Journal Club Presenation -- Friday, 5:30pm

Kwanza Price, First Year Pre-med, will give first Journal Club article presentation about ethnic disparties in online cancer groups, this Friday at 5:30pm at TC. Discussion to follow.

Location Details: Gottesman Libraries at Teachers College, Columbia University, Room 202 (2nd Floor Russell Hall) (Building behind Pupin across the street).

Download article at: http://www.nmanet.org/images/uploads/Publications/OC705.pdf

Contact for More Info or Directions: Kwanza Price, kop2101

All welcome

Mission of PMA Social Justice Journal Club:
to increase awareness about health disparities for better treatment outcomes and engage with vulnerable patient populations.

P&S Global Health Forum Tuesday October 21st

Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons has a great series of forums on global health issues and we're invited:

The 2nd annual Forum on Global Health & Human Rights--a CUMC-student driven initiative to discuss pressing topics in global health and human rights as they relate to health, access to care, and policy--kicks off on Tuesday, October 21 at 6:30 pm in Hammer 404!

The topic will be Hunger, Malnutrition, and the Global Food Crisis and the event includes a thought-provoking activity and group discussion.

Dinner will be served, so please RSVP to crf2101@columbia.edu so we can get enough food.

We look forward to seeing you there!

See the new blog of the Forum on Global Health and Human Rights: http://forumonglobalhealthandhumanrights.blogspot.com/

-Alex Svoronos & Cristina Fernandez

Alexandra Svoronos

Class of 2011

College of Physicians and Surgeons

Columbia University

Journal Club Update: Dr. Grann Speaks this Friday

For this Friday (10/17):

Instead of presenting the article on disparities in online cancer support groups, Dr. VICTOR R. GRANN, MD (Professor of Epidemiology and Health Policy and Management at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Professor of Medicine at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, Director of Research Recruitment and Minority Outreach of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center) has agreed to come and talk about his research about disparities in cancer and treatment.

Dr. Grann was recently featured on Columbia's homepage for a study he conducted which found a strong association between the prevalance of Low White Blood Count and Women of African Descent -- "Strong Association Found Between Prevalence of Low White Blood Count and Women of African Descent" (see story link at http://www.mailmanschool.org/news/display.asp?id=676)

The location for the presentation by Dr. Grann is in Russel Library, Room 306 at Teacher's College (behind Pupin across the street).
Meeting starts at 1PM that Friday.


For Friday, 10/24
Kwanza will give my article presentation on disparities in online cancer support groups.

My presentation will be at 5:30pm in Russel Library, Room 309 at Teacher's College (behind Pupin, down the stairs, across the street)

New SJM Journal Club Focusing on Medical Disparities

SJM Journal Club Upcoming Meeting

Date: Friday, October 17 tentative
Time: 1PM
Location: Teacher's College Library (more details later).

Presentation will be on Disparities Among African Americans and Online Cancer Community Support Groups Usage. Presentation to be given by Kwanza Price (first year postbac).

Follow the link to the first article: Ethnic Disparities in Online Cancer Support Groups (PDF).

As well as:
http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/98/7/1314

http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/98/Supplement_1/S185

The meeting format will consist of an an journal article presentation followed by discussion. Invited guest and possible community site visits are in the works in coming weeks!

If you are interested in joining us at the first meeting, please RSVP to Kwanza Price, Journal Club organizer, at kop2101@columbia.edu. Keep an eye out for updates on meeting location as the date nears!

SJM and PMA Present a Clothing Swap Fundraiser to Benefit Maison de Naissance

$10 for a new fall wardrobe! Clean out those closets and get ready to
have a blast while helping those in need!

The Postbacc Premedical Association and Social Justice Medicine Club
are pleased to co-sponsor a clothing swap fundraiser.

How does it work? You pay $10 to take as many new-to-you clothes and
accessories as you want. If you bring clothes to swap, you only pay
$5.00. It is free to bring clothes and/or enjoy a coffee break while
learning about healthcare in Haiti. The event is open to both men and
women, and there are already lots of cool clothes that have been
donated!

Who benefits? Maison de Naissance (http://www.maisondenaissance.com/)
is a medical clinic in rural Haiti. The clinic and surrounding
village have been hit by several hurricanes over the last few months.
The building has even been hit by lightning, yet still continues to
provide medical care 24 hours a day, often without electricity. 100%
of your tax-deductible monetary donation goes to the clinic.

Also, many of the clothes that remain at the end of event will be
donated to St. Luke's Hospital for patients needing clothes to wear
home after being released. The remainder of the items will be given
to the Salvation Army.

When? This coming Wednesday, October 8th from 3pm-6pm.

Where? The ramps in Lerner Hall.

Bet you never looked so fab while doing a little good for the world!

If you have any questions or would like to donate time or money,
please contact Andrea Palestro <amp2152@columbia.edu>

We look forward to seeing you there!

--
Social Justice Medicine
School of General Studies
Columbia University
http://www.columbiasjm.blogspot.com/

"Standard Operating Procedure" Screening Next Monday at Columbia P&S

Campaign Against Torture

National Day of Awareness:
Monday, October 6th.

Is it possible for a photograph to change the world?

Twelve photographs from Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison changed the war in Iraq and changed America's image of itself. And yet, a central question remains. Did the notorious Abu Ghraib photographs constitute evidence of systematic torture and abuse by the American military, or were they documenting the aberrant behavior of a few "bad apples"?

In STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE, documentary filmmaker Errol Morris (THE FOG OF WAR, THE THIN BLUE LINE) examines the context of these photographs. Why were they taken? What was happening outside the frame? Morris talks directly to the soldiers who took the photographs and who were in the photographs.

Physicians for Human Rights is partnering with Participant Media to host a national day of awareness through the country-wide campus screening of STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. Afterwards will be a post-film live webcasted interview with the film creator Errol Morris and PHR's lead author of the landmark report "Broken Laws, Broken Lives," Farnoosh Hashemian.


At CUMC, the film will be shown in Hammer 401 from 7-9pm, followed by the webcasted interview from 9-9:40. Please come earlier for food and beverages before the film starts.

Please RSVP at www.SOPScreening.org.

Watch the preview


--
Social Justice Medicine
School of General Studies
Columbia University
http://www.columbiasjm.blogspot.com/