September 7, 2016

September 2016: Global speaking events from our research faculty

This fall, our research faculty will share their work at conferences, grand rounds, and guest professorships around the world. Here's the research group's upcoming itinerary for September 2016.

Justine P. Wu, M.D., M.P.H.Image of Assistant Professor Dr. Timothy Guetterman
Aalborg, Denmark - Justine P. Wu, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor, and Timothy C. Guetterman, Ph.D., M.A., assistant professor, lead a five-day course on mixed methods research design at the Aalborg Psychiatric Hospital, part of the Aalborg University Hospital in Denmark. The course will target graduate students and health care professionals interested in developing mixed methods research projects. Dr. Guetterman will also give a lecture at Aalborg University Hospital.

 

Katharine Gold, M.D., M.S.W., M.S.image of poster for ISPID conference
Montevideo, Uruguay - Katherine J. Gold, M.D. M.S.W., M.S., assistant professor, will present at the 2016 International Conference on Stillbirth, SIDS and Baby Survival (ISA/ISPID) in Uruguay. The title of her presentation is Support after Stillbirth: Navigating Support in the Rapidly Changing World of Social Media.  
Golfo Tzilos, Ph.D.  INEBRIA conference logo 
Lausanne, Switzerland - Golfo K. Tzilos Wernette, Ph.D., assistant professor, will present at the 2016 International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol and Other Drugs (INEBRIA) conference in Switzerland. At INEBRIA, Tzilos will present the findings of the Health Check-up for Expectant Moms (HCEM) pilot study. HCEM is a computer-delivered, single-session brief motivational intervention designed to reduce drug/alcohol use and risky sex among expectant mothers.  The title of her presentation is Acceptability of a SBI approach to reduce alcohol/drug use and risky sex during pregnancy.
Caroline R. Richardson, M.D.image of building with sign reading ghana college of physicians and surgeons
Accra, Ghana - Caroline R. Richardson, M.D., the Dr. Max and Buena Licther Research Professor in Family Medicine, will travel to Accra this month to work with residents at the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Richardson will deliver a short course on research methods and discuss global issues in diabetes prevention.

Beta: See all of our research faculty's upcoming guest lectures, speaking events, and conference presentations on an interactive map.

image of google map with points for each faculty lecture

 
Slider image credit goes to Flickr user tedconference - CC BY-NC 2.0