Laura Nagy, Ph.D. — professor of molecular medicine, director of the Liver Disease Research Center, and Director of the Northern Ohio Alcohol Center at the Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic – will present “Inflammation and Cell Death in Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease (ALD): Can a Carbohydrate be an Effective Therapeutic?” at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6 in RGE-123.
The talk is free and open to the public. It is part of the Dr. Hans G. Folkesson Memorial Seminar Series presented by Integrative Medical Sciences.
Contact: Erin Polcyn, epolcyn@neomed.edu.
Bernhard Fassl, M.D., director of the Center for Global Health Innovation at NEOMED, will speak at VITALS at noon, Thursday, Dec. 1 via Zoom. The talk is free and open to the public.
Dr. Fassl has led several maternal-child health projects in India, Nepal, Tibet and other sites around the globe. His research is focused on reducing inequities in health care access and quality on a global scale through frugal innovation and quality improvement strategies.
Since joining NEOMED in January 2022, Dr. Fassl has led NEOMED’s collaboration with health innovators in Nepal, India and Kenya who have taken on the challenge of finding cost-effective solutions for their health systems through innovation and social entrepreneurship. The public-private-academic collaborative connects health care needs at the grassroots level with social, medical, engineering and other entrepreneurs who explore new approaches.
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About VITALS
VITALS | Visionary Health Leadership in Action speaker series features a diverse range of experiences by innovative leaders in the medical sector. Speakers range from regional University partners — public, private and health care systems — to national peers, alumni and thought leaders, each discussing leadership challenges and solutions in their respective health care sectors past, present and future.
Continuing Education
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the sponsorship of Northeast Ohio Medical University. Northeast Ohio Medical University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing education. Learn more.
Processional will begin at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, May 6 at E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall. Ceremony begins at 10. It will be streamed live on our Facebook page.
Ceremony for graduates in the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy and Graduate Studies.
Learn more on our commencement website.
Questions? Contact Student Services at studentservices@neomed.edu.
Forrest Faison III, M.D., vice admiral (ret.) and the 38th surgeon general of the U.S. Navy, will be the guest at VITALS at noon, Thursday, Nov. 10 in Watanakunakorn Auditorium on the NEOMED campus. His talk will also be streamed on Zoom.
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About VITALS: Every month, we give health care thought leaders 17 minutes – the average duration of a physician-patient visit – to engage medical professionals and students on any of the VITALS topics: Value-based, Innovation, Technology, Advocacy, Leadership, Service.
VITALS | Visionary Health Leadership in Action speaker series features a diverse range of experiences by innovative leaders in the medical sector. Speakers range from regional University partners — public, private and health care systems — to national peers, alumni and thought leaders, each discussing leadership challenges and solutions in their respective health care sectors past, present and future.
Rene R. Sevag Packard, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor-in-residence in the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, will present “IGF Binding Protein-3 Protection in Anthracycline Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiomyocyte Injury” at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18 in RGE-123.
The talk is part of the Dr. Hans G. Folkesson Memorial Seminar Series presented by the Integrative Medical Sciences Department.
Contact: Erin Polcyn, epolcyn@neomed.edu.
Tom Vo, M.D. (’96), M.B.A., CEO and chairman of the board of Nutex Health, joins the next VITALS program at noon Thursday, Oct. 6, via Zoom.
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Nutex Health is a technology-enabled health management company that implements and operates innovative health care models, including micro-hospitals, specialty hospitals and hospital outpatient departments. The publicly traded company also owns and operates provider networks such as independent physician associations.
Dr. Vo has more than 25 years of expertise in the business of medicine. He is residency trained in emergency medicine and has worked in busy hospitals and emergency centers throughout Texas. Additionally, he has been instrumental in the start-up and management of over 30 specialty hospitals and emergency centers throughout the U.S. He is recognized by his contemporaries as one of the pioneers and leaders in the field. In 2020, Dr. Vo received the prestigious EY Entrepreneur of The Year® award, where he went on to become the National Finalist.
The monthly VITALS speaker series features a diverse range of innovative leaders in the medical sector. Each speaker has 17 minutes ― the same length of time of the average physician-patient visit — to offer disruptive solutions to health care’s biggest problems. Approaches may cover any of the six components of VITALS: Value-based, Innovation, Technology, Advocacy, Leadership and Service.
Following his presentation, Dr. Vo will engage in discourse with attendees for the remainder of the hour, guided by moderator Monica Robins, senior medical reporter at WKYC.
Register for the Oct. 6 VITALS program with Dr. Vo and watch previous programs at neomed.edu/vitals.
David W. Busija, M.A., Ph.D., M.D. (Hon), Regents Endowed Professor and Chairman, Department of Pharmacology at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, will present “Mitochondrial Dynamics During Health, Disease and Aging” at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27 in RGE-123.
The talk is part of the Dr. Hans G. Folkesson Memorial Seminar Series, hosted by the IMS Department.
Contact: epolcyn@neomed.edu.
