BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:995@wlcj.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240425T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240425T211500 DTSTAMP:20240304T181846Z URL:https://www.wlcj.org/events/health-wellness-a-fireside-chat-with-dr-ro chelle-walensky/ SUMMARY:Health & Wellness: A fireside chat with Dr. Rochelle Walensky DESCRIPTION:[This Program is scheduled on Eastern Time Zone]\n\n\nJoin us a s we have a conversation with Dr. Rochelle Walensky\, former Director of t he Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She will share her own pers onal journey into public health\, what it was like to get “the call”\, what were some of the hardest days/things\, lessons learned\, morale of t he agency\, preparedness for the next pandemic\, and more.\n \;\nRoche lle Walensky\, MD\, MPH\nBrief Bio\nDr. Rochelle Walensky served as the 19 th Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2021-23)\, Professor of Medicine\, Harvard Medical School (2012-2021)\, and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases\, Massachusetts General Hospital (2017 -2021). Dr. Walensky is an infectious disease clinician whose research car eer is guided by a belief that the clinical and economic outcomes of medic al decisions can be improved through the explicit articulation of choices\ , the systematic assembly of evidence\, and the careful assessment of comp arative costs and benefits. She has focused these beliefs on mathematical model-based research toward the promotion of global access to HIV preventi on\, screening\, and care. Her ground-breaking work and over 300 research publications have motivated changes to US HIV testing and immigration poli cy\; promoted expanded funding for HIV-related research\, treatment\, and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPfAR)\; and led to polic y revisions toward aggressive HIV screening – especially for the underse rved – and earlier treatment in resource-limited international settings. In light of these contributions\, Dr. Walensky has been an active member of policy discussions at the WHO\, UNAIDS\, the DHHS HIV Guidelines Commit tee\, and the NIH Office of AIDS Research. She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine.\n \;\nDr. Walensky served on the frontlines of t he COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts until beginning her tenure at the CD C on January 20th\, 2021. While at the CDC\, Dr. Walensky led the nation - and the world - through unprecedented times\, navigating the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic and further facing the largest density of divers e infectious threats likely ever seen in this country. During her tenure\, she participated in nearly 100 press conferences and countless media appe arances\, and provided testimony at 17 Congressional hearings.\n \;\nD r. Walensky received her BA (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology\, 1991) fr om Washington University in St. Louis\; her MD from the Johns Hopkins Scho ol of Medicine (1995) and her MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health (Clinical Effectiveness\, 2001). She completed her Internal Medicine resi dency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital (1995-1998) and her Infectious Disease fellowship at the Massachusetts General/Brigham and Women’s Hospital co mbined program (1998-2001). She is married to Loren Walensky\, MD\, PhD\, a physician-scientist and pediatric oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer I nstitute/Boston Children’s Hospital. The Doctors Walensky have 3 sons ag es 19\, 22\, and 24.\nZoom link will be sent upon registering.\n\nRegistra tion is open to \;WL members \;(in the USA &\; Canada)\, you mu st log in (https://www.wlcjmembers.org/member_login.php) to register for t his program. If you need assistance\, please contact the office (405) 870- 1260.\n\n \;\n\n\nParticipation in this program is a benefit of your m embership. \;\n \;\nQuestions?\n\n\n\nDebbie Bettan\nHealth and We llness Chair\n\n\ndbettan@wlcj.org\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wlcj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ Health-Wellness-logo-website.png CATEGORIES:Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR