2014 Mission

2014 Mission

In February and March 2014, CAMTA return to Ecuador for the thirteenth year in a row. Once again, we took two separate teams of 96 people in total, and stayed for a total of 17 days.

In that time, CAMTA changed the lives of 35 adults who were suffering from debilitating orthopedic problems. Our surgical team performed 44 hip replacements on the 35 adults (some had both hips replaced the same day!).  Many of these people were previously bed-ridden and unable to work to support their families. Most of them have returned to work with renewed strength and vigour. 

We also performed 35 procedures on 27 children, including corrections of complex foot deformities (e.g. club feet), tendon releases and reduction of dislocated hips. For the second year, CAMTA used the Ponseti method of casting,  a non-invasive and very successful way to treat club feet in babies.

This year over 200 people came to our clinics at Un Canto a la Vida Hospital in Quito hoping for orthopedic intervention. So there is still plenty of work to do! 

2014 TEAM MEMBERS

Name	Role
Adam Petriw	Translator
Adela Sandigo Gross	RN – Ward – Adult
Alex Webb	Student – General
Aline Pourbaix Young	Administration
Alyssa Chappell	RN – Ward – Pediatric
Amanda English	Student – Nursing
Anita Gregorski	Licensed Practical Nurse
Armando Escalona	Respiratory Therapist
Ashlee Dobbe	Physician – Orthopedic Surgeon – Pediatric
Barb Moreau	Administration
Brenda Corie	Physiotherapist
Brenda Noble	RN – Operating Room – Adult
Carolyn Hui	Physician – Anesthesiologist – Adult
Cathy Moreau	Lay Person
Cathy Hutchinson	RN – Operating Room – Adult
Chase Campbell	Student – General
Chelsea DeLong	RN – Ward – Pediatric
Christine Lai	RN – Operating Room – Pediatric
Cori Dysart	RN – Operating Room – Adult
Daniel Lefebvre	Lay Person
David Saliken	Resident – Orthopedics
Deb Chalupa	RN – Ward – Adult
Denis Vincent	Physician – Family Practice
Dianne Cortez	RN – Ward – Pediatric
Donna Brown	RN – Operating Room – Pediatric
Dorothy Latimer	RN – Recovery Room – Adult
Douglas Armstrong	Physician – Orthopedic Surgeon – Pediatric
Edward Masson	Physician – Orthopedic Surgeon – Adult
Eileen Guilfoyle	RN – Operating Room – Pediatric
Faisal Kassam	RN – Recovery Room – Adult
Francisco Gallardo	Translator
Glenn Day	Respiratory Therapist
Grace Woodroffe	Student – Nursing
Greg Zinter	Information Technologist/Patient Admitting Clerk
Hannah Turner	Translator
In Memory of Consuelo Alvarez	Translator
Jadene White	Lay Person
James McInnes	Resident – Orthopedics
James Jarvis	Physician – Orthopedic Surgeon – Pediatric
Jance McGale	Resident – Orthopedics
Janet Yoneda	Physician – Family Practice
Jeffery Campbell	Resident – Anesthesia
Jeffery Lamontagne	RN – Operating Room – Adult
Jenna Tiedemann	RN – Recovery Room – Pediatric
Jim Raso	Information Technologist/Patient Admitting Clerk
Joanne Montgomery	Physiotherapist
John Lilley	Physician – Anesthesiologist – Pediatric
Judith Chaffee	RN – Ward – Adult
Julie Cadrin	RN – Ward – Pediatric
Justine Ferguson	Physiotherapy Assistant
Karen Calhoun	Lay Person
Karla Gambier	RN – Operating Room – Pediatric
Katherine Cabrejo-Jones	Resident – Orthopedics
Kathleen (Kathy) Thackeray	Lay Person
Kathryn Fry	Physician – Anesthesiologist – Pediatric
Kathy Bonitz	RN – Operating Room – Adult
Kim Cossitt	Orthopedic Technologist
Kristen Redhead	Physiotherapist
Libby Graham	Communications – Mission Blogger
Lisa Bleackley	RN – Ward – Adult
Lisa Lovse	Student – Medical
Lois Flakstad	Physiotherapist
Lucina M. Correa	Translator
Mairi Gordon	RN – Recovery Room – Adult
Marc Moreau	Physician – Orthopedic Surgeon – Pediatric
Mark Sloan	Physician – Anesthesiologist – Pediatric
Marta Mora	Translator
Masaru Yukawa	Physician – Anesthesiologist – Adult
Matthew Moreau	Travel Person/Logistics
Megan Cashin	Physician – Orthopedic Surgeon – Pediatric
Michelle Lord	RN – Operating Room – Adult
Myriam van Diest	Translator
Natalie Klawitter	RN – Ward – Adult
Nordahl Flakstad	Translator
Owen Edmondson	Lay Person
Paul Moreau	Physician – Orthopedic Surgeon – Adult
Paul Leung	Physician – Orthopedic Surgeon – Adult
Pauline Worsfold	RN – Recovery Room – Adult
Peggy Prodor	Lay Person
Rachel Oates	Physiotherapist
Rae Lim-Cheung	RN – Operating Room – Pediatric
Rejean Cloutier	Physician – Orthopedic Surgeon – Adult
Ryan Wright	Physician – Family Practice
Saifee Rashiq	Physician – Anesthesiologist – Adult
Saison Demitor	O.R. Technician
Sammy Ruiz	Translator/Logistics
Sarah Page	Lay Person
Shannon Powell	RN – Ward – Pediatric
Steve van Diest	Translator
Sumit Gupta	Physician – Orthopedic Surgeon – Pediatric
Toby Cubitt	Translator
Tom Thackeray	Lay Person
Tracey Rice	RN – Operating Room – Adult