Weekly Links
July 6-10, 2009

** NEW THIS ISSUE **
Links so events can be added directly to you Outlook calendar. 
If you see an event you’d like to attend, click on the link “add this appointment to my Outlook calendar”, click “open” and save.  NOTE: Adding appointments to your calendar does not constitute a RSVP.  Please be sure to still RSVP to events as requested.

REMINDER: If you would like your admin staff to receive these announcements also, please have them contact nbarrett@wfubmc.edu to be added to the list.

EVENTS OF THE WEEK:

Event Audience: Open
Lunch with Wonderful Women Series [brown bag]
July 13, 12-1.  Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rooms 2 A&B
"The Sandwich Generation: Caring for Both Your Children and Your Parents", Susan Brooks, LPC, MA, MBA, Mdiv
Cosponsored by the WHCOE and ActionHealth.  Snacks & water provided.
To RSVP, call ActionHealth at 713-8001.  Session open to first 40 respondents. 
For the full schedule visit our education page.
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** EVENTS COMING UP IN THE NEXT QUARTER **

Event Audience: Open
Lunch with Wonderful Women Series [brown bag]
August 10, 12-1.  Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rooms 2 A&B
"Healing Touch”, Deborah Larrimore, RN, LMT, CHTI
Cosponsored by the WHCOE and ActionHealth.  Snacks & water provided.
To RSVP, call ActionHealth at 713-8001.  Session open to first 40 respondents. 
For the full schedule visit our education page.
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Event Audience: CDSEWL Fellows only
Career Development Seminar for Emerging Women Leaders Program, Session 1
September 9, 8-5

·         Leadership for Our Times

·         Understanding Yourself & Your Communication Style

·         Ensuring Successful Small Group Process

For the location and full schedule contact Natalie Barrett.
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Event Audience: Open
Nutrition Journal Club
September 11, 9-10  (Meets the second Friday of every month).
"Exploring Long-Term Dietary Supplementation” Eleanor Russell, MA, High Point University
Contact sgolden@wfubmc.edu for details.  
For the full schedule visit our education page.
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Event Audience: Open
Lunch with Wonderful Women Series [brown bag]
September 14, 12-1.  Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rooms 2 A&B
"What Can We Learn from Teenage Monkeys?”, Allyson Bennett, PhD
Cosponsored by the WHCOE and ActionHealth.  Snacks & water provided.
To RSVP, call ActionHealth at 713-8001.  Session open to first 40 respondents. 
For the full schedule visit our education page.
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Event Audience: CDSEWL Fellows only
Career Development Seminar for Emerging Women Leaders Program, Session 2
October 5, 8-5

·         Career Planning (Career Compass)

·         Presenting Yourself

For the location and full schedule contact Natalie Barrett.
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Event Audience: Open
Lunch with Wonderful Women Series [brown bag]
October 12, 12-1.  Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rooms 2 A&B
"Tweens and Teens: Understanding Today’s Adolescents”, Liz Arnold, PhD
Cosponsored by the WHCOE and ActionHealth.  Snacks & water provided.
To RSVP, call ActionHealth at 713-8001.  Session open to first 40 respondents. 
For the full schedule visit our education page.
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Event Audience: Open
12^th Graylyn Conference on Women’s Cognitive Health
October 14-16.  ** Registration required. **
Improving the Trajectory of Cognitive Aging in Women through Innovative Translational Research
For more information, including the agenda and registration form, visit our graylyn conference page.
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Event Audience: Women Faculty only (WFU & WFUSM)
Promotion, Achievement & Mentoring Award Social
October 20, 4:30-6
For the location and details contact Natalie Barrett.
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Event Audience: Open
5th Annual Women’s Health Research Day
April 20th, 2010 in Babcock Auditorium. 
This year’s theme is Cardiovascular Health and Disease in Women. 
The keynote speaker will be Lori Mosca, MD, MPH, PhD, is Professor of Medicine and Director of Preventive Cardiology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center; founder and Director of the Columbia Center for Heart Disease Prevention in midtown Manhattan; and author of Heart to Heart: A Personal Plan for Creating a Heart-Healthy Family, published by HCI Books. 
Registration for this event is required.  Details on the day including registration form and agenda can be located at http://www1.wfubmc.edu/whcoe/Research/WHRD.htm.
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IN THE NEWS:

WHCoE Funding Opportunities Page: Visit http://www1.wfubmc.edu/whcoe/Research/funding_opps.htm for the latest list of current women’s health research funding opportunities.  The page is updated regularly, so be sure to bookmark it!


In an essay posted on the New York Times web site, Dr. Pauline Chen, a transplant surgeon, writes about, "Taking Time for the Self on the Path to Becoming a Doctor." The essay asserts that doctors need to learn how to create a better sense of balance in their lives from the moment they begin training.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/18/health/18chen.html?ref=health

The Fulbright Scholar Program for US Faculty and Professionals for 2010-2011 is open for application. The program is offering 43 lecturing, research or combined lecturing/research awards in the medical sciences, including two Fulbright Distinguished Chairs. In addition, faculty and professionals in the medical sciences also can apply for one of the 144 "All Discipline" awards open to all fields. The application deadline is August 1, 2009.
http://www.cies.org


The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is hosting a 4 day conference focusing on Women’s Health in Bethesda, MD, September 13-16, 2009.  The conference theme is “Research to Reform: Achieving Health System Change.”  For more information, go to http://meetings.capconcorp.com/ahrq.

Position Announcements from ELAM

Chair, Department of Pharmacology, University of Iowa School of Medicine. 
Director, Institute for Medicine and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania.
Dean, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida. 
Vice Provost for Research, Drexel University.
President, Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy.