UMass FMCH Tuesday Talk - January 7, 2025/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
Presentations and Publications
Department Member Recognition
Frankly Speaking Podcast
Resources
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Message From the Chair
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. I wish you and your families the best for 2025.
A highlight of 2025 will be our 50th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion on March 15th after, and in collaboration, with the Mass AFP spring refresher. You can now register! Saturday afternoon will kick off with a casual networking lunch followed by a program that explores the role of family medicine in health and health justice and culminate with a networking reception.
We have received corporate sponsorship to defray some of the costs of the event, so the ticket price is just $75. You can also make an additional charitable donation to fund the attendance of a medical student or resident – supporting our focus on the next 50 years of family medicine.
You will hear some great speakers, including Donald Berwick, MD, MPP, FRCP, former administrator at CMS and president emeritus and senior fellow at IHI, Michael Curry, Esq., President and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Renee B. Critchlow, MD, FAAFP, Clinical Associate Professor Boston University Dept. of FM and CMO at Codman Square Community Health Center, Robert L Philips, MD, MSPH, Executive Director, American Board of Family Medicine, with emcee Wayne Altman, chair of the Tufts Department of Family Medicine (and a distinguished alumnus of our medical school and residency). Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy has the day on her schedule, and we hope to welcome her and other guests and performers throughout the afternoon.
Register here by February 24th: Family Medicine 50th Celebration Registration
For more information, contact Family.Medicine50th@umassmed.edu or Linda.Cragin@umassmed.edu, or by phone at 508-856-4303.
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Daniel H. Lasser Family Medicine Education Innovation Fund
Help us meet our goal to raise $50,000 so we can earn a match! We have raised $48,412.06 – just $1,587.94 to go!
You can contribute by credit card to this link or QR code:
https://alumni.umassmed.edu/lasserinnovationfund.
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Or send a check payable to UMass Chan Medical School with “Lasser Fund” in the memo to: UMass Chan Medical School Office of Advancement, 333 South Street, Shrewsbury, MA 01545. If you want to make a multi-year pledge, gift of securities or a wire transfer, contact giving@umassmed.edu for information. Donations from your IRA:
https://plannedgiving.umassmed.edu/give-from-your-ira.
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Upcoming Events
FMCH Grand Rounds
Tuesday, January 7th, 12:00 - 1:00pm, "Focus on POCUS", presented by
Erin Cathcart, MD, MPH, CPH, and Danielle Coderre, MD.
Meeting ID: 191 986 273 Passcode: FMCH
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/191986273?pwd=NEtlZmNkdWlSUGwyeTJQU3dCeUs1QT09
Psychiatry Grand Rounds
Thursday, January 9th, 12:00 - 1:00pm, "An Overview of Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders", presented by Ethan Lindenbaum, DO.
Meeting ID: 818 349 233 Passcode: PsychGR1
https://umassmed.zoom.us/j/818349233?pwd=VVRDNUxZZmF4K3NqNXppTHJiVmNSUT09
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Focus of the Week - Clinical
Josephine Fowler, MD, MBA, Vice Chair of Clinical Services
Respiratory Illnesses
As of January 7th, 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued several important updates.
Flu Activity
The United States is experiencing a significant increase in flu cases, with 40 states reporting high or very high activity levels. The CDC estimates at least 5.3 million flu cases, 63,000 hospitalizations, and 2,700 deaths, including 11 children. Flu activity is typical so far this year.
UMASS Updates on RSV, FLU, and COVID
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As of January 7th, 2025, Massachusetts has reported a significant increase in influenza activity during the 2024-2025 flu season.
- Check out the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) provides weekly updates on flu cases through its interactive data dashboard, including laboratory-confirmed cases, hospitalizations, and vaccination rates.
- Additionally, the Boston Public Health Commission provides an Influenza (Flu) and RSV Dashboard that offers insights into flu and RSV trends within the city.
UMass Department of Family Medicine Updates
Noteworthy
These 4 Family Medicine Sites (Barre Family Medicine, Hahnemann Family Medicine, Health Alliance Family Medicine, and University Benedict) play a vital role in caring for children at UMass.
- 4,052 enrolled patients at 4 sites (10.4%) of 38,974 enrolled system-wide in all family medicine and pediatric patients.
What's Happening with DEAP? Launch of the FMCH Diversity Response Team
The FMCH Diversity Response Team includes ombudspeople trained in restorative justice principles who are embedded in the department at different sites and in different positions. Our goal is for each member of the department to feel there is someone they trust to help them process events that impact them negatively and to consider the full range of reporting and response options available for achieving restorative justice. If you've experienced or witnessed harm, you can now complete the Ombuds Support Form to let us know what's happening anonymously and/or to seek support and guidance as you consider your options for reporting to entities outside the department. The Department is actively tracking issues that impact Diversity and Inclusion. For more details and the permanent link to the form, check out the new FMCH Social Justice and Inclusion page under About Us on the department website. We'd love your feedback as we pilot this new tool.
- The Family Medicine Diversity and Action Plan Committee has selected the ombudsmen for the pilot.
- Ombudsmen are training and becoming familiar with the goals and objectives, process, and key learning about Restorative Justice and their role on the team.
- Your ombudsmen are:
- Dr. Jennnifer Bradford
- Dr. Alexa Connell
- Dr. Shahida Fareed
- Dr. Josephine Fowler
- Dr. Claudeleedy Pierre
- Dr. Heather-Lyn Haley
- Dr. Laquita Morris
- Dr. Sarah Pearson
- Jennifer Bradford MD, MPH, Director
Stay tuned for additional updates in our next Tuesday Talk and department notifications.
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Announcements
Reminder Med Moth is TOMORROW, Wednesday, January 8th, 2025 at 5:30 pm in the Albert Sherman Center Multi-Purpose Room (Cafeteria). Med Moth is an event based on The Moth Story Hour where 6-8 members of the UMass Community (SOM, GSN, GSBS, GME, and Baystate) share stories for 5-10 minutes each. Past talks have been about the speaker's journey into medicine, meaningful patient encounters, or other experiences that have shaped one's personal or professional identity in health care. Some have been humorous and others have been more serious. Med Moth seeks to highlight a diverse collection of voices and capture the richness of experiences of the members of our UMass-Chan community. This event will include two patient stories!
Any questions, contact the event organizers, Aly Wayne (alysandria.wayne@umassmed.edu) or Mariam Tolba at (mariam.tolba@umassmed.edu).
The Advanced MA Tuberculosis Infection ECHO-Open to Massachusetts primary care team members including clinicians, nurses, care managers, community health workers, peer navigators, pharmacists, social workers! Course starts January 9th, 2025!! Interested in being able to test and treat your patients for TB infection within primary care and manage some of the more nuanced scenarios? Beginners and more advanced participants welcome! All participants will receive introductory material prior to the start of the eight-session virtual and interactive course. You can receive up to 8 CME credits and the course is free. Find the details in the attached brochure. Register here.
New Faculty Orientation
All faculty hired in the past 12 months are encouraged to attend the virtual UMass-Chan New Faculty Orientation on January 14th from 9-11am. Registration here.
Mass AFP is offering a FREE 1 hour virtual CME program.
Wednesday, January 15th, 2024 at 7:00pm.
Topic: What is Integrative Medicine and what can it offer for (you and your patients') mental health?
Speaker: Andrea Gordon, MD
Register here: https://massafp.org/event-5939342
Funding Opportunity
The 2025 FMD RapSDI application is open through January 16th, 2025 (application portal closes at 5 pm CT). Application submissions are divided into two competitive rounds. All complete Round 1 submissions will be reviewed, and four finalists will be selected and invited to participate and submit a Round 2 application. Round 1 decision notifications will be sent in May 2025.
Sign up for the next POCUS Faculty Development Session is OPEN!
Topic: Cardiopulm basics.
Session dates: January 17th, 9a-12p; January 23rd, 5:30p-8:30p.
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/p21hVzpzpY4oJ1zU8
Please contact erin.cathcart@umassmemorial.org or rebecca.gwaltney@umassmemorial.org with questions.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institutes on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Office of Research Training, Diversity, and Disparities (ORTDD) 2025 NIDA Diversity Scholars Network (NDSN) program application period is open! NIDA is seeking applications from scholars interested in conducting substance use and addiction research. While the program is open to all, the NDSN program is a grant-writing program aimed at enhancing the funding success of early-stage investigators. We strongly encourage applications from investigators whose research goals and background align with the Notice of NIH's Interest in Diversity. The program consists of three workshops and culminates in a mock review meeting experience. Please share this opportunity with anyone you think might be interested. The deadline to apply is January 31st, 2025. A Pre-Application Webinar along with FAQs and other important information about the program can be found on the NDSN website. Please contact us if you have any questions about eligibility or the application process.
The 2025 Faculty for Tomorrow Workshop for Residents will be held on May 3rd, 2025 as part of the STFM Annual Spring Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. See link for additional information.
https://www.stfm.org/awardsscholarships/scholarships/facultyfortomorrowresidentscholarship/overview/
2025 Thomas Zand Refugee Health Scholarship
The Department of FMCH invites applications for the annual Thomas Zand Refugee Health Scholarships. These scholarships support medical students passionate about refugee health by funding their attendance at the North American Refugee Health Conference (NARHC). This year’s conference will be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, from June 27–29, 2025. To apply, submit your application to maria.barluenga@umassmed.edu by February 15th, 2025. (guidelines here).
More details about the conference can be found here and at refugeesociety.org/narhc-conference.
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Presentations and Publications
Congratulations Parul Chhatpar, PGY-2, preventive medicine resident, his research "Evaluating Guidelines for Tobacco Cessation in Pregnancy: An Appraisal Using the AGREE II Instrument" was published in the OFP Journal, Volume 16, No. 3 (2024): Summer 2024, p21-27.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/385080216_EVALUATING_GUIDELINES_FOR_TOBACCO_CESSATION_IN_PREGNANCY_AN_APPRAISAL_USING_THE_AGREE_II_INSTRUMENT
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Department Member Recognition
Welcome to Patrina Brown, PMHNP, who joined Hahnemann and Psychiatry through a grant funded fellowship and Matthew Migliozzi, DO, who joined Sports Medicine and Fitchburg.
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Frankly Speaking Podcast
Please join us for a weekly Podcast series for an overview: Standing desks are a popular choice for people with sedentary jobs who want to increase their physical activity. In this episode, we look at the latest data on the benefits and risks of prolonged standing and provide actionable strategies to help patients reduce cardiovascular risk through informed movement choices. Guest: Alan M. Ehrlich, MD, FAAFP, presents: "Is Standing Better than Sitting for Decreasing Cardiovascular Risk?". - Frankly Speaking Ep 414.
Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/frankly-speaking-about-family-medicine/id1194659367
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