Tuesday, 27 September 2011
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Division of Adolescent Medicine Seminar
Alcohol in the Lives of Youth: Thrills, Spills, and Implications
Dr. Shanthi Ameratunga
Professor of Epidemiology
University of Auckland School of Population Health
Host: Bonnie Halpern-Felsher
When
Tue Sep 27 2pm – 3pm Pacific Time
Where
UCSF Laurel Heights campus, Suite 245,
Room 250K (map)
Publication Seminar
Planning publications, selecting journals, submitting your paper, and peer review
Ruth Malone, PhD, RN
Professor and Chair, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Planning publications and selecting journals
--brainstorming anticipated publications at the start of any project
--being alert for unanticipated opportunities, and making lemonade with any lemons
--criteria for identifying and selecting journals
--positioning your paper
--backup planning
Submitting your paper, and peer review
--editor query, or not?
--rules re paper submission (e.g. no duplicate submissions)
--formatting and other requirements
--cover letters and abstracts: how an editor thinks
--awaiting and responding to reviews
--rejection: your paper is not your baby
Attendance Requirement:
Required for Year One Fellows
For more information:
http://tobacco.ucsf.edu/publication-seminars-planning-publications-selecting-journals-submitting-your-paper-and-peer
When
Wed Sep 28 10am – 11am Pacific Time
Where
UCSF Laurel Heights’ “Gay Becker Room”
(inside rm. #340) (map)
Tobacco Prevention with Youth: A Developmental Perspective
Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD
Professor, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Describe major trends in youth smoking patterns in the USA, including disparities and gaps
Describe what is known about how and why youth initiate smoking
Understand how development impacts the smoking uptake/cessation process in youth
Describe the current evidence base for smoking cessation in adolescents
Attendance Requirement:
Required for Year One Fellows
For more information:
http://tobacco.ucsf.edu/tobacco-prevention-youth-developmental-perspective
When
Wed Sep 28 1pm – 2pm Pacific Time
Where
Seminars are in Room 366 Library unless
otherwise noted. (map)
UCSF Geriatrics Division September Grand Rounds
Major Surgery in Frail Elders
Emily Finlayson, MD, MS
Assistant Professor in Residence
Division of General Surgery
with an introduction/clinical case given by:
Michi Yukawa, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Community Living Center (SFVAMC)
Coffee and tea will be served
Please contact Elaine Chow for more information: echow@medicine.ucsf.edu or go to
http://geriatrics.medicine.ucsf.edu/grandrounds/grandrounds.html
When
Wed Sep 28 3pm – 4pm Pacific Time
Where
S214, Medical Science, Parnassus Campus (NOTE CHANGE IN
LOCATION, DATE AND TIME) (map)
RWJ FALL SEMINAR SERIES
Combating Obesity and Obesegenic Environments
Mahasin Mujajid
When
Thu Sep 29 12pm –
1:30pm Pacific Time
Where
UCB, University Hall Room
714C (map)
If interested in attending, please contact Program Coordinator.
I Did It My Way: Survivors Share Their Secrets for Coping with Cancer
with Dianne Shumay, PhD, and a panel of cancer survivors
Moderated by Dr. Dianne Shumay, this event will include a panel of cancer survivors from various stages of life and with
cancer diagnoses who will give us a glimpse into their personal journey through cancer.
Discussion will highlight the emotional effects of cancer and the coping strategies employed by each that proved helpf
easing their experience. Appropriate for persons who are newly diagnosed, currently going through cancer treatment,
coping with life after treatment.
Open to all. No charge.
Please register by calling (415) 885-3693.
When
Thu Sep 29 5:30pm – 7:30pm Pacific Time
Where
UCSF Medical Center, 1600 Divisadero, 2nd
floor, Herbst Hall (map)
IHME Post-Graduate Fellowship 2012
Dear Colleagues,
I am contacting you with a great job opportunity for your graduating PhD and MD students.
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington offers a Post-Graduate Fellowship program
combines academic research, education and training, and professional work with progressive, on-the-job training and
mentoring from an illustrious group of professors and researchers.
We are now accepting applications for our 2012 cohort and would greatly appreciate it if you could notify potentially in
students about this opportunity. The program description and instructions on how to apply are attached and copied be
Our application deadline is November 1, 2011.
Post-Graduate Fellowship
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Call for Applications
If there is anything else I can do to provide you or your students with more information, please let me know.
Best Regards,
Dane Boog
Education Program Manager
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation | University of Washington
2301 5th Avenue, Suite 600 | Seattle, WA 98121
http://healthmetricsandevaluation.org
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