Public Health Grand Rounds
Through this series, UR faculty, staff, students and community partners can hear about community-based initiatives to reduce health inequities, improve access to care and tackle some of our toughest health challenges. Public Health Grand Rounds (PHGR) are a collaborative effort between the Center for Community Health & Prevention and the Department of Public Health Sciences, and are intended to highlight the link between research, clinical medicine and community health improvement.
We look forward to providing Public Health Grand Rounds both virtually and in person on Fridays, from noon – 1 p.m. Details will be provided for each event in the box below.
Join us for lively discussions with some of Rochester’s community health champions, both URMC faculty and staff, as well as expert community leaders. Recordings for most sessions can be found below.
You can earn continuing education credits at PHGR! Information about continuing education credits can be found below.
This seminar series is funded in part by the University of Rochester Clinical & Translational Science Institute via grant UL1 TR002001 from National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Additional financial support is provided by gifts to the Department of Public Health Sciences and an endowment to the Center for Community Health & Prevention by Brewster C. Doust, M.D. All support is greatly appreciated.
Join us for the our next Public Health Grand Rounds, the Dr. Bernard Guyer Lecture Series, at noon Friday, April 19.
Featured Speaker: Michelle A. Williams, ScD, Joan and Julius Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and visiting professor of Epidemiology and Population Health at Stanford University School of Medicine
Presentation: "Bold Steps American Health Care Systems Must Take to Ensure an Equitable and Healthier Future"
It’s time to take bold steps to prevent diseases caused by poverty, inequality, racism, and loneliness - those upstream drivers of poor health. Despite spending $4 trillion a year on health, American health outcomes lag far behind our peers on critical metrics including avoidable deaths, obesity, and infant mortality. The problem isn’t how much we’re spending - the issue is how we are spending our money. In 2021, only 4.5% of our health care dollars were spent on the preventative measures associated with public health. That lopsided ratio has contributed to America’s worsening life expectancy – not just for people of color, but for all people.
We have the knowledge and resources to create a stronger, healthier, and more equitable America.
Register today!
*ASL interpreters have been requested. A good faith effort (up until the time of the webinar) will be made to provide accommodations.
Live closed captioning provided.
Spring 2024 Public Health Grand Rounds
We look forward to providing some of these events in a hybrid format. The format of each event and how to register will be shared with other event details in the box above.
Date |
Presenter |
Topic |
2/2/2024 |
- Sandhya Seshadri, PhD, MA, MS, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Neuropalliative Care Division, URMC
- Rev. Kelly Spahr, M.Div., BCC, Chaplain, Neurology Supportive & Palliative Care Service; TAR Chaplain, Strong Memorial Hospital
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The Loneliness of the Long-term Caregiver: Exploring Connections for the Disconnected Caregivers of Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy-body Dementia Patients
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2/16/2024 |
Mary T. Caserta, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, URMC |
A New Era of RSV Prevention
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3/1/2024 |
- Marlene Blocker, Superintendent, EAST High School
- Jodi Cook, Teacher and Medical Sciences Pathway Lead, EAST High School
- Maria A. Marconi, EdD, RN, NursEast Pipeline to Pathways Nursing Program
- Emily Murphy, Lab Manager, NeuroEAST Program
- Ashwani Sharma, MD, Associate Professor, Imaging Science Program
- Elizabeth Cox, MD, Primary Care Provider, University Health Service
- Annabelle Kleist, PhD, Director, Teen Health & Success Partnership
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EAST High School & University of Rochester Collaborations
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4/5/2024 |
Julia Iyasere, MD, MBA, Executive Director, Dalio Center for Health Justice; Senior Vice President, Health Justice and Equity at New York-Presbyterian; Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUIMC |
Health Equity Measurement
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4/19/2024 |
Michelle A. Williams, ScD, Joan and Julius Jacobson Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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Dr. Bernard Guyer Lecture Series: Health Systems
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5/3/2024 |
Panel |
Housing Insecurity and URMC Solutions |
*Captions for each linked presentation can be turned on during viewing by clicking ‘Captions’ in the top left corner of the screen.
Fall 2023 Public Health Grand Rounds
Date |
Presenter |
Topic |
9/15/23 |
Michael Mendoza, MD, MPH, commissioner Monroe County Public Health Department
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Public Health in Monroe County: Learning from the Past and Preparing for the Future |
9/29/23 |
Martin Shapiro, MD, PhD, MPH, professor; Faculty lead, HRSA Health Equity Fellow, Weill Cornell Medicine
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The Present Illness: American Health Care and Its Afflictions
Interested in learning more about this topic? The Present Illness: American Health Care and Its Afflictions by Dr. Shapiro can be purchased here (enter HTWN to receive a 30% discount).
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10/20/23 |
Irshad Altheimer, PhD, director, Center for Public Safety Initiatives; professor, Department of Criminal Justice, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Assessing Gaps in Services for Violence Victims and How We Can Fix Them |
11/3/23 |
Naomi Lee, PhD, CPH, assistant professor; director of the Cultural and Academic Research Experience, CARE Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Arizona University
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The More You Know...About HPV and Cervical Cancer in Native American Communities |
11/17/23 |
Alisha Moreland-Capuia, MD, MACPsych, founder and director, Institute for Trauma Informed Systems Change (ITISC), McLean/Harvard Medical School. assistant professor, Harvard Medical School, affiliate faculty, Center for Law, Brain and Behavior, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, and clinical associate professor, Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU)
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Building Trauma Informed Organizations and People: Why Healing Must Be the Way Forward
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12/1/23 |
Maureen R. Benjamins, PhD,
Senior Research Fellow, Sinai Urban Health Institute, Chicago
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Unequal Cities, Structural Racism, and the Death Gap in America's Largest Cities
Interested in learning more about this topic? Unequal Cities: Structural Racism and the Death Gap in America’s 30 Largest Cities is available to purchase.
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*Captions for each linked presentation can be turned on during viewing by clicking ‘Captions’ in the top left corner of the screen.
ACCREDITATION - The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CERTIFICATIONS
The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The University of Rochester Center for Nursing Professional Development is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This offering provides 1.0 nursing contact hours. An evaluation must be completed within 30 days and attendance is required for at least 90% of the activity.
University of Rochester Medical Center, Center for Experiential Learning is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0005. This activity is approved for 1.0 Social Work continuing education hour(s). Attendance at the entire program is required (no partial credit can be awarded).
University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Psychiatry is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0117. This course has been approved for 1.0 contact hours. Attendance at the entire program is required (no partial credit can be awarded).
University of Rochester Medical Center, Center for Experiential Learning is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0107.
Strong Memorial Hospital, Strong Recovery is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0250.
Past Public Health Grand Rounds Presentations
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