October 6, 2015 - Inaugural AOA Induction and Banquet
From 6-9 p.m. at the FAU Club
February 2, 2016 -
Faculty Recognition Ceremony
College of Medicine Lobby and the Gelb Auditorium in the evening. Time to be determined.
February 6, 2016 - Renaissance Ball
Polo Club in Boca Raton at 6:30 p.m.
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Board Approves $65.7 Million for New Studies
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The departments and agencies listed here propose revisions to modernize, strengthen, and make more effective the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects that was promulgated as a Common Rule in 1991. The Notice of proposed rule-making seeks comment on proposals to better protect human subjects involved in research, while facilitating valuable research and reducing burden, delay, and ambiguity for investigators. The proposed rule is an effort to modernize, simplify, and enhance the current system of oversight.
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The Miami Winter Symposium on Inflammation will be held Jan. 24-27, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency in Miami. Sessions will cover acute inflammation; cardiovascular and metabolic inflammation; neuro-inflammation; cancer and inflammation and resolution of inflammation. A registration portal for Florida universities is available and discounted rates are available. There are no late fees. The deadline for the submission of posters is Nov. 9.
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New Website!
Our new website has launched. Check it out!
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A photographer will be available from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on October 22 in the COM Lobby before the next College-wide faculty meeting to take portraits. If you haven't had a new photo taken in a few years, please stop by.
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Construction Progress: Work on the Ceiling of the Third Floor
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MedWrite
Did you know that there are approved templates for PowerPoint slides, flyers, and ads? Do you need a high-resolution college logo? Check out MedWrite for more information and be sure to bookmark it in your web browser:
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Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Florida Atlantic University
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More than 2 million people in the United States suffer from substance use disorders related to prescription opiate pain medications, and overdose deaths have more
 than quadrupled in the past decade and a half,according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). More than 200 million prescriptions were written for these pain medications in 2013, according to institute data. College researchers will work with foundation2recovery.org to target this major public health problem using novel approaches to support treatment, prevention and education programs. "The misuse of opiate pain medication is a huge public health problem that impacts families all over the country, at all socioeconomic levels," said Executive Vice Dean John W. Newcomer, M.D., who is heading up this project for the college. "As physicians, we look forward to working with foundation2recovery to help them identify, assess and support highly effective approaches, both existing and novel, to address prescription opiate addiction."
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The statistics of physical inactivity in the United States are staggering. About 36 percent of adults do not engage in any leisure-time physical activity, despite the fact that walking may be comparable to more vigorous exercisein preventing a cardiovascular event, according to Healthy People 2020. Steven Lewis, Ph.D., and Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., Dr.P.H., have published a commentary online ahead of print
 in the American Journal of Medicine titled, "Regular Physical Activity: Forgotten Benefits." They stress how lack of physical activity in Americans poses important clinical, publichealth and fiscal challenges for the nation. "Lack of physical activity accounts for 22 percent of coronary heart disease, 22 percent of colon cancer, 18 percent  of osteoporotic fractures, 12 percent of diabetes and hypertension, and 5 percent of breast cancer," Dr. Hennekens said. "Furthermore, physical inactivity accounts for about 2.4 percent of U.S. healthcare expenditures, or approximately $24 billion a year." |
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Inspired by calls for culture change in long-term care and by traditional self-management approaches to health, Benjamin A. Bensadon, Ed.M., Ph.D., and other researchers, conducted a pilot study aimed at improving  resident quality of life and staff morale on an inpatient geriatric rehabilitation unit. Feasibility of an innovative program to host monthly film showings was tested in the community living center of the Oklahoma City VA Medical Center. In an attempt to stimulate reflection and reduce feelings of isolation, the authors joined residents and their providers in viewing films encapsulating health-related aspects of the aging process and discussing them in an environment of informal interaction and camaraderie. The program appeared to enhance resident-directed care and quality of life by stimulating empathy and fostering a therapeutic sense of community. The film series was cited as evidence of cultural transformation during an independent evaluation of quality improvement and compliance review at the center.
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Ira J. Gelb, M.D., will be inducted into the Owl's Nest Faculty & Staff Society's new Platinum Club for
 his generous and continued support of FAU. Membership in this top tier of faculty and staff donors is exclusive and for those employees who have contributed consecutively for 25 years or more, or who have donated more than $25,000 to FAU. Dr. Gelb will be honored at the pinning ceremony at the Owl's Nest Society campaign celebration at 8:30 a.m. on October 6 on the west lawn of the Administration Building of the Boca Raton campus.
Joanna Drowos, D.O., M.P.H., M.B.A., and Sarah Wood, M.D., have been selected by the Association of American Medical Colleges to join their working groups on the Core Entrustable Professional Activities for Entering Residency (CEPAER). CEPAER identifies the integrated activities that should be expected of all M.D. graduates who make the transition from medical school to residency.
They delineate 13 Entrustable Professional Activities that all entering residents should be expected to perform on the first day of residency without direct supervision regardless of specialty choice. Dr. Wood will be working with the Implementation group and Dr. Drowos will be working with the Faculty Development group. Their work will benefit the College through collaboration with other medical schools as well as with licensing and accrediting bodies that are aligned with the vision and goals of this project.
Benjamin Bensadon, Ed.M., Ph.D., has been accepted to the 2015-2016 Tideswell, The American Geriatrics
Society, and The Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs National Leadership Development Program. The National Leadership Development Program has been designed as a hands-on and practical program for emerging leaders in aging. The program will focus on augmenting and leveraging existing leadership skills relevant to clinical, research, and education.
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