018 Medical Volunteering: Promise for Haiti with Dr. Joel Harris (Part 1 of 2)

11/24/20 • 36 min

Dr. Joel Harris shares his experiences with Promise for Haiti, a nonprofit organization committing to serving Haitians by helping to provide clean water, healthcare, and educational opportunities. Promise for Haiti has volunteer opportunities in Haiti and in the US for all healthcare specialties (dental, vision, medical, pharmacy, laboratory). As a general surgeon with 10+ years of volunteering experience with Promise for Haiti, Dr. Harris shares his experiences working as a medical volunteer in Haiti, and how it has impacted him and his practice.
Promise for Haiti https://www.promiseforhaiti.org/
HERO (Healthcare Equipment Recycling Organization) https://www.herofargo.org/

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017 Beyond the Mask: Strategies to improve Communication while wearing a Mask

Dr. David Matsumoto offers tips and strategies to improve communication while wearing a mask. Dr. Matsumoto is founder of Humintell, a research and training company specializing in leveraging the science of body language and nonverbal behavior to facilitate communication.
Topics highlighted during this episode:
1. The seven universal facial expressions of emotion
2. The importance of nonverbal cues identifiable even when a mask is worn (upper half of the face, tone, and gestures)
3. The importance of establishing rapport, confirming, and assuring
4. The concept of the Smize
Humintell is currently offering a course for healthcare providers called Masked MiX: Unmask Facial Expressions of Emotion. This course helps providers identify the universal facial configurations of emotional states even when a patient or colleague is wearing a mask .
Humintell website: https://www.humintell.com
Masked MiX course https://www.humintell.com/product/masked-mix-unmask-facial-expressions-of-emotion-special-list
Wall Street Journal article on the concept of Smize:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/smize-mask-coronavirus-pandemic-covid-tyra-banks-reopen-restaurants-11598463705

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019 Medical Volunteering: Healing Haiti with Jody Eifert (Part 2 of 2)

Jody Eifert, lung cancer nurse navigator, shares her experiences working as a nurse volunteer with Healing Haiti. Jody shares how she developed a multidisciplinary program to address the unique medical and social needs of elders in Haiti. Jody reflects on the challenges and opportunities of medical volunteering in Haiti, compares her work as a nurse in the US and her volunteer work in Haiti, and highlights additional volunteer and donation opportunities with Healing Haiti.
Healing Haiti is a nonprofit serving Haitians by working to ensure access to clean water, education, medical care and job creation in Haiti.
This interview was recorded in May 2020. Given the COVID-19 pandemic is a dynamic situation, please refer to the Healing Haiti website for current opportunities to donate and volunteer.

Healing Haiti
https://healinghaiti.org