Even outside the classroom, Yale faculty members are among the featured speakers on campus this week. The following is just a sampling.
Medical women, glass ceilings
"Women in Medicine: Glass Ceiling Issues" is the title of a talk being presented on Wednesday, March 12, by Dr. Florence P. Haseltine, director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Center for Population Research and a lecturer in obstetrics and gynecology at the medical school. Dr. Haseltine's talk, sponsored by the Office for Women in Medicine, will begin at noon in Brady Auditorium, 310 Cedar St. The public is invited to attend the free event.
Dr. Haseltine is also the cofounder and president of the Society for the Advancement of Women's Health Research and is the senior editor of the Journal of Women's Health. She was recently honored by the American Medical Women's Association with its Women in Science award, which is presented annually to a woman physician who has made an exceptional contribution in medical science. Dr. Haseltine was recognized for her expertise in reproductive endocrinology, her supervision of fundamental biomedical research in the reproductive sciences and the development and evaluation of contraceptive and reproductive health products and procedures.
Dr. Haseltine is a member of the Institute of Medicine and is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She has also been honored by the Weizmann Institute.
Changing views of cancer
The way that cancer, particularly skin cancer, has been viewed through the ages will be the topic "From Pharoah to DNA: Changing Views of Cancer," the next offering in the Program for Humanities in Medicine lecture series. Dr. David J. Leffell, associate professor of dermatology and surgery will present the talk at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 20, in the Beaumont Room, Sterling Hall of Medicine, 333 Cedar St. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Dating back to ancient times, skin cancers have held a special place in the common conception of cancer, notes Dr. Leffell, who is also medical director of the dermatology department at the Yale Faculty Practice. Today, with molecular information about the genetic basis of these and other malignancies, he contends, popular notions are slowly being put to rest.
Medicaid, Medicare and managed care
The promises and pitfalls of managed care for Medicaid and Medicare populations will be the topic of a debate on Monday, March 24, 4:30-6 p.m. in the General Motors Room of the School of Management, 55 Hillhouse Ave. The public is invited to attend the free event.
In a panel discussion titled "Managed Care: It's Impact on Medicaid and Medicare," two Yale experts and a representative from a major insurance company will address many of the questions currently facing state and federal level governments with respect to Medicaid and Medicare recipients, who are receiving managed care in increasing numbers. The panelists will discuss whether this trend is desirable and whether it should be resisted, encouraged or regulated.
The panelists will be Theodore R. Marmor, professor of public management at the School of Management; Dr. Stephanie Spangler, deputy provost for biomedical and health affairs and former director of the Yale Health Plan; and Charles Klippel of Aetna Health Plans.