Jan's Team

This was a wonderful team who all worked very well together.  We traveled May 17-28, 2006. 

Bottom row: Jordan Staples (Utah, Creole translator, premed), Darcy King (Utah, OT) Adam Smith (Arizona, support, premed), Dave Ryser (Utah, MD), Jan Groves (Utah, Team Leader), Jim Rohde (Minnesota, MD);
Second row: Krista Burrows (Utah, SLP), Christine Bennett (Utah, PTA), Kelli Oborn (Utah, support), Erin Bell (Minnesota, RN), Jared Tiller (Utah, support, premed);
Third row: Sheila Phicil (Florida, Creole translator, premed), Vanessa Vasquez (Illinois, PT), Steph Becker (Minnesota, RN), Tanner Staples (Utah, support);
Top Row and around stairs: Sherry Pugmire (Utah, RN), Aaron Fitzsimmons (Tennessee, CPO), Rhiannon Fitzsimmons (Maryland, PharmD), Vicki Scholz (Utah, support), Scott Allen (Utah, CPO) Sean Christiansen (Utah, prosthetic tech), James Taylor (Washington, DC, French translator), Nicole Thomson (Toronto, Canada, OT student)

CME Presentations

Krista Burrow, SLP, Darcy King, OT, Christine Bennett, PTA presented 3 talks regarding stroke to the Tech I students from a PT, OT and SLP perspective.  The Techs enjoyed the talks and had many appropriate questions.

David Ryser, MD, presented  at the General Hospital and reviewed both acute stroke management and rehab for stroke.  He suggested that hiring a tech would be the best way to implement many of the recommended suggestions for acute stroke rehab. 

Trip to see Partners In Health facilities and Albert Schweitzer Hospital  in Central Plateau

Dave Ryser, Jim Rohde, and James Taylor traveled with Belhomme Cadet, a security person and a driver.  They traveled to Cange, where Zanmi Lasante (Partners in Health) is located.  They then drove to Thomonde, Lascaholbas, Belladere, then to Deshapelles where Albert Schwietzer Hospital is located. 

They were able to see much of the country of Haiti, understand how Partners in Health and Albert Schwietzer Hospital are organized and run, and make many contacts. 

Medical Clinics 

Jim Rohde, Steph Becker, James Taylor, and Tanner Staples held a medical clinic in a church in Leogane.  Eighty to ninety patients were seen. Diagnoses included eye problems, anemia, parasites, ear infections, skin rashes and infections, general body and joint aches and pains.

Jim Rohde, Steph Becker, Erin Bell, Sheila Phicil, Jan Groves, and Adam Smith set up a clinic at the day care center at Lamadel.  80 patients were seen with diagnoses including worms, infections, headaches, aches and pains.  One patient had seizures, and several had high blood pressure. 

The next day they traveled by car up the road and across the river from Lamadel to Ganthier, a little mountain village.  They had been told they would have to ride donkeys to get to the village, but it wasn’t necessary as the SUVs made it up the hill. However it is thought by many that donkeys would have been more fun. J We set up clinic in the school/church in town. 50 patients were scheduled and then we saw an additional 20.  Diagnoses included ringworm, infections, worms, headaches, and hypertension, which was a huge issue. Many were geriatric patients with a few children.

Kay Kapab Clinic 

We held clinic every day.  We were busy in the medical, therapy and prosthetic areas.  The prosthetic techs started on the CIR learning program and refined their processes. 

Food For The Poor Orphanage

We were the first team to go to Food For The Poor Orphanage.  We spent Friday, Monday and Tuesday assessing the children and making treatment plans.  Monday through Friday we conducted a Caregiver Class for the staff.  We taught two classes each day, teaching half the Caregivers each session.  It was a very rewarding experience.

House of Disabled Children 

All of the children appeared quite happy and healthy.  We gave them a lot of supplies and treated several children.

St. Damien’s Daycare Program

Many of the team went to St. Damien’s Daycare Program to teach parents how to help their children at home.  There is a PT room, feeding room, schoolroom and sensory stim room.  The staff and parents were very receptive to new ideas.  Gave them ideas for SI stuff and play therapy kinds of things.  Worked with some pretty involved children with CP and seizure disorders.  Gave ideas for encouraging sitting up for trunk control and encouraging playing with toys in front of them.  Helped with some seating and positioning. ideas that would work here and with available materials that may be beneficial for this facility.  We took to bags of clothes, toys, diapers, and blankets to be used at this clinic, the hospital and the orphanage.