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Information about WHSO 2013-2014 at the Wayne State University School of Medicine. This is our presentation from the Mass Meeting.

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“Helping Students Help the World”

www.waynewhso.org

World  Health  Student  Organiza3on  

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www.waynewhso.org

2013-­‐2014  Execu3ve  Board  President

Vice President of Internal Affairs Vice President of External Affairs

Treasurer Secretary

Drug & Supplies Co-Chair Drug & Supplies Co-Chair

Fundraising Sustainability Co-Chair Sustainability Co-Chair

Local Co-Chair: Freedom House Local Co-Chair: World Medical Relief

Research Webmaster

Haiti M1Trip Leader Haiti M2 Trip Leader Panama Trip Leader

Peru Trip Leader Ecuador M1Trip Leader Ecuador M2 Trip Leader

Faculty Advisor

Michael Oom Kennen Less Danny Orabi Dan Malach Malati Vadapali Dave Springstead Jeff Lankowsky Jennie Meier Amy Li Jessica Campf Daniel Wei Zach Steffes Craig Tschautscher Meera Gebrael Terrie Ahn Priyanka Singh Jennifer Brady Phil Jackson Alex Borchert Sarah Stern

Dr. Chih Chuang

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WHSO Mission

  Provide opportunities to our fellow students to gain medical and cultural experience outside our communities

  Provide free medical care to under-served populations in developing countries

  Serve citizens of Detroit by organizing community outreach projects and mentoring the youth

  Educate our fellow students on global health issues

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WHSO Details

  Largest organization on campus  Push the limits of the school’s resources

  Last Year  Sent over 90 students out of the country  Treated 3000 patients  Brought over 5000 lbs of drugs and supplies  Trips raised about $30,000 collectively

  Growth  Research  Partnerships  Clinic

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Planned Trips

  M1 Trips  Haiti  Panama  Peru  Ecuador

  M2 Trips  Haiti  Ecuador

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Trip Overview

  ~20 students per trip   Each trip will have

2 physicians and 2 M4 students, in addition to nurses and translators.

  Sustainable Relief project on each trip

  A great mix of clinical experience, adventure and fun!!!

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Clinics

  Some with already established clinic

  Some makeshift through local connections

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Sustainability

  Installed Water Filters

  Local Connections   Physical Therapy

Education   Hygiene Education   Health Education   Greenhouse Project

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What you are waiting to hear about

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Ecuador 2014! M2: Saturday, March 15th - Sunday, March 23rd M1: Wednesday, May 14th - Saturday, May 24th

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Where in the World?

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WHSO   This year the M1 Summer trip to Ecuador will be planned by Alex

Borchert and the M2 Spring trip to Ecuador will be planned by Sarah Stern. Both trips will be coordinated with Jorge Vargas and the local community in the coastal villages of Agua Blanca and Rio Blanca near the beach town of Puerto Lopez.

  Students will have the opportunity to set-up and provide local health care along villages on the coast where it is difficult for residents to visit far away Ecuadorian health clinics.

  Students will stay in hostels, eat at local eateries, and have the opportunity to visit local beaches. There will also be days set aside at the end of the trip to go sightseeing and experience Guayaquil and the Galapagos Islands.

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Quick Details…   Potential Itinerary 1st Day: Travel

Fly into Guayaquil, Ecuador 3-4 hr bus ride to hostel in Puerto Lopez

Days 2 - 5: Clinic Short bus ride from Puerto Lopez to Agua Blanca for clinic everyday Drive to Guayaquil to stay overnight in hostel

Days 6 – 9/10: Galapagos Islands Fly to Galapagos (Santa Cruz) from Guayaquil Boat ride to Isabella Island Boat back to Santa Cruz

11th Day: Travel Home Fly back to Guayaquil and then to US

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Destinations

Agua Blanca

Puerto Lopez

Guayaquil

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Details about Ecuador

  Large majority speak Spanish! Don’t worry if you don’t know Spanish because there are Amigos Medicos language sessions here at school and there will be translators at the clinic in Ecuador

  Ecuador straddles the equator. How cool is that?   Guayaquil is the largest city in Ecuador (where we will be

flying in)   Population ~15 million   Since 2000, they use the US dollar and Ecuadorian centavo

coins (same value as US coins). They commonly use the US $1 coins.

  Majority of Ecuadorians are Roman Catholic   In the coastal regions they eat a lot of seafood (fish, shrimp

and ceviche), plantain- and peanut-based dishes

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  Ecuador has the Pacific Coast on the west side of the country, the Andes Mountains running through the middle and the Amazon rainforest, taking up just under half of the country, in the east.

  The Galapagos are 620 miles west of mainland   Mount Chimborazo (6,310 m = 20,702 ft = 3.9 miles above sea

level) is considered the most distant point from the center of the earth (given the ovoid shape of the planet).

  The pacific coast has a tropical climate: in March it is usually 75-88°F. Because it is on the equator, the sunrise and sunset are at constant times (6:20am sunrise and 6:20pm sunset). It is mostly cloudy throughout March. There is a good chance of light to moderate rainfall during some portion of the day (relatively humid).

Details about Ecuador

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Health in Ecuador

  They have a public health-care system that allows people to be seen in public general hospitals at no cost for services in areas such as pediatrics, gynecology, clinical medicine and surgery.

  However, these hospitals are mainly in the large cities and are hard for people from surrounding rural communities to get to.

  In rural communities they have access to community health care centers.

  Life expectancy = 75 years   23% of children under 5 are chronically malnourished

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Patient Demographics in Agua Blanca

  Potential Patients: In the past, the group was able to see and treat about 400-700 patients, working from approximately eight in the morning to five in the afternoon.

  Demographic of Patients: Historically, most of the patients seen in the clinic are rural farm workers. Allergic rhinitis, upper respiratory tract infections, joint and muscle pain, arthritis, gastroenteritis, GERD, dermatologic fungal infections, diabetes, and many others have been noted to be the most frequent and common diagnoses

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Who?  M1s   2 Physicians   2 M4s

 M2’s   2 Physicians   2 Residents

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Guayaquil

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…and the Galapagos Islands!

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Approximate Costs *

Flight to Ecuador: $900-$1000 Room and Board on Mainland: $600 Lunch (not included): $60 Galapagos Flight/Tour/Trip: $1260

Flight: ~$450 Tour: $700 Galapagos Entrance Tax: $100 Ingala Fee for Galapagos National Institute: $10

Extra-curricular: $100-$200 Total: ~$2800-$3000

•  *Based on current proposed budgets/itinerary

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Questions?  Any Questions?

  Alex Borchert-M1 Trip Leader   [email protected]

  Sarah Stern-M2 Trip Leader   [email protected]

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Facts  about  Hai3  

  Na3onal  Languages:  French  and  Hai3an  Creole  

  Country’s  Popula3on  –  9,893,394  

  Port-­‐au-­‐Prince  Popula3on  –  1,234,800  

  Hai3  Physician  Density:    3  per  100,000  

  U.S.  Physician  Density:    3  per  1,000  

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Hai3  Healthcare    80%  of  the  popula3on  lives  below  the  poverty  

line  

  LiTle  to  no  healthcare  access    Highest  incident  of  HIV/AIDs  outside  of  Africa    Ranks  last  in  Western  Hemisphere  in  terms  of  

healthcare  spending  

  Highly  suscep3ble  to  preventable  diseases  

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Haiti was named the most water impoverished nation by the WHO

Children have to resort to drinking polluted water

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Pa3ent  Demographics    Hypertension  

  Diabetes  

  Malnutri3on  and  Dehydra3on  

  Gesta3onal  Care  

  Gastroesophageal  Reflux  Disease  (GERD)  

  Vaginal  Infec3ons/STIs/HIV  

  Parasites/Worms/Tropical  Fungi  

  Tinea  Corporis  

  Diarrhea  

  Cholera  

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Clinic Set-up

Patient Waiting

Triage

Patient History

History Waiting

Pharmacy Waiting

Pharmacy

Triage Waiting

Doctor

Doctor

Doctor

Doctor

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M2  Hai3  Trip  Details

  Trip  Coordinator:  Priyanka  Singh,  M2  

  When:  Dec  27,  2013  –  Jan  4,  2014  

  Host  Organiza8on:  Rays  of  Hope  for  Hai3  

  Physicans:      Diane  Levine,  MD,  Internal  Medicine;  Vice-­‐Chair  Educa3on    Jimmy  BeloTe,  MD,  Obstetrics  &  Gynecology  

  Students:    WSU  Pharmacy  Students    University  Notre  Dame  D’Hai4  Medical  Students    WSU  M4s  Karam  Asmaro  and  Lauren  Kroll  

  Clinical  experience:  Over  600+  pa8ents  served  in  four  clinic  days!!!

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M1  Hai3  Trip  Details  

  Trip  Coordinator:  Terrie  Ahn,  M2  

  When:  Feb  22  –  Mar  2,  2014  (tenta3ve)  

  Host  Organiza8on:  Rays  of  Hope  for  Hai3  

  Physicans:      Pamela  Williams,  MD,  Family  Medicine    Zubin  Mukadam,  MD,  Internal  Medicine  

  Students:    University  Notre  Dame  D’Hai4  Medical  Students    WSU  M4s  (TBD)  

  Clinical  experience:  Over  1000+  pa8ents  served  in  six  clinic  days!!!

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Even  as  M1s,  you  can…    Prac3ce  taking  focused  pa3ent  histories  –  great  for  Clinical  Medicine  OSCE  prac3ce  

  Take  vitals  (weight,  temperature,  BP,  pulse,  O2  Sat.)  

  Present  cases  to  physicians  

  Prac3ce  neuro  exam  

  Pelvic  exams;  pregnancy  exams  

  Give  vaccines,  run  IVs  

  Point-­‐of-­‐care  tes3ng      Pregnancy  tests;  glucometers;    

urinalysis;  etc.  

  Run  the  pharmacy      Great  way  to  learn  drugs!  

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Sustainability Projects   Permanent Water Filtration Systems

  Aquapaks

  Permanent Clinic   Collaborative effort between WSU and UNDH   Serving patients in Cite Soleil

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Accommoda3ons  

  The  Eucalyptus  Guest  House,  Port-­‐au-­‐Prince    

  Ameni3es  include:    Electricity    WI-­‐FI  

  Clean  Drinking  Water  

  3  Bathrooms  with  warm  water!  

  All  meals  included  

  Your  own  maTress,  sheets  

  SWIMMING  POOL  

  “A  Home  Away  From  Home”  

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Your  Well-­‐Deserved  Beach  Day    Where:  Club  Indigo  

  Buffet  Lunch  

  Swimming  Pool,  Volleyball,    

  Souvenirs  and  Street  Ar3sts  

  Beach  and  Ocean  views!  

We work and play hard!

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Approximate  Costs    Flights  -­‐  $650-­‐700  

  Daily  Fees  (Housing,  Food)  -­‐  $450  

  Transporta3on  (Bus,  Driver,  Gas)  -­‐  $150  

  Translators  -­‐  $140  

  Rays  of  Hope  Fee  -­‐  $50  

  Security  -­‐  $100  

  Miscellaneous  -­‐  $200  

  TOTAL  TRIP  COST  -­‐  $1600-­‐1800  

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Ques3ons  or  More  Info?  

M1  Hai8  Trip  Coordinator:  

Terrie  Ahn  

[email protected]  

M2  Hai8  Trip  Coordinator:  

Priyanka  Singh  

[email protected]  

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• Panama, a young republic with a growing economy and a democratic social organization • Last four decades experienced gradual changes in its health determinants that have made it possible to overcome many communicable diseases • Overlap of communicable and non communicable diseases in all sectors of the population • Access to health care is main difficulty, despite universal healthcare

Location of 2014 trip: Darién Province

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  Despite universal health care, many Panamanians have lack of access to health care

  The province's population is small, dispersed and heterogeneous, located in small towns linked to waterways. ~50,000 people

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  Mission- Empower volunteers to facilitate sustainable solutions in under resourced communities while fostering local cultures.

  Vision -Improve equality of life by igniting the largest student-led social responsibility movement.

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  Trip Goers: ◦  20 M1s ◦  2 doctors ◦  2 M4s

  Housing and food: ◦  Summer-camp style

bunk room ◦  All meals provided on

clinic days

  Meet your doctors:

  Dr. Chuang ◦  Internal med/Pediatrics ◦  Director of Global

Health and Education ◦  Faculty Advisor for

WHSO

  Dr. Connor: Ob/GYN

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  Trip Dates (could vary by 1 day)   Day 1: Depart Detroit and arrive in Darien (Feb 22,

2014)   Day 2: Overview and clinic preparation   Day 3: Clinic   Day 4: Clinic   Day 5: Clinic   Day 6: Clinic /Cultural Sustainability Day   Day 7: Vacation (up to the group)   Day 8:Vacation   Day 9: Vacation   Day 10: Travel Home (March 2)

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  Trip costs per person

  Program fee: $820 includes food, housing, insurance, in country transportation, etc.

  Flight: $700-$900 depending on current costs

  Fourth year program fee contribution: $90

  Translators + medication donation for Global Brigades: $55

  Vacation: ~$300 depending on what you guys choose to do Panama city, nice islands

  miscellaneous: ~$200 to bring with you for extra food and souvenirs

  Total: ~2,400 including EVERYTHING

  also consider cost of any vaccinations you need to get: Thyphoid, Hep A, Hep B, Malaria prophylaxis

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PERU   WSU School of Medicine   WHSO M1 Peru Trip   Trip Leader: Philip Jackson

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Demographics

• Capital city of Lima, Peru • Language: Spanish or Quechua • 30% below poverty line • 60% below poverty line in the Ollantaytambo District

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Ollantaytambo •  Rural district outside of Cuzco, Peru •  Over 9000 ft above sea level •  Due to geographic isolation, limited

health care •  Limited electricity, running water, road

access •  Most villagers make living through

farming and raising livestock •  Last inhabited city of the Incan Empire

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Sacred Valley Health

“Our vision is: - rural inhabitants of Peru's Sacred Valley have access to quality health care services - partnerships with government and NGOs maximize access to resources; every community has at least one trained promotora de salud (community health worker) - each promotora serves as an agent of change and health advocate for his or her community.”

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Itinerary: Feb. 22- March 2 •  Feb 22-Arrive in Cusco, stay night in hostel •  Feb 23-Transfer to Ollantaytambo, explore

village, set up for clinic •  Feb 24-Macchu Picchu •  Feb 25-Sustainability project (most likely will be

patient education) •  Feb 26-28- Clinic! •  March 1-Transfer to Cusco, explore city •  March 2-Transfer to airport, leave Peru %

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3 Day Clinic

•  Location: Ollantaytambo and surrounding villages

•  Expect to see over 5oo pts

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Sustainability

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Machu Picchu   Day trip to Incan ruins and optional Waynapicchu climb

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$$$ •  Program Fee- $250 (includes donation and

translators) •  Lodging- $180 (includes 6 nights at homestays

with 3 meals/day and 2 nights at a hostel with breakfast)

•  Transportation- $80 •  Flights- $1300-$1700 •  Machu Picchu- $160- $200 (depends on

Waynapicchu) TOTAL: $2000-$2600

Highly dependent on flights!

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Questions, Comments, Concerns • Visit waynewhso.org

• Email [email protected]

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Why does it cost so much?

  DRUGS   Setting up clinics from scratch   Supplies   Transportation   Guides/Host Site   Translators   Security

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Fundraising

  Expect each trip as a group to raise $3000 through fundraisers  Not that difficult  Money toward drugs and supplies

  Additional for sustainability  Depending on Location

  Guidance from our Fundraising Chair

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Membership

  $35 for New Members  $25 for Returning Members

  WHSO T-Shirt   WSUSOM Flip Flops   Just about the only way to

volunteer at Freedom House

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Trip Requirements

  4 total for M2s ; 5 total for M1s  Telefund (required)  Ethnic Fair  Amigos Medicos Language Sessions (½)  Freedom House  WMR  Clinic (Covenant or S.A.Y.)

  Must be a member to go on a trip

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Local

  Temporary home for survivors of persecution around the world seeking legal asylum in the US.

  Offer monthly 2 hour health presentations to educate residents and monitor basic health.

“There is a place where the persecuted can heal”

http://www.freedomhousedetroit.org/

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Local

  Facilitate the distribution of surplus medical resources where they are needed

  Offer our time to help sort medical supplies every Saturday morning

http://www.worldmedicalrelief.com/

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Impact – Global

  In many of the locations volunteer medical teams are the only care they ever receive  Some only 1 per year

  Saved Lives   Lasting Impact

 Sustainability Projects  We’re dreaming big

  Research  Repeating trips to same locations  Measure and track progress

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Impact – Personal

  Perspective   Cultural Immersion   Some of the best clinical experiences you can get,

especially in 1st year   What you make of it   Connections

 Doctors  Fellow students  Local

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What to do now?

  Apply for a Trip at waynewhso.org   M1 Applications due Sept 15th   M2 Applications due Sept 1st

  Volunteer and get involved with WHSO   Contact us with ideas!

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Thank You!

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Questions?