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Northern New England Microbiome Symposium is June 3.

The University of Vermont’s Microbiome Interest Group is pleased to invite you to the 2024 Northern New England Microbiome Symposium on June 3rd, 2024. This one-day symposium will feature talks on cutting-edge research and applications by national and local speakers, and offer everyone an opportunity to share their work in a community poster session and get to know one another at a microbially-themed social event. The symposium will be held in person at the Davis Center on the UVM campus; virtual attendance will also be made available via a Microsoft Teams link. Please forward this invitation along to anyone who you think might be interested.

Attendance is free, but the organizer asks you to register for the event by May 10th and let them know if you will be presenting a poster.

Call for Proposals: 2024 Health Equity Summit

Discover and share exciting initiatives at the third annual Health Equity Summit, Building Solidarity: Sustainable Pathways Towards Health Equity. The Summit is a collaboration between community members, healthcare providers and educators to dismantle institutional barriers to health and enhance patient experiences.

Details

Dates: Monday, October 7, 4 - 6 pm: Poster presentations and kickoff reception

Tuesday, October 8, 8 am - 5 pm: Workshops and sessions

Location: Double Tree Hotel, 870 Williston Road, South Burlington, VT 05403 (Google Maps)

Sponsors: The 3rd Annual Health Equity Summit is a joint effort presented by the University of Vermont Health Network, the Larner College of Medicine, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and the University of Vermont.

More information: Health Equity Summit | The University of Vermont Health Network (uvmhealth.org)

Questions? Please email HESummit@uvmhealth.org

The Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Award Program supports the next generation of world-class community-oriented professionals to advance diversity in clinical trials. Applications are now open for one of the signature programs, the Winn Career Development Award (Winn CDA).

This is a two-year program and $240,000 award that is designed to support the career development of early-stage investigator physicians underrepresented in medicine and physicians who have demonstrated commitment to increasing diversity in clinical research. Through the program, physicians become independent clinical trial investigators who are engaged in advancing health equity through their research.

Applications are being accepted through May 13, 2024. Learn more here: https://diversityinclinicaltrials.org/

Apply here: https://winnawards.smapply.io/

Anika Advant, Larner College of Medicine Class of 2026, won the best student research award at the Northern New England CO-OP Practice and Community Based Research Network (NNE CO-OP PCBRN) 44th Annual Meeting, for her poster entitled “Identifying Barriers and Facilitators to Awareness and Rural Vermont Participation in Cancer Clinical Trials.”

Mentored by Dr. Elizabeth Woods and Dr. Jan Carney and funded by the University of Vermont Cancer Center’s Summer Student Fellowships in Cancer Research Program, Anika’s study identified facilitators and barriers that affect rural Vermonter’s access to and enrollment in cancer clinical trials. Results demonstrated opportunities to increase enrollment through improved patient education, community health workers and dedicated personnel, transportation, and local availability of clinical trials.

Recent News

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Schlozman Talks Fun vs. Fear with WCAX-TV

October 31, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson

(OCTOBER 31, 2023) Steven Schlozman, M.D., associate professor of psychiatry, spoke with WCAX-TV about what parents should know about fun vs. fear when it comes to trick-or-treating—and scary things in general.
Read full story at WCAX-TV
Dr. First Discusses Halloween Safety with ABC22

October 29, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson

(OCTOBER 29, 2023) Lewis First, M.D., M.S., professor and chair of pediatrics at Larner College of Medicine and chief of pediatrics at the UVM Medical Center, was interviewed by ABC22 for a story on trick or treating. Inclusivity—for kids with allergies or special needs—is one consideration health experts are highlighting.
Read full story at WJCL-TV ABC22
Vieth Featured in WCAX Interview on Violence Against Frontline Health Care Staff

October 27, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson

(OCTOBER 27, 2023) Julie Vieth, M.D., assistant professor of emergency medicine and assistant medical director of the Emergency Department at the University of Vermont Medical Center, was featured in a story on WCAX-TV about a UVM Health Network project spotlighting violence against frontline health care staff.
Read full story at WCAX-TV
Hehir Featured on Medscape’s Myasthenia Gravis Podcast

October 24, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson

(OCTOBER 24, 2023) Michael Hehir, M.D., professor of neurological sciences, spoke to Nicholas Silvestri, M.D., host of Medscape’s In Discussion: Myasthenia Gravis podcast, in an episode titled “Managing Myasthenia Gravis in Primary Care: Best Practices.”
Read full story at Medscape’s In Discussion: Myasthenia Gravis podcast
2023 VCCBH Pilot Grant Award Recipients

October 24, 2023 by Vermont Center of Cardiovascular and Brain Health

These awards, supported wholly by funds from UVM entities, provide $200,000 over 2 years to fund meritorious research from early career faculty. We are very grateful to Deans from the Colleges of Medicine, Agriculture and Life Sciences, Nursing & Health Sciences, Arts & Sciences, Engineering & Mathematical Sciences, LCOM Deans Office, and the Graduate College, as well as the Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont, for their support of this program. In addition, we would like to acknowledge matching fund support from the Departments of Pharmacology and Neurological Sciences.

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