October 14 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
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October 13 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am
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October 7 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
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October 1 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Building Inclusive and Affirming Interactions at UW Medicine
Reducing Weight Stigma and Bias in Healthcare – As part of UW Medicine’s ongoing efforts to reduce bias in healthcare, this new course explores bias related to body weight. Framed around patient stories, this course aims to increase empathy related to weight stigma by offering a better understand of the history of society’s relationship with weight, as well as explore contemporary research that challenges stereotypes in society about health and one’s body size. This course also focuses on skills we can use in healthcare to decrease bias and improve interactions with people related to their body.
Objectives:
1. Increase empathy through adult patient stories related to weight stigma.
2. Understand the history of society’s relationship with weight.
3. Increase knowledge of recent research on weight’s impact on health, weight loss interventions, and the success at maintaining weight loss.
4. Learn skills to decrease bias and improve interactions with people related to their body.
All are welcome to this training.
August 6 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Building Inclusive and Affirming Interactions at UW Medicine
Reducing Weight Stigma and Bias in Healthcare – As part of UW Medicine’s ongoing efforts to reduce bias in healthcare, this new course explores bias related to body weight. Framed around patient stories, this course aims to increase empathy related to weight stigma by offering a better understand of the history of society’s relationship with weight, as well as explore contemporary research that challenges stereotypes in society about health and one’s body size. This course also focuses on skills we can use in healthcare to decrease bias and improve interactions with people related to their body.
Objectives:
1. Increase empathy through adult patient stories related to weight stigma.
2. Understand the history of society’s relationship with weight.
3. Increase knowledge of recent research on weight’s impact on health, weight loss interventions, and the success at maintaining weight loss.
4. Learn skills to decrease bias and improve interactions with people related to their body.
All are welcome to this training.
Dr. Tara Reid Awarded Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award for Medical Scientists
Dr. Tara Reid, a board-certified specialist in internal medicine and infectious diseases, has been awarded the prestigious Career Award for Medical Scientists (CAMS) from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. Based in Seattle, Dr. Reid earned both her MD and PhD in Pathobiology from the University of Washington. The CAMS award provides $700,000 over five years to support physician-scientists in bridging the transition from advanced postdoctoral/fellowship training to early faculty careers.
Project Title: Defining the Role of Treponema pallidum-Specific Humoral Responses During Infection
About the Research:
Syphilis continues to affect millions of people worldwide, particularly in underserved and marginalized communities. Despite available treatments, the disease remains on the rise. The World Health Organization has identified syphilis as a priority for global elimination, with vaccine development seen as a critical path forward.
Dr. Reid’s research focuses on understanding how the immune system responds to syphilis infection. Specifically, she is investigating plasma cells—the immune cells that produce antibodies—to identify which antibodies are active in the skin and bloodstream during infection. By mapping these immune responses, her work could uncover vital clues for the development of an effective syphilis vaccine.
October 22 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Objective
Building Inclusive and Affirming Interactions at UW Medicine
Using individuals’ pronouns is fundamental to respectful, inclusive, and affirming interactions across UW Medicine, with our colleagues, students, and patients. Many of our community members make mistakes at times, are corrected, and genuinely apologize. However, to truly improve, we need structured and supportive opportunities to practice. These opportunities are not typically available in our day-to-day interactions.
This monthly training series provides ongoing opportunities to practice and receive feedback from experts and supportive colleagues to improve pronoun competency. Remember, practice makes perfect and you may attend these sessions as often as you would like. Registration for each group is capped at 20 to allow for individualized practice and feedback. The goal is to foster inclusion and belonging for every member of our UW Medicine community, with emphasis on supporting those who do not use he/his or she/her pronouns.
September 24 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
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September 16 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Objective
Building Inclusive and Affirming Interactions at UW Medicine
Using individuals’ pronouns is fundamental to respectful, inclusive, and affirming interactions across UW Medicine, with our colleagues, students, and patients. Many of our community members make mistakes at times, are corrected, and genuinely apologize. However, to truly improve, we need structured and supportive opportunities to practice. These opportunities are not typically available in our day-to-day interactions.
This monthly training series provides ongoing opportunities to practice and receive feedback from experts and supportive colleagues to improve pronoun competency. Remember, practice makes perfect and you may attend these sessions as often as you would like. Registration for each group is capped at 20 to allow for individualized practice and feedback. The goal is to foster inclusion and belonging for every member of our UW Medicine community, with emphasis on supporting those who do not use he/his or she/her pronouns.
This September class is FULL. If you would like to be placed on the waitlist for this date, please email hcesched@uw.edu.
August 5 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Objective
Building Inclusive and Affirming Interactions at UW Medicine
Using individuals’ pronouns is fundamental to respectful, inclusive, and affirming interactions across UW Medicine, with our colleagues, students, and patients. Many of our community members make mistakes at times, are corrected, and genuinely apologize. However, to truly improve, we need structured and supportive opportunities to practice. These opportunities are not typically available in our day-to-day interactions.
This monthly training series provides ongoing opportunities to practice and receive feedback from experts and supportive colleagues to improve pronoun competency. Remember, practice makes perfect and you may attend these sessions as often as you would like. Registration for each group is capped at 20 to allow for individualized practice and feedback. The goal is to foster inclusion and belonging for every member of our UW Medicine community, with emphasis on supporting those who do not use he/his or she/her pronouns.
