Seminar For International school by Dr Rafi at Hotel Des Arts

Earlier this week, FMP convened a SEMINAR FOR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS at the Hotel des Arts, featuring presentations from our founder Dr. Rafi Kot; Business Development Director Mr. Ian Wilson; Head Pediatrician Dr. Jonathan Halevy; psychiatrist Dr. Miguel De Seixas, and road safety advocate Roy Eliezer. We were delighted to note that over 70 people participated in our clinic’s outreach.

After a welcome address that touched on the incredible changes Dr. Rafi has seen in Vietnam’s medical industry over his three decades here, Dr. Jonathan Halevy led the room with his presentation on “The School Nurse: A First Responder” which covered several likely areas of concern in the schoolyard—including the role of school nurses as first responders and new standards for OTC medications as well as protocols in specific medical situations such as managing allergies and asthma, teen issues and child abuse.

Following Dr. Jonathan, Dr. Miguel De Seixas spoke on the psychological challenges of being an international student, also addressing the lack of systemic support in Vietnam for people suffering from poor mental health—and the need for proactive support from the community of international schools to help ensure early recognition and treatment of mental illnesses such as ADHD, bipolar disorder, social pressure, stress and depression.

In addition to the sessions presented by the doctors, Mr. Roy Ben Eliezer of the Interdisciplinary Center for Road Safety addressed the audience on the importance of safety for student pedestrians, cyclists, motorbike and car drivers on Vietnam’s perilous roads.

Rounding the session out, our Clinical Director Mr. Ian Wilson reintroduced the vital and lifesaving *9999 service to the audience, reminding them of our multilingual state-of-the-art service.

During both the Q&A session and in our internal discussions later, it became apparent just how prevalent the need that schools in the community have for accurate and up-to-date medical information from dedicated professionals. As such, Family Medical Practice will be commencing a SCHOOL OUTREACH INITIATIVE designed to provide crucial and potentially life-saving advice to nurses, faculty and administrators (as well as directly to students themselves and their parents) at schools all around the city.

We welcome any enquiries into this initiative from schools around the city.

For more information, please contact Marketing at marketing@vietnammedicalpractice.com or call (028)3822-7848

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