Health and Well-being
Mind Matters: Interventional Psychiatry & Emerging Therapies
Talk therapy and medications have been the bedrock of mental health care for a century, and help millions of Americans of all ages every year. But for people whose condition does not improve after trying these options, there are new and emerging options to consider. This free online talk will feature Michigan Medicine experts discussing four of them – three based in targeted stimulation of key areas of the brain using impulses delivered from outside the head, and one involving a medication that can be injected or inhaled. These forms of “interventional psychiatry” have shown promise for treatment-resistant depression and…
Better Sleep Health for Women
In this livestream, our sleep experts will discuss the unique challenges women face in getting sufficient, quality of sleep. Hormonal changes, pregnancy, age, and life events can all impact sleep. We will take a look at how to optimize sleep to promote a woman’s health and well-being. Our panel of sleep specialists include Anita Shelgikar, M.D., Deidre Conroy, Ph.D., and Hiral Padia, M.D. Watch Livestream
Depression on College Campuses Conference: Student Mental Health in a Hybrid World
March 14-15, 2023 Rackham Graduate School Building915 E Washington St Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Presented by the Eisenberg Family Depression Center, this annual event brings together hundreds of researchers, clinicians, health education specialists, student support staff and students for a two-day event focused on mental health work. Registration is required to attend. Reserve your seat today. REGISTER NOW About the 2023 Conference As college campuses continue to see rising rates of stress, anxiety, depression, and burnout among students, the 2023 Depression on College Campuses Conference will explore the benefits and drawbacks of the current hybrid landscape on student well-being. The…
Depression on College Campuses Conference: Student Mental Health in a Hybrid World
March 14-15, 2023 Rackham Graduate School Building915 E Washington St Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Presented by the Eisenberg Family Depression Center, this annual event brings together hundreds of researchers, clinicians, health education specialists, student support staff and students for a two-day event focused on mental health work. Registration is required to attend. Reserve your seat today. REGISTER NOW About the 2023 Conference As college campuses continue to see rising rates of stress, anxiety, depression, and burnout among students, the 2023 Depression on College Campuses Conference will explore the benefits and drawbacks of the current hybrid landscape on student well-being. The…
March Lunch & Learn, Dismantling Anti-Fat Bias: An Essential for Clinical Care
Anti-fat bias remains one of the final frontiers -- often left unscrutinized by those committed to social justice. Pervasive in clinical settings across disciplines, anti-fat bias has detrimental physical and psychological impacts for individuals who live in larger bodies. This session, facilitated by Caroline Calloway and Diana Jasser, explores size as an identity and how to challenge intrapersonal, interpersonal, and systemic anti-fat bias within clinical settings and beyond. Open to all, but please register here to receive the Zoom link prior to the session. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIYhhvFcKUcgAeobh_b5vKMaALucN_BtoSt-Or3sT8sif-Iw/viewform
Sanjay Gupta, M.D., in conversation with U-M Public Health Dean DuBois Bowman, Ph.D.
Sanjay Gupta, M.D., has become synonymous with health communications over the past two decades in his roles as CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent, podcast host, and author. The two-time University of Michigan graduate ('90, M.D. '93) continues to work as a practicing neurosurgeon in Atlanta as well. Gupta will join University of Michigan School of Public Health Dean DuBois Bowman, Ph.D., for a conversation on leadership, communication, and trust during this edition of the "Ahead of the Curve" speaker series. The 60-minute event will be streamed, and is free and open to the public. Please register to receive the streaming link. Registration…
New & Exciting Research at the Michigan ADRC
Please join the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center on Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. to hear more about the new research taking place at our center. This quarterly event, “New and Exciting Research at the Michigan ADRC” features presentations from three of our study teams. They'll share more about the study, what is required to participate, and answer questions. This event's research studies include the Study to Uncover Pathways to Exceptional Resilience in Aging (SuperAging Research Initiative), Wealth Accumulations & Later-Life Losses in Early Cognitive Transitions (WALLET Study), and Stimulation of Cingulo-opercular Alertness Network Study (SCAN Study).…
DEI @ Work Book Discussion: Adam Grant’s Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success
What makes a successful person? According to Wharton organizational psychologist Adam Grant, it may not be what you think. This groundbreaking book explores the concept that success is increasingly dependent on how we interact with others. At work, most people operate as either takers, matchers or givers. Whereas takers strive to get as much as possible from others and matchers aim to trade evenly, givers are the rare breed of people who contribute to others without expecting anything in return. And although some givers get exploited and burn out, the rest achieve extraordinary results across a wide range of industries. Join…
Inaugural Susan Moore, M.D., Memorial Lecture
Infectious disease and public health expert Natasha Bagdasarian, M.D., will deliver the inaugural Susan Moore, M.D., Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, November 15. The event will be from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Medical Science Building I, Room M3330, and streamed online. Bagdasarian is the chief medical executive for the State of Michigan. Her talk, "Recognizing and addressing health inequities: Building upon the lessons learned during COVID-19," will be followed by a question-and-answer session. The Susan Moore, M.D., Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the University of Michigan Medical School Department of Anesthesiology, aims to honor Moore’s memory by addressing issues related to health…