Seminars & Workshops

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How can the role of women and parents facilitate emotional healing during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Join the Greater Boston Section of the National Council of Negro Women and Tufts CTSI for an interactive, virtual (Zoom) discussion with Marsha Jackson, LICSW.

Marsha Jackson has vast experience providing clinical and therapeutic services for families, children, adolescents, and adults, including 20 years of supervising social workers who conduct case management in the Child Welfare System. She will talk about:

• The role of women as a core to facilitate healing
• Behavioral indicators of children and family who are struggling
• How to maintain emotional wellness
• Usage of Telehealth/Telemedicine to connect with providers
• Other resources

Who should attend

All are welcome to attend.

Details

Tuesday, April 6
7:00-8:00PM
Online via Zoom (a link will be sent to those who register).

Registration

To attend, please register here.

Need help finding your voice and engaging your audience? Want to improve your communication skills to convey complex information to others?

Join Tufts CTSI for an exciting two-part workshop, Advancing Confidence and Connection in Public Speaking. In two 90-minute interactive sessions, Bridget Kathleen O’Leary, MFA, Visiting Artist in Directing at Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences, will lead guide attendees through the process of finding confidence in their own voices.

Part One of the workshop will teach you how to pitch your research to audiences large and small through increased confidence and audience engagement techniques.

Part Two will help you to deliver dry information in a clear and engaging way, creating a narrative flow and conversation with an audience.

After attending Parts One and Two of this workshop, participants should be able to:

• Recognize how voice and speech impact efficient communication
• Practice elements of relaxation, resonance, and expressiveness during public speaking
• Recall techniques to command the attention of, and engagement, with their audience
• Identify techniques to communicate ideas and objectives with clarity and authenticity

Participants are expected to attend both 90-minute sessions and should bring to Part Two a 2-3 minute sample piece (lecture, presentation, pitch, or persuasive argument).

Details

Part One: Tuesday, March 12, 3:30-5:00PM, 8th Floor Large Conference Room, 35 Kneeland Street, Boston MA

Part Two: Friday, March 15, 2:30-4:00PM, 8th Floor Large Conference Room, 35 Kneeland Street, Boston MA

Registration

Please register here.

Tufts CTSI Professional Education & Expectation for Course Participants

Tufts CTSI’s Professional Education programs provide non-degree continuing education and training for clinical and translational research professionals from all Tufts CTSI partners and beyond.

Course enrollment priority is given to researchers from Tufts CTSI partner institutions. If your participation needs to be approved by your supervisor or a person responsible for your time release, you may provide their contact information when you register for the program.

This course is provided free of charge, and was supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of health, Award Number UL1TR002544. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.

What does a community of resilience that supports people with substance use disorders (SUDs) look like, and how could we create it? Like other chronic diseases, SUDs can be managed, but not cured. Maintaining recovery can be a huge mental and physical task, and can be isolating.

Join us for this interactive discussion at a Museum of Science Forum about building communities of resilience around SUDs. Share your perspective as groups work together to create a community plan while learning about methods of prevention and recovery as well as considering a diverse range of values and ideas.

Featured speakers to be announced soon! Light refreshments will be provided.

This program was created in partnership with Tufts CTSI.

Details

Wednesday, November 20, 6:30-9:00PM

Museum of Science, Boston
Museum Of Science Driveway
Boston, MA 02114

Registration

Space is limited. Please register to attend this free event.

Please email forumrsvp@mos.org if you have any questions or concerns.

BUILDING RESILIENCE:

Promoting AAPI Access to Mental Health Care

Event Details

Tuesday, October 24

9:00AM–12:00PM

Museum of Science, Boston (directions)

1 Science Park

Boston, Mass. 02114

Summary

Tufts CTSI and the Museum of Science cordially invite you to join us on Tuesday, October 24 from 9:00AM-12:00PM for a workshop titled “Building Resilience: Promoting AAPI Access to Mental Health Care.” 

Creating equitable access to mental health care is about more than making services and resources available. In many cultures and communities, mental health care is often stigmatized and shunned, leaving people to suffer in silence or face shame from family and friends.

The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) population is the fastest growing racial group in Greater Boston, with one of every ten people in Boston identifying as AAPI. Yet, there are huge divides in the care accessible to this community. How can we start bridging the gaps in care? How can we begin the process of improving our healthcare systems to consider diverse perspectives and needs?

Join us as we bring together professionals and community leaders to discuss the current state of mental health care in AAPI communities, make connections, and start the conversation around making changes. Share your voice on this important topic and help us develop a more equitable system for everyone.

Registration

Registration is now open!

To register, please click here.

To download and share the event flyer, click here.

Panel Speakers

Catherine Chang, RN, Director of Behavioral Health Program at the Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center (GBCGAC)

Dr. Paul Watanabe, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute for Asian American Studies, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Samara Grossman, MSW, LICSW, Director, Center for Behavioral Health and Wellness Director, Center for Behavioral Health and Wellness, Boston Public Health Commission

Dr. Pata Suyemoto, Training Director, National Asian American Mental Health Association (NAAPIMHA); Associate Director of Equity, Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention (MCSP)

Dr. Insoo Hyun (moderator), Director, Center for Life Sciences and Public Learning, Museum of Science, Boston

Are you living with diabetes? Or treating, researching, or supporting individuals with diabetes?

Join Tufts CTSI for a dialogue about disparities in diabetes research.

Our goal is to highlight the issue of disparities in the representation of minority groups in diabetes research. We will have a Structured Reflective Dialogue to build trust, transparency, and understanding.

Participants will:

• Feel supported in expressing their values
• Better understand the points of view of others
• Gain confidence in making personal and collective choices to shape future discussions.

We want to hear your concerns, hopes, and personal experiences! Share your perspective and new ways to think about diabetes research.

Community leaders, patients, family members, researchers, research teams, clinicians, advocates, and others are welcome to attend.

Details

Civic Science Roundtable: Dialogue on Diabetes Research
Wednesday, February 5, 2020, 6:00-8:00PM
Roxbury Community College, 1234 Columbus Ave., Roxbury Crossing (in the main academic building, on the 5th floor)

Registration

To attend, please complete our registration form.

Decoding Nutrition Guidance:

“Navigating Confusion and Trustworthiness”

Event Details

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

10:00AM–12:00PM

Museum of Science, Boston (directions)

1 Science Park

Boston, Mass. 02114

Summary

Tufts CTSI and the Museum of Science, Boston invite you to attend “Decoding Nutrition Guidance: Navigating Confusion and Trustworthiness” on Tuesday, April 2 at 10:00AM. This in-person public forum will bring people together to engage in discussions around truth, trust, and nutritional science.

Participants will engage in roundtable discussions on topics such as finding credible sources of information, what we think is trustworthy, and reflection on challenges we face understanding food and nutrition guidance.

Please join us for this important conversation! This event is free with advance registration.

Participants will receive a $25 e-gift card approximately one month after the event.

Registration

Registration is now open!

Download and share the event flyer.

Forum Speakers

Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc, Gershoff Professor of Nutrition Science and Policy, Friedman School, Senior Scientist and Director, Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory

Lara Hyde, PhD, Creator of the Nourishable YouTube Channel and Adjunct Instructor at Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

Christine Sinclair, MA, MS, RD, LDN, Registered Dietitian

Do you want to be a part of building a culture of communication?

Strong communication skills are important to support the academic and community-based work we do. That is why we are offering a training to teach participants how to facilitate and cultivate productive conversations.

You are cordially invited to a Dialogue Facilitation Training by Jonathan Garlick, DDS, PhD on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 2:00-5:00PM at Tufts CTSI, 35 Kneeland St. 8^th Floor Large Conference Room, Boston.

This interactive event will provide a general level of training to teach you the skills needed to facilitate a structured dialogue and improve communication.

The objectives of this training are to:

• Promote open and inclusive dialogue
• Teach participants to recognize how they can be a part of better conversations about potentially divisive issues
• Encourage active listening and participation in dialogue.

*Complimentary refreshments will be provided.

Once you are trained, we have two upcoming opportunities for you to use your new facilitation skills:

• Dialogue on Diabetes Research, February 5, 6:00-8:00PM at Roxbury Community College
  Pre-dialogue prep for facilitators: January 29, 4:00-5:00PM at 35 Kneeland St., 8^th Floor Large Conference Room, Boston
• Breaking the Silence Dialogue on Diversity in Research, March 6, 5:15pm-7:45PM on the Tufts Health Sciences Campus, Boston
  Pre-dialogue prep for facilitators: March 2, 4:00-5:00PM at 35 Kneeland St., 8^th Floor Large Conference Room, Boston

Details

Dialogue Facilitation Training
Wednesday, January 22, 2:00-5:00PM
35 Kneeland Street, 8th Floor Conference Room, Boston

This event will provide an excellent opportunity for investigators and community members to network across the Tufts CTSI partnership to pursue collaborative translational research interests.

Registration

To attend, please complete our registration form.

Would you like to help to determine the topics and questions to be discussed at an upcoming forum on diversity in research?

Tufts CTSI, Tufts Medical Center, and Tufts University are hosting Breaking the Silence: Diversity in Research on Friday, March 6.

We need your help to develop prompting discussion questions for facilitators to use at this event.

We are looking for people with different values, opinions, and ideas to come together on Thursday, December 12 from noon-1:30PM for a workshop led by Jonathan Garlick, DDS, PhD. The goal of this workshop is to bring together members of the Tufts community to develop questions and topics to foster meaningful discussions that enrich and personalize the topic of diversity in research for all who attend Breaking the Silence.

This Topic Selection Workshop is an opportunity for you to help us jumpstart respectful dialogue, break down stereotypes, inspire curiosity, build empathy, and enable participants to link their health and well-being to their personal and civic responsibilities. To sign up, please register here.

What is Breaking the Silence?

Breaking the Silence is a symposium series developed by Tufts University Associate Provost and Chief Diversity Officer Joyce Sackey, MD. Previous topics include discrimination against Muslims; racism against black lives; and weight bias and health. March 6, 2020 is the fourth Breaking the Silence event, hosted by Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), the Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies (ICRHPS), and Tufts University. This event will include a keynote speaker, a panel discussion, facilitated small-group discussions, and dinner. Details will be available soon.

What is a Topic Selection Workshop?

The Breaking the Silence event will include facilitated discussions to enrich the take-home messages from the keynote speaker and panel discussion. To do this, we must personalize the topic of diversity in research for all participants. The Topic Selection Workshop will bring together diverse voices to discuss, narrow down, and select questions that will be important and interesting to deliberate.

Who is leading the Topic Selection Workshop?

Jonathan Garlick, DDS, PhD, is Tufts CTSI’s Scientific Communications Program Director. He is also a stem cell researcher, a clinician, a professor of dental medicine, and Senior Fellow in Civic Science at Tufts University’s Tisch College of Civic Life. Dr. Garlick’s experience in supporting dialogue across Tufts will guide the question selection process.

The mission of Tufts CTSI’s Scientific Communications Program is to improve the public’s understanding of the purposes and value of clinical research and to build and maintain trust among diverse participants in the face of perceived risk, uncertainty, and conflicting beliefs, values, and interests. Tufts CTSI’s Scientific Communications Program and the Breaking the Science event are intended to foster respectful dialogue on contentious topics, break down stereotypes, inspire curiosity, build empathy, and enable participants to link their health and well-being to their personal and civic responsibilities.

How can I attend the Topic Selection Workshop?

The Diversity in Research Topic Selection Workshop is:

Thursday, December 12, noon-1:30PM
Dental Alumni Lounge
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
1 Kneeland Street, 15^th Floor
Boston

This event is in-person only. Lunch will be provided.

Space is limited! To reserve your seat, please register here by Tuesday, December 10.

This workshop is provided free of charge, and is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of health, Award Number UL1TR002544. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.

Plain Language for Health: Writing and Design for Health Research and Practice is for motivated individuals and teams working to communicate health information in ways people can understand.

The two-day workshop on Thursday, March 28 and Friday, March 29, 9:00AM-4:00PM, features training with health literacy and plain language experts from Tufts University School of Medicine and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and an evening networking reception sponsored by CommunicateHealth.

Speakers from Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute at Tufts Medical Center (CTSI) and Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard (MRCT) will lead interactive discussions on how to apply principles of health literacy and plain language to health research and informed consent. The workshop will teach actionable skills and techniques to improve community engagement, build transparency and trust, and connect with patients, research participants, and the community.

Presenting Sponsors

• Tufts CTSI, accelerating the translation of research into clinical use, medical practice, and impact on health
• Public Health and Community  Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM), preparing health professionals to eliminate health inequities, reduce the burden of disease and injury, promote mental and physical health, and prevent global threats to the environment

Contributing Sponsors

• Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center (MRCT), engages diverse stakeholders to define emerging issues in global clinical trials and creates ethical and actionable solutions
• CommunicateHealth, award-winning communications firm specializing in health behavior change
• Tufts Health Literacy Leadership Institute (HLLI), internationally known for health literacy professional development and leadership to eliminate health disparities and improve population health