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.
Gurjeet Birdee MD, MPH, presenting:
Stretching the Breath for Health: The Science and Clinical Application of Slow Breathing
Thursday, Jan 23
12:00-1:00 PM CT
Online
This presentation will explore the science and clinical application of slow breathing techniques rooted in yoga. Participants will gain insights into the mechanisms and therapeutic effects of slow breathing, its impact on psychological and physiology measures including stress, and the methodologies for implementing these practices in clinical and personal settings.
Featuring,
Gurjeet Birdee MD, MPH
Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
PM&R Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Vanderbilt University
Upcoming Events
Jan
22
IGH Project and Catalyzer Award Application Info Session
Online - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Questions about Catalyzer/Project Awards?
Those planning to apply for the Catalyzer/Project Award February 1st deadline are welcome to attend virtual office hours with Kate Klein, MA, MPH, Administrative Director, Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health.
1/22 @ 10 am - 11:00 am CST
1/23 @ 3 pm - 4:00 pm CST
Pop in anytime!
Jan
23
Public Health seminar series—Stretching the Breath for Health: The Science and Clinical Application of Slow Breathing
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
This presentation will explore the science and clinical application of slow breathing techniques rooted in yoga. Participants will gain insights into the mechanisms and therapeutic effects of slow breathing, its impact on psychological and physiology measures including stress, and the methodologies for implementing these practices in clinical and personal settings.
Featuring:
Gurjeet Birdee M.D., MPH
Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
PM&R
Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Vanderbilt University
Jan
23
Twenty(ish) Years of Medical Improv: Origins, Establishment, and Next Steps - Katie Watson
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics Program
Presents
A Montgomery Lecture
With
Katie Watson, JD
Professor of Medical Social Sciences, Medical Education, and Ob/Gyn
Faculty, Medical Humanities & Bioethics Graduate Program
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Twenty(ish) Years of Medical Improv: Origins, Establishment,
and Next Steps
Professor Watson created and taught what is believed to be the first medical improv class in 2002, in 2011 she coined the term medical improv in her Academic Medicine article reporting FSM student response to the method, and in 2013 she began a summer train-the-trainer program which led to the dissemination of her FSM medical improv curriculum to over 300 clinicians and teachers across healthcare disciplines and countries. In this lecture she will use this example of creation and dissemination to reflect on lessons she s learned about medical communication, medical humanities teaching in general, curriculum creation as an intellectual and creative endeavor, and the challenges of meeting the needs of both new learners and aging professors.
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**
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Jan
23
IGH Project and Catalyzer Award Application Info Session
Online - 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Questions about Catalyzer/Project Awards?
Those planning to apply for the Catalyzer/Project Award October 1st deadline are welcome to attend virtual office hours with Kate Klein, MA, MPH, Administrative Director, Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health.
1/22 @ 10 am - 11:00 am CST
1/23 @ 3 pm - 4:00 pm CST
Pop in anytime!
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
"No Praxis Without Struggle: Confronting 'Othering' Through (Re)languaging Health Circumstances in Medical Settings" 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
Charlayne Mitchell, PhD is an assistant professor in Global Health Studies and Anthropology affiliate who examines how race, gender, and class intersect to impact Black American health outcomes. Her work focuses on decolonizing research methods and developing community involved and evolved approaches to redefine health narratives, particularly through curriculum development and qualitative research centering marginalized communities.
Feb
06
Against Our Will: Protest and Resistance in Eating Disorder Discourse - Alice Weinreb
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics Program
Presents
A Montgomery Lecture
With
Alice Weinreb, PhD
Associate Professor of History
Loyola University, Chicago
Against Our Will:
Protest and Resistance in Eating Disorder Discourse
This talk focuses on the ways in which eating disorders, especially anorexia nervosa, were constructed as sites of resistance during the 1970s and 1980s. I explore claims that anorexia nervosa was a variant of hunger strike and thus a form of political protest. I then examine medical writing about anorexic patients as uniquely resistant to treatment, suggesting that the politicization of anorexia impacted not only popular understandings of the sickness but treatment modalities, with far-reaching implications for bioethical debates over forced feeding and coerced treatment for mental illnesses.
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**
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Feb
06
Public Health seminar series—Turning Psychology into Population Mental Health Science: The Case of Early Child Development
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Psychologists have not achieved population impact on important mental health and well-being outcomes for families and young children, nor have they reduced egregious disparities in outcomes across race, ethnic, and income groups. The traditional Institute of Medicine model of moving from efficacy trials to effectiveness trials to scaling up has not succeeded, partly due to degradation of program quality and impact during scale-up and partly due to a failure to consider system cultural and context issues at the outset. Analysis of barriers to population impact leads to the proposal of a new comprehensive system of care that includes both top-down coordination among community agencies providing services and bottom-up outreach to every family to connect them with family-specific services.
The North Carolina Smart Start Initiative is a top-down approach to improve the community-level quality of early childcare and education services. A natural experiment suggests it improves population indicators of children s education outcomes. Family Connects is a bottom-up approach that reaches all consenting families giving birth in a community through brief home visits to assess needs and connect families with community resources tailored to their needs. Two randomized controlled trials and a field quasi-experiment reveal that random assignment to Family Connects is associated with increased community connectedness, lower maternal anxiety, reduced emergency health episodes, and lower rates of investigations for child abuse.
Featuring:
Kenneth A. Dodge, PhD
William McDougall Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Duke University
Feb
20
Surgical Ethics and the Future of Surgical Practice - Peter Angelos
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics Program
Presents
A Montgomery Lecture
With
Peter Angelos, MD, PhD, FACS, MAMSE, HEC-C
Linda Kohler Anderson Professor of Surgery and Surgical Ethics
Director, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics
Chief, Endocrine Surgery
The University of Chicago
Surgical Ethics and the Future of Surgical Practice
Exploration of the distinctive features of surgical ethics with particular attention on the patient-surgeon relationship and the importance of trust in surgical informed consent.
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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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.
Feb
27
Public Health seminar series—Warming up to a new paradigm for the treatment of depression and insomnia
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
This presentation will review the integration of thermal therapy, principally heat therapy, with established cognitive and behavioral interventions, for the treatment of depression and insomnia.
Attendees will learn about thermal therapies rooted in traditional practices across cultures around the globe, and how thermal therapies might assist in the treatment of depression and insomnia. We are developing a remotely delivered thermal therapy for insomnia that addresses health inequities, for example, by making the treatment available to people without access to major hospital systems or who cannot travel outside of their home for treatment for any reason (e.g., elder care, childcare). Discussion will cover the results of our first clinical trial testing thermal therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy for depression.
Featuring:
Ashley Mason, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry in the Weill Institute for Neurosciences and the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health
University of California San Francisco
Mar
05
March IGH Seminar
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 March is:
TBD
Mar
06
Drawing Health: Fifteen Years of Graphic Medicine - MK Czerwiec
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics Program
Presents
A Montgomery Lecture
With
MK Czerwiec, RN, MA
Drawing Health: Fifteen Years of Graphic Medicine
This lecture will include an update from the field of graphic medicine, that is, the intersection of the medium of comics and the discourse of medicine. MK will share excerpts from her book-in-progress, a tribute to the work of cartoonist Lynda Barry as it relates to the uses of comics in health care.
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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Apr
02
IPHAM Public Health Summit 2025
Chicago - 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
The Institute for Public Health and Medicine s annual Public Health Summit (formerly the Population Health Forum) brings together leaders working at the forefront of public health to discuss the most pressing issues facing our communities.
This year s event will include:
A keynote presentation by Ali Khan, MD, MPH, MBA, Dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health
A morning seminar and panel discussion on the state of public health
A public health poster session
RSVPs are strongly encouraged but not required.
Apr
03
Maxine Eichner - 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.
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Apr
10
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
Apr
17
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
Apr
24
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
May
01
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
May
08
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.
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May
14
Global Health Education Day
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Hosted by the Center for Global Health Education, Global Health Education Day is an exciting opportunity to draw together global health researchers, educators, and students. This year's event will be hosted at the Lurie Medical Research Center and feature a poster session, workshop, and impressive keynote lecture, followed by a closing reception. A full agenda can be found below.
Date: Wednesday, May 14th, 2025
Time: 12:00p.m. - 5:00p.m.
Where: Lurie Medical Research Center
303 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611
May
15
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
May
22
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