Post-Earthquake Medicine in Haiti: Disaster Relief at a Field Hospital in Port-au-Prince

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Tuesday, March 23, 2010; 12:00-1:00pm (Pacific)

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Description

On January 12, 2010, the nation of Haiti experienced a catastrophic earthquake that took hundreds of thousands of lives and left even more people injured and homeless. Dr. Christopher Sanford served as a medical officer on a U.S. federal disaster response team that was deployed to a field hospital in Port-au-Prince shortly after the earthquake occurred. The response team helped victims with a wide range of problems including crush injuries, typhoid fever, meningococcal meningitis, and active pulmonary TB. In this Hot Topics in Preparedness session, Dr. Sanford will share his experiences and reflect upon lessons learned that may have important implications for public health planning and response to major disasters.

Registration Information

Registration for live events is coordinated by individuals representing our partner organizations in the Northwest. See our registration information to find your nearest contact.

If you have questions about registering for Hot Topics, or do not receive information for joining the session by Monday, March 22, please contact Sarah Paliulis.

Presenter

Christopher Sanford, MD, MPH, DTM&H, is a family medicine physician who specializes in tropical medicine and has worked at the University of Washington since 2000. In 2008, Dr. Sanford published two books: The Adventurous Traveler’s Guide to Health (University of Washington Press), and The Travel and Tropical Medicine Manual, 4th Edition, which he co-edited with Dr. Elaine Jong (Elsevier). Dr. Sanford is currently working with physicians at the University of Washington, Johns Hopkins, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine to establish a training program in tropical medicine in East Africa for both African and US physicians.

Learner Objectives

By the end of this session participants will be able to:

Describe the scope of practice of a combined medical/surgical disaster relief medical team
List common injuries and illnesses seen after a large earthquake
Describe the stresses on a medical team that result from working in an austere environment

Target Audience

This session would be appropriate for the following audiences:

Local and state public health practitioners
Public health nurses
Local and state emergency management staff
Primary care physicians
Allied health personnel, including paramedics and pharmacists

Slides and Related Resources

Presentation Slides

Conference on Travel Medicine & Global Health (Dr. Christopher Sanford, Chair),
April 30 - May 2, 2010,
Downtown Seattle

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