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Palomar Health Surgeons Volunteer Their Time to Help Trauma Patients in Vietnam
A group of American orthopedic surgeons, led by Palomar Health Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon Serge Kaska, MD, are changing the lives of patients living in Hanoi and Ha Giang, Vietnam who suffer from untreated traumatic injuries.
A group of American orthopedic surgeons, led by Palomar Health Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon Serge Kaska, MD, are changing the lives of patients living in Hanoi and Ha Giang, Vietnam who suffer from untreated traumatic injuries.
Kaska made his fifth annual pilgrimage to Vietnam the last week of May with Palomar Health Sports Medicine Specialist Kevin Owsley, MD, and 3 other orthopedic surgeons from Ventura County. Kaska made his first trip to Vietnam with a group of plastic surgeons in 2015.
“I saw some of the most incredible cases I’d seen in my entire career in one day,” Kaska said of that first trip.
After gaining the trust of local physicians on his first day, he started performing surgeries on Vietnamese patients the second day. He considers his time in the operating room an exchange of skills. He says Vietnamese doctors have their own way of doing things and use equipment he’s not used to, but they are effective nonetheless. In return, the Vietnamese physicians love to learn from him and the other American doctors. The American physicians perform surgeries as unpaid volunteers.
Making Giant Strides in Maternity Health Through Baby Steps
April 9th 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are kicking off a special month-long podcast series with our strategic alliance partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our first episode, which is all about the Baby Steps Maternity Program and its mission to support women throughout every step of their pregnancy journey.
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Navigating Health Literacy, Social Determinants, and Discrimination in National Health Plans
February 13th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the February 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on how health plans can screen for health literacy, social determinants of health, and perceived health care discrimination.
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