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November 9-11, 2017

Louisville, KY

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GMHC 2017

2017 Global Missions Health Conference

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Overview

Registration for the 2017 GMHC

Online registration for the GMHC will close at midnight on Monday, 7 November. Onsite registration is available beginning at 1p on Thursday, 9 November through the length of the conference.

Exhibit Halls

Exhibit Halls will be open throughout the conference. The only time they will close will be during Plenary Sessions.

Housing

As always, we will be offering our students and missionaries free housing with Southeast Christian Church members here in Louisville! Please complete this form to submit your request.

We are working with AFC Travel to provide hotel accommodations. Please contact AFC Travel for more information.

Continued Education Credits

Continued Education will be offered again this year for the majority of the GMHC sessions. Information will be posted online in prior to the start of the conference.

Schedule

Nov 09
Nov 10
Nov 11

Thursday, Nov 9, 2017

12:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Registration Hours

Interprofessional Discussion on Medical Missions at Student Building (Block) Foundation Room

Health Care Education as Missions: “Professional, Moral and Ethical Dilemmas in International Health Care Education” at Main Building WC 231

CCHF 2017 Meet Up at Main Building ATCR 207/209

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Breakout Session 1

	God’s Plan to End Global Poverty at Main Building Chapel Jason Lee
	Drivers and Sexual and Reproductive Health of Youth Refugees and Migrants Situation Analysis of Egypt, one of four hub cities at Main Building Fireside Maha
	Women in Missions at Main Building ATCR 200/202 Rebekah
	Playing God and Other Ethical Issues in Missionary Medicine at Main Building ATCR 206 Dave Stevens
	Short Term Teams & Drug Distribution at Main Building FH 111 Arnold Gorske
	Sharing the Gospel in Hard Places at Main Building FH 131 Tom
	Operational and Management Issues in Disaster Response at Main Building Six Plex Nancy Smith
	Specialty Care Solutions in the Developing World - Pitfalls and Potential at Main Building ED 202/206 Alyssa
	Travel Medicine: what to know before you go on a short-term medical mission trip at Main Building ED 210/212 Charlie Mosler
	Sepsis at Main Building ED 213 Dr. Lee
	Effective cross-cultural communication skills at Main Building ED 216/217 Phil Thornton
	Empowering Excellence in Nursing at Main Building ED 280 Colleen Johannsen
	Sourcing Safe Medicine for Missions at Main Building ED 310/311 Barry Ewy
	Empowering Indigenous Believers at Main Building ED 312/313 Tim Williams
	On Herding Cats Cross-Culturally at Main Building WC 231 John Cropsey
	Keeping the Faith When Ministry Gets Hard at Main Building WC 470 Susan Post
	How Short Term Missions Can Impact The Local Church for Sustainable Healthcare at Main Building WC 473 Francis Bukachi
	Technical Solutions for the Disaster Field Hospital at Student Building (Block) SMC 212 (The Block) Jim Moore

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Dinner

Interprofessional Discussion on Medical Missions at Student Building (Block) Foundation Room

CCHF 2017 Meet Up at Main Building ATCR 207/209

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Plenary Session

Discipleship in the Real World at Main Building Sanctuary

Amber

Friday, Nov 10, 2017

7:30 am - 12:00 pm

Registration Hours

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Breakout Session 2

	Plenary Breakout Session at Main Building Chapel Amber
	Challenges of US cross-cultural ministry for single women at Main Building Fireside Tity Kpandeyenge, Whitney Brock
	Public Health solutions to the current Opioid Crisis at Main Building ATCR 200/202 Ginger Cameron
	On Herding Cats Cross-Culturally at Main Building ATCR 206 John Cropsey
	Triage in International Emergencies at Main Building ATCR 207/209 Tim Mosher
	Missions In a New era - What is God is Blessing? at Main Building FH 111 Charlie Vittitow
	Introduction to Community Health Evangelism at Main Building FH 131 Terry Dalrymple
	Indispensably Valuable, Irreplaceable Powerful, and Inconsistently Utilized; The Bible and its Centrality in Preparing for Medical Missions at Main Building Six Plex Rick Donlon
	To Go or Not to Go? Answers to Your Questions at Main Building ED 202/206 Dave Stevens
	Short Term Teams & Drug Distribution at Main Building ED 210/212 Arnold Gorske
	"It's a beautiful day in the hood....Won't you be my neighbor?" at Main Building ED 213 Daisey Dowell
	Zika, Whats Happening Now? at Main Building ED 214/215 Allison Walker
	Brain Hierarchy of Neuro Development at Main Building ED 216/217 Christine Rogers
	Removing Educational Debt as an Obstacle to Missionary Service at Main Building ED 280 Perry
	Nursing in a Disaster Response at Main Building ED 310/311 Kelly Sites
	Mentoring; replicating missional life in others at Main Building ED 312/313 Florence Muindi
	The oppressed community: dealing with bonded labor in Pakistan and India at Main Building ED 314 Ambrose Emmanuel
	A modern plague: Tuberculosis in the developing world at Main Building WC 231 Mark Crouch
	Maternal and Neonatal Health in Zambia at Main Building WC 454 Dan
	How Discovering Your Identity Opens the Door of Opportunity at Main Building WC 470 Steve Moore
	Respond Well: Knowing and Applying International Principles and Standards in Disaster and Refugee Response at Main Building WC 473 Laura Smelter
	Collaborations (Nationals, Organizations, Experts) in Research at Student Building (Block) SMC 212 (The Block) Mark Topazian

9:20 am - 10:20 am

Breakout Session 3

	The Pain of Listening at Main Building Chapel Nik Ripken
	Singles in Healthcare Missions at Main Building Fireside Rhonda Pruitt
	Speaking Like Jesus: Sharing the Gospel with Muslims at Main Building ATCR 200/202 Fouad Masri
	How Short Term Missions Can Impact The Local Church for Sustainable Healthcare at Main Building ATCR 206 Francis Bukachi
	Is Your Data In An Open Relationship? at Main Building ATCR 207/209 Hezekiah, Alin
	Technical Solutions for the Disaster Field Hospital at Main Building FH 111 Jim Moore
	Is Rural America the new Inner City at Main Building FH 131
	Serving as a Health Care Provider in a Conflict Setting at Main Building Six Plex Doug Nottebrock
	Importance of Basic Sciences in Health Education in the Developing World at Main Building ED 202/206 Jim
	The Bible and Missions at Main Building ED 210/212 Brian Vickers
	From the Inner City at Main Building ED 213 Diego Espinoza
	Building a Spiritual Care Team in Clinical Care at Main Building ED 214/215 Walt Larimore
	The Bible's Secret to Suffering: What the Apostles Knew at Main Building ED 216/217 Chris
	Uncompromised. No Matter the Field at Main Building ED 280 Dr. D
	Curriculum in a Box: Development of a global resource for BSN degree programs in developing countries at Main Building ED 310/311 Barbara Ihrke, Lisa Cole
	A simple yes can change the course of your life: testimonies of hope and encouragement as God leads at Main Building ED 312/313 Dave Maddy
	Empowering Indigenous Believers at Main Building ED 314 Tim Williams
	Effective cross-cultural communication skills at Main Building WC 231 Phil Thornton
	Malaria at Main Building WC 454 Phil F
	Building a long-lasting support community at Main Building WC 470 Micah Pritchard
	Asian Americans and the Challenge of Medical Missions at Main Building WC 473 Dr. Lee
	Women in Mission at Student Building (Block) SMC 212 (The Block) Rebekah

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Plenary Session

The Biblical Call to Disaster Response at Main Building Sanctuary

Elliott, Ken

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Lunch

Meet the LUCOM Deans: Medical Outreach and International Medicine at Student Building (Block) The Porch SMC 301

Asian American Health Care Professionals & Medical Missions at Main Building ED 210/212

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Breakout Session 4: Intensive

	Building A Plan for Missions at Main Building Chapel John McVay
	Short Term Missions at Main Building ATCR 206 Don
	Market Place Workers at Main Building Six Plex Jonathan Thiessen
	Sustainable Models of Healthcare at Main Building ED 210/212 Jaime Saint
	Thriving as a Missionary at Main Building ED 213 Andrea Wilson
	Community Health Evangelism at Main Building ED 214/215 Terry Dalrymple
	Human Trafficking at Main Building ED 280 Jeff Barrows
	Medical Education at Main Building ED 310/311 MEI Director
	Biblical Foundations at Main Building ED 312/313 Brian Vickers
	Engaging the Muslim World at Main Building Sanctuary Fouad Masri

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Dinner

CMDA Open House & Ice Cream Fellowship at Main Building ATCR 207/209

CPFI Meet & Greet at Main Building ED 270

Cedarville University Reception at Main Building ATCR 200/202

Exploring Your Role In Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons at Main Building Block Room 21 (Student Room on 3rd floor of Block)

Christian Academy of African Physicians (CAAP) Update at Main Building ED 202/206

Glory Reborn Philippines Eat & Greet at Main Building WC 446

WGM Meet & Greet at Main Building WC 365

In His Image/ORU Alumni Dinner at Main Building ED 230/240 (U Shaped Tables)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Plenary Session

Serving God’s Purpose in our Generation- Mission beyond Medicine at Main Building Sanctuary

Patrick Fung

Saturday, Nov 11, 2017

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Breakout Session 5

	Challenges and Opportunities of Serving in a Creative Access Context at Main Building Chapel Patrick Fung
	Discovering your path to connect to God at Main Building Fireside Rhonda Pruitt
	Partnering for Empowerment at Main Building ATCR 200/202 Jaime Saint
	Muslim Movements to Christ at Main Building ATCR 206 Nathan
	The oppressed community: dealing with bonded labor in Pakistan and India at Main Building ATCR 207/209 Ambrose Emmanuel
	Public Health solutions to the current Opioid Crisis at Main Building FH 111 Ginger Cameron
	InnerCity HealthCare Ministry at Main Building FH 131 Cornelius Pitts
	Empowering Excellence in Nursing at Main Building Six Plex Colleen Johannsen
	Serving as a Health Care Provider in a Conflict Setting at Main Building ED 202/206 Doug Nottebrock
	"Image Bearer" - Perspectives on Disability and Mental Health as Christian Health Professionals at Main Building ED 210/212 You Na Kheir, Kelly Brandwene
	Sharing the Gospel in Hard Places at Main Building ED 213 Tom
	All Alone in the Jungle, Just you and your Flashlight: Eyeballs 101 at Main Building ED 214/215 John Cropsey
	Intrapartum management in the developing world at Main Building ED 216/217 Mark Crouch
	Ensuring Safe and Healthy Missions at Main Building ED 280 Joanna Gaines
	Triage in International Emergencies at Main Building ED 310/311 Tim Mosher
	Staying Alive – Finding peace in the chaos of missional living at Main Building ED 312/313 Jessie Thomas
	Sourcing Safe Medicine for Missions at Main Building ED 314 Barry Ewy
	Mechanical Spinal Pain at Main Building WC 231 Rick Schurman PT
	Respond Well: Knowing and Applying International Principles and Standards in Disaster and Refugee Response at Main Building WC 454 Laura Smelter
	A Thriving Family in a Difficult Setting at Main Building WC 470 Jason Lee, Jamie Lee
	Keeping the Faith When Ministry Gets Hard at Main Building WC 473 Susan Post
	Operational and Management Issues in Disaster Response at Student Building (Block) SMC 212 (The Block) Nancy Smith

9:20 am - 10:20 am

Breakout Session 6

	Biblical Call to Emergency Response at Main Building Chapel Elliott, Ken
	Options for serving abroad in a surgical subspecialty field at Main Building Fireside Charity Burke, Zaria Murrell
	How to Motivate People to Change Their Health Practices at Main Building ATCR 200/202 Dave Stevens
	Maternal and Neonatal Health in Zambia at Main Building ATCR 206 Dan
	Removing Educational Debt as an Obstacle to Missionary Service at Main Building ATCR 207/209 Perry
	Singles in Healthcare Missions at Main Building FH 111 Rhonda Pruitt
	Specialty Care Solutions in the Developing World - Pitfalls and Potential at Main Building FH 131 Alyssa
	Indispensably Valuable, Irreplaceable Powerful, and Inconsistently Utilized; The Bible and its Centrality in Preparing for Medical Missions at Main Building ED 202/206 Rick Donlon
	Spiritual Interventions in Patient Care: Faith Flags, Faith Stories, and Faith Prescriptions at Main Building ED 210/212 Walt Larimore
	How Passing On of the Skills has Impacted the Indian Church at Main Building ED 213 Caleb
	Is Your Data In An Open Relationship? at Main Building ED 214/215 Hezekiah, Alin
	From the Inner City at Main Building ED 216/217 Diego Espinoza
	Mentoring; replicating missional life in others at Main Building ED 280 Florence Muindi
	Nursing in a Disaster Response at Main Building ED 310/311 Kelly Sites
	Brain Hierarchy of Neuro Development at Main Building ED 312/313 Christine Rogers
	A Future with Short Term Missions Alongside Domestic Practice at Main Building ED 314 Dave Maddy
	Preparing for and serving in a Physical Therapy Clinic in a short term setting at Main Building WC 231 Rick Schurman PT
	Building a long-lasting support community at Main Building WC 470 Micah Pritchard
	Uncompromised. No Matter the Field at Student Building (Block) SMC 212 (The Block) Dr. D

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Closing Plenary

The Pain of Listening at Main Building Sanctuary

Nik Ripken

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Lunch and Dismissal

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920 Blankenbaker Parkway
Louisville, KY 40243

(502) 253-8158

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2017 Global Missions Health Conference

Overview

Registration for the 2017 GMHC

Exhibit Halls

Housing

Continued Education Credits

Schedule

Thursday, Nov 9, 2017

Interprofessional Discussion on Medical Missions at Student Building (Block) Foundation Room

Health Care Education as Missions: “Professional, Moral and Ethical Dilemmas in International Health Care Education” at Main Building WC 231

CCHF 2017 Meet Up at Main Building ATCR 207/209

God’s Plan to End Global Poverty at Main Building Chapel

Drivers and Sexual and Reproductive Health of Youth Refugees and Migrants Situation Analysis of Egypt, one of four hub cities at Main Building Fireside

Women in Missions at Main Building ATCR 200/202

Playing God and Other Ethical Issues in Missionary Medicine at Main Building ATCR 206

Short Term Teams & Drug Distribution at Main Building FH 111

Sharing the Gospel in Hard Places at Main Building FH 131

Operational and Management Issues in Disaster Response at Main Building Six Plex

Specialty Care Solutions in the Developing World - Pitfalls and Potential at Main Building ED 202/206

Travel Medicine: what to know before you go on a short-term medical mission trip at Main Building ED 210/212

Sepsis at Main Building ED 213

Effective cross-­cultural communication skills at Main Building ED 216/217

Empowering Excellence in Nursing at Main Building ED 280

Sourcing Safe Medicine for Missions at Main Building ED 310/311

Empowering Indigenous Believers at Main Building ED 312/313

On Herding Cats Cross-Culturally at Main Building WC 231

Keeping the Faith When Ministry Gets Hard at Main Building WC 470

How Short Term Missions Can Impact The Local Church for Sustainable Healthcare at Main Building WC 473

Technical Solutions for the Disaster Field Hospital at Student Building (Block) SMC 212 (The Block)

Interprofessional Discussion on Medical Missions at Student Building (Block) Foundation Room

CCHF 2017 Meet Up at Main Building ATCR 207/209

Discipleship in the Real World at Main Building Sanctuary

Friday, Nov 10, 2017

Registration Hours

Plenary Breakout Session at Main Building Chapel

Challenges of US cross-cultural ministry for single women at Main Building Fireside

Public Health solutions to the current Opioid Crisis at Main Building ATCR 200/202

On Herding Cats Cross-Culturally at Main Building ATCR 206

Triage in International Emergencies at Main Building ATCR 207/209

Missions In a New era - What is God is Blessing? at Main Building FH 111

Introduction to Community Health Evangelism at Main Building FH 131

Indispensably Valuable, Irreplaceable Powerful, and Inconsistently Utilized; The Bible and its Centrality in Preparing for Medical Missions at Main Building Six Plex

To Go or Not to Go? Answers to Your Questions at Main Building ED 202/206

Short Term Teams & Drug Distribution at Main Building ED 210/212

"It's a beautiful day in the hood....Won't you be my neighbor?" at Main Building ED 213

Zika, Whats Happening Now? at Main Building ED 214/215

Brain Hierarchy of Neuro Development at Main Building ED 216/217

Removing Educational Debt as an Obstacle to Missionary Service at Main Building ED 280

Nursing in a Disaster Response at Main Building ED 310/311

Mentoring; replicating missional life in others at Main Building ED 312/313

The oppressed community: dealing with bonded labor in Pakistan and India at Main Building ED 314

A modern plague: Tuberculosis in the developing world at Main Building WC 231

Maternal and Neonatal Health in Zambia at Main Building WC 454

How Discovering Your Identity Opens the Door of Opportunity at Main Building WC 470

Respond Well: Knowing and Applying International Principles and Standards in Disaster and Refugee Response at Main Building WC 473

Collaborations (Nationals, Organizations, Experts) in Research at Student Building (Block) SMC 212 (The Block)

The Pain of Listening at Main Building Chapel

Singles in Healthcare Missions at Main Building Fireside

Speaking Like Jesus: Sharing the Gospel with Muslims at Main Building ATCR 200/202

How Short Term Missions Can Impact The Local Church for Sustainable Healthcare at Main Building ATCR 206

Is Your Data In An Open Relationship? at Main Building ATCR 207/209

Technical Solutions for the Disaster Field Hospital at Main Building FH 111

Is Rural America the new Inner City at Main Building FH 131

Serving as a Health Care Provider in a Conflict Setting at Main Building Six Plex

Importance of Basic Sciences in Health Education in the Developing World at Main Building ED 202/206

The Bible and Missions at Main Building ED 210/212

From the Inner City at Main Building ED 213

Building a Spiritual Care Team in Clinical Care at Main Building ED 214/215

The Bible's Secret to Suffering: What the Apostles Knew at Main Building ED 216/217

Uncompromised. No Matter the Field at Main Building ED 280

Curriculum in a Box: Development of a global resource for BSN degree programs in developing countries at Main Building ED 310/311

A simple yes can change the course of your life: testimonies of hope and encouragement as God leads at Main Building ED 312/313

Empowering Indigenous Believers at Main Building ED 314

Effective cross-­cultural communication skills at Main Building WC 231

Malaria at Main Building WC 454

Building a long-lasting support community at Main Building WC 470

Asian Americans and the Challenge of Medical Missions at Main Building WC 473

Women in Mission at Student Building (Block) SMC 212 (The Block)

The Biblical Call to Disaster Response at Main Building Sanctuary

Meet the LUCOM Deans: Medical Outreach and International Medicine at Student Building (Block) The Porch SMC 301

Effective cross-cultural communication skills at Main Building ED 216/217

Effective cross-cultural communication skills at Main Building WC 231