Message from the Associate Dean - BCH Oakland
November 2021
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Giving Thanks
Children’s hospitals and pediatric offices across the nation are gearing up to vaccinate the 5- to 11-year-old group of children against Sars-COV2. The CDC prepares its final recommendation this week. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 6 million infections in children and regionally this group has the highest rate of any other pediatric age group. Vaccine hesitancy is an issue that the Academy of Pediatrics is addressing with an AAP FAQ.
Wireless communication by pager and phones are upgrading and modernizing next month. Spok Mobile implementation is scheduled for December and will involve some pager number and potentially device changes. Stay tuned to BCH Global for more information over the coming weeks.
Congratulations to BCH Oakland Graduate Medical Education for a rewarding and insightful virtual ACGME CLER (Clinical Learning Environment Review) visit: One thing that came out of the process was to remind us all to cultivate a healthy learning environment. As adult learners, trainees are encouraged to ask for support and help. No question is too small. All faculty are reminded to be respectful, responsive, and supportive educators in our learning health system.
In November we give thanks and as we do that we reflect on our PRIDE values. We recognize the good in our lives. Please take a moment every day to do just that. If you would like to provide an everyday recognition of an employee or colleague you can do that here the new BCH recognition platform. I recognize all of you for your commitment to BCH Oakland.
Respectfully,
Kelley
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Rebecca Carter, MD
Neonatology
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Regina-Celeste Ahmad, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dermatology
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Congratulations to Mark Walters and Marsha Treadwell on their success! | |
Updated UCSF Event Policy | |
Updated October 25, 2021
Guidance on Hosting Meetings and Events
UCSF adheres to the San Francisco Department of Public Health COVID-19 health requirements, and, in some instances, our requirements are more stringent given our unique role as an academic, medical, and research enterprise. Our top priority is to ensure the safety of the UCSF community and our patients. Any event plan is conditional on current health orders.
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UCSF Climate Survey: October 11 - November 30 | |
As a reminder, you are highly encouraged to take the UCSF Climate Survey as soon as possible and distribute this message widely within your networks. Please note that the invitation email will come from Emma White: Your invitation to the UCSF 2021 Climate Survey.
Note from Vice Chancellor Renee Navarro:
One of the key goals at UCSF is to ensure that people in our university community feel empowered and valued in an environment that fosters diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The Chancellor’s leadership team continues to work on multiple fronts to create a culture in which faculty, staff, and learners from all backgrounds feel welcomed, supported, and respected.
To better understand how we are doing in this regard, we invite you to share your perspectives and experiences about the environment in which you work and learn through the UCSF Climate Survey. On Monday, October 11, you will receive an email with a unique link to the confidential survey, which closes November 30.
Please complete this survey to help us build upon and enrich our diverse culture. Your feedback will help us develop action plans to strengthen our community. Your opinions matter and have already led to changes that have improved UCSF. You can read more about the survey in this campus news story.
I appreciate your contributions to the UCSF community and look forward to your thoughts on how we can continue to improve our campus climate.
Sincerely,
J. Renee Navarro, PharmD, MD
Vice Chancellor
Chief Diversity and Outreach Officer
Co-Executive Leader Differences Matter Initiative, SOM
Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care
University of California, San Francisco
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50th Annual Monterey Conference 2021 | |
Free UCSF Education Skills Workshops!
Now open for registration
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From Victoria Ruddick
Faculty Development Manager
Center for Faculty Educators, School of Medicine
Dear clinical faculty,
These free UCSF Education Skills workshops are open for registration. All workshops are live on Zoom for the time being. Hurry before they fill up!
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These workshops are part of the Teach for UCSF Certificate in Clinical Teaching. Read more and enroll now: https://tiny.ucsf.edu/TeachforUCSF
MORE TO COME SOON! Keep an eye out at http://tinyurl.com/T4UCSFclin, center section!
Thanks for your interest in education skills faculty development.
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POPULATION HEALTH and HEALTH EQUITY | |
Population Health Opportunity | |
Originally from SOM - Why We Work newsletter
October 2021
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Population Health and Health Equity Scholars:
Request for Applications
The Request for Applications for the Fourth Annual Cohort of the
UCSF Population Health and Health Equity Scholars is live.
Applications are due by 11:59 pm PST on November 20, 2021,
and all applicants and selected Scholars will be notified of the results
by mid-December.
Click here for the application:
If you have any questions about the program,
please reach out to pophealth@ucsf.edu.
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DIVERSITY, EQUITY and INCLUSION at UCSF BCH | |
From Marsha J. Treadwell, PhD
DEI Co-Chair BCH Oakland
Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, UCSF School of Medicine
Jordan Fund Endowed Chair, Department of Hematology/Oncology
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The focus of the BCH Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiative is to dismantle systemic racism within BCH by taking action to insure that policies, institutional practices, cultural representations and other norms no longer reinforce and perpetuate racial group inequity for Blacks, Indigenous and People of Color. Patients and families and other groups in the workforce, including LGBTQ+ are negatively impacted within the current problematic climate. For more information, please feel free to reach out to me, our program manager Henry Ocampo at henry.ocampo@ucsf.edu, or visit our website https://diversitybch.ucsf.edu/.
Updated info on the DEI website.
Questions? Email Abdur Shemsu at abdur.shemsu@ucsf.edu
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DEI/AR Council – Name Change | |
In our recent discussion with visiting UCSF Presidential Chair award recipient, Dr. Camara Jones we were encouraged to ensure that our unified goal of being an anti-racist institution was reflected in more than just our strategies, goals, and tactics, but even in our council’s name. To that end, we are delighted to announce our official council name change to BCH Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism Council (BCH DEI/AR).
DEI/AR Council Membership Drive!
Make a positive impact and join the BCH DEI/AR Council. Applications for new members are now open. Click for the application.
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Brave Space Coaching Sessions | |
Brave Space Coaching Sessions
This 2-hour coaching session will provide BCH managers with guidance on how to facilitate Brave Space Conversations within your department and advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism across our organization.
These are the last coaching sessions for the year!!
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Wednesday, November 17 at 10 am - 12 pm
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Tuesday, December 7 at 11 am - 1 pm
To register, please contact Henry.Ocampo@ucsf.edu directly. Click HERE for more info
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UCSF Cultural Groups and Resources | |
UCSF’s PRIDE Values and how they can be enacted through our daily lives are:
P - Professionalism: To be competent, accountable, reliable, and responsible, interacting positively and collaboratively with all colleagues, students, patients, visitors, and business partners.
R - Respect: To treat all others as you wish to be treated, being courteous and kind, acting with utmost consideration of others.
I - Integrity: To be honest, trustworthy, and ethical, always doing the right thing, without compromising the truth, and being fair and sincere.
D - Diversity: To appreciate and celebrate differences in others, creating an environment of equity and inclusion with opportunities for everyone to reach their potential.
E - Excellence: To be dedicated, motivated, innovative, and confident, giving your best every day, encouraging and supporting others to excel in everything they do.
Download a copy of the PRIDE Values
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COVID-19 & Vaccine Updates | |
Pediatric Grand Rounds
Oakland
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Pediatric Grand Rounds
San Francisco
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Frontiers in Child Health Research Seminar Series | |
The Frontiers in Child Health Research Seminar Series
2nd and 4th Mondays, 12-1 pm, via Zoom
Please contact Eve.Wiston-Charbonneau@ucsf.edu for Zoom info.
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Stad Center of Pediatric Pain, Palliative and Integrative Medicine Global Lecture Series | |
Save the Date:
12th Pediatric Pain Master Class (Virtual). San Francisco,
Dec 4-9, 2021. San Francisco
EPEC.Pediatrics@UCSF.edu
Registration LINK
Class AGENDA
UPCOMING CONFERENCES:
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12th Pediatric Pain Master Class (Virtual). UCSF Stad Center for Pediatric Pain, Palliative and Integrative Medicine San Francisco, December 4-9, 2021. (Additional info attached) Registration LINK
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13th International Symposium on Pediatric Pain (ISPP) - Virtual. Auckland, New Zealand. March 24-27, 2022 http://www.ispp2022.nz
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23rd "Become an EPEC-Pediatrics-Trainer” Conference plus Professional Development Workshop. Face-to-face & Virtual Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care [EPEC]. UCSF Stad Center for Pediatric Pain, Palliative and Integrative Medicine. San Francisco, July 13-16, 2022 EPEC.Pediatrics@ucsf.edu
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13th Annual Pediatric Pain Master Class (Face-to-face & Virtual). UCSF Stad Center for Pediatric Pain, Palliative and Integrative Medicine. San Francisco, Dec 3-9, 2022 Pediatric.PMC@ucsf.edu
UPCOMING GLOBAL LECTURES:
Dec 2, 2021
“Bin your DIMs and Seek your SIMs”: The Imprecision Hypothesis and other building blocks to our understanding, prevention and treatment of chronic pain
Lorimer Moseley, PT Professor of Clinical Neurosciences & Foundation Chair in Physiotherapy, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia REGISTRATION LINK
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You can access the 2021 schedule HERE |
Seminars are the 1st Thursday of every month 3:00-4:00 pm
To receive a Zoom invitation for this virtual lecture series, please contact EPEC.Pediatrics@UCSF.edu
You must register in advance for each lecture.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining this webinar.
Tom McNalley, Alicia Heilman, Karen Sun & Stefan Friedrichsdorf
Stad Center of Pediatric Pain, Palliative and Integrative Medicine
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals
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American Heart Association Research | |
Updates | News from the IRB Office
Read about a variety of new guidance and resources at the IRB, including: Part 11 assurances for electronic signatures, DocuSign at the VAMC, consenting (and re-consenting) non-English speakers, CITI courses in Spanish, and new iRIS Application Samples.
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Register | CRC Training Course Dates through January 2022
Strengthen clinical research operations skills in training courses such as CRC Bootcamp, Pre & Post Award Tasks, Data Management, and more! In-person and eLearning courses developed with CRCs in mind, but all UCSF study team members welcome. All courses through January 2022 are now open for registration and are free of charge.
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From the UCSF Research Development Office | |
UCSF Research
Development Office
Special Strategic Projects SSP
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UCSF Initiative for
Digital Transformation in Computational Biology
and Health Data Science
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Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Dean’s Office
UCSF School of Medicine
510-428-3726
Mailing Address:
747 52nd Street, Oakland, CA 94609
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