BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS

The University of Alberta nurses sent their used French nursing textbooks to us so we can take them to Haiti.  They arrived today, thanks to Cheryl Reddekopp, who lives there and is also a nurse, I believe. We received around $2000 worth of books from Canada just today and received more from the Amazon wish which also arrived at the office today.  They make quite a sight out on my kitchen counter.  We even ended up with 2 French/English medical dictionaries so one can go to the nursing school and one can stay at the hospital or clinic.

Our enthusiasm for education has spilled over to the entire larger group of Grace 4 Haiti.  We now are planning seminars each afternoon.  Our nurses will cover for some of the Haitian nurses so they can attend class instead of working.  We'll be sending our team to the nursing school each afternoon as well. 

I'm preparing a talk on ENT.  It was originally made for the mission field by Dr. Merry Sebelik, from the University of Tennessee.  I've befriended a number of ENT humanitarian medical workers who travel all over the world.  Some of these are academicians and have a lot of experience with this, so it seems silly to reinvent the wheel.  I'm updating some of the pictures of the exam with some of my own, and a friend (so it turns out) can read and speak French.  She's and English teacher here, but offered to translate the slides into French for me.  Good luck with that, Michele! I'm also enlisting one of the nurses to update the photos for me, so it's all coming together really well.  

Our list of courses to present in Haiti include: Pediatrics, OB/GYN, Women's Heath - infections, Colostomy/ Appendectomy Care, Post-op wound and drain care, Strokes, PT/OT, ENT, Splinting and Casting, Urology, TURP, Prostatectomy, Audiology, Diabetes, New medications, Pre-op evaluation and recovery.  We have people on the team specializing in all these areas.  The team has grown to 40+ people.