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This consortium represents a collaboration of women students and physicians in private practices, health clinics and academic organizations across the Chicagoland area. Our goal is to create a support network amongst women physicians in Chicago to promote women's health and the advancement of women in medicine in our city.
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Health Month
APRIL 2018

Resources

10,000 Women Survey by Arogya World
highlights the impact of NCD's on women and the burden of caregiving

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the upcoming Chicago Salons

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Alzheimer's: Make a Plan
A sure sign that there is a stigma associated with Alzheimer’s disease is people’s hesitancy to talk about it, acknowledge its signs and symptoms, and their minimization of the cognitive issues. Read More

AMWA MEMBER UPDATES

Women in Stroke infographic
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Video Gallery

Sector Videos
Sector vignettes offer profession-specific guidance for working to become dementia friendly.

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JUST IN . . .

The 8th annual Diversity, Inclusion, & Health Equity Symposium:
Leading Symposium Discussing Equity in the Health Sector

The 8th annual Diversity, Inclusion, & Health Equity Symposium is a leading annual, collaborative event focusing on health equity and health disparities in the U.S. The symposium brings together leading healthcare professionals, executives, physicians, patient groups, patients, researchers, academics, clinical trial professionals, and diversity and inclusion advocates to discuss health equity in the life sciences and the health sectors.
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ARTICLE OF THE MONTH

Ethnicity and the Dementias - 3rd edition
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This 3rd edition of Ethnicity and the Dementias includes the latest background, assessment, and ethnic-specific guidelines for working with culturally diverse elders with dementia and their family caregivers in the United States.
Featuring contributions from leading clinicians and
researchers, this text examines specific issues in dementia care in eleven ethnic/racial groups and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender population in the context of working with family.

Partnerships

Please see below the latest newsletters from our Interns:

6th Edition - Rush Heart Center for Women Newsletter.

2018 CMS MAGAZINE ISSUES

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