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Grand Rounds on December 11, 2024 – Honoring American Indigenous Wisdom in Reproductive Justice

Honoring American Indigenous Wisdom in Reproductive Justice

Jenny Tiskus, MD, University of Washington Family Medicine Resident PGY-3, Little Shell Chippewa of Montana and Métis

Dr. Jenny Tiskus is a Family Medicine Resident at the University of Washington. Jenny is a proud Little Shell Chippewa and Métis person who grew up on the beautiful Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation in Montana. Jenny went to college and medical school at Stanford University. Jenny’s professional interests include care and access for Indigenous Relatives, palliative medicine, reproductive justice, addiction medicine, trauma informed care, and participating in fat liberation in clinical spaces.

 

Grand Rounds – UW Department of Family Medicine

This series will be an opportunity for community engagement across the DFM and UWPC clinical and academic partners.
Family Medicine Grand Rounds is held regularly on the second Wednesday of each month at 12:00-1:00 PM (Pacific Standard Time)
Grand Rounds will be held in-person with an online option.
Our in-person location: Northgate Classroom 331 NE Thornton Place, Seattle, 98125
In-Person REGISTERATION   |   ZOOM Link for Day-of-Presentation

Grand Rounds on November 13, 2024 – Individualizing Obesity Care: Tools and Strategies for Primary Care

Individualizing Obesity Care: Tools and Strategies for Primary care

Laura Montour MD, FAAFP, Dipl. ABOM Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine

Laura Montour, MD, is a Mohawk woman from the Six Nations Indian Reserve in Ontario Canada.  She is a dual-board certified family physician in Canada and the USA and she is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.  Dr. Montour is a certified diplomat of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, and she is the Co-Director for the University of Washington Center for Weight Loss and Metabolic Surgery.   She is Seattle Met top doctor for Obesity medicine in 2024.  Growing up on the Six Nations Indian reserve, Dr. Montour has witnessed first-hand the impacts of Obesity and Diabetes, and it is these experiences that have led Dr. Montour to dedicate her career to the prevention and treatment of the disease of Obesity and its comorbidities.

 

Grand Rounds – UW Department of Family Medicine

This series will be an opportunity for community engagement across the DFM and UWPC clinical and academic partners.
Family Medicine Grand Rounds is held regularly on the second Wednesday of each month at 12:00-1:00 PM (Pacific Standard Time)
Grand Rounds will be held in-person with an online option.
Our in-person location: Northgate Classroom 331 NE Thornton Place, Seattle, 98125
In-Person REGISTERATION   |   ZOOM Link for Day-of-Presentation

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