(Written by Anne)
Today started out with attending the hospital staff meeting. The visiting medical students gave a presentation. It was really interesting hearing some of the suggestions they gave on documenting more consistently and discussions on resources available.
After the staff meeting, we saw a number of orthopedic patients in the clinic. Kaeli and I both really enjoyed the problem solving involved and working together to diagnose and treat thoracic outlet syndrome and tricep tendonitis. Right after tea time (yes, tea time is a daily thing!), Kaeli and I were given the opportunity to observe a c-section that ended with a beautiful baby girl entering into the world!
In the afternoon, we saw two patients in the inpatient department with second and third degree burns. The first patient was a young child, so we had to be creative to incorporate play into the stretching and positioning that we wanted. We also worked on our motor development handout in the afternoon that we are planning on giving the village healthcare workers during one of our presentations tomorrow (we have three!). Brighton was kind enough to translate our handout into Shona. We also have been working with Brighton since we arrived on creating a list of things that the rehabilitation department at the hospital needs. We are hoping the next students that visit Chidamoyo may be able to bring some of the items on our list. We will be sharing our list when it is complete, so stay tuned! The day ended with a run with Kaeli (with lots of young locals laughing because they aren’t used to seeing runners!), dinner with the medical students, and a very loud game of spoons. It was so fun getting to know them better and learn more about medical school in Zimbabwe. Today was an amazing day at Chidamoyo and it doesn’t quite feel real that we only have two more days at the hospital!
After the staff meeting, we saw a number of orthopedic patients in the clinic. Kaeli and I both really enjoyed the problem solving involved and working together to diagnose and treat thoracic outlet syndrome and tricep tendonitis. Right after tea time (yes, tea time is a daily thing!), Kaeli and I were given the opportunity to observe a c-section that ended with a beautiful baby girl entering into the world!
In the afternoon, we saw two patients in the inpatient department with second and third degree burns. The first patient was a young child, so we had to be creative to incorporate play into the stretching and positioning that we wanted. We also worked on our motor development handout in the afternoon that we are planning on giving the village healthcare workers during one of our presentations tomorrow (we have three!). Brighton was kind enough to translate our handout into Shona. We also have been working with Brighton since we arrived on creating a list of things that the rehabilitation department at the hospital needs. We are hoping the next students that visit Chidamoyo may be able to bring some of the items on our list. We will be sharing our list when it is complete, so stay tuned! The day ended with a run with Kaeli (with lots of young locals laughing because they aren’t used to seeing runners!), dinner with the medical students, and a very loud game of spoons. It was so fun getting to know them better and learn more about medical school in Zimbabwe. Today was an amazing day at Chidamoyo and it doesn’t quite feel real that we only have two more days at the hospital!
Tomorrow will be a big day for us. Kaeli and I have not one, but three presentations. We will be speaking to the hospital staff about exercises to reduce low back pain, then the healthcare workers who work in the villages will be coming to the hospital to hear our presentation on motor development and signs a child may have a developmental disorder. Lastly, we will be giving a very similar presentation to the expecting mothers staying at the hospital (about 50 women!) on motor development and signs they should take their child to be seen by a healthcare professional. Wish us luck! We will update you tomorrow on how they went!
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