Jan
31
Mon
2022
Virtual Weekly Work In Progress
Jan 31 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Presented by: Lakshika Tennakoon, MD, MPhil
Talk Title: “Traumatic Injuries Due to Interpersonal and
Domestic Violence in the United States”

Bio: Dr. Lakshika Tennakoon is a clinical epidemiologist working in the Department of Surgery, Section of Trauma & Critical Care.  Her work focuses on improving trauma systems and clinical outcomes for injured patients. Her broader research interests include epidemiology, intimate partner violence, injury prevention and outcomes, biostatistics, bioinformatics, and psychiatry. Prior to joining the Department of Surgery, she worked within the Departments of Psychiatry and Bioinformatics at Stanford. She was the domain expert for psychiatry for the development of the National Database for Autism Research (NDAR) for the National Institute of Health (NIH), USA. Lakshika has extensive experience in research, teaching and clinical care. Before moving to the United States, she was a senior research scientist at Kings College in University of London, UK and the University of Melbourne, Australia

Anyone can attend and happy hour conditions apply here. Please refer inquiries to Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu

 

Feb
7
Mon
2022
Canceled | Monthly Work-In-Progress Session
Feb 7 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Due to an all-day workshop, this session has been canceled.

Each first Monday of every month, S-SPIRE hosts a Zoom Work-In-Progress session (WIP) for faculty members and trainees to present their research and receive feedback on projects in every phase of development—from drafting specific aims pages, to parsing grant review committee comments, to abstracts/papers/methods in preparation.

Please contact Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu for Zoom dial-in instructions.

Feb
14
Mon
2022
Canceled | Weekly Work In Progress
Feb 14 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Due to the PCSA Annual Meeting, this session has been canceled.

Each week, S-SPIRE hosts an in-person Work-In-Progress session (WIP) for faculty members and trainees to present their research and receive feedback on projects in every phase of development—from drafting specific aims pages, to parsing grant review committee comments, to abstracts/papers/methods in preparation.

Anyone can attend and happy hour conditions apply here. Please refer inquiries to Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu

 

Feb
21
Mon
2022
Canceled due to President’s Day | Weekly Work In Progress
Feb 21 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

The weekly WIP session has been canceled due to MLK Holiday. We will resume on January 24, 2022.

Each week, S-SPIRE hosts an in-person Work-In-Progress session (WIP) for faculty members and trainees to present their research and receive feedback on projects in every phase of development—from drafting specific aims pages, to parsing grant review committee comments, to abstracts/papers/methods in preparation.

Anyone can attend and happy hour conditions apply here. Please refer inquiries to Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu

 

Feb
28
Mon
2022
Weekly Work In Progress
Feb 28 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

 

Presented by: Daniel Joseph Stoltz, MD, Resident in General Surgery, Department of Surgery
Talk Title: “Preventative Health Screening in Veterans With Obesity Seeking Bariatric Surgery: The Role of a Specialty Surgery Clinic.”

Bio: Dan Stoltz is a Stanford General Surgery resident currently in his second year of Professional Development time. He is funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Physician-Scientist Fellowship Program, the Division of Abdominal Transplantation, and a Professional Development Resident Award through the Division of General Surgery. Current research interests include translational diagnostics and clinical outcomes in pediatric abdominal transplantation, as well as clinical interventions for obese patients seeking bariatric surgery

Each week, S-SPIRE hosts an in-person Work-In-Progress session (WIP) for faculty members and trainees to present their research and receive feedback on projects in every phase of development—from drafting specific aims pages, to parsing grant review committee comments, to abstracts/papers/methods in preparation.

Please refer inquiries to Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu

 

Mar
7
Mon
2022
ZOOM | Monthly Work-In-Progress Session
Mar 7 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Title: “The Physiologic Basis of the Operative Experience: The WHOOP Study”
Presented by the WHOOP Study Team:

Each first Monday of every month, S-SPIRE hosts a Zoom Work-In-Progress session (WIP) for faculty members and trainees to present their research and receive feedback on projects in every phase of development—from drafting specific aims pages, to parsing grant review committee comments, to abstracts/papers/methods in preparation.

Please contact Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu for Zoom dial-in instructions.

Mar
14
Mon
2022
Weekly Work In Progress
Mar 14 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Presented by: Aaron Dawes, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, General Surgery, Stanford

Talk Title: “The Effect of Managed Care on Access and Quality for Medicaid Patients with Colon Cancer”

Bio:

Dr. Dawes is a board-certified, fellowship-trained colon and rectal surgeon. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Dr. Dawes treats a wide variety of conditions involving the colon, rectum, and anus, always leveraging the latest evidence and technologies. He is fully trained in minimally invasive surgical techniques–including laparoscopic, robotic, and trans-anal minimally invasive surgery–and strives to employ them, whenever possible, in an effort to reduce pain and shorten recovery.

Each week, S-SPIRE hosts an in-person Work-In-Progress session (WIP) for faculty members and trainees to present their research and receive feedback on projects in every phase of development—from drafting specific aims pages, to parsing grant review committee comments, to abstracts/papers/methods in preparation.

Please refer inquiries to Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu

 

Mar
21
Mon
2022
Weekly Work In Progress
Mar 21 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Presented by: Aaron Dawes, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, General Surgery, Stanford

Part 2
Talk Title: “The Effect of Managed Care on Access and Quality for Medicaid Patients with Colon Cancer”

Bio:

Dr. Dawes is a board-certified, fellowship-trained colon and rectal surgeon. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Dr. Dawes treats a wide variety of conditions involving the colon, rectum, and anus, always leveraging the latest evidence and technologies. He is fully trained in minimally invasive surgical techniques–including laparoscopic, robotic, and trans-anal minimally invasive surgery–and strives to employ them, whenever possible, in an effort to reduce pain and shorten recovery.

Each week, S-SPIRE hosts an in-person Work-In-Progress session (WIP) for faculty members and trainees to present their research and receive feedback on projects in every phase of development—from drafting specific aims pages, to parsing grant review committee comments, to abstracts/papers/methods in preparation.

Please refer inquiries to Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu

 

Mar
28
Mon
2022
Weekly Work In Progress
Mar 28 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Presented by: Thomas Weiser, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Surgery | Section of Trauma, Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery
Director of Global Engagement | Department of Surgery

Talk Title: “CLEAN-CS: A cluster-randomized stepped wedge interventional trial evaluating an adaptive, multimodal intervention to reduce postoperative infections following cesarean delivery in Ethiopia”

Bio:
Dr. Thomas Weiser is a general and trauma surgeon, and surgical intensivist. He treats and cares for injured patients and those with acute surgical emergencies as well as manages critically ill surgical patients in the Intensive Care Unit.

His research is focused on evaluating the role surgical care plays in the delivery of health services in resource poor settings, in particular low and middle income countries. He is interested in barriers to access and provision of surgical care, the quality of surgical services, and outcomes research as well as the science of implementation, how improvements can be made, and how to strengthen compliance with best practices and change behaviors for the better. He also has an interest in domestic policy as it relates to trauma outcomes, trauma systems, insurance coverage and costs of care, and firearm violence.

Each week, S-SPIRE hosts an in-person Work-In-Progress session (WIP) for faculty members and trainees to present their research and receive feedback on projects in every phase of development—from drafting specific aims pages, to parsing grant review committee comments, to abstracts/papers/methods in preparation.

Please refer inquiries to Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu

 

Apr
4
Mon
2022
Canceled | Monthly Work-In-Progress Session
Apr 4 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Each first Monday of every month, S-SPIRE hosts a Zoom Work-In-Progress session (WIP) for faculty members and trainees to present their research and receive feedback on projects in every phase of development—from drafting specific aims pages, to parsing grant review committee comments, to abstracts/papers/methods in preparation.

Please contact Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu for Zoom dial-in instructions.