SMHS Events On Deck

Tuesday / Sept. 1

The Anti-Racism Coalition Educational Series, presented by the SMHS Office of Diversity and Inclusion. “Understanding the Connection between Race and Social Determinants of Health,” with Cara Lichtenstein, MD, MPH ’04, professor of pediatrics at the George Washington University School of medicine and Health Sciences. Noon – 1 p.m.

Thursday / Sept. 3

Irene Tamagna Lecture in Hypertension, presented by the SMHS Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension. “Primary Aldosteronism: A Silent Epidemic,” with William F. Young Jr., MD, Tyson Family Endocrinology Clinical Professor and professor of medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Noon – 1:15 p.m. For more information, please kdboddie [at] gwu [dot] edu (contact Kim Boddie) or call 202-994-9495.

Wednesday / Sept. 9

Annual Allan B. Weingold, MD, OB-GYN Lecture, “Diagnosis, Implications, Treatment, and Prevention of Intrauterine Adhesions,” 2020 Weingold Visiting Professor James K. Robinson MD, MS, FACOG, director, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Associate Program Director, National Center for Advanced Pelvic Surgery, MedStar Washington Hospital Center. 7– 8:30 a.m. For more information, please kdboddie [at] gwu [dot] edu (contact Kim Boddie) or call 202-994-9495.

Thursday / Sept. 17

George Washington University Clinical Public Health Criminal Justice Health Webinar Series, “Clinical Update in Correctional Medicine: What do Clinicians Need to Know in 2020?” An overview of key advances in evidenced-based medicine from the past year that have practical implications for correctional health care in U.S. jails and prisons. Presented by Newton Kendig, MD, clinical professor of medicine. 1 p.m.

For more upcoming events, visit the SMHS calendar.

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