The Aspen Rotary Club in coordination with the Aspen Bariloche Medical Exchange Program, the Carbondale Rotary Club and Rotary International sent a U$S 7,500 grant to Nutrir Patagonia to advance their community health/education program. The grant will be used to refurbish their instructional facility and to purchase capital supplies for... read more →
Nov
28
Aug
28
A small delegation from the Aspen Bariloche Medical Exchange Program visited Bariloche. The participants were Dra. Leelee Von Stade, Dr. Tito Liotta, Laura Pritchard, and Griff Smith. During the week the delegation: Supported and attended the International Society for Skier Safety conference which was held in Bariloche. This was the... read more →
- August 28, 2013
- Bariloche, Medical Exchange
May
28
This year’s medical exchange was one of the most extensive programs in our ten year history of the program. Participants in this year’s program were Mark Purnell MD, Leelee Von Stade MD, Robert Christensen DDS, Chris George MD, Dan Lee MD, Krista Fox OT, Amanda Boxtel, Laura Pritchard and Griff... read more →
- May 28, 2013
- Bariloche, Medical Exchange
May
09
Luego del fallecimiento de su marido, una mujer de la ciudad estadounidense de Aspen realizó una importante donación de sillas de rueda que la localidad hermana de Bariloche donó este jueves por la mañana al Hospital Zonal Ramón Carrillo. El aporte se realizó en el marco de la visita de... read more →
- May 9, 2013
- Bariloche
Sep
28
Dr. Tomas Trapani visited Aspen along with his wife Paula Fischer. Dr. Trapani attended an orthopedic conference with Dr. Purnell on SIGN Fracture Care. SIGN Fracture Care is a program that provides low cost surgical implants for hospitals such as the public hospital in Bariloche. After the conference, Dr. Trapani... read more →
- September 28, 2012
- Bariloche, Medical Exchange
Aug
02
Originally published in the Aspen Times Weekly, by Hilary Stunda In the foothills of the Andes, on the south-eastern shore of the crystal-clear Nahuel Huapi Lake close to Argentina’s border with Chile, lies the city of San Carlos de Bariloche. Like Aspen, it’s a popular destination for skiers and tourists.... read more →
- August 2, 2012
- Bariloche, Medical Exchange
May
28
The Aspen Bariloche Medical Exchange Program sent a small delegation to Bariloche. The participants were: Mark Purnell, MD, Ryan Pizinger MD, Robert Christensen, DDS, Laura Pritchard of the Aspen Sports Medicine Foundation, and Griff Smith of Aspen Sister Cities. Drs. Purnell and Pizinger did several demonstration orthopedic surgeries and made... read more →
- May 28, 2012
- Bariloche, Medical Exchange
May
12
El hospital zonal Bariloche realizó un intercambio médico con profesionales de Estados Unidos, especializados en traumatología y odontología. Se llevó a cabo en el marco de Ciudades Hermanas, que permite la realización de actividades de este tipo desde hace diez años. Según informaron desde Provincia, el Ministerio de Salud, a... read more →
- May 12, 2012
- Bariloche, Medical Exchange
Nov
28
The Aspen Bariloche Medical Exchange Program sent two physical therapists, Carrie Fox and Glen Mcloed, to Bariloche to be the principal speakers at a conference for regional physical therapists. The conference dealt with treatment of sports shoulder injuries. The proceeds from the registration fees for this conference were donated to... read more →
- November 28, 2011
- Bariloche, Medical Exchange
May
28
The Aspen Bariloche Medical Exchange Program, Aspen Sports Medicine Foundation, and the sister cities committees of Bariloche and Aspen secured the 2013 conference of the International Skier Safety Society for Bariloche.
- May 28, 2011
- Bariloche, Medical Exchange