Working Hard

One of the biggest tasks before us this week is calculating the amount of medications that need to be ordered and placing that order so it will arrive in time for the students to divide and pack.  Dr. Jove devised a questionnaire to determine the correct amounts.  The students were ask about each medication they had received-was it enough? too little? right amount?  We also asked if there were medicines that were not on their formulary last year that they would like to have.  The amount of medication they receive is calculated by the number of full courses of medicine that is dosed to a patient.  For instance, a strep throat  patient would receive 21 pills of amoxicillin to be taken three times a day for a week.  The
5, 741 patients that were seen last were given approximately 13, 940 courses of medicine.  That includes antibiotics, malaria medicine, pain relievers, medication for parasites, ulcers, and vitamins to name a few.  That is a lot of medicine to purchase, divide and distribute and put in the hands of these trained health care workers.

Gayle is reviewing medications 

A big part of last week was focused on Case Presentations.  Here Dr. Charles is discussing the patient who has dizziness.  Prior to the presenting of this case the students were asked to pair up and practice their delivery of the history and physical of their patie

 Nilar and Nang Kham look very serious

Ninsungbra and San San Win are quite studious

Peram looks puzzled - what was that again, Khaw Taik?

Ram Tang making sure Ram Bo Kin understands

Elizabeth, Khin Sein and Ma Ma Naing

CASE PRESENTATION

Elizabeth (Mee Pwe) shared about her patient, a 60 year old woman, who presented with dizziness.  If you look closely you also see that she has a goiter on the side of her neck.  Elizabeth saw 421 patients over the last year and supplied them 535 courses of medication. 

Sometimes Nin Ti comes by to say hello, just takin a ride.
Her Mom and Dad help cook our delicious food.

After working hard the students like to relax.  Khaw Taik, Ramsar Dee,
Nang Kham and Ram Bo Kin enjoy a game of Pente