Support Colleagues After Traumatic Events as a Peer Responder

The Resilience in Stressful Events (RISE) team provides emotional support to individuals and groups following traumatic events, like unexpected deaths, medical errors and near misses. If you are interested in becoming a RISE peer responder for Johns Hopkins Hospital employees following stressful patient-related events, attend a one-day training on Thursday, April 20. Register by April 6 if you wish to participate.

Info: intranet.insidehopkinsmedicine. org/rise/responders.html

Perspectives from Outside Medicine

Attend this event on Wednesday, April 5, at 5 p.m. in Chevy Chase Bank Auditorium in the Sheikh Zayed Tower with Elias Zerhouni, president of global research and development at Sanofi and former director of the National Institutes of Health. Zerhouni will present a lecture titled “From Academia to Government to Industry: Lessons I Have Learned.” The lecture will be followed by a Q&A session. It will not be recorded to allow for an open exchange between the speaker and the audience.

Donate Blood This Spring

The Johns Hopkins Hospital is one of the most frequent users of blood donations for accident victims, cancer patients and others in need. Help make sure blood is available when it’s needed most by donating at an upcoming blood drive on the East Baltimore campus. Sign up to donate on Friday, April 28, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. or on Tuesday, May 9, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Both drives take place in the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, room 2140. Don’t forget to use RapidPass to expedite the donation process.

Info: hopkinsmedicine.org/human_ resources/news_events/blood_drives