Session Details

U038 Volunteers Abroad: Beginners

Sat, Mar 8, 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
W312A
1 CME Available Focus Session
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DESCRIPTION

Open admission to eligible categories, no tuition or ticket

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

1.

Recognize the benefits and challenges to participating in short-term global health experiences as an early to late career dermatologist.

2.

Identify programs that facilitate short-term global health opportunities for dermatologists.

3.

Summarize how to prepare for a short-term global health experience.

SCHEDULE

12:30 PM

Introduction

Elizabeth E Bailey, MD, MPH, FAAD

12:40 PM

Myth busters in global health dermatology work

Benjamin Stoff, MD, FAAD

12:50 PM

Getting involved from home

Esther Ellen Freeman, MD, PhD, FAAD

1:00 PM

Panel Q&A

1:20 PM

Wrap-up and Quick tips for preparing for international work

Elizabeth E Bailey, MD, MPH, FAAD

SPEAKERS

Elizabeth E Bailey, MD, MPH, FAAD

Elizabeth E Bailey, MD, MPH, FAAD

Esther Ellen Freeman, MD, PhD, FAAD

Esther Ellen Freeman, MD, PhD, FAAD

Benjamin Stoff, MD, FAAD

Benjamin Stoff, MD, FAAD

SPEAKER 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.