Podcast

The Substance Use Disorder (SUD) crisis in the Middle East continues to escalate beyond epidemic proportions invading all society levels. This is while access to prevention, treatment and recovery lags especially for the most vulnerable pockets of society. Social determinants including inherent culture, stigma, unaffordable cost, and limitation of trained addiction specialists and facilities limit access to treatment and recovery, especially for populations at disparities. This session will survey the epidemiology of addiction in the Middle East, focusing on Egypt. You will learn of alternative routes to address Nicotine Dependence Disorder (NDD) through an evidence-based public health intervention for blue collar workers at their workplace, involving them as partners in their treatment and healing. Will demonstrate how the love of God turns around the lives of otherwise unreached people through your God-given talents in medicine and public health. The mission field is white already to harvest, hop on!

Session recorded on Friday, November 10th during Session Block #4 at 2:30 PM EST ; Speaker: Maha Asham

Session webpage: https://www.medicalmissions.com/events/gmhc-2023/sessions/substance-use-in-the-middle-east-pilot-intervention-in-opportunistic-settings-in-egypt

As the number of refugees surges in the U.S. and around the globe, displaced persons and migrants are increasingly becoming victims of human trafficking. Healthcare professionals serving in either domestic, short or long-term missions can be instrumental in identifying victims and providing culturally relevant care to the exploited in vulnerable populations.

Session recorded on Friday, November 10th during Session Block #3 at 1:00pm EST ; Speaker: Sharmayne Brooks

https://www.medicalmissions.com/events/gmhc-2023/sessions/intersection-of-healthcare-international-trafficking-in-persons-in-refugee-migrant-populations

Many mission hospitals have limited or absent rehabilitation services. Rehab professionals traveling to mission hospitals for short-term visits can provide 3 very important services. They can provide direct patient care, provide education, and mentoring where no rehab services are available and can encourage and support the full time missionaries serving there.

This presentation will review the basics on how rehab professionals traveling for short-term visits to mission hospitals can prepare for and provide these services.

Session recorded on Friday, November 10th during Session Block #4 at 2:30 PM EST ; speaker: Skip Roy

Session webpage: https://www.medicalmissions.com/events/gmhc-2023/sessions/best-practices-for-rehab-professionals-serving-short-term-in-mission-hospitals

Kingdom Come: Medicine and the Next 100 Years of Global Christianity

Medical missions is an effective door opener for the Gospel, historically and today. Is it possible for the Gospel to grow at the rate that it grew in the second and third centuries? This talk will focus on the why?...the how?...and the where?

Session recorded on Friday, November 10th during Session Block #3 at 1:00 PM EST ; speaker: Ray Kuntz; John Mayer

Session webpage: https://www.medicalmissions.com/events/gmhc-2023/sessions/circle-of-influence

Jeremiah 8:18
My grief is beyond healing; my heart is broken

Session recorded on Friday, November 10th during Session Block #3 at 1:00 PM EST ; speaker: Tony Weedor

Session webpage: https://www.medicalmissions.com/events/gmhc-2023/sessions/hope-in-gods-promises-beyond-the-pain-of-grief-2