School of Medicine Calendar - ALL
All School of Medicine events for staff (does not include Student events) - ( Details and Feeds
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University of Wisconsin, Madison
Viral mini-organelles for genomic RNA replication: Structure, assembly & function
Austrian Auditorium
John Hopkins University School of Medicine
Mucus Penetrating Nanoparticles
Penn Medicine
Neuroscience of Behavior Initiative
Invites:
Peter Zandi, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Presents:
"The Search for Susceptibility Genes in Bipolar Disorder"
Wednesday, October 24th, 2012 at 1:45pm
Barchi Library, Room 140 John Morgan Building
Developing a Long-Term Academic/Community Partnership to Address Latino Health Disparities
Matt O’Brien, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Public Health, Temple University
Medical Director, Puentes de Salud
Wednesday, October 24th, 2012
1:00pm – 2:00pm
BRB 253
Join Dr. O’Brien as he talks about his experiences in establishing a long-term academic/community partnership, which is called Puentes de Salud. Puentes de Salud (“Bridges of Health”) is an immigrant health center that provides primary care services and a wide range of community-based educational programs to a rapidly growing Latino immigrant community in Philadelphia. Dr. O’Brien will present on his research that is conducted through this academic/community partnership and in the South Philadelphia Latino community. Much of his research focuses on obesity and nutrition, diabetes prevention, cancer prevention, and health literacy in Latinos.
Dr. O’Brien is a general internist who completed medical school at Brown University in 2004, residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 2007, and the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program in 2010. Dr. O’Brien is currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Temple University, as well as a founder and Medical Director of Puentes de Salud.
To RSVP, please e-mail buff@upenn.edu or call 215-573-4529.
The Endocrinology Grand Rounds Series presents:
Douglas L. Fraker, MD - Chief, Division of Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery
Topic: "Parathyroid"
Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Time: 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm
Location: 12th Floor - TRC - Translational Research Center 12-146
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Educational Objectives
After completing this activity, participants should be able to:
• Apply the latest clinical guidelines in the management of endocrine diseases
• Evaluate and efficacy of therapeutic options in endocrine disorders
• Describe the results of translational research as it pertains to endocrine diseases
Accreditation
The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education to physicians
Designation of Credit
The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.