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Call for Proposals: 2024 Health Equity Summit

Discover and share exciting initiatives at the third annual Health Equity Summit, Building Solidarity: Sustainable Pathways Towards Health Equity. The Summit is a collaboration between community members, healthcare providers and educators to dismantle institutional barriers to health and enhance patient experiences.

Details

Dates: Monday, October 7, 4 - 6 pm: Poster presentations and kickoff reception

Tuesday, October 8, 8 am - 5 pm: Workshops and sessions

Location: Double Tree Hotel, 870 Williston Road, South Burlington, VT 05403 (Google Maps)

Sponsors: The 3rd Annual Health Equity Summit is a joint effort presented by the University of Vermont Health Network, the Larner College of Medicine, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and the University of Vermont.

More information: Health Equity Summit | The University of Vermont Health Network (uvmhealth.org)

Questions? Please email HESummit@uvmhealth.org

Recent News

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PTSD and OUD Study Highlighted in News

May 16, 2022 by Nicole Twohig

This month, local news affiliate WCAX interviewed VCBH Project Leader and Assistant Professor Kelly Peck, PhD about his prolonged exposure therapy (PET) study that examines cognitive behavioral therapy treatment for PTSD in people currently receiving buprenorphine or methadone medication maintenance.
Lee Comments on Concerning Trend of Hepatitis in Kids in The Atlantic

May 13, 2022 by Lucy Gardner Carson

(MAY 13, 2022) Benjamin Lee, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, was quoted in a story in The Atlantic on the alarming trend of previously healthy children being diagnosed with hepatitis .
Parsons Named President and CEO of Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine

May 11, 2022 by Ed Neuert

Polly Parsons, M.D., E.L. Amidon Chair and Professor of Medicine, has been named the next president and CEO of the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine.
Project Leader Sherrie Khadanga, MD Receives Inaugural Award

January 3, 2023 by Nicole Twohig

VCBH Project Leader Sherrie Khadanga, MD received the inaugural Wohlgemuth Fellowship Award in March for her proposed study titled “Remote Smoking Cessation in Hospitalized Cardiac Patients: Bridging the Post-discharge Care Gap.”
Shepard Comments in NECN Story on Baby Formula Shortage

May 9, 2022 by Lucy Gardner Carson

(MAY 9, 2022) Michelle Shepard, M.D., Ph.D., FAAP, assistant professor of pediatrics, said in an NECN-TV news story that she and her colleagues have received many calls from extremely stressed parents about the shortage of baby formula.

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