Physician Assistants for Global Health

GLOBAL HEALTH COURSE
Module 2
Disaster Relief and Public Health
July 12, 2010 - July 16, 2010

Join us for one week of practical lectures, interactive procedure labs,
and hands-on simulated crisis scenarios…
Opportunity to learn:
• How to respond to a local, regional, and international disasters.
• How to set up a medical mission.
• How to set up a disaster response plan.
• How to manage on-the-ground response coordination.
• Learn about short-term surgical missions.
COURSE OVERVIEW
The Global Health Course has been designed for local, national, and
international health care providers that serve globally mobile populations.
http://www.globalhealth.umn.edu/course/home.html
Course participants include University of Minnesota and non-University of Minnesota medical students,
residents, and fellows as well as local, national, and international practicing and retired physicians,
nursing students, registered nurses, licensed nurse practitioners, physician assistants,
veterinarians, and active military personnel.
COURSE GOAL
The goal of the Global Health Course is to provide medical education to local, national, and
international health care providers so that they may become better able to
care for their patients within the Global Village.
REGISTER for MODULE 2
Please register for Module 2 of the 2010 Global Health Course via the
University of Minnesota’s Office of Continuing Medical Education at
http://www.cmecourses.umn.edu
CONTACT
Global Health Pathway, Department of Medicine - University of Minnesota
Debbie Luedtke at luedt047@umn.edu or at 612.626.3526.
Tentative Schedule