This is an early recap of our GH2DP outreach trip to the mountains of rural Yoro, Honduras-blogging from the car on the way back to Olanchito. We just spent the past 5 days providing medical care to people in a region with little to no access to care. All told, we saw approximately 750 people over 6 days of clinic. We reached people from twenty different villages. All adults were screened for diabetes, hypertension, de-wormed and had acute medical issues addressed, as well. We managed and triaged preseptal cellulitis, new-onset seizure disorder, hemorrhage requiring acute transport to a regional hospital and leishmaniasis.
We distributed 83 water filters (each of which can provide clean drinking water to an entire family for 2 years) and facilitated approximately 90 pap smears and dental extractions for 97 patients. We administered over 460 surveys on topics ranging from women's health issues, barriers to water filter use, new water catchment technology and soil transmitted helminths. Dr. Ana Sanchez and colleagues from Brock University examined stool samples on several scores of people, helping to identify recalcitrant worm infections and connecting these patients to appropriate care.
We screened patients for vision issues and distributed 67 pairs of eyeglasses. A new water catchment system was trialed and microbiological testing was performed on over 30 water samples. Students and residents received didactic and clinical lectures on dengue, soil transmitted helminths, diarrhea, malaria and Chagas' disease, among other topics. We had an absolutely terrific group of highly motivated student and resident physicians. Four students in our GH2DP Student Scholars program completed research projects as did our GH2DP pathway resident. All in all a fantastic trip! Will blog more in the near future with pictures. 
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