e-Update
February 24, 2004
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
--Construction Update
--HIV Winter Symposium
--Faculty Senate Meeting
--Required IDX Training
--Myeloma Lecture
--Stress Management Presentation
--New EAP Newsletter
--MRI Center Seeks Research Subjects
--Aging and the Immune System
--Rehabilitation Medicine Roving Symposium
--Rehabilitation Medicine Grand Rounds
--Cloning Ethics Lecture
--Center on Aging Lecture
--Miami Project Shopping Event
--Spinal Cord Injury Educational Videos
--Herbal Nutrition and Longevity
--‘Canes Basketball News
--Upcoming Calendar Events
CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC NOTICE
Beginning tomorrow morning we expect NW 14th Street to have a third lane open,
with two westbound lanes and one eastbound lane. This should help somewhat
with traffic flow, but construction work affecting traffic on NW 14th Street
will continue into this summer, after which all five lanes will be restored
for the duration of the project. In the interim, faculty and staff are urged
to avoid 14th Street in front of the Professional Arts Center. Alternate
routes should be considered:
To I-95 North or South ... Take Bob Hope Road and continue south to Northwest
11th Street. Turn right on 11th Street to 12th Avenue. Turn right on 12th Avenue
and enter the ramp to eastbound 836, which leads to I-95 north and south.
To 836 West ... Take Northwest 16th Street west by the VA Medical Center to
14th Avenue, then turn left (south) to Northwest 14th Street where you can
turn right and follow signs to 836 … OR take Northwest 20th Street west
to 17th or 27th Avenue. Turn left (south) on either avenue to the 836 westbound
ramp.
A map is available online at http://ummcsd.med.miami.edu/SECURITY/StreetClosure.htm
HIV WINTER SYMPOSIUM
The Division of Infectious Diseases invites clinicians and investigators with
an interest in HIV disease to “UM HIV Winter Symposium: A Bridge to
the Future,” from 1 p.m., Friday March 5, to 11 a.m., Saturday March
6, at the Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor auditorium. The symposium
will focus on the immunopathogenesis of HIV disease and will include leading
investigators from the School of Medicine and around the United States. Please
RSVP by Monday, March 1, to Carrie Bassols at 305-243-4598.
FACULTY SENATE MEETING
There will be a Faculty Senate meeting tomorrow at 3:15 p.m. in the Hurricane
100 room of the Convocation Center. All faculty members are welcome to attend.
For more information, visit the Faculty Senate web page at http://www.miami.edu/facultysenate or
call 305-284-3721.
IDX OPEN REFERRALS TRAINING
The Office of Business Information Management Systems announces IDX open referral
training sessions, designed to train employees who enter appointments or
referrals into the IDX system. Training is mandatory for all employees who
schedule appointments and/or enter referrals. This training will allow the
employee to understand, create, and edit referrals, and link referrals to
the appointment scheduling section. There are multiple dates and sessions
available. Please print out the registration form at http://www.miami.edu/forms/idx/trainreg.pdf and
fax it to the number at the bottom of the page, 305-243-7355, with your training
date preferences. For more information please call 305-243-3665.
UM/SYLVESTER DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES
John D. Shaughnessy, Jr., Ph.D., director, Lambert Laboratory of Myeloma Genetics
and Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, associate professor of medicine,
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, will present “Genomics
in Multiple Myeloma,” in the UM/Sylvester conference room 1301 this
Friday from noon to 1 p.m. This didactic lecture series provides a forum
for outstanding clinical and translational researchers to interact with UM/Sylvester
faculty. The focus of the series is to bring basic science and clinical researchers
together to discuss recent advances in the understanding and treatment of
human cancer. Lunch will be served. For more information please
call 305-243-2287 or e-mail ksalce@med.miami.edu.
DEERFIELD BEACH EDUCATIONAL EVENTS
Fariba Ostovary, A.R.N.P., and Xue-Lan Wen, M.D., of the Courtelis Center,
will present “Stress Management” from noon to 1 p.m. this Thursday
at UM/Sylvester at Deerfield Beach. The free presentation is part of the
ongoing “Conversations about Cancer” series. For more information
call 305-243-1000.
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM NEWSLETTER
The University’s Employee Assistance Program has posted the first edition
of In Transition… With Life Stages, a newsletter available in PDF format
online. This issue has information on summer activities for children and communication
tips for parents, tips on preventing and recovering from identity theft, a
notice to retirees, and more. You can view it at http://www.miami.edu/eap/feb04.pdf.
Obtain a print version by calling 305-284-6604. Managers are encouraged to
print and display this for their employees who do not have electronic access.
HUMAN SUBJECT RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
There are a variety of ongoing research studies on the medical campus that
are seeking participants. Researchers at the MRI Center are currently seeking
healthy subjects to participate in a magnetic resonance imaging study. For
more information please visit http://midas.med.miami.edu/Research/MRStudies.htm.
AGING AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology and The Center on Aging are co-sponsoring
a special seminar relevant to aging and the immune system. Jan Cerny, M.D.,
Ph.D., professor and chairman, Department of Microbiology and Immunology,
University of Maryland School of Medicine, will discuss "Functional
Heterogeneity of Mature Splenic B Cells." Dr. Cerny is a leader in the
field of immune function and its alteration during aging. All faculty and
staff are invited to attend the seminar this Thursday at noon in RMSB Room
3109, Department of Microbiology and Immunology. For more information, please
call 305-243-2644.
DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE SYMPOSIUM
A Roving Symposium sponsored by the South Florida Spinal Cord Injury Model
System will be held this Thursday from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Jackson Rehabilitation
Center, third-floor auditorium. Lornette Patrick, A.R.N.P., will discuss “Health
Care Update for the Spinal Cord Injured.” Lunch will be provided to
registered participants. For more information, please contact Mayra M. Miró,
Psy.D., at 305-585-1339.
REHABILITATION MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS
The Department of Rehabilitation Medicine announces “Methylprednisolone
and Acute Spinal Cord Injury,” presented by Tie Qian, M.D., voluntary
professor of clinical rehabilitation medicine. Dr. Qian will review the history
of the National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Studies and usage of methylprednisolone,
including the controversies surrounding use of the drug, this Friday from 8
to 9 a.m. in the Jackson Rehabilitation Center, third-floor auditorium. No
RSVP is necessary. Call Michelle at 305-585-1327 for more information.
ETHICS SEMINAR ON RESEARCH CLONING
Bernard Siegel, J.D., executive director of the Genetics Policy Institute in
Coral Gables, will lead “Therapeutic and Reproductive Cloning: Building
a Framework to Protect Research,” this Friday at noon in the Microbiology
conference room, RMSB 3109. Lunch will be provided and it is not necessary
to RSVP. “Dialogues in Research Ethics” is a monthly series of
discussions on ethics. For more information call 305-243-5723 or e-mail ethics@miami.edu.
CENTER ON AGING DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES
The Center on Aging invites all faculty and staff to its Distinguished Lecture
Series. Richard Schulz, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and Director of the
University Center on Social and Urban Research at the University of Pittsburgh,
will discuss issues of chronic stress in the elderly at 4 p.m. this Friday
in the Randy Johnson Lecture Hall, on the fifth floor of the Flipse Building,
5665 Ponce de Leon Boulevard. Dr. Schulz is one of the country's leading
experts on social-psychological aspects of aging. A reception will follow.
For more information, please call 305-355-9096.
MIAMI PROJECT’S DESTINATION: FASHION
Join Honorary Chair Gloria Estefan and other celebrities this Friday for a
progressive celebration of the world’s fashion capitals. Experience
the Bal Harbour Shops for this fundraiser to benefit The Miami Project to
Cure Paralysis. The evening climaxes with a “Rockin’ U.S.A.” concert
by Kool & The Gang. Tickets are still available at $250, which includes
access to all stores/destinations, elegant dining and spirits, live entertainment
and a limited edition silent auction. For tickets or more information please
call 305-243-4656 or e-mail saagaard@miami.edu.
SCI EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS
The Department of Rehabilitation Medicine in conjunction with the South Florida
Spinal Cord Injury Model System is proud to announce the availability of
two new educational videos, “Women’s Sexuality After SCI: Understanding
the Changes and Finding Ways to Respond,” hosted by Marca L. Sipski,
M.D., and a taping of the 2003 ASIA Pre-Course, “From the Bench to
the Body - Translational Research and SCI: Avoiding Potential Pitfalls,” with
co-directors Marca L. Sipski, M.D. and W. Dalton Dietrich, Ph.D. The “Bench
to the Body” video costs $50, the “Women’s Sexuality” video
costs $10, plus shipping and handling. For more information or to purchase
a video, please call 305-585-1342 or visit http://www.sci.med.miami.edu.
SEMINAR ON HERBAL NUTRITION FOR LONGEVITY
AND HEALTHFUL AGING
Learn the basic principles and practice of herbal medicine and herbal nutrition
for cardiovascular health, vitality and energy, weight management, diabetes,
digestive disorders, cognitive function and memory, Alzheimer's disease, osteoarthritis
and more. Get expertise from keynote speaker Carl Eisdorfer, Ph.D., M.D., chairman,
Department of Psychiatry and Director of the Center on Aging, Kerry Bone, Director
of Research and Development, Australian College of Phytotherapy and founder
of Medi-Herb, and Michael Dobbins, D.C., nutrition lecturer, this Friday through
Sunday at the Hyatt Regency, Miami. Call 305-243-4751 or e-mail ejowaisas@med.miami.edu to
register. Cost is $195 and some tuition remission spots are available.
MEN’S BASKETBALL HOSTS SETON HALL
The men’s basketball team hosts Seton Hall tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the
Convocation Center. Tickets start as low as $15 and are available at 305-284-CANES,
or online at http://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!
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.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE WORKPLACE SEMINAR
The Employee Assistance Program will present “Domestic Violence and the
Workplace,” Friday, March 5, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the Dominion
Parking Garage, room 155. Participants will learn about domestic violence,
its impact on the workplace, how to help someone in an abusive relationship,
and what resources are available from the community and university. UM public
safety officers will also take part. Register online at http://www.miami.edu/development-training or
call 305-284-5110. For more information about program content, please call
305-284-6604.
PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY SEMINAR
Come to the 31st Annual Pediatric Nephrology Seminar, from March 5 to 9 at
the Fontainebleau Hilton Resort and Towers. The program includes discussion
of congenital anomalies, transplantation, diabetes, anemia, and more. CME
credits are available. To register please go to http://www.med.miami.edu/med/education/cme/symposia and
scroll down for a link to this conference. For more information, e-mail oreyes@med.miami.edu.
CANCER SURVIVORS’ DAY
UM/Sylvester presents "A Celebration of Life," honoring South Florida
cancer survivors, Saturday, March 20. This year's event promises to be an inspiring
celebration for the entire family as we enjoy a picnic and the flora and fauna
of picturesque Flamingo Gardens in Davie. The event runs from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. and cancer survivor and musician David M. Bailey will perform. To
RSVP, please call 305-243-1000 or 800-545-02292. For more information call
305-243-4071 or e-mail cthomas2@med.miami.edu.
SELF-DEFENSE PROGRAM
S.A.F.E. (Self-defense Awareness and Familiarization Exchange) is a two-hour
program that uses simple strategies to help participants reduce their risk
and avoid dangerous situations, Thursday, March 25, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
in the UM/Sylvester conference room 1301. The fee is $5 and the deadline
to register is March 23. For more information call 305-243-3209, or e-mail jpinto@miami.edu.
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE CONFERENCE
“Integrative Medicine: Collaboration, Co-Management and Advanced Protocols,” will
be held April 1 to 4 at the Fontainebleau Hilton Resort in Miami Beach. This
innovative conference is a series of workshops provided by paired M.D. and C.A.M.
(complementary and alternative medicine) professionals who work together to provide
fully integrated healthcare for their patients. This timely and informative event
will help clinicians learn to better address patient desires for both conventional
and complementary medicine. Sponsored by InnoVision Communications, LLC, and
the Division of Complementary & Integrative Medicine. Call 1-866-828-2962
to register.
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