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Rural Hospitals: Evolution And Survival

PUBLIC HEALTH GRAND ROUNDS
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
DR. JOSEPH H. BATES PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AUDITORIUM
September 12, 2019
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Topic:
“Rural Hospitals: Evolution And Survival”

PRESENTED BY:
Joseph W. Thompson, MD, MPH
President & Chief Executive Officer, Arkansas
Center for Health Improvement
Inaugural Surgeon General, State of Arkansas, 2005-2015
Professor, Division of Center for Applied Research And Evaluation Department of Pediatrics,
College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Arkansas Children’s Hospital

How to connect to Grand Rounds via computer

  • Go to this url:  http://adh.adobeconnect.com/gr.
  • Choose Enter as a Guest.
  • In the Name space, please type your name and location (i.e. Tom Price at White Co LHU).
  • Click on the Enter Room button.

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To receive continuing medical education credit, please text the event ID to 501-406-0076.  The event ID will be shown before and after the Grand Rounds Session.

*Please note to receive credit, you must send the text before 8:00 pm on the day of the session.*

To watch archived Public Health Grand Rounds sessions, go to http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/adh-grand-rounds

Supporting People With Disabilities In Decision-Making

PUBLIC HEALTH GRAND ROUNDS
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
DR. JOSEPH H. BATES PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AUDITORIUM
August 29, 2019
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Topic:
Supporting People With Disabilities In Decision-Making

PRESENTED BY:
Laura K. Guidry-Grimes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Clinical Ethicist
Department of Medical Humanities and Bioethics
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Arkansas Children’s Hospital

How to connect to Grand Rounds via computer

  • Go to this url:  http://adh.adobeconnect.com/gr.
  • Choose Enter as a Guest.
  • In the Name space, please type your name and location (i.e. Tom Price at White Co LHU).
  • Click on the Enter Room button.

To check to see it you have everything you need to connect via AdobeConnect go to http://adh.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm

To receive continuing medical education credit, please text the event ID to 501-406-0076.  The event ID will be shown before and after the Grand Rounds Session.

*Please note to receive credit, you must send the text before 8:00 pm on the day of the session.*

To watch archived Public Health Grand Rounds sessions, go to http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/adh-grand-rounds

Coffee and Conversations

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

UAMS Library

ALC 1122

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

To participate, register at giving.uams.edu/coffee by September 18, 2019.

The Role of Vaccines to Combat Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR)

PUBLIC HEALTH GRAND ROUNDS
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
DR. JOSEPH H. BATES PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AUDITORIUM
August 22, 2019
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Topic:
The Role of Vaccines to Combat Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR)

PRESENTED BY:
Leonard Friedland, MD, FAAP
Vice President and Director,
Scientific Affairs and Public Health
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Vaccines

How to connect to Grand Rounds via computer

  • Go to this url:  http://adh.adobeconnect.com/gr.
  • Choose Enter as a Guest.
  • In the Name space, please type your name and location (i.e. Tom Price at White Co LHU).
  • Click on the Enter Room button.

To check to see it you have everything you need to connect via AdobeConnect go to http://adh.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm

To receive continuing medical education credit, please text the event ID to 501-406-0076.  The event ID will be shown before and after the Grand Rounds Session.

*Please note to receive credit, you must send the text before 8:00 pm on the day of the session.*

To watch archived Public Health Grand Rounds sessions, go to http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/adh-grand-rounds

September is UAMS Diversity Month!

September is UAMS Diversity Month and our Chancellor’s Diversity & Inclusion Diversity Month sub-committee has an exciting schedule of events lined up!  The month will kick off on September 6, 2019, with State of Diversity and Inclusion at UAMS remarks by Chancellor Patterson and Dr. Brian Gittens.  Following their remarks, we will present Dr. Edith Irby Jones Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion awards to a faculty, staff and student recipient.  It is not too late to nominate faculty, staff, and students for the Dr. Edith Irby Jones Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award, as the deadline to do so is August 23, 2019.

Nomination criteria and  Nomination form

On September 9th and 16th, Dr. Gittens will lead a conversation about barriers to diversity, equity and inclusion and how to break BREAD (Bias, Racism, Exclusion, Apathy, and Discrimination) in   “Breaking BREAD Dialogues:  Reimagining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at UAMS.”

Register for the September 9th or 16th event

We will end the event on September 27th with our International Fest, where you will be able to sample the cuisine, admire art and dance, and learn about the various cultures and backgrounds that represent our UAMS family.