e-Update
February 18,
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
--Medical Faculty Association Presents Spring Dinner Party with President
Shalala
--UM Ethics Programs Present Annual Symposium on Current Issues in Health Care
--Diabetes Research Institute Launches Educational Community Newsletter
--Submit and Track Work Orders on the Web with New Facilities System
--Half-off Contacts and Related Services at Bascom Palmer Hospital Lens Clinic
--Representatives on Campus to Distribute Employee Day Basketball Tickets
--Upcoming Calendar Events
RING IN SPRING WITH FACULTY ASSOCIATION
DINNER AT HOME OF PRESIDENT SHALALA
All faculty members are invited to the Medical Faculty Association’s
annual Spring Dinner Party, to be held February 28 at the home of UM President
Donna E. Shalala. Proceeds will benefit the association’s awards and
scholarship programs. Auction items will include a medical campus parking space,
Canes football tickets, a cruise, and much more. For further details or to
purchase tickets for the Spring Dinner Party, contact Any Muench at 305-856-8308
or AnyMuench@aol.com. For more information
about the Medical Faculty Association, visit http://www.med.miami.edu/mfa.
ANNUAL CONFERENCE PRESENTS OVERVIEW
OF ETHICAL ISSUES AND TIMELY TOPICS
The University of Miami Ethics Programs and the Florida Bioethics Network present
the 11th annual "Clinical Ethics: Debates, Decisions, Solutions" conference
on March 7 at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Airport. The program features presentations
on ethics and aging, ethics committees, "moral slogans," virtue ethics,
end-of-life care, cloning, genetic testing of minors, bioterrorism, and much
more. CEUs have been approved for nurses, physicians, psychologists, social
workers, and guardians. There is no charge for full-time staff at UM. However,
UM staff must pre-register to be accorded tuition remission. For a complete
program and registration form, visit http://www.miami.edu/ethics and
click on "March Clinical Ethics Conference."
NEWSLETTER PROVIDES DIABETES
EDUCATION TO PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY
The Diabetes Research Institute announces its new publication, “Diabetes
News for the Community.” This newsletter offers practical information
for better managing diabetes. It is published bi-monthly and distributed in
English and Spanish versions to Jackson and satellite clinics. To add your
office or patients to the mailing list, call 305-243-6145.
KEEP TRACK OF FACILITIES SERVICE ORDERS
AND SUBMIT NEW REQUESTS ONLINE
Looking to improve the service quality and response time by providing current
information to customers, the Department of Medical Facilities & Support
Services has created a Facilities Work Order Management System on the Web.
Customers can enter work requests and query the system for the status of both
the request and work orders. To submit an order, visit http://medapp01.ad.med.miami.edu:82/home.html.
Further information will follow via inter-office mail.
EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE FOR HALF-OFF AT
BASCOM PALMER CONTACT LENS SERVICE
Savings are in sight when you visit the Hospital Contact Lens service at Bascom
Palmer Eye Institute. Employees of UM, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami VA
Medical Center, Cedars, and UM students are eligible for a 50 percent discount
on all contact lens services. Current specials also offer great deals on various
manufacturers, including Acuvue, Bausch and Lomb, and Freshlook. The Hospital
Contact Lens service is located on the third floor of Bascom Palmer. To schedule
an appointment, call 305-326-6095.
SAVE ON HURRICANES HOOPS
AT UPCOMING EMPLOYEE EVENTS
The men’s basketball team takes on Boston College at the Convocation
Center on March 1. Employees are eligible for one free ticket to each game
and may purchase up to five additional tickets for $1 each. Representatives
will be at the medical campus on February 18 and 20 to hand out tickets to
the men’s game. For more information call 800-GO-CANES.
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!
LINCOLN LIFE AND FIDELITY INVESTMENTS VISIT
CAMPUS TO ANSWER FINANCIAL QUESTIONS
A representative from Lincoln Financial Group will visit the medical center
on February 18 and 21 to conduct individual financial counseling sessions.
Appointments will be held at the Dominion Parking Garage, Suite 155. To schedule
a session, call Aimee Hugdahl at 866-524-2443. In addition, a representative
from Fidelity Investments will be at the medical campus on February 26 to address
your financial concerns. To schedule an appointment with Fidelity, call 800-642-7131.
RESEARCH LEADER TO DISCUSS STUDIES
ON TREATMENT OF NEUROPATHIC PAIN
The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis continues the Gail F. Beach Memorial 2002-2003
Visiting Lectureship Series with "Pharmacological Basis of the Treatment
of Central Pain Following Spinal Cord Injury," presented by Zsuzsanna
Wiesenfeld-Hallin, Ph.D., on February 19th, noon, in the Lois Pope LIFE Center's
seventh floor auditorium. Wiesenfeld-Hallin is a professor of neurophysiology
at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, and is at the forefront
of experimental studies on the mechanisms of neuropathic pain—pain produced
by injuries to the peripheral or central nervous system. Research Wiesenfeld-Hallin
is conducting may prove useful in the development of therapeutic principles
in the treatment of this severe condition. For additional information, call
305-243-7108 or visit http://www.miamiproject.miami.edu/vls2003.pdf.
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE OFFERS
COURSE IN SUPERVISORY SKILLS
Gain skills in supervisory responsibilities such as performance evaluation,
problem-solving, and discipline at “Advanced EAP Practice for Supervisors.” This
course is offered for supervisors and managers and will be held February 20,
12:30 to 2 p.m., in the Dominion Parking Garage, Suite 155. For more information,
visit http://www.miami.edu/EAP or
call 305-284-6604.
DISTINGUISHED OPHTHALMOLOGIST TO
DISCUSS NEUROPROTECTION FOR GLAUCOMA
Arthur H. Neufeld, Ph.D., the Bernard Becker Research Professor of Ophthalmology
at Washington University School of Medicine, will visit the medical campus
to discuss “Pharmacological Neuroprotection for Glaucoma.” The
lecture will be held February 20, 5:30 p.m., in the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Retter Auditorium. For more information, call 305-326-6046.
LECTURE SERIES PRESENTS ADVANCES IN
MARITAL INTERVENTIONS FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE
The Center for Treatment Research on Adolescent Drug Abuse (CTRADA) welcomes
William Fals-Stewart, Ph.D., senior research scientist at SUNY Buffalo, who
will discuss, “Marital Interventions for Substance Abuse: Recent Advances
and Future Directions,” at the American Cancer Society/Winn Dixie Hope
Lodge, on February 21, noon to 1 p.m. This presentation is the second of several
talks by drug abuse treatment scientists from across the country as part of
the 2003 Drug Abuse Treatment Lecture Series, sponsored by the National Institute
on Drug Abuse and organized by CTRADA. Contact Joanna de Velasco at 305-243-6434
to RSVP for this lecture and for more information about this presentation and
upcoming events.
MOOD DISORDERS AND ANXIETY ADDRESSED
AT ANNUAL MASTERS OF PSYCHIATRY
The fifth annual Masters of Psychiatry conference will be held February 21 – 23
at the Royal Crowne Plaza Resort on Miami Beach. This year’s event will
provide an “Update on Mood and Anxiety Disorders.” For more information
or to register, visit http://www.mastersofpsychiatry.com.
UM/SYLVESTER PRESENTS LECTURE
SERIES ON PROVIDING END-OF-LIFE CARE
Health care professionals including physicians, nurses, psychologists, and social workers will
learn essential clinical competencies that are required to provide quality
end-of-life care through the EPEC Series 2003: Education on End-of-Life Care,
presented by the UM/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. A series of monthly
lectures through July will address varied topics in the discipline. This
month’s topic is "Pain Management," presented by Dennis Patin,
M.D., director of anesthesia at UM/Sylvester, and Beverly Frey, R.N. The lecture
will be held February 25, noon, in Sylvester Conference Room 1301. Lunch
will be provided, and seating is limited. For more information or a complete
schedule of lectures, contact Remonia Green at 305-243-2287 or rgreen@med.miami.edu
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH LEADER PRESENTS BENEFITS
OF MARINE AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION
Learn how marine science research can complement medical studies and vice versa
at a lecture presented by the Marine and Freshwater Biomedical Sciences Center
(MFBSC) at the UM Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. Ken
Olden, Ph.D., director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
of the National Institutes of Health, which is a partner in the efforts at
the MFBSC, will discuss funding opportunities in environmental health science,
specifically research involving environmental causes or modulation of disease
states. The lecture will be held February 27, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., in the Rosenstiel
Building, room 6018. For more information, contact Tony Izquierdo at 305-243-5792
or tizquierdo@med.miami.edu.
NIDA CENTER DIRECTOR TO DISCUSS DRUG
ABUSE AS PUBLIC HEALTH EPIDEMIC
Henry L. Francis, M.D., director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Center on AIDS and Other Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse, will present "AIDS
and Other Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse" on February 28, 1 to 2:30
p.m., at the Bascom Palmer Retter Auditorium. During his presentation,
Francis will explore drug use as a public health epidemic, with particular
attention to drug use as a vector for other diseases of national and global
public health significance, such as HIV and HVC. He also will review the latest
findings from medical and behavioral prevention and treatment trials for HIV
positive drug users supported by his center and will discuss NIDA research
priorities regarding HIV, other medical consequences of drug use, and health
disparities. This lecture is presented by the Center for Family Studies
as part of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences' Grand
Rounds lecture series. For further information, contact Gloria Alvarez at 305-355-9105
or galvarez2@med.miami.edu.
CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN MEDICAL EDUCATION
PRESENTS TEACHING CONFERENCE ON HEART & STROKE
Register now for the 35th Annual Teaching Conference in Clinical Cardiology
and Neurology, March 14-16, at the Hyatt Regency Miami. A reduced fee of $100
is available for UM physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and
nurses, and CME credit and nurses contact hours are awarded. Presented by the
Center for Research in Medical Education (CRME), in cooperation with the American
Heart Association’s Council on Clinical Cardiology and Stroke Council,
this primary care update focuses on needs inherent to managed care, especially
in relation to bedside skills training. UM faculty members, led by program
co-directors David Lee Gordon, M.D. and S. Barry Issenberg, M.D., will join
visiting professors from the Mayo Clinic-Rochester, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's
Medical Center, and Georgetown University. For more information, call 305-243-6491.
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