| July 20 | Arrival, settle into the hotel |
| Saturday | Dinner |
| July 21 | Orientation Day : AM Team leader's orientation |
| Sunday | PM Medical Orientation / Common Diseases in the area/ home visit training ( ISL Staff) |
| Medical Spanish | |
| Sorting of Donations | |
| July 22 | House Visit Community 1 |
| Monday | Visit Medicinal Trail |
| Dinner; Debriefing | |
| Assessment Skills/ Triage Training | |
| July 23 | Clinic in Commuity 1 |
| Tuesday | Debriefing/ Treatment Skills |
| Dinner; Medical Spanish | |
| July 24 | House Visit community 2 |
| Wednesday | Presentation on Diabetes |
| Dinner; Debriefing | |
| Medical Spanish; Spanish Bingo Game | |
| July 25 | Clinic in Community 2 |
| Thursday | Dinner; Debriefing |
| Suture Class (ISL Staff) | |
| July 26 | Hospital Day |
| Friday | Dinner; Debriefing/ Folk medicine |
| Group 1 Tropical Disease Presentations (ISL Staff) | |
| July 27 | Tourism Day 1; Zip Line & Cave Tubing |
| Saturday | Dinner; Debriefing |
| Culture Night/ Dance | |
| July 28 | Tourism Day 2; Visit to Lamanai Archaeological Site |
| Sunday | Shop for souvenirs |
| Dinner; Debriefing | |
| July 29 | Houe Visits Community 3 |
| Monday | Debriefing/ Cultural Competence |
| Dinner | |
| Group 2 Tropical Disease Presentations ( ISL Staff) | |
| July 30 | Clinic Community 3 |
| Tuesday | Dinner, Debriefing |
| Cultural evening/ Crafts Night | |
| July 31 | Debriefing/ Evaluation |
| Wednesday | Visit House of Culture |
| Travel to Caye Caulker | |
| Dinner; Relax | |
| August 01 | Tourism day 4/ Activities on Caye Caulker |
| Thursday | Dinner/ Relax |
| August 02 | Travel Day |
| Friday |
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Official Itinerary!
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Purpose of this blog
Sharing my experience with family and friends in Belize City, Belize Central America on our nursing mission to improve healthcare for the underserved.
With love,
Shannah
With love,
Shannah
Preparing for our trip!
Hey everyone,
With only 9 days left until we leave for Belize, we are starting to prepare for what needs to go into our suitcase!! We get one checked bag up to 50 lbs, one carry on, and one personal item.
Anti-histaminics anti Allergy
Cough/cold
Vaginal infection ovules or treatments (miconazol, Monistat, Nistatin, Metronidazol)
Skin
Vitamins
Others
With only 9 days left until we leave for Belize, we are starting to prepare for what needs to go into our suitcase!! We get one checked bag up to 50 lbs, one carry on, and one personal item.
Some of the items include:
- Rain poncho
- Deet 40 bug spray, 1 large and 1 mini
- Rain boots
- Battery operated alarm clock small
- Hand sanitizer
- Gloves
- Otoscope
- Sunscreen
- Daily bag
- Sturdy flip flops
- Water shoes
- Swim suit
- Waterproof bag
- Clothes
- Scrubs
- Hat/visor
- Phone call card
- Hydrocortisone cream
- Antidiarrheal medicine
- Bandaids
- Triple antibiotic ointment
- Calamine lotion
- Rubbing alcohol
- Iodine cleanser
- Empty travel containers
- Wipes
- Ziploc bags
- Toilet paper
- Stethoscope
- Blood pressure cuff
- Thermometer
- Hemostat
- Bandage scissors
- Tape
- Measuring tape
It's actually pretty fun getting all of this stuff together. I have a checklist made so that I don't forget anything when I leave the airport at 6 am!!!
They also want us to ask for donations of medical supplies to bring for the people in town.
Such as:
- Toothpaste and toothbrushes
- Soap
Analgesics anti-inflammatory for children
- Acetaminophen syrup and drops
- Ibuprofen syrup
Anti-histaminics anti Allergy
- Benadryl syrup for children
- Loratadine
- Cetirizine
Cough/cold
- Cough syrups such as Dimetapp, Robitussin
Vaginal infection ovules or treatments (miconazol, Monistat, Nistatin, Metronidazol)
Skin
- Lice medication (cream or shampoo)
- Scabies cream (lindane),
- Antifungal cream,
- Triple antibiotic in cream
- Lamisil
Vitamins
- Children’s vitamins,
- Adult's vitamins
- Calcium plus Vitamin D pills,
- Iron drops for children's,
- Folic acid
- Iron (ferrous sulphate) for adults
- Complex B
- Vitamin C
Others
- Surgical gloves – all sizes
- Masks
- Urine analysis strips
- Strips for glucometers brands: Accu-check or Free style ONLY
- Alcohol swaps
- Otoscopes
- Otoscopes tips
- Digital thermometers and covers
- Pregnancy tests
- Children coloring books
- Stickers
- Crayons
- Any other little gift that the student would like to bring like toys or caps etc
- Examination flashlights (penlights)
Suture kits, threads (sterile or expired Ok too for our
suture classes) Note ONLY 2-0, 3-0, 4-0 Max 5-0 (nomenclature
related to the diameter of the thread):
- Needle holders
- Scalpels (size no. 15 blade)
- Hemostats (small)
- Tweezers (small)
- Scissors (small)
- 4x4 square gauzes
- 2X2 square gauzes
- Bandages (all types)
We are all really excited to go! Everything is falling into place :)
With love,
Shannah
Thank yous
Hi everyone! I decided to create this blog so that I am able to share my stories with my friends and family and all of those who have supported and helped me along the way. This trip would not have been made possible without you. You are welcome to keep up with this to see what we will do on our trip and the experiences we will return home with.
I would like to take the time to express my gratitude to all of those who have helped me in my fundraising efforts. These people are special and unique and deserve to be recognized. Thank you for your selfless services, donations, kind words, and belief in me during this journey.
Donating time, money, items, and/or services for the seven garage sales Alyssa Christensen and I did:
+meghan miller, +Heidi Olsen-Holmes, +Alyssa Christensen, The Kublicks, Melody and Nick Yurasek, +Rae Anne Cariker, Sommer & Stephanie Westbay, +Liz Spalding & Jesus Garcia, Brooke and Sean Rodriguez, Angela Trejo, +Alyssa Asman, Dina Santos, Lori Rhodes, The Webers, and Leah & Jesse Churchill.
Donating their time and holiday in the awful heat to help +Alyssa Christensen and I cook for the Fourth of July Block party:
Moses Lucero, +Alyssa Asman, Brooke and Sean Rodriguez, Mark Hayes, Sheila Christensen, and +Heidi Olsen-Holmes.
You are all so special to me, and I am forever grateful for your efforts to my cause. I can't wait to leave July 20th and begin sharing stories with you!
With love,
Shannah
I would like to take the time to express my gratitude to all of those who have helped me in my fundraising efforts. These people are special and unique and deserve to be recognized. Thank you for your selfless services, donations, kind words, and belief in me during this journey.
Donating time, money, items, and/or services for the seven garage sales Alyssa Christensen and I did:
+meghan miller, +Heidi Olsen-Holmes, +Alyssa Christensen, The Kublicks, Melody and Nick Yurasek, +Rae Anne Cariker, Sommer & Stephanie Westbay, +Liz Spalding & Jesus Garcia, Brooke and Sean Rodriguez, Angela Trejo, +Alyssa Asman, Dina Santos, Lori Rhodes, The Webers, and Leah & Jesse Churchill.
Donating their time and holiday in the awful heat to help +Alyssa Christensen and I cook for the Fourth of July Block party:
Moses Lucero, +Alyssa Asman, Brooke and Sean Rodriguez, Mark Hayes, Sheila Christensen, and +Heidi Olsen-Holmes.
You are all so special to me, and I am forever grateful for your efforts to my cause. I can't wait to leave July 20th and begin sharing stories with you!
With love,
Shannah
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