U.S. Senator Dick Durbin held a news conference with Illinois health care leaders Monday, May 22, to release his “Roadmap to Grow Illinois’ Rural Health Workforce.” The partnership with hospitals, community health centers, medical and nursing schools, community colleges, dentists, physicians, and nurses will organize efforts and provide new funding to address health care workforce shortages and staffing crises in rural Illinois.
Senator Dick Durbin held a news conference at SIU's Simmons Cancer Institute to discuss the shortage of life-saving drugs for cancer patients. Last month, Durbin urged the FDA to use the agency’s authority to immediately address the ongoing shortage.
The SIU Family Medicine Residency Wellness Committee is comprised of behaviorists, faculty and residents. Residency wellness is taken very seriously and a formalized plan is in place. Well-being may be positively increased by interacting with patients and colleagues at work, being intellectually stimulated and by feeling that one is making a difference/helping. In addition, self-care activities, including exercise, getting plenty of rest and connecting with others, are beneficial. We want our Family Medicine Residents to thrive, not just survive. The plan includes: Balint, once a month. Six
The 41st Annual E. Shannon Stauffer Spring Visiting Professor Lecture will be held Friday, June 21 from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Memorial Learning Center Room 2B. This annual event celebrates the legacy of the founding chair of the Division of Orthopedics, Dr. E. Shannon Stauffer and features a visiting professor lecture and resident presentations. This year's visiting professor is Dr. Richard Laughlin, a Foot and Ankle Trauma and Reconstructive surgeon with the University of Connecticut. CME credit is available - see flyer.
The Division of Orthopedic Surgery hosts the 39th Annual E. Shannon Stauffer Spring Visiting Professor Lectureship. This year's distinguished guest is Daniel Oakes, MD. Click here for more details.
Prepare for the road ahead. Learn how to cope with memory loss. The Early Stage Memory Loss Program is an annual supportive group seminar series for individuals with early stage memory loss and their care partners. Sessions are led by Smith Alzheimer's Center at SIU Medicine professionals, and feature expert information and advice for both persons with memory loss and their families. At each meeting, the group meets for an educational session followed by separate support group sessions, one for persons with memory loss and one for family caregivers. Who can participate? Persons with an early
ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) transforms the way rural, underserved communities learn and share knowledge. Coordinated by Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and the Illinois Health and Hospital Association, ECHO provides a virtual network for experts to mentor and share their medical expertise. Current topics include opioids and hypertension.