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May 2, 18, 23

Hearing loss group announces programs

Anyone interested in issues related to hearing loss is invited to participate in monthly programs sponsored by the Hearing Loss Association of America /Rochester Chapter. They are free and some are in-person meeting while other are through Zoom platform.

Programs for May are:

• Tuesday, May 2

– 10–11 a.m. “Hearing Other People’s Experiences” (HOPE). In person. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, East Avenue at Westminster Road, Rochester, across from the George Eastman Museum. Vestry room. Prospective, new or experienced hearing aid users can share their experiences, questions and hearing loss journeys. Retired audiologist and hearing aid user Joseph Kozelsky facilitates.

– Noon-1 p.m. “Financial Fitness While Aging Gracefully.” In person. St. Paul’s Parish Hall and virtual on Zoom. To obtain Zoom link, preregister at the chapter web site hearinglossrochester.org. Presented by Gabe Geiger, Lifespan’s coordinator of financial services engagement and outreach.

• Thursday, May 18

– 10 a.m. –2 p.m. “Assistive Listening Devices Demo Center.” Technology team. In person. Lifespan, 1900 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester. Consumers are invited to view and try a selection of assistive listening devices before actually buying them.

• Tuesday, May 23

– 8-9:00 p.m. “Hear Together.” Virtual on Zoom. Speech language pathologist Kristin Bergholtz conducts a virtual support group for parents and caregivers of deaf/hard of hearing children.

For more information, view the HLAA Rochester Chapter web site at hearinglossrochester.org or telephone 585 266 7890.

May 6

Alzheimer’s Association holds African American health symposium

The Alzheimer’s Association

Rochester & Finger Lakes Region Chapter announces the return of the Dr. Lemuel and Gloria Rogers African American Health Symposium. This year’s theme is “Caring for Our Community: Dementia’s Impact and Hope for the Future.” It will take place in person on Saturday, May 6, at Rochester Educational Opportunity Center, 161 Chestnut St, Rochester. It’s free of charge and includes a hot lunch catered by Northern Nola. To register, visit https://bit.ly/3GT5NCU or call 800.272.3900.

Now in its 12th year, the symposium is geared toward creating connections, partnerships and hope. The event is named for Lemuel Rogers Jr. M.D. and his wife, Gloria Rogers. In 1968, Dr. Rogers became one of the first African American doctors to build and own a medical building in Rochester. Over the course of his 30 years of practice as an obstetrician-gynecologist, he delivered more than 5,000 babies at Rochester’s Highland and Saint Mary’s hospitals.

The Rogers were members of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church who were diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, respectively. The couple was deeply involved in health education in the local Black community.

The event will feature a keynote address by Jackie Dozier, a lifelong community advocate who serves as director at Community Health and Well-being at Common Ground Health. In particular, Dozier has led community efforts focusing on health disparities impacting communities of color.

May 14 Breast Cancer Coalition calls for nominations from survivors

The Breast Cancer Coalition is seeking nominations from breast or gynecologic cancer survivors for the 2023 Laurie Pask Heart & Hands Award.

The Heart & Hands Award is named in honor of Laurie Pask, an early member of Breast Cancer Coalition’s Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer Common Ground group. Those who knew Pask knew her as a kind and caring wife, sister, daughter, niece, and friend.

The award is given annually to a cancer care provider whose approach to care reflects the balance of kindness, compassion, respect and science that Pask demonstrated while providing care to her own patients with passion, hope, and joy.

Nominations are due by 10 p.m. Sunday, May 14 and should be submitted online at https://bccr.org/ heart-hands-award. Only nominations from patients and survivors will be considered.

The Breast Cancer Coalition is a local grassroots organization dedicated to eradicating breast cancer through action and advocacy.

May 17

MCMS symposium for providers to address burnout, medical error

The Monroe County Medical Society, along with the Rochester Academy of Medicine, Borg & Ide Imaging and the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester-Maimonides

Society, will host a health symposium to introduce critical new healthcare leadership tools to reduce burnout and medical error.

It will take place from 3:30-7 p.m., May 17, at the Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Ave., Rochester.

The topic will focus on Mindfulness and Human Factors – Ergonomics (HFE) Science. Attendees will learn skills to help relate in a healthier way to inherent stressors within medical work as well as learn essentials of HFE science curated and adapted for lay leaders to address systemic and organizational challenges, reduce burnout, improve satisfaction, and decrease medical error.

Attendees will have an evening to learn with local experts, including physicians Michael Privitera, Mathew Devine, Sachiko Kaizuka and Mick Krasner.

For more details, visit www. mcms.org/healthsymposium or send an email to Jen Casasanta at jcasasanta@mcms.org .

May 24

NCADD-RA’s luncheon to feature expert on addiction

The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence–Rochester Area’s (NCADD–RA) will hold its annual luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., on Wednesday, May 24, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Rochester.

Keynote speaker is physician Kevin McCauley, who wrote and directed two films “Memo to Self” and “Pleasure Unwoven” about the neuroscience of addiction which won the 2010 Michael Q. Ford Award for Journalism from the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers. He is a senior fellow at The Meadows of Wickenburg, Arizona and is currently a graduate student at the University of Arizona School of Public Health.

For more information or to register, contact Elaine Alvarado at 585719–3481 or ealvarado@depaul.org. You can also visit https://ncadd-ra. org/events/trainings/ncadd-raannual-luncheon/ to register online.

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Highland gala raises over $130,000

Thanks to generous donors, community members, physicians and staff, more than $130,000 was raised at this year’s Highland Hospital Gala.

Traditionally the hospital’s largest annual fundraising event, proceeds from this year’s gala will benefit the hospital’s patient tower project, which is currently under construction. The project will add four levels plus a mechanical penthouse to the hospital’s southeast wing and will be one of the largest additions in the hospital’s history. Three of the floors will include 58 new patient rooms and one floor will house other clinical programs. The new tower will allow the hospital to provide private rooms for nearly all of its patients.

Donors and co-chairs of the event were Thomas and Betty Richards and Joseph Nicholas, M.D., and Julie Black.

Midwife joins OB-GYN team at Thompson

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“These honorees prove that when employees' needs and desires are met, the entire organization is better for it — they are able to make a greater impact on the lives of patients,” Becker’s said in a March 23 article announcing the list.

This year, there is a total of seven New York health-related organizations on the list; Thompson is the only one outside of the New York City area. The list includes some better-known health systems such as the Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.

“Being named to this list for the sixth time is just as exciting to us as it was the first time, back in 2015,” said Thompson Health Vice President of Associate Services and Wellness Jennifer DeVault. “This is a time when people who have devoted their lives to healthcare are really looking for workplaces where they feel both valued and empowered, and we want them to know Thompson offers a unique corporate culture and exceptional colleagues.”

According to Becker's, the annual list of 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare is based on nominations and editorial research. Organizations do not pay and cannot pay for inclusion on the list.