Community / Urban Health
Lecture Series Schedule

2008-2009

September 15, 2008, Ross Hall 101, Mary Carol Jennings, AMSA Jack Rutledge Legislative Director, " Health Care For Everyone? *Health Care Reform & the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election"

October 17, 2008, Ross Hall 101, Kirsten Thompson, PA, "Population Health Issues in Washington, DC."

November 17, 2008, Ross Hall, Lisa Alexander, PA, MPH, EdD, Assistant Dean for Community-Based Partnerships, "Trends Worth Watching in Primary Care"

2007-2008

October 12, 2007, 12-1 pm, Ross Hall 117, John Sawyer, Assistant Director of the National Association for Community Health Centers: “Primary Care at Safety Net Clinics”

October 17, 2007, 12-1 pm, Ross Hall 227: Lisa Alexander, EdD, MPH, PA, Assistant Dean for Community-Based Partnerships:  DC Healthcare Safety Net: Does it Catch Everyone?

November 14, 2007, 12- 1 pm, Ross Hall 227, Ann O'Malley, MD, MPH, Senior Health Researcher at the Center for Studying Health System Change "Trends in Primary Care and How it Affects Community Health"

January 25, 2008, 12-1 pm, Ross Hall 117, Matthew D. Levy, MD, MPH, Medical Director of Community Pediatrics Georgetown University Hospital/MedStar Health, "Community Pedicatrics in Washington DC- Challenges and Solutions"

February 20, 2008, 12-1 pm, Ross Hall 117, Lisa Alexander, PA, EdD, MPH, Assistant Dean for Community-Based Partnerships: A Panel Discussion on presentations by Dan Hawking.

2006-2007

September 29, 2006, 12-1 pm, Ross Hall 227, Kyu Rhee, MD, MPP, Medical Director, Baltimore Medical Systems, Inc., "Managing the Safety Net of Medicine"

October 13, 2006, 12-1 pm, Ross Hall 227, Rhonique Harris, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Mobile Health Programs, Children's National Medical Center, "Community Health on the Move"

October 18, 2006, 12-1 pm, Ross Hall 227, Seiji Hayashi, MD, Director, GW Community-Oriented Primary Care Program, " Providing Care for Culturally Diverse Communities: The COPC Approach"

January 26, 2007, 12-1 pm, Ross Hall 227, Kirsten Thomsen, PA-C, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Care Sciences, GWUMC, "Public Policy Issues Post Katrina

February 26, 2007, 12-1 pm, Ross 227, Helen Burstin, MD, MPH, Senior Vice President, National Quality Forum, " Clinical Prevention in the Community and Missed Opportunities Related to Disparities"

March 21, 2007, 12-1 pm, Lisa Alexander, EdD, MPH, PA and Randi Abramson, MD: "A Day in the Life of a Safety Net Medical Clinic"

April 13, 2007, 12-1pm Ross Hall Room 117, Olga Acosta-Price, PhD, "Assessing the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Needs of Washington, DC.