ACADEMIC COMMITTEE:
1. TEAM course - offered free of cost thanks to the Dept of Surgery, taught by Dr. Watson, with group sessions withresidents. Overwhelmingly positive feedback! To be repeated in October. 2. Trauma case studies presented/discussed by Dr. Rosengart 3. We have helped people find ways to shadow nurses (ED, ICUs), pre-hospital rides, and surgeons. RESEARCH COMMITTEE: 1. Journal club on Massive Transfusion. 2. Sending 5 students abroad for research rotations PREVENTION COMMITTEE: 1. Intimate Partner Violence Talk by Dr. Elizabeth Miller. >130 attendees. 2. Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault: Discussion with Dr. Elizabeth Miller and invited advocates, co-hosted with the Center of Health Equity. ~40 attendees. 3. Documentary "The Interrupters" about the breaking the cycle of urban violence with Q&A with public health professors Richard Garland and Steven Albert of the Violence Prevention Project. > 90 attendees. 4. At the Homewood library - raised awareness about heart attack prevention, recognition, and response in collaboration with the Homewood Children's Village. 5. At the Grandmothers of Pearls reunion in Homewood - Same heart attack awareness efforts
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Homewood Health Exposition and 5K run, presenting information about motor vehicle accidents and preventative methods.
45 students: 2 public health, 22 medicine, 9 graduate nursing (4 DNP and 5 CRNA), 9 undergraduate nursing, and 1 dentistry
Thanks to the UPMC Department of Surgery, all who made it happen, and all who participated! Center for Bioethics and Health Law
University of Pittsburgh 24th Annual Medical Ethics Update: End-of-Life Decisions The Cruzan Case 25 Years Later: Its Legacy and Its Future Friday, March 27, 2015 – 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. University of Pittsburgh – Scaife Hall – 11th Floor Conference Center Keynote Speaker “When Doctors Can’t or Don’t Say No” Barron Lerner, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine and Population Health Divisions of General Medicine and Medical Ethics New York University – Langone Medical Center Other Lectures and Panels: · End-of-life decisionmaking · Palliative care and communication at the end-of-life · Breakthrough Drugs/Break the bank prices · Addressing conflict with families at the end-of-life · Legislation that interferes with the doctor-patient relationship · When is futile care futile? · Advance directives – problems and prospects · Conflict resolution in health care · End-of-life care in individuals with severe persistent mental illness · HIPAA – collaboration between clinicians and law enforcement in threat management and crisis intervention Who should attend: Health care professionals, clergy, lawyers, community members, and students. Continuing education credit will be offered for law, social work, and nursing. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 creditsTM. The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution. Registration Information: Online registration will be available athttps://ccehs.upmc.com/liveFormalCourses.jsf or by contacting the Center for Bioethics and Health Law at 412-648-7120.
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