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GLOBAL HEALTH PREPARATION

GLOBAL HEALTH PREPARATION. JOSEPH J SCHWERHA MD MPH. PROFESSOR OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE DIRECTOR OF THE OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH. HOW LONG IS THE ASSIGNMENT.

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GLOBAL HEALTH PREPARATION

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  1. GLOBAL HEALTHPREPARATION

  2. JOSEPH J SCHWERHA MD MPH PROFESSOR OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE DIRECTOR OF THE OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

  3. HOW LONG IS THE ASSIGNMENT • FEW DAYS OR WEEKS • FEW MONTHS • ONE OR MORE YEARS

  4. EMPLOYEE OR CONTRACTOR

  5. AREA OF THE WORLD • LANGUAGE • GOVERNMENT EMBASSY • SAFETY • STABLE GOVERNMENT • INTERNAL THREATS • EXTERNAL THREATS

  6. ECONOMIC ETHNIC POLITICAL FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS ATTITUDES RELOCATION RELATIONSHIPS GLOBALIZATION

  7. OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE • SAFE • EFFICIENT • EFFECTIVE PREPARATION

  8. CULTURE SHOCK • PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISRUPTION CAN BE SEVERE

  9. SOME ISSUES TO CONSIDER • CAREER REQUIREMENTS • SUITABILITY FOR ASSIGNMENT • PSYCHOLOGICAL AND FAMILY • IMMUNIZATIONS AND MEDICAL KITS • PROPHYLAXIS FOR DISEASES • MEDICAL INSURANCE • MEDICAL SUPPORT • EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES • LIVING CONDITIONS

  10. FAMILY CONSIDERATIONS • MEDICAL • EDUCATION • RECREATION • ORIENTATION

  11. MEDICAL NEEDS • MEDICATIONS • COMPLETE MEDICAL HISTORY • CONSULTATION • EMERGENCY SERVICES • EVACUATION • TRAVEL MEDICAL KIT • SHORT TERM • LONGER TERM

  12. AVAILABILITY OF MEDICAL CARE AND EQUIPMENT • GENERAL • SPECIALTY • HOSPITALS • TRANSPORTATION • GLASSES AND CONTACT LENS • DENTURES

  13. EDUCATIONAL NEEDS • PRESCHOOL • GRADE SCHOOL • HIGH SCHOOL • PRIVATE SCHOOL • COLLEGE • GRADUATE SCHOOL • PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL

  14. HOUSING AND NUTRITION NEEDS • HOUSE • APARTMENT • FOOD AVAILABILITY • SANITARY CONDITIONS

  15. TRANSPORTATION NEEDS • PASSPORT • PERSONAL • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION • DRIVER • ROAD TRAVEL • AIR TRAVEL • STOPOVERS

  16. AIR TRAVEL • REMEMBER IF THE ENGINE STOPS, GRAVITY CANNOT BE REASONED WITH

  17. RECREATIONAL NEEDS • WHAT IS AVAILABLE • PHYSICAL • INTELLECTUAL • LOCATION

  18. MEDICAL EMERGENCIES • LANGUAGE • EMERGENCY EXERCISES • OUT OF COUNTRY EVACUATION • BASIC LIFE SUPPORT • MAJOR ACCIDENT PROCEDURES • EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT

  19. AVOID ADVERTISING WEALTH TRAVELERS CHECKS MONEY BELT WOMEN STRAPLESS PURSE WALLET IN FRONT POCKET PROTECT PERSONAL INFORMATION MAJOR HOTELS FIRE SAFETY LAWS OF COUNTRY PERSONAL SAFETY

  20. GENERAL MEDICAL ADVICE • SUNBURN • INSECT PROTECTION • SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES • BLOODBORNE DISEASES

  21. HEALTH INSURANCE • UNITED STATES • OTHER COUNTRIES • SPECIAL INSURANCE • ARRANGEMENTS FOR EMERGENCY MONEY • S.O.S.

  22. PRETRAVEL MEDICAL SCREENING 1 • TREAT OR ASSESS BEFORE DEPARTURE • INFECTIOUS DISEASE • ANEMIA • DENTAL CONDITIONS • GASTRIC ULCERS • PREGNANCY • CHRONIC CONDITIONS

  23. PRETRAVEL MEDICAL SCREENING 2 • POSSIBLY UNSUITABLE • CARDIAC DISEASE • CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE • THROMPHLEBITIS • UNSTABLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS

  24. DERMATOLOGICAL ENT ENDOCRINE GASTRO-INTESTINAL HEMATOLOGICAL MEDICATIONS MUSCULO-SKELETAL NEOPLASM NEUROLOGICAL PSYCHIATRIC PULMONARY PRETRAVEL MEDICAL SCREENING 3

  25. DT MMR SMALL POX HEPATITIS FLU POLIO PNEUMONIA HAEMOPHILUS MENNINGOCOCCUS PERTUSSIS YELLOW FEVER ETC. IMMUNIZATIONS

  26. KEEP ON HAND • RETURN TICKET • TRAVEL DOCUMENTS • EXTRA MEDICATIONS • EXTRA GLASSES OR CONTACT LENS • EXTRA DENTURES • ETC.

  27. WHILE AN EXPATRIATE OR REGULAR OUT OF COUNTRY TRAVELING • YEARLY PHYSICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC EXAMINATIONS • CONTACT WITH CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS • FAMILY CONTACTS

  28. REPATRIATION • PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS • CAREER PATH • ORIENTATION • PHYSICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC EXAMINATION • HOUSING • EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

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