2019 M3 Pre-Conference
Add a Pre-Conference Workshop session to your M3 Conference experience!Back by popular demand! We will once again offer Pre-Conference Workshop sessions that you can add to your main conference registration. These sessions are optional and additional fees apply. There will be 3 morning workshop sessions and 3 afternoon workshop sessions that will take place on Friday, February 22, 2019, before the main conference begins. Please see below for more information.
Date:
Friday, February 22, 2019
Time:
9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm
Location:
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel (next to Lakewood Church)
6 E Greenway Plaza
Houston, Texas 77046
Cost:
$40 per person, per workshop.
Fee includes workshop admission and self-parking voucher for hotel parking.
You can choose up to one morning session workshop and one afternoon session workshop.
Capacity:
Space is limited to 100 people per workshop.
Lunch Options:
Between Pre-Conference Workshop sessions from 12 p.m.-1 p.m., you will have time to have lunch on your own. The DoubleTree by Hilton hotel has an in-house restaurant, as well as a Starbucks coffee shop, and there are also several restaurant options within the Greenway Plaza “Hub” food court area, which is connected to the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel. If you need help finding these locations, please ask a Pre-Conference Workshop volunteer (they will be wearing bright green M3 Conference t-shirts) or a hotel staff member, and they will be happy to assist you.
Parking Information:
- Pre-Conference Workshop parking will be located at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel at 6 E Greenway Plaza, Houston, Texas 77046.
- Upon arriving at the hotel, please follow signs for “self-parking” or ask a valet attendant for directions on how to access the self-parking garage.
- Upon check-in, you will receive a self-parking voucher to cover the cost of parking.
- The hotel also offers valet parking, but that option is at your own expense and not included in your registration fee.
- Once you park for the Pre-Conference Workshop, you may leave your car in the hotel garage until the end of the main conference, which ends at 10:30 p.m. that Friday evening.
- The main conference is located at Lakewood Church, next to the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, and is only a short, covered walk from the hotel.
How To Register:
To register for the Pre-Conference Workshop(s), click on the “Register Today” button (available at the top and bottom of this page) and choose “Attendee” as the “Registration Type.” Follow the prompts to register for the main M3 Conference, and then you will have the option to register for the Pre-Conference Workshop(s) as well. The Pre-Conference Workshops are also available to Exhibitors and Sponsors within those registration paths. Please note that the Pre-Conference Workshop(s) are optional and are only available at an additional fee.
If you have already registered for the M3 Conference and want to add a Pre-Conference Workshop to your registration, please follow these steps:
- Go to Conference Registration Page here
- Scroll down and click on “Already Registered?” under the “Register” button.
- Enter your email address and confirmation number from your original order, and click ‘OK’ to access your account.
- Click on “Modify” in the top left hand corner of your confirmation page to go through each page of your registration to make any changes or additions you would like.
- PLEASE NOTE: If you add a Pre-Conference Workshop option to your registration, you will need to go all the way through the check-out process to pay the additional fee.
For More Information:
Email info@m3missions.com or call 713-491-5108
Morning Sessions
9am to 12pm
Workshop 01
Morning Session
A Day in the Life of a Missionary Doctor: Diagnosing and Treating Common Diseases in Developing Countries
Facilitator(s):
Allan T. Sawyer, MD, MS
Keir Thelander, MD, FACS, FWACS, FCS (ECSA) and
Carlan Wendler, MD, FACEP
CME/CNE/CEU:
None
Time:
9am-12pm
Room:
Century II
Description:
Most missionary doctors know that on any given day a patient may present with any given pathology. Multiply that by the factors of cross-cultural ministry, new languages and endemic poverty and you get a new adventure every day. Pulling from years of experience, seasoned missionary doctors provide their insight of patient management in limited resource settings.
Session 1:
Women’s Health Challenges in Limited Resource Settings
Session 2:
Fever + Africa = ???
Session 3:
Common Surgical Problems in Sub-Saharan Africa by Region
Workshop 02
Morning Session
Medical Missions Models: Relief, Development, Training
Facilitator(s):
Laura Smelter, MD
Alisa Geers, ARNP and
Andrew Geers, PA-C, ATC
Sponsored/Hosted By:
Christian Health Service Corps (CHSC)
CME/CNE/CEU:
Nurses
CEU provided by Texas Women’s University College of Nursing – T. Boone Pickens Institute of Health Sciences – Dallas Center. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 16383 for up to 2.5 CEU. Contact hours awarded based on session attendance.
Physicians
This Live activity, Medical Missions Models: Relief, Development, Training, with a beginning date of 02/22/2019, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 2.50 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Important CME/CNE/CEU Note
Healthcare providers should check with their licensing and credentialing boards to confirm acceptance of credit.
Time:
9am-12pm
Room:
Century I
Description:
How can you use your skills to minister through international service? There are multiple ways we may not usually think about. Explore some different ways healthcare workers can serve internationally. Connect with medical nursing and advanced practice facilitators who are currently serving as healthcare missionaries. Be inspired by real-life case studies in relief development and training. Find areas where your skills and interests fit.
Session 1:
Relief – Engaging in international relief efforts by applying global standards
Session 2:
Development – Promoting development in the facilities and communities you serve
Session 3:
Training – Incorporating training into healthcare missions
Workshop 03
Morning Session
Scatter: Go Therefore and Take Your Job With You
Facilitator(s):
Andrew Scott
Hosted By:
Operation Mobilization (OM)
Time:
9am-12pm
Room:
Bluebonnet
CME/CNE/CEU:
None
Description:
Learn how you can do missions with your current job. Whether you’re an electrician, mechanic, lawyer or have any other skill set, you are needed on the mission field. Reconsider how to wrap your life around the purposes of God, engaging the totality of your skills, passions, experience, and personality for the sake of the gospel. Hear real-life examples of how changing missions trends intersect with skilled professionals living out the gospel among the least reached.
Session 1:
Everything Has to Change | Global Missions Trends
Session 2:
Understanding Your Identity, Purpose, and Role
Session 3:
You’re not Called to Mission, You’re Created for It | How to Live for God’s Purposes
Afternoon Sessions
1pm to 4pm
Workshop 04
Afternoon Session
Practical Nursing Missions Opportunities: What Can I Expect to Encounter and How Can I Best Serve?
Facilitator(s):
Lisa D. Cole, MA, RN
Danta Bien-Aime, BSN, RN
Alisa Geers, ARNP
and
Mary Ishepe Nandili, PhD, MPH, BSc, RN
Sponsored/Hosted By:
Medical Benevolence Foundation (MBF)/Mary K Center for Global Nursing Development
CME/CNE/CEU:
None
Time:
1pm – 4pm
Room:
Century I
Description:
Nursing professionals from three low resource countries will provide a realistic view of nursing care in mission hospitals in the countries where they serve and will discuss some of the most needed continuing education topics and resources in their country settings. The workshop will conclude with practical informal table sessions providing participants further opportunity to explore how they may best serve.
Session 1:
A realistic view of nursing care in a mission hospital
Session 2:
The most needed continuing education topics and resources on the mission field
Session 3:
Practical informal table sessions for question and answer
Workshop 05
Afternoon Session
Preparing for a Life in Missions: What I Wish I Had Known
Facilitator(s):
Michael Chupp, MD, FACS, FCS (ECSA)
Keir Thelander, MD, FACS, FWACS, FCS (ECSA) and
Carlan Wendler, MD, FACEP
CME/CNE/CEU:
None
Time:
1pm – 4pm
Room:
Century II
Description:
I want to be ready when my time comes for medical missions, but how do I get there? This workshop presents a unique opportunity to receive mission preparation from three veteran missionaries. The missionaries will provide their perspectives on a variety topics from living a missional life now as preparation for mission service to the biblical perspective of respecting authority figures.
Session 1:
Through the Eye of the Needle: Preparing for Medical Missions Now
Session 2:
Silk & Steel: Lessons Learned About Strength on the Field
Session 3:
Leadership from the Second Culture Chair
Workshop 06
Afternoon Session
Human Trafficking: Understanding the Issue Domestically and Internationally for Recognition, Referral and Restoration
Facilitator(s):
Kerri Taylor, MS, CCC-SLP
Hosted By:
UnBound Houston
CME/CNE/CEU:
None
Time:
1pm – 4pm
Room:
Bluebonnet
Description:
In America, approximately 86% of human trafficking victim survivors say that they were seen by a medical professional during their time of captivity, but were not recognized. We can change that! In this workshop, you will learn how to recognize and identify human trafficking victims as they appear in common clinical settings. Secondly, you will learn about the state of human trafficking across the world, alternatives for reporting, seeking justice and finding reputable help in the country where you are serving in ministry. Since information in the workshop is designed for the sessions to build upon information received in the previous session, we highly recommend attending all 3 sessions to gain complete knowledge for effective utilization and impact.
Session 1:
Human Trafficking Defined in Context: What feeds the industry?
Session 2:
Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking
Session 3:
Developing Protocol for Encounters with Trafficking on the Mission Field
M3 Partners
Sponsors
M3 sponsors help support the vision of M3 by contributing financially and have an opportunity to promote their own organization through partnering.
Exhibitors
M3 exhibitors have the opportunity to present and educate about their organization, as well as connect with people looking for a place to serve.
Church Partners
M3 church partners are ministries from many different denominations who believe in and support the heart and vision of the M3 Conference.