the thirdmost com-moncancerglobally,with80%ofcasesoccurringinresource-scarcecountries.Inthosecountries,itistheleading cause of death fromcancer amongwomen,resultinginsome190,000deathseachyear.Trainingin cervical cancer screening, treatment, and patienteducationcan lead toearlydetectionandtreatment,

with a greater potential forcure. Eachyear,hundredsof thousands ofwomen dieduringpregnancyandchild-birth, and the majority ofdeathsoccurinlow-resourcesettings. Most of thosedeathscouldhavebeenpre-vented if skilled providerswere present and availableto initiate emergency ob-stetric care. HVO projectsinbothEthiopiaandBelizehave demonstrated decreas-

es in the death ratewith training in safe anesthesiacare.HVOplanstoimproveandexpanditstrainingforanesthesiacareprovidersinresource-scarcecoun-tries. Anewareaoffocuswillbehospitaladministrationandmanagement.TherecentEbolacrisishighlightedthefragilestateofthehealthsectorinfrastructureinLiberiaandSierraLeone.Investinginthetrainingofhospital personnel to strengthen administrative andmanagement capacity is a universal need. Qualityof care, patient safety and improved outcomes areall impacted by the management systems in place

HVO’s Expansive Vision for Capacity Building Projects continued from page 1

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News & EventsHVO’s Expansive Vision

at hospitals. Developing and strengthening systemswill benefit providers - freeing their time to focusonpatientneeds,patients-whowillenterasystemwheretheirneedscanbemoreadequatelyaddressed,andcommunities-whowillfeelmoreconfidentthat,whenneeded,theirhospitalisreadytoservethem.

Expand HVO’s Sustainable Impact Two other areas of focuswill be developed.TheWyssScholarshipforFutureLeadersinGlobalHealthwillsupportprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesfor local health care providers.Thiswill allow our

colleagues abroad to attend conferences, regionaltrainings,etc.,furtherincreasingtheirknowledgeandexpandingtheirprofessionalnetwork. HVO’s evaluation component will be expanded,enablingonsiteevaluationsandempoweringourcol-leagueswithtoolstoreportonprojectimpact.Moredatawillbecollectedandanalyzed,sothattheinfor-mationgatheredcanbemorequicklyused toadaptprojectsasneeded,andbuildonsuccessfulelements. HVO is energized by the opportunities that areavailable and eagerly anticipates sharing themwithourvolunteers,membersanddonors.

Health Volunteers Overseas 2015-2018 Strategic Framework

Philanthropy

By strengthening our culture of philanthropy

and expanding our orga-nizational capacity, we will foster new partnerships and

attract new members and donors.

Communication

By raising our profile as a leader in developing

health care capacity, we will advance our engagement

with current and potential stakeholders.

Evaluation

By measuring and sharing our results, we will ensure positive impact and foster innovation for

new projects and partnerships.

EXPAND OUR GLOBAL REACH

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Special ThanksDONORS & IN-KIND DONORS

…to the following individuals and companies who have so generously donated teaching materials, equipment, supplies and other support:

AmericanAcademyof NeurologyAmericanAcademyof OrthopaedicSurgeonsAmericanAssociationofNurseAnesthetistsAmericanCollegeof PhysiciansAmericanDentalAssociationAmericanSocietyfor SurgeryoftheHandAmericanSocietyofClinicalOncologyJohnDoerr,DDSIntegraLifeSciences CorporationITMCorporationLeslieKean,MD,PhDNewEnglandJournalofMedicineOncologyNursingSocietyDavidSpiegel,MDStrykerOrthopaedics

…to the following donors for their generous financial support:

OyebimpeAdesina,MD

DorritAhbel,MDKayAhern,PT,CHTJaimo&BetsyAhnOluadeAjayi,MDLouisAlmekinders,MDAmericanDentalAssociationEricAnctil,MDTerriAndersenGaryAnderson,MDGay&GishAndersonRonAnderson,MD,MS,CPCEvanAndreyo,SPTAnonymous(3)IqbalAnwar,MDDeborahArmstrong,MDMr.&Mrs.David AsselmeierAssociationfortheAdvancementofWoundCareJenniferAudette,PhD,PTChadAugesonWillAughenbaugh,MDPatriciaBachiller,MDLaurelBaheAshaBajaj,PT,DPTEaswaranBalasubramanian,MDUrsulaBanzhafV.TedBarnett,MDMr.&Mrs.F.T.BarrDr.&Mrs.AlexBart

Bates-JensenWoundReachFoundationJudyBaum,PT,MSHALindaBaumann,PhD,RN,CSDavidBeauchamp,MDEugenioBeltran,DMD,DrPHLynnBemiller,MDPamelaBensonShaunBerger,MDEmilyBerry,MDGregoryBinder,CRNARichardBlack,PTCharlesBlitzer,MDCharlesBloomer,DDSVinceBogan,CRNA,DNAPGeorgeBogumill,MDWilliamBohl,MDMarilynBouldin,RN,MSN,PNPToddBourgeois,DPTMarkBrazinski,MDDanniBrown,RN,MSHollyBrown,MDWilliamBrown,DDSTimothyBrox,MDBettinaBrutsch,DPTRobertBucholz,MDF.PeterBuckley,MBBS,FRCAFrankBures,MDDr.&Mrs.MiguelCabanelaJohnCallahan,MDJamesCameron,MDMichaelCashdollarChrisCauthernHowardChait,MDLynetteCharityJohnChase,MDHelenCherrett,MAJeffreyClark,MDStanleyClark,MDJamesCobey,MD,MPH,FACSJoanneConroy,MDScottCook-Sather,MDCharlesCornell,MDRichardCoughlin,MD,MScJayCox,MDGlenCrawford,MD

SaundraCurry,MDStephenCurtin,MDChauDang,MDJoannaDavies,MBBS,FRCAThomasDegenhardt,MDLindaDeLamar,MSN,CRNA,CCRNDavidDenzel,MDCarlDePaula,MDRobertDerkash,MDLisaDobberteenDr.&Mrs.ChrisDobsonKarenDomino,MDRobertDonohue,MDDeniseDowd,MD,MPHElizabethDownes,DNP,MPH,MSN,RN-C,FNP,FAANPJohnDrake,MDMaryDudley,CRNA,MSThomasDumm,DDSAudrey&WilliamDusterMatthewDusterMindyDusterJamesDyreby,MDBethEllsworth,PTMegEnnsDaleErickson,MD,FACPSueAliceErickson,RN,MS,PhDJohnEsterhai,MDAlexEtemad,MDCharlesFailmezger,MDFrederickFakharzadeh,MDJamesFarer,DDS,MSD,FACPRitaFeinbergLisaFeintech,MDDawnFischerMargaretFletcher,PTShannonFoleyEricFornari,MDFrederickFoti,MDArturoFranco,DDSGraemeFrelickWalterFried,MDJeffFritzDavidFrost,DDS,MSAnnetteGalassi,RN,MA,OCNPhoto courtesy of Paul Hart



JosephineGeigerKennethGerman,MDJames&CherieGerryEricGershman,MDJennaGodfreyAndrewGoldstein,MDTorreyGoodman,MDFred&StasiaGreenewaltMarianGriffiths,MDSamanthaGrillo,MDR.MichaelGross,MDJanetLeahHaleMargaretHanna,CRNALeslieHardy,MHSRobert&CarolynHassJerriHatfield,PTArthurHazlewood,DDS,MPHNaderHebela,MDJudithHembree,PT,PhDRichardHenker,PhD,RN,CRNATheresaHennessey,MDWilliamHennrikus,MDThomasHighland,MDDeborahHiserClairHixson,MDPatHoekmanRobertHoffman,MDBrianHollander,DMDAllenHolloway,MDJ.MichaelHolloway,MDVirginiaHood,MBBS,MPHWilliamHorton,MDM.PatriciaHowson,MDHPCompanyMatch

DouglasHuene,MDIndianapolisHandSocietyJeffreyJacobsLindaandJohnJamesMichelleJames,MD&DavidArtaleCharles&GerryJenningsDianneJewell,PT,DPT,PhDStephanieJones,MDKaiserPermanenteDanKaspar,DDS,MSRonaldL.KatzFamilyFoundationTimothyKauffman,PT,PhD,MSJonathanKeeve,MDJulieKeller,MDMitchellKellert,DDSJohnKelly,DMD,MDMichael&JoanneKellyKemmeFamilyFoundationPeterKendallBenjaminKerman,MDGwee-SookKimJosephKingCindyKirby,PTKentKirkland,MDChristopherKotchick,DMDMichaelKowalikCharlesKremserGregoryKrivchenia,MDMichaelKrosin,MDStephenKulin,MDVijiKurup,MDHannahLane

MattLanham,ChFCThomasLarge,MDRussell&KarenLarsenChrisLaSalle,MDTheLaSalleFamily FoundationChristineLathuras,DDSGeraldLee,MDJeanneLeffers,PhD,RNKimberlyLeheckaRichardLemon,MDJuliaLeroux,RN,MSN,CWS,AGCNS-BCRandallLewis,MDThomasLewis,DDSMarthaLiggettRichardLitchfield,DMDKevinLittle,MDHerbertLouis,MDSamMacBride,MDToddMacFaddenHughMacMenamin,MDBethMacNairnAndrewMahoney,MDLorenzoMarcolin,MDEdwardMarshall,DDSJeanMartensJamesMatiko,MDAmirMatityahu,MDKathleenMazurePatriciaMcAdoo,PTSarahMcCarthy,FNPRobertMcClellan,MDJosephMcCormick,MDPaulaMcCree,MSEdwardMcDevitt,MD

LynnMcKinley-Grant,MDJimMcQualityJeanetteMesite-Frem,MHSAhouMeydani,MDSusanMichlovitz,PT,PhD,CHT&PaulVellemanGlennMilesAnneMiller,MDCraig&BarbaraMishlerJohnMitchell,MDClintonMoen,MDNkamMongwa,MSN,CRNAKathleenMooreBishop,MDRussellMorgan,DrPHMichael&KatharineMorleyPaul&SuzanneMuchnic

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StephanieMurphy,CPALewisNerenberg,MDStevenNicholsonRitaNicklas,MSNNadimNimeh,MDNorthShoreUniversityHealthSystemSarahNovotnyTimothyO’Brien,MDR.ScottOliver,MDJodyOlsen,PhD,MSWOrthopaedicResearch& EducationFoundationA.LeeOsterman,MDPaulPadyk,MDGeorgePantely,MDChristinePark,MDPECOFoundationVincentPellegrini,MDJamesPembrokeLindaPeoplesCherylPetersen,PT,MSAnnPflugrath,MDEugenePflum,MDJanPiper-Glasgow,DMDHowardPlace,MDJuliaPlotnick,MPH,RN,FAANRobertPorter,MDBerkleyPowell,MDWilliamPratt,MDDanettePrice,PT,MEdFredricPrice,MDPhilipProsapio,MDJeanPulosJohnPyne,MDSusanRaber,PharmD,MPHLouisRafetto,DMDDilliRamesh,MDDr.&Mrs.GeorgeRappJohnRawles,MDSandraRead,MDElizabethRegan,MD,PhDDr.Wingfield&ScottRehmusCharlotteReiter,RN,FNPEdwardRequenez,MDPamelaReynolds,PT,EdDDeleneRichburg,MDGaryRickettsRichard&CeceliaRiggins,MDDavidRobie,MDSelmaRosenfield,MD

SallyRudicel,MDKevinRumball,MDAndrewRuoff,MDSanjeevSabharwal,MDMaxSamimiErnestSammannRichardSandell,MDAntoinetteSander,PT,DPT,MS,CLT-LANAWudbhavSankar,MDStanleySchrier,MDRobertSchultz,MDDavidSchurman,MDStephenSchwartzGarySeiden,DDSKatieSellers,DrPHNathanSellersJohnSellman,MDJaySelman,MD,MSPatriciaShands,MDGilbertShapiro,MDMaureen&GeraldShekletonKelleySilberbergMarjorieSmithMarkSmithCharlesSnorf,MDRobertSnyder,MDChristy&JeffSoldatisJoeSpannDavidSpiegel,MDRobertStein,MD

FrancisStellaccioStevenStoddard,MDRichardStruckmeyerDavidStulmanVidyaSwaminathan,PhD,MSMarcSwiontkowski,MDPaulSwitlyk,MDJaredTadje,MDStephenTaitStephenTanVirakTan,MDJamesTaneyhill,DDSGeorgeTanner,MDMordechaiTarlow,MDSteveTibbettsAnneTierney,CRNA,MSNThomasTobinMarcTompkins,MDCharlesToner,MDRobertToon,MD,PhDMartinTorch,MDCheriTrousil,PTAngelineTrujillo,MDMark&TinaTuckerRoderickVanSurksum,DDSScottVarland,DDSYvonneVaucher,MD,MPHCynthiaVeheJ.TurnerVosseller,MDSeldenWasson,PT

JohnWeaver,MDStephenWeber,MDJamesWeis,MDJamesWest,MDBruceWheelerLeslieWheelockDariaWhiteRichardWhite,MDJohnWhitney,MDDavidWiebe,MDEricWiebke,MD,MBATroyWieblerJudithWiley,DNP,CRNAKayeWilkins,MDSharon&BasilWilliamsMartaWilliamsonStephenWilliamson,MDFelasfaWodajo,MDWendiWohltmann,MD,FAADRalphWolf,MDLarryWolfeNancyWong,PTRonaldWyatt,MDDavidWysongRebeccaYu,MDMichaelZak,DDSHarryZutz,MDRobert&MaureenZutzMarjorieZwingelberg

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Special ThanksTRIBUTE GIFTS

TRIBUTE GIFTInHonorofDorritAhbel,MDGertrudeAhbel-Dallas,MD

InHonorofBariBoyer&MarshallKatzenFredShuster

InHonorofLenaDohlman,MD,MPHAmericanSocietyforAnesthesiologistsDr.&Mrs.ClaesDohlmanJaneEasdown,MD

InHonorofJohnDrake,MDTaylorFerrell

InHonorofKimDunleavy,PhD,PT,OCSCarol&GlennWeisfeld

InHonorofEquilibriumStaff&ClientsKimDunleavy,PhD,PT,OCS

InHonorofDr.&Mrs.JamesFarerSolangeAbunassar,MD

InHonorofRitaFeinbergAndrewCulbertsonJoshFeinbergJaneHurd

InHonorofBeatriceFitchRob&LeslieBeatty

InHonorofNancyKelly,Dr.&Mrs.AndrewRuvo,Dr.DebSacco,Dr.&Mrs.AdamSerlo,Dr.&Mrs.BrianVanderseaDavidFrost,DDS,MS

InHonorofMaryJoGeyer,PhD,PT,FCCWS,CLT-LA-NALauraBolton,PhD

InHonoroftheGreshamFamilyLindaBlankenbaker

InHonoroftheWonderfulHVOStaffNancyKelly&MichaelHagan

InHonorofNeilKeats,MDJulieBelkin

InHonorofJonKolkin,MDCeciliaKolkinLairaRoth

InHonorofHenryKrigbaum,MDMaryKrigbaum

InHonorofBethesdaLarksnostrilCharlesThompson,MD

InHonorofIsadorLieberman,MDArthurNahatis

InHonorofPaulaLynch&MargaretPollackJohn&MarthaBollenbacher

InHonorofKarenMcKoy,MD,MPHJaneHamm

InHonorofSamirMehta,MDAdeleHamiltonPaulHeller

InHonorofH.DavidMoehring,MDChristineHuebner

InHonorofStephanieMurphyMargoLewisLauraNielMargarete-RosePaganoMillerRobin&DonaldScreen

InHonorofPhu&NhuNguyenLillyNguyen,CRNA

InHonorofMonthakanRatnarathorn,MDDerekJurykovsky

InHonorofPamelaReynoldsJohannaPaul

InHonorofAntoinetteSander,PT,DPT,MS,CLT-LANARobinLangford

InHonorofVictoriaSeligman,MDDr.&Mrs.IsaiahSeligman

InHonorofDr.TshewangThinleySamuelBaker,MD

InHonorofUCDTitus1Reunion2014GlennMiles

InHonorofLarryWolfeJohnLancaster

InHonorofHarryZutz,MDLaurie&HowardFriedmanRobert&MaureenZutz

IN MEMORY OF...InMemoryofDr.OswaldoBarreraCarlosFranco InMemoryofAlmaParrishDealVol&JanMoody

InMemoryofBrianDunleavy,MaureenDunleavy,&AmandaDunleavyKimDunleavy,PhD,PT,OCS

InMemoryofKennethGregg,MDJudyGregg

InMemoryofFloyd&HelenaJergesenHarryJergesen,MD

InMemoryofDavidLovejoy,MDHenryStowLovejoyMarthaLovejoyMaryLovejoy

InMemoryofFrederickMeyer,MDShepardHurwitz,MD

InMemoryofVirginiaMoehringElaineGranquist

InMemoryofJayNogi,MDKimberlyWesdock,PT,MS,PCS

InMemoryofWilliamP.NorrisClaytonKoppes,PhD

InMemoryofJamesPuhl,MDDr.&Mrs.PaulHermanson


Reflections from the FieldVOLUNTEERS REPORT ON THEIR ASSIGNMENTS

Dr. Dean Laochamroonvorapongse, MD, MPH ∙ Anesthesia ∙ VietnamIalsogaveaPALSlectureto70+nursesbecauseIwastoldthattheywereinterestedinpediatricresuscitation.TherestofthetimeIspenttherewasencouraging,supervising,andperformingultra-soundguidedperipheralnerveblocks.Theyareveryskilledtechnicallyandjustneededourreas-suranceandaffirmationthattheywereperformingtheseblockscorrectly.Attheendoftwoweeks,Isawthemtakingtheinitiativetousetheultrasoundindependentlyandhopethistrendcontinues.

Darren Smith, Psy.D ∙ Mental Health ∙ Bhutan IcansayconfidentlythatIfeltusefulandthattheirneedsasbudding[mentalhealth]therapistswerecertainlymet.IfeelasthoughtheyareabletousetheskillsthatItaughtthemtobettertreattheirpatientsmovingforward,andultimately,Ithinkthatiswhat’smostimportant.

Brett Fink, MD ∙ Orthopaedics ∙ NicaraguaIexpectedtoteachmuchofwhatIknowaboutfootandankleprocedurestothesurgeonsthere,butIfoundmytraumaknowledgetobemuchmorehelpful.Ilearnedmostlyhowagroupofextremelyintelligentandresourcefulsurgeonstherecanmakedo,andprovidereasonablecareatanegligiblecost.Itwasatrulyremarkableexperience.

Stephanie Windler, PT, DPT, NCS ∙ Physical Therapy ∙ MalawiMy fondest teachingmemory at the rehab hospitalwaswith a patient namedKingsley.Kings-ley is a22yearoldmanwithaT11complete spinalcordinjury.Dayafterday,Inoticedhimcometothegym.Hewouldstartwithhisupperbodyexerciserou-tine,performsittingbalanceexercisesandstandintheparallelbarswithhislegsplints.Inspeakingwiththestudentwhowastreatinghim,Irealizedthatthether-apistsandstudentswerenotaddressinghiswheelchairmobilityskills.Inoneweek,wetaughthimhowtodoawheelie,navigatecurbsandramps,outdoorterrainandcompleteafloortransfer.Kingsleywassohappyandthankfultohavelearnedthesenewtechniquesandfeltpreparedtogetbackintothecommunity.Thestudentsweresohappytohavetaughthimtheseskills.

Donna Venezia, MD ∙ Internal Medicine ∙ CambodiaForthosedoctorswhovolunteerandareuncertainifthey’vemadeadifference,thereweretwodif-ferentinstanceswhereIwasuncertainaboutthenextstepinthemanagementofanendocrineandarheumatologypatientandthejuniordoctorscorrectly(Ilookeditup)toldmethenextappropriatestep-sayingthatpreviousvolunteershadgiventhemthisinfoinlectures.Theseareclearlybright,youngdoctorswhowanttoanddolearn!

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