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NATCON | Best Practices on a Short-Term Medical Mission

[1 credit hour]
This course is available for physician, dentist, physician assistant, nurse practitioner continuing education. A general attendance certificate is also available.
Release Date: 5/1/20
Termination Date: 4/30/23


This course will discuss the basics of doing short-term medical missions well. It discusses new team development and setting goals for the healthcare team as well as considerations in deciding to send a healthcare team to a new area. There will be an overview of different types of medical teams and how to prepare your team for the mission field. It will review the various roles on a medical team including the role of non-medical persons. Opportunities of increasing the long-term impact of a short-term healthcare mission will be presented. Best practices and standards of excellence in short-term healthcare missions will be discussed. Ethical obligations will also be reviewed and are essential to doing healthcare missions well.

Objectives:

  • Define new healthcare team development.
  • Cite ways to prepare your healthcare team for the mission field.
  • Describe various roles on a medical team including the non-medical person.
  • Identify practices and standards of excellence for short-term healthcare missions.
  • State how to increase the long-term impact of a short-term healthcare mission.
  • Define ethical obligations essential to doing short-term healthcare missions well.

$0.00 - $40.00
Member
$0.00
Non Member
$40.00
Physician
$40.00
Physician Assistant
$40.00
Nurse
$40.00
Nurse Practitioner
$40.00
Optometrist
$40.00
Dentist
$40.00
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Items Included in the Purchase of this Course

Welcome Letter - Best Practices on a Short-Term Medical Mission

Link: Begin Course

Best Practices on a Short-Term Medical Mission

Presentation: Patricia Burgess, MD, 53 min 41 sec

Quiz - Best Practices on a Short-Term Medical Mission

Assessment: 5 questions Unlimited retakes on fail

Physician Evaluation - Best Practices on a Short-Term Mission

Survey: 1.0 CME 8 questions

Physician Certificate - Best Practices on a Short-Term Medical Mission

Certificate: 0/4 Course items completed

Dentist Evaluation - Best Practices on a Short-Term Medical Mission

Survey: 1.0 CDE 14 questions

Physician Assistant Evaluation - Best Practices on a Short-Term Medical Mission

Survey: 1.0 CME 8 questions

Physician Assistant Certificate - Best Practices on a Short-Term Medical Mission

Certificate: 0/4 Course items completed

Nurse Practitioner Evaluation - Best Practices on a Short-Term Medical Mission

Survey: 1.0 CME 8 questions

Nurse Practitioner Certificate - Best Practices on a Short-Term Medical Mission

Certificate: 0/4 Course items completed

General Attendance Evaluation - Best Practices on a Short-Term Medical Mission

Survey: 1.0 CE 8 questions

General Attendance Certificate - Best Practices on a Short-Term Medical Mission

Certificate: 0/4 Course items completed

Dentist Certificate - Best Practices on a Short-Term Medical Mission

Certificate: 0/4 Course items completed
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