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UCF MedPACt's 8th annual student-run Global Health Conference
HEALTHCARE: LOCATION & INNOVATION
Medical devices are defined as “health technologies that are not medicines, vaccines, or clinical procedures” but are essential for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, according to the World Health Organization. Yet, many developing countries all over the world still struggle with obtaining access to these technologies. Not only must these technologies be accessible, but they must also be safe, operable, and maintainable by the local populations in order to be sustainable. To achieve better health globally, the medical needs and building capacity of a country must be assessed and cost-effective innovation should be promoted. This conference will focus on addressing the challenges faced by global populations due to the lack of technology, as well as the role of the medical professional in implementing innovative medical technology to provide optimal care on a global scale.
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Who's it for?
We encourage students and faculty from all healthcare fields (Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, etc.) who are interested in global health to attend.
What's there to do?
- Talks by Experts in the Field
- Clinical Simulations
- Interactive & Advocacy Workshops
- Networking Opportunities
What about research?
The GHC Research Committee welcomes student and professional researchers to submit abstracts no later than January 10th for poster presentations.
Submit your abstract here!
Who benefits?
100% of the proceeds from this conference will support charitable causes. See below for more details about our charity partners this year.
This year, all proceeds from the Global Health Conference will be donated to Fundación Yantaló Clinic. Established in 2014, this clinic is the first grassroots, community-based, green health care clinic in Peru. It is designed to be a service, research, and education center. The 16-bed international facility addresses the lack of medical services in the Yantalo village community and rural San Martin region within the Amazon Jungle. Hours away from the major hospitals in Lima, Peru, the clinic provides basic care to over 10,000 patients a year, but they lack the local manpower to provide year-round specialists and specialized care to serve many of its patients’ medical and surgical needs. MedPACt was the first team last summer to introduce broad primary care, physical therapy, and adult surgery. Services that have been offered to the local patient population during previous trips include obstetrics and gynecology, surgery, dermatology, internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, pediatric urology, physical therapy, social work, nutrition, and health education. If this cause is meaningful to you please consider donating here
