Join Health Policy Makers, Legislators and fellow Graduate students from across the state for the 14th Annual Student Health Policy Forum. Attending is FREE but you must apply by November 9th and there are only 7 seats left!
On January 13-14, 2015, over 50 graduate students from around the Commonwealth will have unprecedented access to health policy makers and legislators at the 14th annual Student Health Policy Forum. This two-day conference at the MA Statehouse brings together leaders in Medicaid, Mental Health, Public Health and graduate students ready to enter the workforce.
- Network – meet prominent elected officials, leading state health care policy makers and managers, advocates, and other students!
- Discover – gain insight into the legislative process, health politics, and policy implementation from the front lines.
- Engage – become a part of conversations that will directly affect you and your community.
With seven available spots, the application process is competitive and forum participation is free for successful candidates. Students from all concentrations in their final semester are strongly encouraged to apply! Don’t let this opportunity pass you by!
Application: http://www.bu.edu/sph/forumapply
Deadline: 11/9/14.
Upcoming SAS Macros Seminar through BUSPH Data Coordinating Center
Tired of inefficient copying and pasting in your SAS code? Want to automatically populate output with key dates or numbers? Save time with SAS macros!
Learn more about this seminar here: Demystifying SAS Macros
Interesting Ebola webpage Created by the Communication Initiative; Links to Webinars, Radio Broadcasts, Advocacy Activities and More
http://www.comminit.com/ci-ebola/category/sites/global/ebola
John Snow, Inc. Information Session Monday the 27th from 1:15-2pm
Mike Farabaugh- Senior Technical Advisor and BUSPH alum- will be on campus Monday to talk to students about JSI, one of the most prestigious Global Health Consulting organizations in the World. Take a look at the flyer to learn more and RSVP: JSI 2014 Info Session Flyer.
Internship and job opportunities through Human Rights based education program, Tostan
Just wanted to pass along the good word that Tostan is hiring for 3 great positions on the Communications team, in the Dakar (HQ) office. There are also 2 internship positions available here at the DC office. Deadline for applications is November 10th. More info here! Feel free to pass along to other networks.
Attend next weeks Mini- symposium to launch a national Network for LGBTQ Scholars of Color
The Annie E. Casey Foundation along with the Center for LGBTQ Studies at the City University of New York as well as other prospective funders and allies to establish a US-based LGBTQ Scholars of Color Network.
The LGBTQ Scholars of Color Network will gather a national group of LGBTQ people of color involved in research, evaluation, and scholarship. Our purpose is to build a vibrant network of LGBTQ Scholars of Color and to foster a pipeline for emerging LGBGTQ Scholars of Color. Participants will have opportunities to be mentored by senior scholars, to meet others LGBTQ scholars of color from all over the country, and to gain skill sets in various areas (e.g.,advanced methodological approaches, grant writing, navigating the tenure process, etc.). The inaugural conference for the Network will be held from Wednesday, April 8th to Friday April 10th, 2015.
On October 31, we will be launching this Network with a mini-symposium at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. The afternoon will be open to general public from the LGBTQ community and their allies. We will discuss the current state of the research of LGBTQ scholars of color.
The following is a draft agenda:
Mini- SYMPOSIUM
1:00 – 1:15 Introductions of LGBTQ Scholars of Color Network
Dr. Debra Joy Perez, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Dr. Kevin Nadal, CLAGS: Center for LGBTQ Studies, City University of New York
Andrus Family Fund: Leticia Peguero
1:15 – 2:15 State of LGBTQ POC Research
Dr. Andrew Spieldnener, Hofstra University
Dr. JP Sanchez, Rutgers New Jersey College of Medicine
New York City's Anti-Violence Project
2:15 – 3:15 Casey Foundation Initiatives as related to LGBTQ Communities of Color
Child Welfare
Evidence Based Practice- Mental Health
Family Economic Success/ Center for Community Economic Opportunity/Civic Sites Community Change
3:15 – 3:30 Coffee Break
3:30- 4:15 Early Career Professional Development and Academia Panel
Dr. Lourdes Follins, Kingsborough Community College- CUNY
Dr. Jay Pastrana, John Jay College of Criminal Justice- CUNY
Dr. Tonia Potiat, Johns Hopkins University
Dr. David Rivera, William Paterson University
4:15 – 5:00 Facilitated Discussion, Future Directions, and Conclusions
The meeting location:
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
524 W. 59th Street (between 10th/11th Avenues) Room L.63 New York, NY 10019
The Second Annual Health and Life Sciences Conference, hosted by BU School of Management, is November 7th; this year’s topic is “Healthcare 2020: The Next Generation of Innovation in Consumer-Centric Healthcare”
This year's event will build on the success of last year's inaugural conference. This event will once again convene graduate students, faculty and industry professionals to establish a new vision for the nation's struggling healthcare system. Keynote speakers and panelists, representing hospitals, health plans, life sciences, IT and public health perspectives, will explore opportunities to increase patient engagement and promote innovation in the development and delivery of medicine.
The flyer with detailed information about keynote speakers, conference format and registration can be found here: Health and Life Sciences Conference
Full information can be found on the website is http://smgworld.bu.edu/hlsc.
Global Health Connection LIVE Lunch Series, Friday
Join professionals from Partners in Health, Brigham and Women's and Children's hospital this Friday for a lunch series "Ebola Virus disease in West Africa: Updates, Challenges and Ways Forward". Lunch will be served! Follow the link for more logistical information and to RSVP: Global Health Connection LIVE Lunch Series
Public Event: Talk About the Current Situation in Gaza with Dr. Mads Gilbert
Dr. Mads Gilbert: EYEWITNESS in GAZA
Summer 2014
What we saw & what you can do
Friday, October 31 | 3 pm
Kresge G - 3 | HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
677 Huntington Ave. Boston
Free and open to the public For visitor passes email healthroots.hsph@gmail.com
Hosted by HealthRoots Student Group at HSPH and co-sponsored by the Boston Chapter, Palestine Children's Relief Fund, Massachusetts Peace Action and North America Friends of SABEEL (Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center)
Dr. Mads Fredrik Gilbert is a Norwegian doctor and activist. He received his PhD at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. He is a specialist in anesthesiology and a leader of the emergency medicine department of University Hospital of North Norway, and has been adjunct professor (professor II) of emergency medicine at the University of Tromsø since 1995. He has served as a doctor during numerous periods in the Palestinian territories and Lebanon. His efforts have been central to leading the city of Tromsø, since 2001 a twin town of Gaza, the city that has sent more health workers to the Palestinian territories than any other in the world.
Dr. Gilbert arrived on emergency assignment for the Norwegian Aid Committee (NORWAC) with the surgeon Erik Fosse to support the humanitarian effort at al-Shifa Hospital during the 2008–2009 Israeli attack on Gaza, a period when foreign journalists were barred from entering the Gaza Strip. He also served during the most recent Israeli assault on Gaza this past summer, which killed over 2100 people, including more than 500 children. He is the co-author, with his colleague Erik Fosse, of Eyes in Gaza.
Dr. Gilbert recently returned from Gaza and will give updates on the current situation.
Dr. Karameh Hawash, Medical Coordinator for PCRF will introduce Dr. Gilbert
Dr. Hawash is a Pediatric Neurologist at Boston Childrens Hospital and Instructor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School.
Practicum Opportunity Available for BU Forensic Medical Evaluation Group
Practicum Opportunity
Agency Name: Boston University Forensic Medical Evaluation Group
Title of Position: Coordinator, Forensic Medical Evaluation Group
Address: Shapiro Building, BMC (Albany St.), 5th Floor Adult Primary Care
Agency description/mission statement:
The Boston University Forensic Medical Evaluation Group is a service for asylum seekers and others requiring documentation of prior ill treatment. This innovative program, part of the Boston University Department of Medicine and School of Public Health, was co-founded and is co-directed by Drs. Sondra Crosby and Elizabeth Rourke.
We offer evaluation and documentation of physical and psychological evidence of torture and abuse in a supportive and collaborative environment, working closely with attorneys. During a four hour weekly session, asylum seekers and others who are alleging abuse, female genital mutilation, and/or torture undergo a comprehensive evaluation utilizing methods outlined in the Istanbul Protocol, the international standard for the investigation and documentation of torture. Each case is discussed in a group setting, and conclusions are reached in a collaborative fashion.
We have recruited and trained sub-specialists to serve as consultants for our forensic group. These consultants actively participate in analysis of findings. They include academic specialists in the fields of radiology, orthopedics, dermatology, neurology, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, gynecology, urology, rheumatology, and pathology (Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.) In the past year, our group has completed over 35 evaluations.
In addition to performing medical evaluations, we have regular didactic sessions on all aspects of medical forensics, and are actively involved in academic work, including scholarly publications, advancing the field of torture documentation. We teach students (medical, law, and public health), medical residents, physicians, lawyers, and judges. Dr. Crosby has taught medical forensics and implementation of the Istanbul Protocol to physicians in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan in the last year. She has also performed forensic evaluations for the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry.
In the next year, we plan to increase the number of forensic evaluations completed, recruit new members to our team, and formalize a comprehensive teaching curriculum in medical forensics.
Our long term goal is to create the first United States board certification for practitioners in the field of medical forensic documentation.
Practicum description:
The Practicum student will act as the Coordinator for the Boston University Forensic Medical Evaluation Group. He or she will engage in program development, implementation, and evaluation, including some marketing, communication, and website development.
As the Coordinator, the Practicum student will assess the current interactions between lawyers, doctors, and patients, and suggest and implement improvements. He/she will create marketing tools and dramatically expand the existing rudimentary web presence. In conclusion, the Practicum student will undertake and complete an evaluation of the activities of the Forensic Medical Evaluation Group, including suggestions and steps to move toward the program’s goal of creating the first American board certified training program in medical forensic documentation.
Scope of work:
The Practicum student will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the evaluation group, including a weekly forensic clinic taking place in the BMC Adult Primary Care Clinic, held Thursdays, 1-5pm. He/she will coordinate with lawyers for patients seeking asylum, patients, clinic staff, and doctors performing forensic evaluations. He/she will be present during the forensic clinic and participate in case presentations and collaborative assessments. He/she will manage the input of consulting specialists as needed, and the production of forensic affidavits created as a result of group evaluations. He/she will do research into special topics in forensic evaluation as indicated. He/she will be responsible for updating website and receive training on how to do so. The Coordinator will assist evaluations MD’s in providing forensic testimony in US Immigration Court as needed.
Minimum skills required:
Organizational skills
Communication skills
Experience in basic medical literature search (Medline searches, etc.)
Knowledge of web design or ability to master this
Analytical skills
Interest in asylum-seeking and refugee patients
Practicum student will need to bring his or her own computer to clinic hours
Estimated start/end date: November 6, 2014 with preference for commitment through entire Spring semester.
Estimated days/hours: Approximately 8 hours/week, including 4 hours between 1 and 5 pm on Thursday afternoons (required).
Application deadline: October 31, 2014
Number of students requested: 1
Is a car necessary? No
Stipend: No
To apply: Please submit a CV/resume and a cover letter with a brief statement of interest indicating any relevant background, skills, or experiences to: Veronique Hionis, Coordinator of the Forensic Medical Evaluation Group, at vhionis@bu.edu. Please also mention if you are available through Spring Semester.
