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UAHS
Phoenix Campus to host ‘Wit’ Film Project to advance
health sciences education on end-of-life care The Best Practices of Medical Educators 2004 sessions under way, still time to sign up Best Practices of Medical Educators call for ‘Bright Ideas’ AzMEC offering ‘Educating Physicians for End-Of-Life Care’ program on April 23 Phoenix participants sought for new study of restful movement on blood pressure Juanita and Phil Francis featured couple at PowerCouple luncheon Congratulations to UA College of Medicine students for receiving national medical honor Mark your calendar: Phoenix campus spring faculty meeting and awards presentation set for April 12 MPH Internship Conference set for April 9 Spanish Bilingual Assistant course graduates 23 New faculty appointments and promotions Proceeds from book sales at Dr. Lori Alvord’s March event to help support scholarship fund for UA College of Medicine students in PhoenixLori Arviso Alvord, MD,
spoke to over 1000 people during her two-day visit to Phoenix in
March. As the first Navajo woman surgeon in the United States, she
delivered an impressive message about ceremony and healing. Sales
of her book, “The Scalpel and the Silver Bear,” and
a donation by Mr. & Mrs. Richard Lehmann brought the scholarship
fund to over $1000. The money will go toward helping medical students
in Phoenix who plan to serve underserved populations.
UAHS Phoenix Campus to host ‘Wit’ Film Project to advance health sciences education on end-of-life careThe UA Health Sciences Phoenix Campus invites health sciences students, faculty, interns, residents and the general public to participate in a free innovative medical training program using the Emmy Award-winning HBO film adaptation of "Wit," to advance education on end-of-life care. The seminar is on Fri., April 16, 1:30 – 5 p.m. at the UA Health Sciences Phoenix Campus, 4001 N. Third St., Suite 415. The UA Health Sciences Phoenix Campus seminar is a pilot project by the UA College of Medicine to investigate introducing the “Wit” film at the end of the third year of medical school to enrich the students’ clinical experience. The pilot project is unique in that it will also offer the program to pharmacy, nursing and public health students to create an interprofessional atmosphere. The seminar features the viewing of the video “Wit” followed by trained facilitators leading interprofessional small group discussions to give participants the chance to react to the film and discuss its important themes. As an added bonus, poet, author, renowned cardiologist and medical professor, John Stone will be reciting a few poems and providing introductory remarks to “Wit.” The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded the “Wit” Film Project with a grant to implement the curriculum at every medical school in the U.S. The educational activities supplementing the film give trainees unique opportunities to learn about both the technical and humanistic aspects of caring for dying patients. The film also touches on many problems with the structure of the medical care system and depicts situations wherein medical providers fail patients at the end of life. To register, please call (602) 631-6558. The program is free of charge, but participants must pre-register due to limited seating. This pilot project is sponsored by the University of Arizona Health Sciences Phoenix Campus, the Arizona Geriatric Education Center and the UA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health. Coming up in May, ‘Medical Ethics: The Moral Dilemma Facing Today’s Medical Discoveries’ brought to you by the Health Sciences Lecture Series; reservations being acceptedThe Health Sciences Lecture Series brings a new three-evening lecture program to the UAHS Phoenix Campus in May. “Medical Ethics: The Moral Dilemma Facing Today’s Medical Discoveries” will be presented on Wednesday’s, May 12, 19 & 26 at the UA College of Medicine - Phoenix Campus, 4001 N. Third St., Suite 415. This lecture series will discuss ethical issues in health care, and other social issues stemming from advances in technology and biotechnology and will feature topics such as (but not limited to) “Is Genomics Playing God Responsibly” and “When do we Stop? Myths About Death, Dying, Advance Directives and ‘Pulling the Plug.’” The program will feature medical ethicists from the UA College of Medicine and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. The cost to attend all three-evening lectures is $45.00, which includes light refreshments and a course booklet (not a tax deductible donation according to IRS guidelines). Seating is limited and advanced reservations are required. To register, contact the UA College of Medicine - Phoenix Campus Office of Public Affairs at (602) 631-4600.
Dr. Andrew Weil to present at Health Sciences Lecture series in AprilGet your tickets now to the Integrative Medicine Lecture Series. World-renowned integrative medicine expert Dr. Andrew Weil and experts from the UA Program in Integrative Medicine will present at the three-evening lecture program on Wednesdays, April 14, 21 and 28 at the Phoenix Airport Marriott, 1101 North 44th St. in Phoenix from 6-8 p.m. Presenters will discuss Integrative Medicine Education; Integrative Approaches to Aging; Alzheimer’s Research; Talking Frankly with your Doctor; Meaningful Aging; and Tai-Chi. The cost to attend all three-evening lectures is $60.00 (not a tax deductible donation according to IRS guidelines). Seating is limited and advanced reservations are required. To register, contact the UAHS Phoenix Campus Office of Public Affairs at (602) 631-4600.
The Best Practices of Medical Educators 2004 sessions under way, still time to sign upThe Center for Learning & Teaching at the UA Health Sciences Phoenix Campus invites you to attend the Best Practices of Medical Educators 2004 sessions. This professional development series is for faculty, residency faculty, community preceptors, residents, and students associated with the teaching programs at the UA College of Medicine - Phoenix Campus. Concurrent sessions begin at 7 p.m. Most end at 8 p.m. with panel sessions running until 8:30 p.m. The remainder of the 2004 sessions are as follows: Tues., April
6 Wed., April
21 Tues., May
4 The spring 2004 program concludes with the Third Annual Innovations in Medical Education event on Wed., May 11, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Arizona Medical Association, 810 West Bethany Home Road in Phoenix. Visit the Web site at www.ahsc.arizona.edu/phoenix/academic/bestprac to register, view the schedule, and review the complete program. To register by phone, please call (602) 631-6565.
Best Practices of Medical Educators call for ‘Bright Ideas’All new and not-so-new faculty, residents, and fellows are encouraged to submit an entry for “The Bright Idea Network,” a venue for showcasing creative ideas for learning and teaching in clinical education. Bright Ideas will be featured as part of the poster session at the Third Annual Innovations in Medical Education on Tuesday, May 11, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the Arizona Medical Association, 810 W. Bethany Home Road in Phoenix. Entries will be judged according to originality, scope and impact, transferability, and effectiveness. Recipients of the Bright Idea Recognition Awards will be notified by May 3, 2004. They are required to (a) attend at least two faculty development sessions between January 13 and April 23; (b) present a poster session at the Innovations in Medical Education Event and distribute a handout describing their Bright Idea; and (c) attend the Innovations in Medical Education banquet and awards ceremony. The deadline for submitting Bright Ideas has been extended to Friday, April 23 at 5 p.m. To apply, go to www.ahsc.arizona.edu/phoenix/bestprac and send the application electronically either in the body of an e-mail or as a Microsoft Word attachment to Dr. Linda Larson Carr lcarr@u.arizona.edu. Write Bright Idea in the subject line of the e-mail. If using an attachment, name the file: Last name – Bright Idea. For more information, contact Dr. Carr at (602) 631-6558.
AzMEC offering ‘Educating Physicians for End-Of-Life Care’ program on April 23The Arizona Medical Education Consortium (AzMEC) is offering a core curriculum program on “Educating Physicians for End-of-Life-Care” for all AzMEC residency programs (residents and faculty) on Friday, April 23, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (please note the change in date) at the Flinn Foundation, 1802 N. Central Ave. in Phoenix. All primary care residency programs will require this course during residency training. The program’s topics include: Holistic Care, Medical Futility, Communication, Advance Care Planning, Legal and Ethical Issues, Pain and Symptom Management. This course offers clinical information related to end of life. Lectures are presented by Drs. Paul Stander, Gillian Hamilton and Bernadette Arnecke. Pre-registration is required, please call Karen Archibald at (602) 631-6551 or e-mail her at kma@u.arizona.edu to make a reservation.
Phoenix participants sought for new study of restful movement on blood pressureResearchers associated with the University of Arizona’s Center for Frontier Medicine in Biofield Science are looking at the effects of gentle movements and breathing on stress and blood pressure. If your blood pressure reading is between 140 and 159, you may qualify to be involved in the new study. The study is free to those who qualify and qualifying participants will not be paid, but will receive training in the methods being examined and asked to give the movements a try for a month. The classes for movement instructions will be at the Arizona Cancer Center’s greater Phoenix location at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare. Blood pressure and other stress indicators will be monitored during the study, and it is possible that the program may help lower blood pressure. For more information, please contact Dr. Nancy Rizzo-Roberts, (480) 301-5393 nrizzoroberts@worldnet.att.net or Deb Ash Goode, (480) 391-7145.
Juanita and Phil Francis featured couple at PowerCouple luncheonUA Health Sciences Phoenix Campus Special Projects Coordinator, Juanita Francis and her husband, PETsMART Chairman and CEO, Phil Francis, were featured guests at the PowerCouples.org luncheon in March. With an audience of primarily business professionals, TV anchor Katie Raml led Nita and Phil in a relaxed conversation about their individual careers, their dreams, their thoughts on children, and their hectic lifestyle. PowerCouple.org is a luncheon and program series that provides an opportunity to meet local power couples who have reached the pinnacle of business, political or philanthropic success. PowerCouples.org is produced by The WISH List, which stands for Women In the Senate and House, and is America’s largest fund-raising network for pro-choice Republican women candidates.
Congratulations to UA College of Medicine students for receiving national medical honorWilliam "B.J." Spire from the UA College of Medicine in Phoenix and Heather Glanzberg, Nancy Kim and Kamalesh Ramalya from the College of Medicine in Tucson were elected to the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) national honor medical society for their outstanding excellence in medical science. AOA selection is limited to a maximum of the top one-sixth of each graduating class. Students elected to the society have completed the requisite high academic standing and who, in the judgment of the members of the local chapter, have shown promise of becoming leaders in their local chapter and in their profession.
Mark your calendar: Phoenix campus spring faculty meeting and awards presentation set for April 12The UA Health Sciences Phoenix campus spring faculty meeting and awards presentation will be held, Mon., April 12, 5-7:30 p.m. at the Phoenix Airport Marriott. Invitations have been mailed, please make sure you RSVP. Questions, please contact Gail Skeens at (602) 631-6577.
MPH Internship Conference set for April 9The Masters in Public Health Internship Conference is scheduled for Friday, April 9 beginning at 9 a.m. The conference will take place in Tucson and at the UAHS Phoenix Campus, 4001 N. Third St., Suite 415 via teleconference. Opening remarks and keynote speaker, Arizona State Representative Phil Lopes, will be in Tucson and eight MPH students will be presenting final papers from Phoenix. The conference is free and open to the public, to RSVP contact Jeanet Renaldi at (602) 631-6550, or e-mail at jrenaldi@u.arizona.edu.
Spanish Bilingual Assistant course graduates 23UA Health Sciences Phoenix Campus was the site for the March 20th graduation of a new class of Spanish Bilingual Assistants. Gladys Plascencia, a nursing student, was valedictorian. Barbara Rayes, Program Instructor, gave the address, "Careers in Language Services." Irma Bustamante was the course instructor for the class that met for 16 weeks for a total of 60 hours of in-class training. For more information on the Maricopa County Medical Interpreter Project (MCMIP), contact Juanita Francis at (602) 631-6575 or nfrancis@u.arizona.edu. The Maricopa County Medical Interpreter Project (MCMIP) is grateful for the help of St. Luke's Health Initiatives, BHHS Legacy Foundation, Phoenix Children's Hospital, and the University of Arizona.
Fifth annual ‘Children Helping Children Fashion Show’ fund-raiser set for April 3; proceeds to fund research collaboration projectThe fifth annual “Children Helping Children Fashion Show” fund-raiser is on Sat., April 3, 11 a.m. at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa. Proceeds from this year’s fashion show and silent auction will fund a collaboration focusing on inflammatory bowel disease in infants and children. Collaboration partners include researchers from the Steele Memorial Children’s Research Center, the Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Maricopa Integrated Health System and pediatricians from the Phoenix area. The event is sponsored by the Phoenix Women’s Board for the Steele Memorial Children’s Research Center.
New faculty appointments and promotionsThe following individual has been awarded a faculty appointment to the UA College of Medicine - Phoenix Campus: David E. Bank,
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