UMass FMCH Tuesday Talk - February 6, 2024/CLINICAL | |
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
Message From the Chair
Upcoming Events
Focus of the Week – Clinical
Announcements
Department Member Recognition
Frankly Speaking Podcast
Clinical Services Spotlight
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Message From the Chair
Diane McKee, MD, MS
I am pleased to share that Jeanne Cawse-Lucas, MD will join the department in August 2024 as our Vice Chair for Education. Dr. Cawse-Lucas is a UMass alum, Class of ’06, and completed her residency at Swedish Cherry Hill Family Medicine Residency. She is an associate professor and the Theodore J. Phillips Endowed Professor of Family Medicine, at the University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine (UW/DFM), where she leads a number of programs for medical students. She also serves as the Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs. She developed UW/DFM’s program to promote clinical placement and mentorship with students and preceptors with similar backgrounds and interests, founded the Family Medicine Women’s Faculty Group, and served on UW/DFM’s Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee. She is past president of the King County Academy of Family Physicians and former speaker of the Washington Academy of Family Physicians Congress of Delegates.
Dr. Cawse-Lucas' clinical interests include women's health, preventive medicine, and practice management. She will be invited to attend our retreat on May 16th so please come and meet her!
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Upcoming Events
FMCH Grand Rounds
Tuesday, February 6th, 12:00 - 1:00pm, Manisha Kumar, MD, MPH, presents, "Averting Maternal Death: Providing Safe Abortion Care in Humanitarian Crises".
Meeting ID: 191 986 273 Passcode: FMCH
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/191986273?pwd=NEtlZmNkdWlSUGwyeTJQU3dCeUs1QT09
FMCH Grand Rounds
Tuesday, February 13th, 12:00 - 1:00pm, Anthony Lorusso, MD, presents, "Navigating New Frontiers: Updates in Hospital Medicine 2023".
Meeting ID: 191 986 273 Passcode: FMCH
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/191986273?pwd=NEtlZmNkdWlSUGwyeTJQU3dCeUs1QT09
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Focus of the Week - Clinical
Josephine Fowler, MD, MBA, Vice Chair of Clinical Services
In Honor of Black History Month
The first Black History Month was in 1926. It was 50 years later before it was celebrated. It is now recognized in the United States, Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
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Contributions of Black or African Americans in Science and Medicine
- Dr. James McCune Smith, the First African American to earn a medical degree. He attended the University of Glasgow in Scotland.
- The first African American Physician in the US - Dr. James Durham.
- In 1853, Dr. McCune and Frederick Douglas started the National Organization of Colored People.
- Black Electrical Engineer- Granville Tailer Woods, known as the ‘Black Edison’, was the inventor of mechanisms for safety and communication on rail systems.
- American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion - George Washington Carver, Professor at Tuskegee Institute.
- African American inventor of refrigerated truck systems – Frederick McKinley Jones (first African American to be awarded the National Medal of Technology)
- First to synthesize the natural product physostigmine; earned 130 chemical patents; lauded for humanitarian achievements - Percy Julian, Chemist.
- First African American Female Engineer - Marion Jackson, mathematician and aerospace engineer (posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2019).
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Announcements
The Worcester FM Residency is currently accepting applications to the Family Medicine Obstetrics Education Director role (formerly known as Women's Health Education Director), to start March 1st, 2024. Please find a full job description here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19dWrBUnTjkLN5loUi4FQU5KmKUq6Dw9m8kJCZoWEpaA/edit. Please email Ginny Van Duyne (virginia.vanduyne@umassmemorial.org) with your CV by February 1st if you are interested in interviewing for the position.
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Hepatitis C and General Hepatology Project ECHO
(Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes)
You are invited to join an exciting virtual collaborative learning opportunity which will allow you to build expertise in the evaluation and management of patients living with chronic
Hepatitis C. (see attached brochure and curriculum schedule)
A new cohort begins Friday, February 16th, 2024, 12:30 - 1:30pm ~ with 10 sessions held bi-monthly.
Register Today!
HOLD THE DATE FOR BOOK EVENT - March 6th
Lucy Candib has authored/edited a book entitled Family Doctors Say Goodbye with her co-author/editor Will Miller. The Department, in partnership with the medical school library, will host an event on March 6th at 6:00pm live on campus for a discussion of the book and about transitions in general as a medical clinician. Please plan to attend.
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Department Member Recognition
Congratulations Stacy Potts, MD, MEd, Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education for receiving one of six 2024 Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Catalyst Award to develop a pilot training simulation program aimed at improving patient safety and improving the relationships between patients and their physicians.
Hugh Silk’s new oral health intervention pilot program is looking for a college student or community health worker interested in working on the project (paid, in-person in Worcester, part-time-50%). If you have a contact, please email Sandra.GirouardTodd@umassmed.edu).
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Frankly Speaking Podcast
A weekly Podcast series covering newsworthy topics in primary care medicine.
Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/frankly-speaking-about-family-medicine/id1194659367.
Please join us for an overview: Join us as we explore the nuances of healthy eating patterns, distinguishing between time-restricted and calorie-restricted approaches. We also review a randomized controlled trial that found time-restricted eating for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) can benefit HbA1c levels and weight reduction. Gain insights to elevate patient care in understanding and implementing these impactful dietary strategies. Guest: Jillian Joseph, MPAS, PA-C, presents: "Synching Up: Time-Restricted Eating for T2DM Management" - Frankly Speaking Ep 366.
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Clinical Services Spotlight:
Josephine Fowler, MD, MBA, Vice Chair of Clinical Services
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COVID-19 UMMMC
- Current 7-day positivity rate 6.8%.
- Current in house COVID positive patients are 58 with 74% fully vaccinated.
- Of the 58 COVID-19 positive patients, 6 are in the ICU and all are fully vaccinated.
COVID-19 MA
- Last week there were 3,192 confirmed COVID-19 cases in MA.
- For the season, there have been 76,700 confirmed COVID-19 positive cases in MA.
- There have been 29 new deaths due to COVID-19 in MA last week and 697 confirmed cases this season.
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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.
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