Slides from the TeamMED Launch night held early in 2014. Provides an overview of TeamMED, exciting events and trips for 2014, and information about the 2014 Tonga trip.jyg
3. • To allow students to actively participate in global
health initiatives
• To support students in the preparation of their
own global health initiatives
• To build relationships with developing
communities that are sustainable and mutually
beneficial
• To enhance students’ understanding and
awareness of healthcare in developing
communities
Our Objectives
4. TeamMED
TM Global Health
Initiatives
Community Outreach
Trips
Local Volunteer
Opportunities
Education
Individual Student
Medical Electives
Resource Collection
and Donation
What Do We Do?
5. • Holistic projects
– Health promotion
– Donation of medical
equipment
– Village outreach
projects
– Cultural exchange
• Structured trip program
– Pre-trip preparation: meet
your team, cultural/
language courses, research
and needs
analysis, fundraising, skills
training
– Detailed day-to-day program
– Proper de-briefing
Community Outreach Trips
6. 1. Recognise that patients’ rights are universal.
2. Put your host community’s interests first.
3. Give local trainees priority.
4. Emphasise education.
5. Think long-term sustainability.
6. Do not use the ‘developing world’
for practising your skills.
7. Practise quality medicine.
8. Know your limits.
9. Have a focus.
10. Consider the broader implication of your presence.
10 Ethical Guidelines
A Guide to Working Abroad, MJA, 2011
7. • Focusing on community’s needs
• Teaming up with existing services
• Capacity and infrastructure building
• Good donation principles
• Multiple return visits
Medical
students
Host
community
Ensuring Mutual Benefits…
8. TONGA 2013Sneak Peek: Where do we go?
TONGA!! UGANDA!!
NEPAL!!
… Upcoming
Indigenous Trip!!
More info to follow!!
11. • Elective information night
– Held on April 14th
– Practical information session
• TeamMed’s elective guide
– Download it from www.teammed.org
– Contextualized to Monash medicine faculty
• Resource donation
– Contact us 6 weeks in advance!
Student Elective Support
15. • OBESITY
– 69% obese
• Heart disease
• Diabetes
– 18% of Tongans have diabetes,
– By 2030, 25% of pop will be diabetic
• Access to healthcare resources
Tonga – the health issues
Started in 2009Student run not-for-profit organisationFocus on providing students with global health experience and opportunities
We’re all about a hands on, action approach! Hoping to allow students to develop their health care and cultural skills whilst getting involved in activities that are truly valuable
Not overseas hospital attachment. Optimize your time there Unlike medical tourism companies – do not make a profit for the trips and don’t ask you to pay exuberant fees – you just have to work out funding for your own travel to the destination and accomodation/living expenses once there – generally very cheap!Fundraising – for resources/equipment other needs of the community that we either bring with us or help the community to purchase
Personal and professional benefits stand to gain from Developing countries to have the opportunity to do procedures and see weird and wonderful diseases Make a difference, value add to the community, create an impact, develop sustainable relationship
Recent year’s teammed have become unique as a central facility for collection, storage and supply of donated medical resources. Used to be a similar one associated with melbourneuni but I don’t believe they are in operation any moreA great way you can get involved in teammed is to approach your various hospital or GP placements and ask if they have any resources they may be able to donate. We have some forms and advice available if you want to do this.Currently in need of a resource coordinator to facilitate this process! You would basically be a part of our general committee so get to participate in all team activities plus run the resource program. Ben is available tonight –last years coordinator if you’d like to chat about what that involves. If you’re interested come and see us tonight or send us an email.
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