Humanitarian Oral and Maxillofacial Experience Aboard the Hospital Ships in Africa

Humanitarian  Oral and Maxillofacial Experience aboard the Hospital ships in Africa:
management of huge uncontrolled oral-facial benign tumours

Mr Geoff Chiu 
Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Honorary Lecturer, University of Manchester 

Talk Synopsis:
The charity Mercyships  have two purpose built modern Hospital ships, which serve the costal countries of  Africa. The international crew  of  volunteers provide "1st world" health care to  patients who have little access or no to specialist care. On board there are surgeons from different specialities, a dental team along with the nursing and support staff you would expect to find in a UK hospital. 

From an Oral and Maxillofacial perspective untreated benign tumours from the jaws and face grow to significant  facial disfiguring sizes.  The aim of this talk is to increase awareness of the amazing hard work that these health care volunteers provide and demonstrate how huge uncontrolled oral-facial benign tumours are managed.

Its a humbling experience and it would be amazing if you could help too! 🙂

Learning points:

• Management of uncontrolled benign oral pathology;
• Humanitarian efforts of healthcare providers;
• Educating healthcare in developing countries. 

Important Notice

There will be clinical images and videos  on this presentation. The patients have given permission for their photographs to be used for medical education purposes only. 

Please do not take record, photograph, tweet, or otherwise disseminate these parts of the presentation.
 

1 hour verifiable CPD certificate will be provided to attendees (GDC Development Outcomes C & D)