All the Lonely People:
Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation
Held on Thursday, Oct. 24
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Contains option for continuing ed credit
5:30 p.m. – Presentations
- Mary Henningfield, PhD, Scientist II, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
- Screening for loneliness in primary care
- Alexis Eastman, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
- Loneliness and social isolation in elders
- Traci Wedekind, MFA, CMP, Director of SMPH Signature Events
- Intentional planning to reduce isolation at events
- John Beasley, MD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
- Loneliness and social isolation in clinicians, role of changing expectations, EHR, and approaches for connection
6:15 p.m. – Q&A
- Moderator: Jonathan Temte, MD, PhD, Associate Dean for Public Health and Community Engagement
6:40 p.m. – Reception with dessert bar
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
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Thursday, Oct. 27, 2023: Race, Racism and COVID-19 in Wisconsin
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April 28, 2021: Hot Topics in Public Health: Climate Change as a Public Health Emergency
October 26, 2020: Hot Topics in Public Health: Prevention of Gun Violence as a Public Health Strategy
January 27, 2021: Hot Topics in Public Health: The Coronavirus Pandemic at One Year
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Questions about this event? Contact SMPH Signature Events at smphevents@med.wisc.edu.
Accessibility statement:
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is committed to accessibility. If you need an accommodation to attend or participate in this event, please contact the SMPH signature events team at smphevents@med.wisc.edu. We ask that accommodation requests be made no less than two weeks before an event. We will make a thorough attempt to fulfill requests made after this date but cannot guarantee they will be met.