OVERVIEW

Women's Health is organized by Remote Care Education.

Learn how to effectively provide care for women in mission settings
A midwife in a remote jungle village wakes you at 3 AM because of a breech birth. A malnourished 16-year-old primigravida keeps throwing up her prenatal vitamin. Three million girls undergo unsafe abortion annually...and one of them is brought to your mission, unresponsive and septic. An HIV+ mom in a refugee camp asks you if she should breastfeed her HIV- baby. This course covers competencies related to maternal and general women’s health as well as how to navigate unfamiliar cultures during medical mission work.

Lesson Plan:

Maternal Health Mission Work | 73 minutes
A review of the burden of maternal health issues and common presentations in developing regions, as well as protocols for rapid assessment of maternal health emergencies and the role of prenatal care in preventive health. Participants should gain confidence in the assessment and treatment of maternal health conditions, and improve patient outcomes through high-value preventative interventions.
Births in Resource-Limited Settings | 83 minutes
Learn what to do when one of your patients goes into labor, especially in remote settings or otherwise without access to advanced services. Learn tips to make sensitive prenatal consults a positive experience for you and your patients and their families. Review normal progression of labor and common birth emergencies, as well as neonatal care needs and resuscitation. Participants should gain increased confidence approaching maternal health consults in resource-limited settings, and improve maternal outcomes in medical aid settings.
Genitourinary & Breast Presentations in Developing World Settings | 49 minutes
Review of men’s and women’s genitourinary health issues including lithiasis, masses, infections, functional disorders, and special tropical manifestations of genitourinary disease such as quartan malaria, filariasis, and envenomation. Breast health is included, with an emphasis on primary prevention and diagnosis in remote settings. Participants should gain confidence and competence in recognizing and managing genitourinary and breast health issues in remote or resource-limited settings.
Cultural Competence | 63 minutes
Review common but often unexpected cultural issues that arise during consults across wide religious, ethnic, geographic, language, and socio-economic gulfs. Learn skills to communicate more effectively with patients, utilize translators, and reduce medical errors related to miscommunication. Participants should gain confidence when approaching consults in unfamiliar cultural settings and using cultural competency skills to improve clinical outcomes.