Upstate offers pedestrian safety presentations

A traffic and pedestrian safety presentation will be held Monday, March 31 at noon and again Thursday, April 3 at noon via WebEx.

University Police and Upstate’s Traffic Safety Board will be joined by officers from the Syracuse Police Department and representatives from the Onondaga County Traffic Safety Advisory Board.

The event is designed to be an interactive opportunity to learn how to stay safe on the roads near the Upstate campuses while walking, biking, and driving.

To submit a question in advance of the event, email [email protected]. To join this virtual presentation via WebEx, visit: www.upstate.edu/pedestrian-safety.

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Nominations sought for President's Employee Recognition Awards 

Nominations are now being accepted for the President’s Employee Recognition Awards for individuals and teams that have gone above and beyond. Nominations are due by April 1. For more information and the online nomination form, visit: www.upstate.edu/pera. For more information, email [email protected]. 

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Upstate celebrates Earth Month with an Eco-Challenge

In celebration of Earth Month, Upstate will compete against other health systems across the country to support individual, community, and global health in the 2025 One Healthcare Eco-Challenge. To join the Upstate team, commit to taking simple actions throughout the month of April to earn Upstate points. Registration is open, here: https://onehealthcare.ecochallenge.org/users/join. Questions about the challenge? Email Paul Corsi at [email protected]. 

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Tips for working with an interpreter is March 26

Sue Freeman from Interpreter Services will present How to Better Communicate with Patients Wednesday, March 26 from noon to 1 p.m. in 318 at the Health Sciences Library in Weiskotten Hall. The event is open to everyone with an Upstate ID. To register, visit: https://libcal.upstate.edu/calendar/library. Questions? Email Laura Benjamin at [email protected].

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24^th annual Emergency Medicine forum is March 26

The 24^th annual Contemporary Issues in Emergency Medicine and Research Forum will be held Wednesday, March 26 at the Collegian Hotel, 1060 E. Genesee St. Registration fees and additional conference information is available here: https://www.eventsquid.com/event/27054. Questions? Email Rosemarie More at [email protected].

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Stop the Bleed offers free public courses March 26 and April 30

Upstate Trauma will offer free Stop the Bleed courses Wednesday, March 26 from 10 to 11 a.m. and Wednesday, April 30 from 5 to 6 p.m. at Upstate HealthLink/Oasis, 6333 NY-298, E. Syracuse. To register for the March 26 course, visit: March's Stop the Bleed Course Sign-Up. To register for the April 30 course, visit: April's Stop the Bleed Sign-Up. Licensed staff interested in becoming instructors can email [email protected] to begin the process. Interested staff must have attended and completed a Stop the Bleed course to instruct. Questions? Email [email protected].

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Center for Bioethics and Humanities Journal Club is March 27

The Center for Bioethics and Humanities Journal Club will be held March 27 at noon via Zoom. The 2022 US Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned the right to abortion in the U.S. This has placed physicians, especially OB/GYNs, in a position where they must make a choice as to how to manage the conflict between their medical judgement and federal law. Physicians are not a monolithic group, and we will discuss the various roles they have chosen to play in the post Dobbs world. To join the discussion, visit: https://upstate.zoom.us/j/91881121847?pwd=9TPA3PNAruU3gknTtw5Iz6tPD1VAGk.1. For a copy of the journal article, email Kathleen Szczech at [email protected].

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Narcan training session is March 28

The Onondaga County Health Department will offer a Narcan (naloxone) training session Friday, March 28 from 10 to 11 a.m. in 318 Health Sciences Library in Weiskotten Hall. Narcan is a medication given to those having an opioid/heroin overdose to prevent death. Participants will learn the signs of an overdose and how to administer the medication. Participants who complete the training will receive a dose of naloxone to carry. The training is open to everyone with an Upstate ID. To register, visit: https://libcal.upstate.edu/calendar/library. Questions? Email Laura Benjamin at [email protected].

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College of Health Professions to host ISMRT event March 29

Upstate’s College of Health Professions will host the International Society for MR Radiographers and Technologists (ISMRT) 4th New York Division hybrid meeting March 29 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in 4414 B/C Academic Building with a Web Ex option. The event is free for Upstate staff and 8 Category A ARRT CE credits will be available to participants. To register, email Mark Spooner at [email protected]. For those outside of Upstate, register here: https://www.ismrm.org/smrt/chapters-divisions/new-York/. To view the list of speakers, visit: https://www.upstate.edu/chp/about/news/ismrt-conference-2025.php. Questions? Email Susan Wright at [email protected]. 

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Advanced Practice Grand Rounds is April 1

Advanced Practice Grand Rounds will be held April 1 from noon to 1 p.m. via WebEx. Kristin Ramella, AGACNP, CHFN, will present Cardiology Basics: Assessing risk, managing blood pressure, and introduction to heart failure. To join, visit: https://upstate.webex.com/upstate/j.php?MTID=m1645f7b2525de69ea5e8747a57636e17. Questions? Email Tiffany Senke at [email protected]. CME credit will be available for participants.

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Abstracts for Upstate Cancer Research Week due April 1

Registration open now for the event

The annual Upstate Cancer Research Week retreat will be held May 16 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at CNY Biotech Accelerator. A trainee symposium will be held May 15 from 2 to 6 p.m. in 4414 B/C Academic Building. The events will bring together basic scientists, physician scientists, clinicians, and trainees to share the latest in cancer research advancements at Upstate. Registration is open now, here: https://redcap.upstate.edu/surveys/?s=LJX7FW4KXRDN9DMF.

To submit research abstracts for presentation at the retreat or trainee symposium by April 1, visit: https://redcap.upstate.edu/surveys/?s=CL38CCTRPAM3HRP8. For more information on the event, including speakers, visit: https://www.upstate.edu/cancer/research/retreat/. Questions? Email [email protected]. 

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Donate Life Month events are April 1 and 18

To mark Donate Life Month, flag raising events will be held April 1 at 10 a.m. in the front circle near the Donate Life flag at Upstate University Hospital and again at 1 p.m. at Community. Mini flags for each organ, eye, and tissue donation will be placed and the large flag will be raised to commemorate the month.

Upstate’s Organ Donor Council seeks donations for the Donate Life virtual silent auction, to be held April 18 to 25. Donations are due by April 15. Prizes will be awarded for the most creative, most lucrative, and best theme. Proceeds from the auction will be used to help promote organ donation and register new organ donors. For more information about the auction and to have your submission picked up, email Liz Keesler at [email protected].

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Blood drives at Upstate are April 3, 4, 8

Blood drives will be held in three Upstate locations in the month of April. For more information and to schedule an appointment, visit: www.upstate.edu/blood. The schedule is as follows:

• April 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the conference rooms on the first floor of Upstate Cancer Center
• April 4 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Performance Center on the 11^th floor of Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital
• April 8 from noon to 5 p.m. in the cafeteria at Upstate Community Hospital

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Upstate Physician Assistant Program Night at the Syracuse Crunch is April 4

Upstate’s Physician Assistant Class of 2026 will host a night at the Syracuse Crunch hockey game Friday, April 4 at 7 .m. at the Upstate Medical University Arena. Students will host a table to share information on the program and sell pucks for the Chuck-A-Puck prior to the third period. Stop by to participate in Chuck-a-Puck and help raise funds for the class. Tickets are $18 and can be pre-purchased online at www.syracusecrunch.com/UPSTATEPA or using promo code UPSTATEPA. For any questions or ticket assistance, please contact Amber Butler at [email protected].

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Upstate to celebrate Public Health Week April 7, 8, 9, 10

Upstate Community Hospital will host information tables featuring a variety of topics and programs in celebration of Public Health Week April 7, 8, 9, and 10 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in and around the Cafeteria at Community. Experts will be available to discuss topics, such as: burns, cancer, tobacco cessation, CPR, EAP, EPIC, 4-Kare, Upstate Well, diabetes, sustainability, lead exposure prevention, domestic violence, parenting, child abuse, substance abuse, reiki, breast feeding, poison prevention, and more. Questions about the event? Email Beth Sellers at [email protected]. 

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Beyond the Doctorate Research Day is April 9

Beyond the Doctorate Research Day will be held Wednesday, April 9 from 1 to 6 p.m. in 4414 A/B/C Academic Building. The Upstate community is welcome to celebrate the research accomplishments of Upstate's postdocs, residents, and fellows.

Keynote speaker Mario Delmar, PhD, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, will present Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy: Molecular Mechanisms and The Promise of Gene Therapy at 3:30 p.m. For full event details, visit: https://www.upstate.edu/postdoc/postdoc-life/beyond-doctorate-research-day/. Questions? Email Shaunna Arnold at [email protected]. 

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HealthLink on prostate cancer side effects is April 9

Benjamin Cedars, MD, Upstate Urology fellow, will present Erectile Dysfunction and Incontinence with Prostate Cancer Wednesday, April 9 at 5 p.m. at the HealthLink/Oasis Learning Center, 6333 State Route 298, East Syracuse. There will be a Zoom option. Cedars will discuss side effects from prostate cancer treatments, options for each side effect, recovery processes, and success rates. Register for the discussion here: https://upstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpceygqz0uEtV7TEsuRfkAc-exffC7LTPn#/registration. Questions? Email Amy Allen at [email protected].

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Upstate Mental Health REACH workshop is April 10

Upstate Mental Health REACH workshop will be held April 10 beginning at 8:30 a.m. via Zoom. REACH aims to help primary and family medicine providers screen, identify, treat, and refer patients who need mental health care. The program is free, and 6.25 AMA PRA credits will be awarded to participants. Questions? Email Rosemarie Earle at [email protected]. Registration is required, here: https://upstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIqd--opzkrGNxF0dXaN72pvZgBNyLxUEPo.

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Housecalls for the Homeless and In My Father’s Kitchen fundraiser is April 10

Hope and Dignity will be held Thursday, April 10 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Middle Ages Brewery, 120 Wilkinson Street, Syracuse. The fundraiser supports the work of Upstate’s Housecalls for the Homeless and the In My Father’s Kitchen community outreach program for the homeless population in Onondaga County. For tickets or to donate, visit: https://fundraise.givesmart.com/e/rnPTmA?vid=1i9gsb. For more information, email Carolyn Hendrickson at [email protected].

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Cardiology Grand Rounds is April 11

Cardiology Grand Rounds will be held Friday, April 11 at 7:30 a.m. in 0103 Weiskotten Hall and via WebEx. John Bisognano, MD, PhD, University of Michigan, will present Seven Disasters in Hypertension. To join virtually, visit: https://upstate.webex.com/upstate/j.php?MTID=md18e53d9ed187d496fd2032d93007118. CME is available for this session. For more information, email Lisa Carroll at [email protected].

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Neuro Research Day is April 11

Neuro Research Day will be held Friday, April 11 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in 4709 Neuroscience Research Building at IHP. For a full schedule of events, visit: https://www.upstate.edu/neurosurgery/research/research-day.php. The event is presented by Neurosurgery and the Neuroscience Graduate Program, with special thanks to the Jacobsen family for support.

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Mini symposium on induced pluripotent stem cells is April 11

A mini symposium on induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) will be held April 11 from 1 to 3 p.m. in 4709 Neuroscience Research Building at IHP. The Upstate community is welcome to attend. The event is part of Neuro Research Day.

The event will feature an exploration into iPSC methodologies in neuronal, pancreatic and cardiac model systems. Speakers include:

• 1 p.m. — Evangelos Kiskinis, PhD, Northwestern University, will present Using iPSC technologies to model developmental epileptic encephalopathy and ALS.
• 2 p.m. — Kaiming Ye, PhD, Binghamton University, will present Multi-omics-driven iPSC organoid biofabrication.
• 2:30 p.m. — Tracy Hookway, PhD, Binghamton University, will present Autonomic innervation of engineered cardiac issues.
• 3 p.m. — Panel discussion
• 4 p.m. — Reception

For more information, email Lisa Grace at [email protected].

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Walk with a Doc is April 12

Walk with a Doc will be held Saturday, April 12 at 9 a.m. on the indoor track located upstairs at the Baldwinsville YMCA. The walk will begin with a brief talk by Asalim Thabet, MD, who specializes in pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine. Dr. Thabet will speak on summer safety reminders and wellness. Participants will then walk at their own pace and distance. The event is free and open to the public. Doctors interested in leading a walk and all other questions, email [email protected]. To register, visit: https://walkwithadoc.org/join-a-walk/locations/syracuse-new-york/.

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Spring into Wellness health fair is April 18

Spring into Wellness, a mini health fair, will be held Friday, April 18 from 10 a.m. to noon on the first floor of Upstate Cancer Center. Stop by to learn about financial counseling, nutrition counseling, survivorship, smoking cessation, and much more. Questions about the event? Email Christine Benton at [email protected].

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Kick Butts Earth Day event is April 22

The Tobacco-Free Task Force will host a Kick Butts Earth Day event Tuesday, April 22 from 9 to 11 a.m. beginning in the lobby of Upstate Cancer Center and from 1 to 3 p.m. beginning in the main lobby of Community. Help beautify Upstate’s outdoor spaces by cleaning up cigarette butts and other litter. Clean-up will happen rain or shine, and grabbers will be provided. R.S.V.P. to Jackson Tarr at [email protected].

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Patient Experience Champion Focus Team meeting is April 23

Upstate Patient Advocacy has created the Patient Experience Champion Focus Team, inviting staff to provide feedback on how to improve experiences for Upstate patients and families. Staff insight is invaluable in understanding various perspectives, including successes and suggestions for improvement.

To join the meeting Wednesday, April 23 at 1 p.m. in 1502 Upstate University Hospital, visit: RSVP. There will be an option to join the meeting virtually. Questions? Email Patient Advocacy at [email protected].

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Celebration of the Faculty is April 23

Celebration of the Faculty will be held April 23 at 4 p.m. in 4414 B/C Academic Building. The 2025 Gold Standard Awards will be presented at the event. Upstate faculty and staff are welcome to attend. Registration information will be forthcoming. For more information, email Kelly Donovan at [email protected]. 

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Sarcoidosis Patient Support Group is April 25

The Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Division’s Sarcoidosis Patient Support Group will host an in-person meeting Friday, April 25 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the conference room on the fifth floor of Upstate Health Care Center. The meeting will provide support for patients and insight on sarcoidosis. To register, email [email protected].

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Upstate Well announcements

Pet a Pooch for staff will be held:

• March 26 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in 9405A Upstate University Hospital
• April 2 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Community Room at Community

Yoga for All is open to all Upstate staff and no experience is necessary. For more information on yoga and to receive the link for virtual-only yoga dates, email [email protected]. For Teams yoga options noted below, use Meeting ID: 235 863 538 811, Passcode: VL3YM9C9. The schedule is as follows: 

• March 27 from noon to 12:45 p.m., 4507 Setnor and via Teams
• March 28 from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m., 2151/2153 Nappi Wellness Institute
• April 2 from 6:10 to 6:40 a.m., Community Room at Community 
• April 2 from 7:30 to 8:00 a.m., Community Room at Community 
• April 9 from 6:10 to 6:40 a.m., Community Room at Community

Tranquility Tuesday will be held April 1 (and every Tuesday) from 12:30 to 12:45 p.m. on the second floor of Nappi Wellness Institute or virtually via WebEx. To join the virtual option, visit: https://upstate.webex.com/upstate/j.php?MTID=m4cf0ace0b87237183612a0b6496ca516 (Meeting ID: 2305 438 7566, Password: jyYW3FriJ74). Each session is a unique meditation, mindfulness, deep breathing, and relaxation practice experience. Questions? Email [email protected] or [email protected]. 

Mundane to Magic: Building Resiliency to Thrive and Become Your Best Self will be held April 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. virtually. Course instructors are Annemarie Cristino, LCSW, EAP senior lead coordinator, and Christine Cole, MS, wellness program coordinator. Learn the multifaceted factors of wellness, explore strategies to build resiliency and optimize well-being, and discover how to cultivate personal health and well-being skills, mindset and beliefs. To register, visit: https://www.upstate.edu/pdl/intra/register/index.php?topicid=196843. Upstate Login is required.

WellNYS Everyday Finding Success with Personal Finances webinar will be held Monday, March 31 from noon to 12:25 p.m. Being successful with personal finances doesn’t just happen. It takes work and making conscious decisions every day on how to spend and save. Every week in April, the WellNYS Weekly Challenges will provide actions and goals to be successful with personal finances. Are you ready to start making progress with finances? For more information join this 25-minute webinar.  To register, visit: Personal Finance Webinar. 

4-KARE provides access to wellness and mental health resources for the Upstate community. A 4-KARE commercial was created to profile the services offered. Watch here: https://upstate.video.yuja.com/V/Video?v=12407204&node=54114937&a=84594384.

The Recharge Room at Community (Room 0503) is now open 24/7 for all Upstate staff. The room is a dedicated space for employees to rest, refresh, and rejuvenate. Equipped with calming music, aromatherapy and cozy seating, the space is designed to promote relaxation and well-being. For more information, email Dr. Leslie Kohman at [email protected].

For more on Upstate Well resources, visit: https://www.upstate.edu/wellness/.  For information about 4-KARE, visit: https://www.upstate.edu/wellness/intra/4-kare/.  

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Apparel sales

• Patient Advocacy shirts are available for purchase online, here: https://www.bonfire.com/store/office-of-patient-advocacy-shirt-shop/. Proceeds are used to fund staff recognition initiatives and patient experience improvement projects. Questions about this sale? Email Amanda Kersey at [email protected].
• Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Division is selling shirts to help spread the awareness of Sarcoidosis. Visit: https://www.bonfire.com/store/suny-upstate-sarcoidosis-awareness/?utm_source=copy_link&utm_medium=store_page_published_share&utm_campaign=suny-upstate-sarcoidosis-awareness&utm_content=default. Questions? Email Shania Edwards-King at [email protected].
• Vascular Surgery shirt sale is open. Proceeds are used for education and research. To order, visit: https://www.bonfire.com/store/vascular-surgery/. Questions? Email Courtney Martuscello at [email protected]. 

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Rolling for Recovery is May 2

Upstate’s Stroke Team will host Rolling for Recovery May 2 at Flamingo Bowl in Liverpool. Shifts for bowling will begin at 5 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. To register, visit: https://e.givesmart.com/events/Gnf/. Proceeds benefit the Stroke Foundation Fund, supporting a stroke camp retreat for survivors and their caregivers. Register by April 16 to receive a free event shirt. The event will include a silent auction. To donate an item, email Emily Talbot at [email protected].