U062 Volunteers Abroad: Beginners
DESCRIPTION
Have you considered getting involved in global health but weren't sure where to begin or how to make it work? Whether you're just starting in practice or nearing retirement, this session will provide you with a wealth of information to get started volunteering abroad. You'll learn about inspiring experiences, unique challenges, practical tips, and established opportunities related to short-term global health experiences for dermatologists. Please join us for this fun and interactive session!
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Recognize the benefits and challenges to participating in short-term global health experiences as an early to late career dermatologist.
Identify programs that facilitate short-term global health opportunities for dermatologists.
Summarize how to prepare for a short-term global health experience.
SCHEDULE
8:00 AM
Introduction to Volunteers Abroad: Beginners
Elizabeth E Bailey, MD, MPH, FAAD
8:10 AM
Global Health Dermatology as a Practicing Dermatologist: The How, What and Why
Elizabeth E Bailey, MD, MPH, FAAD
8:20 AM
Myth Busters in Global Health Dermatology
Benjamin Stoff, MD, FAAD
8:30 AM
Volunteering without Leaving the Country
Esther Ellen Freeman, MD, PhD, FAAD
8:40 AM
Q&A
8:40 AM
Discussion
8:55 AM
Wrap-up
Elizabeth E Bailey, MD, MPH, FAAD
DIRECTOR
Elizabeth E Bailey, MD, MPH, FAAD
SPEAKERS
Esther Ellen Freeman, MD, PhD, FAAD
Benjamin Stoff, MD, FAAD
DISCLOSURES
Elizabeth E Bailey, MD, MPH, FAAD
No financial relationships exist with ineligible companies.
Esther Ellen Freeman, MD, PhD, FAAD
American Academy of Dermatology – Advisory Board(No Compensation Received); British Journal of Dermatology – Other(Salary); CeraVe – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Harvard University – Speaker(Honoraria); International League of Dermatologic Societies – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); L'Oreal – Advisory Board(Honoraria); National Institutes of Health – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); UpToDate, Inc – Other(Honoraria);
Benjamin Stoff, MD, FAAD
No financial relationships exist with ineligible companies.