Join us for this discussion on ethical dilemmas in providing care in resource limited and multicultural environments. Led by a team of experienced medical professionals at CNH in a range of departments: Drs. Jennifer Chapman, Kathy Ferrer, and Stacey Stokes.
Jennifer Chapman, MD, is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending and Director of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship at CNHS. She now also coordinates the gPEM (Global Pediatric Emergency Medicine) Program at Children’s National, and has volunteered her clinical and teaching expertise at sites in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, New Delhi, India and most recently in Milot, Haiti. She has also worked on projects for the World Bank, as well as the Mamta Health Institute for Mother and Child in New Delhi. She is specifically interested in developing educational exchanges with academic centers in other countries. She completed the Master Teacher Leadership Development Program at Children’s National. She received her medical degree from McGill University, completed her pediatric residency at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and her Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
Kathy Ferrer, MD, AAHIVS, is an attending in the Pediatric Hospitalist Division at CNMC. Active in global health since her residency at Baylor Medical Center in Houston, Texas, Dr. Ferrer is passionate about leveling the playing field and extending compassionate, collaborative, and committed care to communities in need around the world.
Following service trips to Guatemala and Ghana while in her internship, Dr. Ferrer became more involved in global health when she was approached to develop a pediatric HIV clinic in sub-Saharan Africa. One year turned into four, and Dr. Ferrer was able to successfully implement a system of testing, diagnosis, and treatment through collaboration both with local providers and with humanitarian foundations on the ground. Following this experience, Dr. Ferrer has been involved in pediatric HIV projects in Romania, Kyrgyzstan, and China, and lectures frequently on pediatric HIV, malnutrition, tuberculosis and global health topics pertinent to sub-Saharan Africa, Romania, Kyrgyzstan, China and the United States.
At the moment, Dr. Ferrer is committed to training the next generation of global health providers through her co-directorship of the Global Child Health Course, offered biannually at CNMC. In addition to this role, Dr. Ferrer is Education lead for Children’s Global Health Initiatives and a Global Health Faculty Mentor for CNHS residents. “In the end,” says Dr. Ferrer, “I think knowing and understanding global health helps you become more committed, compassionate, and connected. It really represents our core values.”
Session Objectives:
- Recognize ethical issues that commonly arise in international volunteer work
- Describe an approach to address ethical problems that are related to volunteer work and patient care in developing countries
