December 12, 2008
For additional information and to register please contact Yoshiaki Omura, MD
icaet@yahoo.com
December 11, 2008
This event has been rescheduled from Dec. 2nd to Dec. 11th.
Critical illness is a fact of life. Even those of us who enjoy decades of good health are touched by it eventually, either in our own lives or in those of our loved ones. And when this happens, we grapple with serious and often confusing choices about how best to live with our afflictions.
A Life Worth Living is a book for people facing these difficult decisions. Robert Martensen, a physician, historian, and ethicist, draws on decades of experience with patients and friends to explore the life cycle of serious illness, from diagnosis to end of life.
December 10, 2008
For additional information and to register please contact
magsadmin@gmail.com or phone Beatriz Korc, MD at 212-659-8552.
December 8, 2008
Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, Dr. David Walton, will be presenting "The Care of Children with Glaucoma: 2008" for the section on Opthalmology.
December 4, 2008
Epigenetic mechanisms for parental effects on development: Maternal modification of the genome and its function
Lecture and Presentation of Medal from 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM
For additional information please contact salmon@nyam.org
December 2, 2008
Ms. Starrs will provide a global perspective on the burden of maternal death and disability in the developing world, discussing the scope of the problem and the reasons for its persistence, especially in Africa and Asia.
November 20, 2008
For more information and to register contact Barbara Birkeland
blkbirk@charter.net or call 203-268-3620
November 20, 2008
Schedule of Events:
Registration and Reception from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Lecture and Award from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
For additional information please contact glorney-raisbeck@nyam.org
November 18, 2008
Schedule of Events:
Annual Meeting of the Voting Fellows and Induction of New Fellows at 5:00 PM
Discourse and Awards at 6:00 PM
Reception at 7:00 PM
For more information please contact Amy Kline, akline@nyam.org
The Annual Meeting of the Fellows is open to NYAM Fellows only, the Anniversary Discourse and Awards is open to the public
November 17, 2008
Schedule of Events:
Reception from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Lecture from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
For additional information please contact brock@nyam.org
November 13, 2008
From February to the middle of July 1942 a remarkable study was carried out in the Warsaw ghetto, a study of starvation conducted by the Jewish physicians in the two largest hospitals in the ghetto. The results of this study have survived and become a cornerstone of the medical literature on the changes undergone by the human body when not enough food is available. The Final Stamp is an historical novel about that study—why it was done, how it was done, who carried it out, what was found, and how it survived. Everything about the study itself is historically accurate; Dr. Winick has brought life to the real physicians involved in his novel’s fictional characterizations.
More information, and copies of the book for purchase are available here: The Final Stamp or on Amazon.com should you wish to read the novel before the event.
For more information contact Rick Ziehler, rziehler@nyam.org
November 11, 2008
The Paul Klemperer Award and Medal is presented to an individual for outstanding achievements and contributions to the study of connective tissues and their diseases. This year's award will be presented to Steven R. Goldring, M.D.
November 11, 2008
Schedule of Events:
Registration and Light Dinner from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Lectures and Discussion from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
For more information please contact Amy Kline (212) 419-3644, akline@nyam.org
November 10, 2008
Schedule of Events:
Registration and Light Reception from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Lecture and Discussion from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
For more information contact rziehler@nyam.org
November 6, 2008
The panel will discuss upcoming directions and changes in NYS health policy including inpatient and outpatient provider reimbursement, regulating health care (Berger and beyond) and quality initiatives.
Moderator:
Ellen Rautenberg , President and CEO, Public Health Solutions
Schedule of Events:
Registration and Reception: 5:15 PM to 6:00 PM
Lecture and Discussion: 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
For additional information please contact akline@nyam.org
November 5, 2008
Schedule of Events:
Registration and Light Refreshments from 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Case Presentation and Discussion from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
For more information please contact ethicsnetwork@nyam.org
November 1, 2008
Schedule of Events:
Registration and Light Breakfast: 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM
Academic Program: 8:30 AM to Noon
Registration is free, but advanced registration is required.
November 1, 2008
For additional information and to register contact Yoshiaki Omura, MD,
icaet@yahoo.com
October 30, 2008
In this talk, Jacqueline Wolf will explain how anesthesia, despite its link to the maternal death rate, ironically came to alleviate women's fear of childbirth and how the medical community came to describe obstetric anesthesia as beneficial — in fact, the more anesthesia the better.
Lecture at 6:00 p.m.; Light refreshments at 5:30 p.m.
October 29, 2008
Open vs. Robotic Prostatectomy
and
Focal vs. Expectant Treatment of Minimal Disease
Schedule of Events
Registration from 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Debate and Discussion from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PMThis event is free, but advance registration is requested.
October 28, 2008
Schedule of Events:
Registration and Light Refreshments from 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Presentations and Discussion from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
The overall goals of the workshop are to:
1. Educate pediatricians about key environmental issues encountered in the primary care setting
2. Share principles of risk communication with respect to developing environmental health messages
For more information contact Amy Kline (212)419-3644, akline@nyam.org
October 16, 2008
For more information and to register contact Barbara Birkeland
blkbirk@charter.net or call 203-268-3620
October 16, 2008
Bestselling author and award-winning journalist Julie Salamon follows a year in the life New York’s Maimonides Medical Center, painting a revealing portrait of how big medicine operates today in
HOSPITAL: Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity, Plus Red Tape, Bad Behavior, Money, God and Diversity on Steroids
Moderator:
Jo Ivey Boufford MD, president of The New York Academy of Medicine
For more information please contact Amy Kline (212)419-3644,
akline@nyam.org
October 15, 2008
Schedule of Events:
Registration and Reception from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Presentations and Discussion from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Local Area Forensic Psychiatry Training Programs Overview from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM
For additional information please contact rziehler@nyam.org
October 15, 2008
Schedule of Events:
Reception from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Lecture from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
For additional information please contact gibbs@nyam.org
October 14, 2008
Daniel D. Federman, MD, of Harvard Medical School, will speak about "Humanism in Medicine: Necessary but Not Sufficient."
Schedule of Events:
Reception from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Lecture from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
For additional information please contact miller_lecture@nyam.org
October 3, 2008
For more information and to register please contact Yoshiaki Omura, MD,
icaet@yahoo.com
October 2, 2008
Lecture and film screening at 6:00 p.m.; light refreshments at 5:30 p.m.
In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the New York Academy of Medicine’s groundbreaking study, “Maternal Mortality in New York City,” the Section on the History of Medicine and Public Health is sponsoring a screening of "The Fight for Life." This 1940 film by master filmmaker Pare Lorentz tells the story of the pioneering Chicago Maternity Center. Bert Hansen, PhD, Professor of History at Baruch College of The City University of New York, will introduce the film. One of Professor Hansen’s chief research interests is the history of how scientific and medical knowledge is disseminated to the general public.
Read the original report
September 23, 2008
Schedule of Events
Registration and Reception: 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Lecture and Discussion: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
For additional information contact Rick Ziehler rziehler@nyam.org
September 18, 2008
Numerous studies have shown that early childhood development can influence certain outcomes later in life- level of IQ, obesity and self esteem are all determined by the time a child turns three. Dr. Eden will read from his revised and updated Positive Parenting, a time honored classic reference guide for parents, and health professionals on the first three years of life.
September 18, 2008
For more information and to register contact Barbara Birkeland,
blkbirk@charter.net or call 203-268-3620
September 17, 2008
Speaker: Ruth Westheimer, EdD.
This event is jointly sponsored by the Metropolitan Area Geriatrics Society (MAGS) and The New York Academy of Medicine. For more information and to register please contact magsadmin@gmail.com
September 16, 2008
"Must We Always Listen to the Health Care Proxy? Can We Define the Tipping Point of Unreasonableness?"
A special case presentation on the wife-proxy of a 66 year old man with traumatic brain injury requests removal of life support despite reasonably good chances for the patient's complete recovery.
Schedule of Events:
Registration and Light Refreshments from 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Case Presentation and Discussion from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
For more information contact Amy Kline (212)419-3644, ethicsnetwork@nyam.org
September 15, 2008
Schedule of Events:
Reception and Presentations from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
For additional information please contact valentine@nyam.org
September 15, 2008
Schedule of Events:
Registration and Reception from 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Lecture and Discussion from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
For more information please contact Rick Ziehler, rziehler@nyam.org
September 10, 2008
A Course in Nine Sessions, with lectures and seminar discussion (Sept 10, 2008 - May 31, 2009)
Change is at the center of the presidential campaign debate, and health care reform remains an urgent—and elusive—national priority. Meanwhile, a recent surge of books testifies to the need to understand key factors underlying change in society, nature, organizations and our own lives. Whether probing complexity or randomness, unraveling ecosystem dynamics, exposing self-defeating policies and actions, spotting tipping points or devising effective ‘nudges’, the search is on for ways of fathoming complex issues to achieve change effectively...
Registering for the Sept 10 Introductory Session will register you for the entire course
September 8, 2008
Convening thought leaders to explore our most pressing
challenges and the path forward to ensure the public’s health
For questions, please contact publichealth@columbia.edu or call 212.305.4797
August 13, 2008
Course Hours:
Wednesday, August 13, 2008: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday, August 14, 2008: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday, August 15, 2008: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
For complete program information and for additional questions regarding contact please contact www.ebem.org
To reserve sleeping accommodations at the EBEM Group reduced rate at The Hotel Wales please contact: dmorcone@nyam.org
Special Registration offer to Academy Fellows: 10% discount or $1080 to register.
July 9, 2008
Schedule of Events:
Reception at 5:30 PM
Presentation and discussion at 6:00 PM
For additional information please contact Rick Ziehler, rziehler@nyam.org
June 16, 2008
Drawing on years of experience as a geriatric social worker and mindfulness-based stress reduction practitioner, the author has taken Jon Kabat-Zinn's Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program and adapted it to the particular needs of elders, their families, and professional caregivers. Mindfulness practices focus on abilities, rather than disabilities, in order to provide paths to the inner strengths and resources that we all possess. McBee's Mindfulness-Based Elder Care conveys the benefits of mindfulness through meditation, gentle yoga, massage, aromatherapy, humor, and other creative therapies to this special population. She provides clear, concise instructions for her program, as well as a wealth of anecdotal and experiential exercises, to help readers at all levels of experience. Hers is the first book to fully explore the value of mindfulness models for frail elders and their caregivers.
For additional information please contact Amy Kline akline@nyam.org
June 13, 2008
For additional information and to register contact Yoshiaki Omura, MD,
icaet@yahoo.com
June 11, 2008
Honoring Distinguished Individuals Who Advance the Health of Peoples Worldwide
