(1) Zoom Room Posters Presented (Institute Wide)
(2) Interprofessional Global Immersion Presentation – Monday, April 20 (Institute Wide)
(3) "Anti-Asian Racism During the COVID-19 Pandemic" Webinar
– Tuesday, April 21 (Institute Wide)
(4) Town Hall Recording Available (Faculty & Staff)
(5) Discriminatory Laws Prevent Blood Donations from LGBTQ+ Community (Institute Wide)
(6) Tea Time with LEAP (Institute Wide)
(7) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Course (Institute Wide)
(8) “Under the Blacklight: The Intersectional Vulnerabilities that COVID Lays Bare” Webinar
– Wednesday, April 22 (Institute Wide)
(9) Build and Ignite Your Personal Brand Online – Wednesday, May 6 (Institute Wide)
(1) Zoom Room Posters Presented (Institute Wide)
From John Shaw, Office of Strategic Communications
Speech-language pathology
students used Zoom to present posters of their literature reviews or mock research studies, a method that gave them a taste of a scientific conference. Read more about efforts by the IHP community during this crisis in the
"Business as Unusual" series. If you have a story about how you or other people in the IHP community are reacting to the pandemic, please
email John Shaw.
(2) Interprofessional Global Immersion Presentation – Monday, April 20 (Institute Wide)
From John Wong, School of Nursing
Katherine Connelly, BSN '20, Conor Ward, BSN '20, Anna Do, OTD '21, Corinne Ianni, OTD '21, and Vivian Phan, OTD '21, will share what they have learned in Shenzhen, China on Monday, April 20, Noon–12:30 p.m. via
Zoom. They have spent two weeks visiting two hospitals, an adult daycare facility, a community health center, a graduate school, and a service center for people with disabilities.
(3) "Anti-Asian Racism During the COVID-19 Pandemic" Webinar
– Tuesday, April 21 (Institute Wide)
From Dr. Kimberly Truong, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, in collaboration with the MGH Center for Cross-Cultural Emotional Student Wellness and the Let's Talk! Conference, will host a series of webinars focused on Asian Americans and COVID-19. This session will focus on anti-Asian racism during the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday, April 21 at 5:00 p.m.
Register.
(4) Town Hall Recording Available (Faculty & Staff)
From Joanna Duggan, Office of the President
The Zoom recording from the April 16 Town Hall is now
available.
(5) Discriminatory Laws Prevent Blood Donations from LGBTQ+ Community (Institute Wide)
From Richard Monari, KinsIHP
For years, the FDA has restricted blood donations from men who have had sex with men (MSM). Originally a lifetime donation ban, in 2015 this policy shortened to a one-year delay after any sexual encounter between men. On April 4, 2020, senators successfully lobbied to reduce this to three months in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is not enough.
Our health care system is in dire need of blood, and tens of thousands of healthy LGBTQ+ donors are being denied because of their sexual orientation. Here are some steps you can take to help:
• Spread the word about these restrictions. A shocking number of health care professionals and LGBTQ+ allies do not know about this policy.
(6) Tea Time with LEAP (Institute Wide)
From Dr. Kimberly Truong, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The IHP now has an institutional membership to attend “Tea Time” with
LEAP. The “Tea Time” is an interactive, confidential, theme-centered conversation during this time of COVID-19 and work-from-home and shelter-in-place to connect with others, to laugh out loud, to commiserate, and to support and encourage each other.
Register for as many sessions as you'd like and connect with others across the country during this pandemic. Please
email the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion if you have any questions.
(7) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Course (Institute Wide)
From Rachel Reid, Partners Student and Employee Assistance Program
The
Care Online Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (iCBT) is a free online, self-directed course in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Now offered to IHP employees and students experiencing anxiety or low to moderate levels of depression, iCBT can help you manage your symptoms. Access iCBT via your mobile device or desktop computer. You will need a referral from your primary care provider or Partners SAP/EAP. Call (866) 724-4327 to sign up for this well-respected program.
(8) “Under the Blacklight: The Intersectional Vulnerabilities that COVID Lays Bare” Webinar
– Wednesday, April 22 (Institute Wide)
From Dr. Kimberly Truong, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The
African American Policy Forum is hosting the webinar "Under the Blacklight: The Intersectional Vulnerabilities that COVID Lays Bare" on Wednesday, April 22 at 8:00 p.m. As we witness this unprecedented moment, some of us from home and some of us from the front lines, we want to take the opportunity to gather together and share a piece of what we’re each seeing and experiencing.
Register.
(9) Build and Ignite Your Personal Brand Online – Wednesday, May 6 (Institute Wide)
From Dr. Kimberly Truong, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Color magazine presents "Lunch & Learn," an interactive, networking power-house with leaders in diversity, inclusion, and beyond. Ignite your personal brand and transform your career on Wednesday, May 6 at Noon.
Register.
