Staff Event with Mitchell Lunn: "Conducting Community-Engaged Research with LGBTQ+ Communities"

Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Location: Alway M114 or by Zoom

Audience: Staff. RSVP required

Mitchell Lunn, MD, assistant professor of nephrology, will present on his community engaged research with LGBTQ+ communities.

Speaker bio:

Mitchell (Mitch) R. Lunn, MD, MAS, FASN (he/him/his) is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Nephrology of the Department of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. As an internist and nephrologist with a strong interest in technology and sexual and gender minority health, Mitch’s research is designed to characterize the health and well-being of these populations. Sexual and gender minority (SGM) people – which primarily includes members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities – face numerous health and healthcare disparities. Through the use of existing and emerging technologies, Mitch focuses on improving understanding of the factors that positively and negatively influence SGM health including research on SGM health disparities, SGM societal experiences (in and out of health care), provider education about SGM health, and institutional climate towards SGM people.

Note: Food will be provided at this event. 

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Happy Hour Mixer 

Time: 5:30 p.m. 

Location: Vino Enoteca

Audience: Invitation only

The happy hour at Vino Enoteca is invitation only. Contact Lisa Marie Mejia (lisamariemejia@stanford.edu) for questions.

Special Medicine Grand Rounds with Hannah Valantine: “Creating Institutional Cultures of Inclusive Excellence: The NIH Strategy”

Time: 8 a.m. - 9 a.m.

Location: LKSC Berg Hall

Audience: Entire Department of Medicine community

In 2014, Hannah Valantine, MD, left Stanford for a newly created position at the National Institutes of Health: chief officer of scientific workforce diversity. She will present strategies to create inclusive cultures.

Speaker Bio: Hannah Valantine received her M.B.B.S. degree from St. George’s Hospital, London University in 1978. After that, she moved to the University of Hong Kong Medical School for specialty training in elective surgery before returning to the U.K. She completed postgraduate training and numerous fellowships, serving as senior house officer in Cardiology at Brompton Hospital and Registrar in Cardiology and General Medicine at Hammersmith Hospital. In 1985, Dr. Valantine moved to the United States for postdoctoral training in cardiology at Stanford University. Dr. Valantine became a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Cardiology Division at Stanford and rose through the academic ranks to become a full Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Director of Heart Transplantation Research. She came to the NHLBI in 2014 to continue her research while also serving as the first NIH Chief Officer of Scientific Workforce Diversity. 

Research Poster Presentations

Time: 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Location: LKSC Berg Hall

Audience: Entire Department of Medicine community

The following residents, faculty, and staff will share their research related to diversity and inclusion:

Abby King, PhD, professor of health research and policy and medicine: “Fostering Healthy and Sustainable Food and Physical Activity Environments for All: Global Applications of Community-Engaged Citizen Science.”

Judith Prochaska, PhD, MPH, associate professor of medicine: “The Healing and Empowering Alaskan Lives Toward Healthy Hearts (HEALTHH) Project.”

David Rehkopf, ScD, MPH, associate professor of primary care and population health: “Finding who Benefits Most from Social Policy using Machine Learning Approaches.”

Tina Hernandez-Boussard, PhD, MPH, associate professor (research) of biomedical informatics: “Reporting of Demographic Data -- Representativeness and Transparency in Machine Learning Models using Electronic Health Records.”

Shuchi Anand, MD, assistant professor of nephrology: “Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology from a Prospective Cohort in Sri Lanka.”

Melody Chung, MD, will present on behalf of Lorinda Chung, MD, professor of immunology and rheumatology : “Increased Mortality in Black and Asian Patients with Systemic Sclerosis in Northern California.”

Areli Valencia will present on behalf of Fatima Rodriguez, MD, MPH, assistant professor of cardiovascular medicine: “Hispanic Obesity Paradox.”

Jacqueline Aredo will present on behalf of Heather Wakelee, MD, professor of oncology: “Ethnic and Racial Patterns in KRAS-Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.”

LENS Committee: “Promoting Equity and Diversity.”

Workshop with Sonia Aranza: "It's a Multigenerational World! Are You Ready?" ©️

Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Location: LKSC Berg Hall

Audience: Entire Department of Medicine community. RSVP required.

For the first time in history, five generations are working side-by-side! This historic phenomenon presents both challenges and opportunities. Each generation brings a unique lens to the world and a distinct work philosophy. Without awareness and understanding, there will be ineffective engagement across generations, underutilization of resources, and failure to leverage the gifts that each generation brings. Generational diversity demands attention. Sonia Aranza will reveal important insights to help you understand each generation in order to engage effectively in a multigenerational world. 

Objectives:

Demystify generational differences

Gain critical insights to leverage multigenerational differences

Heighten personal effectiveness in a multigenerational environment

Speaker bio: The U.S. Department of Labor describes Sonia Aranza’s work as “Outstanding!” Global audiences consistently rank her among the top speakers at large conferences executed by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).  She is a seasoned global diversity and inclusion strategist with over 23 years of experience working with top clients including Boeing, CIA, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, NASA, Sodexo and more. Ms. Aranza has been featured in SHRM’s HR Magazine as a recognized expert in Diversity & Inclusion.

Respected by her colleagues, Ms. Aranza is a past chairperson of the Diversity Professional Experts Group of the National Speakers Association. She was honored “100 Most Influential Filipina-Americans in the United States” and awarded “Outstanding Woman of the Year” by the National Association of Professional Asian American Women. She was also honored “100 Most Influential Filipinas in the World” by the Filipina Women’s Network and is featured in the book “Disrupt 2.0” where she authored the chapter entitled “Transformational Leadership Begins Within.” Ms. Aranza mentors youth and emerging leaders worldwide. Learn more

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Presentation by Peter Poullos: "Disability as Diversity in Medical Education: Creative Inclusion"

Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. 

Location: LKSC Berg Hall or Zoom

Audience: Entire Department of Medicine community.

Speaker bio: Peter Poullos, MD, is a native of Stockton California. He attended Santa Clara University where he earned his BS in Biology. He received his M.D. degree at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, after which he did Internal Medicine residency at the University of California-San Francisco, finishing in 2002. He stayed at UCSF as a Gastroenterology fellow until 2004. However, after a spinal cord injury, he decided to retrain in Radiology. He did his Radiology residency at Stanford University, where he also completed a fellowship In Body Imaging in 2009. Dr. Poullos is now faculty in both the departments of Radiology and Gastroenterology and Hepatology. His clinical practice is at the Stanford University Medical Center, where he interprets CT, MRI, and ultrasound primarily of the abdomen and pelvis. His interests include radiology of the acute abdomen, hepatobiliary imaging, and colorectal cancer screening.

Dr. Poullos is Founder and Executive Director of the Stanford Medicine Abilities Coalition (SMAC), a group composed of people with disabilities and their allies at Stanford Medicine. He is also a member of the Radiology Department Diversity Committee, the School of Medicine Faculty Senate Subcommittee on Diversity, and the School of Medicine Diversity Cabinet.

Resilience Workshop with Tia Rich: "Practical Resilience Skills for Sustaining Progress toward Greater Inclusion and Diversity"

Time: 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Location: LKSC Berg Hall or Zoom

Audience: Entire Department of Medicine community. RSVP required.

Enjoy renewing and enhancing your resilience skills so you can more effectively contribute to the evolution toward greater diversity, inclusion, belonging, and equity in our nation. In this session you will learn evidence-based, practical resilience skills that support progress in this important work through both systemic policies and interpersonal behaviors. A multimedia presentation and interactive exercises will provide you with knowledge of the neuroscience of resilience, a toolkit of practices, perspective on what steps you can take, and a personalized, resilience-based inclusion and diversity action plan.

Instructor bio: Tia Rich, PhD, is the founder and director of the DOM’s Contemplation by Design Program, a multidisciplinary, campus-wide collaboration that enhances resilience by encouraging all members of the Stanford community to enjoy the power of the pause for purposes of re-establishing balance, tranquility, compassion and energy to support wholehearted engagement in learning, research, teaching and service.

Dr. Rich conducts research on well-being, teaches both academic classes and professional development workshops, and authored Breathing for Longevity, Love and Livelihood. She has been integrating contemplative practice into resilience and stress management programs at Stanford University and Medical Center since 1984.

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Workshop and Meditation with Tia Rich: "The Power of the Pause: Practical Contemplative Skills for Nourishing Resilience for Inclusion and Diversity"

Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Location: Windhover Contemplative Center

Audience: Faculty and staff. RSVP required. 

Resilience flourishes when rooted in presence—the embodied awareness animating open-hearted engagement in your life and the lives of others. Learn simple, practical skills for sustaining presence and deepening resilience. Experience gentle contemplative movement and breathing practices to pause the striving, driving, analytical mind and open into presence. Participate in a guided compassion and mindfulness meditation in the nourishing supportive atmosphere provided by the Windhover Contemplative Center.

Logistical information for participants to know regarding the Thursday guided meditation session in Windhover, 370 Santa Teresa St, Stanford, CA 94305:

In Windhover there is seating available either on wooden benches or on zafus (on top of zabutons) on the floor. There are about 40 zafus and seating for about 30 more on the wooden benches.

Instructor bio: Tia Rich, PhD, is the founder and director of the DOM’s Contemplation by Design Program, a multidisciplinary, campus-wide collaboration that enhances resilience by encouraging all members of the Stanford community to enjoy the power of the pause for purposes of re-establishing balance, tranquility, compassion and energy to support wholehearted engagement in learning, research, teaching and service.

Dr. Rich conducts research on well-being, teaches both academic classes and professional development workshops, and authored Breathing for Longevity, Love and Livelihood. She has been integrating contemplative practice into resilience and stress management programs at Stanford University and Medical Center since 1984. She leads free noontime guided meditation sessions for faculty and staff at Windhover on Thursdays and at the SRWC campus' Contemplation Studio on Mondays.

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