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Haiti


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Wednesday, June 30, 2010:
CMAT Team 11 returns from Haiti


June 29, 2010 – Canadian Medical Assistance Teams' eleventh team of medical volunteers recently returned from their rotation in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

CMAT, in collaboration with International Medical Assistance Team (IMAT) and the JP HRO (Jenkins Penn Haiti Relief Organization) have been working in the earthquake-affected region for just over 6 months now.

CMAT’s Team 11 members were working in Petionville, at the JP HRO camp, and include:

Brad Fraser, PCP from Kelowna, BC (Team Leader)
Jacqui Stuart, NP from Woodstock, ON
Dianna Cleland, NP from Strathroy, ON
Anastasia Bennett, RN from Brockville, ON
Eva Bennett, student intern from Brockville, ON

 

CMAT Team 11 arriving in Port au Prince. L-R Eva Bennett - student intern from Brockville, ON, Brad Fraser, PCP and Team Leader from Kelowna, BC, Anastasia Bennett, RN from Brockville, ON Jacqui Stuart, NP from Woodstock, ON and Dianna Cleland, NP from Strathroy, ON.  

CMAT Team 11 members Jacqui, Brad and Dianna, brushing up on their Haitian Creole.  

CMAT Team 11 Team leader Brad Fraser, assessing a patient in Petionville, Haiti.  

CMAT Team 11 members Brad Fraser and Dianna Cleland, caring for one of the smaller patients in Petionville.  

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Monday, June 21, 2010:
CMAT Team 10 returns from Haiti


June 21, 2010 – Canadian Medical Assistance Teams' tenth team of medical volunteers recently returned from their rotation in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

CMAT, in collaboration with International Medical Assistance Team (IMAT) and the JP HRO (Jenkins Penn Haiti Relief Organization) have been working in the earthquake-affected region for just over 6 months now.

CMAT’s Team 10 members were working in Petionville, at the JP HRO camp, and include:

Rose Stone, RN from Oakville, ON (Team Leader)
Carrie Mines, RN from Hamilton, ON
Aysha Ebrahim, RN from Toronto, ON
Erin Clarke, RN from Scarborough, ON
Christina Coambs, ACP from Edmonton, AB
Luke Palmer, PCP from Vancouver, BC
Amy Heffern, PCP from Sandringham, NF

 

CMAT Team 10 (L-R): Aysha Ebrahim, RN from Toronto, ON Carrie Mines, RN from Hamilton, ON Christina Coambs, ACP from Edmonton, AB Erin Clarke, RN from Scarborough, ON Rose Stone, RN from Oakville, ON (Team Leader) Amy Heffern, PCP from Sandringham, NF Luke Palmer, PCP from Vancouver, BC  
 
   

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Thursday, June 10, 2010:
CMAT Team 9 returns from Haiti


June 10, 2010 – Canadian Medical Assistance Teams' ninth team of medical volunteers recently returned from their rotation in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

CMAT, in collaboration with International Medical Assistance Team (IMAT) and the JP HRO (Jenkins Penn Haiti Relief Organization) continues to provide medical assistance in the quake-ravaged region.

CMAT’s primary health care team members were stationed in Haiti from May 24 to June 1 include:

• Dr. Mark Hyslop, MD (Emergency) and Team Leader from Merritt, BC
• Margaret Hyslop, Mental Health Worker from Merritt, BC
• Kim McCann, RN from Port Perry, ON
• Janie McCabe, RN from Napanee, ON
• Rebecca Stevens, RN from Surrey, BC
• Julie Roberts, PCP from Vancouver, BC

Canadian Medical Assistance Teams continues to appeal for aid and asks for your help and generosity by making a donation to support our medical teams in their efforts to assist the Haitian people. www.canadianmedicalteams.org.

 

CMAT Team 9 (L-R) Kim McCann, RN from Port Perry, ON., Rebecca Stevens, RN from Surrey, BC., Janie McCabe, RN from Napanee, ON., Margaret Hyslop, Mental Health worker from Merritt, BC, Julie Roberts, PCP from Vancouver, BC and Dr. Mark Hyslop, MD from Merritt, BC.  
 
   

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Saturday, May 15, 2010:
More photos from Haiti


Team 8 continues to do great work in Haiti, seeing 200 to 250 patients per day, and delivering 3-4 babies per day.
 

CMAT and J/P HRO - Collaboration at its finest!  
 

Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp situated at the Petionville Country Club, near Port au Prince, Haiti. This camp houses 50,000 - 60,000 people displaced by the January 12 earthquake.  

CMAT Physician, and immediate-past Chairman Dr. Raza Khan together with Faine, the J/P HRO Hospital Coordinator  

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Saturday, May 15, 2010:
More photos from Haiti


Team 8 continues to do great work in Haiti, seeing 200 to 250 patients per day, and delivering 3-4 babies per day.
 

CMAT and J/P HRO - Collaboration at its finest!  
 

Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp situated at the Petionville Country Club, near Port au Prince, Haiti. This camp houses 50,000 - 60,000 people displaced by the January 12 earthquake.  

CMAT Physician, and immediate-past Chairman Dr. Raza Khan together with Faine, the J/P HRO Hospital Coordinator  

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Sunday, April 18, 2010:
JPHRO Clinic and Team Pics


JPHRO Clinic and Team Pics
 

The medical centre of the Jenkins/ Penn Haiti Relief Organization in Pétionville. Clinic staff see between 200 and 300 patients daily, and deliver an average of 3-4 babies.  

Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDP) camp at the Pétionville Golf Club. This camp holds approximate 60,000 to 90,000 people.  

L-R (Bottom Row) Sandy Scott, PCP Paramedic from Kalso, BC; Catriona Convey, PCP Paramedic from Sidney, BC; Jean-Evens Cheridor, Nursing Student and CMAT Translator from Leogane, Haiti; Janice Stirling, RN from London, ON; Shandra Doran, Physician from Edmonton, AB; Dawn Anderson, RN from Saskatoon, SK; Guinevere Rolls Dorward, RN from Vancouver, BC; Huguette Ray, RPN from Gore Bay, ON. L-R (Top Row) J. Rashad Chin, Physician from Edmonton, AB; John Rich, ACP Paramedic from High River, AB; Mark Hyslop, Physician from Merritt, BC; Sharon Morgan, CMAT Administrator from Comox, BC; Nathan Blackstock, PCP Paramedic and Team 5 Team Leader from Vancouver, BC; Skye Nicolson, RN from Toronto, ON; Bill Coltart, PCP Paramedic and CMAT Regional Chair for Western Canada, from Comox, BC; Justin Law, PCP Paramedic from Langley, BC.  
 

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Sunday, March 14, 2010:
Helping Hands for Haiti


Helping Hands for Haiti
 

Children at an orphanage in Leogane prepare a thank you banner.  

Children at an orphanage in Leogane hold a thank you banner they made for children at Donald Cousens Primary school in Markham  

A young boy at an orphanage in Leogane uses fingerpaint likely for the first time.  

CMAT National Chairperson Valerie Rzepka facilitates a phone call between the team in the field in Haiti, and students at Donald Cousens Primary School in Markham, Ontario.  

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Thursday, February 18, 2010:
CMAT Team 3 photos


CMAT Team 3 photos
 

Cast with a window for dressing.  
 
   

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Thursday, February 18, 2010:
CMAT Team 3 Photos


CMAT Team 3 photos
 

Kathy Harms briefs Prime Minister Stephen Harper on CMAT medical relief activities.  

Treatment at field hospital.  

Day of prayers.  

CMAT Team members with Crew of the HMCS Athabaskan.  

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Friday, February 12, 2010:
Team 2 Photos from Haiti


Team 2 Photos from Haiti
 

A young child with club feet was treated at the CMAT Field Hospital  

Martin, a military PA plays with children at the local orphanage.  

Paramedic Martin Metz, and local translator and nursing student Evans borrow a small refrigerator to store Tetanus vaccines.  

A one month old baby whose mother is now living on the street and is unable to feed her was treated for dehydration at the CMAT Field hospital.  

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Friday, February 12, 2010:
Team 2 Photos from Haiti


Team 2 Photos from Haiti
 

Paramedics Kevin Sanford and Kathy Harms treat a woman with two broken legs.  

Tent city in leogane.  

Team leader Kathy Harms casting a woman’s broken leg.  

CMAT Team members continue to perform wound care in the CMAT Field Hospital.  

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Friday, February 12, 2010:
Team 2 Photos from Haiti


Team 2 Photos from Haiti
 

CMAT Team 2 – L-R: Dr. Peter Ely, Paramedic Kevin Sanford, Team Leader Paramedic Kathy Harms, NP Kelly Hughes, RN John Stone, RN Rita Jacques, RN Rose Stone, NP Anne Ross, Dr. Pat San Agustin, and RN Kirsty Robertson. (Absent: Dr. Tim Kostamo).  
 
   

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Tuesday, February 02, 2010:
Latest Photos of Teams in Haiti


Latest Photos of Teams in Haiti
 

ACP paramedic Kelly Churchill comforts a little girl with a leg wound with an inflated glove.  

RN Sandra Hodge dresses a little girl's head wound in Leogane, Haiti  

Orthopaedic Surgeon Donna Smith and Anaesthesologist Kate Bennett operate in the field hospital operating room  
 

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Monday, January 25, 2010:
Field pictures - CMAT hospital - Leogane, Haiti


Field pictures - CMAT hospital - Leogane, Haiti
 

CMAT Field hospital in Leogane.  

CMAT Surgeon Donna Smith, Anaesthesiologist Kate Bennett and Paramedic Bill Coltart prepare a patient for surgery in the CMAT field hospital in Leogane.  

Treatment area and pharmacy at CMAT field hospital in Leogane.  

Performing surgery by flashlight at the CMAT field hospital.  

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Wednesday, January 20, 2010:
CMAT Field Photos - Haiti


CMAT released photos of CMAT volunteers in the field today. As many as 300 patients per day have been seen and treated.
 

CMAT team members assisting in search for survivors.  

Valerie Rzepka, CMAT Chairperson holds newborn baby boy delivered by CMAT teams 22:10 January 19.  

Area of operations.  

CMAT team members at work.  

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Wednesday, January 20, 2010:
CMAT team members submit field Photos - Haiti


CMAT released photos of CMAT volunteers in the field today. As many as 300 patients per day have been seen and treated. CMAT team members are treating a large number of infected wounds, fractures, and crush injuries.
 

CMAT team members group photo  

CMAT teams at work. CMAT team members are treating a large number of infected wounds, fractures, and crush injuries.  

CMAT field hospital (Leogane, Haiti). CMAT team members are treating a large number of infected wounds, fractures, and crush injuries.  

CMAT physician checks xrays. CMAT team members are treating a large number of infected wounds, fractures, and crush injuries.  

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