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Webinar: From VVF to Preventing Maternal Morbidity and Mortality

July 11, 2018 By Curtis Cosby

Recorded July 11, 2018 — Dr. Andy Norman presents “From VVF to Preventing Maternal Morbidity and Mortality.”

Dr. Andy Norman is from Lincolnton, Georgia, and earned his medical degrees from the University of Georgia and the Medical College of Georgia. He served as a medical missionary in Nigeria with the International Mission Board and Southern Baptist Convention from 1989 to 2002.  In 2013, he retired from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He has significant experience caring for women injured in childbirth. Most recently, he has worked as a VVF Consultant on numerous special assignments with Samaritan’s Purse and World Medical Mission.

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Article:

Norman AM, Breen M, Richter HE. Prevention of Obstetric Urogenital Fistulae: Some Thoughts on a Daunting Task.  Intl Urogynecol J 2007;18:485-491.

Online Books:

https://www.glowm.com/resources/glowm/pdf/POFS/POFS_full.pdf

https://www.glowm.com/resources/glowm/pdf/VVF/VVF_full.pdf

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If you enjoyed this session, you might also enjoy previous presentations on obstetrics and gynecology.

To find out more information about medical opportunities with Samaritan’s Purse, check out World Medical Mission and DART.

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