FNNDSC Weekly Newsletter - Week 11
Happy Monday!
Upcoming events:
Dr. M. Judah Folkman Research Day, June 1st, 2022 Call for Poster Abstracts Clinical fellows, research postdoctoral fellows, residents, instructors, technicians, clinical coordinators, and students are invited to submit abstracts. Please note the presenting author cannot be a PI. Selected submissions will be invited to give oral presentations at Medical or Surgical Grand Rounds on June 1st, 2022. They will be accepting abstracts from February 14 - March 15, 2022. Posters:
At present they expect, similar to last year, to hold a virtual poster session. Presenters will be asked to prepare a slide presentation of up to 8 slides instead of an actual poster. These presentations will be uploaded to an internal Wiki site as pdfs. The audience will be able to view the posters for three days starting on June 1st Email addresses for the first author will be provided so that viewers can reach out and ask any question they may have. If an in-person poster session becomes possible, it will be on June 1, from 4:30-6:30 pm at the Longwood Inn.
Abstract submissions are to be uploaded as a single page PDF:
Please include the abstract title, authors, and affiliations at the top of the uploaded pdf
Limit one abstract per first author.
NO FIGURES are permitted in the abstract
Please name the file to be uploaded with your first initial, last name, date with no spaces. i.e., J_Smith_2022.
Please use the Division, Program, or Department in which your lab or program is located as your primary affiliation.
Submission deadline is March 15, 2022 @ 5 pm
Flux 2022 | September 7-9, 2022 | La Sorbonne Paris, France
The deadline to submit a symposia abstract is February 25, 2022.
Learn more about their 2022 Paris Flux Congress and submit your Symposia HERE.
The 22nd International Conference on Biomagnetism: August 28 – September 1, 2022
University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Call for Abstracts/Posters submissions has been extended to Friday March 18, 2022
Society for Neuroscience: November 12-16, 2022; San Diego, CA
online abstract submission opens on June 21
More information on abstract deadlines here: Society for Neuroscience - Dates and Deadlines (sfn.org)
51ST CNS ANNUAL MEETING: The 51st CNS Annual Meeting will be held at the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati, Ohio October 12-15, 2022.
The abstract submission portal will be open February 1 – April 1, 2022. More information here: CNS Annual Meeting - Child Neurology Society
OHBM 2022 is scheduled to take place in Glasgow, Scotland from June 19, 2022 - June 23, 2022!
May 07-12: Joint Annual Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB
ISMRT 31st Annual Meeting • 06-09 May 2022 | London, England, United Kingdom
Various Dates: Newborn Brain Society - Fetal Neurology Webinar Series Helpful Links ▴ Research Computing Data Management ▴ Research Computing Self Portal ▴ Research Announcements & News ▴ Office of Sponsored Programs Updates ▴ Funding Opportunities and Links ▴ Staff Resources - Covid-19 ▴ Covid Vaccine FAQs
BCH COVID-19 Update
Universal Masking
BCH employees who are up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccine series (received the first series as well as a COVID-19 vaccine booster) may congregate without facemasks in non-patient facing areas (e.g., staff conference rooms). All staff must wear a mask in all patient facing areas and communal areas (hallways or other areas, such as lobbies, where vaccination status is unknown).
· If staff are to be unmasked in approved areas, please discuss masking as a group prior to removing your mask. Be considerate of others who may not feel comfortable removing masks at this time.
· Staff who are up-to-date on their vaccine series may eat or drink without physical distancing.
· Staff who are not up-to-date on their vaccine series must remain six feet apart from others while eating or drinking.
· Staff should have conversations with their peers asking if they are comfortable doing so prior to taking off their masks. Staff who are not up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccine series must continue to wear their mask.
Offsite BCH Foundation/Sponsored Events
Masking is no longer required at offsite BCH sponsored events. Offsite events must follow the guidelines of the venue and the community in which the event is located. If attendees are up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccine series, they may be unmasked and are able to eat and drink without physical distancing. Attendees that are not up-to-date on their vaccination series need to remain masked and to remain 6 feet away from other people while eating or drinking.
Beginning Monday, April 11th, the following changes will be implemented:
· Visitor Policy
o Two visitors of any age will be permitted to visit per patient.
· Observers, Shadowers, and Vendors
o Observers, shadowers, and non-essential vendors will be permitted onsite and must follow all current COVID-19 BCH guidance.
Two Years Later
Boston Children’s Two Years Later: Share Your Story
On March 13, 2020, the lives of every member of our Boston Children’s Hospital team were changed in ways we couldn’t possibly have anticipated when we got up that morning. Now, as we approach the second anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, we want to hear about — and see — the last two years, from YOU.
We’ve opened up the Culture Works channel on Scope360, so anyone can post to it. If you feel comfortable, we encourage you to share your story with us by posting in a number of ways, or sharing in the Comments below.
What was your most memorable moment in the last two years?
A significant lesson learned?
A few words of remembrance for someone you lost during the pandemic?
Celebrations of new births, new family members (both the human and pet variety)?
Look through your phone…is there a picture that perfectly sums up the last two years for you?
Your hopes for the future?
Share your stories, your hopes, your victories, your losses. Please try to keep it under 200 words, but also feel free to post more than once. We’ve been through so much over the last two years, both together and apart, and everyone’s story is worth telling.
FNNDSC Wellness Club
Find resources here for programs at BCH, healthy recipes, and share exercise goals.
If you are interested in joining the wellness club on Slack, please email winona.bruce-baiden@childrens.harvard.edu.
Brain Games
HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE?
If you have something that you would like to see featured in the next newsletter, please contact Winona Bruce-Baiden at: winona.bruce-baiden@childrens.harvard.edu