e-Update
December 23,
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
--Women’s Faculty Group
--Medical Purchasing Schedule, Contacts
--Acupuncture Offered to Employees
--Bookstore Holiday Hours
--Spinal Cord Lecture
--Weight Loss Program to Begin
--Holiday Safety Tips
--‘Canes Basketball News
--Upcoming Calendar Events
WOMEN’S FACULTY GROUP
Marca Sipski, M.D., interim chair of Rehabilitation Medicine and director
of the Center of Excellence in Spinal Cord Injury at the VA Medical
Center, has organized the Women’s Faculty Group to discuss
issues of importance to members and guests. The group, which is open
only to women UM faculty members, will hold weekly presentations
on a variety of issues. Sherrill Hayes, Ph.D., P.T., director of
the Division of Physical Therapy, will address negotiation skills
on Tuesday, January 6, at noon, in the JMH Rehab Center, third-floor
auditorium. If you are interested in joining or volunteering, please
e-mail mzamora@med.miami.edu.
MEDICAL PURCHASING HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
AND EMERGENCY CONTACT NUMBERS
Medical Purchasing will be closed from the close of business tomorrow
until the start of business on Monday, January 5. If there is an emergency
during this break, please page one of the following department contacts:
Liana Morales at 305-838-2697, Zonnie Brown at 305-750-9069, Lazaro
Eizmendiz at 305-376-8176, or Carmen Oliva at 305-742-7001. For more
information, contact the Medical Purchasing Department at 305-243-6607.
REDUCE HOLIDAY STRESS WITH ACUPUNCTURE
The holidays are upon us – family, shopping, extra food. Acupuncture
can help calm you and increase your vitality. You can get treatments
at the Employee Stress Reduction Acupuncture Clinic in Dominion Tower
with a $20 co-payment. Relax in the comfort of an oversized recliner
while you listen to the soothing sounds of music therapy during treatment.
We also offer nutritional supplements at wholesale prices. Clinic hours
are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Tuesdays from
3 to 6 p.m. Call the Division of Complementary & Integrative Medicine
at 305-243-4751 to schedule an appointment.
MEDICAL BOOKSTORE HOLIDAY HOURS
Through the holiday season, the Medical Bookstore will be closed or
will have modified hours on the following dates: Open 8 a.m. to 2
p.m. today; closed December 24-28; open 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. December
29-30; closed December 31-January 4. Customers can still order books
anytime online at http://shop.efollett.com/htmlroot/bookstore/medical_books/MedBooksIndex.jsp.
TWO RESEARCHERS VISIT IN JANUARY
The Gail F. Beach Memorial 2003-04 Visiting Lectureship Series
resumes Wednesday, January 7, with Bror Alstermark, M.D., Ph.D., of Umea
University, Sweden. Dr. Alstermark will present "Control
of Forelimb Movements and Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury." On
Wednesday, January 14, Craig C. Garner, Ph.D., of Stanford University
will present "Dynamic Assembly of Nascent Synapses." Both
lectures will be held in the Lois Pope LIFE Center seventh-floor
auditorium at noon. For more information please call 305-243-7108. A
complete listing of upcoming lectures may be found at http://www.miamiproject.miami.edu/vls%20poster%202003-04.pdf
NEW WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM
We’re ready to move ahead with the new weight loss program called “FitExpress” which
is uniquely designed to help you achieve your fitness goals. The program
will offer supervised exercise, nutritional counseling, lifestyle coaching,
health assessments, personalized fitness plans and incentives. Anyone
interested must attend one of two information sessions, either Wednesday,
January 14, at 12:15 p.m. in the Sieron Building, second floor, rooms
A and B, or Thursday, January 15, at 5:15 p.m. in the Diabetes Research
Institute first-floor conference room 1000. E-mail zcalvert@miami.edu to reserve a seat.
SAFETY TIPS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
The Office of Environmental Health and Safety suggests the following
tips to keep your holidays safe: artificial Christmas trees should
have a “fire resistant” label, and make sure natural
Christmas trees are watered daily. All decorative lights, as well
as floodlights, extension cords and other devices, should be U.L.
rated and approved for use. Inspect all lights for frayed or bare
wires, never use electric lights on a metal tree, and turn off all
Christmas tree lights when you leave. Use only flame-resistant decorations
and keep lighted candles away from trees and decorations. Turn off
all portable electric heaters when you leave and remember, never
drink and drive. Have a safe and happy holiday!
HURRICANES HOOPS ACTION
The Miami Hurricane Men’s Basketball team continues its season
at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday against intrastate rival Florida Atlantic
University at the Convocation Center. The Hurricanes also play at 7:30
p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 30 against IP-Ft. Wayne. Season tickets are still
available for as low as $175 and individual game tickets start at only
$15.
UM Women’s Basketball looks to continue the best start in school
history at 7 p.m. this Sunday as the Hurricanes host Toledo as part
of the Gatorade Holiday Classic. The tournament continues Monday with
the consolation game at 5 p.m. and the championship game at 7 p.m.
Individual game tickets are available for as low as $5.
Individual game tickets to all eight Big East conference basketball
games, including clashes with Pittsburgh, Georgetown and 2003 NCAA
national champions Syracuse, are now on sale. Call 305-284-CANES during
normal business hours. Tickets can also be purchased at the Convocation
Center ticket office, Hurricane ticket office, or by visiting www.hurricanesports.com.
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!
FINANCIAL ADVISORS VISIT CAMPUS IN JANUARY
FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATIONS
Representatives from Fidelity Investments and TIAA-CREF will visit
the medical campus next month to conduct individual financial counseling
sessions. Fidelity will hold appointments on January 22, and TIAA-CREF
will be on hand January 21 and 23. All meetings will be held at the
Human Resources Benefits Office, 901 N.W. 17th St., Suite D. To schedule
an appointment with Fidelity, call 800-642-7131. For a session with
TIAA-CREF, call 877-267-4510 or visit http://www.tiaa-cref.org/moc.
LEARN TO WRITE WINNING GRANTS
The Office of Research is sponsoring “Write Winning Grants” on
Thursday and Friday, March 4 and 5, at the JMH Diagnostic Treatment
Center room 259. Stephen W. Russell, founding and managing member of
Grant Writers' Seminars and Workshops, L.L.C., will conduct the sessions.
Russell has received grant support from the National Institutes of
Health as a principal investigator since the early 1970s including
individual, group, center, and training grants. Attendance at the seminar
is limited and participants will be selected through an application
process. The cost to attend is $125 and payment by check, IDR, or credit
card must accompany your application. For more information, contact
the Division of Continuing Medical Education at 305-243-6716. The deadline
for admission is January 15.
MEDICAL EDUCATION GRAND ROUNDS AND WORKSHOP
George Bordage, M.D., Ph.D., professor and director of graduate studies
for the Master’s of Health Profession Education, Department
of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Illinois
at Chicago, will present “Learning from and Sharing our Diagnostic
Errors” on January 16 at noon, RMSB fifth-floor auditorium.
The grand rounds and workshop will focus on identifying types of
diagnostic errors, how to avoid them, and methods of exposing errors
without blame. Lunch will be served. For more information please
contact the Department of Medical Education at 305-243-6538.
SAVE THE DATE - FRESHMAN PINNING CEREMONY
Join the School of Medicine student body, Department of Medical Education
and the Office of Medical Development and Alumni Affairs in passing
the torch to the newest generation of future physicians at the fourth
annual Freshman Pinning Ceremony. This tradition was created by a
group of students to establish a link between classes at the School
of Medicine. This year’s event will be held Friday, January
16, at 2 p.m. in the Schoninger Research Quadrangle. All students,
faculty, and alumni are invited to participate. For more information,
contact Rachel Dawkins RachelLDawkins@aol.com.
RECENT PRACTICAL ADVANCES IN PATHOLOGY COURSE
The Department of Pathology will hold its 29th Annual Review and Recent
Practical Advances in Pathology course at the Fontainebleau Hilton,
January 19 to 23 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day. This popular
annual conference is attended by many pathologists from the United
States and abroad. Topics include the pathology of breast, placenta,
mediastinum, female and male genital tracts, as well as discussions
on hematopathology, cytopathology and dermatopathology. Courses are
conducted by renowned guest speakers and University of Miami faculty.
For more information or registration, please contact Linda Hung at
305-585-6103, or e-mail lhung@med.miami.edu.
SPINAL CORD INJURY CONFERENCE
The Department of Rehabilitation Medicine in conjunction with the South
Florida Spinal Cord Injury Model System (SFSCIMS), The Miami Project
to Cure Paralysis, Jackson Memorial Medical Center and the Miami
VA Medical Center will present the Third Annual Spinal Cord Injury
Conference at the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, seventh-floor
auditorium, Lois Pope LIFE Center on Tuesday, January 20. Consumers,
students and professional health care providers are invited to the
conference, which runs from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Topics will include
an update on progress training the spinal cord, translational research,
new findings related to exercise and SCI, treating complications
of spinal cord injury, recent research highlights, ongoing clinical
trials and more. Registration is free and the conference is open
to the public. For more information please call 305-585-1339.
NEUROLOGICAL UPDATE 2004
The Division of Continuing Medical Education presents this annual update
to provide clinicians with the latest developments in the diagnosis
and management of neurological disorders, January 28 to 31 at the
Roney Palace Resort and Spa in Miami Beach. Discounts are available
for physicians who register before January 5. To learn more, please
call 305-243-6716 or e-mail umcme@med.miami.edu.
FACULTY SENATE HONORS LAW PROFESSOR
All faculty members are invited to join the Faculty Senate in honoring
Marc A. Fajer, Professor of Law, as the recipient of its 2004 Outstanding
Teacher Award. The ceremony will be held on Friday, January 30th
at 3 p.m. in the Storer Auditorium, School of Business Administration.
For more information contact the Faculty Senate Office at 305-284-3721.
NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY WINTER SYMPOSIUM
You can register now for the Miami Nature Biotechnology Winter Symposium, "The
Cell Cycle, Chromosomes and Cancer,” January 31 through February
4, at the Radisson Deauville Hotel, Miami Beach. Abstracts for posters
are still being accepted until January 9. Tuition remission is available
for full-time eligible UM staff and graduate student registration waivers
are still available. Learn more at http://www.med.miami.edu/mnbws.
To register, e-mail lcastro@med.miami.edu or sblack@miami.edu.
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