As an obstetrician-gynecologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Neel Shah cares for patients at critical life moments that range from childbirth to primary care to surgery. As a scientist and social entrepreneur, he is a globally recognized expert in designing, testing and spreading solutions that improve health care. Dell Med's Value-Based Care Grand Rounds is a quarterly series that brings world-renowned speakers who are leaders in delivering and teaching about value-based health care.
This talk will present theory and research on self-compassion, which a burgeoning empirical literature has shown to be strongly associated with psychological well being. A brief self-compassion practice that can be used in daily life will be taught. Free admission. Fee for 1.0 CEU: $5 payable at the door. A light lunch will be served after the lecture. Please RSVP: sw-rsvp@austin.utexas.edu
The Department of Psychiatry presents the next installment of their Grand Rounds, "Programs and Support in Austin to Help Keep Your Patients and Their Supports Healthy." Learn more>
This full-day symposium includes two half-day workshops: “Challenges and Opportunities in Health Policy and Aging” by Robyn Golden, MA, LCSW and “Ethics in Health Policy: Ethical Policy Processes and Using Technology with Older Adults” by Allan E. Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD. Read more>
This panel discussion will explore how cancer impacts the lives of young adults.
The Department of Population Health invites you to join an important discussion and networking opportunity as we explore Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH)'s mission to promote health equity and social justice through partnerships between communities and academic institutions.
In week 11 of the public education series Vital Signs: Introducing the Future of Health Care, Stacey Chang will present "Health By Design."
Primary Care Progress (PCP) is an interprofessional organization at UT whose mission is to connect health professional students at UT Austin in order to spark interest in primary care and catalyze change in the Austin primary care community. On Thursday, March 29th from 7pm-9pm, PCP is hosting an interprofessional endocrinology team as they discuss case-studies in longitudinal diabetes management and challenge students to find creative solutions to the roadblocks they commonly see in clinic.
Join Dell Medical School for a conversation on the social dimension of resilient design featuring a panel of distinguished experts. Panelists include Sue Cox, executive vice dean for academic affairs at Dell Medical School; Larry Speck, professor of architecture at UT Austin; and Susan Szenasy, director of design innovation for Metropolis Magazine.