UMass FMCH Tuesday Talk - July 9, 2024/EDUCATION | |
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Table of Contents
Message From the Chair
Upcoming Events
Focus of the Week - Education
Announcements
Frankly Speaking Podcast
Clinical Services Spotlight
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It is with great sadness that I share today’s update about Jim Ledwith. Many of us have been following his ups and downs since his biking accident two weeks ago. Unfortunately, Jim took a turn for the worse over the weekend, with another bleed, and unsuccessful emergency neurosurgery. As of this morning, we are informed that his brain herniated and he has been declared brain dead. His family is gathering, and planning is underway for organ donation soon. | |
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I will not summarize his many accomplishments here as a clinician, teacher, mentor and scholar. We will find an appropriate time to honor his legacy and come together to celebrate him. For the moment, I am focusing on his gentleness, his wisdom, and his kindness. It is beyond tragic that we will not have more time with him, but I am grateful that I had the privilege of knowing him. His family is in the midst of an extremely devastating loss and our thoughts are with them.
As a reminder, you can connect with his family via his CaringBridge site (https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jimledwith) or his Arizona address below:
Anne Madigan
6711 E Camelback Road
Unit 37
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Yours in sorrow,
Diane
Second Message from the Chair
Beware of an email from “Diane McKee” asking you to buy Apple gift cards and to send me the information. This is a SCAM.
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Upcoming Events
Schwartz Rounds
Friday, July 26th, 12:00-1:00pm, panelists Amanda Shea, Eric Yakuze and Johnny Isenberger present "Critical Care Patient Remembrance: Working with End-of-Life Patients and Their Families".
The Schwartz Rounds sessions are multidisciplinary forums where all healthcare workers (clinical and non-clinical) are invited to explore the social and emotional aspects of patient care. In these virtual forums, hear from your fellow caregivers on specific topics.
Click here for Webinar Link
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Focus of the Week - Education
Mary Lindholm, MD and Frank Domino, MD, interim leaders
GME:
A big welcome to all our new interns and fellows. I hope you are all settling in and getting used to your new environment, responsibilities, and homes!
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In addition to our new interns and fellow, we have a few new residents joining from other programs:
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Niloufar Tabib, DO, PGY-2 joined WFMR at Hahnemann FHC on 7/1, coming to us from Middlesex Family Medicine Residency in CT.
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Maryam Zubair, MD, PGY-2 is officially joining WFMR at Barre FHC on 7/15, coming to us from the Wright Center FMR in Pennsylvania. Her program is closing in another year which prompted her search for a new program
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Anusmriti Guragain, MD, PGY-1 is joining WFMR at Queen Street on 9/15, coming to us because her matched program in Seattle has closed.
BH Fellowship:
Goodbye to Allie Mann, PsyD who will be leaving the fellowship July 12, 2024 and joining the faculty at the University of VA in Charlottesville VA. Thank you for all the care and teaching you have provided to our patients and learners, and we wish you well in your future endeavors!
UME:
The third year clerkship students started returning for their second week of family medicine on June 24th and will continue over the next 12 weeks. Ask them what other clerkships they have done in the mean time- they should be more experienced and wiser third year medical students! Thank you for welcoming them back! There are quite a few who delayed the start of third year to study for Step 1 NBME exam. So you will see some new faces who are just starting family medicine as well.
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Announcements
Anindita Deb, Associate Professor of Neurology and Director of the Global Health arm of the UMass Chan Collaborative in Health Equity (CHE) is requesting your collaboration to build a comprehensive database of global health activities occurring across our UMass institutions. Please (faculty, staff, and trainees) complete this brief survey which will take you 2-3 minutes. Thank you very much!
Give Family Medicine a powerful voice! Participate in the medical school interview process to select the next generation. Multiple-Mini Interviews are 90 minute sessions done remotely using zoom. Each interviewer is assigned a brief “scenario” with a few follow-up questions and spends 8 minutes with 8 applicants. There is no preparation and a quick, 5 question, on-line form is completed about each encounter. Sessions are timed to have limited impact upon our daily schedules starting at 8:30 AM or 4:00 PM). You sign up for whatever number of sessions works for you. The training is at your convenience using a 30-minute, online module. This is a wonderful way to perform academic service. To participate, reach out to Brenda.Fusaro@umassmed.edu. For any questions or comments email me at Tracy.Kedian@umassmed.edu.
Welcome to the new staff with the New England AIDS Education and Training Center (NEAETC) responsible for activities in Massachusetts: Deb Winters, APRN-BC, AACRN, Associate Professor, New England Region Co-Clinical Director, Massachusetts Clinical Director, Amanda Hart, MPH, MFA, Program Director, Kristin Moccia, EHE Program Manager and Robyn Reed, Program Coordinator.
The Center for Integrated Primary Care is pleased to announce a new online training program developed by Amber Cahill and Jordan Howard-Young. Our Advanced Mental Health Care in Primary Care course is designed for physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners who are passionate about whole-person health care. This hybrid course is comprised of self-paced online modules and live online learning sessions that focus on addressing the complex mental health needs of patients seen in primary care. It offers practical training in screening, diagnosing, treating, and monitoring mental health conditions, empowering clinicians to provide better care and increase job satisfaction.
Learn more about the course schedule, pricing, CME, and registration here: https://www.umassmed.edu/cipc/continuing-education/advanced-mental-health-care-in-primary-care/.
Gender Affirming Care Learning Collaborative (GAC-LC)
The GAC-LC is open for registration at any time throughout the 6-session series! Even if you missed our first session on June 5th you can register and join any other sessions/topics. Please see flyer for dates and additional details. The second session will be on Wednesday, July 10th, 12:15-1:15pm. Our next presenter is Héctor Pérez, LICSW, MSW, Co-Director of Behavioral Health Services, Manager, Behavioral Health Internship Program at the Family Health Center of Worcester.
Presentation Topic: Logistics of Workflows & Coordinating Care
Learning Objectives:
- Understand key processes including: letters of support, referral process, insurance coverage, and prior authorization
- Review common roadblocks in practice
- Identify best practices based on local experiences
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.
Please join Lisa Gussak and Rabbi Valerie Cohen for
The Doctor’s Studio: A Creative Process Healing Self/Healing Others, a 6-week session this fall, starting September 10th at 6:00 pm
(5:45 with food). For more information and registration, see flyer.
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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: Tune in as expert faculty cover common upper respiratory infections in children and their treatment options, with a focus on achieving the best outcome while also lowering the risk of subsequent adverse events. Hear guideline recommendations and evidence on treatment durations to confidently make informed clinical decisions. Guest: Jillian Joseph, MPAS, PA-C, presents: "Give Them 5: Rethinking Treatment Durations for Pediatric Respiratory Infections" - Frankly Speaking Ep 388.
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Clinical Services Spotlight: | |
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Congratulations to the DEAP Team!
Congratulations to the Diversity, Equity, and Action Plan Team—Maria (Gurutze) Barluenga, Jennifer Bradford, MD, Shahida Fareed, PsyD, Josephine Fowler, MD, Heather Lyn-Haley, PhD, and Pratiksha Yalakkishettar, MD, MPH—on receiving the Health Equity and Inclusion Seed Grant totaling $136,739. This grant will further our efforts to create an inclusive environment for staff, learners, faculty, and leaders, contributing to workplace satisfaction and promoting psychological safety. The funding will support work to establish a structured process that integrates the principles of Restorative Justice (RJ) to effectively address and mitigate instances of racism, implicit bias, and micro/macroaggressions. By adopting this approach, we seek to decrease the occurrence of such incidents and provide responses that foster understanding, personal development, and accountability.
COVID Uptick
Employee Health Services is seeing an uptick in COVID in caregivers and patients acquiring COVID while in the hospital. According to the CDC, as of July 2, cases are growing in 39 states, including Massachusetts. Please remind your teams that if they suspect they have a cold or allergies, to please test for COVID as a precaution and stay home if sick.
CDC Event for Women’s and Girls’ Health
The CDC Office of Women’s Health (OWH) will be holding a webinar titled, Women’s and Girls’ Health: Across Identities, Places, and Life Stages, on August 14, 2024, in recognition of the office’s 30th anniversary! Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about structural barriers that impact Women's Health. The webinars are open to all who are interested. Subscribe to OHE’s email list for updates about this and future webinars.
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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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