MedicalMissions.com Podcast

In healthcare there is a need for motivated and passionate leadership. Having a sense of "call" to a specific place and vocation at a specific time can help providers feel a sense of purpose and commitment. However, for those whom this service has a deeper spiritual meaning, there may be a deeper sense of call that transcends these smaller calls and leads us into even greater service. Se...

This session focuses on the role of women in missions including opportunities, challenges, and preparation for service. Session recorded on November 7 2024 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM Session block #2 Speaker name(s): Rebekah Naylor Session webpage:  https://www.medicalmissions.com/events/gmhc-2024/sessions/women-on-mission

A spinal cord injury is so much more than just the inability to walk. This session will discuss the physical, emotional, and spiritual (and sexual!) impact of SCI that every medical practitioner needs to know. Session recorded on November 7 2024 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM Session block #2 Speaker name(s): Jenny Smith Session webpage:  https://www.medicalmissions.com/events/gmhc-2024/sessions/what...

In a brilliant editorial by Ralph Winter over 20 years ago, he wrote that of all those “called” into missionary service only 1 of 100 make it! Why? Because of the lack of mobilizers, or mentors. This breakout session will consider the WHY, WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN & HOW of mentoring. What is it? Who and what needs to be mentored? And, how can you find the resources that are available...

Does God want you to be happy? And how important is happiness as we pursue God's mission? We are often faced with the false choice between happiness and suffering, let's figure out a better way. In our work starting a health center in a large refugee community, we have learned so much from our staff that has challenged our "Western" perspectives on happiness. Join us as we discus...

The Bible contains a narrative, a story, about God's gracious plan in Christ to redeem us from our sin. Believers are brought into that story. This story isn't something we just know and learn about but we are called to take our place in it. Missions is hard-wired to that story. Rather than thinking of our basis for missions as simply a collection of "missions" texts (and there a...

Each of our lives is a narrative. God’s word is a meta-narrative, a grand healing narrative. Weaving these narratives together in the context of the people we serve leads to missional living where ever we are called. Given our unique talents, gifts, passions, cultures and professions, how do we discern and sustain our respective niche in the purposeful and wonderful story of God? Session rec...

Many mission hospitals around the world do not have access to Rehab Professionals. Early patient mobility has been shown to improve patient’s outcomes. Visiting Medical Professionals, Doctors, Therapists, Nurses and other professionals can play an important role in teaching non rehab professional clinicians in mission hospitals when and how to mobilize even some of the sickest or most severe...

Spirituality is an important component of health, and assessing a patient's spirituality is a cultural competence of healthcare professionals. This session will review secular “best practice” guidelines about spiritual assessment and provide a framework for taking a spiritual history during our interactions with patients. Participants will role-play a variety of spiritual history-t...

This lecture delves into the integration of subspecialty skills, particularly cleft palate repair, to provide a platform to advance the gospel among unreached people groups. By intertwining the healing art of plastic surgery with the principles of the Gospel, it highlights a holistic approach to medical missions. The talk also underscores the significance of sustainable, long-term engagement, aimi...

Are you: - Interested in mission and wondering what it really means for you and your family, and if you have what it takes? - Curious to know how one may start and sustain a ministry in resource-limited settings in a foreign country from scratch with no money, no team, and no knowledge about far too many things? - Looking for practical tools and resources to prepare for mission? Through the years,...

In this session, we will review 10 potentially practice changing articles for primary care in the developed and developing world from 2019-2023 and will present each of these articles in a few minutes, critically appraising the articles and highlighting the positives and negatives of each. We will also discuss issues related to applicability of this research in different settings. Session recorded...

We will discuss the burden of disease from severe neonatal jaundice and its progression to kernicterus spectrum disorder highlighting both the problem as a neonate and as an older child/adult living with the consequences Session recorded on November 7 2024 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Session block #1 Speaker name(s): Tina Slusher MD Session webpage:  https://www.medicalmissions.com/events/gmhc-202...

Its a story of a family going through pain and suffering and seeking services for his son and journey along side with people with disability and God helped to created a model which become blessing for many - Enabled to see the greater Problem - Enable to see different Possibilities - Enable to Provide the needed services - Enable to pass on the passion - Enable to see the greater Purpose Session r...

In both domestic and international situations, dental needs often go unmet (for multiple reasons). Untreated dental conditions, if neglected long enough, can turn into dental emergencies. These emergency dental patients are often misdiagnosed and/or go untreated in a medical setting. This lecture will serve to enlighten/empower non-dentists with some basic diagnostic and treatment skills to manage...

One can never be fully be ready for a crisis, even if aware of the danger. Maja and Bogdan share their first-hand experiences of helping and serving at the Polish/Ukrainian border while coordinating humanitarian aid and providing emotional and spiritual support with Proem Ministries during the critical early stages of the war. When crisis knocks at your door (quite literally in their case), a shif...

Every day healthcare workers face stressful and emotionally challenging situations at work. Numerous deaths, making difficult choices due to resource constraints, overstretched days etc also affect them mentally and emotionally. Many healthcare have these issues left unresolved. How then can we care for our caregivers as they provide care to their patients and their relatives? Care for a caregiver...

The practice of medicine is inherently powerful, and our patients are vulnerable to our power. Though power can be abused, the righteous use of power, for the benefit of the vulnerable, is profoundly Christlike. We will explore the lessons of power which help us understand our roles, including the fundamental nature of professionalism and key kingdom strategies of healthcare missions. Session reco...

Getting to the mission field is a complex process. The decisions required are truly life changing. Once on the field, the attrition rate is high. The adjustments for many are enormous. Getting to the field and staying on the field are strengthened immensely by a healthy sending church. However, a sending church can't simply be found in the final months before departure. Discover how to make fi...

Nurses and other healthcare team members must provide evidence-based care for the broken, hurting, suffering, and vulnerable. Believers can do that in a God-honoring, loving, caring, and compassionate way. Nurses can be the hands and feet of Jesus while holistically providing shalom and meeting people's physical, spiritual, emotional, and psychosocial needs amid uncertainty. Learn practical wa...

Surviving motherhood is a genuine concern. Maternal and newborn deaths are the 6th and 7th leading causes of life years lost in the world’s poorest nations. Sepsis, post-partum hemorrhage (PPH), eclampsia-preeclampsia, and failure to progress are the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. Major interventions are to reduce family size and to provide quality obstetric care at deli...

God's call to his people are both general and specific. They are also tailored by God for each person, and for different seasons of life. Because God's specific calls to serve Him are tailored and individualized, they are never the same. Over time, God's specific calls to an individual can change. All of this can make the process of discerning God's call baffling a times! The key t...

Jesus demonstrated repeatedly the connection between physical health and the gospel. This session will discuss innovative ways to leverage healthcare skills through the local church in frontier mission areas that creates exponential Kingdom impact.   Session recorded on  November 7 2024 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM. Repeated November 8 2024 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Session block #1 Speaker name(s):&n...

There are principles and strategies for creating and growing Kingdom-driven ministries that glorify God by serving the needy and engaging the international unreached. This session will explore the power of incarnational living, the centrality of the church, the link between serving the needy at home and overseas, and the importance of investing in younger disciples. Session recorded on Saturday, N...

Living and working in settings with overwhelming poverty, malnutrition, disease, and death can result in accumulating stress, trauma, and burnout. How is it possible to endure in these settings for years? What strategies enable us to not only endure but to do so with joy? We'll discuss the value of remembering with gratitude, lamenting in community with national and missionary colleagues, and...