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Location: PIONEERS Headquarters | 10123 William Carey Drive |
Orlando, FL 32832

Start Date: Wednesday, August 30 at 5 PM EST

End Date: Friday, September 1 at 12:30 PM EST

Onsite Attendee Cost: $295.00 per person (includes two dinners, two lunches, snacks, extra breakout sessions and networking opportunities)

Registration deadline: August 15, 2023

Download a PIONEERS Campus map here.

The Summit is intended to be a strategic meeting of healthcare mission leaders. It is intentionally designed to foster communication and collaboration among those with responsibility for running global healthcare ministries. We also will welcome leaders of Christ-centered academia, counseling, preparation, and support organizations. International invitees will include Christian NGO leaders, prominent pastors whose churches are engaged in healthcare, mission hospital leaders, and emerging generation members who are mission-minded and working in healthcare.

If you have attended the Summit before, you know how valuable this meeting is for fellowship, networking, strategic planning, and cross-pollination of best practices. If you are considering attending for the first time, let us assure you that we are planning an event which will challenge your thinking and allow you to discuss today’s most pressing issues and opportunities in global healthcare missions. Registration and lodging details to follow. Please direct any questions to Patricia@MedSend.org.

Location: PIONEERS headquarters | 10123 William Carey Drive | Orlando, FL 32832
Start Date: Wednesday, August 31 at 5 PM EST
End Date: Friday, September 2 at 12:30 PM EST
Onsite Attendee Cost: $195.00 per person (includes two dinners, two lunches, snacks, extra breakout session and networking opportunities)
Registration deadline: August 15, 2022

US Virtual Option: Zoom link will be sent prior to the meeting
Start Date: Wednesday, August 31 at 5:00 PM EST
End Date: Friday, September 2 at 12:30 PM EST
Cost: $60.00 per person

International Virtual Option: Zoom link will be sent prior to the meeting
Start Date: Wednesday, August 31 at 17:00
End Date: Friday, 2 September at 13:30
Cost: $0.00 per person

Download a PIONEERS Campus map here.

Agenda

Agenda is subject to change, and page will be updated periodically. A final, printable agenda will be available on this page in advance of the event. Learn more about education sessions here.

All times shown in Eastern Standard Time (EST). Agenda is subject to change.

Wednesday, August 30

Time	Event	Presenter
5:00PM	Welcome	Jim Ritchie, MD & Doug Lindberg, MD
5:15PM	Opening Words	Reverend Stan Key
5:45PM	Dinner
6:45PM	Plenary Session 1: A Call for the End of Toxic Leadership	Ted Esler, PhD
7:45PM	Dessert/Networking

Thursday, August 31

Time	Event	Presenter
8:00AM	Breakout 1A: Understanding How Cultural Values Impact Education – Leadership/followership Relationships Across the Cultural/Educational Landscape	David Narita, MD; Sharon Falkenheimer, MD
8:00AM	Breakout 1B: Community Health Evangelism and Healthcare Missions Beyond the Walls of the Hospital Compound	Victor Chen, MD
9:15AM	Break
9:30AM	Worship	Reverend Stan Key
10:30AM	Break
10:45AM	Plenary 2: What we wish Mission Organizations did to Prepare their Healthcare Missionaries to Serve where Nationals are Leaders	Panelists include Jim Ritchie, MD; Doug Lindberg, MD; Tirtha Thapa, PhD; Faith Lelei, MD
11:45AM	Working Lunch
12:45PM	Breakout 2A: Preparation & Support of Healthcare Missionaries – Pre Field Orientation and 5:11 Virtual Missionary Support Groups	Doug Lindberg, MD
12:45PM	Breakout 2B: The Importance of the Interdisciplinary Healthcare Team in Missions	Caroline Mrowiec, OTR/L
2:00 PM	Break
2:25PM	Breakout 3A: MedSend Longevity Program	Jim Ritchie, MD
2:25PM	Breakout 3B: Role of the Church – Incorporating the Church into Healthcare Ministry	Tirtha Thapa, PhD
3:30PM	Break
3:45PM	Plenary 3: Curses, Spirits, Voodoo and Possessions – Active Discussion	Pastor Tony Weedor; Paul Opare-Addo, MD; Tirtha Thapa, PhD; Faith Lelei, MD
4:45PM	Breakout 4A: How do you Reach People Where They Are Spiritually	Pastor Tony Weedor
4:45PM	Breakout 4B: Close Integrations of Chaplaincy and Medical Teams Within a Mission Hospital	Paul Opare-Addo, MD
6:00PM	Dinner
7:00PM	Prayer and Networking

Friday, September 1

Time	Event	Presenter
8:00AM	Breakout 5A: 2nd Chair Leadership – Westerner Missionaries Leading Nationals and Expatriates	Mike Chupp, MD
8:00AM	Breakout 5B: Shifting Sands – The Changing Landscapes of Healthcare Missions and the Implications for Sending Agencies and Missionaries	Faith Lelei, MD
9:15AM	Break
9:30AM	Worship	Reverend Stan Key
10:30AM	Break
10:45AM	Plenary 4: The Leader as Follower (How healthy followership impacts your global leadership)	Reverend Bert Jones
11:45AM	Closing Remarks	Jim Ritchie, MD; Doug Lindberg, MD
12:00PM	Lunch/Departure

Plenary and Breakout Sessions

The theme of this year’s invitation-only Summit is “Leading Well, Following Well.” We have invited several guest speakers from around the world who will share with us how networks outside of the US are impacting global healthcare missions.

CLICK HERE to explore the plenary and breakout sessions.

Hotel Information

Arrangements will be handled through the Holiday Inn Express and Suites Orlando – Nona Lakes Area, just 15 minutes from the airport. The hotel is located on the PIONEERS campus and is a short walk to the meeting venue. We hope this all-inclusive location will optimize your networking time.

Holiday Inn Express and Suites Orlando:
Nona Lakes Area

10115 William Carey Drive, Orlando, Florida 32832
Hotel website
Booking link

Group Rate Name: CMDA/MedSend; $124.00 rate for all rooms. Cut-off date to book a room at the above rate is 7/15/2023. Guests who need to cancel must do so 24 hours prior to arrival to avoid cancellation penalty.

Transportation: Complimentary transportation to and from the airport is typically provided by the hotel so no rental car is needed.