Events
IPHAM Webinars
The IPHAM Webinar Series is a weekly public health webinar held on Thursdays at 12 PM Central.
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- See recordings of our past seminars here.
Matifadza Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, FIDSA, presenting:
Reducing Barriers Toward Health Equity: The Interface of Public Health and Academic Medical Institutions
Thursday, Nov 7
12:00-1:00 PM CT
Online
The presentation will address ways in which academic medical and research institutions can support public health and health equity by fostering interdisciplinary and service learning opportunities, policy guidance and community service.
Featuring:
Matifadza Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, FIDSA
Director of Health for the City of St. Louis
REGISTER TO ATTEND
Marilyn C Cornelis, PhD, presenting:
Caffeine: Friend or Foe?
Thursday, Nov 14
12:00-1:00 PM CT
**This seminar is offered as a HYBRID event: join us IN-PERSON or ONLINE. Please RSVP regardless and indicate your intended mode. The in-person event will be held in Baldwin Auditorium of the Lurie Medical Research Building at 303 E. Superior; Chicago. Lunch will be provided for in person attendees on a first-come, first-served basis.**
Dr. Cornelis reviews the latest in dietary caffeine research in humans, with emphasis on consumption patterns and guidelines in the US, metabolism and physiological effects, health implications and evolving omic approaches to addressing gaps in the research.
Featuring:
Marilyn C Cornelis, PhD
Associate professor of Preventive Medicine
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Mark L Cannon, DDS, MS, presenting:
The Fundamentals of Oral & Systemic Health
Thursday, Nov 21
12:00-1:00 PM CT
Online
Recently published research has revealed the precise mechanisms used by key oral pathogens to suppress the host’s immune system contributing to systemic illnesses. Indeed, key oral pathogens are reported to be the determinants of a new “axis of disease”. Gut dysbiosis may follow an oral dysbiosis leading to “leaky” gut and in recent studies a faulty Blood Brain Barrier. The connection has been well defined between these key pathogens and metabolic syndrome, pre-mature birth, mis-carriages, atherosclerosis, inflammatory Alzheimer’s and cancer. Fortunately, we have an armamentarium of prebiotics and probiotics that can help healthcare professionals restore oral eubiosis. In addition, early diagnosis and treatment of mouth breathing can also benefit the oral microbiome and systemic health.
Featuring:
Mark L Cannon, DDS, MS
Professor Emeritus
Feinberg School of Medicine
Upcoming Events
Nov
06
"A Brief History of Tuberculosis and Recent Advances in Diagnosis" IGH Seminar with Grant Theron, PhD
Online - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
The Havey Institute for Global Health Seminar Series is held the first Wednesday of each month, September through July, and features the research and ideas of outstanding global health leaders at Feinberg, the larger Northwestern community, and beyond.
Featuring:
Grant Theron, PhD, MSc
Professor of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics at Stellenbosch University
CLIME (Clinical Mycobacteriology and Epidemiology) Group Lead
Grant founded and leads the CLIME (Clinical Mycobacteriology and Epidemiology) group, based at Stellenbosch University in Cape Town, South Africa, dedicated to pursuing practical solutions to end tuberculosis via Africa-centred excellence in training. CLIME s research spans diagnostics, transmission, and the microbiome and has resulted in over 150 publications. This research has directly and indirectly changed World Health Organization and national health policies; leading to improvements in the standard-of-care of people affected by TB. He serves on the Innovation Constituency of the StopTB Partnership.
Nov
07
Public Health seminar series—Reducing Barriers Toward Health Equity: The Interface of Public Health and Academic Medical Institutions
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
**ZOOM ONLY**
The presentation will address ways in which academic medical and research institutions can support public health and health equity by fostering interdisciplinary and service learning opportunities, policy guidance and community service.
Featuring:
Matifadza Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, FIDSA
Director of Health for the City of St. Louis
Dr. Matifadza (Mati) Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, FIDSA, was appointed Director of Health for the City of St. Louis in 2021. She is an internationally recognized infectious diseases physician and an expert on public health and health equity.
Dr. Hlatshwayo Davis earned her medical degree from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and a Master s in Public Health from Case Western Reserve University. She then completed her internal medicine residency at University Hospitals Case Medical Center. Dr. Hlatshwayo Davis went on to complete her Infectious Diseases fellowship, subspecializing in HIV and STIs, at the Washington University School of Medicine, also completing a one-year dedicated non-ACGME HIV fellowship and a two-year dedicated Sexually Transmitted Infection fellowship. In September 2023, she was elected as a Fellow of the Infectious Disease Society of America (FIDSA), an honor that recognizes individuals who have achieved professional excellence and provided significant service to the profession of infectious diseases.
Nov
07
What Can Stop the Determined Heart and Resolved Will of Man?: Innovation, Ethics, and Medicine - Panel Presentation
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics Program
In Co-Sponsorship With
The Galter Health Sciences Library
Present
A Montgomery Lecture
What Can Stop the Determined Heart and Resolved Will of Man?:
Innovation, Ethics, and Medicine
Panel Discussion:
Moderator:
Gretchen Neidhardt, MLIS, MA
Librarian, Galter Health Sciences Library and
Learning Center
Panelists:
Catherine Belling, PhD
Associate Professor, Medical Education
David Kendall Casey
Medical Student, MD/MA - Medical Humanities & Bioethics
Megan Crowly-Matoka, PhD
Associate Professor, Medical Education; Anthropology
Why does the 19th century novel Frankenstein continue to resonate within the medical sciences? As part of the National Library of Medicine exhibition Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature, a panel discussion between four members of the Feinberg community will examine the novel and its themes through a medical ethics lens. Each panelist will share their unique perspective and participate in a Q&A with the moderator.
This lecture is open to the public and will be held in Baldwin Auditorium in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.
**ALL ATTENDEES MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND**
Be sure to answer the question:
are you attending in-person? or via Zoom?
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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Nov
07
Global Health Experience Information Session
Chicago - 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
The Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health invites you to join a Global Health Experience Information Session! We will explore opportunities to engage in global health, available funding, and our network of global partners.
The Global Health Experience, coordinated by the Havey Institute for Global Health, refers to both elective and non-elective rotations for Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine students.
A successful global health experience starts with thoughtful consideration of our partner sites, timelines, policies, and funding opportunities. All applicants are strongly encouraged to attend one of these group information sessions.
Lunch will be served at the in-person sessions. We look forward to seeing you and answering your questions! *Zoom details will be emailed to registrants who register for online sessions.
For more information about the Global Health Experience process, follow this link.
Nov
14
Public Health seminar series—Caffeine: Friend or Foe?
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Dr. Cornelis reviews the latest in dietary caffeine research in humans, with emphasis on consumption patterns and guidelines in the US, metabolism and physiological effects, health implications and evolving omic approaches to addressing gaps in the research.
Featuring:
Marilyn C Cornelis, PhD
Associate professor of Preventive Medicine
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Nov
21
Exploring the First 125 Years of Medical Education at Northwestern - Katie Lattal
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics Program
Presents
A Montgomery Lecture
With
Katie Lattal, MA
Special Collections Librarian
Head, Special Collections Department
Galter Health Sciences Library
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Exploring the First 125 Years of Medical Education at Northwestern
American medical education has undergone multiple instructional reforms since the first American medical school was founded in 1765, to establish a more rigorous curriculum, to provide more clinical experience, or in response to scientific and technological advances, to name a few broad examples. This talk will investigate how medical education has responded to different social movements in American history, focusing on first and second wave feminism and the civil rights movement. This lecture will review the broader context of medical education across the US in the 19th and early 20th centuries before examining how educational policy at the medical school was shaped by social and cultural beliefs of the time. Attendees will be encouraged to discuss these aspects of medical school history as well as the effects of policies on medical education and the profession itself, and to propose avenues for further inquiry.
This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.
** PLEASE REGISTER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK**
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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Nov
21
Public Health seminar series—The Practice of Tomorrow: Saving Lives Everyday
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Soon to be released artificial intelligence programs are being developed to assist with patients examinations. AI has been developed to integrate radiographs, facial images, and intra-oral scanning into an avatar. The radiographs and images are combined to create a patient-like 3D avatar with enhanced diagnostics information and automated analysis, including but not limited to three cephalometric, Boltons, Schwarz Index, endodontic, caries, and periodontal (with inflammation index) analyses. Additionally, an airway analysis is also completed, along with automated nutritional and home hygiene instructions digitally delivered.
Most importantly, the digital Total Health history is completed before the visit and includes all pertinent information necessary to personalize the patient interview. Using headpieces worn by patients and dental personnel, the AI not only records the patient s responses for informed consent and charting but also suggests additional information needed for the dental professional. The total health history questionnaire includes but is not limited to age, sex, ethnicity, zip code, weight, height (automatic BMI determination), A1C, frequency of medical/dental visits, sugar and alcohol exposures, smoking, exercise regimen, number of steps/stairs daily, medications, medical history, dental history, bruxism and airway questions, fatigue, snoring, and many other factors. This is analyzed in real time, along with the patient s responses. Using a learning tree protocol, the AI suggests pertinent paths of inquiries, combining the avatar information with the responses and then listing the needed salivary testing. Because saliva is a liquid biopsy for total body health, the salivary sample may be submitted for specific laboratory testing of the patient s most significant health risks: cardiovascular, cancer,
Featuring:
Mark L Cannon, DDS, MS
Professor Emeritus
Feinberg School of Medicine
Dec
05
Global Health Pre-Departure Seminar: Top Ten Habits of Highly Successful Medical Trainees
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Feinberg students participating in Global Health Experiences in the 2024-2025 academic year are invited to join the Robert J. Havey, MD, Institute for the Global Health Pre-Departure Seminar Series! FSM students receiving Global Health Experience awards are required to attend this seminar in addition to completing the Analytic Memo and other assignments prior to their international rotations.
Title: Top Ten Habits of Highly Successful Medical Trainees
Presenter: Shannon Galvin, MD, Associate Director, Center for Global Health Education and Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Feinberg School of Medicine
Part of the Global Health Pre-Departure Seminar Series
Date: Thursday, December 5th, 2024
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Daniel Hale Williams Auditorium, McGaw Pavilion 2-320; 240 E Huron St.
* A light lunch will be provided. Please bring your wildcard to enter the building.
Dec
06
Global Health Day
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Global Health Day, hosted by the Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health, is an exciting opportunity to draw together global health researchers, educators and students to celebrate and discover more about global health research, education and outreach efforts.
This year's event will be held in-person and will include a poster session, keynote address, and more.
Location:
Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center
303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611
Featuring the keynote address:
"The New Global Health: Improving Health Systems Through Collaborative Research"
Keynote Speaker:
Margaret E. Kruk, MD, MPH
Professor of Health Systems, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Director of the QuEST Network
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Welcome, Lunch, and Poster Session
Ryan Family Atrium
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Keynote Address with Margaret E. Kruk, MD, MPH "The New Global Health: Improving Health Systems Through Collaborative Research"
Baldwin Auditorium
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Reception and Awards
Ryan Family Atrium
For more news and updates from Havey Institute for Global Health, visit their website https://www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/ and follow them on Instagram and twitter: @FSMGlobalHealth
Dec
10
Global Health Experience Information Session
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health invites you to join a Global Health Experience Information Session! We will explore opportunities to engage in global health, available funding, and our network of global partners.
The Global Health Experience, coordinated by the Havey Institute for Global Health, refers to both elective and non-elective rotations for Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine students.
A successful global health experience starts with thoughtful consideration of our partner sites, timelines, policies, and funding opportunities. All applicants are strongly encouraged to attend one of these group information sessions.
Lunch will be served at the in-person sessions. We look forward to seeing you and answering your questions! *Zoom details will be emailed to registrants who register for online sessions.
For more information about the Global Health Experience process, follow this link.
Jan
08
"Bridging Continents: Social Movements Against Water Transfer Projects for Community and Ecological Health in Western Iran and Colorado" IGH Seminar with Elham Hoominfar, PhD
Online - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
The Havey Institute for Global Health Seminar Series is held the first Wednesday of each month, September through July, and features the research and ideas of outstanding global health leaders at Feinberg, the larger Northwestern community, and beyond.
Our speaker for January is:
Elham Hoominfar, PhD
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Global Health Studies
Northwestern University
Jan
09
Jeanne Wirpsa - Montgomery Lecture Series - Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Montgomery Lectures series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities & Bioethics Graduate Program--along with special guests. The lectures run every Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.
Watch this space--updates will be posted!
This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.
** PLEASE REGISTER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK** Link to be posted.
Read more about this series | Sign up for lecture announcements
Jan
16
Global Health Experience Information Session
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health invites you to join a Global Health Experience Information Session! We will explore opportunities to engage in global health, available funding, and our network of global partners.
The Global Health Experience, coordinated by the Havey Institute for Global Health, refers to both elective and non-elective rotations for Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine students.
A successful global health experience starts with thoughtful consideration of our partner sites, timelines, policies, and funding opportunities. All applicants are strongly encouraged to attend one of these group information sessions.
Lunch will be served at the in-person sessions. We look forward to seeing you and answering your questions! * Zoom details will be emailed to registrants who register for online sessions.
For more information about the Global Health Experience process, follow this link
Jan
23
Montgomery Lecture Series - Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Montgomery Lectures series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities & Bioethics Graduate Program--along with special guests. The lectures run every Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.
Watch this space--updates will be posted!
This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.
** PLEASE REGISTER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK** Link to be posted.
Read more about this series | Sign up for lecture announcements
Feb
04
Global Health Experience Information Session
Online - 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
The Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health invites you to join a Global Health Experience Information Session! We will explore opportunities to engage in global health, available funding, and our network of global partners.
The Global Health Experience, coordinated by the Havey Institute for Global Health, refers to both elective and non-elective rotations for Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine students.
A successful global health experience starts with thoughtful consideration of our partner sites, timelines, policies, and funding opportunities. All applicants are strongly encouraged to attend one of these group information sessions.
Lunch will be served at the in-person sessions. We look forward to seeing you and answering your questions! * Zoom details will be emailed to registrants who register for online sessions.
For more information about the Global Health Experience process, follow this link
Feb
05
February IGH Seminar with Charlayne F. Mitchell, MSc, PhD
Online - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
The Havey Institute for Global Health Seminar Series is held the first Wednesday of each month, September through July, and features the research and ideas of outstanding global health leaders at Feinberg, the larger Northwestern community, and beyond.
Our speaker for February is:
Charlayne F. Mitchell, MSc, PhD
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Global Health Studies
Northwestern University
Feb
06
Alice Weinreb - Montgomery Lecture Series - Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Montgomery Lectures series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities & Bioethics Graduate Program--along with special guests. The lectures run every Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.
Watch this space--updates will be posted!
This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.
** PLEASE REGISTER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK** Link to be posted.
Read more about this series | Sign up for lecture announcements
Feb
20
Peter Angelos - Montgomery Lecture Series - Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Montgomery Lectures series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities & Bioethics Graduate Program--along with special guests. The lectures run every Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.
Watch this space--updates will be posted!
This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.
** PLEASE REGISTER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK** Link to be posted.
Read more about this series | Sign up for lecture announcements
Feb
25
Global Health Experience Information Session
Chicago - 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
The Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health invites you to join a Global Health Experience Information Session! We will explore opportunities to engage in global health, available funding, and our network of global partners.
The Global Health Experience, coordinated by the Havey Institute for Global Health, refers to both elective and non-elective rotations for Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine students.
A successful global health experience starts with thoughtful consideration of our partner sites, timelines, policies, and funding opportunities. All applicants are strongly encouraged to attend one of these group information sessions.
Food will be served at the in-person sessions. We look forward to seeing you and answering your questions! *Zoom details will be emailed to registrants who register for online sessions.
For more information about the Global Health Experience process, follow this link.
*Registration is required for this event. Room capacity is limited.
Mar
06
MK Czerwiec - Montgomery Lecture Series - Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Montgomery Lectures series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities & Bioethics Graduate Program--along with special guests. The lectures run every Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.
Watch this space--updates will be posted!
This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.
** PLEASE REGISTER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK** Link to be posted.
Read more about this series | Sign up for lecture announcements