BAY AREA HEART WALK

UTMB is a sponsor of the American Heart Association’s Bay Area Heart Walk, which will occur Nov. 9, 2019 on the Kemah Boardwalk. Please join us to keep hearts beating across the country! With a little heart we can save lives.  Each UTMB campus will host an opportunity for you to join their team (you can also sign up online). Here is when and where you can sign up:

• Angleton Danbury Campus – Skills Fair: Oct. 29 and 31
• Clear Lake Campus – Skills Fair: Oct.22 and Oct. 24
• Galveston Campus Jennie Sealy Lobby (by Einstein’s Bagels) Oct 25 and Nov. 5
• League City Campus (by Hospital Gift Shop) Oct. 23

When: November 9, 2019

Where: Kemah Boardwalk

Check in: 8:00 AM

Walk: 8:30 AM

For more event details, click here. 

To join a UTMB team click here.

UTMB offers its employees, retirees and volunteers free flu shots each year to help prevent the spread of seasonal influenza.

The 2019–2020 Flu Free program is provided in partnership with UT SELECT, a PPO plan administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, and vaccinations are available Oct. 22 and 24 from 7:30 a.m. to noon in the Clear Lake Campus Hospital.

For more information about the institution’s vaccination program, click here.

At the next UTMB TechTalk, Information Services and Marketing & Communications will show you how to get the most out of your Apple in a world of oranges. We’ll open with some practical tips, talk about joining the UTMB domain (or not), and give you some real-world examples of how to get along without upsetting the Apple cart.

We hope you will join us!

Apples and Oranges: Using a Mac at UTMB

Date: Tuesday, Oct. 22
Time: 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Join us in person:

Health Education Center 2.206/2.220 (288)

Join via Skype:
https://meet.utmb.edu/techtalk/8SQ62ZQ9

Join by Phone
Number: 409-266-2120
Conference ID: 785650

***Families, caregivers, patients, staff and students are welcome to attend these sessions***

October 23rd Session- 2pm in Jennie Sealy 2.506A

Presented by:Kirby Thierheimer, BSN, RN Trauma/Injury Prevention Specialist and Cathy Elton, PT, MPT

Topic: Standing Together to Prevent Falls

Overview: Join us for a presentation on ways to address fall risks for you or your loved one. This presentation was developed through the joint efforts of the American Occupational Therapy Association, the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy and the National Council on Aging. After the presentation, we will enjoy a fun game of fall prevention bingo!

Please encourage caregivers, family members and patients to attend! 

"Time-Out “is a weekly educational/support session for caregivers and family members of UTMB patients, to support them in their adjustment and maintenance of their caregiving role.  These sessions will not be tied to a specific diagnosis- all caregivers and family members are welcome.  The hope is that these sessions will provide a chance for them to have “time out” to relieve some stress, have a little fun, build on care giving skills, decrease burnout and affirm that they are not alone in the role of caregiving.

These sessions are facilitated by UTMB students and staff and will occur every Wednesday at 2pm in Jennie Sealy 2.506A.  Sessions will last around 30 minutes and will address topics that falls into the following categories: Relaxation, Self-Care, Discharge Planning and Medical Topics.  

If you have questions or are interested in facilitating a session, please contact Savannah Parks at sjparks@utmb.edu or 409-266-7542.

Disaster Day is a student-led, large-scale simulation day aimed at preparing and educating health care professional students to work effectively in teams in the event of a community disaster. The event helps students apply skills  learned in courses to a simulated catastrophic event that includes victims with a spectrum of health-related issues. The event fosters interprofessional teamwork that collaboratively addresses community health. The realistic event features medical, nursing, and physician assistant studies students who serve as responders who help other students and community members who serve as patients. Faculty from all four schools and health professionals from the UTMB Health System are on hand to help students in a briefing, the event, and a debrief. Visitors are welcome to attend and watch the simulation from the viewing deck of the Moody Methodist Church gymanasium.