Welcome!
I will be traveling with a team of volunteers from CardioStart International to Kumasi, Ghana April 12-28, 2013. This will be my third trip with the organization and sixth international volunteer journey.
On the agenda: 15 open-heart cases, 10+ pacemaker implants, data collection for The University of Minnesota's International Cardiology Database for Pediatric and Adult Cardiac Surgery patients, education sessions for local ICU and surgical staff, donation of medical supplies, follow-up review with patients from previous missions, and much more.
Stay tuned for updates from the road!
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If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain.
-Emily Dickinson
On the agenda: 15 open-heart cases, 10+ pacemaker implants, data collection for The University of Minnesota's International Cardiology Database for Pediatric and Adult Cardiac Surgery patients, education sessions for local ICU and surgical staff, donation of medical supplies, follow-up review with patients from previous missions, and much more.
Stay tuned for updates from the road!
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If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain.
-Emily Dickinson