UP(by) stander training: Dr. Magali Fassiotto, Assistant Dean for Faculty Development and Diversity Stanford University School of Medicine

Strategies to combat bias and increase diversity: Dr. Hannah Valentine Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity at the United States National Institutes of Health.

Lead by:
Dr. Micaela Esquivel, Clinical Assistant Professor
Dr. Ashley Titan, General Surgery Resident

Medical School Speakers: Orly Farber, Veronica Toro,  Alexis Doyle, Songnan Wang, Giselle Gomez, Kiah Williams, Arielle Kempinsky, Andrea Fisher, Christopher Puntasecca, Clare Wise.

Title of Presentation: “Impact of COVID-19 on Presentation, Management and Outcomes of Acute Surgical Conditions”

Via Zoom
For dial-in instructions, please contact Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu

Speaker:
Christine Veenstra, MD
Assistant Professor
Michigan Medicine Multidisciplinary Colorectal Cancer Clinic | Rogel Cancer Center

Title of Presentation: “Improving Care and Outcomes for Cancer Survivors Across the Survivorship Continuum”

Via Zoom
For dial-in instructions, please contact Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu

Work-In-Progress Session

Presented by: Laura A. Graham, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Stanford-Surgery Policy Improvement Research and Education Center
Dept. of Surgery
Stanford University, School of Medicine

Talk title: “A Primer to VA Data”

For dial-in instructions, please contact Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu

Presented by:
Alex Sox-Harris, PhD, Associate Professor
S-SPIRE Center

And

Todd Wagner, PhD, Associate Professor
S-SPIRE Center

Talk Title: “VA’s Efforts to Purchase More Surgical Care: Effects on Costs, Quality and Access”

For dial-in instructions, please contact Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu

Marzena Sasnal, PhD
Social Science Research Professional, S-SPIRE Center
Department of Surgery
Stanford University

Talk Title: “Feasibility and Acceptability of Coaching Residents on Teleneurology Communication Skills”

For dial-in instructions, please contact Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu

Work In Progress Session

Kirbi Yelorda, MD, General Surgery Resident
Title: “Relationship Between High Deductible Health Plans and Emergency Hernia Operations”

For dial-in instructions, please email Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu

Speakers:

Katelyn Susan Chan, MD Student
Julia Chandler, MD, General Surgery Resident
Mentor: Stephanie Chao, Assistant Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery) at Stanford University Medical Center

Talk title: “Mental Health Outcomes in Pediatric Trauma and Chronic Disease Patients: A Large Database Approach”

For dial-in instructions, please email Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu

Weekly Work-In-Progress has been canceled due to Thanksgiving Holiday week.

We will resume on November 30, 2020 at 5 pm via Zoom.