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January 2020
APAC session – Interactive Mindfulness and Mental Awareness
Julia Hayes, owner of Souls Center in Spokane, will set the tone in the new year with a 15 minute mindfulness practice. Following this relaxing exercise, Dr. Matt Layton, psychiatrist and clinical professor with the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, will engage in understanding challenges in ourselves and others in a stressful environment. This workshop will include breakout sessions (in person and on Zoom) to discuss, how to identify whether what you are experiencing in your work, relationships and parenting is normal or dysfunctional. See complete details, RSVP, and Zoom information here. Everyone is invited.
Find out more »Responsible authorship and publication and peer review
Dr. Nancy Potter will present: Responsible authorship and publication and peer review as part of ESFCOM's Training in Responsible Conduct of Research.
Find out more »What’s in Your Water? Not Enough Fluoride
The benefits of good oral health are countless. As the CDC puts it: oral health affects our ability to speak, smile, eat, and show emotions. Come to a panel discussion to learn more from City Council President Breean Beggs, as well as local dentists and doctors. Over pizza, the panel will discuss the status of oral health in the city and provide a primer on addressing controversial health and scientific topics. See complete information and RSVP here. Everyone is invited.
Find out more »Quest for Wellness: Mindful Self-Compassion
Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) hosts A Quest for Wellness: Mindful Self-Compassion. Speaker: Dr. Dawn DeWitt, professor and senior associate dean, inaugural year 4 director, CIPHERS director (Collaboration for InterProfessional Health Education Research & Scholarship). This interactive session is limited to the first 20 participants who RSVP to Laura DiFilippo. REGISTER HERE.
Find out more »ESFCOM Research Grand Rounds
Reducing Tobacco Use in Vulnerable Populations: Tobacco control and Regulatory Interventions. Presented by: Stephen Higgins, Ph.D., professor and Virginia H. Donaldson chair in translational science, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychological Science and director, Vermont Center for Behavior and Health, University of Vermont. A light lunch will be provided. Attend in person or via Zoom. Meeting ID: 996 619 606
Find out more »ADVANCE and VAuLTS (Value-Based Academic Leadership Trajectories for Women in STEM Presentation
ADVANCE and VAuLTS (Value-Based Academic Leadership Trajectories for Women in STEM Northwest Regional Partnership) presents on Jan. 29 Presentation by M. A. Gartstein, PhD, Director of ADVANCE at WSU and Professor, Department of Psychology January 29, 2020, Noon-1 pm, TBD on WSU Health Sciences Spokane campus Join via Zoom: Link to follow, available soon Dr. Gartstein will describe WSU's efforts to achieve institutional transformation toward a more inclusive/faculty-friendly environment through support for individual faculty members, including women faculty in traditional Science, Technology, Engineering,…
Find out more »February 2020
Biomedical Sciences and SPRC Open Seminar
The Department of Biomedical Sciences and the Sleep Performance and Research Center have partnered to bring Dr. Olivia Veatch, University of Pennsylvania, to WSU Spokane on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. Her seminar at 12:10pm, is entitled, 'Deciphering Clinically Meaningful Genetic Effects Influencing Complex Disorders'. See complete information here.
Find out more »Rare Disease Day
Rare Disease Day Spokane is an advocacy event intended to draw attention to rare diseases as an important public health issue. This is an opportunity for patients, caregivers, medical professionals, students, educators, legislators and industry representatives to come together to learn about rare diseases and what it's like to live with or care for someone with a rare disease.
Find out more »March 2020
Research misconduct and policies for handling misconduct
Dr. Andrea Lazarus presents: Research misconduct and policies for handling misconduct as part of the ESFCOM's Training in Responsible Conduct of Research.
Find out more »May 2020
Policies regarding human subjects, and guidelines of good clinical research practice
Dr. Matt Layton presents: Policies regarding human subjects, and guidelines of good clinical research practice as part of the ESFCOM's Training in Responsible Conduct of Research.
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