Mar 17, 2010  •  5:30PM - 7:00PM

Speakers: Steven J. Peitzman, M.D., Drexel Univeristy College of Medicine

Reception at 5:30 p.m.; Lecture at 6:00 p.m.

In 1862, a busy Philadelphia physician named Owen J. Wister stayed overnight at the home of the Camacs. Mrs. Camac was pregnant and dangerously ill, giving rise to the conundrum expressed in this lecture's title.
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Mar 18, 2010  •  5:15PM - 7:30PM

Speakers: Judy Ann Bigby, MD, Secretary Massachusetts Health and Human Services Alan Aviles, CEO and President, NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) Neil Calman, MD, President and CEO, The Institute for Family Health Jack Resnick, MD

This panel will focus specifically on the issues surrounding access to healthcare services. Representatives from different delivery systems of care in New York will share their perspective on the ways organizations and their patient population will potentially be impacted by federal health care reform.
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Mar 23, 2010  •  5:30PM - 7:00PM

Speakers: James E. C. Norris, MD

Fight On, My Soul is a just-released biography of an African-American country doctor, Morgan E. Norris, M.D., who practiced medicine in Jim Crow Virginia, 1917-1964. Written by Morgan’s son James E.C. Norris, also a physician, it chronicles the life of a fearless and indomitable man.
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Apr 5, 2010  •  5:30PM - 7:00PM

Speakers: Ruth L. Cohen, PhD

Are the images on the wall in a hospital room, doctor’s office or rehab center important to the wellbeing of a patient? Undoubtedly, yes. This book explores the opportunity for assisting healing through the utilization of art.
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Apr 6, 2010  •  6:00PM - 8:30PM

Speakers: Sylvie L. Merian, Ph.D., Morgan Library and Museum

Lecture at 6:00 p.m., followed by a reception.

Sylvie Merian will explore an unusual type of metal decoration found on a number of Armenian manuscript bindings.

Apr 8 - May 13, 2010  •  See event description for schedule

Speakers: Richard Goodman

Richard Goodman will take participants through a series of writing exercises geared toward making use of fictional techniques in creative nonfiction. If you have ever wanted to write essays, memoir, or tell your life story in words, this workshop will provide an excellent start. Each course starts at 6:00 PM and ends at 8:00PM.
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Apr 12, 2010  •  5:30PM - 7:00PM

Speakers: Jacalyn Duffin, M.D., Ph.D., Queen's University

Reception at 5:30 p.m.; Lecture at 6:00 p.m.

Modern culture tends to separate medicine and miracles, but their histories are closely intertwined.
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Apr 13, 2010  •  6:00PM - 8:00PM

A top student selected from each of the New York City schools of social work will give a five minute oral presentation of their original work in social work practice, research or education in health, mental health, or public/community health.
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Apr 13, 2010  •  8:30AM - 11:30AM

Speakers: Sophie Balk, MD, Children's Hospital at Montefiore; Sandra Braganza, MD, Montefiore Medical Center; Heather Brumberg, MD, Westchester Medicial Center; Maribeth Chitkara, MD, University Hospital, Stony Brook; Joel Forman, MD, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine; Maida Galvez, MD, MPH, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine; Evonne Kaplan-Liss, MD, Stony Brook University Medical Center; Morri Markowitz, MD, Albert Einsten College of Medicine; Amir Miodovnik, MD, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine; Sheila Palevsky, MD, Chair, NYAM Section on Pediatrics; Angkana Roy, MD, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine; Perry Sheffield, MD, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine

Pediatricians often become interpreters of media messages about pediatric environmental health concerns.�The Institute of Medicine (IOM) declared that there is a national need to increase training in environmental medicine. This case-based workshop will address this goal by educating participants about interpreting dramatic and often frightening environmental health messages.
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Apr 14, 2010  •  5:30PM - 9:00PM

Speakers: Jack W. McAninch, MD, FACS Professor of Urology, UCSF Chief of Urology at San Francisco General Hospital

Jack W. McAninch, MD, FACS will present his Ferdinand C. Valentine and Resident Essay: "Golden Gate Bridge Jumpers: High Velocity Impact with Water Trauma"
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Apr 15, 2010  •  5:15PM - 7:30PM

Speakers: Welcome: Jo Ivey Boufford, MD, President, The New York Academy of Medicine; Moderator: Stephen C. Schoenbaum, MD, MPH, Executive Vice President, The Commonwealth Fund; Keynote Speaker: Lawrence Casalino, M.D, Ph.D., Chief, Division of Outcomes and Effectiveness Research, Weill Cornell Medical College; Panel: François de Brantes, Chief Executive Officer, Bridges to Excellence; National Coordinator for PROMETHEUS Payment; Steven M. Safyer, MD, President and CEO, Montefiore Medical Center

This panel will focus specifically on the issues of quality and cost and the opportunities as well as challenges the widely discussed models of Accountable Care Organizations present to these issues.
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Apr 21, 2010  •  6:00PM - 9:00PM

The NYAM Section on Pediatrics and The American Academy of Pediatrics Chapter 2 And Chapter 3 present Pediatric Trainees Night 2010.
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Apr 21, 2010  •  6:00PM - 8:00PM

Speakers: Jessica Daryl Winer

Start to draw, or pick up where you left off. Four classes on Wednesdays in April and May will cover some basics of drawing (including line, composition and proportion), and approach how to draw what we see around us. We’ll draw in the studio, and weather permitting, take our class across the street to the park. Informal and relaxed—all levels welcome.
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Apr 22, 2010  •  6:30PM - 9:30PM

Schedule of Events
Reception 6:30PM
Awards and Dinner 7:15 PM

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May 3, 2010  •  5:30PM - 7:30PM

Speakers: Edward H. Shortliffe, MD, PhD, MACP, FACMI; President & CEO American Medical Informatics Association and NYAM Trustee; George Hripcsak, MD, MS, Professor and Chair of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University; Rachel Block, Deputy Commissioner Office of Health Information Technology Transformation NYS Department of Health

NYAM Special Interest Group on Informatics will have three speakers that will cover different aspects on Medical IT.
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May 6, 2010  •  6:00PM - 8:00PM

Speakers: Miriam Mandelbaum, Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts

The New York Academy of Medicine is pleased to present Prevention: The Key to Urban Health, a five-part series that explores the central role prevention plays in strengthening our communities and our personal health and well-being. All events are free and open to the general public. This is the second in the series.
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May 12, 2010  •  5:15PM - 7:30PM

Speakers: Keynote Speaker: John McDonough, Joan H. Tisch Distinguished Fellow in Public Health at Hunter College; Panel: Troy Oechsner, New York State Deputy Superintendent of Health; Sara Horowitz, founder of Working Today – Freelancers Union ; David Abernethy, SVP, Emblem Health

The last in a series on Health Care Reform. Health Care Reform & Access to Coverage's Keynote speaker John McDonough will introduce a panel from different aspects of Health Care.
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May 18, 2010  •  5:30PM - 7:30PM

Speakers: Robert P. Heaney, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.N., F.A.S.N. John A. Creighton University Professor Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska

Dr. Heaney has worked for over 50 years in the study of osteoporosis, vitamin D, and calcium physiology. He is the author of three books and has published over 400 original papers, chapters, monographs, and reviews in scientific and educational fields. He will be speaking on Vitamin D across the life span.
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May 19, 2010  •  5:30PM - 8:00PM

Speakers: William B. Ashworth, Jr., Ph.D., University of Missouri — Kansas City and the Linda Hall Library

Reception at 5:30 p.m.; Lecture at 6:00 p.m.; Special Reception for current Friends of the Rare Book Room following the lecture

In the seventeenth century, debates about proper scientific method and practice were often waged on the illustrated title pages that appeared with many scientific texts.
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May 20, 2010  •  4:30PM - 8:00PM

Speakers: Introductions and Moderator: Alan Fleischman, MD - Senior Vice President and Medical Director, March of Dimes Jerry A. Menikoff, MD, JD - Director of the Office for Human Research Protections, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services David H. Strauss, MD - Director, Office of Human Subjects Research, Office Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Beth E. Roxland, JD, M.Bioethics - Executive Director , New York State Task Force on Life and the Law

NYAM and The Metropolitan Ethics Network presents: "Research with Incapacitated Adults: Regulatory Challenges and Perspectives from New York State and Federal Policymakers" with the Senior Vice President and Medical Director of the March of Dimes, Alan Fleischman, MD as moderator.
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Jun 1, 2010  •  6:00PM - 9:00PM

Join professionals from the Dermatology programs in the metro area to hear the top residents present their research. For information, please contact Rick Ziehler, rziehler@nyam.org.
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Jun 2, 2010  •  6:00PM - 8:30PM

Join professionals from the Ophthalmology programs in the metro area to hear the top residents present their research. For information, please contact Rick Ziehler, rziehler@nyam.org.
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Jun 22, 2010  •  6:00PM - 8:00PM

Speakers: Patricia J. Volland, Director of the Social Work Leadership Institute and Sr. VP for Strategy and Business Development

The New York Academy of Medicine is pleased to present Prevention: The Key to Urban Health, a five-part series that explores the central role prevention plays in strengthening our communities and our personal health and well-being. All events are free and open to the general public. This is the third in the series.
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Aug 11 - 13, 2010  •  See event description for schedule

Speakers: Sharon Straus MD, MSC, University of Toronto; Jeremy Grimshaw MBChD, PhD, University of Ottawa ; Jean Slutsky PA, MSPH, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Ian Graham PhD, Canadian Institutes for Health Research; Holger Schunemann MD, PhD, McMaster University; Rita Charon MD, PhD, Columbia University

The TEACH program is aimed at physicians and other health care professionals from all disciplines and specialties. This first-of-its kind experience will be comprised of three interconnected tracks: Forming Recommendations Using GRADE (The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system), Implementing Clinical Evidence in Care Settings and Evidence Based Individualized Care.
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Oct 5, 2010  •  6:00PM - 8:00PM

Speakers: Joanne De Simone Eichel, Director of the Office of School Health Programs

The New York Academy of Medicine is pleased to present Prevention: The Key to Urban Health, a five-part series that explores the central role prevention plays in strengthening our communities and our personal health and well-being. All events are free and open to the general public. This is the fourth in the series.
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Nov 18, 2010  •  6:00PM - 8:00PM

Speakers: David Vlahov, PhD, RN, Director of CUES, and Sr. VP for Research

The New York Academy of Medicine is pleased to present Prevention: The Key to Urban Health, a five-part series that explores the central role prevention plays in strengthening our communities and our personal health and well-being. All events are free and open to the general public. This is the final event in the series.
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