e-Update
March
5, 2001
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
--Dr. Adam Wanner Selected to Receive Provost's Award for Scholarly
Activity
--Ron Bogue Appointed Assistant Vice President for Facilities and Services
--Revised Policy States University Controller Must Arrange External
Audits
--Requests for Purchase Orders Should Follow Purchasing Department's
Guidelines
--Contact Purchasing for Signed Agreement before Employing Consultant
Services
--Upcoming Calendar Events
UNIVERSITY PROVOST HONORS
DR. ADAM WANNER WITH AWARD FOR SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY
Adam Wanner, M.D.,
professor in the Department of Medicine, was one of four University
faculty members to receive the fourth annual Provost's Award for Scholarly
Activity. Dr. Wanner was recognized for his research of asthma, including
his development of the animal model of bronchial asthma that is used
as the premier testing model for virtually all drugs currently marketed
for the treatment of asthma. The award was created by UM executive vice
president and provost Luis Glaser to honor extraordinary research and
scholarly pursuits.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ANNOUNCES
RON BOGUE AS NEW LEADER FOR FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Ron Bogue joins
the medical school as assistant vice president for facilities and services,
where he will oversee space planning initiatives, facilities management,
security, mail services, and materials management. Bogue was most recently
executive director of facilities management for the North Broward Hospital
District. He is no stranger to the medical center, having served as
administrator of engineering/construction services at Jackson Memorial
Hospital. If you have questions about facilities and services at the
School of Medicine, call 305-243-2840.
FINANCIAL POLICY B-35 HAS
BEEN UPDATED
Financial Policy
B-35, External Audits, has been revised to state that any financial
audits or reviews performed by outside auditors must be arranged through
the University Controller. Auditors include those engaged by UM as well
as auditors from the federal, state or local government and/or other
private organizations with the authority and responsibility to perform
audits and reviews. The entire policy can be viewed online at http://www.miami.edu/CompSec/finance/finb035.htm.
PURCHASING ENFORCES CONTRACTING
REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASE ORDER REQUESTS
When obtaining a
purchase order, deviation from procedures will result in a delay. Contracts
involving procurement are to be forwarded to the Purchasing Department
along with an approved purchase requisition. Purchasing will follow
the necessary process to ensure that contracts are forwarded to Business
Services, attention Alan Fish, for signature. Departments are encouraged
to initial contracts prior to forwarding them with a purchase requisition
to the Purchasing Department. As referenced in University of Miami policies
(see policy F005 Contracts/Agreements and policy J028 Contracting Requirements
- Medical Campus) and the dean's March 15 memorandum, the only authorized
signatories of University contracts are Alan Fish, associate vice president
for business services, and/or his designees. Please contact Carmen Oliva
via email at coliva@med.miami.edu
or telephone at 305-243-3666 with any questions.
SIGNED CONSULTING AGREEMENTS
REQUIRED BEFORE CONSULTANT BEGINS WORK FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT
University of Miami
purchasing policies and procedures require a purchase order and a signed
consulting agreement prior to a consultant beginning any work for the
University. A high volume of consulting agreements are being forwarded
to the medical Purchasing Department after the consultants' work is
in progress. Consulting agreements and other contractual arrangements
may require legal intervention in some cases. Difficulties arise in
negotiations if the consulting work has already begun, without proper
review of agreement by purchasing and legal departments. In addition,
consultants must sometimes wait months to receive payment before the
required documentation is forwarded to Purchasing. Submitting the required
documentation beforehand helps to avoid such delays. Please contact
Esther Lopez 243-5778 or Liana Morales 243-3662 with any questions.
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!
GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE AT MEDICAL CAMPUS BLOOD DRIVE THIS WEEK
Help save a life
this week by donating blood at the School of Medicine's March blood
drive. Donation stations will be set up March 7 in the Rosenstiel building,
second floor student lounge; outside the Retter Auditorium in Bascom
Palmer; the UM/Sylvester courtyard; and the Mailman Center courtyard.
A station also will be set up March 8 in the Rosensteil student lounge.
UM/CANTERBURY PRESCHOOL
HOLDS ANNUAL WALK/STROLL-A-THON
UM/ Canterbury Preschool
will celebrate its third annual Walk/Stroll-A-Thon on March 9 at 11
a.m. This is the school's primary fundraising event of the year. You
can sponsor a walker or cheer as the children walk laps in front of
the Calder Library. All proceeds go to enriching early childhood education
programs at the UM/Canterbury Preschool. Lunch will served in front
of the library from noon to 2 p.m. For lunch tickets or more information,
call 305-243-3777.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE SPONSORS
PROGRAM ON INFECTIONS IN THE OUTPATIENT SETTING
"Serious Infections
in the Outpatient Setting," will present up-to-date information on the
management of serious infections which primary caregivers may encounter,
March 9 - 10, at the Hyatt Regency Miami. This course will include lectures
on Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Infectious
Diseases in the Traveler, and The Patient with Pneumonia. The program
has been approved for nine continuing education or consultant pharmacist
credits by the Florida Board of Pharmacy and the American Council on
Pharmaceutical Education. Course tuition is $35.00. For more information,
contact the Division of Continuing Medical Education at 305-243-6716
or visit http://cme.med.miami.edu.
DR. CAMILLO RICORDI IS
FEATURED LECTURER AT DIABETES HEALTH-EXPO
More than 300 exhibitors
with products and services to help people with diabetes and leading
experts in the field will gather for the Diabetes Health-Expo, March
16 - 18, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Special classes on exercise,
cooking, stress-management, creating a healthy lifestyle, and free health
screenings will be offered. For more information call 877-633-EXPO,
or visit http://www.diabeteswellness.org
YOU ARE INVITED TO UM'S
ANNUAL FAMILY DAY PICNIC
University of Miami
Annual Family Day Picnic to be held March 17, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., on
the central green near the University Center on the Coral Gables campus.
The picnic will include music, games, contests, tournaments, food, and
drinks for University employees and their families. You can obtain tickets
from March 8 - March 16 for each person in your family who will be attending.
Tickets are available in the Human Resources Office on campus, Park
Plaza East, Suite L. Volunteers are needed to assist in the soda trailers,
and those who help for at least two hours will be given a commemorative
t-shirt. For more information, contact Margarita Diaz at 305-284-4190
on the Coral Gables campus, or Cynthia Holcomb at 305-243-6393 on the
medical campus.
SEMINAR TO ADDRESS NEW
GUIDELINES FOR TREATMENT OF HIV/AIDS
The Department of
Clinical Immunology and the South Florida AIDS Network will host a seminar
on new guidelines for the treatment of HIV/AIDS on March 19, noon to
1:30 p.m. The seminar will be an update from the Eighth Annual Retrovirus
and Opportunistic Infection Conference in Chicago. Rafael Campo, M.D.,
associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, will speak.
The seminar will be held at Jackson's Diagnostic Treatment Center, Room
259. To register, call Raul Medina at 305-585-5256.
JOIN TEAM JACKSON AND WALK
TO CURE DIABETES
Do you feel like
getting more exercise and doing something good for someone else? Join
Team Jackson on a 5K walk to cure diabetes, March 25 at Miami Metro
Zoo. All team members will receive a t-shirt, prizes, entertainment,
and a day at the zoo. For more information, call 305-585-7213.
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