TODAY IS WORLD AIDS DAY

World AIDS Day 2011 is about "Getting to Zero".

Zero New HIV Infections. Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS-Related Deaths.

The global HIV response is at a pivotal moment, where huge strides forward are at serious risk and current approaches are reaching their limits. Only one third of the 15 million people living with HIV and in need of life-long treatment are receiving it. New infections continue to outpace the number of people starting treatment, while the upward trend in resources suffered a serious downturn this year.

"Zero New HIV Infections" and "Zero Discrimination" are equally as likely to spark high impact events from small scale community vigils to nation wide events using the universally recognized shape of zeros and the power of light to get life and death issues the attention they deserve.

Check out UNAIDS.org to read more about World AIDS Day, and about ongoing AIDS relief efforts around the world.

World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day, internationally observed on December 1st of each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection.

In recognition of this day, our campus is proud to again be hosting several panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt. The Quilt will be on display in the School of Nursing Atrium and the Hixson Atrium from 12:00pm on Monday, November 29th to 1:00pm Thursday, December 1st. Viewing is free and open to the public.

Each day this week, the Office of Student Engagement and the KUMC Student World AIDS Group will be co-sponsoring programs with various campus organizations as we explore 30 Years of Prevention, Treatment, and Care. Lunch or dinner will be provided each day.

DATES, TIMES, AND TOPICS ARE LISTED IN THE PREVIOUS POST BELOW.

World AIDS Day - Events All Week!

World AIDS Day is December 1.  We have events planned Monday through Thursday all week.  Come for any or all!  Everyone is welcome. 

Event Calendar 

All Week - AIDS Memorial Quilt                                                   

     Days: Monday - Thursday
     Place: SON Atrium and Hixon Atrium
     Organized by: OSE and SWAG

Monday, November 28 - AIDS Service Organization Panel

     Reception: 5:00-5:45pm
     Panel: 6:00-7:00pm
     Candlelight Vigil: following panel
     Place: SON Atrium/Auditorium

Tuesday, November 29 - AIDS History, Myths, and Truths

     Time: 12:00-1:00pm
     Place: SON Auditorium
     Speaker: Catherine Satterwhite, PhD

Wednesday, November 30 - The Unlikely Case

     Time: 12:00-1:00pm
     Place: WHE Auditorium
     Speaker: Sharon Lee, MD

And the Band Played On (movie)

     Time: Dinner starts: 5:00pm
     Movie starts: 5:30pm
     Place: Lied Auditorium

Thursday, December 1 - The Future of Prevention and Treatment

     Time: 12:00-1:00pm
     Place: WHE Auditorium
     Speaker: Julie Banderas, PharmD

With enough money, we could get congress to agree that a horse is a vegetable.

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Nominate an MPH professor for the Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award!

I'm just copying an e-mail we all received here because I don't recognize any MPH professors in the list of previous winners.  Since we all know we have some great professors in the program, we encourage you to nominate the one you think is best!  


 Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award

The Chancellor selects faculty members in the schools of Health Professions, Medicine, and Nursing at the

University of Kansas Medical Center to be recipients of the Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award.

Faculty members with excellence in teaching while at KUMC may be nominated by a faculty colleague, student, or alumnus.  Each nomination must include:

1.      Nominator's letter summarizing the faculty member's

               a.   worthiness for receiving this award;

               b.   formal teaching responsibilities; and

               c.   voluntary additional teaching (interdepartmental, etc.), if any;

2.      Nominee's curriculum vitae, indicating reception of other teaching awards, if any;

3.      Copies of past formal evaluations of the nominee's teaching made by students and residents; and

4.      Evaluations by faculty peers.

Additional letters in support of the nomination are not required but are recommended.  A maximum of five individuals’ letters will be accepted.  Nominations must be submitted by Friday, January 27, 2012, and directed to my attention, Office of Academic Affairs, 5015 Wescoe, Mail Stop 1040, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, Kansas  66160.

I hope you will take this opportunity to nominate a member of our faculty.  Listed below are previous winners currently on faculty who are not eligible to receive it again.

Martha Barnard                                     Michael Parmely

Gustavo Blanco                                    Thomas Pazdernik

Wanda Bonnel                                      Brian Petroff

Diane Boyle                                         Janet Pierce

James Calvet                                       Allen Rawitch

Cheng Cho                                          Gregory Reed

Glen Cox                                             Pamela Shaw

Ivan Damjanov                                      Carol Smith

Winifred Dunn                                      Peter Smith

Dianne Durham                                    Donna Sweet

George Enders                                     Merrill Tarr

James Fishback                                   Cynthia Teel

Allan Fleming                                       Kimberly Templeton

Katherine Fletcher                                James Thomas

Linda Frazier                                        Anne Walling

Norberto Gonzalez                                Karen Wambach

Gary Gronseth                                      Judith Warren

Edna Hamera                                       Michael Werle

Vicki Hicks                                           Louis Wetzel

Daniel Hinthorn                                     Anita Wingate

Douglas Horbelt                                    Robert Wittler

Robert Klein                                         John Wood

Janice Loudon                                      Douglas Wright

David Meyers                                       Xiaoming Zhang

Garold Minns                                        

Michael Moncure                                  

Scott Moser                                         

Allen B. Rawitch, Ph.D.

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

and Dean of Graduate Studies

5015 Wescoe, MS 1040

Ext. 8-1258

Seminar from the Good Samaritan Project This Thursday: How To Communicate With Patients About HIV and Sexuality

Student World AIDS Group, Health Professionals for Human Rights, and Students Educating and Advocating for Diversity would like to invite you to an engaging lecture: “How to communicate with patients about HIV and sexuality.”


We will be hosting Pamela Ford,case manager, and Joseph Catrett, prevention specialist, from the Good Samaritan Project. Through a mock case management interview with a HIV patient, they will cover how to address sensitive issues concerning history of the client and sexual activity. They will also discuss resources and services available to HIV clients. If you are interested in learning more, please join us!

Date: Thursday, Nov. 10th

Time: 12pm

Where: 1027 Orr Major

Delicious lunch provided by Vietnam Cafe.

Women in Medicine Week-starring Dr. Megha Ramaswamy! (Co-sponsored by MPHSO)

The American Medical Women's Association is presenting Women in Medicine Week starting today.  There are lunch time speakers all week long, and we want to highlight Tuesday's lunch speaker--Dr. Megha Ramaswamy. MPHSO is co-sponsoring Tuesday's event.  Please come hear Dr. Ramaswamy speak about her career this Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 1014 Orr-Major, from noon to 1:00. 

*Free lunch for the first 40 people!

See you there!

 

 

(I can't make this flyer any bigger, but you will get a copy via e-mail too!)