e-Update
January 7,
2003
Weekly News Briefs
e-Update is distributed
weekly to keep faculty and staff at the University of Miami School of Medicine
up-to-date on news at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center.
To submit news for publication, e-mail items to update@med.miami.edu.
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
--UM/Sylvester Deerfield Beach Provides Services to Broward and Palm
Beach Patients
--Visit Calder Library to View Smallpox Vaccination Planning Updates from CDC
--Increase in State Sales Tax Raises Monthly Parking Deductions by 10 to 33 Cents
--Upcoming Calendar Events
CANCER SPECIALTIES MOVE NORTH TO
NEW UM/SYLVESTER SATELLITE FACILITY
The Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center brings quality health care closer
to home for its Broward and Palm Beach patients with a new facility in Deerfield
Beach. The clinic celebrated its operational opening on January 6, with W.
Jarrard Goodwin, M.D., director of UM/Sylvester, and David Arnold, M.D., head
and neck cancer specialist holding patient appointments. Other specialties
represented at the new clinic will include prostate and urologic cancer, gynecologic
oncology, melanoma, and neurological oncology. Psychosocial oncologists from
UM/Sylvester’s Courtelis Center also will see patients at the Deerfield
Beach facility to offer complementary therapies such as psychological and spiritual
support, acupuncture, and more.
CDC VIDEOS ON SMALLPOX VACCINATION
PLANNING AVAILABLE AT CALDER LIBRARY
Recent updates issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
are now available at the Calder Memorial Library. Parts 1 and 2 of the “CDC
Bioterrorism Update: Smallpox Preparedness” discuss the implementation
of smallpox vaccination plans for public health and health care response personnel.
To request a copy, contact Ed Vinson of the Calder Library at 305-243-6441.
MIAMI-DADE SALES TAX INCREASE
TO AFFECT CAMPUS PARKING COST
Effective January 1, 2003, the state sales tax in Miami-Dade County increased
from 6.5 to 7 percent, as approved by voters to support the Miami-Dade County
transportation system. In compliance with this sales tax increase, parking
charges from the University will reflect the change. Employees who pay to park
on campus will see this increase in January payroll deduction. The increase
for parking charges will range from 10 to 33 cents per month.
QUESTIONS ABOUT COMPLIANCE?
TWO UM HELPLINES CAN ASSIST YOU
Research integrity concerns? Report concerns regarding research integrity and
adherence to federal or University regulations directly to the Office of the
Vice Provost for Research at 305-243-6415, or you can call the University's
toll-free, anonymous compliance hotline at 866-YOURCALL. Medicare and billing
concerns? Address questions to Third Party Reimbursement/Office of Compliance
at 305-243-HELP or 877-415-HELP. For information about this helpline or training
programs offered by the compliance office, contact Gemma Romillo at 305-243-5842.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
RESEARCH LEADER VISITS MIAMI PROJECT TO
DISCUSS MICROSTIMULATION OF THE SPINAL CORD
The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis continues the Gail F. Beach Memorial 2002-2003
Visiting Lectureship Series with "Electrical Activation of Spinal Neural
Circuits for Restoration of Function," presented by Dr. Warren Grill of
Case Western Reserve University, on January 8, noon, in the Lois Pope LIFE
Center James A. Batten Apex Center and Auditorium, seventh floor. Grill’s
research is at the forefront of efforts to map the physiological responses
evoked in the genitourinary and motor systems by microstimulation of the spinal
cord. The long-term goal of his studies is to develop advanced neural prostheses
that interface with the central nervous system, brain, and spinal cord. For
additional information, call 305-243-7108 or visit http://www.miamiproject.miami.edu/vls2003.pdf.
BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH TOPICS ADDRESSED
IN CAMPUS SEMINAR AND WORKSHOP
Investigators, research associates, and research coordinators can gain valuable
information at the Seminar in Behavioral Research, presented January 13, 11:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Lois Pope LIFE Center, James A. Batten Apex Center
and Auditorium, seventh floor. Topics of discussion will include informed consent,
special populations, organization of records, confidentiality, review of past
audits, communication with the IRB, preparing for a UM audit, and more. Regulatory
compliance expert and UM consultant Marjorie A. Kaiser, RN, will present the
seminar, followed by question and answer sessions with Dr. Norman Altman, Dr.
Leo Twiggs, Dr. Kenneth Goodman, and Dr. Jay Sosenko. Lunch will be served.
In addition, Kaiser will offer a workshop in behavioral research topics on
January 15, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Participants will discuss issues of recent University
audits. You must RSVP January 6 if you would like to attend either event. Send
your reservation via e-mail to Calfonso@med.miami.edu or
by phone at 305-243-6415.
NATIONAL LEADER VISITS CAMPUS FOR
LECTURE ON TRANSPLANT TOLERANCE
The School of Medicine welcomes Alan D. Kirk, M.D., Ph.D., of the National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive & Kidney Diseases, who will visit the
medical campus to discuss “Transplant Tolerance.” Kirk is chief
of the Transplant Surgery Section of the institute’s Transplantation
and Autoimmunity Branch. His lecture will be presented January 13, 3:30 p.m.,
at the Diabetes Research Institute, first floor conference room. For more information,
call 305-355-5080.
CUSTOMER SERVICE TAKES CENTER
STAGE AT TRAINING KICKOFF EVENT
The Ambassador Training Corps invites you to learn more about upcoming training
for service skills at a kickoff event to introduce these new programs. The
Service Initiative Kickoff will feature customer service presentations, videos
of training sessions, exhibits, and more. The kickoff will be held January
16, 10 a.m. to noon, in the James A. Batten Apex Center and Auditorium, seventh
floor of the Lois Pope LIFE Center.
WELCOME MEDICAL SCHOOL FRESHMEN
AT ANNUAL PINNING CEREMONY
Join the Office of Medical Development and Alumni Affairs in passing the torch
to the newest generation of future physicians at the annual Freshman Pinning
Ceremony. This new tradition at the medical school was created by a group of
students to establish a link between themselves and those who walked the path
before them at the School of Medicine. The special event will be held Friday,
January 17, 1:30 p.m., at the Schoninger Research Quadrangle. Alumni who are
interested in participating may contact Glenda Rodriguez at 305-243-6256 or grodriguez3@med.miami.edu.
HISTORICAL SYMPOSIUM TO PRESENT HIGHLIGHTS
FROM SCHOOL OF MEDICINE’S FIRST FIVE DECADES
Witness history revisited as the School of Medicine looks back at its beginnings
at the historical symposium, “50 Years and Beyond,” January 31,
1:15 to 6 p.m. Presentations from former Dean Bernard J. Fogel, along with
former UM Presidents Henry King Stanford and Edward T. Foote II will highlight
the event. President Donna E. Shalala will join Dean John G. Clarkson for a
unique session on the school’s next 50 years. The event will be broadcast
on the University’s Web site at http://www.med.miami.edu/50thanniversary/events.asp.
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