EmoryIMVC Speaker Schedule by Date and Time

EMORY UNIVERSITY MEDICAL VOLUNTEERISM CONFERENCE
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HOMELESS PROGRAMS Youth and adult volunteers: Helping the homeless in

Atlanta with free medical services.
Saturday, 8:30AM -
April 17 10:30AM WH207 Dorsett, Jolita
HOMELESS PROGRAMS Establishing programs to treat mental illness in the
homeless population of Atlanta.
Saturday, 8:30AM -
April 17 10:30AM WH207 Frye, Liz MD
HOMELESS PROGRAMS Teaching meditation and mindfulness to homeless
youth in Atlanta with peer co-leaders: the results of a
pilot research project. Saturday, 8:30AM -
April 17 10:30AM WH207 Grabbe, Linda RN
HOMELESS PROGRAMS Volunteering with House Calls to the Homeless
Saturday, 8:30AM - Morreale, Steve MD
April 17 10:30AM WH207 MODERATOR
HOMELESS PROGRAMS House calls to the Homeless: The development of a
street medicine program.
Saturday, 8:30AM -
April 17 10:30AM WH207 Withers, Jim MD
WHERE TO BEGIN: TIPS ON The ABC's of Volunteer Management: You Have the
GETTING LAUNCHED TO People…Do You Have a Plan?
VOLUNTEER
Saturday, 8:30AM - Beason, Jacinda CO-
April 17 11:30AM WH 208 MODERATOR
WHERE TO BEGIN: TIPS ON An update on the availability of free malpractice
GETTING LAUNCHED TO insurance for health care volunteers (FTCA program).
VOLUNTEER
Saturday, 8:30AM -
April 17 11:30AM WH 208 Hiller, Martin
WHERE TO BEGIN: TIPS ON Promoting & facilitating volunteer experiences for
GETTING LAUNCHED TO retired healthcare professionals: An overview of TAP-IN
VOLUNTEER
Saturday, 8:30AM -
April 17 11:30AM WH 208 Lundberg, George MD
WHERE TO BEGIN: TIPS ON Preparing for an international medical mission: A
GETTING LAUNCHED TO comprehensive perspective of lessons learned from
VOLUNTEER personal experience.
Saturday, 8:30AM -
April 17 11:30AM WH 208 Norton, Scott MD
WHERE TO BEGIN: TIPS ON How to move from interest to involvement: removing
GETTING LAUNCHED TO the barriers that keep you from the opportunities.
VOLUNTEER
Saturday, 8:30AM - Reichart, Bill
April 17 11:30AM WH 208 MODERATOR
WHERE TO BEGIN: TIPS ON Getting started planning a health care volunteer team.
GETTING LAUNCHED TO
VOLUNTEER
Saturday, 8:30AM -
April 17 11:30AM WH 208 Stone, Barbara
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COMMUNITY Volunteer opportunities for both medical and lay

STRENGTHENING & people to help Mayan Indians in Guatemala and
EMPOWERING Nicaragua: offering the span of healing from surgery to
spiritual health with Health Talents International.
Saturday, 8:30AM - 12
April 17 NOON SOM 110 Agee, Marie
COMMUNITY Strengthening the health & development capacity of
STRENGTHENING & 220 Guatemalan Mam Indian women from 12 villages
EMPOWERING through skill building and microfinance.
Saturday, 8:30AM - 12 Foster, Stanley MD
April 17 NOON SOM 110 MODERATOR
COMMUNITY Carolina for Kibera: bringing health and hope to the
STRENGTHENING & slums of Nairobi, Kenya.
EMPOWERING
April 17 NOON SOM 110 Frye, Liz MD
COMMUNITY Providing medical care and health education to exiled
STRENGTHENING & Tibetan monks, nuns, and laypersons in South India.
EMPOWERING
Saturday, 8:30AM - 12 Fuerstman, Lou MD &
April 17 NOON SOM 110 Chatterjee, Rinku,MD
COMMUNITY Taking volunteerism to the front lines of social action: A
STRENGTHENING & program focused on addressing common treatable
EMPOWERING ailments among nomadic communities in rural Kenya,
where there is a wide spectrum of health issues, from
malaria to complications from childbirth.
April 17 NOON SOM 110 Kimpur, Michael
COMMUNITY Giving hope to orphans and street children in Eastern
STRENGTHENING & Africa by: a) Providing medical care, education, food,
EMPOWERING and clean water; b) Building a self-sustaining orphan
village.
April 17 NOON SOM 110 Kowalske, Richard MD
COMMUNITY Volunteering to provide healthcare assistance and
STRENGTHENING & other services to the river-banks people of the Amazon
EMPOWERING Basin (Brazil) through World Hope Mission Ministry.
Saturday, 8:30AM - 12 Moreira, Jonathas Rev.
April 17 NOON SOM 110 Dr.
COMMUNITY Child Care Foundation: Bringing physicians, nurses, and
STRENGTHENING & other health care providers on board to provide
EMPOWERING medical outreach and health education in rural Nigeria.
Saturday, 8:30AM - 12 Omohwo, Edwin MD,
April 17 NOON SOM 110 MPH
COMMUNITY Science for peace in the Middle East: Promoting
STRENGTHENING & biomedical research collaboration between Israelis and
EMPOWERING Palestinians
April 17 NOON SOM 110 Zughaier, Susu
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SURGERY PROGRAMS The blessings and challenges of career volunteerism in

mission surgery.
April 17 NOON SOM 130 Adolph, Harold MD, FACS
SURGERY PROGRAMS A general surgeon’s insight into the challenges of
performing wartime and developing world surgery in
difficult areas such as Sudan, Congo, and Pakistan.
April 17 NOON SOM 130 Cooper, Warren MD
SURGERY PROGRAMS Building bridges between Emory and Egypt: Seeing
patients, sharing knowledge, and performing difficult
surgical procedures…improving the picture of the USA
in the Middle East.
April 17 NOON SOM 130 Mansour, Kamal MD
SURGERY PROGRAMS Surgery in the developing world: Surgery, global
health, and the Emory Global Surgery Initiative.
Saturday, 8:30AM - 12 Pollack, Jon MD
April 17 NOON SOM 130 MODERATOR
SURGERY PROGRAMS The empty niche of surgery within global health;
disparities that exist between low and high income
countries. Saturday, 8:30AM - 12
April 17 NOON SOM 130 Sakran, Joe MD
SURGERY PROGRAMS A unique rural-based surgical training initiative using
mission hospitals as a response to african surgical
manpower needs: Lessons learned in setting up
surgical education in mission hospitals.
April 17 NOON SOM 130 Steffes, Bruce MD
SURGERY PROGRAMS Treating the fistula women of Africa: How medical
volunteers can not only cure these women’s urinary
problems, but also give them a new psychological
lease on life…from social outcast to cultural inclusion.
April 17 NOON SOM 130 Wheeless, Clifford MD
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TEACHING & DEVELOPING An innovative medical school partnership: Emory

INFRASTRUCTURE FOR School of Medicine partners with Ethiopian medical
PROGRAMS IN DEVELOPING schools to teach cardiology to Ethiopian medical house
COUNTRIES staff
Saturday, 8:30AM -
April 17 12:30PM SOM 120 Dollar, Allen MD
TEACHING & DEVELOPING Providing the education and resources necessary to
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR establish sustainable medical programs in developing
PROGRAMS IN DEVELOPING countries: an overview of programs focused on blood
COUNTRIES banking, transfusion medicine, pediatrics, neonatology,
intensive care, and cardiac surgery. Saturday, 8:30AM -
April 17 12:30PM SOM 120 Eaton, Cynthia Basso
TEACHING & DEVELOPING Teach the teachers: A sustainable educational program
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR to establish pediatric emergency medicine by certifying
PROGRAMS IN DEVELOPING providers and instructors in the following: Pediatric
COUNTRIES Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Pediatric Emergency
Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) in
the Republic of Georgia and Honduras. Saturday, 8:30AM - Goo, David MD
April 17 12:30PM SOM 120 MODERATOR
TEACHING & DEVELOPING Delivery of health care in rural tribal areas of India by a
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR physician couple from the USA: An example of public
PROGRAMS IN DEVELOPING private partnership with win-win results.
COUNTRIES
Saturday, 8:30AM - Joshi, Haren and Tolat,
April 17 12:30PM SOM 120 Pratima
TEACHING & DEVELOPING Teaching to fish: Building medical infrastructure
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR through medical volunteerism.
PROGRAMS IN DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES
Saturday, 8:30AM -
April 17 12:30PM SOM 120 Kutner, Steve
TEACHING & DEVELOPING The challenges and rewards of starting hospitals ‘from
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR scratch’ in Sub-Saharan Africa.
PROGRAMS IN DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES
Saturday, 8:30AM -
April 17 12:30PM SOM 120 Oubre, Bert
TEACHING & DEVELOPING Volunteering to teach Radiology and Interventional
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR Radiology to physicians, students, nurses, ancillary
PROGRAMS IN DEVELOPING personnel, etc. in the Andes of Peru.
COUNTRIES
Saturday, 8:30AM -
April 17 12:30PM SOM 120 Tisnado, Jamie MD
TEACHING & DEVELOPING The establishment and support of neurosurgical
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR residency programs in developing regions: the
PROGRAMS IN DEVELOPING challenges and opportunities.
COUNTRIES
Saturday, 8:30AM -
April 17 12:30PM SOM 120 Viswanathan, Ashwin MD
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HEALTH EDUCATION & Raising awareness regarding the importance of

WELLNESS upliftment and medical literacy: The *ANGEL Network
for upliftment & medical literacy
Saturday, 8:30AM - Antin, Deb & Pucci,
April 17 1:00PM WH 205 Spencer
HEALTH EDUCATION & A cardiologist’s mission and passion to teach the two
WELLNESS things that we should all be doing to keep from having
either a heart attack or stroke.
Saturday, 8:30AM - Chung, Andrew B.
April 17 1:00PM WH 205 MD/PhD
HEALTH EDUCATION & “What’s in a Doctor’s Bag?” Clubs.... Pre-med students
WELLNESS giving dynamic live presentations to educate
elementary school kids about what to expect during a
visit to the doctor.
Saturday, 8:30AM -
April 17 1:00PM WH 205 Chung, Andy
HEALTH EDUCATION & Tackling public health concerns such as obesity,
WELLNESS diabetes, heart disease, etc through helping people in
urban areas develop personal and community
vegetable gardens. Saturday, 8:30AM -
April 17 1:00PM WH 205 Compere, Suzy
HEALTH EDUCATION & LFAGA: Raising awareness and educating the Latino
WELLNESS Community on lupus in Georgia.
Saturday, 8:30AM -
April 17 1:00PM WH 205 Drenkard, Cristrina MD
HEALTH EDUCATION & Laughter For Wellness: An overview of the international
WELLNESS movement of laughter programs to combat stress-
related illnesses and foster mental health, and a
demonstration of laughter yoga. Saturday, 8:30AM -
April 17 1:00PM WH 205 Ellison, Debbie
HEALTH EDUCATION & From the cocoon of academic gastroenterology
WELLNESS emerges the healing voice of a ‘Physician-Musician on
a Mission’ teaching kids to “Get on a Mission of
Nutrition.”
Saturday, 8:30AM -
April 17 1:00PM WH 205 Fine, Kenneth MD
HEALTH EDUCATION & Childhood obesity…A fighting chance: The
WELLNESS development of Impact Athletics, a nonprofit track &
field association.
Saturday, 8:30AM -
April 17 1:00PM WH 205 Hampton, Lynn
HEALTH EDUCATION & HealthRock) – -- Music, educational songs and videos: A
WELLNESS fun and effective way to teach health literacy to all
ages
Saturday, 8:30AM - Seibel, Mache MD
April 17 1:00PM WH 205 MODERATOR
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HEALTH EDUCATION & Renovacion Conyugal is the only organization in GA

WELLNESS that provides coordinated prevention service for Latino
families in the area of healthy family relationships for
couples, teens, and parents all in Spanish.) Renovacion
Conyugal: Addressing the need for coordinated health Saturday, 8:30AM -
prevention and educational services for Latino families April 17 1:00PM WH 205 Urbina, Belisa
ADVOCACY FOR THE in Georgia.
HEALTH OF UNINSURED &
UNDERINSURED PATIENTS:
Grady: Advocacy for Grady
Hospital & Grady Patients… Saturday, 10:00AM - Fort, Vincent
A Case Study April 17 11:30AM WH 206 MODERATOR
ADVOCACY FOR THE
HEALTH OF UNINSURED &
UNDERINSURED PATIENTS:
Grady: Advocacy for Grady
Hospital & Grady Patients… Saturday, 10:00AM - McDonald, Tim
A Case Study April 17 11:30AM WH 206 MODERATOR
SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS: (Associate Dean of Community Health) -- Community
MEDICAL VOLUNTEERISM AS Volunteerism at Morehouse School of Medicine.
AN INTEGRAL PART OF
MEDICAL & HEALTH
EDUCATION
Saturday, 11:00AM -
April 17 2:30PM WH 207 Blumenthal, Dan MD
SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS: How administrators can encourage an atmosphere of
MEDICAL VOLUNTEERISM AS volunteerism within the school community.
AN INTEGRAL PART OF
MEDICAL & HEALTH
EDUCATION
Saturday, 11:00AM - Clifton, Maurice MD

April 17 2:30PM WH 207 MODERATOR
SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS: Providing both a clinical abroad experience for
MEDICAL VOLUNTEERISM AS chiropractic students and an infrastructure for
AN INTEGRAL PART OF chiropractic care in developing countries.
MEDICAL & HEALTH
EDUCATION
Saturday, 11:00AM - Hillsberg, Bonnie, DC,

April 17 2:30PM WH 207 MHA, M.Ed
SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS: (coordinator, South Georgia Farmworker Health Project)
MEDICAL VOLUNTEERISM AS – The success of Emory PA program’s volunteer team
AN INTEGRAL PART OF with developing a program for free medical care for
MEDICAL & HEALTH migrant and seasonal farm workers over the past 15
EDUCATION
years.
Saturday, 11:00AM -
April 17 2:30PM WH 207 Himelick, Tom MD
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SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS: International Service Learning, learning the ropes of

MEDICAL VOLUNTEERISM AS international volunteerism and providing free medical
AN INTEGRAL PART OF care in Central America and Tanzania... A student
MEDICAL & HEALTH shares her experiences traveling with ISL and
EDUCATION
information on how others can get involved.
Saturday, 11:00AM -
April 17 2:30PM WH 207 Jacobson, Hilary
SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS: The shadow program; for students who want to
MEDICAL VOLUNTEERISM AS volunteer to be at the heart of emergency medicine at
AN INTEGRAL PART OF Emory Hospital.
MEDICAL & HEALTH
EDUCATION
Saturday, 11:00AM -
April 17 2:30PM WH 207 Miles, David RN
SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS: Volunteer Emory’s health-related community
MEDICAL VOLUNTEERISM AS partnerships
AN INTEGRAL PART OF
MEDICAL & HEALTH
EDUCATION
Saturday, 11:00AM -
April 17 2:30PM WH 207 Shieh, Jocelyn & Yu, Nina
SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS: The importance of teaching medical residents about
MEDICAL VOLUNTEERISM AS community service and humanism.
AN INTEGRAL PART OF
MEDICAL & HEALTH
EDUCATION
Saturday, 11:00AM -
April 17 2:30PM WH 207 Wimberly, Yolanda MD
COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA Fostering cultural sensitivity to Hispanic migrants in
EFFORTS the U.S.: Teaching English speaking doctors
communication skills and how to do a history and
Saturday, 11:30AM - Green, James, MD
physical in Spanish.
April 17 2:30PM WH 206 (DocRoc) MODERATOR
COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA Distributing Health education & services information
EFFORTS for Migrant Farm Workers in the United States: the
Farmworker newspaper.
Saturday, 11:30AM -
April 17 2:30PM WH 206 Hays, Paul
COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA Contributing multimedia skills to mobilize for meeting
EFFORTS health needs.
Saturday, 11:30AM -
April 17 2:30PM WH 206 Kelli, Heval
COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA How medical volunteers can make an impact via
EFFORTS international telemedicine.
Saturday, 11:30AM -
April 17 2:30PM WH 206 Norton, Scott MD
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COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA A Nurse Executive and Communications Arts major son,
EFFORTS who is physically challenged, collaboratively write a
series of books. The results: A career and
empowerment for her son, and a passion to help others
discover this avenue of self-actualization..."Challenge Saturday, 11:30AM - Obrien, Barbara L, RN &
Accepted and Met." April 17 2:30PM WH 206 Obrien, Marc
COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA Breaking language barriers: The challenges of giving
EFFORTS presentations to educate families in developing
countries about health and hygiene when you have
limited language skills. Saturday, 11:30AM -
April 17 2:30PM WH 206 Parham, Mahtab Melissa
COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA Networking and connecting the experts to address
EFFORTS medical and health needs via website development
and collaborative books.
Saturday, 11:30AM -
April 17 2:30PM WH 206 Pejic, Maki
COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA Combining the teaching of Medical Spanish, cultural
EFFORTS sensitivity, and international medicine with the
provision of health care to the needy of Latin America:
Mayan Medical Aid’s Medical Spanish program in
Guatemala. Saturday, 11:30AM -
April 17 2:30PM WH 206 Sinkinson, Craig MD
COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA Photography with the Flying Doctors: Contributing
EFFORTS multimedia skills to mobilize for meeting health needs.
(also his photos will be on exhibit at the conference)
Saturday, 11:30AM -
April 17 2:30PM WH 206 Wolkis, Ed
COMMUNITY CLINICS (ob/gyn & holistic healer) - Promoting health in the
uninsured / low-income population in Atlanta by
incorporating holistic / preventive practices at local
free clinic House of Grace. Saturday, 11:30PM -
April 17 3:00PM WH 208 Goodman, CJ MD
COMMUNITY CLINICS The unique community atmosphere of the Physicians
Care Clinic, providing care for patients in Dekalb
County, Georgia who do not have medical insurance
and do not qualify for any government programs. Saturday, 11:30PM - Kreisle, Mary RN
*possibly Dr. Gary Botstein April 17 3:00PM WH 208 MODERATOR
COMMUNITY CLINICS The components needed for an effective neighborhood
health clinic for the medically indigent.
Saturday, 11:30PM - Lesser, Laurence MD

April 17 3:00PM WH 208 (Lanie)
COMMUNITY CLINICS The HEALing community center at City of Refuge: The
process of combining faith-based, academic, and
community organizations to address the health needs
of underserved populations.
Saturday, 11:30PM - Moore, Charles MD and
April 17 3:00PM WH 208 Johns, Tony Pastor
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COMMUNITY CLINICS The story of HEAL, a new free Community Center in

Atlanta, at the City of Refuge. HEAL focuses on Health,
Education, Assessment & Leadership.
Saturday, 11:30PM -
April 17 3:00PM WH 208 Rostad, Mitch
COMMUNITY CLINICS Organizational structures from band-aid clinics to
FQHCs and in between: Optimizing your volunteer
effort with community needs.
Saturday, 11:30PM -
April 17 3:00PM WH 208 Thurston, Joanne
COMMUNITY CLINICS Volunteering at an inner-city non-profit health clinic:
The Good Samaritan Health Center.
Saturday, 11:30PM -
April 17 3:00PM WH 208 Warren, Bill
COMMUNITY CLINICS How a doctor and an education minister developed a
full service community clinic: The impact the Fayette
Care Clinic has had in serving the underserved and
teaching medical students the nuts and bolts of serving
the underserved.
Saturday, 11:30PM -
April 17 3:00PM WH 208 Watford, Sheryl
EXPANDING VOLUNTEER Engaging students and professionals to serve as
EFFORTS mediums of social change in the areas of health,
education, and economic development: The Global
HEED social entrepreneurship model. Ahmed, Zain, MD &
Saturday, 12 Noon Bandyopadhyay, Sonny,
April 17 -3:00PM SOM 130 MD
EXPANDING VOLUNTEER Making the transition from a mission participant to a
EFFORTS mission leader: Lessons learned from mission work in
Ecuador.
Saturday, 12 Noon
April 17 -3:00PM SOM 130 Lincenberg, Sheldon MD
EXPANDING VOLUNTEER Using the resources and talents of the African Diaspora
EFFORTS as a strategy to give back: Medical missions to Africa,
particularly in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.
Saturday, 12 Noon
April 17 -3:00PM SOM 130 Ojomo, Akinwale
EXPANDING VOLUNTEER Mobilizing faith based teams of medical and surgical
EFFORTS physicians, dentists and medical students to meet
health care needs in third world countries: Insights
from the Honduras experience.
Saturday, 12 Noon
April 17 -3:00PM SOM 130 Rutledge, Kenneth MD
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EXPANDING VOLUNTEER The challenges of expanding medical mission

EFFORTS opportunities given the current standards of mission
work.
Saturday, 12 Noon Thiltgen, Steven

April 17 -3:00PM SOM 130 MODERATOR
EXPANDING VOLUNTEER Empowering and mobilizing the faith community to
EFFORTS make an impact in the health of the underserved.
Saturday, 12 Noon
April 17 -3:00PM SOM 130 Wallace, Debbie DrPH
EMERGENCY / TRAUMA / ER Pre-med student, spent summer 2008 working at an
PROGRAMS ob/gyn and pediatrics hospital in Nigeria – “The need
for Emergency Medical Services in Nigeria and other
parts of Africa.” Saturday, 12:30PM - Ajibade, Omotola CO-
EMERGENCY / TRAUMA / ER Developing EMS, trauma and emergency care
PROGRAMS programs and training local providers in life saving
techniques in India.
Saturday, 12:30PM -
April 17 3:00PM SOM 120 Abraham, George, MD
EMERGENCY / TRAUMA / ER Facilitating teaching, training, and improving access to
PROGRAMS care for orthopedic and trauma related injuries in
developing countries.
Saturday, 12:30PM -
April 17 3:00PM SOM 120 Caldwell, Amber
EMERGENCY / TRAUMA / ER Teaching basic and advanced resuscitation techniques
PROGRAMS to doctors, nurses and paramedics, as well as
introducing EMS to the streets of India.
Saturday, 12:30PM -
April 17 3:00PM SOM 120 Chopra, Quincy
EMERGENCY / TRAUMA / ER The challenges of setting up intensive care units in
PROGRAMS third world countries.
Saturday, 12:30PM - Staton, Gerald MD

NURSING & PHARMACY A pharmacist getting involved locally and
PROGRAMS internationally in making healthcare available to the
underserved…from Atlanta (Dekalb County) to Kenya.
Saturday, 12:30PM -
April 17 3:00PM SOM 110 Bloomfield, Michael RPh
NURSING & PHARMACY The ‘Travel’ Nurse: Expanding nursing practice beyond
PROGRAMS the bedside and combating burn out among RNs.
Saturday, 12:30PM - Flores, Dennis RN
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NURSING & PHARMACY Transforming the indigenous: Working from a bottom-

PROGRAMS up approach through the creation of mission programs
that empower the poor and create lasting change:
Nurses for the Nations, treating malaria in Liberia.
Saturday, 12:30PM -
April 17 3:00PM SOM 110 McMahon, Mary RN
NURSING & PHARMACY Important considerations when establishing
PROGRAMS pharmaceutical formularies in developing nations
Saturday, 12:30PM -
April 17 3:00PM SOM 110 Norton, Scott MD
NURSING & PHARMACY Challenges with the pharmaceutical supply chain for
PROGRAMS small NGOs.
Saturday, 12:30PM - Notrica, Michelle
April 17 3:00PM SOM 110 PHARMD
HOSPICE VOLUNTEER How "203 Days", an end-of-life documentary, has
PROGRAMS combined volunteering, family, and filmmaking locally,
to impact hospice staff and volunteers nationally.
Sunday, April 9:00AM -
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HOSPICE VOLUNTEER Volunteer opportunities in the hospice setting:
PROGRAMS volunteering at United Hospice Atlanta.

18 10:30AM WH 206 Nelms, Doris
HOSPICE VOLUNTEER
PROGRAMS
Sunday, April 9:00AM - Renault, Gillian,

18 10:30AM WH 206 MODERATOR
HOSPICE VOLUNTEER Volunteering in a local hospice
PROGRAMS

18 10:30AM WH 206 Taylor, David MD
MENTAL HEALTH IN Chicago police officers’ youth ministries: identifying
AMERICA’S YOUTH and addressing the mindset of the youth population,
and strategies for impacting their mental health. Chapman, Eddie
Sunday, April 9:00AM - MODERATOR & Williams,
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MENTAL HEALTH IN Camp Stand: Encouraging youth to make and commit
AMERICA’S YOUTH to healthy choices through a nature and science “rite
of passage” camp experience.
Sunday, April 9:00AM - Moody, Revonda CO-
18 11:30AM WH 207 MODERATOR
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AN OVERVIEW: HOW TO Specializes in nursing clinical support) – Insights into a

VOLUNTEER IN YOUR OWN spectrum of local volunteer activities from free clinics
COMMUNITY – OPPORTUNITIES to free health screening programs.
FOR MEDICAL & LAY PEOPLE
Sunday, April 9:00AM - 12
18 NOON WH 208 Adams, Jewel, RN
AN OVERVIEW: HOW TO Lessons in finding joy in medical retirement: taking the
VOLUNTEER IN YOUR OWN fork in the road that you never really explored before.
COMMUNITY – OPPORTUNITIES
18 NOON WH 208 Appelrouth, Dan, MD
AN OVERVIEW: HOW TO The Office of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve
VOLUNTEER IN YOUR OWN Corp: opportunities for all to volunteer in one’s own
COMMUNITY – OPPORTUNITIES local community to support public health,
FOR MEDICAL & LAY PEOPLE preparedness, response, and recovery through an
organized Medical Reserve Corp Unit.
Sunday, April 9:00AM - 12 Cobb, Clara, MSN, RN,
18 NOON WH 208 CFNP, & Handra, Kathy
AN OVERVIEW: HOW TO Volunteering within one’s own private practice – heart
VOLUNTEER IN YOUR OWN surgery for all: How a heart surgeon never turned down
COMMUNITY – OPPORTUNITIES a patient who needed care.
18 NOON WH 208 Hatcher, Charles, MD
AN OVERVIEW: HOW TO Volunteering in one’s own practice: Providing lung
VOLUNTEER IN YOUR OWN transplantation to those Georgia residents without
COMMUNITY – OPPORTUNITIES insurance or financial resources to afford it.
18 NOON WH 208 Lawrence, Clint, MD
AN OVERVIEW: HOW TO Volunteering close to home: how to incorporate
VOLUNTEER IN YOUR OWN volunteering into a busy work schedule.
COMMUNITY – OPPORTUNITIES
Sunday, April 9:00AM - 12 Murphree, Rose, RN
18 NOON WH 208 MODERATOR
AN OVERVIEW: HOW TO From bedside reading with sick kids to delivering
VOLUNTEER IN YOUR OWN overstocked goods for use in clinics and missions…
COMMUNITY – OPPORTUNITIES ideas for independent volunteer work for the lay
FOR MEDICAL & LAY PEOPLE person.
18 NOON WH 208 Umstead, Tom
SUSTAINING VOLUNTEER The Peruvian American Medical Society: Improving
EFFORTS healthcare delivery and medical education in Peru.
18 NOON SOM 110 Alvarado, Carlos S, MD
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SUSTAINING VOLUNTEER SAVE: Creating Sustainable Partnerships for Change…

EFFORTS bringing North American and Latin American health
professions volunteers together to meet the medical,
dental, and social needs of high risk youth in Peru.
Sunday, April 9:00AM - 12 Centrone, Wayne MD
18 NOON SOM 110 MODERATOR
SUSTAINING VOLUNTEER The intersection of "Western" or North American driven
EFFORTS medical campaigns/missions and sustainable local
projects…from experience in Peru.

18 NOON SOM 110 Gehringer, Bob, MD
SUSTAINING VOLUNTEER How to make short-term trips sustainable, ethical, and
EFFORTS effective: an example from Haiti.
18 NOON SOM 110 Leeds, Ira MD
SUSTAINING VOLUNTEER The delivery of responsible humanitarian aid during
EFFORTS short and long term surgical missions and delivery of
disaster relief; considerations including outcomes
assessment and provision for follow up.
18 NOON SOM 110 McQueen, Kelly MD
SUSTAINING VOLUNTEER Perspectives from a student volunteer intern in a Lagos
EFFORTS hospital: The Changing face of healthcare in Nigeria.
18 NOON SOM 110 Ajibade, Olaseni
THE HAITI CHALLENGE & Project Haiti: A medical student group partnership with
RESPONSE: An inside Project Medishare to serve rural Haiti.
perspective from volunteers
who were on the front lines
during the recent crisis, and
others with expertise on Haiti
Sunday, April 9:00AM - HARLAND
18 1:00PM CINEMA Beally, Melissa
THE HAITI CHALLENGE & The challenges of providing medical help to the needy
RESPONSE: An inside in rural Haiti.
18 1:00PM CINEMA Cadet, Jean
THE HAITI CHALLENGE & Unique experiences as an undergraduate student
RESPONSE: An inside volunteer at the Hospital Albert Schweitzer in Haiti.
18 1:00PM CINEMA Curci, Sylvie
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DENTAL HEALTH Training non-dentists to do certain dental treatments

(simple extractions and fillings) during short mission
trips.
Sunday, April 9:00AM - Cunningham, Bruce,
18 2:00PM WH 205 DMD
DENTAL HEALTH Dental-Medical Mission trips with Rivers of the World
(ROW) to remote villages on the Amazon River.
Sunday, April 9:00AM - Davis, Walter Ray Jr,

18 2:00PM WH 205 DDS, MSD
DENTAL HEALTH The Ben Massell Dental Clinic: Building a replicable
dental clinic model for one stop comprehensive health
and human services.
18 2:00PM WH 205 Miller, Gary
DENTAL HEALTH The satisfaction and challenges of providing dental
care to low-income homeless and refugee patients of
the Good Samaritan Clinic in Atlanta.
18 2:00PM WH 205 Patten, Karyl, DDS
DENTAL HEALTH Wisdom Trooth: Confessions of a sometime molar
crusader -- A dental journey from Washington D.C. to
remote Alaska and rural Vietnam.
18 2:00PM WH 205 Shulman, Stan, DDS
PEDIATRIC PROGRAMS Palestine Children's Relief Fund: Nineteen years of
providing specialized surgical care to children in the
Middle East…an overview and personal experiences.
Abughazaleh, Khaled
Sunday, April 9:00AM - DDS, DMD & Sosebee,
18 2:00PM SOM 120 Steve MD
PEDIATRIC PROGRAMS The triumphs and challenges of treating neural tube
defects in children in Guatemala.

18 2:00PM SOM 120 Boulis, Nick MD
PEDIATRIC PROGRAMS Seeing is believing: The joy and satisfaction primary
health care volunteers gain from providing consistent
care and witnessing the growth and development of
school children enrolled in the Kenya Project. *10-15
minute presentation or speak on a panel
18 2:00PM SOM 120 Kennedy, Ann NP
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PEDIATRIC PROGRAMS The challenges and rewards of practicing pediatric

urology surgery in El Salvador.
Sunday, April 9:00AM - Middlebrooks,

18 2:00PM SOM 120 Brenda, CPNP
PEDIATRIC PROGRAMS Performing large scale screenings, setting up teams to
improve pediatric cardiac surgical care in developing
countries, and what to do with the children as we wait
for conditions to improve. Milhoan, Kirk MD, PhD,
Sunday, April 9:00AM - FACC, FAAP
18 2:00PM SOM 120 MODERATOR
PEDIATRIC PROGRAMS Mending the broken hearts: The richness of experience
in screening and treating congenital heart defects in
children in Mongolia.

18 2:00PM SOM 120 Rich, Anita RN
PEDIATRIC PROGRAMS A comprehensive program providing treatment and
follow up of a common birth defect among indigenous
children in Central and South America: Cleft lip and
palate. Roser, Steve, DMD, MD /
Sunday, April 9:00AM - Buffin, Dana, MD /
18 2:00PM SOM 120 Bailey, Carl, MD
PEDIATRIC PROGRAMS – 15 minute video presentation - FACE TO FACE:
International in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam --facial
plastic and reconstructive surgeons helping children
who have been abandoned due to facial deformities
18 2:00PM SOM 120 Silver, William, MD
PEDIATRIC PROGRAMS Pediatric urology in El Salvador: The discovery of needs
and the evolution of a medical mission.

18 2:00PM SOM 120 Smith, Edwin, MD
PEDIATRIC PROGRAMS The rich experiences of practicing pediatrics in Sierra
Leone with Joshua International Ministries.

18 2:00PM SOM 120 Sutherland, Nadia, MD
CULTURAL SENSITIVITY & (Samaritan’s Purse / World Medical Missions) – A
ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY IN general surgeon’s experiences volunteering with World
VOLUNTEER EFFORTS Medical Missions, and his insights into the intersection
of faith and practice as it relates to medical
volunteerism. Sunday, April 11:00AM -
18 2:00PM SOM 130 Cooper, Warren, MD
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CULTURAL SENSITIVITY & Examination of the ethical pitfalls of global health

ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY IN volunteerism, ethical mandates of immersion
VOLUNTEER EFFORTS programs, and how to evaluate a potential experience
from An ethical standpoint to avoid doing more harm
than good and to operate on sound ethical footing.

18 2:00PM SOM 130 Evert, Jessica, MD
CULTURAL SENSITIVITY & Programs mostly serving Haiti) & Vicki Flier Hudson --
ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY IN How to be culturally sensitive to the local / indigenous
VOLUNTEER EFFORTS populations you are serving during missions abroad.
Sunday, April 11:00AM - Spurlock, Rick, MD &

18 2:00PM SOM 130 Flier, Vikki
CULTURAL SENSITIVITY & The unexpected benefits of serving outside your box:
ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY IN how serving in different countries and cultures changes
VOLUNTEER EFFORTS you for the better.

18 2:00PM SOM 130 Stewart, Richard, MD
CULTURAL SENSITIVITY & The ethical challenges of global health volunteerism.
ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY IN
VOLUNTEER EFFORTS

18 2:00PM SOM 130 Suchdev, Parminder, MD
CULTURAL SENSITIVITY & Someone once said, “Every medical encounter is a
ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY IN cross-cultural encounter.” Whether in the U.S. or in
VOLUNTEER EFFORTS other countries, medical volunteer efforts involve
cross-cultural issues including social, economic, ethnic,
religious, education, or language. Cultural humility and
sensitivity as well as respect are vital.
Sunday, April 11:00AM - Tarpley, Margaret

18 2:00PM SOM 130 MODERATOR
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT: Bringing it all home: A doctor's international medical
GETTING YOUR FAMILY ON mission work and his growing family as he adopts kids
BOARD during these missions.
18 12:30PM WH 206 Dollar, Allen MD
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT: Medical mission trips abroad (Dominican Republic)
GETTING YOUR FAMILY ON beginning at age 8: it’s never too early to begin making
BOARD an impact.
18 12:30PM WH 206 Roberts, Matthew
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FAMILY INVOLVEMENT: An alternative vacation: The nuts and bolts of choosing

GETTING YOUR FAMILY ON volunteer service trips to underserved areas as family
BOARD vacations.
Sunday, April 11:00AM - Tarpley, John
18 12:30PM WH 206 MODERATOR
MENTAL HEALTH Narcotics Anonymous through volunteerism:
PROGRAMS Volunteers educate substance abusers so that they
understand the destructive effects of drug abuse and
they feel empowered to focus on improving their
lifestyle. Sunday, April 11:30AM -
18 3:00PM WH 207 Albert, Charles L
MENTAL HEALTH The Environmental Company… A unique volunteer
PROGRAMS program: Using brains to save bucks (or How a shrink
learned that nobody gives a damn about the
environment if it doesn’t help their pocketbook).
Sunday, April 11:30AM - Cohen, Sheldon, MD
MENTAL HEALTH (1of 2 presentations) Combating mental illness through
PROGRAMS street outreach and radio: National Alliance on Mental
Health (NAMI.org) in the United States and Puerto Rico.

18 3:00PM WH 207 Hays, Paul
MENTAL HEALTH Impacting the lives of children with Tourette Syndrome
PROGRAMS with a normal camp experience where they don’t have
to explain their symptoms: Camp Twitch & Shout
(Camp Twin Lakes)… more than a camp.
18 3:00PM WH 207 Kardon, Patricia RN
MENTAL HEALTH Educating family caregivers about the evaluation and
PROGRAMS assistance of patients with dementia: Registry for
Remembrance – a community / academic partnership.

18 3:00PM WH 207 Parker, Monica MD
MENTAL HEALTH Building partnerships between faith communities and
PROGRAMS mental health advocates to address the needs of those
with mental illness.

18 3:00PM WH 207 Radulovacki, Branko MD
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MENTAL HEALTH The development and maintenance of a Therapeutic

PROGRAMS Garden Project at AiJalon Inc. Alzheimer’s Day Facility:
helping reduce stress for the Alzheimer’s participants
and caregivers alike.
18 3:00PM WH 207 Williams, Pamela
PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS An overview of the global water crisis and the dramatic
impact clean water can have in eradicating preventable
diseases worldwide: Providing clean water and
sanitation to villages around the world through an
innovative eco-friendly method of sustainable funding
-Examples from Kenya, Uganda, Sri Lanka, and
Nicaragua.
Sunday, April 12 Noon
18 -2:00PM SOM 110 Church, Nina
PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS Not One More Life: A program focused on pulmonary
screening and education in minority populations.
Sunday, April 12 Noon Clark, Margaret A, MS,

18 -2:00PM SOM 110 RN, RRT - NPS
PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS The development of a program for training and
certification for those who measure blood pressure and
for how to do a rapid survey to assess the health needs
of any area in the world.
Sunday, April 12 Noon Grim, Clarence, MD CO-
18 -2:00PM SOM 110 MODERATOR
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PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS Grass roots public health efforts with the Peace Corps…
volunteers working with communities and their leaders
to provide education relating to communicable
diseases such as Guinea Worm and HIV/AIDS.
Sunday, April 12 Noon
18 -2:00PM SOM 110 Jessop, Kyle MODERATOR
PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS Implementing an HIV prevention and treatment
program in Cambodia and South Africa.
Sunday, April 12 Noon Wilson-Baker, Jennett,

18 -2:00PM SOM 110 RN
HOSPITAL VOLUNTEER Volunteering in hospitals in Michigan
PROGRAMS
Sunday, April 12 Noon -
18 2:00PM WH 208 Dhawan, Neeta
HOSPITAL VOLUNTEER Volunteering at Crawford Long Hospital
PROGRAMS
18 2:00PM WH 208 Gonzalez, Tracy Russel
HOSPITAL VOLUNTEER How teens can give back to the community by using
PROGRAMS their special talents and volunteering in the local
hospital. Sunday, April 12 Noon -
18 2:00PM WH 208 Ke, Rhona
HOSPITAL VOLUNTEER Volunteering at St. Joseph’s Hospital
PROGRAMS
Sunday, April 12 Noon - Margol, Esther CO-
HOSPITAL VOLUNTEER The benefits of volunteering in a hospital for: a) Anyone
PROGRAMS interested in the medical field. b) Anyone looking for a
way to utilize their own experiences and expertise to
make a difference. c) Retirees / seniors looking for Sunday, April 12 Noon -
something to do to give back 18 2:00PM WH 208 Muhammad, Cecilia RN
HOSPITAL VOLUNTEER The joys of inspiring and coordinating hospital
PROGRAMS volunteers at the Atlanta Medical Center.
Sunday, April 12 Noon - Muhammad, Cecilia, RN
18 2:00PM WH 208 CO-MODERATOR
HOSPITAL VOLUNTEER Volunteering at Kennestone Hospital
PROGRAMS
18 2:00PM WH 208 Rogers, Barbara
HOSPITAL VOLUNTEER Volunteering at St. Joseph’s Hospital
PROGRAMS
18 2:00PM WH 208 Symons, Jane
HOSPITAL VOLUNTEER Volunteer services at Columbus Regional Health Center
PROGRAMS
18 2:00PM WH 208 Williams, Nancy
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ADVOCACY FOR PATIENTS (Advocates for Responsible Care) – The need for
DURING A CRISIS OF CARE medical professional participation and support of
patient advocates during any crisis of medical care. Sunday, April 12:30PM - Leone-Glasser, Dorothy,
18 2:00PM WH 206 RN MODERATOR
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EMORY UNIVERSITY MEDICAL VOLUNTEERISM CONFERENCE

HOMELESS PROGRAMS Youth and adult volunteers: Helping the homeless in

COMMUNITY Volunteer opportunities for both medical and lay

SURGERY PROGRAMS The blessings and challenges of career volunteerism in

TEACHING & DEVELOPING An innovative medical school partnership: Emory

HEALTH EDUCATION & Raising awareness regarding the importance of

HEALTH EDUCATION & Renovacion Conyugal is the only organization in GA

Saturday, 11:00AM - Clifton, Maurice MD

Saturday, 11:00AM - Hillsberg, Bonnie, DC,

SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS: International Service Learning, learning the ropes of

Saturday, 11:30PM - Lesser, Laurence MD

COMMUNITY CLINICS The story of HEAL, a new free Community Center in

EXPANDING VOLUNTEER The challenges of expanding medical mission

Saturday, 12 Noon Thiltgen, Steven

Saturday, 12:30PM - Staton, Gerald MD

NURSING & PHARMACY Transforming the indigenous: Working from a bottom-

Sunday, April 9:00AM -

Sunday, April 9:00AM - Renault, Gillian,

Sunday, April 9:00AM -

AN OVERVIEW: HOW TO Specializes in nursing clinical support) – Insights into a

SUSTAINING VOLUNTEER SAVE: Creating Sustainable Partnerships for Change…

Sunday, April 9:00AM - 12

DENTAL HEALTH Training non-dentists to do certain dental treatments

Sunday, April 9:00AM - Davis, Walter Ray Jr,

Sunday, April 9:00AM -

PEDIATRIC PROGRAMS The challenges and rewards of practicing pediatric

Sunday, April 9:00AM - Middlebrooks,

Sunday, April 9:00AM -

Sunday, April 9:00AM -

Sunday, April 9:00AM -

CULTURAL SENSITIVITY & Examination of the ethical pitfalls of global health

Sunday, April 11:00AM -

Sunday, April 11:00AM - Spurlock, Rick, MD &

Sunday, April 11:00AM -

Sunday, April 11:00AM -

Sunday, April 11:00AM - Tarpley, Margaret

FAMILY INVOLVEMENT: An alternative vacation: The nuts and bolts of choosing

Sunday, April 11:30AM -

Sunday, April 11:30AM -

Sunday, April 11:30AM -

MENTAL HEALTH The development and maintenance of a Therapeutic

Sunday, April 12 Noon Clark, Margaret A, MS,

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