This CME activity will help prepare the International Humanitarian volunteer for delivering surgical care in a low resource setting for treatment of common surgical and obstetric conditions.   In developing and in-crisis countries, the surgical volunteer must truly be a “generalist” and able to handle an array of surgical conditions.  This 1 ½ day course will provide an overview of the scope of conditions that one might encounter in resource- limited environments. Through a variety of techniques including skill stations and simulation, participants will familiarize themselves with several relevant procedures, as well as the essential elements of surgical safety, ethics, and cultural considerations required for such settings.  Specific skill areas that will be taught are orthopedic dislocations and fracture management with traction pins and external fixation, cesarean sections, post-partum hemorrhage, primary repair of inguinal hernia, wound and burn management, hand cutting of skin grafts and basic skin flaps, emergency burr holes, hysterectomy, uterine evacuations, tendon repairs, tropical medicine for surgical diseases, and low resource anesthetic techniques.

1. personal preparedness
2. ethical considerations
3. tropical medicine relevant to surgical disease
4. low-resource anesthesia
5. fracture and dislocations management
6. cesarean section
7. post-partum hemorrhage
8. tubal pregnancy treatment
9. wounds and burns management
10. hand cut skin grafts
11. emergency “blind" burr holes
12. hand injuries, tendon repairs
13. intrauterine evacuation/ D&C
14. techniques for difficult cesarean deliveries:breech, transverse lie, and impacted head presentations
15. emergency hysterectomy
16. inguinal - primary tissue hernia repair

Registration fee includes course materials, certificate of participation, breakfast and lunch.

Physicians - $950

Allied Health Professionals - $950

Register online with Visa or Master Card.  If you prefer to pay by check or need assistance, please call (650) 497-8554 or email stanfordcme@stanford.edu.  Your email address is used for critical information, including registration confirmation, evaluation, and certificate. Be sure to include an email address that you check frequently. 

STAP-eligible employees can use STAP funds towards the registration fees for this activity.  Complete the STAP Reimbursement Request Form and submit to your department administrator. 

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received in writing no less than 20 days before the course will be refunded, less a 20% administrative fee. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date. Please send cancellation requests to stanfordcme@stanford.edu.

Stanford University School of Medicine reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 
 Stanford University School of Medicine is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME Conference Coordinator.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency

The planners and speakers of this CME activity have been encouraged to address cultural issues relevant to their topic area for the purpose of complying with California Assembly Bill 1195. Moreover, the Stanford University School of Medicine Multicultural Health Portal contains many useful cultural and linguistic competency tools including culture guides, language access information and pertinent state and federal laws.  You are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Health Portal: http://lane.stanford.edu/portals/cultural.html

Conference Contact:

Debbie Aube
Meeting Planning Specialist
Ph:  (650) 724-5318
Email:  debaube@stanford.edu

Location
Li Ka Shing Center for Learning & Knowledge
Room 120, 1st Floor
291 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305
(650) 725-6884
https://conferencecenter.stanford.edu/

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Course Director:

Sherry M. Wren MD, FACS, FCS(ECSA)
Vice Chair and Professor of Surgery
Director of Global Surgery, Center for Global Health and Innovation
Stanford University 
Director Clinical Surgery
Palo Alto Veterans Hospital

Co- Course Director:

Kay Daniels, MD
Clinical Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology-Maternal Fetal Medicine
Stanford University