Overview

International Outreach Regional Meeting — Fairfield University

April 16, 2018
Fairfield, Conn.

Please join your colleagues for this one-day meeting sponsored by the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) and Fairfield University. On Monday, April 16, it is an opportunity for CHA members within the region as well as FU students, faculty and staff to convene with partner organizations from the area to collectively discuss their activities, practices, cautionary information and potential for collaboration in international outreach. This event will also facilitate raised awareness about CHA research in and resources/tools for appropriate short-term medical mission trips, medical surplus donations, as well as about overall international outreach activities including disaster response.

Please make plans to attend this in-person gathering. It is being offered at no cost to those persons currently supporting international initiatives as well as relevant colleagues from sponsoring congregations, higher education, finance, governance, clinical operations and others who are champions of this work.

For additional information, please contact Bruce Compton.

Objectives

After attending this meeting, participants will be able to:

Describe activities included under the umbrella of international outreach: disaster response, medical teams, immersion, surplus recovery, volunteers and some "gold standard" practices for each.
Discuss Fairfield University's resources in cultural sensitivity, economics, engineering school and nursing school.
Restate CHA research conducted on short-term medical mission trips and medical surplus recovery and resulting resources on assessment and practices for systems and hospitals.
Recognize the International efforts of regionally-based Catholic health care institutions.
Network with leaders from non-governmental organizations (NGO), health care leaders, Catholic Relief Services and more who attend.

Registration

April 16, 2018

This meeting is being held at:
Fairfield University
Fairfield, Conn. 06824

There is no registration fee for this meeting, however, you will still need to register for the event so that we can best steward meal resources.

Who Should Attend?

Catholic health care leaders, including but not limited to:

International outreach activity leaders
Clinicians who collect medical surplus, and/or participate or lead medical mission trips
University faculty and staff with international programming or interests
Health care staff — with specific emphasis on Catholic providers — including:

Executive leadership
Mission leaders
Persons involved in procurement and finance
Sponsors and religious congregation members
Trustees
Disaster response leaders

University students with interest in international health
Diocesan mission trip leaders or those involved in international ministries
Partner medical surplus recovery organization leaders

Agenda

Monday, April 16, 2018 Morning Session
8:30 a.m.	Registration Opens and Networking
9:00 a.m.	Opening Remarks and Reflection
9:15 a.m.	What are Catholic Health Organizations Doing to Alleviate Suffering in the Developing World Today?

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Certificate of Attendance

Please note: CHA does not offer Continuing Education Units (CEU) for any programs. Participants will receive an email with information on how to acquire a Certificate of Attendance following the program (typically included in the program evaluation email). Certificates of Attendance may be submitted to relevant organizations that accept proof of contact hours as credit. These include:

American College of Healthcare Executives: American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) members may self-report qualifying CEUs using the contact hour information provided on their CHA Certificate of Attendance. To self-report, log in as a member on the ACHE site; use the link on the left-hand side to self-report applicable contact hours for CEU credit.

NACC Board Certified Chaplains: National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC) board certified chaplain members may self-report their continuing education hours (CEH's) using the contact hours information provided on their CHA Certificate of Attendance.

For further information regarding Certificates of Attendance, please contact CHA's Programs and Learning Department at [email protected].

Logistics

The meeting will be held at Fairfield University.

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Contact Information

For additional program information, contact:

Bruce Compton
Senior Director, International Outreach
(314) 427-2500

Notices

During the meeting, you may be photographed and/or recorded by CHA staff or its designated contractors. By your attendance or participation, you agree that CHA may photograph, copy, record and/or distribute in any such form your participation and involvement in any session, activity or event. No persons or organizations other than CHA or its designated contractors may photograph, audiotape or videotape any portion of the meeting without prior written permission of CHA. CHA reserves the right to change speakers or to modify program content.

CHA shall have the right at its sole discretion to decline registration. If registration is declined, CHA will refund any fees paid.

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