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100 Days: The Resiliency of the Kenyan Physicians’ Strike

The wheels of my suitcase were the only audible noise in the corridors of Kenyatta National Hospital. On our first day in Nairobi, as we made our way through the clinics to the lecture hall, a shortcut led us to the Accident & Emergency (A&E) Department. Preceding our trip, we had heard stories about the

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		1 Journal Club Journal Club August 1, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm The Rosebud, 1500 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607, USA Where: we are being generously hosted by Dr. Ferraro, at the Rosebud, 1500 W Taylor st, we will be in the room upstairs. What you need to do: RSVP!!! and read the articles. Use this link or the address below. Because this is at a restaurant we need an accurate count. Attendance will be capped at 30. https://goo.gl/forms/uLQlujz78VnxVFoh1 The articles: The new: Sodium bicarbonate therapy for patients with severe metabolic acidaemia in the intensive care unit (BICAR-ICU): a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled, phase 3 trial What we knew before: The Use of Sodium Bicarbonate in the Treatment of Acidosis in Sepsis: A Literature Update on a Long Term Debate •	2 UIC EM Conference @ Mercy UIC EM Conference @ Mercy August 2, 2018 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm Mercy Hospital & Medical Center, 2525 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60616, USA Click link below for the full Conference Announcement & Pre-Readings. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FbXfRK1YelwnxQeK6ZBXdNTScXRlq6tfLC6uJNLwwJw Click here for address and parking Info Address: 2525 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60616 Parking Residents: Please park in the lot across the street from the ED parking lots, just west of Michigan (the red box in the below map). Your ID card should get you access to the parking lot. Students & Faculty: Please park in the ED lot (badge not required). Please park in the back two rows of the lot (furthest from the ED) to ensure that there is enough parking for our patients (the blue box in the below map). Directions to main auditorium: When you enter the hospital, take the elevators to the second floor and follow the signs for the auditorium. PEC Meeting PEC Meeting August 2, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm • •	3	4	5
6	7 Medical Student Sim Session Medical Student Sim Session August 7, 2018 @ 8:30 am - 11:30 am •	8	9 UIC EM Conference @ Lutheran UIC EM Conference @ Lutheran August 9, 2018 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm Lutheran General Hospital, 1775 Dempster Street, Park Ridge, IL 60068, USA Click link below for the full Conference Announcement & Pre-Readings https://drive.google.com/open?id=1mKj0BSleAgGLmeblInyRe3GdTGFMMxgdwWnJVHQ3E38 Click here for address and Parking Info Address: 1775 Dempster St, Park Ridge, IL 60068 Driving/Parking: There is resident parking across the street (Luther Lane) by the ED, which will require your Lutheran ID. There is also a patient garage across the street (Luther Lane) and open parking for medical students across Dempster. Public Transit: Don’t bother, seriously. Find a ride from someone if you don’t have a car. Johnson Auditorium: Enter the hospital at the Parkside entrance just off Luther Lane via the sliding glass doors (if you enter through revolving doors, you’ve gone slightly too far, just make an immediate right and walk a few steps and you’ll be in the Parkside center building), and you’ll see a stairwell almost immediately in front of you. Take the steps down one level and you’ll find the Johnson Auditorium. Olson Auditorium: Enter through the hospital at the Parkside entrance just off Luther Lane via the sliding glass doors. Walk in the main corridor past the B elevators and follow the signs for Osen Auditorium. It will be past the surgical suite on the 1st floor. 10th floor rooms: Go back up to the main hospital level and walk down the hallway towards your left with large glass windows on your left hand side, towards the B elevator bank, which will be the first set of elevators on your right. Take those to the 10th floor and make your way to these rooms, if you’ve hit the cafeteria then you’ve gone the wrong direction. •	10	11	12
13	14	15	16 UIC EM Conference @ UIC UIC EM Conference @ UIC August 16, 2018 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary at UI Health UIC, 1855 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60612, USA Click link below for the full Conference Announcement & Pre-Readings. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1D35IkDE4x0sIc7JzoY2QMdW78p5wZRts_-G7iGU52Pk Address: Located at 1855 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60612. Parking: There is free street parking in front of the VA, but this is far and few between. You can park in one of the parking garages, the closest is located on Wood Street, however, these can be expensive. There is also a Juvenile parking lot located at 1101 South Hamilton Ave and the cost is $2. EEI Main Auditorium: Enter through the main doors of the EEI Building, turn left immediately past the information desk and the auditorium is at the end of the short hallway. Public Transit: Take the train Station (“L”) Pink Line to Polk, which is near UIC’s campus. •	17	18	19
20	21 Medical Student Sim Session Medical Student Sim Session August 21, 2018 @ 8:30 am - 11:30 am •	22	23 UIC EM Conference @ Masonic UIC EM Conference @ Masonic August 23, 2018 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, 900 W Nelson St, Chicago, IL 60657, USA Click link below for the full Conference Announcement & Pre-Readings. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-9gl8NODqGYQiTvXtws43wwLtT6LN30b2-iVC4F3uVQ Address: 836 Wellington Avenue Chicago, IL 60657 Ringel Rooms: Enter through the main doors, walk past the main bank of elevators, immediately turn left down the first hallway and follow signs to the Center for Education, which will lead you up some stairs and across a bridge. Take the elevator or stairs down to the ground floor, and the Ringel Rooms will be at the end of the hall. Driving: There are garages accessed off Wellington, west of the main hospital, both which charge fees. There is street parking in the surrounding neighborhood, but much of it is permit-only, so pay close attention to signage. Public Transit: Take the train Station (“L”) Brown or Purple Line to Wellington which is on the hospital’s campus. Alternatively, take the CTA Halsted bus #8 or Clark bus #22 bus to Wellington •	24	25	26
27	28 Medical Student Sim Session Medical Student Sim Session August 28, 2018 @ 8:30 am - 11:30 am Hawkeyes Hawkeyes August 28, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Hawkeye's Bar & Grill, 1458 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607, USA Hawkeye’s Bar and Grill 6p-9p 1458 West Taylor St. Chicago, IL 60607 Hawkeyes Events are for medical students, residents and all attendings. These are meant as opportunities for medical students to meet the residents and attendings of the residency. During the first 4 months, these are held monthly and in place of interview dinners as we are now holding interviews during the first 4 career months. Please come out and represent the residency and enjoy some free drinks! • •	29 Journal Club Journal Club August 29, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm •	30 ICEP @ Northwestern ICEP @ Northwestern August 30, 2018 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm Northwestern Memorial Hospital Emergency Department, 251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611, USA Please reference the link for the program brochure http://www.icep.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018-Resident-Career-Day-Brochure.pdf •	31

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