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Classes:
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*
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73
Nurses
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*
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17
Doctors for CPR Training
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*
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22
Doctors for Infection Control and Environmental Safety
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MEDRIX
Team Members Summer 2000:
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*
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1
physician
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*
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6
nurses
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*
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3
water safety specialists
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*
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1
translator
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*
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1
agronomists
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*
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2
computer consultants
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Subjects
Taught:
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*
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CPR
and Train the Trainer CPR
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*
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Infectious
Diseases, Universal Precaution, Isolation
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*
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Control
of communicable diseases in the hospital settin:
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-
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General
principles of Universal Precautions for the safety of
hospital staff and the patients and their families
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-
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Types
of Isolation for the prevention of communicable diseases and
nosocomial disease
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-
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HIV
(SIDA) and Hepatitis A, B, & C
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*
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Cardiology:
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-
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Care
of the Patient in Post Cardiac Surgery
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-
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Complications
of Post Cardiac Surgery
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-
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Assessment
of the Patient and Use of Stethoscopes
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*
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Neonatal:
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-
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Neonatal
Resuscitation
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-
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Neonatal
Assessment and Use of the Stethoscope
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-
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Hyperbilirubinemia
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Supplies
& Equipment Provided: $43,000 USD (estimated),
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Including
but not limited to:
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*
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(2)
Complete New Bili Lights provided the NICU
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*
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Anti-psychiotropic
Medications provided to the Psychiatry Department
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*
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Emergency
Boxes provided for: Emergency Department, Triage, Midwifery,
NICU
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*
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Books
and Equipment for Neonatal, Pediatrics, and Midwifery,
Post-cardiac surgery, CCU, ICU, Emergency Departments
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*
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Glucometer
for Midwifery
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*
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Two
(2) computer Zip dics drives for data backups
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Tested
and Reported through the Agricultural University and CRD
(Committee for Rural Development):
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*
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Municipal
Water System and 10 open well systems in the Central
District Tested for:
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-
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Iron
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-
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Chlorides
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pH
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-
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Nitrate
and Nitrites
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-
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Hardness
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-
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Pathogenic
bacteria
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Studied
for Proposal on Computerization of Hospital
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*
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Proposal to be used for
Grant to fund project.
Included in study was minimal teaching and
distribution of computer books and zip disc drives.
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Other
Activities:
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*
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English
Language Workshops at Agricultural University and Community
Evening Classes.
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*
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Community
Infection Control discussions with Charity Clinic.
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Suggestions
resulting from collaboration in Nursing and Physician
Classes (suggestions from MEDRIX and Hue Central Hospital
Staff):
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*
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Infection
Control Issues, Hospital:
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-
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Continue
to work on separation of specific infectious diseases.
Examples: Separation of patients with measles, meningitis,
and TB from patients who have ARI and pneumonia.
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-
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Use
of Isolation rooms, presently being used for storage of
equipment.
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-
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Encourage
safe practice and protection for the health staff by:
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Handwashing
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Increase
provisions for towels in each unit for hand drying after
washing
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-
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Provide
soap dispensors in each area (many presently do not
function)
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Cleaning
equipment between patients
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-
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Use
of gloves, masks, eye protection from "splash
back"
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-
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(1)
time use of needles
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-
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Proper
disposal of all medical "sharps"
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-
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Proper
disposal of all hospital waste
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-
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Larger
waste containers in:
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-
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Each
department to promote infection control and environmental
safety and in public open areas of the hospital
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-
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To
encourage proper disposal of waste and environmental beauty
of the hospital grounds
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Suggested
Classes for Summer 2001:
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*
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Nursing:
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-
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Nursing
care for the Renal Transplant patients
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-
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Emergency
and Triage Nursing
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-
|
Treatment
of Pediatric Cardiac Patient (including assessment and
surgical repair)
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|
*
|
Physicians
and Nurses:
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-
|
Infection
Control for Transplant patient
|
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-
|
Nutritional
Guidelines for Patients with cardiac, renal and other
diseases
|
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-
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CPR
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|
The
following is a brief summary of the activities of Dr. Robert
Wills, Psychiatrists and Internal Medicine Physician.
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*
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Classes/
Workshops:
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-
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4
Classes and Workshops conducted at Hue Central Hospital
Department of Psychiatry and Hue Medical School.
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*
|
Theme/Topics:
Modern Psychiatry and Community Services for Psychiatric
patients. Discussions were conducted concerning modern
intervention and treatment for the psychiatric patient
including but not limited to:
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-
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Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and how a practitioner can
assist a patient in progress toward mental health. Included
in the discussions were treatments, medical interventions
and drug therapy
|
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-
|
social
system supports for the psychiatric patient and their family
members.
|
|
|
|
|
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*
|
Supplies
and Equipment provided: (approximately $10,000. USD,
previously included in $43,000 of donated materials and
equipment). Including but not limited to:
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-
|
Psychotropic
Medications provided to the Psychiatry Department
|
|
|
|
-
|
Provision
of Text Books & Mental Health Journals
|
|
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|
-
|
Repair
of computer in Psychiatry Department
|
|
|
|
|
Suggestions
resulting from collaboration of participants including
Physicians and nurses from departments of Psychiatry and
Medical School.
|
|
*
|
Physicians
and Nurses:
|
|
|
|
-
|
Continued
workshops and classes to further collaboration between
MEDRIX and Hue Central Hospital Department of Psychiatry and
Hue Medical School.
|
|
|
|
-
|
Continued
workshops/ discussions for staff members concerning
current/modern treatment for mental illness and drug
therapy.
|
|
|
|
-
|
Continued
discussion concerning support systems for family members.
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|
|
|
-
|
Computer
support for Psychiatry Department
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