MedicalMissions.com Podcast
1,125 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsResources for students, residents, and healthcare professionals who want to learn more about healthcare missions. Includes sessions from the Global Missions Health Conference.
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Episodes
Approaches for Developing Local Nurse Leaders
March 31, 2023 09:00 - 10.7 MBHow to develop nurse leaders: a literature review of approaches and a conversation about creating local, sustainable leadership development programs.
Complex Humanitarian Emergencies: Considerations for Medical Care in a Changing World
March 29, 2023 09:00 - 9.12 MBThis lecture will describe complex humanitarian emergencies and the common diseases encountered and the persons affected. We will also discuss mental health issues encountered by victims and the humanitarian worker as well as describe how one can stay healthy in body, soul, and spirit dealing while dealing with the stress of living in working in such a context. https://bit.ly/gmhc2022_cathyh_complexhumanitarianemergencies
And Then the End Will Come
March 24, 2023 09:00 - 8.63 MBWe live in the most amazing days since Jesus walked the earth. The global church is sprinting toward the finish line of the 2000-year Great Commission race, and by God’s grace, our generation may be the one to finish it. In this session, Douglas Cobb of The Finishing Fund will explain the global effort to get the gospel for the first time to the world’s last few unengaged people groups and will present the amazing promise of Matthew 24:14 that the completion of the Great Commission will open...
A Spiritual Practice to Enhance Resilience: Praying the Psalms
March 22, 2023 09:00 - 8.9 MBThe behavioral health literature on resilience identifies religious belief and practice as important factors contributing to psychological resilience. This literature frequently advocates Eastern religious methods of meditation and exercise as means of enhancing resilience in vulnerable individuals. Much smaller literature suggests that Christian spiritual routines might enhance resilience. This presentation proposes that the ancient Christian practice of praying the psalms enhances resilien...
Spirituality and Health
March 17, 2023 09:00 - 7.92 MBSpirituality is an important component of health, and assessing a patient's spirituality is a cultural competence of healthcare professionals. This session will review the scientific evidence for links between spirituality, religious practice and health outcomes, consider what medical and nursing association guidelines say about incorporating spiritual assessments into medical practice, and describe a practical, context-appropriate framework for assessing patient spirituality in medical and ...
Breaking Chains of Dependency: Impacting underserved communities through servant leadership
March 15, 2023 09:00 - 10.3 MBBreaking the Chains of Dependency: Impacting underserved communities through servant leadership Underserved communities, such as those in Africa, have been the long-time recipients of outside aid, yet there is little sustainable change. Dependency on outside resources and hierarchal, foreign leadership remains. Could following the example of Jesus’ use of servant leadership be a way to break dependency and bring sustainable change to these communities? A small, community-based health clinic ...
Practical Approaches Towards Elimination of the Top 5 Neglected Tropical Diseases
March 10, 2023 10:00 - 9.34 MBThe 5 most common neglected tropical diseases affect over 1.5 billion people, including more than 1 billion children. Medical missionaries working in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia will certainly come in contact with most of these diseases on a daily basis. It is time for us to do more than just treat them. Mass drug adminstration programs were developed to help control and eradicate these diseases. This lecture will discuss how we can be a part of the solution.
The move of the local church in the Global South
March 08, 2023 10:00 - 7.68 MBAt Life in Abundance we believe that investment in the local church is both an effective and transformative tool for sustainable community development, sustainable community health, and sustainable social and spiritual change. There are stories, there is a model and there is movement taking place across the global south and I look forward to sharing this with you.
Mental Health Needs of Millennial Missionaries
March 03, 2023 10:00 - 9.4 MBThis session will describe unique needs of Millennial missionaries in the current culture. We will discuss how building relationships with God, self and others will aid in longevity on the field, contentment, struggling well, lamenting suffering and balancing stresses with supports.
Advanced Practice Providers on the Mission Field
March 01, 2023 10:00 - 8.91 MBNurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants can be a vital part of the mission team. We will use this session to discuss how APPs can be utilized on the field, how to prepare for missions, what to expect from your first trip, and so much more. Please join us!
Approach to Fever in the Tropics
February 24, 2023 10:00 - 10.3 MBA case-based, interactive review of how to diagnose and manage febrile patients in tropical settings https://bit.ly/gmhc2022_douglascollins_approachtofever https://bit.ly/gmhc2022_douglas_collins_approachtofever_handout_
Our Current Missions Assignment (Expanded)
February 22, 2023 10:00 - 20.8 MBThe missional landscape has changed. The recent global events, the shifting distribution of Christians, and the realities of what God is allowing; are presenting a whole new missional landscape. What then are the new structures, approaches, and strategies that are proving effective for missions in our days? This will be shared with a special emphasis on the emerging role of medical missions and the strategy for partnerships. https://bit.ly/gmhc2022_florencemuindi_ourcurrentmission
The Role of Nurses in Missions
February 08, 2023 10:00 - 20.3 MBWe are all called to live missionally. It is the Lord's plan for all peoples to know of His glory. As nurses, we may have access to those who have never heard the Gospel. We can get behind closed doors working within communities, establish trust, pray with patients, and provide wholistic care. Nurses care for the physical, spiritual, and emotional needs of people. We can use the discipline of nursing to be the hands and feet of Jesus. We can show honor, respect, caring, and compassion to eve...
Transitioning from Expatriate to National Leadership: Past, present and future
February 03, 2023 10:00 - 20.4 MBMany mission healthcare programs have been started by expatriates with little or no input from national partners. These programs are often supported by external funds which is one of the reasons that control is still in the hands of expatriates. Transitioning from expatriate to national leadership is increasingly important as nationalism affects national policies. This may take the form of denying visas to healthcare personnel, leaving programs dependent on national leadership and staffing. ...
Our Current Missions Assignment
January 25, 2023 10:00 - 9.88 MBThe missional landscape has changed. The recent global events, the shifting distribution of Christians, and the realities of what God is allowing; are presenting a whole new missional landscape. What then are the new structures, approaches, and strategies that are proving effective for missions in our days? This will be shared with a special emphasis on the emerging role of medical missions and the strategy for partnerships.
Faith Prescriptions: Spiritual Interventions With Our Patients
January 18, 2023 10:00 - 8.79 MBOur efforts to provide excellent, compassionate treatment for our patients can open huge doors to address their spiritual needs. This session will provide an introduction to the CMDA "Faith Prescriptions" video series, a collection of 25 episodes created to equip and inspire us to communicate the love of Christ to our patients with sensitivity and respect.
Cancer Screening Globally
January 13, 2023 10:00 - 6.47 MBWhich cancer screening programs save lives and which ones actually create harm? https://bit.ly/gmhc2022_jeffreyleman_cancerscreeningglobally
Finding Your Best-fit Sending Agency (The top 10 Questions to Ask)
January 11, 2023 10:00 - 10.5 MBIn this session, you'll learn the most important questions to ask when considering a potential mission sending organization. Find your best fit by attending this seminar!
Treatment of Worms and Other Parasitic Diseases
January 06, 2023 10:00 - 8.08 MBThis session will be a quick review of common treatments for worms, Chagas disease, Human African Trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis which are all parasites more common outside of the United States. However with a recent increase in immigrants they are becoming more common in some parts of the United States. The brief discussion of the treatment of each of these infections will include medications, dosing, side effects and monitoring.
Case Studies: Applying Principles of Transformational Development in Community Health Evangelism
January 04, 2023 10:00 - 10.5 MBTransformational Development (TD) and Community Health Evangelism (CHE) are well-established and broadly used approaches with potential to bring profound and lasting impacts on health and agency within communities and within missions. However, participatory learning trainings and open-ended applications may leave missionaries wondering how TD and CHE can be impactful or implementable in a particular context. This session begins with a brief background of TD and CHE principles, including emph...
Covid 19 Pandemic and the Human Trafficking Crisis: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know
December 28, 2022 10:00 - 10.4 MBA medical practitioner panel from the CMDA Commission on Human Trafficking will discuss indicators of human trafficking in adults and children, root causes of exploitation, the effects of the pandemic, and tools healthcare providers can use to identify and treat victims.
Women on Mission
December 21, 2022 10:00 - 10 MBThis session focuses on women on mission and will highlight the role of women on mission, the challenges faced and some ways to overcome these challenges. Examples of women on mission in the past as well as present day experiences will be used to bring to life the opportunities and the difficulties as well as the great joys of a woman on mission.
Whole Person Care in Small Town America
December 19, 2022 14:00 - 17.2 MBIn today's uncertain world, patients are dealing with more and more stress and anxiety that ultimately impacts their health. Patients sometimes have "hidden unhealed triggers" that can lead to physical impairments. III John 2 states "Above all brethren, I desire you to prosper and be in Health, even as your soul prospers." In this session, the participant will learn how to "tend to their souls" and learn to identify areas of brokenness that patients are dealing with such that they are equipp...
Working as a Nurse Practitioner Overseas
December 14, 2022 10:00 - 9.8 MBNurse practitioners (NPs) have been used in the USA for the last several decades. The increased scope of practice with reimbursement for services has only been since 1997. The rapid expansion of the use of NPs in healthcare and the diversity of opportunities in the USA is a guideline to opportunities for NPs around the world. Exploring and promoting the role of the nurse practitioner in other countries of the world is an exciting and often challenging process. There are many countries who do...
Language Learning - Should I? and How?
December 12, 2022 14:00 - 11.6 MBAs a health care professional on the mission field, the task of language learning is both essential and complicated. We say that language learning is a high value and priority for ourselves as missionaries, and yet it often is the first thing to take a back seat in life and ministry. Why is that? How can we do better? With over 15 years of experience in educating, training, and coaching missionaries in language and culture learning, Dr. Mullen will cast a vision for what it takes to truly be...
Supporting Global Critical Care in Low Middle Income Countries through Medical Education
December 07, 2022 10:00 - 9.84 MBMedical education has a potentially powerful role in global health. This breakout will explore some ways that medical education can not only support patient care but also resource and research capacity building to better care for critically ill patients in low-middle-income countries. https://bit.ly/gmhc2022_burtonlee_supportingglobalcriticalcare
Diabetes Care in Low Resource Settings
December 05, 2022 14:00 - 13.2 MBBackground. Diabetes programs are difficult to implement in low-income settings. Mentoring clinics is promising to implement initiatives. We mentored local Community Health Workers (CHWs) to implement a diabetes program for low-income Latino(a)s (N=59) with type 2 diabetes in a twophased approach, each 6-months. Methods. -Phase 1 (training, feasibility assessment): participants randomized to the diabetes program or usual care. CHW-instructors (CHW-Is) led the program, CHWs observed. -Phase 2...
Preparing the next generation in Missional Healthcare - The Formational Course in Missional Healthcare - An Indo and Africa initiative and approach
November 30, 2022 10:00 - 9.76 MBThis breakout session is will be a taster of the Formational Course of the Academy of Missional Healthcare and Initiative of COGI and CAPRO. Designed primarily for pre-internship students in healthcare, it is also open to young professionals. This session will provide a taster to the eight-core module mentorship course in Missional Healthcare. The session will also highlight the uniqueness of the program. The Formational course provides participants with “A missional context of learning” in ...
Do You Have Ears to Hear?
November 28, 2022 14:00 - 13.6 MBAspiring cross-cultural missionaries must develop the capacity to personally hear from and obey God. This ability is supernaturally achieved through the Holy Spirit by cultivating life-giving habits. Among them are bible reading, prayer, service, and participation in the Body of Christ.
Got Worms? Treatment of Worms and Other Parasitic Infections
November 21, 2022 14:00 - 13.3 MBThis session will be a quick review of common treatments for worms, Chagas disease, giardia and leishmaniasis which are all parasites more common outside of the United States. The brief discussion of the treatment of each of these infections will include medications, dosing, side effects and monitoring.
Market Place Professional and Missions: Spread the Gospel and Get Paid to Do It!
November 14, 2022 14:00 - 14.7 MBAre you a nurse? Are you a pharmacist? A doctor? A physical therapist? A medical professional? Then you ARE a Market Place Professional! Bring your job, spread the Gospel, live in air-conditioning, and pay your own way!
Trends in Church Planting Among Unreached People Groups
November 07, 2022 14:00 - 11.1 MBThere are few things as thrilling to see as a group of local believers springing up where it didn’t exist before! In this session we will take an initial thought-provoking and inspirational look at church planting among unreached peoples around the world using current, real-life stories. We’ll also hear from everyday people who went out to minister to the healthcare needs of others, bringing with them a passion to see new communities of believers emerge and thrive among the unreached.
Dental Health for the Least of These
October 31, 2022 13:00 - 13.5 MBDentists have a unique opportunity to minister to the dentally needy, both domestically and internationally. These opportunities enable us to honor Christ, who has called us to care for "the least of these" (Matthew 25:40), and our compassionate treatment can also open doors to tangibly communicating the love of Christ to our patients.
Mentoring Christ Followers in Healthcare
October 24, 2022 13:00 - 13.8 MBDespite the recognition that successful mentoring experiences are usually the result of intentional and committed relationships between mentor and mentee, there are still challenges in achieving consistent, positive outcomes for mission driven Christ followers in healthcare. Healthcare missionaries, whether domestic or foreign, face unexpected challenges, failures, and disappointments, both on and off the field of service, across a broad spectrum of life, work, and ministry. This talk will f...
Medicine, Missions, and Motherhood
October 10, 2022 13:00 - 13.9 MBBalancing too many roles, wearing too many hats. It's tough to be a missionary doctor mom...is it even really possible? Some helpful discussion to guide us into the life God wants for each of his daughters.
Tackling Student Loan Debt for Healthcare Missionaries
October 03, 2022 13:00 - 13.2 MBThe average medical student graduates with over $241,000 in educational debt! This can seem insurmountable when trying to get to the mission field. But it's not! Come and hear about your options, and why student loan debt should not stand in your way of stepping out and following God's lead into missions. We will discuss how to limit debt, grant availability from MedSend, and federal programs that can dramatically reduce your monthly payment and even eliminate your student loans.
Introducing the Gospel to the Heart of the Muslim
September 26, 2022 13:00 - 12.6 MBHow To Proclaim and Deliver the Content of The Gospel Message, Which is, The True Saving Knowledge of God in Christ, to The hearts and minds of the Muslims Everywhere, so they could be Saved, and in a way they could understand through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Walking with Those in Need Without Losing Heart
September 19, 2022 13:00 - 10.6 MBAny serious attempt that we undertake to walk with those in need will take an inevitable toll on our hearts, and medical missions is an extreme example of this phenomenon. The magnitude of need and tragedy can leave us wondering where God’s light is shining in the midst of the darkness. This session will use clinical stories that pose certain challenges to our hearts in order to find ways to remain faithful to God’s will and remember his promises in the midst of otherwise overwhelming need.
Mental Health in the Non-western World: Building Movements to Close the Gap
September 12, 2022 13:00 - 14.1 MBA story of how lives were transformed in a world with a widening mental health gap. The overwhelming need was met with the calling to be a caring community.
Medical Missionaries and Fundraising: Obstacles, Opportunities, and Blessings
September 05, 2022 13:00 - 13.8 MBSome mission experts estimate that up to 90% of young people who consider missions cease to pursue it because of various fears and obstacles, including the fear of fundraising. Some workers view fundraising as a rite of passage or as an obstacle to overcome. Others understand God’s purposes to include each follower of Jesus in His worldwide kingdom work through going, serving, sending, praying, encouraging, and giving.
Thriving Family in a Difficult Place
August 29, 2022 13:00 - 13.7 MBWe left the United States for the field long-term with our four kids when they were 2, 4, 6, and 8. Many thought we were insane to take children to live in the impoverished context in the Sahel of Africa where we serve: it’s incredibly hot, disease-ridden, and everything is unpredictable. There are assault rifles everywhere, Islam and the occult seem to be in control, and every local personally knows children and young adults who have died. Now 6 years later, we have learned very important c...
Selecting An Agency: Panel of Doctors and Nurses
August 29, 2022 13:00 - 12.7 MBThis session will share answers on how to select a mission agency. Each person who attends will receive a card when they enter the room. The moderator, John McVay, will group and select questions, direct them to appropriate panelists, and receive questions from the floor. Probable topics discussed from questions expected are: agency focus, doctrine, finances, services, leadership, locations, compatibility.
Management of Common Surgical Conditions in Africa and the Middle East
August 22, 2022 13:00 - 11.8 MBManagement of Common Surgical Conditions in Africa and the Middle East
Allied Health: Barriers and Opportunities in Missions
August 15, 2022 13:00 - 14.2 MBAs Christian healthcare professionals, many of us will consider the option of using our training overseas to serve underprivileged populations. Even if we are willing to go, there are many barriers we face that may seem insurmountable and discourage us from pursuing this type of mission work, especially when we are just starting out in our profession. For professionals in allied health, there are even fewer resources and opportunities available to us than what medical professionals have. In ...
Malaria & the Missionary
August 08, 2022 13:00 - 12.7 MBIn the past, malaria killed two out of three missionaries in certain locales. Depending on the prevalence of disease, the missionary must decide on how many layers of protection are needed. Strategies include sleeping under an insecticide-treated net, avoiding outside at dawn and dusk, screening windows and doors, wearing mosquito repellent, reducing mosquito breeding sites, taking malaria prophylactic medication, and evaluating and treating every fever within 24 hours of onset. The decision...
Cultural Competency in Healthcare
August 01, 2022 13:00 - 12.7 MBAs we see an increasing number of culturally diverse patients in our practices, there is no doubt of the importance of cultural competency in medicine. Specific circumstances and miscommunications have been well documented. But how can we develop an eye to see where a patient’s values and worldview may differ from our own? We will review an approach to cultural competency highlighted by medical missions case studies.
Being Single on the Mission Field: Panel Discussion
July 25, 2022 13:00 - 14.1 MBWe will address the challenges and advantages of being single on the mission field.
Seven Principles for Empowering on Short Term Trips
July 18, 2022 13:00 - 13.1 MBOftentimes short term mission trips sideline the indigenous church. The local church is the key to transformation and must be empowered to participate in the Great Commission. The members of the local, indigenous church are the best people to reach their community with the Gospel. They speak the same language, look the same, and understand the culture. By giving the local church the responsibility, allowing them to be in the driver's seat, we will be able to empower them with skills that wil...
Domestic Health Disparities
July 11, 2022 13:00 - 13.7 MBThe United States spends more money per capita for health care costs than any developed country in the world. It, also, has the worst health outcomes of any developed country. This presentation will review US health disparities in marginalized communities from the lens of health equity, health inequality, health disparities, and social determinants of health. The health care outcome review will be made nationally, regionally, and locally in the context of historical and current policy decisi...
The Present State of Missions from an African Perspective
July 04, 2022 13:00 - 13.1 MBThe Present state of Missions will give fellow Christians especially from the Global North to see and experience the movement of God's Spirit in the Global South, Africa, Asia, and Latin America! A Taste of Missions on the African Continent