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Social Epidemiology and the Stories Bodies Tell: How Prenatal Exposure to the 1983-86 Philippine Crisis Became Embodied Across the Life Course - Elijah Watson

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program

Presents

A Montgomery Lecture

With

Elijah Watson, MA
PhD/MPH Candidate in
Anthropology and Epidemiology
Northwestern University

Social Epidemiology and the Stories Bodies Tell: How Prenatal Exposure to the 1983 86 Philippine Crisis Became Embodied Across the Life Course

Social epidemiologist Nancy Krieger argues that bodies hold embodied truths, revealing stories that individuals may not or cannot fully narrate themselves. This talk uses that insight to examine how the 1983 86 Philippine political economic crisis under the Marcos dictatorship became biologically embodied from gestation through midlife. Because the Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey began enrolling pregnant women just weeks before the assassination of opposition leader Ninoy Aquino a catalytic event that precipitated rapid economic deterioration some children were born before the crisis intensified while others experienced it in utero, creating exogenous variation in the timing of prenatal stress signals. As economic conditions deteriorated after birth reflected in population-level declines in healthful infant feeding behaviors the setting offers a rare opportunity to test whether prenatal stress acts as an adaptive cue, calibrating physiology in ways that help or hinder individuals depending on how well in utero expectations match later environments. Using four decades of longitudinal epidemiological and biomarker data, I trace how these early signals were taken up biologically and how their effects unfolded across the life course. More broadly, the work shows how bodies function as historical archives, encoding social upheaval and revealing the mechanisms through which crises become patterned in health across generations.

This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.

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"Pediatric Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida in Zambia" IGH Seminar with Rebecca Reynolds, MD

Online - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

The Havey Institute for Global Health Seminar Series is held the first Wednesday of each month, September through July, and features the research and ideas of outstanding global health leaders at Feinberg, the larger Northwestern community, and beyond.

Our speaker for January is:
Rebecca Reynolds, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics
Medical Director, Neurosurgery Clinic
University of Iowa Healthcare

Rebecca Reynolds, MD, is an assistant professor of neurosurgery and pediatrics at University of Iowa Healthcare. She completed her neurosurgery residency training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at Johns Hopkins All Children s Hospital. As a neurosurgery resident, she completed an NIH Fogarty Global Health Fellowship in Lusaka, Zambia and now directs a multidisciplinary research program studying pediatric hydrocephalus and spina bifida throughout Zambia. At the University of Iowa, she currently serves as the medical director of the UI Neurosurgery Clinic and on the Stead Family Children s Hospital Surgical Executive Committee. She specializes in the clinical care of children with brain and spine concerns, specifically neural tube defects, spasticity, and craniosynostosis.

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Cracking the Code: Unilateral DNRs, Moral Distress, and Narrative Coherence - Richard Leiter

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program

Presents

A Montgomery Lecture

With

Richard Leiter, MD, MA
Senior Physician
Director, Adult Palliative Care Inpatient Consult Service
Department of Supportive Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School

Cracking the Code: Unilateral DNRs, Moral Distress, and
Narrative Coherence

Clinician-initiated do not resuscitate orders ( unilateral DNRs) involve the decision to withhold CPR and mechanical ventilation without a patient or their surrogate s consent. In this talk, I will examine the ethics of these orders, using case examples from my clinical experience as a palliative care physician. Drawing on an approach based in narrative ethics, I will suggest a path forward that recenters patients and families in care decisions, while acknowledging healthcare worker expertise and emotion.

This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.

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"Turning Evidence into Action: Advancing Youth Mental Health Across Africa" IGH Seminar with Amelia Van Pelt, PhD, MPH

Online - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

The Havey Institute for Global Health Seminar Series is held the first Wednesday of each month, September through July, and features the research and ideas of outstanding global health leaders at Feinberg, the larger Northwestern community, and beyond.

Our speaker for February is:
Amelia Van Pelt, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Medical Social Sciences
Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science
Associate Director of Research, Ryan Family Center for Global Primary Care,
Havey Institute for Global Health
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Amelia E. Van Pelt, PhD, MPH is an assistant professor in the Department of Medical Social Sciences and Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science. She serves as the associate director of Research within the Havey Institute for Global Health Ryan Family Center for Global Primary Care. Van Pelt completed her MPH in Global Health at Emory University, PhD in Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania, and Postdoctoral Fellowship in Implementation Science at the University of Pennsylvania and Northwestern University. Her work focuses on increasing the uptake of evidence-based interventions in resource-limited settings, primarily in low- and middle-income countries in Latin America and Africa. She has collaborated with government, academic, and not-for-profit institutions, and has substantial record of NIH funding, publications, and awards, including the Havey Outstanding Global Health Educator Award.

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John Franklin - Montgomery Lecture Series

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

The Montgomery Lecture series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Graduate Program along with special guests. The lectures run every other Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.

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Mohammad Hosseini - Montgomery Lecture Series

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

The Montgomery Lecture series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Graduate Program along with special guests. The lectures run every other Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.

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This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.

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Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program - Montgomery Lecture Series

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

The Montgomery Lecture series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Graduate Program along with special guests. The lectures run every other Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.

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This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.

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Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program - Montgomery Lecture Series

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

The Montgomery Lecture series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Graduate Program along with special guests. The lectures run every other Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.

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This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.

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Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program - Montgomery Lecture Series

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

The Montgomery Lecture series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Graduate Program along with special guests. The lectures run every other Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.

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This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.

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Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program - Montgomery Lecture Series

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

The Montgomery Lecture series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Graduate Program along with special guests. The lectures run every other Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.

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This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.

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Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program - Montgomery Lecture Series

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

The Montgomery Lecture series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Graduate Program along with special guests. The lectures run every other Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR UPDATES!

This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.

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Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program - Montgomery Lecture Series

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

The Montgomery Lecture series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Graduate Program along with special guests. The lectures run every other Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR UPDATES!

This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.

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Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program - Montgomery Lecture Series

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

The Montgomery Lecture series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Graduate Program along with special guests. The lectures run every other Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR UPDATES!

This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.

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