Culture: Intelligence, Competence, Awareness
The increasing globalization of society has paradoxically led to a fragmentation of cultural...
Culture: Intelligence, Competence, Awareness
The increasing globalization of society has paradoxically led to a fragmentation of cultural...
Healthcare Missions and the Kingdom of God
The Kingdom of God or Kingdom of Heaven shaped every aspect of Jesus’ ministry - - his healing,...
Culture - Understanding Worldviews: Animist
Worldview is the lens through which we see and understand the world around us. As such it colors...
Cross-Cultural Communication and Sensitivity
Everyone who has been on a medical mission has some embarrassing and/or hilarious stories of...
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Playing God and other Ethical Issues in Medical Missions
How do you “Do No Harm” when you are often practicing beyond your training? How do you treat...
How Short-termers Can Make a Long-term Impact
Long-term improvement in health-related indicators for a population depends on coordinated...
Training Health Care Professionals: Identification and Care of Trafficked People
This session is design for those who already have an understanding of human trafficking and need...
Integrating Microfinance and Health
Microfinance has become a very popular strategy for helping to stabilize and grow the incomes of...
Asset Based Community Development
Healthy individuals and families require healthy communities. Historically, many attempts to...
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Trafficking in Persons - A Primer for the Health Care Professiona
This session will give an overview of the current picture of trafficking in persons within the...
Serving Orphans and Vulnerable Children with Dignity
Among the poor and the vulnerable, children are the most vulnerable and needy. Several responses...
This workshop will explore concepts, principles and recommendations for the involvement of people...
Singles in Healthcare Missions : Panel
The panel will address the challenges and rewards of serving internationally as a single person....
Sign up for this workshop when you arrive at the conference registration desk. Space is limited...
Worksite Wellness and Community Engagement
Worksite wellness is one of the 5 groups of communities for community engagement. Schools are a...
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Importance of Public Health in medical missions and compassionate ministries
Public health is not often formally established in mission's organizations. Public health is a...
Community Engagement facilitation and cross cultural communication
Community engagement is the facilitation of communities to own their own problems and solutions...
Ask a Medical Missionary: Panel with Docs and Nurses
This session will share answers on how to become a medical missionary. Each person who attends...
Community Immersion - understanding cross-cultural community-based health ministry in urban America
Health Care ministry in inner city neighborhoods must be incarnational – embracing our...
Spiritual Vibrancy in Midst of Suffering and Service
In health care ministry, we share the compassion of Christ. Christ's compassion "suffers with"...