RxConnexion
Friday, May 7 - Sunday May 9
(UMVIM Health Volunteer Consultation)
It's not too late to sign up-read below for meeting information:
MEETING CONTENT SUMMARY:
- Friday Pre-conference session with Rev. Gessner Paul President of Methodist Church of Haiti
- Plenary Sessions on:
- Spiritual Care for Health Teams - Rev. Karen Nichols Dungan, Iowa Bishops Office
- Diseases of Poverty - Roger Boe, M.D. Health Consultant for Individual Volunteers
- Parish Nurse session - Patricia Magyar, R.N. M.P.H., Executive Secretary, UMCOR Health
- Community Based Health- Jane Dunn, R.N., M.S., NCJ Health Consultant/GBGM Blog
- Workshops:
- Team Packing - Teresa Miller, President UMVIM-NCJ Board
- Iowa Nigerian partnership - Beverly Nolte & Ann Hartman, Iowa Conference
- Solar Ovens - Rick Jost, Dakotas Conference missioner for Haiti
- Medical Team Needs in Haiti - Rev. Gesner Paul, President Eglise Methodiste d'Haiti
- Medical Teams to Columbia - Robert Rabb, UMVIM Coordinator for Columbia
- Medical Professionals as Individual Volunteers - Nancy Eubanks, GBGM Consultant
- Child protection issues for UMVIM - Deaconness Joanne Reich, GBGM
- Medical Needs on Native American Reservations- not yet confirmed
- Team Leader Training - all team types - Lorna Jost, Coordinator, UMVIM-NCJ
COST: Registration - $75 + cost of lodging on or before Monday, April 19th
Registration $100+cost of lodging after April 19th
Above fee covers expenses for special guests, materials, Friday dinner, Saturday lunch and
dinner, snacks with fair trade coffee or tea. Breakfast is not included
LODGING: Area guest rooms are on-hold at a group rate of under $60/night
LOCATION: Walnut Hills United Methodist Church, Des Moines, IA area
12321 Hickman
Urbandale, IA 50323
TO REGISTER: e-mail Lorna Jost at umvim-ncj@brookings.net or go to Rx webpage: www.gbgm-umc.org/northcentralvim and select RxConnexion drop down menu.