2016 M3 Conference Schedule

Lakewood Church | Houston, TX

Day 01

Cardiac Surgery at a Rural Mission Hospital
Russ White, MD

An Unconventional Approach to Missions: We Found Our Team and Then Found Our Mission
Carlan Wendler, MD

The Broken Healing the Broken
Alyssa Choo, RN

60 Years as a Missionary Nurse in the Middle East
Aileen Coleman, RN

Global Health Leadership: The Importance of Faith-Based Outreach and Advocacy*
Jenny Dyer, PhD, Porter Delaney, Tom Walsh

Best Practices in Short-Term Medical Missions
Mark Topazian, MD

The Healthcare Crisis in Africa
Bruce MacFadyen, MD

Medical Rounds at a Mission Hospital
Chuck Barrier, MD

Never Treat Alone−Education as Mission in Medicine
Carlan Wendler, MD

Gynecology for the Non-Gynecologist in Developing Countries
Allan Sawyer, MD

Challenges in Jungle Plastic Surgery
Louis Carter, MD

Big Hearts. Big Gifts. Building a Powerful Medical Missions Team
Elizabeth Studley, CRNA

Dental Mission: What to Know Before You Go!
Mark Kuhl, DMD

How to Find Your Place in World Missions*
Joël Malm

Creating a Sustainable Health Impact in the Developing World
Matt Alexander

Defend the Orphan Room
Mike Reiszner

Surgical Implications of Parasitic Diseases
Russ White, MD

Day 02

The Management of Open Fractures in the Developing World
Dan Galat, MD

The Impact of Scripture on the Life of the Professional*
Jim Tour, PhD

The Neglected Tropical Diseases: the Most Common Afflictions of the World’s Poor
Peter Hotez, MD, PhD

Missionary Nursing: Pitfalls to Avoid and Blessings to Enjoy
Mary Hermiz, RN, PhD

Providing Surgical Pathology Services to Remote Location
Terry Bell, MD

Pan African Academy of Christian Surgeons: Training Surgeons for His Kingdom in Africa
Louis Pisters, MD

Holistic Reproductive Healthcare: Raising the Standard in Women’s Health
Cynthia Wenz

Increasing Your Effectiveness as a Member of a Missions Team
Jon Mark Robert, MD
Biblical Storytelling−An Effective Method of Sharing the Gospel
Ben Roberts, MD,

Hepatitis C−The New Plague of Egypt
Issam Raad, MD

The Journey from Calling to Going: Preparing For a Life in Medical Missions
Stephen Snell, MD, Karen Andrews, MD

Turning Vision into Reality in a Developing World Setting
Steve James, CRNA

Changing the World 40′ at a Time
Doug Jackson, PhD, JD

“World Medical Mission—The Journey”
Dick Furman, MD

Are You Talking to Me?
Steve James, CRNA

Why We Go
Paul Osteen, MD

Medical Missions in the Arab World
Issam Raad, MD

The Fruit of Martyrdom
Mary Hermiz, RN, PhD

The Safety Net for the Safety Net: Christ-centered Urgent Care for a Broken Community
Alyssa Choo, RN, Paule Anne Lewis, Anthony E. Brissett, MD

Taking Your Family on a Missions Trip−The Benefits and Challenges
Jennifer Osteen, RN, Janet Topazian, PhD

Sustainable Solutions to the Big 5 Health Problems in the Developing World
Todd Price, MD

The Already and the Not Yet: A Theology of Healing for Medical Missionaries
Dan Galat, MD

The Mother & Child Project: Simple Steps to Saving Lives in the Developing World
Jenny Dyer, PhD, Porter Delaney, Tom Walsh

Biomedical Research in Mission Settings*
Mark Topazian, MD

Getting from A to C−Keeping the Passion During Years of Preparation*
Carlan Wendler, MD

Medical Rounds at a Mission Hospital
Chuck Barrier, MD

Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery and Our Modern Day Response*
Phil Hyldgaard

Defining Evidence-Based Care in Global Health Missions: WHO/UNICEF Guidelines for Resource Poor Communities
Greg Seager, MSN, RN

Quick and Quality: Delivering Multi-Sectoral Emergency Global Response*
Ken Isaacs

Essential Topics in Ophthalmology−Eye Care in the Developing World
Ben Roberts, MD

Increasing Your Impact in Medical Missions
Louis Carter, MD

A Biblical Concept of Justice and Medical Missions
Russ White, MD

My Call to Missions and Experience with Ebola
Kent Brantly, MD

Extravagant Love
Bob Goff

2016 M3 Conference Exhibitors