September 17, 2019
Recent medical and surgical advances have led to organ transplants becoming the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage organ disease. Kidneys are the most commonly transplanted organ, but the demand far exceeds the supply, and the wait for an available organ can be long and uncertain.
A recent transplant patient, along with members of his medical team, will share the story of his arduous journey to receiving the donor organ that saved his life.
Speakers
William Tupper
Transplant Patient
Melanie Hoenig, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Nephrology Division
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Martha Pavlakis, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Medical Director, Transplant Nephrology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
June 6 , 2019
June is LGBTQ Pride Month, a good time to better understand the health and wellness concerns of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. A panel of experts from Harvard Medical School will share research and experiences with LGBTQ patients, answer questions about health disparities, and discuss the importance of social supports and how to foster an inclusive environment that is welcoming to all.
Speakers
Jessica Halem
LGBTQ Outreach and Engagement Director in PME
Harvard Medical School
Cecil Webster Jr., MD
Lecturer on Psychiatry, part-time, Harvard Medical School
Adult, Adolescent and Child Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital
Sari Reisner, ScD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital
Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
May 16, 2019
Rising health care costs are prompting fundamental changes in health care delivery and generating innovative approaches to combining teamwork, culture, and technology into systems that work for patients and physicians alike. HMS Center for Primary Care Director Russell Phillips and some current students discuss the transformation underway that can lead to improved care and better health outcomes for patients in the future.
Speakers:
Russell Phillips, MD
Director, Center for Primary Care
William Applebaum Professor of Medicine
Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Megan Townsend
MD/MPP Student
Class of 2019
Harvard Medical School/Harvard Kennedy School
Mark Herzog
MD/MPP Student
Class of 2020
Harvard Medical School/Harvard Kennedy School
February 28, 2019
Transformative imaging technologies are illuminating the inner workings of cells with unprecedented clarity, offering a new view of life at its most fundamental levels. Tomas Kirchhausen and Hao Wu share insights on how explorations of this complex and dynamic nanoworld are enhancing our understanding of biology, and discuss the potential impact on the future of human health care.
Tomas Kirchhausen, PhD
Professor of Cell Biology
Blavatnik Institute
Harvard Medical School
Professor of Pediatrics
Springer Family Chair
Boston Children’s Hospital
Hao Wu, PhD
Asa and Patricia Springer Professor of Structural Biology
Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Blavatnik Institute
Harvard Medical School
Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Boston Children's Hospital
January 24, 2019
What is the true impact of global warming on human health? HMS and its affiliated hospitals recently signed a joint commitment to extensively decarbonize throughout our local medical community and actively contribute to reversing some of the ill effects of climate change. Aaron Bernstein will discuss how reducing greenhouse gas emissions provides health benefits, improves patient care and is quickly becoming critical to the future of health care.
Aaron Bernstein, MD MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
Hospitalist, Division of General Pediatrics
Boston Children's Hospital
Co-Director, Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Assistant Faculty Director, Climate and Health Initiative
Harvard Global Health Institute
