UMass FMCH Tuesday Talk - September 26, 2023/RESEARCH | |
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Table of Contents
Message From the Chair
Upcoming Events
Focus of the Week – Research
Announcements
Department Member Recognition
Presentations and Publications
Frankly Speaking Podcast
Clinical Services Spotlight
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Message From the Chair
Please save October 24th at 6:00pm for the department’s Annual Awards ceremony. The event will be in-person in the Faculty Conference Room on the University campus with appetizers and wine from 6:00-6:30pm and the program starting at 6:30pm. This is our opportunity to reflect on the year and recognize the efforts of faculty across the department. We will also recognize Judy Savageau’s legacy in the department and community. Please watch for the announcement and RSVP. We hope to see you there.
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Upcoming Events
FMCH Town Hall
Tuesday, September 26th, 12:00 - 1:00pm
Meeting ID: 191 986-273
Passcode: FMCH
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/191986273?pwd=NEtlZmNkdWlSUGwyeTJQU3dCeUs1QT09
Psychiatry Grand Rounds
Thursday, September 28th, 12:00 - 1:00pm, "Strong at the Broken Places: Leveraging the Strengths of Mental Health Providers with Mental Illness for Suicide Prevention", presented by Sarah E. Victor, PhD.
Meeting ID: 818 349 233 Passcode: PsychGR1
https://umassmed.zoom.us/j/818349233?pwd=VVRDNUxZZmF4K3NqNXppTHJiVmNSUT09
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Focus of the Week - Research
Suzanne Mitchell, MD, MS, Director, Research
Grants and Contracts Administration recently resumed their monthly Research Administration Updates (2nd Thursday of each month at 1:00pm). At the September meeting, best practices for navigating the Research Management System (RMS) were discussed. Consider reviewing the latest recording and slides here.
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FMCH Research Meetings
- This is a friendly reminder that the next FMCH Research-in-Progress meeting will be on Friday, October 13th at 10:00am (and thereafter will be held on the 2nd Friday of each month through the end of the 2023-24 academic year).
- Additionally, the FMCH Research Forum is set to resume next month on October 20th at 12:00pm (and thereafter will be held on the 3rd Friday of each month).
We encourage you to join us at either or both meetings! Please email [email protected] for the Zoom links. Are you able to present at an upcoming meeting? Contact [email protected] for more information.
Library Resources
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A 30-minute seminar introducing library resources and services for researchers will be held this Wednesday, September 27th at 12:00pm on Zoom. Register at tinyurl.com/libraryintro2023.
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As of October 23, 2023, all NSF biographical sketches will need to be created in SciENcv. To learn more, consider attending the UMass Chan library’s SciENcv workshop on October 11th at 1:00pm. Register here or contact a librarian for more information.
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Welcome to our new colleagues who joined Family Medicine & Community Health during late August and September: Madison Pirrone, PA, Alex Doering, MD, and Sarah Pearson, PsyD, are practicing in Barre. Sonia Marcello, DO, is joining Benedict and at Hahnemann, Katharine Barnard, MD, and Stacie Meisner, PA. Emily Eshleman, DO, and Adam Ridley, MD, are joining Sports Medicine. Welcome!
Faculty Resource Fair
The Office of Faculty Affairs is holding a Faculty Resource Fair on September 28th from 11:30am-1:30pm in the school lobby, please see details [here].
The Worcester Free Care Collaborative (WFCC) programs are seeing a rising number of people seeking care due to the settlement of new refugees. They need the help of additional physicians and APPs. Their faculty advisor, Jim Ledwith, is happy to share about how the free care programs work with anyone interested ([email protected]). The work is generally relaxed, and it is a real pleasure to see our students developing their clinical skills and connecting their studies to real patient care in their 1st and 2nd years. Please don't feel a need to commit to weekly volunteering – a single evening or once every 1-2 months would be greatly appreciated! Programs run from Monday to Thursday from 6:00 - 8:00pm. If you are interested in getting involved, even if just for one shift, let student Gil Avramovich know when you can attend.(g[email protected]) Thanks.
The Worcester Healthy Baby Collaborative is thrilled to host its 10th annual Infant Mortality Summit on Tuesday October 3rd, 2023 from 8:30am-12noon, VIRTUALLY.
We are once again highlighting the connection between breastfeeding and infant mortality and presenting this summit in conjunction with the Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition’s annual conference. Our theme is Latch On! Supporting Latino and Black Families with Lactation: Examples of Community Programs featuring speakers from 4 different programs and a community panel of their clients. This year we are so excited to be able to offer AAFP CME for the conference. Please see attached flyer and REGISTER today through the link on the flyer.
(There is NO same-day registration and the only access to this is thru the MBC conference portal, so please register).
The UMass Chan Diversity Summit will be held on October 11th, and for the first time it is open to all members of the institution. This is a great opportunity to learn about work in the community, education, professional development, and recruitment/retention strategies related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Register by September 30th.
https://umassmed.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5nAqI1lwhBcaSTc
Teaching of Tomorrow (TOT) is a nationally recognized and highly acclaimed faculty development program that focuses on building and refining foundational skills for effective clinical teaching in inpatient and ambulatory settings. Preceptors from any specialty and discipline will enhance their clinical teaching skills through discourse and practice. Workshop dates are November 17-18, 2023, and March 8-9, 2024, and will be held at the Hotel Northampton. Participants must attend all four days. See the brochure for details and
register at https://umassmed.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0GUbJ2w3HifJC8S.
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Department Member Recognition
Dan Mullin’s work was highlighted in an interview with David Bauman, PsyD for his PCBH Corner. Dr. Bauman said: “Each year, Dan Mullin is at the top of my list and, for multiple factors, I have never been able to have those conversations. So, this PCBH Corner is near and dear to my heart and, as expected, Dan did not disappoint. We have interviewed numerous people in the field and the conversations have been profound and perspective changing; this Corner with Dan is one that I would put up against any of them! My gratitude for this moment with Dan and without question, this is another can't miss Corner! Enjoy!” PCBH Corner, Episode 58: A Healing Conversation about Primary Care with Dan Mullin, PsyD, MPH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jecqYYmDFWM
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Presentations and Publications
Alexander (Sandy) Blount’s book, Patient-Centered Primary Care: Getting from Good to Great (2019) was recently reviewed in Families, Systems, & Health (2023 Vol., 42, No. 3, 394-5) with the comment: “Blount sticks to the evidence. . . .(He) covers and synthesizes an impressive array of research, best practices, strategies, models, and well-established tools in service of making available a richly detailed yet succinct roadmap to integrated patient-centered primary care.”
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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: In this episode, we're diving into recent research that uncovers a compelling link between obstructive sleep apnea and cognitive decline in older adults. Join expert faculty as they dissect the findings and provide invaluable insights to comprehensively address this connection in your practice. Guest: Susan Feeney, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, presents: "A Wake-Up Call: Sleep Apnea's Impact on Cognitive Health" - Frankly Speaking Ep 347.
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Clinical Services Spotlight:
Josephine Fowler, MD, MBA, Vice Chair of Clinical Services
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September is National Preparedness Month
Emergencies that impact your health, like floods, hurricanes, and pandemics, are unpredictable. Healthcare practitioners can help their patients protect their own health before, during, and after an emergency by reminding them to make a plan, build a kit, and stay informed.
Emergency Preparedness
Get Added to Our Emergency Notification System
To help keep you and our patients safe, UMass Memorial has expanded our use of an emergency notification system (Rave) to include all Medical Center caregivers. This system has been vetted by IS Security and will allow us to call/email/text you in the event of a life-threatening emergency (active shooter, tornado, unanticipated power loss, etc.) for patients, visitors, and caregivers. This technology also allows you to text us back if you have critical safety information to share. This system WILL NOT be used for non-life-threatening events and will not be used for capacity issues. To update/add/delete the number that we have on file for you and to choose which campuses you would like to receive alerts for, please visit this link. You can then change and update information whenever you’d like. Your username and password are the same as your UMass Memorial login information. Questions? Email [email protected].
COVID-19 Tests
Beginning September 25th, every US household can again place an order to receive four more free COVID-19 rapid test delivered directly to their home. For more information, please visit www.COVID.gov/tests.
At present, UMMH does not have the COVID vaccine yet. Retail pharmacies were prioritized in the initial distribution and we are still a couple of weeks out from having an internal supply.
COVID-19 MA
- As of September 20th, 2023, there were 2,722 new confirmed cases in the last 7 days. ·
- The 7-day average of percent positivity was 10.98%. ·
- On 9/16/23, there were 107 patients primarily hospitalized for COVID-19-related illness. There were 357 patients hospitalized with COVID. ·
- There were 29 new confirmed deaths in the past 7 days.
COVID-19 UMMMC
- The current positivity rate is 12.5%. This is an increase from the previous 7-day positivity rate of 8.2%. ·
- On 9/26, there are 30 COVID-19-positive patients in the house. The prior 7-day average was 26.
- Of the 30 patients in-house with COVID-19, 73% are fully vaccinated.
- Of the 30, 2 are in the ICU and 1 patient is fully vaccinated.
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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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