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Global Health & Equity Distinction Pathway News Update for November 30, 2020

November 30, 2020

Greetings, all –

Today is the 32nd Annual World AIDS Day, and in observation of this day, the New Haven Pride Center has collaborated with the New Haven Mayor’s Task Force on AIDS and the Guardian Health Association to present a 4-day series of programming. Please visit this link to see the schedule: https://www.newhavenpridecenter.org/programming/other-programs-and-events/world-aids-day-observation-2020/#1603917085180-dd712379-7984

Also, if you have not already done so, please reach out to me to set up your annual GHEDP mentorship meeting to make sure that you are on track with your requirements.

Lastly, please join me and GHEDP members Drs. Sumitha Raman and Mariah Evarts on Monday, December 7th from 7-8:30pm for a conversation about Global Health Ethics - see below for details!

New and Notable

  • Take a look at the attached thoughtful NEJM article entitled, “Wildfires, Global Climate Change, and Human Health.”
  • Read the attached JGIM piece written by the Director of the Yale Center for Asylum Medicine (Dr. Kate McKenzie), “Lessons from Asylum Seekers: How Forensic Medical Evaluations Can Teach Us Things We Didn’t Learn in Medical School.”

Upcoming Local Events: December

  • Tuesday, December 1st @ 5-6:30pm: Yale Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies (LGBTS) and Yale Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity, and Transnational Migration (RITM) present, “Risk & Care, Then & Now: A World AIDS Day Symposium,” featuring Celeste Watkins-Hayes, PhD (Professor of University Diversity and Social Transformation, Jean E. Fairfax Collegiate Professor of Public Policy, and Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan); Gregg Gonsalves, PhD (Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology [Microbial Diseases], Yale School of Public Health); and Joseph Osmundson, PhD (Clinical Assistant Professor of Biology, New York University). For more information and to register, visit: https://wgss.yale.edu/event/risk-care-then-now-world-aids-day-symposium
  • Tuesday, December 1st @ 6:30-8pm: Topics in Global Medicine and Health presents, “Mobile health (mHealth),” by Luke Davis, MD (Associate Professor of Epidemiology [Microbial Diseases] and Medicine [Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine]). Please email the course director (Dr. Jeremy Schwartz) for the Zoom link if you are not already signed up: jeremy.schwartz@yale.edu.
  • Wednesday, December 2nd @ 11am-1pm: The SEICHE Center presents, “COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Inside Jails and Prisons.” This webinar is focused on the ethical and logistical complexities of distributing COVID-19 vaccines inside correctional facilities. Speakers will include historians with expertise in vaccines and mass incarceration, medical ethicists, public health experts, and correctional administrators to discuss a range of issues. To register, visit: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zkwlMhv7QI23RkIqp3q0Og
  • Wednesday, December 2nd @ 12-1pm: Yale Institute for Global Health Conversation Series presents, “Behind the Scenes: How to Rebuild After Global Health Crises,” a conversation with Bernice Dahn, MD (Vice President for Health Sciences, University of Liberia). For more information and to register for the session, please visit: https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/27868/
  • Wednesday, December 2nd @ 5-6pm: Yale Alumni Association and Belonging at Yale present, “In Conversation: Ibram X. Kendi with Professor Matthew Frye Jacobson.” During this discussion with Ibram X. Kendi, National Book Award-winning author, historian, and speaker, Dr. Kendi and Yale professor Matthew Frye Jacobson will discuss Dr. Kendi’s bestselling book “How To Be An Antiracist” and his thoughts about reorienting America on the urgent issues of race, justice, and equality. To register, please visit: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1ad96X7vRRqLqNv--UCz9g
  • Wednesday, December 2nd @ 5-6:30pm: YSM Program for Biomedical Ethics presents, “Failure to Thrive: Is the Diagnosis Really Burnout?,” by Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD, LITT (Hon), FACP (Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine; Attending Professor, Bellvue Hospital; Author, Founder, Editor-in-Chief, Bellvue Literary Review). Description: Burnout among healthcare professionals appears to be at epidemic proportions these days with, concomitant gushing prescriptions for wellness and resilience. In reality, most are not burned out, in the traditional sense of the word. This talk will examine the buffeting forces upon the medical profession and the healthcare industry, and how healthcare professionals survive—and even possibly thrive. For more information and to register, visit: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZAqUzNweRQKTDyT-W8t8fg
  • Monday, December 7th @ 8:30-10:30am: Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS presents, “Addressing HIV/AIDS in Humanitarian Crises: Perspectives from Lebanon.” For more information about the symposium and to register, please visit: https://medicine.yale.edu/event/70072/
  • Monday, December 7th @ 7-8:30pm: GHEDP presents, “Global Health Ethics: A Case-Based Discussion,” featuring Drs. Mariah Evarts, Tracy Rabin, and Sumitha Raman. To participate, please use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/94340232464

Save the Date

  • March 12-14, 2021 - Consortium of Universities for Global Health 12th Annual Meeting - Addressing Critical Gaps in Global Health and Development. For more information, visit: https://www.cugh2021.org
  • April 8-11, 2021 - Unite for Sight 18th Annual Global Health & Innovation Conference. For more information, visit: https://www.uniteforsight.org/conference/

Additional Information

Wishing you a safe and healthy week!

Best,

Tracy

Submitted by Laura P Crawford on December 01, 2020

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