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BUx: GlobalHealthX The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Health

Part 1 References

general

  • Anspacher M, Chan K, Chase J, Stewart C and Hall T, in Evert J and Chase J. (Eds.). Resources for Training in Global Health. A Guide Book. Second Edition. San Francisco: Global Health Education Consortium, 2011.

  • Becker J, Schroeder ED, Hansoti B, Jacquet G, Editors. International Emergency Medicine: A Guide for Clinicians in Resource-Limited Settings, 1st ed. Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association; 2013. Available for free download here.
  • Bui T, Evert J, McCarthy V, Asokan I, MehtaA, Miller K, Tsai C, Wen S (eds.) Reflection in Global Health: An Anthology. San Francisco: Global Health Collaborations Press, 2015. Free PDF download availible here: [PART 1] and [PART 2]
  • Drain P, Huffman SA, Pirtle S, Chan K: Caring for the World. A Guidebook to Global Health Opportunities. Paperback 2008.
  • Drain PK, Holmes KK, Skeff KM, Hall TL, and Gardner P. Global health training and international clinical rotations during residency: current status, needs, and opportunities. Acad Med 2009;84(3):320-5.
  • Iserson KV. The Global Healthcare Volunteer’s Handbook: What You Need to Know Before You Go. Tucson, AZ: Galen Press, Ltd. 2014.
  • Kotsis SV, Chung KC. Application of See One, Do One, Teach One Concept in Surgical Training. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 2013;131(5):1194-1201. doi:10.1097/PRS.0b013e318287a0b3.
  • Sarfaty S, Arnold K. Preparing for International Medical Service. Emerg Med Clin N Am 2005 Feb; 23(1):149-175. PMID 15663979.
  • Suchdev P, Aherns K, Click E, Macklin L, Evangelista D, Graham E: A model for sustainable short-term medical trips. Ambul Pediatr 2007, 7: 317-320.

ethics

  • Harvard School of Public Health’s Research Ethics Guidelines Map
  • Banerjee A. Medical electives: a chance for international health. J R Soc Med 2010 Jan 1;103(1):6–8. Available here.
  • Benatar SR, Darr AS, Singer PA. Global health ethics: the rational for mutual caring. Int Aff 2003; 79(1):107-138.
  • Birrell I. Before you pay to volunteer abroad, think of the harm you might do. The Guardian. 13 November 2010. Available here.
  • Bozinoff N, Dorman K, Kerr D, Roebbelen E, Rogers E, Hunter A, O’Shea T, Kraeker C. Toward reciprocity: host supervisor perspectives on international medical electives. Med Educ. 2014;48:397-404.
  • Crump JA Sugarman J. Ethical considerations for short-term experiences by trainees in global health. JAMA 2008 Sep 24; 300(12):1456-8.
  • Crump JA, Sugarman J. Ethics and best practice guidelines for training experiences in global health.  ASTMH 2010; 83(6):1178-82.
  • Dykens A, Shah N, Hale WA. Practical and Philosophical Considerations in Planning a Global Health Elective--Global Health Education Consortium Project. Available at the CUGH website.
  • Editorial. The overseas elective: purpose or picnic? Lancet 1993, 342: 753-4.
  • Green T, Green H, Scandlyn J, Kestler A. Perceptions of short-term medical volunteer work: a qualitative study in Guatemala Globalization and Health 2009.
  • Hansoti B, Douglass K, Tupesis J, Runyon M, Sanson T, Babcock C, Jacquet G, Schroeder E, Hoffelder D, Martin I. Guidelines for safety of trainees rotating abroad: consensus recommendations from the Global Emergency Medicine Academy of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors, and the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association. Acad Emerg Med. 2013;20:413-420.
  • Haq C, Lukolyo H, Graber LK, Elansary M, Khoshnood K, Rastegar, A: With So Much Need, Where Do I Serve? AMA Jn Ethics (Virtual Mentor) 2010;12 (3):149-158.
  • Haq C, RothenbergD, Gjerde C, Bobula J, Wilson C, Bickley L, Cardelle A, Joseph A. New world views: Preparing physicians in training for global health work. Fam Med. 2003;32:566-572.
  • Hartman E, Paris CM, Blache-Cohen B. Fair Trade Learning: Ethical standards for community-engaged international volunteer tourism. Tourism and Hospitality Research 2014;14(1-2):108-116. Available here.
  • Illich I, “To Hell with good intentions” in National Society for internships and Experiential Education: Part II Cross-Cultural Learning. Available here.
  • Jha V, Mclean M, Gibbs TJ, Sandars J, Medical professionalism across cultures: A challenge for medicine and medical education. Med Teach. 2014; 37:74-80
  • Kraeker C, Chandler C. We learn from them, they learn from us: global health experiences and host perceptions of visiting health care professionals. Acad Med. 2013 Apr;88(4):483-7.
  • Krieger N. The ostrich, the albatross, and public health: an ecosocial perspective--or why an explcit focus on health consequences of discrimination and deprivation is vital for good science and public health practice. Public Health Rep 2001 Sep-Oct;116(5):419-23. PMID PMC1497366.
  • Kumwenda B, Dowell J, Daniels K, et al. Medical electives in sub-Saharan Africa: a host perspective. Med Educ. 2015 Jun;49(6):623-33.
  • Lukolyo H, Rees C, Keating E, et al. Perceptions and Expectations of Host-Country Preceptors of Short-Term Learners at Four Clinical Sites in Sub-Saharan Africa. Acad Pediatr. 2015 Nov 12.
  • Lumb A, Murdoch-Eaton D. Electives in undergraduate medical education: AMEE Guide No. 88. Med Teach. 2014;36:557-572.
  • Melby MK, Loh LC, Evert J, Prater C, Lin H, Khan OA. Beyond Medical "Missions" to Impact-Driven Short-Term Experiences in Global Health (STEGHs): Ethical Principles to Optimize Community Benefit and Learner Experience. Acad Med 2015 Dec 1. PMID 26630608.
  • O’Donnell P, McAuliffe E, O’Donovan D. Unchallenged good intentions: a qualitative study of the experiences of medical students on international health electives to developing countries. Hum Resour Health. 2014;12:49. doi:10.1186/1478-4491-12-49.
  • O'Donnell S, Adler DH, Inboriboon PC, Alvarado H, Acosta R, Godoy-Monzon D. Perspectives of South American physicians hosting foreign rotators in emergency medicine. Int J Emerg Med. 2014 Aug;7:24.
  • Pettitt B, Sullivan C, Pattaras J, Master V, and Brewster LP. Designing an ethics curriculum to support global health experiences in surgery. J Surg Research. 2014; 187: 367-370.
  • Pinto, Birn, and Upsur. An Introduction to Global Health Ethics. Routledge, New York, 2013.
  • Popham G. Boom in "voluntourism" sparks concerns over whether the industry is doing good. Reuters 29 June 2015. Available here.
  • Roberts M. Duffle Bag Medicine. JAMA 2006 Apr 5; 295(13): 1491-2.
  • Shah S, Wu T; the medical student global health experience: professionalism and ethical implications. J Med Ethics 2008, 34:375-378.
  • Stayton ML. Seven Reasons Why Your Two Week Trip to Haiti Doesn't Matter: Calling Bull on "Service Trips." 15 December 2015. Available here.

Malpractice

  • Mirrer-Singer P. Medical Malpractice Overseas: The Legal Uncertainty Surrounding Medical Tourism. 2007. Available here.
  • Uejima T. Medical Missions and Medical Malpractice: The Current State of Medical Malpractice Overseas. American Society of Anesthesiologists Newsletter 2011;75(2). Available here.

Logistics and safety

    • U.S. State Department
    • WHO
    • CDC
    • Peace Corps
    • Hansoti B, Douglass K, Tupesis J, Runyon MS, Sanson T, Babcock C, Jacquet G, Schroeder ED, Hoffelder D, Martin IB. Guidelines for safety of trainees rotating abroad: consensus recommendations from the Global Emergency Medicine Academy of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors, and the Emergency Medicine Residents' Association. Acad Emerg Med 2013 Apr;20(4):413-20. doi: 10.1111/acem.12106.
    • Foreign Travel Advice: Liberia

MENTORSHIP

High-Income Settings

Part 2 References

GENERAL

  • Iserson KV. The Global Healthcare Volunteer’s Handbook: What You Need to Know Before You Go. Tucson, AZ: Galen Press, Ltd; March 2014. ISBN 978-1-883620-38-7 (print); ISBN 978-1-883620-39-4 (eBook).
  • Ramos, Jennifer. Developing a Pre-Departure and Re-Entry Orientation for Study Abroad Students at the Universidad Catolica de la Santisma Concepcion. Brattleboro: n.p., 17 Jan. 2013. PDF, Capstone Paper. Available here.  Accessed 11/28/15.

security

TRAVEL

PACKING

COMMUNICATION

HEALTH

    • CDC Yellow Book
    • TravEpiNet   
    • Water Sanitation:
    • Post-Exposure Prophylaxis:
        • Kuhar DT, et al. US Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis guidelines. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2013;34(9):875-892. Available here. Accessed 12/4/15.

Educational Experience

ethics and professional conduct

Drugs and Alcohol

  • Thai Narcotics Act (1979) Chapter 12, Section 67. Reviewed in translation on thailaws.com. Accessed 10/21/2015.
  • Drugs Abroad. US Department of State Website. Accessed 10/21/2015.
  • Kuypers KP, Legrand SA, Ramaekers JG, Verstraete AG. A case-control study estimating accident risk for alcohol, medicines and illegal drugs. PLoS One. 2012;7(8):e43496. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043496. Epub 2012 Aug 28. Available here.
  • Global Burden of Disease GBDCompare Tool. Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Website. Accessed 10/21/15.
  • New York State Penal Law 220.03. Accessed 10/21/2015.
  • Madan AK, Yu K, Beech DJ. Alcohol and drug use in victims of life-threatening trauma. J Trauma. 1999 Sep;47(3):568-71. Available here. Accessed 11/28/15.
  • Abbey A, Zawacki T, Buck PO, et al. Alcohol and Sexual Assault. NIAAA Website.  11/28/15.
  • Information for Women Travelers. US Department of State Web site. Accessed 11/28/15.
  • Kuypers KP, Legrand SA, Ramaekers JG, Verstraete AG. A case-control study estimating accident risk for alcohol, medicines and illegal drugs. PLoS One. 2012;7(8):e43496. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043496. Epub 2012 Aug 28. Available here. Accessed 11/28/15.
  • Global Burden of Disease GBDCompare Tool. Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Website. Accessed 10/1/2014.  
  • Traveler’s Checklist. US Department of State Website. Accessed 10/1/2014.

High-income settings

Part 3 References

general

Reentry

  • Bui T, Evert J, McCarthy V, Asokan I, MehtaA, Miller K, Tsai C, Wen S (eds.) Reflection in Global Health: An Anthology. San Francisco: Global Health Collaborations Press, 2015. Free PDF download here: [PART 1] and [PART 2]. 
  • NAFSA: Association of International Educators
  • Sortie, C. The Art of Coming Home. 2003, Boston, MA: Intercultural Press. 
  • Peace Corps. Peace Corps Odyssey: The Voyage Home. Washington, DC: Peace Corps Returned Volunteer Services, Office of Domestic Programs, 1997.
  • Iserson, K.V., The global health volunteer's handbook: What you need to know before you go. 2014, Tucson, AZ: Galen Press. Print and ebook.

Future Work

  • Weiner SG, Kelly SP, Rosen P, Ban KM. The Eight Cs: a guide to success in an international emergency medicine educational collaboration. Acad Emerg Med. 2008 Jul;15(7):678-82.

High-income settings