Vivek H. Murthy Distinguished Lecture Series for Public Health Leadership
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Chapter of the Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC) and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) are pleased to announce a virtual public health leadership discussion, “ A Virtual Conversation with Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy and National Academy of Medicine President Victor J. Dzau: Addressing the COVID-19 Health Disparities, the Root Causes, Mental Health Impacts, Lessons Learned and Future Opportunities ” .
As we continue to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month, join us for the inaugural Dr. Vivek H. Murthy Distinguished Lecture series ...
Source: Videocast - All Events - May 6, 2021 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Demystifying Medicine: Reporting Science to Public/How “ Science ” Adapts to the Pandemic
Demystifying Medicine Lecture Series
Washington Post Health and Science editor Stephen Smith will describe the newspaper's decisions in reporting science to the general public; and Science editor Valda Vinson, Ph.D., will discuss how science … and Science … adapted to the pandemic.
Smith became the Post's Health and Science editor during an emerging pandemic, in July 2020. Pressed into service, he and his colleagues needed to present a mix of breaking news, accurate health information, and fair criticism of the often-confused U.S. response to the pandemic. One challenge that Smith faced was to not politicize pandemic r...
Source: Videocast - All Events - April 30, 2021 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Chasing SARS-CoV-2 Mutations Through Time and Space
All members of the Peacock Group have been involved in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes volunteering in the diagnostic microbiology laboratory at Addenbrooke ’ s Hospital to support the diagnosis of COVID-19, the study of environmental contamination in the hospital with SARS-CoV-2, study of the feasibility of re-sterilisation of FFP3 masks, and extensive support to COG-UK including all aspects of operational management, logistics, administration and communication.For more information go tohttps://oir.nih.gov/sigs/covid-19-scientific-interest-groupAir date: 5/20/2021 12:00:00 PM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - April 30, 2021 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Demystifying Medicine: Suicide and Depression in Time of COVID-19
Demystifying Medicine Lecture Series
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought profound stress into our lives — from social isolation and hectic work schedules, to grief over the loss of those who have died from COVID-19 and the inability to fully gather together to mourn them. Populations with underlying depression and addiction disorders are particularly vulnerable to self-harm during these trying times.
While depression, suicide and COVID clearly are associated in terms of public health, are they also linked mechanistically, particularly in regard to neurobiology? Are there genetic factors or biomarkers for susceptibility? Th...
Source: Videocast - All Events - April 9, 2021 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Why COVID-19 is also a crisis of loneliness
Dr. Helen Riess, a psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and founder of Empathetics, and Frank Cutitta, who was hospitalized for 100 days with COVID-19, discuss " institutionalized loneliness " and other emotional aftereffects of the pandemic. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - April 6, 2021 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
The Federal Response to COVID-19: Addressing the Needs of the Autism and Disability Communities
This event will feature presentations from the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control& Prevention, U.S. Department of Education, and U.S. Department of Labor on issues related on health, education, and employment for people with disabilities during the pandemic, followed by discussion with leaders from the autism advocacy community.For more information go tohttps://iacc.hhs.gov/meetings/autism-events/2021/april28/federal-response-to-covid.shtmlAir date: 4/28/2021 2:00:00 PM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - April 2, 2021 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
CIO Spotlight: MaineHealth's Dr. Daniel Nigrin
The longtime chief information officer and practicing physician at Boston Children ' s describes what it ' s like to take on a new top job during a pandemic, as well as his plans for vaccine distribution, telehealth and remote monitoring across Maine. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - April 1, 2021 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
Demystifying Medicine Lecture Series: Reporting Science to Public/How “ Science ” Adapts to the Pandemic
2021 Demystifying Medicine Lecture Series: Stephen Smith, Washington Post Health and Science editor: Reporting Science to PublicValda Vinson, PhD, Science Editor: How “ Science ” Adapts to the PandemicFor more information go tohttps://demystifyingmedicine.od.nih.gov/Air date: 5/4/2021 4:00:00 PM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - March 30, 2021 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Demystifying Medicine: How COVID-19 Pandemic Changes Medical Research, Teaching, Patient Care
Demystifying MedicineDr. Emanuel, a provocative and entertaining speaker, is the world's most widely cited bioethicist. He is Vice Provost for Global Initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania and chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy. He also is one of the 16 members of President Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board. No stranger to the NIH, Dr. Emmanuel was the founding chair of the NIH Department of Bioethics, where he served from 1997 to 2011.For more information go tohttps://demystifyingmedicine.od.nih.gov/Air date: 3/30/2021 4:00:00 PM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - March 29, 2021 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
How cybercriminals exploit COVID-19, and how to protect against them
In the debut episode of HIT Cybersecurity, Kelvin Coleman, executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance, describes the current threat landscape – and offers tips for safeguarding a target-rich environment during the pandemic. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - March 25, 2021 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
Systemic racism contributing to COVID-19 disparities for communities of color
Dr. Azizi Seixas discusses how intersecting social factors can exacerbate the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - March 16, 2021 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
Computational Analysis of Language and the Assessment of Suicide Risk
This talk, to be given remotely in the middle of a pandemic, will be about a problem that already existed long prior to COVID-19 as a kind of international pandemic in its own right. Suicide has a worldwide death toll approaching 800,000 people per year worldwide, and in the U.S. in 2016 it became the second leading cause of death among those aged 10-34. Now compounding these existing problems is an “ echo pandemic ” of suicide and mental illness emerging in the wake of COVID-19, as people struggle with isolation, stress, and sustained disruptions of day to day life. I'll talk about computational linguistics research r...
Source: Videocast - All Events - March 4, 2021 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
The process, not technology, is holding back virtual health
There ' s been a regression in the use of virtual health since its huge spike at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic; the answer is changing the operating model, say The Chartis Group ' s Thomas Kiesau and Gregg Mohrmann. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - March 3, 2021 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
Using digital tools to prescribe wraparound services to address SDoH
Xealth CEO Mike McSherry discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has created the need for more integrated digital tools. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - February 18, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Population Health Telehealth Source Type: video
NLM Lecture - Atlas of AI: Mapping the social and economic forces behind AI
National Library of Medicine Lecture on Science, Technology& Society
Dr. Crawford is the inaugural Visiting Chair of AI and Justice at the É cole Normale Sup é rieure, as well as a Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research, and the cofounder of the AI Now Institute at New York University.
NLM is pleased to have her launch this annual series, which aims to raise awareness and spark conversations about the intersection of societal and ethical considerations with the conduct of biomedical research and the use of advanced technologies.
Machine learning systems are already playing a significant role in many of our soc...
Source: Videocast - All Events - February 17, 2021 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
