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The Oncology Team Delegation has been a dedicated group of professionals providing management care for a variety of area ranging from managing depression and anxiety for cancer patients as well new treatments for lung cancer, lymphoma, and leukemia.
MEET is excited about opportunities for future collaborations with CTOH and CTUMP. As MEET’s Oncology Project leader, Dr. Kelly Smith is planning on organizing online monthly oncology case conferences and in-person workshops several times a year. Kelly has agreed to stay a second year in Vietnam continuing to provide Oncology support in Hanoi and CanTho.
We are looking for volunteers with experience in oncology. Please contact contact Dr. Kelly Smith if you are interested in getting involved.
Introducing our new MEET Oncology Project Leader - Dr. Kelly Smith
Introducing our new MEET Oncology Project Leader - Dr. Kelly Smith
We are happy to announce Dr. Kelly Smith has volunteered to become our MEET Oncology Project Leader. Kelly is a medical oncologist trained at UW, now working for Univ. of Pennsylvania in collaboration with Vin Mec Hospital and Vin University in Hanoi to develop oncology care and education. Kelly has been living in Hanoi for a year. She contacted MEET a couple of months ago inquiring about volunteer opportunities with MEET to improve oncology care for poor people. We have introduced Kelly to several MEET Projects Leaders working on projects involving cancer care, including Anh and Cyrus (regarding their hospice teaching projects), Hubert (regarding oncology imagining and nuclear medicine) and Helen (regarding social work). And we've told her about other Project Leaders doing work impacting cancer patients, including Hung (ENT cancer surgery), Steve (radiation therapy), Jacqui (anesthesiology), Susan (nutrition) and Connie (cervical cancer). Please feel free to contact Kelly directly to discuss possible collaborations with you and your project teams.
Teaching English Program 2019
Hannah Smith has been MEET’s English Teaching Project Leader the past two years, although she has traveled with MEET numerous times prior to accepting this responsibility. She is doing a stellar job organizing her team before each trip, making the appropriate introductions, and supporting their efforts while in Can Tho.
The Medical Students at CTUMP truly look forward to opportunities to learn conversational English, and improve their vocabulary.
Can Tho OB-GYN Program (Began in 2019)
Dr. Cheng, Dr. Fay and Dr. Reed traveled to Can Tho, Vietnam again this year in December 2019 to continue the UW collaboration through MEET with Can Tho Gynecology and Obstetrics Hospital (CTGOH) and meet with Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy (CTUMP) Obstetrics and Gynecology. This has been an incredibly enriching experience yet again.
Midwifery Program
Midwifery has been an integral part of MEETS educational efforts in Can Tho, Vietnam. Sarah Kheiraliah has Lead the Midwifery Exchange since 2015. Her teaching and consultation is always well received by our partners at Can Tho Medical College (CMC), Can Tho Central General Hospital (CTCGH), Can Tho University Medicine and Pharmacy (CTUMP), and the OB/GYN Hospital.
MEET CTUMP Nutrition Team
They have primarily focused on current practices in hospital nutrition services, and education of medical students and faculty in the areas of our partners greatest concerns for their Vietnamese communities; i.e. obesity within the population generally, the rise of Diabetes, Hypertension, Cardiovascular Disease Malnutrition, and poor Reproductive health.
Radiology
Radiology and medical imaging in general are essential for the delivery of quality healthcare. There are few areas of healthcare that do not depend on medical imaging. Radiology is used to evaluate acute symptoms, trauma, to diagnose acute and chronic illnesses, to stage tumors and assess response to tumors to anti-cancer therapy among others. As a result, a strong clinical radiology service and strong radiology educational program are very important in a university hospital setting. Clinical service excellence and teaching excellence are inter-dependent.
Pediatric Surgery Delegation
The Pediatric Surgery Delegation has been a dedicated group of professionals serving Vietnamese children and families since 2004. The PSD is now continuing this important work as a vital program of MEET for the past several years, and as a part of our overall mission. Teams from the US and the UK have provided free surgeries to hundreds of children who would otherwise be unable to afford them.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (H/PM)
Latest News
- Palliative Nursing Care Training Workshop Reports
- What is MEET Palliative Nursing Care Program
- Palliative Nursing Care Program Overview - 5 Year Review
- 2022 Palliative Care Training for Nurses (11th & 12th Class)
- 2022 Palliative Care Training for Nurses (10th Class)
- 2022 Palliative Care Training for Nurses (9th Class)
- 2022 Palliative Care Training for Nurses (8th Class)
- 2022 Palliative Care Training for Nurses (7th Class)
- 2022 Palliative Care Training for Nurses (6th Class)
- 2022 Palliative Care Training for Nurses (5th Class)
- 2021 Palliative Care Training for Nurses (4th Class)
- 2021 Palliative Care Training for Nurses (1st, 2nd & 3rd Class)
- 2020 Palliative Nursing Care Training program at Can Tho Oncology Hospital
- 2019 Palliative Care Team News
This specialty is a relatively new field of study in Vietnam. In 2010, the first in a series of annual lectures about palliative care were presented at Can Tho University (CTUMP), under the leadership of Dr. Cyrus Appell,MD a Hospice Director at Group Health Cooperative. The interest in this emerging specialty grew over the following years and the depth and breadth of the lecture series expanded as:
