Welcome to the FMCH Tuesday Talk. Please continue to send us your announcements, celebrations, and accomplishments to FMCHtuesdaytalk@umassmed.edu. |
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Table of Contents
Upcoming Events
Focus of the Week - Community
Announcements
Frankly Speaking Podcast
Clinical Services Spotlight
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Upcoming Events
FMCH Grand Rounds
Tuesday, March 15th, 12:00 - 1:00 pm. Ronald Adler, MD, presents: "Cancer Screening: Evidence, Pitfalls, and Strategies".
Meeting ID: 191 986 273 Passcode: FMCH
Faculty Development Workshop
Thursday, March 17th, 7:30 - 8:30 am. "Building Smartphrases".
Please RSVP to Jennifer Masoud at jennifer.masoud@umassmemorial.org
Psychiatry Grand Rounds
Thursday, March 17th, 12:00 - 1:00 pm. Susan L. McElroy, MD, presents: "Mechanisms and Management: Obesity and Mental Illness"
Password: PsychGR1
Spring Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Retreat:
Vision 2030 - The Next Chapter for FMCH
Save the Date: Friday - May 20, 2022
8:00am-6:00pm
Plan for in-person retreat at South Street Campus, Shrewsbury
RSVP to Jennifer Masoud at jennifer.masoud@umassmemorial.org
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Focus of the Week - Community
Increase your engagement! March 31st is our deadline for adding students to the funding list for Summer Community Health Assistantships. If you’d like to host a student to help you achieve a community health goal, reach out to Heather-Lyn Haley. Now is also the perfect time to start nailing down ideas for Population and Community Health Clerkship teams for fall of 2022. Now is the time for bringing new ideas into the mix and we’d love to hear what you’re thinking.
This Wednesday is Capstone Day, where our fourth year medical students present the outcomes of their longitudinal passion projects, which are often inspired by Community Health educational experiences like the Population and Community Health Clerkship and involvement with the Worcester Free Care Collaborative. This year’s virtual “live” on zoom event begins with a welcome at 8:30am and keynote from Barbara Olendzki, RN, MPH, LDN, who works with many of our students on nutrition-focused projects. There will be a limited selection of oral presentations from 9:00-1:45pm, including Collin McCloskey Leibold’s work with FMCH Assistant Professor Liz Erban on Worcester’s Summer Fitness in the Parks Program as a featured presentation from 12:00-12:15pm.
Posters and recorded presentations are linked and easily browsed from the Capstone Day sharepoint site. We’re proud to see so many faculty from FMCH on the capstone advisor list, including Linda Cragin, MS , Cynthia Ennis, DO , Elizabeth Erban, MD , Mary Flynn MD, Heather-Lyn Haley, PhD , Susan Hogan, MD, MPH, James Ledwith, MD, Linda Long-Bellil, PhD, JD, Lisa Morris, MS, Barbara Olendzki, RD, MPH, LDN, Michele Pugnaire, MD, Jennifer Reidy, MD, Sara Shields, MD, MS, Hugh Silk, MD, MPH, and Stefan Topolski, MD.
Congratulations to this year’s Mick Huppert Community Health Scholar Award winners. Funding has been provided by the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, the Cape and Islands AHEC via MassAHEC, and the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing. (Note, all are medical students except where identified as GSN.) We are pleased with the growth of this initiative and know that Mick would be delighted at this legacy.
- Advocacy Allies (Jordan Dudley and Kassandra Jean-Marie)
- Welcoming Resettled Afghan Families to Worcester Through Youth Mentorship and Resource Connecting (Vanessa Avalone and Nathan Yingling)
- A Student-Run Care Navigation Program at the Worcester Asylum Clinic (Read Allen and Sabine Shaughnessy)
- Confronting Telehealth Equity on Outer Cape Health Services (Nicole Loranger, Megan McNeil, Alana Prinos, Zach Strecker)
- Digital Care Navigation for People with Opioid Use Disorder – Road to Care (Maia Fefer and Rachel Odillia (GSN))
- A Path to Pediatric Healthcare in Worcester: Assessing Enrollment Success in Massachusetts Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Primary Care Provider (PCP) Attainment after a Worcester Free Care Collaborative referral (David Runyan (GSN), Danielle Heims-Waldron, Addison Ward)
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Announcements
March 30th is Doctor's Day. UMMMC will be celebrating 10 days instead. Watch your emails for updates from Dr. Byrd our CXO for details concerning the appreciation day. On Doctor's Day, doctors are honored for their dedication and contribution to society. Remember to say thank you to your peers.
The learning objectives are:
- Define what mindfulness and compassion is and what it is not
- Explain the neuroscience benefits of mindfulness
- Incorporate the purposeful pause into your day
- Utilize meditation to increase calm and steadiness
This program focuses on skill building and practicing mind body techniques. Go to
For more information see attached brochure.
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Frankly Speaking Podcast
A weekly Podcast series covering newsworthy topics in primary care medicine.
Please join us for an overview: The clinical literature is filled with new and evolving evidence on the use of e-cigarettes and potential harms. The question of their use as a harm reduction strategy is a hotly debated topic-pitting traditional combustible tobacco with its well-known effect on morbidity and mortality against electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), which although not harmless, are considered less harmful than smoked cigarettes. Recent evidence is emerging on the potential cardiovascular risks posed by newer generations of ENDS with far greater delivery of nicotine. Join us while we discuss the findings from a recent study that examines ENDS use and associated increase rates of erectile dysfunction (ED) and how this information may impact your practice. Guest: Susan Feeney, DNP, FNP-BC, NP, presents: "Bad News for E-Cigarette Users-Possible Link between E-Cigarettes and ED". - Frankly Speaking Ep 267.
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COVID-19 UPDATES
COVID -19 Global Update
- The total confirmed COVID-19 cases is 458,713,563.
- Confirmed deaths, 6,067,226.
- The 7-day rolling average is 4,506.
COVID-19 US Update
- Total confirmed COVID-19 cases: 81,174,677.
- Confirmed deaths: 993,811.
COVID-19 MA Update
- The total confirmed COVID cases is 1,548,164.
- The 7-day average positivity is 1.67%.
- There are 259 patients hospitalized and 37 in the ICU with 16 intubated.
COVID-19 UMMC Update
- Current hospitalizations are 17 (59% fully vaccinated). There is 1 patient in the ICU.
- The 7-day average positivity is 2.5%.
USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Kansas and Illinois
- The virus is found in chicken, turkey, and wild birds.
- According to the CDC, the virus poses no threat to humans. There are no human cases identified.
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Eurasian H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was detected in 14 states. It remains an animal health issue at this time.
- The first cases have also been reported in the Philippines. (2 cases)
- The CDC will continue to monitor at this time.
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Wellness Resources
The Caring for the Caregiver Program provides resources such as the Caregiver Support Line (508-334-HELP) and The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) which offers a variety of services and supports (including virtual peer support and wellness tips. EAP can be accessed at 866-263-3525, or www.LiveandWorkWell.com, [company code UmassMemorial]. More information is available on the Caring for the Caregiver page.
Wellness
You are invited to become a member of the Department Wellness Committee. Key goals for this year include improving the efficiency of use with the Electronic Health Record. Watch your email for future training sessions.
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Yoga Classes with Dr. Liz Erban
Last class will be March 2nd, and then a brief hiatus/pause, with classes resuming on May 4th, 2022.
Great time to join!
This is a great time to join, new members always welcome. Start your mid week with some relaxing yoga!
Please join department members for early morning gentle yoga, Wednesday mornings 6:30am via Zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting ID: 923 9393 3653 Passcode: 764113
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Zumba with Dr. Anna Zheng
Thursdays 5:45pm: In-person or ZOOM
Please join department members Thursday evenings at 5:45pm**(30 Anna Street: tall & spacious indoor location) and get moving with Zumba. Please note details and any changes via webpage: http://annazheng.zumba.com/. ZOOM still an option for all classes.
Much appreciation to Dr. Anna Zheng for hosting these outstanding classes. New to the class? Please email Dr. Zheng at ZumbawithAnnaZheng@gmail.com to register, complete brief health screen if it's your first class and the ZOOM link.
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