e-Update
January 25, 2005
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THIS WEEK’S NEWS
--Another Session of BeSmokeFree Begins This Month
--Blood Drive on Campus
--Learn About HIV/AIDS Research Opportunities
--South Florida Model Spinal Cord Injury System Informational Tour
--Neurological Update 2005
--Teaching Conference on Heart & Stroke – Emphasizing Women’s Health
--Department of Rehabilitation Medicine – Roving Symposium
--Medical Education Grand Rounds and Workshop
--Battle on the Beach III: Kombat on the Key
--UM/Sylvester Conversations about Cancer Series Continues
--EAP Investment Seminar
--Learn About Funding and Collaborative Opportunities
--Medical IT Offers Spam e-Mail Tools
--Hurricanes Basketball Special
--Upcoming Calendar Events
--Human Subjects Research Opportunities
BESMOKEFREE PROGRAM STARTS UP AGAIN
Another round of the UM BeSmokeFree program will begin in the coming weeks, but people who want to participate should contact the Wellness Program by this Friday. BeSmokeFree offers faculty, staff and dependents, as well as students and non-university affiliates, a number of different techniques designed to help kick the cigarette habit. These options complement the program’s basic support group/classroom sessions, which will include eight group sessions during a seven-week program. Each session will be led by a variety of health experts, such as a health educator, respiratory therapist, exercise physiologist, mental health therapist, and nutritionist. Upon completion of the program, participants in BeSmokeFree will have the opportunity to take part in a free, six-week weight management program for ex-smokers concerned about weight gain. Those participants who also are enrolled in the University’s health care plan will receive full reimbursement of program fees upon completion of the program. The cost is $84 for each participant, and all UM health care plan members will receive a $12 voucher for each classroom session they attend. For more information on BeSmokeFree, contact Jennifer Pinto at: jpinto@miami.edu or 305-243-3209.
DONATE BLOOD THIS WEEK AND NEXT
Did you know that our medical center is the number-one user of blood donations in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties? One donation can save up to three lives, so please consider participating in this month’s blood drive. You can donate from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday) in the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Retter Walkway on the second floor. Donations will also be taken next Monday, January 31, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the second floor student lounge of the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building and in the UM/Sylvester courtyard. There will be a sign-up desk from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Thursday and Friday in front of the UM Hospitals and Clinics cafeteria as well as in front of the Rosenstiel building to make appointments, but walk-ins are welcome on the day of donation as well. For more information, please contact Community Relations at 305-243-3453.
HIV/AIDS CLINICAL TRIAL AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
The Comprehensive AIDS Program and hosts Karl Goodkin, M.D., Ph.D., and Gwendolyn Scott, M.D., will sponsor a forum for UM faculty, staff and community agency representatives to share information about HIV/AIDS clinical trial and research opportunities. The forum will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today (Tuesday) in the Lois Pope LIFE Center seventh-floor auditorium. Featured presenters include Gordon Dickinson, M.D., professor and chief, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, who will present Non-Occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis of HIV-1 Infection, and Tracie Miller, M.D., professor and director, Division of Pediatric Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics, who will present The Changing Nutritional Profile of Pediatric HIV. The forum will provide a networking opportunity as well as a platform for researchers to present outcomes of their studies, seek advice on recruitment strategies, and present new and existing clinical trial and research opportunities for members to share with patients/clients. All HIV/AIDS researchers are invited. RSVP to bmessick@med.miami.edu.
SOUTH FLORIDA MODEL SPINAL CORD INJURY SYSTEM INFORMATIONAL TOUR
The South Florida Model Spinal Cord Injury System will present an informational tour for participants to learn more about the Spinal Cord Injury Out-Patient Clinic at the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine today. Tour participants will also meet investigators at the Miami VA SCI Center of Excellence, attend a formal presentation on the latest research at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, and learn more about community outreach programs for individuals with spinal cord injuries. The tour will meet at the Jackson Memorial Hospital Rehabilitation Center lobby at 1 p.m. For reservations, please contact Mayra M. Miró, Psy. D., at 305-585-1339, or e-mail mmiro@med.miami.edu.
NEUROSCIENCE CENTER SEMINAR SERIES
Charles D. Gilbert, Ph.D., the Arthur and Janet Ross Professor at The Rockefeller University, Laboratory of Neurobiology, will present “Neural Mechanisms of Perceptual Learning,” this Friday at 1 p.m. in the Lois Pope LIFE Center seventh-floor auditorium. This lecture series is sponsored by the Neuroscience Center, the University School of Medicine and the Office of the Provost. An informal reception will be held at 5 p.m. For more information, call 305-243-6793.
NEUROLOGICAL UPDATE 2005
Please join us for the Neurological Update 2005 meeting tomorrow (Wednesday) through Saturday at The Alexander Hotel in Miami Beach. This course is aimed at adult and pediatric neurologists, neurosurgeons, and psychiatrists, although internists and general practitioners may also find the topics timely and useful. The course is designed to provide clinicians with the most recent developments in the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders. For more information, please contact the Division of CME at 305-243-6716 or at umcme@med.miami.edu.
TEACHING CONFERENCE ON HEART & STROKE – EMPHASIZING WOMEN’S HEALTH
The 37th Annual Teaching Conference in Clinical Cardiology and Neurology is scheduled for this Friday and Saturday at the Hyatt Regency in Miami. The conference is a primary care update presented by the Center for Research in Medical Education. This year’s focus is heart disease and stroke in women. UM physician assistants, nurse practitioners and nurses can register for a reduced fee of $100 ($150 for UM physicians). CME credit and nurse contact hours can be earned up to a maximum of 15.5 hours. Tuition remission is available, awarded on a first-come first-served basis. The conference features a variety of School of Medicine faculty, led by Michael S. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., David Lee Gordon, M.D., S. Barry Issenberg, M.D., and Joan Baker, R.N., M.S.N., C.C.R.N., C.N.R.N. Also presenting are visiting professors Gordon A. Ewy, M.D., from the University of Arizona and Patrick S. Reynolds, M.D., from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. To register or for more information call 305-243-6491 or visit http://www.crme.med.miami.edu/meded_conf2005.html.
DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE – ROVING SYMPOSIUM
The first Roving Symposium of 2005, sponsored by the South Florida Spinal Cord Injury Model System, will be held on Thursday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the Lois Pope LIFE Center seventh floor auditorium. The topic of this presentation will be “Chronic Pain After Spinal Cord Injury.” Eva Widerstrom-Noga, Ph.D., will provide a broad overview of the problem of pain and the impact of pain in people with spinal cord injuries. Specifically, she will discuss common pain problems and associated neurological phenomena, currently available treatment, and new treatment on the horizon. For more information, please contact Mayra M. Miró, Psy.D., at 305-585-1339, or at mmiro@med.miami.edu.
MEDICAL EDUCATION GRAND ROUNDS AND WORKSHOP
Lorelei Lingard, Ph.D., associate professor and scientist in the Wilson Centre for Research in Education and the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto, will be the guest speaker at Medical Education Grand Rounds this Friday at noon in the fifth floor of the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building. Lunch will be served. The title of Dr. Lingard’s presentation is “Team Communication in Healthcare: Learning to Talk the Talk.” Dr. Lingard's current research program investigates the nature of communication on inter-professional healthcare teams in a variety of inpatient settings, with particular interest in how team communication impacts novice socialization and patient safety. She has won numerous awards for her research, including a five-year Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator and the Association of American Medical Colleges Research in Medical Education award in 2001. Learning objectives for Dr. Lingard’s lecture are to: recognize the ways in which team communication shapes professional roles and relationships, explore the explicit and tacit learning that novices experience as participants in team communication, and describe the science of systematic inquiry into this educational domain. For more information, contact the Office of Educational Development at 305-243-7482.
BATTLE ON THE BEACH III: KOMBAT ON THE KEY
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute presents Battle on the Beach III: Kombat on the Key, a Glaucoma Mid-Winter Symposium this Friday and Saturday at the Sonesta Beach Resort in Key Biscayne. The registration fee is $190. For more information, please contact the Continuing Medical Education office at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, 900 NW 17th St., or by calling 305-326-6110, fax 305-326-6518, or e-mail bpeicme@med.miami.edu. Visit the Bascom Palmer Web site at www.bascompalmer.org.
PICK UP YOUR MOMENTUM DVD
Limited quantities of the Momentum campaign DVD are available through the Office of Medical Communications. The DVD tells the exciting story of the School of Medicine’s campaign objectives through the words of our physicians, research scientists, students, and grateful patients. Contact Mark N. Levine, director of capital campaign communications, at 305-243-2557 for your copy.
MIAMI LITE, A WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES
The Diabetes Research Institute is starting a new session of Miami Lite, a weight loss program for individuals with Type 2 diabetes, next month. This program is open to the public and will last 12 weeks. It will help participants with weight loss, nutrition, controlling portion sizes, diabetes education, weight management techniques and guidelines for exercise. The program will start on Thursday, February 10, at 8 a.m. at the DRI, 1450 NW 10th Ave., first floor. Participants will meet every Thursday from 8 to 10 a.m. If you would like more information, please contact Anna P. Fraker at aperez4@med.miami.edu, or call 305-243-3455.
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CANCER SERIES
Maggie Kane, infection control specialist at UM/Sylvester, will present “Ways You Can Avoid Infection” at the Deerfield Beach facility this Friday from noon to 1 p.m. Please call 1-800-545-2292 to register. Seating is limited.
On February 3, Talia Donenberg, M.S., C.G.C., board certified genetic counselor at the School of Medicine, will discuss “Genetic Cancer Syndromes,” from noon to 1 p.m. in the UM/Sylvester conference room 1301. Reservations are required. Please call 1-800-545-2292 to reserve your space.
Arnold M. Markoe, M.D., Sc.D., chairman and professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, will present “Ask The Doctor About Radiation Therapy and Cancer Treatment,” on Thursday, February 3, from 1 to 3 p.m. at UM/Sylvester at Deerfield Beach, 1192 East Newport Center Drive, Suite 100. A snack will be served. Please call 1-800-545-2292 to register. Seating is limited.
GAIL F. BEACH MEMORIAL 2004-2005 VISITING LECTURESHIP SERIES
John H. Martin, Ph.D., professor of Clinical Neurobiology and Behavior at Columbia University in New York, will present “Bridge over Troubled Waters,” on Wednesday, February 2, at noon in the Lois Pope LIFE Center seventh-floor auditorium. For more information, call 305-243-7108 or click http://www.miamiproject.med.miami.edu/x381.xml.
Dennis D. M. O'Leary, Ph.D., professor, Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory at The Salk Institute, will present “Genetic Specification of Primary Areas of the Mammalian Neocortex and Influence on Sensorimotor Behaviors,” Wednesday, February 9, at noon in the Lois Pope LIFE Center seventh-floor auditorium. For more information, call 305-243-7108 or click http://www.miamiproject.med.miami.edu/x381.xml.
CREDIT STRATEGIES TRAINING SEMINAR
In conjunction with EAP, a specialist from Consumer Credit Counseling Service will present “Money Wise Credit Strategies for Consumers,” a seminar designed to provide practical financial information on the use of credit, the cost of credit, building personal wealth and spending guidelines. The seminar will be held on Wednesday, February 2, from 12:30 to 2 p.m., in the UM/Sylvester conference room 1301. To register for this program, go to http://netlearning.miami.edu. If you have any questions on using this new system, please contact 305-243-3090. For questions about content, call the EAP at 305-284-6604.
FINANCIAL ADVICE FROM LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP
A representative from Lincoln Financial Group will be at the medical campus to conduct individual financial counseling sessions on February 22 and March 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Human Resources Benefits Office, 901 NW 17th St., suite D. To schedule an appointment, contact Aimee Hugdahl toll-free at 866-524-2443, or via e-mail at ahughdahl@lnc.com, or contact Theresa Yong at 866-772-4163, e-mail at tmyong@lnc.com.
SOUTH FLORIDA ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS CONFERENCE
“Living on the Edge: South Florida's Environmental Future,” is the theme of the Fourth Annual South Florida Environmental Ethics Conference on Friday, February 11. The conference, held at the Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, is sponsored by the University of Miami Ethics Programs, Florida Atlantic University, the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust and the Florida Bioethics Network. APA continuing professional development credits and continuing legal education credits will be available. Tuition is $45 in advance and $55 at the door, and includes conference materials, continental breakfast and lunch. To register, please call 954-462-0222 or visit http://www.browardcenter.org. University students may attend for free but must register in advance at www.fau.edu/environment.
GRANT WRITING SEMINAR
You are invited to apply for admission to a one-day grant seminar entitled “Write Winning Grants,” which will take place on Friday, February 25, at the Jackson Memorial Hospital Diagnostic Treatment Center, room 259. The seminar will be from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Attendance is limited. To apply please contact the Division of CME at 305-243-6716, or contact umcme@med.miami.edu to receive an application. You must submit your application by January 31.
CHILD CAR SEAT INSTALLATION CHECK
Did you know that most child car seats are not installed correctly? To ensure that your child car seat is installed correctly a certified child passenger safety technician will be available on the following Mondays: January 31; February 7, 14, 21 and 28; March 7, 21 and 28; and April 11, 18 and 25 in front of the Mailman Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The service is available to everyone who transports children under the age of 12 in their vehicle. For more information, e-mail gstepanian@um-jmh.org, or call 305-243-3928 to set up an appointment. Priority will be given to those with appointments.
CELEBRATION OF LIFE WALKATHON AND HEALTH FAIR
The Papanicolaou Corps for Cancer Research will hold its annual Celebration of Life Walkathon and Health Fair on Saturday, February 5, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at UM/Sylvester at Deerfield Beach, 1192 East Newport Center Drive. At 10 a.m., UM/Sylvester will sponsor a free health fair featuring health screenings, presentations, and exhibits. Entry fee for the walk is $15 and includes a light breakfast, t-shirt, and refreshments. All proceeds will be donated to UM/Sylvester for cancer research. You can also support the event and remember or honor loved ones and friends who have battled or are currently battling cancer by purchasing a marker in their name for $15. The markers will be displayed at the Walkathon and Health Fair. To register, purchase a marker, or for more information, please contact the Pap Corps at 954-425-8100.
30TH ANNUAL REVIEW AND RECENT PRACTICAL ADVANCES IN PATHOLOGY
The Department of Pathology will be conducting its 30th Annual Review and Recent Practical Advances in Pathology Course at the Fontainebleau Hilton from January 31-February 4. This year’s topics include hematopathology, breast pathology, neoplastic and non-neoplastic bone pathology, melanocytic lesions, pathology of neurodegenerative diseases, and more. For information and assistance, please contact Linda Hung at 305-585-6103, fax 305-243-5929, or e-mail lhung@med.miami.edu.
SPAM E-MAIL ALERT
Medical campus e-mail users are seeing an increase in unsolicited e-mails, also known as spam. Content filtering systems are in place which prevent most of these e-mails from getting through. We receive about 2.6 million e-mail messages per month and approximately 1.7 million spam messages and 130,000 virus attachments are blocked each month. The rest are treated as legitimate e-mail messages. Spammers are constantly coming up with new ways to bypass content filtering tools. You can help us block your spam. If you receive unsolicited e-mails, please send them to spam@med.miami.edu. From the Outlook Global Address List, look for “Medical IT Spam.” Our team reviews these messages daily and tweaks the spam filtering engines. We can send you reports of the messages that are quarantined for your e-mail account and you can decide whether to release them to your mailbox. To receive these reports, please submit a request to help@med.miami.edu. For more information, please contact Medical Information Technology at 305-243-5999.
MEN’S BASKETBALL HOSTS CLEMSON TIGERS
The Hurricane men’s basketball team will host the Clemson Tigers tomorrow (Wednesday) at 7:30 p.m. in the Convocation Center. As a special promotion, all fans who wear their favorite Miami Hurricane jersey can purchase a discounted general admission ticket for $12. This discount is only available on game day. The game against Maryland on February 5th is officially sold out, marking the third sellout for the Hurricanes this season. Tickets for Clemson and the other three remaining ACC home games against Virginia Tech (Feb. 2), third-ranked Wake Forest (Feb. 15), and 2004 NCAA Finalist Georgia Tech (Feb. 26), are still available. Single-game tickets start at just $15. To order, call 305-284-CANES, visit www.hurricanesports.com or purchase at the Hecht Athletic Center Ticket Office.
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. Billing concerns? Address questions to the Office of Billing Compliance at 305-243-HELP or 877-415-HELP. For information regarding training programs offered by the Office of Billing Compliance, contact Gemma Romillo or Nancy Rivero at 305-243-5842.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CANCER SERIES
David Pitcher, M.D., associate professor, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, will present “How and Why Cancer Invades Our Bones,” Monday, February 7, from noon to 1 p.m. at UM/Sylvester at Deerfield Beach, 1192 East Newport Center Drive, Suite 100. A light lunch will be served. Please call 1-800-545-2292 to register. Seating is limited.
BASCOM PALMER CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS
“Uveitis for the (Other) Subspecialist” will be held in the Retter Auditorium at Bascom Palmer on February 4-5. Registration fee is $190. “Update in Pediatric Ophthalmology” will be February 12, with a $35 registration fee. For more information on these or other Bascom Palmer courses, please contact the Continuing Medical Education office at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, 900 NW 17th St., or by calling 305-326-6110, fax 305-326-6518, or e-mail bpeicme@med.miami.edu. Visit the Bascom Palmer Web site at www.bascompalmer.org.
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY YOUNG INVESTIGATOR WORKSHOP
Christopher C. Widnell, Ph.D., scientific program director, extramural grants, for the American Cancer Society National Home Office, will present “American Cancer Society Funding Opportunities and Tips for Successful Grant Writing,” on Friday, February 11, from noon to 1 p.m. in UM/Sylvester conference room 1301. Lunch will be served. The American Cancer Society’s extramural grants program seeks to support and promote high impact and innovative cancer-related research across a wide range of disciplines to meet critical needs in the control of cancer. The purpose of this seminar is to share new approaches for obtaining research funding. Dr. Widnell will discuss the various funding opportunities for both junior and senior investigators, as well as describe some of the characteristics that translate a good idea into a funded grant. RSVP to Diane Dames at 305-243-2287, or e-mail Ddames@med.miami.edu.
EAP SEMINAR ON BRINGING OUT STRENGTHS
Unfortunately, most of us have little sense of our personal strengths, much less the ability to build our lives around them. However, when people become aware of and tap into these strengths, they can achieve powerful results. Based on the popular book, “Now, Discover Your Strengths,” this seminar will show people how to develop their unique talents and strengths -- and those of the people they influence. Participants will learn to discover their talents and build them into strengths, to bring out the unique strengths in the important people in their lives, and to manage their work and relationships based on those insights. The course will be held in the UM/Sylvester conference room 1301 on Wednesday, March 2, from 1 to 2:30 pm. To enroll, go to http://netlearning.miami.edu. If you have any questions about the online registration system please call 305-243-3090. For questions about content call the EAP at 305-284-6604. Supervisors are encouraged to post this notice for employees who do not have electronic access.
THIRD MIAMI INTERNATIONAL REVASCULARIZATION SUMMIT
The Third Miami International Revascularization Summit will be held Friday, February 25, through Sunday, February 27, at Wyndham Miami Beach Resort, 4833 Collins Ave. This course includes real patient cases and is designed to provide interactive education on the advances in percutaneous, peripheral and surgical interventions, cardiac imaging and prevention. It offers a maximum of 19.5 category 1 credits toward the AMA PRA. For more information please contact the Division of Continuing Medical Education at 305-243-6716, or e-mail umcme@med.miami.edu.
NAVIGATING INFOED SPIN PLUS
Looking for funding opportunities? Searching for a collaborator? Learn to navigate InfoEd SPIN Plus to locate funding opportunities or to find potential collaborators during a session on Monday, February 28, at the Lois Pope LIFE Center seventh-floor auditorium, from 3 to 4 p.m. Learn about SPIN (Sponsored Program Information Network), a funding database designed to provide up-to-date information on federal, non-federal and international funding opportunities; Global Expertise Network for Industry, University and Scholars (GENIUS), an extensive database listing potential collaborators from over 600 institutions; and SMARTS (SPIN Matching and Research Transmittal Service), an electronic matching and funding opportunity notification system. To register, log on to NetLearning using your UM ID # (C-Number) at https://netlearning.miami.edu. Search for the class by changing the dates at the top to show classes offered in February. Scroll to locate the February 28th class and click on Enroll located on the left. For more information about this workshop, please e-mail Maria Valero-Martinez at mvalero@med.miami.edu.
NEW CONCEPTS IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY CONFERENCE
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology will be presenting a conference on New Concepts in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Alexander Hotel in Miami Beach March 2 through 5. This program is designed to provide a comprehensive update of problems encountered in obstetrics and gynecology and its subspecialties. New information will be presented that can be used in daily gynecological practice, and participants will also be able to determine when more advanced technologies are necessary. Participants are encouraged to bring clinical problems for discussion. For more information, please contact pmundy@med.miami.edu, or call 305-585-5131. You can also register on-line at http://www.ob-gyn.med.miami.edu/events.asp.
HEPATOBILIARY DISEASE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
Sponsored by the School of Medicine and the Center for Liver Diseases/Division of Hepatology, this March 10-12 conference will present an update of knowledge in the diagnosis and management of liver and biliary disease. This course is directed toward internists, alimentary tract surgeons and other physicians, residents, nurses and allied health professionals who deal with these complex patients and issues. It offers a maximum of 12 category 1 credits toward the AMA PRA. For more information, please contact the Division of Continuing Medical Education at 305-243-6716, or e-mail umcme@med.miami.edu.
HUMAN SUBJECT RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
Sara Czaja, Ph.D., is leading a study of spinal cord injury in an aging
population focusing on helping improve the quality of life of the patients
and their caregivers. As Americans live longer, more people are aging with
spinal cord injuries than ever before, presenting new challenges. This
NIH-funded study will examine the value of a home-based program that combines
psychological and social intervention, using technology to help patients
who have difficulty with mobility. For more information about the study,
please call 305-355-9200.
The HPV vaccine has been developed with the goal of decreasing HPV infection
and the persistence of HPV risk types responsible for cervical cancer. We are
looking for healthy women between the ages of 15 to 25 who have not had prior
abnormal pap smears, are not pregnant, are willing to receive the study vaccine,
and are able to commit to a four- year follow up period. For more information,
call Iliana Rivas at 305-243-5832.
The SPARE Study (Soy Phytoestrogens As Replacement Estrogen) is currently
recruiting women between 45-58 years of age to study the role of soy phytoestrogens
given in tablet form to prevent bone loss. Participants will be given a
physical exam at study entry, an annual mammogram and bone density test,
and will be asked to come for 10 study visits over a period of two years
for blood tests and to complete questionnaires about diet, exercise, and
well-being. Interested women should contact the SPARE Study Office at 305-243-4330
or via e-mail at aherrin@med.miami.edu.
The UM Skin Research Group directed by Brian Berman, M.D., Ph.D., professor of dermatology and internal medicine, is conducting several research studies on keloids and chronic idiopathic urticaria. If you are interested in participating please contact us at 305-243-5519 or visit our website at www.skininvestigation.com.
Researchers at the MRI Center need healthy subjects for a magnetic resonance imaging study. For more information please visit
http://midas.med.miami.edu/Research/MRStudies.htm.
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