Monday, December 30, 2013
The bats of Battambang
Every night the bats of Battambang exit from a cave and literally hundreds and thousands of bats swirl out into the evening air
Dr. Tek opens the dedicated BGC endoscopy center and of our mission
We came with the principal goal of establishing the ability to perform primary endoscopy, Both upper and lower endoscopy. Borland Groover clinic provided both upper and lower endoscopes and the scopes power supply and processing support. In addition to high definition monitor and and the scope support instruments. Additional endoscopic accessories were donated by several vendors.
With the equipment properly put in place, and appropriate training on scope care and cleaning, Dr. Tek will remain at Handa medical center to continue the endoscopic training of the physicians and nurses.
Dr. Etzkorn and the rest of the crew will then head to Phnom Penh in Cambodia, there, they will set up a new ERCP program with a donated ERCP scope. The next several days will be dedicated to instructing on scope maintenance, and the art of ERCP.
There are several patients already lined up for therapeutic ERCP.
Teaching the art of scope care
Handa operating physician's and nurses
The main future surgical /endoscopic team at the Handa medical center with Dr Tek and Dr Etzkorn
Sunday, December 29, 2013
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