TEDMED 2013 Conference

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm through

Friday, April 19, 2013 8:15 am - 12:30 pm, Tompkins-McCaw Library

Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences will host a live simulcast of TEDMED 2013, April 16-19, during regular library hours. The University community is invited to join colleagues to listen to this provocative series of short, inspiring talks, curated by the well-known TED (technology, entertainment, design) conference series, which began in the mid-1980s. TEDMED focuses on health and medicine. According to organizers, "TEDMED believes that the future of health and medicine will be shaped by vital input from leading medical colleges, teaching hospitals, government agencies and non-profit institutions around the world." In this spirit of collaboration and information sharing, the TEDMED event is broadcast free to these institutions. 

The TEDMED Schedule
The Speakers' Lineup
 

Film Screening: "Tapped"                                             

Wednesday, April 17

12:00 - 1:00 PM, TML Learning Center at Hunton, Room 209

Is access to clean drinking water a basic human right or a commodity that should be bought and sold like any other article of commerce? Stephanie Soechtig's debut feature is an unflinching examination of the big business of bottled water. This timely documentary is a behind-the-scenes look into the unregulated and unseen world of an industry that aims to privatize and sell back the one resource that ought never to become a commodity: our water. From the plastic production to the ocean in which so many of these bottles end up, this inspiring documentary trails the path of the bottled water industry and the communities which were the unwitting chips on the table. Attendees may bring their lunch. Registration is encouraged. Walk-ins are welcome. Register at Film Screening

RAMS Reaching Out Reception 

Thursday, April 18, 2013
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Tompkins-McCaw Library

The fourth exhibit to be featured on the newly renovated gallery walls of Tompkins-McCaw Library, the Rams Reaching Out photographic exhibit celebrates the outreach activities of VCU Health Sciences students from urban Richmond to rural Southwest Virginia to the faraway shores of West Africa. They work in free clinics, do rotations in community settings or go on group service trips. Showcased will be the breadth of those experiences. The exhibit is open during Tompkins-McCaw Library normal operating hours. Friday through Sunday, hours are limited. For a complete listing of hours, please see: http://www.library.vcu.edu/hours/tml/tml_yearly.html. The public is invited to the opening reception. To RSVP for the opening reception please contact Thelma Mack, mackta@vcu.edu or 804-828-0017. 

Community Health Education Center: Donate Life Blue and Green Day

Friday, April 19, 2013
10:00 am - 2:00 pm, VCU Medical Center Gateway Building - Ground Floor, MCV Campus

April is National Donate Life Month and April 19 is Donate Life Blue and Green Day! Celebrate and become better educated with us on Friday, April 19 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Community Health Education Center. Stop by during this time for the opportunity to learn more about organ, eye, and tissue donation. Wear your blue and green on this day to raise awareness and honor organ, eye, and tissue donation! For more information, please contact Sarah or Dana at 828-2432 or email seamick@vcu.edu. The Community Health Education Center is located on the Ground Floor of the VCU Medical Center Gateway Building. 

For more information please visit:
Donate Life
Community Health Education Center