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e-UpdateJuly 12, 2005
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INFERTILITY SEMINAR
The University of Miami Infertility Center at Cedars Medical
Center will present a free seminar on "Infertility and Your Various
Options" on Saturday, July 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Cedars
Medical Center physician lounge, 1400 NW 12th Ave. In-vitro
fertilization research opportunities are available for qualified
participants. The seminar will be followed by a free consultation for
all participants. Parking is free, and lunch and refreshments will be
provided. Please RSVP by calling 305-243-UMIC, or visit UMIC on the Web at http://www.umic.miami.edu.
BIOSTATISTICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY & PUBLIC HEALTH PRESENTATION
Ying Lu, Ph.D., associate professor of epidemiology and biostatistics and associate professor of radiology at the University of California, San Francisco, will discuss “New Designs for Phase II Cancer Trials with Multiple Endpoints,” Friday from noon to 1 p.m. in the Highland Professional Building third-floor conference room # 316, 1801 NW 9th Ave. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. For more information, contact Diane Dames at 305-243-2287.
DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS
Lynn Gleber, chief physical therapist, and Janie Escobar, chief occupational therapist, Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine, will present “Past, Present and Future of Physical and Occupational Therapy,” at Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Grand Rounds on Friday, July 22, from 8 to 9 a.m. at the Jackson Rehabilitation Center third-floor auditorium. For more information, please contact Coretha Davis at 305-585-1431.
SPONSORED PROGRAMS ROUNDTABLE SERIES
The goal of these monthly one-hour roundtable discussion groups is to provide a forum for administrators/staff to discuss topics related to sponsored programs with their colleagues. On Thursday, July 21, Paige Dunion, manager of clinical research services at UM/Sylvester, will present “Managing Clinical Trials.” Learn about what to consider when preparing a clinical trial budget and negotiating the contract, discuss the financial aspects of managing a clinical trial, and hear about research patient billing and financial reporting.
The presentation will take place at noon in the Batchelor Building, first-floor conference room. Registration is required:
1) Logon to NetLearning using your UM ID # (C-Number) at https://netlearning.miami.edu.
2) Search for class by changing the dates at the top to reflect classes offered.
3) Scroll to locate the July 21 class, and click on Enroll located on the left.
For more information, please e-mail Maria Valero-Martinez at mvalero@med.miami.edu.
SPONSORED PROGRAMS EDUCATION WORKSHOP
The Office of Research is holding monthly seminars to qualify individuals who wish to be listed as key personnel on sponsored programs. The goal is to educate key personnel about the fiscal and compliance issues of pre- and post-award management. The workshop covers the most recent information on the grant process from finding funding opportunities to closing an account. The workshop will review the PI’s role and responsibility for administering sponsored projects, explain established policies and procedures and provide an overview of the central support services available to the investigator. The Sponsored Programs Education Workshop is required and the goal is to have all key personnel attend an educational session by June 30, 2006. A listing of available seminars and locations can be found in the Research Tools Web page. Registration is through NetLearning. For information or questions, please contact mvalero@med.miami.edu.
HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH SEMINAR
The Human Subjects Research Seminar for July will feature the Office of Research Compliance Assessment Officers speaking on: “Documentation in Research.” The seminar will be held from noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, at the Mailman Center, room 3023. Advance registration is required as room capacity is limited.
To Register:
1) Log on to Net Learning using your UM ID # (C-Number) https://netlearning.miami.edu.
2) Search for class: Human Subjects Research Seminars by changing the dates at the top to reflect classes offered in July.
3) Scroll to locate the July 26 class and click on Enroll located on the left.
For more information about this seminar, e-mail Maira Abraham at Mabraham@med.miami.edu.
2005 INTENSIVE GERIATRIC TRAINING
The UM Miami Area Geriatric Education Center, the Miami VA Medical Center's Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, and the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center, will be hosting the 2005 Intensive Geriatric Training on July 20-22 at the Palm Beach Gardens Marriott Hotel. The objective of this three-day program is to provide training in the delivery of efficient interdisciplinary team care to meet the healthcare needs of Florida's older adults. Central to this goal is the development of geriatric training skills for transferring knowledge to practitioners, civic and community agencies and caregivers in the expanding geriatric field. CME/CEU credit will be available for selected medical disciplines (medicine, occupational therapy, nursing, nursing home administration, nutrition, pharmacy, physical therapy, podiatry, psychology and social work).
Please visit the MAGEC Web site at www.miami.edu/magec to preview the conference agenda, or call 305-243-6270 for additional information. This event has been approved for tuition remission for a limited number of UM employees. Please call MAGEC at 305-243-6270, or register on line to reserve your space.
2005 AMERICAN KINESIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Get ready to expand your mind and learn from distinguished speakers at “Functional Recovery in Spinal Cord Injury,” the 2005 AKTA National Conference at the Eden Roc Renaissance Hotel in Miami Beach Wednesday through Saturday. The conference is co-hosted by the Miller School of Medicine. For more information and a complete conference schedule, visit http://www.akta.org, or call 305-585-1335.
THE MAILMAN CENTER FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT & UM ETHICS PROGRAMS
Sandra Bass, Ph.D., from the University of California, Berkeley, will discuss “Older Children in Foster Care: New Approaches, Different Outcomes,” as part of the Mailman Center for Child Development & UM Ethics Programs. The event is co-sponsored by The Florida Keys Children’s Shelter. Dr. Bass will speak on Friday, July 22, at 12:30 p.m. in room 3023 of the Mailman Center for Child Development. Dr. Bass is a Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeley, where she conducts research on former foster children. She will address changed attitudes and research needs related to adolescents in foster care. In particular, she will discuss opportunities for grant funding related to work with this population, as seen in both the 2004 Packard Foundation study and the 2004 Pew Commission Report. Potential investigators are encouraged to attend. Lunch will be provided. RSVP to 305-243-5723.
VOLUNTARY PRE-KINDERGARTEN: A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR FOUR-YEAR-OLDS
The EAP is assisting UM parents who have questions about the registration process for the Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten program. VPK is a new program that provides state funding for all four-year-olds to attend an accredited and participating pre-kindergarten provider. To learn how to register, visit www.vpkhelp.org (Miami-Dade/ Monroe), www.elcbroward.org (Broward), or www.elcpalmbeach.org (Palm Beach). For more information, call the EAP at 305-284-6604.
MIAMI PROJECT WRISTBAND CAMPAIGN
Power. Knowledge. Awareness. Education. Research. Philanthropy. These are the keys to unlocking the mystery of the human body and finding a cure for paralysis. In order to increase the public’s understanding of spinal cord injury and to raise much-needed funds, The Miami Project is launching its “cure paralysis” wristband campaign. Please visit: http://www.themiamiproject.org/x866.xml to purchase your wristbands.
SAME GREAT MEDICAL CARE – DIFFERENT LOCATION
Did you know that the University of Miami Medical Group has a multi-specialty practice in the Kendall area? The Kendall Medical Center provides the same excellent medical care found on the medical campus. Specialties are constantly being added, but currently the Kendall center has internal medicine, family medicine, neurology, ENT, obstetrics, gynecology, gynecological oncology and ultrasound services, pediatrics and pediatric specialties, and pulmonology. The center is located at 8932 SW 97 Ave., next to the CVS Pharmacy. Hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and evening and weekend hours are coming soon. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call 305-270-3400.
PESTPATROL COMPLEMENTS ANTIVIRUS AND FIREWALL SOFTWARE
PestPatrol detects and eliminates destructive pests like trojans, spyware, adware and hacker tools. It complements antivirus and firewall software, and extends your protection against non-viral malicious software that can evade your existing security measures and invade your personal privacy. These pests often lurk silently on your computer until something, or someone, sets them off. When that happens, you could lose passwords, personal data, credit card numbers. And, if you telecommute and connect to your office via a VPN, the malicious program could open a back door for the hacker into your entire company network. PestPatrol is available to faculty, staff and students to download at http://www.miami.edu/pestpatrol/ or alternately, as a CD-ROM. Please contact the UM Miller School of Medicine Help Desk for more information at 305-243-5999 or by emailing help@med.miami.edu
CHILD CAR SEAT INSTALLATION CHECK
To ensure that your child car seat is installed correctly, a certified child passenger safety technician will be available on Wednesdays 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. The Injury Free Coalition for Kids is a division of Holtz Children's Hospital/ Miller School of Medicine.
AIG VALIC, LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP AND FIDELITY INVESTMENTS VISIT THE MEDICAL CAMPUS
A representative from Lincoln Financial Group will be on the medical campus to conduct individual financial counseling sessions from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 26, August 23 and September 20. To schedule an appointment, contact Aimee Hugdahl toll-free at 866-524-2443, e-mail ahugdahl@lnc.com, or Theresa Yong at 866-772-4163, e-mail tmyong@lnc.com.
A representative from AIG VALIC will be on the medical campus to conduct individual financial counseling sessions today (Tuesday) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
A representative from Fidelity Investments will be on the medical campus to conduct individual counseling sessions from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 20 and 21, August 24 and 25, and September 21 and 22. To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-642-7131.
All counseling sessions from these organizations will take place in the Human Resources Benefits Office, 901 NW 17th St., suite D.
MEDICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY REMINDS YOU TO CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD
In the interest of security, passwords to UM accounts should be changed at least every three months. Passwords should be at least five characters in length, include numbers, letters and punctuation characters and should not include your name, EASY ID number or any easily guessed information. If you are logged into a university-administered Windows computer, press Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys at the same time and select the Change Password button; you can also go to our webmail page and change your password from the link at the sign-in page. Do not give your password out to any other user: you are responsible for any misuse of your computer account.
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 Argelia Miro at 305-243-5842.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
COME SEE THE MARLINS VS. BRAVES
The Biomedical Graduate Student Association invites you to cheer on the Marlins against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday, October 1. The Miller School of Medicine community has been given a special cheering section behind third base in the lower level. For friends and family, a special discount of $19 per ticket (including handling fee) is being offered. Don’t delay--seats are limited and the deadline to purchase tickets is approaching rapidly. All forms must be returned to the Marlins by July 29. It’s easy to reserve seats - just visit http://www.biomed.miami.edu/docs/marlins.pdf and fill out the PDF form and fax it back to Marlins reservations.
PROBLEM/COMPULSIVE GAMBLING TRAINING
The Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling, in partnership with the Miami Area Geriatric Education Center, will be offering a series of one-day training sessions about compulsive gamblers and their family members. The training provides basic education on the treatment of compulsive gambling to area clinicians. Each session is 7.5 hours. Topics include typology of gamblers, prevalence, co-morbid and co-occurring disorders, definitions and criteria, screening and assessment, financial problems and issues, the meaning of money, legal problems and issues, case management issues, treatment skills and treatment design, and family counseling and crisis intervention. This training meets National Compulsive Gambling Certification and offers CEU credit for mental health, addiction and prevention professionals. The cost is $30/day training. Training sessions will be held at the Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1201 NW 16th Street, fourth-floor conference room #A404. Phase 1: July 25 and 26; Phase 2: August 8, 9, 15 and 16. All sessions begin at 8 a.m. For further information or to register, call 407-865-6200, or fax 407-865-6200.
HUMAN SUBJECT RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
Have you or one of your relatives been diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder? Are you in regular contact with this person? If so, you and your family member(s) may be eligible to participate in a free schizophrenia intervention study. In this study, you and your relatives will participate in four assessment sessions of approximately one and one-half to two hours each as well as a weekly family treatment of several 75-minute sessions. To enroll or learn more about the study, please contact Amy G. Weisman, Ph.D., at 305-284-5455.
Anique Bryan, M.D., and the clinical faculty of the Department of Family Medicine are recruiting type 2 diabetes patients for a one-year pharmacological study involving inhaled insulin. This study will focus on patients with uncontrolled diabetes despite being treated with two oral medications for at least two months prior to randomization. Study subjects must be over 18. Please contact Fulton Velez, senior research associate, at 305-243-2766 for details.
Researchers at the Rehabilitation Department are recruiting female multiple
sclerosis and spinal cord injury patients for a sexual dysfunction study. Interested women should contact the study office at 305-585-1339, or e-mail cramos3@med.miami.edu.
The AIDS Clinical Research Unit, under the direction of Margaret Fischl, M.D., is recruiting participants for a therapeutic HIV-1 vaccine study. Participants must be 18 to 50 years of age, receiving antiretroviral therapy, have an HIV-1 RNA level of less than 500 copies/ml for at least two years, and have a CD4 cell count 500 ccm or higher. For more information, contact Juan Casuso at 305-243-3838 or Leslie Thompson at l.thompson@miami.edu.
The AIDS Clinical Research Unit is also recruiting participants for a phase I IL-7 study (IL-7 is a cytokine that aids T-cell development and improves T-cell survival). Participants must be 18 to 50 years of age, receiving antiretroviral therapy for at least 12 months, have an HIV-1 RNA level less than or equal to 50,000 copies/ml, and have a CD4 cell count of 100 cells/ccm or higher. Participants must be willing to do 12-hour IL-7 blood level monitoring. Up to $200 in food certificates provided. For more information, contact Juan Casuso at 305-243-3838 or Leslie Thompson at l.Thompson@miami.edu.
More than 5.5 million women in North America are affected by endometriosis and its symptoms, including pelvic pain. If you have endometriosis, you may be eligible to participate in a clinical research study evaluating a new investigational medication for pelvic pain due to endometriosis. To qualify, you must be a woman between 18 and 45 with regular menstrual periods, have endometriosis diagnosed by a surgical procedure (laparoscopy or laparotomy) within the past three years, have moderate to severe pelvic pain due to endometriosis for at least three months, not be using oral contraceptives for the past 30 days, be sexually active, and have not had a surgical treatment for endometriosis in the past six months. For more information, please call 305-243-1613.
The Department of Psychology, Behavioral Medicine Research Center, is recruiting participants for several studies investigating the impact of psychological factors such as stress on quality of life and disease progression in several older adult (> 50 yrs. old) populations. The studies are actively recruiting men and women recently diagnosed with head and neck cancer, HIV-positive men, and men treated for advanced prostate cancer. For more information about these studies, please call Frank Penedo, Ph.D., at 305-575-7122.
The Center for Family Studies, Healthy Families Program, is recruiting HIV-positive women over the age of 18 with a recent history of substance abuse treatment. Women who participate in the study should also be willing to have at least one family member participate in their treatment. The Healthy Families Program is a family therapy-based intervention for HIV-positive women addressing issues such as HIV risk behavior, drug abuse relapse and HIV medication adherence. Participants will be assigned to either the family therapy-based intervention or a women's HIV education group, which will take place over four months. Participants will be interviewed at baseline and then at two- month intervals over the course of the 12-month study. Interested women should contact the Healthy Families Program office at 305-243-8149, or via e-mail at scross@med.miami.edu.
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, and 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 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, hypertrophic scars, and atopic dermatitis (eczema). If you are interested in participating please contact us at 305-243-5519 or visit our website at http://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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