UMass FMCH Tuesday Talk - October 1, 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
Key Dates to Remember
Upcoming Events
Focus of the Week - Clinical
Announcements
Presentations and Publications
Department Member Recognition
Frankly Speaking Podcast
Department Resources
Wellness Resources
Yoga Class
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Key Dates to Remember!
On October 4th the department is co-hosting a memorial service for Jim Ledwith with his family at the Epworth United Methodist Church, 64 Salisbury St., Worcester. The program will begin at 6:00pm. It will also be livestreamed at
https://www.facebook.com/epworthworcester/videos/. Parking is available at Trinity Lutheran Church 73 Lancaster Street (across from the Worcester Art Museum side entrance). Trinity is across Salisbury Street from Epworth.
For Fun! Apple Picking
Sunday, October 20th at Hugh Silk’s in Harvard, MA, 10:30 to 2:00 with food, drinks, and snacks! Entire families welcome! See attached.
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Are You Registered to Vote?
Voting impacts our health--80% of health outcomes are determined beyond clinical walls. The American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recognize voting as a social determinant of health. Through civic engagement, we can not just treat symptoms but tackle the root causes of public health outcomes together.
AAMC has developed a fact sheet in collaboration with Vot-ER, a nonpartisan organization that works to integrate voter education and registration into health care settings. Vot-ER plays an important role in addressing the social determinants of health by meeting potential voters where they are and supporting them in becoming more civically engaged.
Federal laws allow health care institutions to engage in nonpartisan voter registration efforts. Clinicians and healthcare organizations can:
- Point patients to Vot-ER posters, badges, or handouts
- Tell patients that their institution offers a service to help them register to vote, but they do not endorse any political party.
- Help a patient fill out the registration form while remaining neutral.
More information about Vot-ER here.
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Upcoming Events
FMCH Grand Rounds – 26th Annual Steven L. Putterman Memorial Lecture presented by alumnus guest speaker Pamela K. Adelstein, MD, Worcester Family Health Center, graduating class of 2000.
Tuesday, October 8th, 9:00-10:00am, Morning Workshop Discussion, "Integrating Transgender Care into our Clinical Settings." Lazare Auditorium S1-607, University campus. Continental breakfast included. RSVP to pamela.tero@umassmemorial.org.
Tuesday, October 8th, 12:00 – 1:00pm, “Working Towards Greater Equity Through Gradual Steps and Abundant Love”, presented by alumnus guest speaker Pamela K. Adelstein, MD, Worcester Family Health Center, graduating class of 2000, UMass Chan Medical School in the Lazare Auditorium S1-607 or via Zoom URL:
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
Are you looking for COVID-19 Vaccines in your area or do you want to inform your patients? https://www.vaccines.gov/en/
The patients only need to type in their zip code and the name of the closest facility will appear.
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Health Care Issues in the Upcoming Election
Check out the recent NEJM article for debriefing. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2410629
Election Day
November 5th, 2025
Please take a look at the deadline for registering to vote for Massachusetts.
Voter registration deadlines are for the November 5th, 2024 election.
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Online registration deadline: Saturday, October 26th, 2024
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Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Saturday, October 26th, 2024
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In-person registration deadline: Saturday, October 26th, 2024 https://vote.gov/register/massachusetts
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Announcements
Worcester Free Clinic Coalition (WFCC) Student Organization - Faculty Advisor Role
Since the passing of Dr. Jim Ledwith, the WFCC is looking for a faculty advisor who will provide strategic guidance and mentorship to one of the largest student groups on campus, with over 75 students in formal roles.
Responsibilities
- Meet a few times per year with student co-presidents
- Assist in renewal process of student organization on campus
- Available to student co-presidents via email, as needed
- Support in conflict resolution among students and community members
- Advocate for students in the free clinics
If you are interested, please contact Jason Denoncourt at jason.denoncourt@umassmed.edu.
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ANNUAL JUDY SAVAGEAU COAT DRIVE
We are excited to announce another year of the Annual Judy Savageau Coat Drive for Worcester Public Schools! This event is in honor of the late Judy Savageau, who spent 30 years at UMass Chan Medical School working in Family Medicine and Community Health. Judy played a foundational role in supporting our local community through multiple volunteer avenues including her Annual Coats for Kids Campaign.
EVENT DETAILS:
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Submit donations via Venmo to @ThomasGiauque (Thomas is a medical student helping with coat drive) or checks to Linda Cragin at 6 Alcott Dr., Northborough, MA 01532.
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Coat donations are also accepted. Coats donated should be NEW and high school sizes, Women M, L; Men M, L, XL. We are preparing sites at each health center or bring to Benedict or the Department Awards Ceremony on October 29th.
Questions reach out to Thomas.Giauque@umassmed.edu
or hugh.silk@umassmemorial.org
Gender Affirming Care Learning Collaborative (GAC-LC)
The GAC-LC is open for registration throughout the 6-session series! Please see flyer for dates and additional details. The fifth session will be on Wednesday, October 2nd, 12:15-1:15pm, with Anna McMahan, MD, presenting "Primary Care Basics of Gender Affirming Care."
Learning Objectives:
- Understand traditional applications of primary care to gender diverse and transgender patients
- Understand resources and interventions beyond hormone therapy and surgery that patients can access
- Describe common co-occurring conditions
Free CMEs available, thanks to the New England AIDS Education & Training Center; https://www.neaetc.org/. To Register and receive the Zoom link, you need create a profile and register here https://www.neaetc.org/events/view/26089.
Access code: FMCH
You will need to create a profile through NEAETC before you can register.
See GAC-LC Announcement for additional information.
Restoring Balance: Increasing Clinician Connection & Care
Registration is open for a transformative 5-hour program to equip clinicians with the skills to combat burnout. The course will include two live, online webinars on:
- October 18, 2024: 3pm - 5pm (ET)
- October 25, 2024: 2pm - 5pm (ET)
Registration will close October 11th, 2024. Register:
https://www.umassmed.edu/cipc/webinars-short-courses/webinars/increasing-clinician-connection-and-care-a-program-to-enhance-flourishing/.
APHA Annual Conference
If you are attending the APHA Annual Conference in Minneapolis and want to join us for a UMass dinner, please contact Susan Hogan at susan.hogan@umassmemorial.org.
Teaching of Tomorrow (TOT) is a faculty development program to build and refine foundational skills for effective clinical teaching in inpatient and ambulatory settings. Workshop dates are November 22-23, 2024, and March 7-8, 2025, and will be held at the Wellsworth Hotel, Southbridge, MA. Attendance is required all four conference days. Please see the attached flyer for details and register at
https://umassmed.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5byKNy7pGjtyWkS.
Working Together: Treating the Whole Person with Chronic Pain
This six-hour training is focused on a collaborative care model between behavioral health clinicians and primary care clinicians caring for patients with chronic pain. Addressing chronic pain is critically necessary in primary care. This webinar will take place on December 6th, 2024 from 10:30am-5:30pm. CMEs are available through the American Association of Family Physicians (AAFP) and American Psychological Association (APA). Learn more using the link below!
Register Today: https://www.umassmed.edu/cipc/webinars-short-courses/webinars/working-together-treating-the-whole-person-with-chronic-pain/
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Presentations and Publications
Philip Day and collaborators had the following articled published in Patient Education and Counseling: “It's a spiral staircase, not just two steps: An iterative approach to assessing patient capacity for medical decision-making.” Patient Educ Couns. 2024 Oct;127:108362. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2024.108362.
The following was presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics national conference by Julia Small, MD, Class of 2024, PURCH/AHEC Scholar: The Unmet Healthcare Needs of Patients Adopted in Childhood: What Pediatricians Need to Know - Julia Small, MD, Jade Wexler, MS4, Kasia Dillon, MS4, Scott Hebert, MS, Philip Day, PhD, Elaine Schulte, MD MPH, Heather Forkey, MD. This presentation also won the Best Abstract Award at the conference.
Philip Day and Mary Philbin presented, “Organizing Frameworks for Intentional Teaching: A Teaching and Learning Primer” at the Practice to Preceptor to Professor Conference for Nurse Educators hosted by Cape Cod Community College and the Cape and Islands AHEC in Brewster, MA.
Two department presentations at STFM Practice and Quality Improvement last week.
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Integrating Pediatric Developmental and Behavioral Health Screening Tools in a Family Medicine Primary Care Clinic – Andrea Chin, Manju Mahajan, Jenna Mullarkey, Opeoluwa Olukorede.
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Implementation of a Sustainable Team-Based APP Panel Co-management Model Within an Academic Family Medicine Practice – Stephanie Carter-Henry, Megan Coveney, Philip Day, Scott Hebert, and Henry Del Rosario.
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Department Member Recognition
Thanks to Nick Hajj and Corey Costanzo for leading skills building sessions and
Kirby Lecy for hosting MassAHEC’s Rural Health Scholars annual retreat at her organic farm this past weekend.
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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: The FDA recently approved primary human papillomavirus (HPV) self-collection for cervical cancer screening in a healthcare setting. Join us as we explore how to counsel patients on this less invasive method and find out what's on the horizon for at-home collection kits. Guest: Robert A. Baldor, MD, FAAFP, presents: "Self-Collection Testing Brings Comfort to Care in Cervical Cancer Screening" - Frankly Speaking Ep 400.
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Wellness Resources
The UMass Memorial Caring for Caregivers Program is available at 508-334-HELP,
EAP at 866-263-3525, and the UMass Chan EAP at 800-322-5327.
www.LiveandWorkWell.com
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