Community Engagement

Community Medical School Archives

Welcome to the Community Medical School archives.

Here, you will find videos, slides and resource information from past lectures, as well as find out how to request additional materials and/or suggest topics for future lectures. 

Fall 2019 Series

Tuesday, September 10
Solving the Mystery of Sleep: Patterns, Habits, & Tools
Pamela Swift, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

1. Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
2. Video (YouTube)
3. Bio & Notes Sheet (PDF)
4. Resource Sheet from the Frymoyer Community Resource Center (PDF)

Thursday, October 10
Opioids, Cannabis, and Chronic Pain: What Doctors Do & Don't Know
James Wolf, M.D., Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

1. Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
2. Video (YouTube)
3. Bio & Notes Sheet (PDF)
4. Resource Sheet from the Frymoyer Community Resource Center (PDF)

Tuesday, December 10
Stem Cell Therapies: Hype & Hope
Daniel J. Weiss, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine

1. PowerPoint (PDF)
2. Video (YouTube)
3. Resource Sheet from the Frymoyer Community Resource Center (PDF)
4. Bio & Notes Sheet (PDF)
5. Stem Cells: What You Should Know - a resource sheet from the UVM Health Network (PDF)
6. Stem Cell Q&A with Dr. Daniel J. Weiss - a resource sheet from the UVM Health Network (PDF)
   

Spring 2019 Series

February 19
Bigger Isn't Better: Risks & Reasons for an Enlarged Heart
David Warshaw, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics and Jonathan Flyer, M.D.,  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

• Frymoyer Community Resource Sheet (pdf)
  
• Presenter Bios & Notes Sheet (pdf)
  
• Full Video of the Presentation (YouTube)
• PowerPoint Presentation - David Warshaw, Ph.D. (pdf)
• PowerPoint Presentation - Jonathan Flyer, M.D. (pdf)

March 5
9-1-1: When to go to the ER, Urgent Care or Primary Care
Peter Weimersheimer M.D., Professor of Surger

• Frymoyer Community Resource Sheet (pdf)
  
• Presenter Bios & Notes Sheet (pdf)
  
• Full Video of the Presentation (YouTube)
• PowerPoint Presentation - NOT AVAILABLE

April 2
Vaping, JUULing, and E-Cigarettes: Public Health Implications
Andrea Villanti, M.P.H., PH.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry

• Frymoyer Community Resource Sheet (pdf)
  
• Presenter Bio & Notes Sheet (pdf)
  
• Full Video of the Presentation (YouTube)
• PowerPoint Presentation

May 14
In Stroke, Every Minute Counts: When Time = Brain
Marilyn Cipolla, PH.D., Professor of Neurological Sciences and Evadne Marcolini, M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery

• Frymoyer Community Resource Sheet (pdf)
  
• Presenter Bio & Notes Sheet (pdf)
  
• Full Video of the Presentation (YouTube)
• PowerPoint Presentation

Fall 2018 Series

November 13
Pumps, Sensors & Meds, Oh My! Treatments for Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes
Matthew Gilbert, D.O., M.P.H., Associate Professor of Medicine

• Watch a video of the presentation (YouTube)
• View the PowerPoint presentation (PDF)
• View the Frymoyer Community Health Resource Center resource list

October 2
How Cannabis Affects the Body & the Brain
Peter Jackson, M.D., Assistant Professor Psychiatry and Karen Lounsbury, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology

• Watch a video of the presentation
• Resources from the Frymoyer Community Health Resource Center
• Drs. Lounsbury and Jacksons' PowerPoint presentation

September 4
All about Flu: The Virus & the Vaccine
Benjamin Lee, M.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics & Vaccine Testing Center Investigator

• Watch a video of the presentation (YouTube)
• Resources from the Frymoyer Community Health Resource Center
  
• Dr. Lee's PowerPoint presentation

Spring 2018 Series

March 6
The Story of HPV: Cervical Cancer, Genital Warts, the Vaccine & More
Elisabeth Wegner, M.D., Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences

• Watch the presentation (YouTube)
• Read the handout (PDF)
• View the Frymoyer Community Health Resource Center resource list (PDF)

April 3
SPECIAL PANEL PRESENTATION: Transgender Health & Healthcare: Transitioning to Affirmative Care
A. Evan Eyler, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry & Family Medicine; Kate Jerman, M.P.H., Director, LGBTQA Center at UVM; Eli Goldberg, Medical Student, Class of 2020; Lola Houston, UVM Standardized Patient; Relationship Coach

• Watch the presentation (YouTube)
• View the PowerPoint presentation (PDF)
• View the Frymoyer Community Health Resource Center resource list
• View the resources suggested by our panelists

May 1
The Microbiome: How It Keeps You Healthy...Or Not!
Jessica Crothers, M.D., UVM Research Fellow, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

• Watch the presentation (YouTube)
• View the PowerPoint presentation (PDF)
• View the Frymoyer Community Health Resource Center resource list

Fall 2017 Series

September 5
Breast Density: The New Law & What It Means for Breast Cancer Screening & Risk
Sally Herschorn, M.D., FACR, Associate Professor of Radiology and Medical Director and Division Chief, Breast Imaging

• Watch the presentation (mp4)
• Read the handout (PDF)
• View the Frymoyer Community Health Resource Center resource list (PDF)

October 3
Special Panel Presentation: Lyme Disease: Big, Bad, Borrelia burgdorferi & the Tiny Tick
Ralph C. Budd, M.D., University Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Director, Vermont Center for Immunology & Infectious Diseases; Bradley Tompkins, M.P.H., Infectious Disease Epidemiologist and Program Chief, Vermont Department of Health; Molly Markowitze, Student, Larner College of Medicine Class of 2018

• Watch the presentation (mp4)
• Read the handout (PDF)
• View the Frymoyer Community Health Resource Center resource list (PDF)

November 7
Politics, Money & Science: Current Debates in Public Health & Health Policy
Jan K. Carney, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Dean for Public Health

• Watch the presentation (YouTube)
• Read the handout (PDF)
• View the Frymoyer Community Health Resource Center resource list (PDF)
• View Additional Information from Jan Carney (PDF)

Spring 2017 Series

• Facilitated Book Discussion: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
  Robert Macauley, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Director, Clinical Ethics
  • Read the book summary (PDF)
  • View the Frymoyer Community Health Resource Center resources list (PDF)
    
    

• Conversations in Serious Illness: Improving Clinician-Patient-Family Communication
  Robert Gramling, M.D., D.Sc., Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Miller Chair in Palliative Medicine
  • Watch the presentation (YouTube)
  • Read the handout (PDF)
  • View the Frymoyer Community Health Resource Center resources list (PDF)
    
    
• Battle of the Bacteria: Antibiotic Resistance and the Evolution of Superbugs
  W. Kemper Alston, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Medicine and Division Chief of Infectious Disease
  • Watch the presentation (YouTube)
  • Read the handout (PDF)
  • View the Frymoyer Community Health Resource Center resources list (PDF)
    
    
• Happiness: Exploring the Science of Well-Being
  Andrew Rosenfeld, M.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
  • Watch the presentation (YouTube)
  • Read the handout (PDF)
  • View the Frymoyer Community Health Resource Center resources list (PDF)