-We
cared for 113 orphaned children with treated HIV and arranged follow-up for
those with newly discovered hearing loss at Mother Teresa Orphanage.
-Supported
the Makinissa School for the Deaf, fitted hearing aids and addressed their
medical needs.
-Provided
audiology support for a clinic in Butajira, Ethiopia, several hours outside of
Addis Ababa
-Provided
audiology evaluation for 43 patients at Cure and Makinissa.
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Supplied CURE-Ethiopia with more than 14 thousand dollars of surgical and anesthesia
supplies to carry on their mission.
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Supplied Black Lion Hospital / AAU School of Medicine with the first temporal
bone laboratory in Ethiopia
- Led 5 temporal bone drilling session for residents and young
attending from AAU and regional hospitals.
- Gave 3 hours of lecture to AAU otolaryngology staff and residents.
- Gave 3 hours of lecture to AAU otolaryngology staff and residents.
- Administered Board examinations to 2 graduating ENT chief
residents
- Supervised 16 ENT operations and procedures performed by
Ethiopian attending and residents and helped provide anesthesia care for the
ENT cases and 30 orthopedic and plastic surgery cases
- Supported the CURE cleft palate program with otologic care for
their children
- Provided ENT consultation for 120 children and adults at
CURE-Ethiopia
- Supported the new ENT residency at St. Paul's Millennial
Medical School
- Provided clinical education for students in the masters of
nurse anesthesia program of AAU
- Provided 3 hours of lectures and anesthesia texts to the masters
of nurse anesthesia students at AAU
-Worked to support a new research effort for emergency treatment
of shock/trauma in Ethiopia
- Conducted a major prospective study of the prevalence of
hearing loss among treated children with HIV with coordination between AAU
School of Medicine, Temple University and the University of Pittsburgh
- Tried a newly designed, reusable operating microscope draping
system
- Furthered the relationship with the Rotary Club of Addis Ababa
- Advanced the relationship between HTC and Ear Drop foundation
of the Netherlands
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