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

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

12/10/20 • 26 min

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

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

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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020: Improving Quality and Patient Safety Using RFID technology

Dr. Ross Reichard joins ScopeMD to discuss the role RFID technology in healthcare. Dr. Reichard outlines the different types of RFID technology and shares his experience with Mayo's radio-frequency identification specimen-tracking system. This tracking system was highlighted in the article entitled, "Radio-Frequency Identification Specimen Tracking to Improve Quality in Anatomic Pathology," which was published in the Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in February 2020.
Dr. Reichard is a pathologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN where he is the Vice Chair of Quality for the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology. Dr. Reichard is involved in multiple national organizations and currently serves as President of the American Association of Neuropathologists (AANP). He is passionate about working with teams to evaluate and improve systems to improve patient care.

Journal Article
Andrew P. Norgan, Kurt E. Simon, Barbara A. Feehan, Lynn L. Saari, Joseph M. Doppler, G. Scott Welder, John A. Sedarski, Christopher T. Yoch, Nneka I. Comfere, John A. Martin, Brian J. Bartholmai, R. Ross Reichard; Radio-Frequency Identification Specimen Tracking to Improve Quality in Anatomic Pathology. Arch Pathol Lab Med 1 February 2020; 144 (2): 189–195. doi: https://doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2019-0011-OA