Medical Training

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INTERNATIONAL
RELIEF TEAMS
4560 Alvarado Canyon Road
Suite 2G
San Diego, CA 92120-4309
619.284.7979 Office
619.284.7938 Fax
info@irteams.org

Board of Directors
Chair: Kay R. Gilbert, CMN, Ph.D
Stephen Bickler, M.D.
Harold J. Forney, M.D.
Zach Niles
Marlene Ruiz, RN, MSN
Larry Saunders
A. Barry La Forgia

IRT Staff
Barry La Forgia,
Executive Director
Rose Uranga,
Director of Operations and Program Development
Susan Callahan,
Communications Officer
Paula Kelly
Director of Development
Diana Starnes,
Program Assistant
Nancy Loevinger,
Administrative Assistant

Technical Advisors
Neonatology
Patricia Bromberger, MD
Douglas N. Carbine, MD
Brian S. Saunders, MD
Judy C. Collier, RNC, MSN
Perinatology
Larry M. Cousins, MD
David B. Schrimmer, MD
Obstetrics
Christopher M. Lafferty, MD
Susan Faron, RNC, MSN
Midwifery
Kay R. Gilbert, CNM, Ph.D.
HIV/AIDS
John Waldron, RN
Public Health
Oliver J. Biederman, MD
Ophthalmology
Frank A. Scotti, MD
K. Victor Zablit, MD
Construction
Walter Butcher, Civil Engineer
Timothy Connole, General Contractor
Peter Dudley, Drywall Contractor
James Schaible, SR Architect, State of CA

Medical Training

Surgical Outreach

Public
Health

Disaster Relief

MEDICAL TRAINING

International Relief Teams (IRT) promotes confidence and self-sufficiency by “training the trainers”, while establishing a solid foundation upon which health care can be dramatically improved in emerging nations.

Enhancing Community Health
IRT conducts training for community health workers, teaching them about community outreach and development, first aid, nutrition, diabetes management, cancer detection, drug and alcohol abuse and child development.

IRT conducts mental health training programs in disaster areas, worldwide, to train and empower local teachers, caregivers, and professional counselors how to effectively help men, women and children suffering from post-traumatic stress.

Increasing Surgical Skills
IRT conducts surgical training programs in ophthalmology and plastic/re-constructive surgery to improve the skills of practitioners in developing countries, so that children with hearing impairment and adults with eye disease and vision loss will be able to receive quality care from their local surgeons.

Developing National Standards
IRT implements training programs of national scope in modern methods of cardiac resuscitation, developing a nucleus of highly skilled instructors who conduct ongoing training of emergency and critical care practitioners in their countries. These programs help establish national standards in emergency care and dramatically increase survival rates among the population.

Saving Lives - Improving the Health of Mothers and Babies
IRT conducts nationwide training programs in maternal and infant care for physicians and nurses in developing nations, who as newly trained instructors, continue the training of their colleagues. These programs dramatically lower maternal and infant mortality by improving the quality of care given to mothers and their babies.

Since 1988, International Relief Teams has utilized 186 medical training teams, involving 813 volunteers, to impart their skills and expertise to local trainers, who now carry on the training of others in their respective countries.