IN THIS ISSUE
- Save the dates! Annual Gala: June 9 & conference: May 5-7
- Two opportunities to be part of the 2022 virtual conference, hosted by GHHS
- Get ready for Solidarity Week for Compassionate Patient Care: Feb. 14-18
- Celebrate resident physicians & fellows on Thank a Resident Day on Feb. 25
- Gold Student Summer Fellow applications are due March 20
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RSVP for a Gold-Bellevue Literary Review event with writers, poets on March 25
- "What makes him rare," a guest post by caregiver advocate Allison Breininger
- January edition of Research Roundup features 9 studies
- Register for a Mindful Practice workshop in 2022
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Save the dates! Gala: June 9 & Conference: May 5-7 |
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The Gold Foundation is delighted to announce two major events to put on your calendar: First, our Annual Gala will return to the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City on Thursday, June 9.
Second, the Gold Humanism Honor Society will be hosting the second Gold Foundation virtual conference this May, part of its 20th-anniversary celebration. The Healing the Heart of Healthcare conference will feature work from the GHHS International Initiative of the same name and other sessions of interest to the whole Gold community, including keynote addresses, an art gallery, poster sessions, and much more. Save the dates: May 5-6 will be open to the entire Gold community, while May 7 will be a special day for GHHS members to come together. Stay tuned for more details. We hope to see you there!
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Here are two opportunities to be part of the Healing the Heart of Healthcare conference in May, hosted by GHHS and open to the entire Gold community.
1) Do you have a wellness-related project you recently implemented at your institution?
For a conference panel session, the GHHS Wellness Committee is seeking projects that work toward changing the culture of wellness in medicine. If you would like to share your work on a project that addresses the physical, social, or emotional well-being of any community of healthcare professionals, please complete this form by Feb. 15, 2022
2) Are you interested in helping facilitate a workshop on grief?
Kat Hurley, LMSW, APHSW-C, a Palliative Care Social Worker at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, will lead an interactive workshop where participants in small, intimate groups will be prompted to reflect, write, and share individual reflections and discover personally useful coping tools they can draw on in the future. If you are interested in collaborating with Kat Hurley to create the session or serve as a facilitator, please complete this form.
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Solidarity Week for Compassionate Patient Care is almost here! Join us during this special week from February 14 to 18. Each GHHS chapter and organization that participates creates activities and events best suited to their community. For example, last year, GHHS chapters held panel discussions on topics such as gentrification in West Philadelphia, immigrant health, and how to better care for veterans. GHHS members baked, cooked, crafted, and put together gift baskets for patients and their families, harnessing a deep human connection with them.
Deadline to request free stickers: Feb. 7
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The Gold Foundation is delighted to continue this special day to show our gratitude to resident physicians and fellows. This year, Thank A Resident Day will be Friday, Feb. 25.
Deadline to request free stickers: Feb. 18
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The Gold Foundation is excited to announce that proposals are now being accepted for the 2022 Gold Student Summer Fellowships, which supports medical students in tackling a research or service project related to underserved populations and community health.
Students may apply as individuals or in a group. Each fellowship includes a single project stipend of up to $4,000 for a 10-week period.
Deadline to apply is March 20
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Covid: Primary Sources will be presented online in collaboration with the Gold Foundation and the Bellevue Literary Review on March 23. Hosted by BLR Editor-in-Chief Dr. Danielle Ofri and BLR Board Member Dr. Ashley McMullen, the event will feature a conversation with healthcare workers, poets, and writers who've interpreted the pandemic in a variety of ways. The event is free; the suggested donation to BLR is $25.
Please register to receive a link to join on March 23.
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"In every one of these conversations with practitioners who recognize that the person in front of them is rare ... I want to tell them .. that they should be in awe of, geeked out by, researching, studying, writing about and trying to save... that he is SO MUCH MORE than a rare case."
Allison Breininger, a caregiver advocate and educational professional, originally published this piece on The Negative Space, a nonprofit organization that seeks to illuminate the "vital yet unseen" realities of caregiving. Allison has been a caregiver for her husband, Sean, since 2010 at the onset of his battle with a rare disease. Allison created The Negative Space as a way to magnify the realities of caregiving, provide direct services to caregivers, and educate and empower those who support them with concrete tools and strategies. Read the full blog post here.
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The latest edition of the Jeffrey Silver Humanism in Healthcare Research Roundup features 9 recently published papers on humanism in healthcare, compiled by Dr. Bharat Kumar.
These papers tackle important questions, including:
- How do patients view the "digital divide" in healthcare?
- Are public statements released by academic medical organizations in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd symbolic solidarity or virtue signaling?
- Does race/ethnicity affect COVID-19 vaccine uptake among nurses?
If you would like to receive an email alert when future Research Roundups are published, please sign up.
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Curious about Mindful Practice? Mindful Practice co-founders Dr. Ron Epstein and Dr. Mick Krasner invite you to attend a 3.5-hour introduction to Mindful Practice on March 12, or a longer, three-day virtual retreat Feb. 2-5. Use the code GOLD0421 for 5% off.
Wishing you could bring Dr. Epstein and Dr. Krasner to your institution? You can! The Gold Foundation helps facilitate workshops for our Gold Partners Council institutions. Reach out to Pia Pyne Miller, MPH, Senior Director of Strategy and Business Development, for more information at pmiller@gold-foundation.org.
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