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Join us for a luncheon and lecture with Dr. Philip A Mackowiak.
Dr. Philip A. Mackowiak, ’70, emeritus professor of medicine and Carolyn Frenkil and Selvin Passen History of Medicine Scholar-in-Residence will present, The ‘Spanish Flu’ of 1918, What’s Past is Prologue.
Friday, October 5th
11:45am – 1:00pm
Gladhill Board Room
HS/HSL 5th floor
RSVP to events@hshsl.umaryland.edu
Join us for Meet the Makers, our speaker series focusing on emerging technologies in the life sciences (RSVP here). On October 17, 2018, Dr. Luana Colloca of the University of Maryland Schools of Medicine and Nursing will deliver the lecture, “The neurobiology of pain modulation: from placebo effects to virtual reality”.
“The capacity to activate endogenous opioid and nonopioid systems in concomitance with the administration of an intervention represents a fascinating phenomenon that is capturing the attention of scientists from different disciplines. This lecture focuses on the neurobiology of placebo effects and virtual reality with an emphasis on relevant discoveries, new insights and developments.”
“The neurobiology of pain modulation: from placebo effects to virtual reality”
Dr. Luana Colloca (UMSOM, UMSON)
Wednesday, October 17, 2018, 12pm to 1pm
Health Sciences and Human Services Library, Gladhill Boardroom
* A light lunch will be provided – please RSVP here.
Health Information Resources for Culturally Diverse Patients
Monday, October 8th, 2018
Noon – 1:00 pm
Lower level of the HS/HSL
Room LL03
If you provide care for patients/clients with limited English proficiency, learn about quality multilingual, multicultural health information resources available to you from the Health Sciences & Human Services Library (HS/HSL).
Learn where to locate patient education resources, including medication information, available in other languages as well as those written in easy to read English. The discussion will include the potential impact utilizing health literacy resources can have on patient adherence, safety, and satisfaction.
To register, go to the Library’s website
& click on Workshops & Tutorials.
Help protect yourselves, your families, friends, and colleagues! Flu shots available to UMB campus employees and students in the 1st Floor Tower of the Library (entrance to the left of the guard’s desk as you enter). The flu clinic is provided by Walgreens in collaboration with the School of Pharmacy and the HS/HSL. Please register HERE for additional information and remember to bring your insurance cards and a photo ID.
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Thank you all for the wonderful turn-out to the Outbreak opening exhibit.
Outbreak exhibit grand opening, Dr. Philip A. Mackowiak and the HS/HSL’s Executive Director, MJ Tooey wait for the event to start.
Dr. Justin Ortiz spoke about flu research at UMB and the potential for a global vaccine.
SOP’s Professor Layson-Wolf and others attended.
SOM’s David Kohn examines the timeline charting the flu pandemic of 1918 in Baltimore.
@umbaltimore @ummedschool @MarylandNursing @umsop @umsod @mdsocialwork @UMBGradSchool, @SDHNMD @UMCVD @UM_epi @IHVmaryland
It was great to see all of the UMB community out at Fall Fest 2018 today. We met so many students, staff, faculty and many others at our table. Please come by the HS/HSL and see what a great place it is and the expertise and services we have to offer.
Information Services staff chat with a SOM fellow. @ummedschool
SON student shows off the amazing buttons she made at the HS/HSL. @marylandnursing
FACT: Only 12% of the U.S. adult population has proficient health literacy.
Are you aware of your patients’ ability to understand and act on the information you give them?
This workshop covers the basics of health literacy & clear communication including tools that will assist you in creating easy-to-read materials. Also incorporated will be an opportunity for attendees to practice putting difficult medical jargon into plain language.
Sept. 25, 2018 (Tuesday), 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
OR
Oct. 30, 2018 (Tuesday), 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Health Sciences & Human Services Library
To register, go to the HS/HSL’s Workshop Schedule
The Office of Communications and Public Affairs (CPA) has launched an updated UMB mobile app. Find quick links to Blackboard, URecFit, and us, the HS/HSL! The app is available by free download from the Apple App Store or Google Play.
The HS/HSL wishes everyone a happy and safe Labor Day Weekend. We will be closed from Saturday, September 1st to Monday, September 3rd. Fall hours start on Tuesday, September 4th.
