e-Update
December 18, 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
--Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Funds UM/UF Collaboration
--Medical Finance Announces Holiday Schedule for Payroll Distribution
--MRI Center Staff Brings Christmas Spirit to Children's Home Society
--Upcoming Calendar Events
UM AND UF TEAM TOGETHER TO
RESEARCH GENE THERAPY AND DIABETES
The University of Miami
and University of Florida have announced a new collaboration in the fight
to cure diabetes. A $10.4 million grant from the Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation International will provide funding for a new center called
the JDRF Gene Therapy Center for the Prevention of Diabetes and Its Complications.
Research at
the center will focus on gene therapy's potential to deliver medicine
in novel ways, engineering rejection-proof tissues for islet and kidney
transplant, and tackling complications resulting from diabetes, such as
vision loss. Camillo Ricordi, M.D., professor and scientific director
of the Diabetes Research Institute, has been named co-director of the
center. For more, visit the Miami
Herald on-line at http://www.herald.com/content/wed/news/dade/digdocs/078277.htm.
Or view the UM School of Medicine press release on-line at http://www.med.miami.edu/medical-pr/news.html
MEDICAL PAYROLL DISTRIBUTION TO
OPERATE ON SPECIAL HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
The last payroll distribution for the calendar year for both monthly and bi-weekly employees will be on the afternoon of Thursday, December 28. Payroll checks, as well as TriRail and MetroRail passes, will be available for pick up at the Office of Medical Finance, first floor, Sewell Building. A representative from your department can pick up the checks as usual. If your department does not have someone available to pick up the payroll checks, due to holiday vacation schedules, paychecks will be distributed to employees who receive an actual check. These also may be picked up at the Office of Medical Finance on the afternoon of December 28. If someone will pick up your check in your absence, you must notify Medical Finance in writing before December 28. For all instances, check with your department head to find out which option your office will exercise. Departments may send a representative to pick up direct deposit paystubs on January 2, 2001. In addition, Medical Finance will receive gift deposits to be credited in calendar year 2000 through noon on December 28.
UM MRI STAFF SPREADS HOLIDAY
CHEER TO UNFORTUNATE CHILDREN
The staff of the UM MRI Center celebrated the holidays with the children at the Children's Home Society/McLamore Center on December 9. The center is a temporary home for children who have been taken out of an abusive environment. The afternoon began with lunch donated by Caffe Italia Restaurant. The UM MRI staff was very successful in collecting toys and clothing for the children, as well as many cash donations to support their visit, and would like to thank everyone for their generous gifts and participation.
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!
STUDENT RESEARCH FORUM CALLS FOR ABSTRACTS FOR UPCOMING CONFERENCE
Today, December 18, is the
deadline for submission of abstracts for presentations at the Eastern
Atlantic Student Research Forum. This conference is an annual symposium
featuring oral and poster presentations in the clinical and basic sciences,
prominent guest lecturers, social events, and an awards banquet. The event
is scheduled for February 21 - 23. For more information and to print an
application, visit the ESRF web site at http://chroma.med.miami.edu/esrf
or call 305-324-4455, extension 3722.
MEDICAL RECEIVING ANNOUNCES
SCHEDULED HOLIDAY CLOSINGS
Medical Receiving/Moving will be closed on upcoming dates for holiday activities. The department will be closed on December 19 and 20, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., as well as on Christmas and New Year's Day.
CME OFFERS CARDIOLOGY COURSE
BEGINNING IN EARLY JANUARY
Continuing Medical Education presents "Arrhythmias and Congestive Heart Failure," a two-day course on January 4 and 18. The January 4 class will be held at the Sheraton Suites Cypress Creek, and the continuation on January 18 will take place at the Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Airport. For more information or to register, call the Division of Continuing Medical Education at 305-243-6716.
MAGEC PRESENTS NURSING
COURSE ON GERIATRIC MEDICINE
The Miami Geriatric Education Center offers part B of Intensive Geriatric Training 2000, January 11 and 18, as well as February 2. This course is geared toward nurses and will provide 20 continuing education credits. The cost is $125, but group rates are available, and UM and Jackson employees will receive reduced prices. For more information or to register, call 305-243-6270.
ATTEND EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE MEETING
AND WORK TO REDUCE TOBACCO USE AT UM
The Employee Assistance Program
invites faculty, staff, and students to discuss tobacco use in the University
community at a meeting, January 8, 10 a.m., in the second floor conference
room of the Wellness Center on the Coral Gables campus. Sally Philips,
director of the Employee Assistance Program, will head the group, whose
mission is to decrease tobacco use within the University community. For
more information, call 305-284-6604 or e-mail sally@miami.edu.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PRESENTS
SEMINAR ON BLOODBORNE DISEASE TRANSMISSION
Learn how bloodborne
diseases are transmitted and how to protect yourself against infection
at "EHS
Training," January 8, 10 a.m. to noon, in the Dominion Parking Garage,
Suite 155. This training is required for all who may be exposed to
blood or other potentially infectious materials. For more information
or to register, call the Office of Professional Development and Training
at 305-243-3090 or visit http://www.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/1,1770,2421-1;1495-3,00.html.
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