Teaching days

The last 2 days were spent in teaching sessions with the allied health staff and MDs regarding various topics, such as stroke, SCI, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, contracture management, and practical sessions for the nursing staff for positioning and transfers. Overall, I think the reception of the sessions were largely positive. The nursing staff really enjoyed the hands-on part of the session and we had a hard time ending the talk!
We had a tour of the hospital and were really impressed with the complexity and scope of the hospital. It has orthopedic and medical inpatient wards (including burns), physiotherapy and soon to be occupational therapy services, outpatient services (medical and rehab), laboratories, imaging labs (x-rays and ultrasound mainly - they get their CT scans down in the larger town not too far away). It's a very comprehensive hospital with good support from expat staff and knowledgeable and eager staff. It was a great pleasure to meet all of them and to work with them.
Our wish was that this could have been a longer trip on this site to have more time to consult and assist the PT staff. The staff we met, Rajendra and Pratima are great therapists who are so eager to learn as much as possible and acquire new skills. Rajendra is the senior therapist and has been there for ~15 years. He has developed a local style of crutches made out of bamboo, it's really innovative and most importantly, it works and is cheap!!
The other staff here have been really friendly and have been trying to help us settle in as much as possible. Last night there was a graduation ceremony for the outgoing interns and most of the medical staff arrived and much fun was had!
Today we leave on our community visit to see 3 patients and hopefully be able to help them out a bit more!
Sorry about the late posting of pictures, soon to come!