Please join us for the next in the series of Bullitt History of Medicine Club Lectures Wednesday, March 1, 2017, 5:00 p.m. (lecture will start at approximately 5:30 p.m.), UNC Health Sciences Library, Room 527 Refreshments provided Book signing will follow lecture “Archie, Ed, and Dean: How Carolina Basketball Can Fix Healthcare” Abraham M. Nussbaum, … Read more
Dr. Tiffany Young will be presenting on the following, and receiving feedback for her presentation: Productive Aging – An Opportunity for Impacting Communities and the Health of Older Adults.
How changes in policy, science, and public perceptions have altered the landscape of experimentation since the beginning of this century.Anita Guerrini, Horning Professor in the Humanities and Professor of History, Oregon State University.
By the time of his death Charles Darwin was one of the most celebrated –and one of the most notorious—scientists in the world. And yet history tells us that Darwin was neither the first nor the only one to think of evolution. How did Darwin come to such prominence and what were the political, social, … Read more
Quentin Eichbaum, MD, PhD, MPH, MFA, MMHC, FCAP, Associate Professor of Medical Education & Administration, Vanderbilt University Medical Center.Objectives of this Presentation: Describe how the development of metacognitive skills forms a viable foundation for the health humanities. Demonstrate how the metacognitive approach to the health humanities serves to integrate the humanities with the basic and … Read more
Diane Rowland, Sc.D., Executive Vice President of the Kaiser Family Foundation. What’s at stake for America’s most vulnerable as Medicaidexpansion faces repeal and restructuring? Join us for a discussion with Diane Rowland, a noted authority on health policy, Medicare and Medicaid, and health care for poor and disadvantaged populations. She will assess Medicaid’s role in … Read more
The CHER Spring Student Open House is an opportunity for students at undergrad, post bacc, and graduate levels to meet with the Center leadership and project coordinators, and to learn more about the Center, its projects, and possible opportunities for involvement for the summer and fall.Students who want to attend should visit the following link … Read more
Beth Epstein, PhD, RN, Director, Moral Distress Consultation Service. Associate Professor of Nursing, Chair, Acute & Specialty Care Department UVA Hospital System.
November 11-12, 2016. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill supports a wide range of cross-disciplinary approaches to the study of health, disability, and healthcare. In light of these diverse research and education initiatives, the Health and Humanities Exchange (HHEX) conference will offer a forum for knowledge sharing, workshops, and generative conversations.
Please join us on Tuesday, April 18, 12.30 - 2.00 PM (Alumni 313) for a lunchtime discussion with our very own Mara Buchbinder, Michele Rivkin-Fish, and Rebecca Walker to celebrate the publication of their edited volume, Understanding Health Inequalities and Justice: New Conversations Across the Disciplines (UNC Press, 2016). Lunch will be provided. The introduction … Read more
