September 18, 2013 7:00 AM - 4:00 PMPROGRAM DESCRIPTION Advances in multidisciplinary cancer care have happily led to an increasing population of cancer survivors. We recognize this population has unique medical and psychosocial needs. Management of the complexities of cancer survivorship extends well beyond the oncology office. Cancer survivors in our communities require compassionate, thoughtful ongoing care. This symposium gives us the opportunity to review, discuss and brainstorm with experts in this field. World renowned specialists will present a range of topics encompassing state of the art management in the field of cancer survivorship. TARGET AUDIENCE Surgeons, Internists, Hematologists/Oncologists, Radiologists/Oncologists, Primary Care Physicians, Nurses, Physician Assistants, Physical Therapists, Nurse Practitioners, Social Workers, Medical Students, Residents, and Fellows EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to: 1. Discuss ways to overcome barriers in survivorship and transitions of care 2. Increase awareness of cancer survivor needs 3. Recognize medical complications of cancer treatment 4. Address issues related to sexuality in cancer survivors 5. Understand strategies for cancer rehabilitation CME ACCREDITATION The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CREDIT DESIGNATION Physicians: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. CONFERENCE LOCATION The Providence Marriott 1 Orms Street Providence, RI 02903 401-272-2400 www.marriottprovidence.com/>> OFF CAMPUS LOCATION: see description for detailsMedical School, Open to the Public, Dept: Continuing Medical Education, Audience, Biology and Medicine, Lectures, Conferences, and Meetings, Faculty, BioMed:DiagnosticImaging, AMS: GenSurgery, AMS: ColonRectal, AMS: Trauma, AMS: Urology, BioMed Division Calendars, Conferences, Meetings
September 18, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMDr. Noelle Dwyer, University of Virginia, will present a seminar entitled: "How neural stem cells divide to build the brain: new ideas from a kinesin mutant" Host: Eric MorrowSidney Frank Hall, Room 220 (Nathan Marcuvitz Auditorium)NSGP (Neuroscience Graduate Program), Open to the Public, Graduate School, Audience, Brain Science Program, Biology and Medicine, Lectures, Conferences, and Meetings, MCB Graduate Program, Dept: MCB, MMI, BioMed: Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Dept: MPPB, Dept: EEB, BioMed: PathoGrad, Departments, Seminars
September 19, 2013 4:00 PM - 5:00 PMAs part of the 2013 MMI Fall Seminar Series, Don Coen, Ph. D., a professor in the Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at Harvard Medical School, will be giving a lecture titled “miRNAs and the balance between lytic and latent herpes simplex virus infection”. Hosted by Peter Shank, Ph.D., this lecture will meet in Eddy Auditorium in Room 291 at the BioMedical Center, 171 Meeting Street. Refreshments will be served at 3:45pm.Biomed Center, Room 291 (Eddy Auditorium)Biology and Medicine, Lectures, Conferences, and Meetings, MMI, Lectures
September 20, 2013 5:00 PM - 8:00 PMRegister for Postdoctoberfest. Open to all postdocs in honor of Postdoc Appreciation Week. Meet & Mingle with fellow postdocs from all departments. Enjoy Octoberfest food & drink such as Bratwurst, Large pretzels, Mini potato pancakes, Cheese pizza, Tofu Pups, Soft drinks, and German beer. Register at http://bit.ly/13UgDCd. Sponsored by BioMed Office of Graduate & Postdoc Studies and the Graduate School.Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center, The UndergroundGraduate School, Audience, Biology and Medicine, PublicHealth, BioMed: Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Postdocs, PublicHealthEvents, Other Events, Social Events
September 24, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMProfessor Hopi Hoekstra Harvard University Title of Talk: From mice to molecules to mutationsBiomed Center, Room 291 (Eddy Auditorium)Biology and Medicine, Lectures, Conferences, and Meetings, Dept: EEB, Seminars
September 24, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMThe Academic Job Search series continues Tuesday, September 24 at 12:00 p.m. with a workshop on writing tailored, effective CVs and cover letters for sciences students and post-docs going on the academic job market. Get the attention of the Search Committee and learn how to craft documents that are targeted to the job you are seeking. Samples will be available.CareerLABGraduate School, CareerLAB, Dept: Engineering, Biology and Medicine, BioMed: Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Departments
September 24, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMGetting Published - What STEM Grad Students need to know about the Practicalities, Protocols and Possibilities of current scholarly Publication The University Library and the Career LAB are cosponsoring an opportunity to hear faculty editors and authors discuss the practicalities, protocols and possibilities of getting published in a top journal or getting your book published by a top publisher. Distinguished faculty and editors of scholarly publications in the sciences will address issues of peer review, research integrity, publication contracts, submission protocol, open access and joint authorship. Faculty Panelists: Diane Lipscombe, Society for Neuroscience; Eric Suuberg, FuelRockefeller Library - Patrick Ma Digital Scholarship LabGraduate School, CareerLAB, For PhD candidates only, Audience, Dept: Engineering, Biology and Medicine, Data Club, Journal Club, Thesis Defense, BioMed: Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Faculty, Postdocs, Departments
September 25, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMDr. Nabil Seidah, Insitute for Clinical Medicine will present a seminar entitled: "The varied physiological functions and clinical applications of the secretory proprotein convertases" Host: Kristi WhartonSidney Frank Hall, Room 220 (Nathan Marcuvitz Auditorium)NSGP (Neuroscience Graduate Program), Open to the Public, Graduate School, Audience, Biology and Medicine, Lectures, Conferences, and Meetings, MCB Graduate Program, Dept: MCB, MMI, BioMed: Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Dept: MPPB, Dept: EEB, BioMed: PathoGrad, Departments, Seminars
September 25, 2013 12:00 PM - 5:00 PMProgram Description Ordering the correct imaging studies to address various clinical signs and symptoms in an efficient and cost effective manner is complicated and is in constant flux based on newly published data and emerging technologies. This half day educational event reviews current appropriate imaging work up to address common clinical signs and symptoms encountered in the out-patient primary care setting. Clinicians will leave with new knowledge and resources to help diagnose and treat their patients with complicated but common medical problems. Target Audience Primary Care Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners and Nurses Educational Objectives At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to: 1. Confidently choose the appropriate imaging work up to address common clinical signs and symptoms encountered in the outpatient primary care setting 2. Identify differences in patient profiles which delineate use of MR, CT, US or X-ray as the imaging medium. 3. Illustrate when to order imaging for common clinical signs 4. Receive and incorporate updated protocols on specific screenings that involve imaging CME Accreditation This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island Medical Imaging/Rhode Island Vascular Institute. The Warren Alpert Medical School is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Credit Designation Physicians: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits(TM). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. AAFP: Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending. ASRT: This activity is pending approved for 4 Category A credits by the ASRT. Conference Location The Providence Marriott 1 Orms Street Providence, RI 02903 401-272-2400 www.marriottprovidence.com/ View the brochure at: med.brown.edu/cme/brouchure/Signs-Symptoms-Questions>> OFF CAMPUS LOCATION: see description for detailsMedical School, Open to the Public, Dept: Continuing Medical Education, Audience, Biology and Medicine, Lectures, Conferences, and Meetings, Faculty, Staff, BioMed:DiagnosticImaging, Conferences, Meetings
September 25, 2013 4:00 PM - 5:00 PMRichard B. Millward Memorial Lecture. Professor Paul Rozin, University of Pennsylvania. "Psychology faces the world's food and water problems, and its own problems as well; and, creating positive memories" Abstract: I will discuss water and food shortages in the world, and how psychology can contribute to solving them. In particular, I will consider acceptance of recycled wastewater for drinking, and insects as a major and efficient calorie, protein and nutrient source. I will then look in on our field and discuss how we may have trapped ourselves by following too religiously a particular model of science that does not characterize the more mature sciences. I will also consider how to arrange sequences of positive events (as in meals or concerts) to produce the most positive memories.Metcalf 101, Friedman AuditoriumColloquia, Open to the Public, Dept: CLPS, First Years, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors, For Masters candidates only, For PhD candidates only, Audience, Brain Science Program, Biology and Medicine, Lectures, Conferences, and Meetings, Faculty, Staff, Postdocs, Departments
September 26, 2013 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM"Making an Impact: How to Think Strategically and Get Results" is a professional development breakfast series program for women BioMed faculty, house staff, trainees and students sponsored by the Office of Women in Medicine and Science. Guest speaker: Gina M. Raimondo, Rhode Island General Treasurer. By invitation only.Brown Faculty ClubMedical School, Audience, Biology and Medicine, Lectures, Conferences, and Meetings, Invitation Only, BioMed: WIM, Seminars
September 27, 2013 4:00 PM - 5:00 PMMCB Data Club will be held in Sidney Frank Hall, Marcuvitz Auditorium. Takahiro Ito (Sedivy Lab) and Daniel Berg (Berson Lab) will present talks on their research.Sidney Frank Hall, Room 220 (Nathan Marcuvitz Auditorium)NSGP (Neuroscience Graduate Program), Open to the Public, Graduate School, Audience, Biology and Medicine, MCB Graduate Program, Data Club, Dept: MCB, MMI, BioMed: Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Dept: MPPB, Dept: EEB, BioMed: PathoGrad, Departments
October 2, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMDr. Alexander Jaworski, Brown University, will present a seminar entitled: "Molecular and cellular mechanisms of nervous system wiring" Host: Art SalomonSidney Frank Hall, Room 220 (Nathan Marcuvitz Auditorium)NSGP (Neuroscience Graduate Program), Open to the Public, Graduate School, Audience, Biology and Medicine, Lectures, Conferences, and Meetings, MCB Graduate Program, Dept: MCB, MMI, BioMed: Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Dept: MPPB, Dept: EEB, BioMed: PathoGrad, Departments, Seminars
October 2, 2013 3:00 PM - 4:00 PMMichael S. Goodman '74 Memorial Lecture. Professor Maurizio Corbetta, Washington University. Title: The effect of focal brain injury on the functional organization of the brain. Abstract: Traditional theories on brain-behavior relationship emphasize the role of specific brain regions in mediating behavior. However, current models of brain structure/function emphasize the integrated nature of brain organization. The effects of focal injury on the distributed functional organization of brain activity and behavior are largely unknown. I will describe a series of experiments on stroke patients showing that stroke at the population level affects predominantly the subcortical white matter, hence the communication between brain regions. Correspondingly, neurological deficits are highly correlated and largely independent of lesion location. Next, I will examine the relationship between coherent fluctuations of blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) signals at rest (functional connectivity, FC), and one major neurological syndrome: spatial neglect. I will show that this complex syndrome can be summarized by one factor that accounts for the major processing deficits. Correspondingly, multi-network patterns of resting-state FC abnormalities predict behavioral deficits, independent of lesion location and volume. I conclude suggesting that large-scale changes in network interactions are a physiological signature of different neurological conditions, and may provide an important tool for diagnosis and outcome prediction PLEASE NOTE - THIS TALK WILL BE HELD AT 3 P.M.Metcalf 101, Friedman AuditoriumColloquia, Open to the Public, Dept: CLPS, First Years, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors, For Masters candidates only, For PhD candidates only, Audience, Brain Science Program, Biology and Medicine, Lectures, Conferences, and Meetings, Faculty, Staff, Postdocs, Departments
October 3, 2013 4:00 PM - 5:00 PMAs part of the 2013 MMI Fall Seminar Series, Jack Elias, M. D., Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences at Brown University, will be giving a lecture with a title to be announced. Hosted by Laurent Brossay, Ph.D., this lecture will meet in Eddy Auditorium in Room 291 at the BioMedical Center, 171 Meeting Street. Refreshments will be served at 3:45pm.Biomed Center, Room 291 (Eddy Auditorium)Medical School, Biology and Medicine, Lectures, Conferences, and Meetings, MMI, Seminars
October 3, 2013 4:00 PM - 5:00 PMThe Center for Vision Research hosts a lecture by Daniel Simons, PhD, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois Lecture title: TBA Daniel Simons is head of the Visual Cognition Laboratory at the University of Illinois. His research explores the ways in which our beliefs and intuitions about the workings of our own minds are often mistaken and why that matters. He is best known for his experiments revealing striking failures of perception and the limits of visual awareness.Sidney Frank Hall, Room 220 (Nathan Marcuvitz Auditorium)NSGP (Neuroscience Graduate Program), Dept: Neuroscience, Dept: CLPS, Brain Science Program, Biology and Medicine, Lectures, Conferences, and Meetings, Departments, Lectures
October 4, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMDefining “the Community” of a Contaminated Site: Implications for Involving Communities in Environmental Health Risk Assessment & Reuse Planning, presented by Britt Dahlberg, University of Pennsylvania In this talk, Britt Dahlberg draws on ethnographic research (conducted between 2009-2013) of a Pennsylvania Superfund site to explore how government agency staff and local residents invoked various notions of who could “speak for” the community, in order to determine inclusion in risk assessment and reuse decisions. Implications are discussed for involving communities in environmental health programs and Superfund sites, as well as for social scientific understandings of citizen-science and the role of risk assessment and remedy selection in community building, hazard mitigation, and community inclusion.Barus & Holley, Room 190Open to the Public, Dept: Environmental Change Initiative, Dept: Environmental Health and Safety, Environmental Focus, Audience, Cross-campus academic topics, Dept: Engineering, Biology and Medicine, Environmental Change Initiative, Lectures, Conferences, and Meetings, Dept: CES, Dept: Superfund, BioMed: Pathology, Departments, Seminars
October 7, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMOur featured speaker will be Shailender Swaminathan. The title of his presentation is "Effect of Cost-Sharing on the Demand for Preventive Cardiovascular Disease Screening: Evidence from Medicare."121 South Main, Conference Room 636Medical School, Open to the Public, Audience, Biology and Medicine, Brown Bag Lunch, Lectures, Conferences, and Meetings, Postdocs, BioMed: Gerontology
October 10, 2013 4:00 PM - 5:00 PMAs part of the 2013 MMI Fall Seminar Series, Howard Hang, Ph.D., Richard E. Salomon Family Associate Professor at Rockefeller University, will be giving a lecture titled “Chemical reporters for exploring host-pathogen interactions”. Hosted by Christopher de Graffenried, Ph.D., this lecture will meet in Eddy Auditorium in Room 291 at the BioMedical Center, 171 Meeting Street. Refreshments will be served at 3:45pm.Biomed Center, Room 291 (Eddy Auditorium)Biology and Medicine, Lectures, Conferences, and Meetings, MMI, Seminars
October 11, 2013 2:00 PM - 3:00 PMPresented by: TBD Location: The Miriam Hospital - Hurvitz 1 Conference Room The goal of these sessions is to provide HIV researchers a froum in which to present their ideas for proposals and to get feed back from an interdiscilinary group of senior faulty.The Miriam HospitalBiology and Medicine, AIDS
October 11, 2013 3:00 PM - 4:00 PMCFAR Research-In-Progress Seminar title: TBD PRESENTED BY: M. Barton Laws, Asst. Professor at Brown LOCATION: The Miriam Hospital - Hurvitz Conference Room 1The Miriam HospitalBiology and Medicine, AIDS
October 12, 2013 all dayThis regional CME event for physicians, clinicians, nurses, allied professionals, residents and students is hosted by the Brown University Global Health Initiative and Hasbro Children’s Hospital. The conference will include a keynote address, lectures, panel discussions, and breakout sessions centered on significant pediatric global health issues including: building and sustaining international partnerships, millennium development goals, and the art of medicine in developing countries, with many of the breakout sessions focused specifically on Haiti. Hasbro Children’s Hospital is part of the St. Damien Collaborative to Improve Pediatrics in Haiti (SCIPH) a new consortium of six US based Children’s Hospitals dedicated to building capacity for pediatric care in Haiti at St. Damien Hospital for sick children. St. Damien is the premier pediatric hospital in Haiti, providing services free of charge, and is funded through donations from benefactors all over the world, primarily in Europe and the United States. Keynote speakers include: Dr. Linda Arnold, current Chairperson of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on International Child Health, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine) at Yale University, CT. Dr. Jean Hugues Henrys, Dean of the University of Notre Dame d'Haiti, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The conference will culminate in an evening benefit that will support both The Haitian Project and St. Damien Pediatric Hospital.Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityMedical School, Open to the Public, Dept: Continuing Medical Education, Audience, Ongoing event, Biology and Medicine, Lectures, Conferences, and Meetings, AMS: ConfClinic, Conferences, Other Events
October 12, 2013 7:30 AM - 4:30 PMCourse Description This full day course is aimed at reviewing the interface between neurology and psychiatry to enhance the clinician’s ability to recognize and classify movement disorders in psychiatric patients and psychiatric problems in movement disorder patients. Behavior problems are the major determinants of quality of life in Parkinson’s disease yet they are often not recognized. Similarly, movement disorders caused by antipsychotics frequently go unrecognized. World renowned experts in movement and psychiatric disorders will review drug-induced movement disorders, psychogenic movement disorders and movement disorders associated with primary psychiatric disorders. Target Audience This course is designed for neurologists, psychiatrists, primary care physicians, nurses, psychologists, pharmacists, physician assistants, social workers, medical students and fellows. Learning Objectives At the conclusion of this educational activity, participants should be able to: 1. Recognize and correctly classify drug-induced and other movement disorders 2. Identify the more common psychiatric problems in Parkinson’s Disease and determine appropriate treatment paradigms 3. Identify the behavioral aspects of Huntington’s Disease and Tourette’s Syndrome 4. Identify and evaluate movements seen as part of primary psychiatric disorders such as catatonia, schizophrenia and depression 5. Recognize psychogenic movement disorders and refer them appropriately for confirmatory opinions and treatment Accreditation The Warren Alpert Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. This activity has been submitted to the Rhode Island State Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours. The Rhode Island State Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Contact Kelli Landry at Kelli_Landry@Brown.edu for more information. Credit Designation Physicians: The Warren Alpert Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits(TM). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Conference Center The Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur Boston, MA 02115 Complimentary parking will be available for all attendees.>> OFF CAMPUS LOCATION: see description for detailsNSGP (Neuroscience Graduate Program), Medical School, Dept: Continuing Medical Education, Dept: Neuroscience, For PhD candidates only, Audience, Brain Science Program, Biology and Medicine, Lectures, Conferences, and Meetings, Faculty, Staff, PsychBehavior, Departments, Conferences, Meetings