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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
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.
POCUS enthusiasts - please join us for the monthly Lunch & Learn Series. These are informal Zoom sessions for sharing de-identified cases and discussion of POCUS tips and tricks. The next session will be held Thursday, October 17th from 12:00pm-12:45pm via zoom. More information can be found on the FMCH POCUS sharepoint site:
https://umassmemorial.sharepoint.com/sites/FMCHPOCUS. Please reach out to
erin.cathcart@umassmemorial.org or rebecca.gwaltney@umassmemorial.org with questions!
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 sixth session will be on Wednesday, November 6th, 12:15-1:15pm, with Ashley Alford, MD, presenting "Overview of Surgical Process: Navigating Care in Central Massachusetts."
Learning Objectives:
- List surgical options for gender diverse patients
- Understand required processes and procedures in Massachusetts
- Identify basics of mental health evaluations
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.
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.
Please consider joining the Departments of Ob/Gyn, Family Medicine and Anesthesia in reading and discussing “Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean Section” by Rachel Somerstein, PhD. There will be an in-person book club discussion meeting on December 2nd, 2024 ahead of Dr. Somerstein's Grand Rounds lecture on December 4th.
Book Club Discussion Meeting: Monday, December 2, 2024, 5:30-7:30pm.
Levine 1 Conference Room, Memorial Campus, 119 Belmont St, Worcester, MA.
Joint Ob/Gyn, FM and Anesthesia Grand Rounds Lecture with Rachel Somerstein, PhD: Wednesday, December 4th, 2024, 7:00-8:00am, Memorial Amphitheater and virtual.
Sign up form: https://forms.office.com/r/0ivt820C4g.
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