Our time is quickly coming to the
end. Plans for traveling after we finish our work here in Addis is coming
together. It has been so great to meet nurses from around the city and getting
the chance to visit their hospitals! One huge need that we have learned is the
lack of instructors here in Ethiopia. Instructors for ACLS and other medical
courses like CPR, and Trauma courses (Hint hint! Any instructors out there… I have
many connections that would welcome you with open arms here in Addis).
At the beginning of October a
medical team is coming from the Abbotsford area to spend time running free
medical clinics in the outskirts of the city where the need is great. In
addition, through the connections Melanie and I have made we hope to organize
education at a few local hospital.
For all of you Nurses out there
that take the ACLS course annually I have a challenge! Course books are used
once and then forgotten. I know a great Trauma hospital, with a few Nurse Practitioners
who would love Critical Care books, TNCC, ACLS books, ECG books, basically
anything ER or ICU related material to help with education!
So ask around in your departments
at work, Collect as many books as possible and message me. We will set up a way
for them to get to the team from Abbotsford to bring with their luggage to
Addis! Many thanks, and I do hope you are successful in gathering books!
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