e-Update
October 30, 2000
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
--School of Medicine Holds Special Ceremony to Open Lois Pope LIFE Center
--Local Magazine Lists UMSM Faculty Among Best Physicians in South Florida
--Ward Off the Flu with Free Shots at Benefits Open Enrollment Fair
--Alamo Park Celebration to Honor Blood Drive Donors at Medical Center
--Celebrate Employee Day and Watch 'Canes Take on Virginia Tech
--Upcoming Calendar Events
DEDICATION OF LOIS POPE LIFE CENTER BEGINS NEW ERA IN NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH
The Lois Pope LIFE Center officially opened last Thursday, October 26, with a
special ceremony hosted by NBC News anchorman Tom Brokaw. The dedication
featured distinguished speakers Christopher Reeve, Gloria Estefan, General
Norman Schwarzkopf, Nick and Marc Buoniconti, and Mrs. Pope, among others.
The Lois Pope LIFE Center will house many of the University's neuroscience
programs, including The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, and key faculty
in the Departments of Neurology and Neurological Surgery. For more information,
visit http://www.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/1,1770,2593-1;3000-2;5345-3,00.html.
MANY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE DOCTORS CHOSEN AS BEST IN SOUTH FLORIDA
Pick up the October 2000 issue of Miami Metro magazine and you'll find more than
40 School of Medicine doctors listed among the best physicians in South
Florida. This compilation, titled "Top Docs 2000," also features an extended
profile of two UM physicians: Susan Benenati, M.D., voluntary assistant
professor in the Department of Medicine, and Robert Myerburg, M.D., professor
and director of the Division of Cardiology. Miami Metro asked local doctors
who they would send family members to when in need of medical care, and
the list was created from their responses. Get this issue on newsstands
or visit Miami Metro on-line at http://www.miamimetro.com.
OPEN ENROLLMENT FAIR WILL FEATURE FREE FLU SHOTS AND MORE
The Open Enrollment Benefits Fair will offer free flu shots, glucose tests, and cholesterol tests to faculty, staff, spouses, and dependents who are enrolled in University healthcare options HMO-1, HMO-2, or POS-3. Healthcare membership cards with membership numbers must be shown to receive these services without charge. Those who are not enrolled in these healthcare options may get a flu shot for $10. The shots are available on a first-come, first-served basis in the Jackson cafeteria, November 2 and 3, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
CELEBRATE THE GIFT OF LIFE AND DONATE BLOOD
Blood donors will join hands around the Alamo on November 9 as part of a celebratory event sponsored by the South Florida Blood Banks. A party will be held in Alamo Park, featuring live music, and everyone who donates blood will receive a free t-shirt. The blood drive will run November 8 and 9, with donor stations in Rosenstiel's second floor student lounge on the first day, and additional stations in the UM/Sylvester courtyard, Bascom Palmer, and the Mailman Center on November 9.
CELEBRATE EMPLOYEE DAY 2000 WITH THE HURRICANES
November 4 is Employee Day, and full-time UM employees can get one free ticket and purchase up to four additional tickets for immediate family members for $1 each (with a valid UM ID badge) to see the 'Canes battle it out against the No. 3-ranked Virginia Tech Hokies in a Big East Showdown. Get your tickets at the Hurricane Ticket Office in the Hecht Athletic Center on the Coral Gables campus. The office is open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday - Friday, and 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday. For more information, call 305-284-6740.
QUESTIONS ABOUT MEDICARE BILLING?
CONTACT THE OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
Address questions regarding Medicare billing and compliance to Third Party Reimbursement/Office of Compliance at 305-243-HELP or 1-877-415-HELP. For more information about the help line or training programs offered by the compliance office, contact Gemma Romillo at 305-243-5842.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
FAMILY MEDICINE SELLS TASTY TREATS TO BENEFIT UNITED WAY
The Department of Family Medicine & Community Health will hold a bake sale to benefit the United Way on October 31, 8:30 to 11 a.m., in front of the Highland Professional Building.
THRILLS AND CHILLS AWAIT YOU AT PHYSICIAN REFERRAL'S HAUNTED OFFICE
Are you brave enough to face ghosts and goblins this Halloween? The Physician Referral Office invites you to their Haunted Office on October 31. You can find the fun in the Park Plaza West breezeway, next to the University Credit Union. Admission is 50 cents, and candy bags and cups also will be sold for $1 and $3. All proceeds will benefit the United Way.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE TEACHES PROPER WAYS TO SHIP INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES
The Office of Professional Development presents "Shipping Infectious Substances" on October 31, 8:30 to 11 a.m., Dominion Parking Garage, Suite 155. This course will teach proper procedures in shipping potentially infectious substances such as blood, tissue, and human or animal fluids. To register, call 305-243-3090.
POSTER DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology reminds you that the poster
submission deadline for the 2000 Miami Nature Biotechnology Winter Symposium
is November 1. For poster submission instructions, visit http://www.med.miami.edu/mnbws
or call Lillian Castro at 305-243-3597. This year, the conference will
be held at Miami Beach's Radisson Deauville Resort, February 3 - 7. The
focus will be "Cell Death and Aging." Registration is $300 for UM faculty
and staff and $195 for students, but waivers are available for faculty
and staff from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UM/Sylvester,
and the Miami VA. A limited number of graduate student registration waivers
also are available. Visit the web site above for more information.
UM/SYLVESTER OFFERS MEMORIAL LECTURE ON NEW CANCER TREATMENTS
The Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center will present the Inaugural Egozi Memorial
Lecture, November 3 in Sylvester Conference Room 1301, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00
p.m. This event honors David Egozi, a Miami businessman who succumbed
to carcinoid tumors in 1995. The purpose of the lecture is to present
information on new therapies, particularly radiolabelled octreotide, a
promising new treatment. Eugene Woltering, M.D., F.A.C.S., the James D.
Rivers Professor of Surgery and Neuroscience at Louisiana State University,
will be the keynote speaker. Other lectures will be given by UM faculty
members Pasquale Benedetto, M.D., professor in the Department of Medicine,
and Parvin Ganjei-Azar, M.D., professor and director of the Division of
Cytopathology . All faculty and staff are invited to attend. For additional
information, call Abby Walker 305-243-2287 or e-mail abby@miami.edu.
EDUCATE YOURSELF THROUGH AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS
Upcoming educational programs from the Office of Professional Development include "Human Resources and Affirmative Action Policies and Procedures," November 3, 9 a.m. to noon. This seminar will help you create a successful work environment through effective recruitment, selection, promotion, and termination. A second course, "Sexual Harassment: A Shared Legal Responsibility," will teach you how to prevent, investigate, and solve problems in your department, and is scheduled for November 3, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Finally, "ADA, FMLA and Workers' Compensation: Their Similarities and Differences" will address assessment and implementation requests for reasonable accommodation and proactive measures to avoid claims on November 6, 9 a.m. to noon. All classes will be held in the Dominion Parking Garage, Suite 155.
EXPERT DISCUSSES NEW DIRECTIONS IN SCREENING FOR BREAST CANCER
The Florida Breast Cancer Coalition, the UM Division of Student Affairs, and the
UM Women's Commission present "New Direction in Breast Cancer Screening
," a luncheon lecture by Susan Love, M.D., November 9, noon to 1:30 p.m.,
in the Flamingo Ballroom/University Center, room 226, Coral Gables campus.
Dr. Love, adjunct professor of surgery at UCLA, has written Dr. Susan
Love's Breast Book, and she will report on recent developments in the
fight to eradicate the disease. The event is open to all UM students,
faculty, and staff, and a free lunch will be served, but reservations
are required. RSVP via e-mail to vpsa@miami.edu. |
