Helping Hands Medical Missions Upcoming Missions

There are more opportunities than ever to channel a desire to help those in desperate need! Here is a list of upcoming missions:

Guatemala: Santa Maria de Jesus October 22-30
El Salvador: Sonsonate October 29-November 6
El Salvador: Santiago Texacuangos November 5-13
Quintana Roo, Mexico: Playa del Carmen November 5-14
Philippines: Tanauan- Batangas February 16-26 (2011)
Quintana Roo, Mexico: Chunhuhub March 11-19(2011)
Guatemala: Escuintla March 25-April 2 (2011)
Africa: Ghana April 6-17 (2011)
Mexico: Cotija May 20-28 (2011)

More details on the history of Helping Hands, contact information, and past and future missions are available at http://www.hhmm.org/. If you would like to participate in any of these exciting missions, or support Helping Hands Medical Missions please contact:

Ms. Alex Barnes, HHMM Volunteer
P. O. Box 171088
Irving, TX 75017-1088
Phone: 972-253-1800
Fax: 972-253-1900

Fwd: Reminder -- EMForum.org Program, July 28th 12:00 Noon Eastern -- NOAA's Coastal Services Center: Building the Foundation for Hazard and Climate Resilient Coastal Communities

NOAA's Coastal Services Center
Building the Foundation for Hazard and
Climate Resilient Coastal Communities

July 28, 2010 -- 12:00 Noon Eastern

EMForum.org is pleased to host a one hour presentation and interactive discussion Wednesday, July 28, 2010, beginning at 12:00 Noon Eastern time (please convert to your local time). Our topic will be the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center and its role in working with public and private sector partners to assist coastal communities better understand their risks and choices for how to adapt to the impacts of hazards and a changing climate.

Our special guest will be Margaret Davidson, Director of the NOAA Coastal Services Center since 1995. Ms. Davidson has served on numerous local, state, and federal committees and has provided leadership for national professional societies. Her professional work is focused on environmentally sustainable aquaculture, mitigation of coastal hazards, and impacts of climate variability on coastal resources. She also holds a faculty appointment at the University of Charleston and serves on the adjunct faculties of Clemson University and the University of South Carolina.

Please make plans to join us, and see the Background Page for related materials and Instructions. If this will be your first time to participate, please check your connection at least a day in advance by clicking on the Live Meeting Login link. The Live Meeting client must be used in order to access the audio. As always, please feel free to extend this invitation to your colleagues.

 

 

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Mass Casualty Conference

http://www.masscasualtyconference.com/index.html

International Panel

Philadelphia University's DMM program had their students come on campus last week. One of the presentations that took place was an Adoble Connect presentation of experts from China, Israel and the United Kingdom. You can listen into this presentation at this link http://philau.na4.acrobat.com/p35603828/.

Senior Shelter and Settlements Expert

We are now looking for a Senior Shelter and Settlements Expert to provide guidance on the Haiti Recovery. Job Description below. If you fit the bill just contact me ASAP.

Specifically the Senior Shelter Advisor will:

1) Consult with other stakeholders to formulate a desirable shelter and settlements policy action framework, identify current policy gaps and obstacles to the framework’s implementation, and propose recommendations as to how gaps and obstacles may be overcome. The advisor will develop a position paper that lays out this framework and can serve as a reference.

2) Comment on development plans and policies from a shelter and settlements perspective; determine how the plans dovetail with the policy action framework, and recommend corrective actions as appropriate.

3) Review all shelter project proposals and provide commentary and recommendations as to whether such projects and programs should be approved.
The evaluation criteria will be serve as a guide that can ensure continuity in evaluation and selection in the future.

4) Formulate a monitoring and evaluation plan for shelter and settlements projects and programs. Ensure that projects and programs are properly monitored and evaluated.

5) Produce a report at the end of the consultancy period that describes progress to date and includes recommendations for improvements or modifications in operations, staffing, or structure.

Regards,

Steve Davis, All Hands
Phone: 410-730-5677
Fax: 866-236-5999
http://www.allhands.us
http://www.linkedin.com/in/allhands

Advanced Training for Field Deployment

REGISTRATION OPEN
ADVANCED TRAINING FOR FIELD DEPLOYMENT

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Topics covered:
• IMANA Relief: Response to Humanitarian
• Population based care in disaster settings
• Shelter set-up
• Mass casualty triage
• Virtual triage exercise
• Medical Reserve Corps- The Medical Reserve Corps is a national program with a mission of supporting community efforts to utilize medical and health volunteers during emergencies and other times of community need

Speakers:
• Italo Subbarao, DO, MBA, Public Health Readiness Office, American Medical Association
• Labib H. Syed, MD, MPH, Radiology and Surgery Interventional Radiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital
• Carla Mitchell, MPH, Region III Coordinator, Medical Reserve Corps
• Christina Catlett, MD, FACEP, Johns Hopkins CEPAR
• Ed Hsu, MD, MPH, Director of Training, Johns Hopkins CEPAR
• Paula Justice, RN, Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

To register, please go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/L3FTZHN or http://www.jhsph.edu/preparedness/training/calendar/index.html


For more information, see http://www.jhsph.edu/preparedness or email cphp@jhsph.edu.