e-Update
April 29,
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
--McKnight Brain Research Foundation Donates $5 Million to School of
Medicine
--City of Miami Parking Surcharge Refund Requests Still Being Accepted
--President and Provost On Hand at General Medical Faculty Meeting, May 13
--Support Group Offers Forum for Family and Friends of Military Overseas
--University of Miami Behavioral Health Honored with Full Accreditation
--Wellness Center Brings Self-Defense Techniques to Women on Medical Campus
--Upcoming Calendar Events
GIFT TO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE CREATES EVELYN F.
MCKNIGHT CENTER FOR AGE-RELATED MEMORY LOSS
The McKnight Brain Research Foundation announced a $5 million gift to the School
of Medicine last week, in support of research that will unlock the mysteries
of the brain and offer treatment solutions for memory disorders. The donation
will create the Evelyn F. McKnight Center for Age-Related Memory Loss to house
the school’s research efforts in this discipline. Support from the McKnight
Foundation will allow the School of Medicine to recruit a world class cognitive
neuroscientist to lead the center. To learn more about this gift and the new
center, visit http://www.med.miami.edu/admin/communication/news/view.asp?id=94.
DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR CITY OF
MIAMI PARKING SURCHARGE REFUND
Those who paid the City of Miami Parking Surcharge at the medical center from
September 1, 1999, through September 30, 2002, should have received a memo
from the University Parking Office enclosing a claim form and a receipt to
submit to the Parking Surcharge Litigation Fund. The April 11, 2003, deadline
for submitting your refund request has been extended. The extension date is
unknown at this time. Therefore, anyone who failed to apply for the refund
because the original deadline had passed should submit a refund request immediately.
If you have any questions, review the surcharge website at www.miamisurcharge.com
or e-mail your questions to the parking office at UMparking@med.miami.edu.
You may also call the parking office at 305-243-6280, option 2. However, our
capacity to respond to e-mail is greater and preferred.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE GENERAL FACULTY
MEETING SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, MAY 13
Save the date for a general faculty meeting May 13, 7:30 a.m., in the Retter
Auditorium, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. All School of Medicine faculty members
are encouraged to attend. UM President Donna E. Shalala and Provost Luis Glaser
will be at the meeting.
SUPPORT GROUP FOR EMPLOYEES WITH FAMILY
OR FRIENDS SERVING IN THE MILITARY OVERSEAS
The Employee Assistance Program is offering a free support group for employees
who have family members or friends serving overseas due to the conflict with
Iraq. The forum will provide support to those with a shared experience and
identify helpful resources for coping, among other things. The group will meet
May 1, 12:30 to 2 p.m., Dominion Parking Garage, Suite 155. To register, visit http://www.miami.edu/development-training.
Questions? Call 305-284-6604.
FULL ACCREDITATION GRANTED TO
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
University of Miami Behavioral Health (UMBH), a division of the Department
of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, has been granted three-year full accreditation
as a Managed Behavioral Health Organization by the National Committee for Quality
Assurance (NCQA), effective April 15, 2003, for commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid
members. NCQA accreditation evaluates how well an organization manages all
parts of its delivery system in order to continuously improve health care for
its members. To receive NCQA accreditation, an organization must meet approximately
60 standards for quality in seven categories: quality management and improvement;
accessibility, availability, referral, and triage; utilization management;
credentialing and recredentialing; members' rights and resposibilities; preventive
behavioral health care services; and clinical evaluation and treatment records.
For additional information about NCQA, visit http://www.ncqa.org.
For more information about UMBH and its services, visit http://umbh.med.miami.edu.
LEARN TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM VIOLENT
CRIME AT WOMEN’S SELF-DEFENSE COURSE
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, three out of four women will be
the victims of violent crime during their lifetime. Sign up now for the S.A.F.E.
National Self-Defense Institute Program and learn the skills to protect yourself.
The course will be held June 9, noon to 1:30 p.m., and will teach you how to
reduce your risk, avoid dangerous situations, and use simple strategies that
can help you avoid being attacked. You also will learn life-saving techniques
on how to save yourself if you do become a victim. The registration fee is
$5 and the deadline for registration is June 5. Call Zelda Calvert at 305-243-3209
to enroll.
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!
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS VISITS THE MEDICAL
CAMPUS TO ANSWER YOUR FINANCIAL QUESTIONS
A representative from Fidelity Investments will be at the School of Medicine
on May 1 to conduct individual financial counseling sessions. To schedule an
appointment call 1-800-642-7131.
UM/SYLVESTER RESEARCH POSTER
COMPETITION ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Abstracts for the the 2003 UM/Sylvester Research Poster Session/Competition
will be accepted through May 1. Posters will be displayed and winners announced
in conjunction with the annual Zubrod Memorial Lectureship on May 29. The event
also will feature the announcement of the 2003 Awards for Outstanding Cancer
Research. First and second prizes of $500 and $250 will be awarded in each
of three categories: fellows, graduate students/postdocs, and residents/medical
students. For application instructions and nomination forms contact Kathy Salce,
Office of Education and Training at 305/243-2287 or ksalce@med.miami.edu. Ralph
M. Steinman, M.D., Henry G. Kunkel Professor and Senior Physician and head
of the Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology at The Rockefeller
University in New York, is this year's distinguished guest lecturer. He will
present “The Control of Immunity and Tolerance by Dendritic Cells,” from
noon to 1 p.m. on May 29.
RENOWNED SCIENTIST PRESENTS
RESEARCH ON PROTEIN KINASES
The students of the Department of Physiology and Biophysics welcome special
guest speaker Susan S. Taylor, Ph.D., professor of chemistry and biochemistry
at the University of California, San Diego. Taylor’s research focuses
on protein kinases, which are signaling molecules in the cell that are involved
in diverse processes such as cell cycle regulation, muscle contraction and
metabolism, and learning and memory. Her studies have defined the molecular
features, dynamics and localization of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase
(PKA). Taylor will present "Dynamics of PKA Structure and Localization" on
May 2, noon, in the Rosenstiel Building, fourth floor auditorium. Visit http://chroma.med.miami.edu/physiol/events.htm for
more information.
BASCOM PALMER HOSTS
2003 VITREORETINAL MEETING
Retinal surgeons and general ophthalmologists who diagnose and treat retinal
diseases can learn more about current treatment options for vitreoretinal conditions
at the 2003 Vitreoretinal Meeting, May 2 – 3, at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute’s
Retter Auditorium. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute faculty will join guest speakers
for an expert discussion. Registration is $250 for practicing physicians, and
there is no charge for residents or fellows. Call 305-326-6110 for further
information.
VISITING LECTURER TO DISCUSS ROLE OF
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM IN SEXUAL REFLEXES
The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis continues the Gail F. Beach Memorial Visiting
Lectureship Series with “Understanding the Central Nervous System Regulation
of Urogenital Responses. A Basic Science Approach,” presented by Lesley
Marson, Ph.D., associate professor of urology at the University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill. Marson has conducted research concerning central nervous system
control of sexual reflexes in males and females for the last 12 years. In 1990,
she discovered the area of the brain that tonically inhibits spinal cord sexual
reflexes. More recent work has examined the pharmacological control of spinal
sexual reflexes and the brain and spinal circuits that mediate these responses.
The lecture will be held on May 7, noon, in the James A. Batten Apex Center,
Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh floor auditorium.
EMORY RESEARCHER DISCUSSES HIV/AIDS
INTERVENTION FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN
The UM Drug Abuse and AIDS Research Center and the Miami-Dade County Health
Department, Office of HIV/AIDS, have joined forces to bring research innovations
to community providers through a campaign called Project SHARE -- Sharing HIV/AIDS
Research Efforts. This bimonthly seminar series brings HIV intervention programs
to public health clinics, grassroots providers, and social service agencies.
An expert panel will discuss how these interventions can be adopted in South
Florida. The next speaker in the series is Gina Wingood, Sc.D., codirector
of the Behavioral and Social Science Core at the Emory University Center for
AIDS Research, who will present an HIV prevention intervention for African-American
women that focuses on women’s sexual behaviors, sexually transmitted
infections and unhealthy relational influences among African-American women.
The seminar will be held May 9, noon to 2 p.m., at Founders’ Hall (former
location of the Faculty Club) on the Coral Gables campus. Space is limited.
Contact Tamy Kuper at 305-243-6430 or tkuper@med.miami.edu to
RSVP.
LEARN ESSENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT
SMALLPOX AT UM/SYLVESTER LECTURE
The UM/Sylvester Education Department presents “Smallpox: What You Need
to Know.” Denise R. Eccles, UMSylvester Infection Control Coordinator
will offer this lecture on May 13, 8 to 9 a.m., in Sylvester conference
room 1301. One Nursing Contact Hour will be provided, and breakfast will be
available. RSVP is required by May 8. Call Lisa at 305-243-9192 to
reserve your space.
FUNDAMENTALS OF SUPERVISION
FOR NEW MANAGERS, SUPERVISORS
The Fundamentals of Supervision course features information-packed sessions
that will enhance your supervisory growth and development. Learn important
policies and procedures and how to comply with your requirements as a supervisor,
study personal liability issues, obtain a valuable reference manual, and network
with your colleagues. Managers and supervisors who have not completed the program
are required to attend. Participants will receive a certificate upon completion
of the three sessions. The next installment will begin May 16. Preregistration
is required and can be completed by calling 305-243-3090 or visiting http://www.miami.edu/development-training.
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