Surgery Trip: March 08 - 18, 2012
Location
Surgical trip to Centro de Salud Barbara in the small town of San Juan Sacatepéquez.
Trip Description
Our patients are mostly Mayan and are among the poorest in Guatemala. Many of the patients will be brought to the clinic from outlying rural areas by our affiliate Partner for Surgery. These patients will have been triaged either by our own doctors on our triage trips or other western physicians also working with Partner for Surgery. Other patients will come via the clinic and will have been seen by local Guatemalan doctors. During our ten days in Guatemala we will perform in the region of 50 - 60 procedures in 5½ surgical days and there will also be 1½ days of free time in Antigua.
Type of Surgery
General Surgery and Gynecology
Team Composition
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1 general surgeon
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1 gynecologist
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2 anesthesiologists
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1 - 2 surgical assists (GP or OR nurse)
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4 - 5 OR nurses
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6 PACU/Post-Op ward nurses
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1 sterilizing tech
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1 sterilizing assistant
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2 administration
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1 dispensing/gopher
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3 English/Spanish translators
Recruiting Status
Team Complete
Participant Cost
• Flight: CA$1100 (budget figure for a flight from Vancouver. We are usually able to obtain flights for significantly less)
• Ground package: CA$550 per person, based on double or triple occupancy. A single room may be available for an additional charge. The ground package includes accommodations, breakfasts in Antigua, all meals in Camanchaj, airport pickup/drop off (if traveling with the group) and local transport.
• The ground package does not include lunches and dinners in Antigua, airport pickup/drop off if not arriving/leaving with the group, spending money, travel insurance with medical evacuation.
Project HANDS raises an additional $15,000 required for the trip. This helps pay for:
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medications and supplies required
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costs for local translators and gerentes (community leaders) who organize the clinics
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patient food and transportation costs, bloodwork, X-rays
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contingency for items such as patient food packages, additional medications
and unforseen expenses
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local transportation costs
Contact Person
Recruiting:
Debbie Jefkin
• email:
debbie@projecthands.org
• tel: 808-214-6053 (Hawaiian Standard Time)
Trip Coordinator:
TBA
• email:
info@projecthands.org
• tel: 604 921 1880
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