Each year, live Annual Required Training classes are scheduled for those who would prefer interaction with trainers rather than online learning.   NO RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Interactive presentations from 5 facilitators will cover: General Compliance, EEO and Title IX, Information Security, Fire Safety and Threatening Situations. All who attend the full session will be credited for the Annual Required Training Learning Plan in UTMB Learn. 

The schedule follows. All classes are in Research Building 6 Room 1.206. 

• Tuesday, May 21        8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
• Thursday, June 20      2:00 p.m. -4:30 p.m.
• Monday, July 1           1:00 p.m. -3:30 p.m
• Thursday, July 25       8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
• Tuesday, August 6      2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Friday, August 23       9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

UTMB will be offering web development classes to support digital initiatives across the university. The next round of classes are scheduled in May and June.

Two classes are offered: The first is Introduction to the Sitefinity Content Management System (CMS), UTMB’s primary web publishing platform. This class is for all UTMB website developers, designers, content authors and editors working in or with an interest in the Sitefinity CMS. The session is designed to help participants establish a solid foundation for their new web projects using Sitefinity, and provides important fundamentals for those working with the tool.

The introductory class offers an overview of the tool, shows the CMS dashboard and primary tools, and describes the templates, navigation and types of pages and content. It also covers preferred browsers, logging into the tool, content creation (images, content blocks, lists and news), creating pages, adding content, publishing and viewing pages, and testing the mobile qualities of pages.

The second class, the Sitefinity Intermediate Workshop, expands on these topics. It provides an overview of working with templates, explores layout options, feature boxes, image galleries, navigation options, categories and tags, advanced list options, and adding CSS. The introductory class is a prerequisite for the intermediate workshop.

The classes will be hosted in person on the Galveston Campus:

DATES & TIMES:

Sitefinity Introductory Training Class:
Tuesday, June 11, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
 

Sitefinity Intermediate Training Class:
Tuesday, May 21, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 18, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.

LOCATION:

1.179 Primary Care Pavilion Training Room

To register for these Sitefinity Content Management System classes, please visit the Information Services Training Gateway. Search for “Sitefinity” under the “By Application” search field.

The classes are free, but class size is limited and registration is required. Please note: There is a fee for parking at the Primary Care Pavilion and validation is not offered; if you are on campus, you may consider using the free UTMB Campus Shuttle.

These classes are a collaboration between Information Services and Marketing & Communications.

The John P. McGovern

Academy of Oslerian Medicine

invites you to a

Meeting of the 89th UTMB Osler Club

(Dedicated to the application of Oslerian principles to

contemporary medicine and medical education.)

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

5:30–7:30 p.m.

Open Gates Conference Center

2419 Sealy Avenue, Galveston, TX

Dialogue and Dinner:

“Meta-ethics, Emmanuel Levinas, and Medicine:

A Diagnostic Model for the Medical Humanities”

Featuring:

William Greenway, PhD

Professor of Philosophical Theology

Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

A light buffet supper will be served.

Admission is free, but space is limited. Reservations are advised.

For reservations, or to register for CME credit, contact the McGovern Academy at:

mcacadem@utmb.eduor (409) 747-9680.

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Objectives:

1.Participants will understand the differences between professional, normative, legal and meta-ethics; as a result, they will understand the promise and the limits of applicability of this meta-ethical presentation.

2.Participants will gain a basic sense for the current ”crisis of foundations” in contemporary meta-ethics; as a result, they will understand the significance of Emmanuel Levinas’ proposal that we regard “ethics as first philosophy.”

3.Participants will gain a sense for Emmanuel Levinas’ affirmation of “ethics as first philosophy,” and its theoretical and practical promise for addressing the current crisis of foundations.

4.Participants will become familiar with a neo-Levinasian, three-fold diagnostic model for the medical humanities – this involves reflecting in terms of the discrete spheres of nature, of poetic I’s, and neo-Levinasian agape – and understand how and why I hypothesize that this diagnostic model could enhance understanding of factors contributing to the enhanced health, well-being, and formation of medical professional, patients, and healthcare systems.

a.     Participants will gain a beginning working sense for applying the model from the perspective of, and for the sake of the health and well-being of physicians (and by extension other medical professionals).

b.     Participants will gain a beginning working sense for applying the model from the perspective of, and for the sake of the health and well-being of patients.

c.     Participants will gain a beginning working sense for applying the model in order to discern strengths and weaknesses in healthcare systems.

Education Method: Lecture

Target Audience: All members of the UTMB and surrounding communities.

Disclosure Statement (Speaker):Dr. Greenway has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Disclosure Statement (Planning Committee Members):Drs. Jack Alperin and Dwight V. Wolf; and Mrs. Brenda Johnson have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Accreditation: The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians accredits the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

Designation Statement: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Ethics:This presentation meets the Texas Medical Board criteria for 1 hour of formal CME in Medical Ethics/Professional Responsibility.

UTMB will hold its annual Employee Service Day ceremony on Wednesday, May 22.

 The event will take place on the Galveston Campus from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Levin Hall Main Auditorium, and it will honor 1,660 faculty and staff members who have achieved significant service milestones, 624 GEM card recipients and the winner of the 2019 Nicholas and Katherine Leone Award for Administrative Excellence.

 Remote viewing options are available for those who are unable to attend the ceremony in person. Click here for details.

 For questions or more information about 2019 Employee Service Day ceremony, email hrtalent@utmb.edu.

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

May 22nd Session- 2pm in Jennie Sealy 2.506A

Presented by: J. Hoxi Jones, Regional Partnership Specialist, HHSC Community Partner Program

Topic: “Your Texas Benefits”

Overview: At some point, we will all need some type of assistance.  Join us to learn more about Your Texas Benefits and the Community Partner Program and how they support Texas families in need.  During this session, we will learn about eligibility for programs such as Medicaid (children, adults, and long-term care), SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) and TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needed Families).

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.