e-Update
May 11 ,
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
--Commencement Ceremony
--Dean’s Patient Safety Colloquium Workshop
--Canterbury Preschool Accepting Applications
--Lincoln Life Visits
--Vision Science Lecture Series
--2004 UM/Sylvester Cancer Research Poster Session Applications Due
--Skills for Service Delivery Retreats
--Crunch Ocean Drive 5K Run
--Conversations About Cancer Series
--Human Subjects Research Opportunities
--Upcoming Calendar Events
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
The Class of 2004 becomes the 49th class to graduate from the School of Medicine
at this year’s commencement ceremony, Saturday at 8:30 p.m. at the James
L. Knight Center, 400 S.W. Second Avenue in downtown Miami. Medical anthropologist
and physician Paul Farmer M.D., Ph.D., will deliver this year’s commencement
address. For more information, please call 305-243-7418 (students or staff),
or 305-243-3453 (faculty).
DEAN’S PATIENT SAFETY COLLOQUIUM WORKSHOP
Caroline G.L. Cao, Ph.D. of Tufts University will discuss “Human Factors
Research in Surgery: Adapting to Technology” at the Dean’s Patient
Safety Colloquium Workshop. Dr. Cao, a National Science Foundation career grant
awardee who directs the Tufts University Human Factors and Surgical Skills program,
is an expert in the factors that shape human performance in surgery. She is
a widely published author, and teaches industrial and mechanical engineering
at Tufts University as well as courses at the Tufts Medical School. Dr. Cao
will speaking speak on Thursday, May 20, in Diagnostic Treatment Center 270
at Jackson Memorial Hospital, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. For more information, please
call Shirley D. Brown at 305-585-8364 or sbrown7@med.miami.edu.
CANTERBURY PRESCHOOL ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS ON MEDICAL
CAMPUS
UM Canterbury Preschool at the medical campus has limited spaces available
in the infants, toddlers, and pre-kindergarten program and is now accepting
applications for the August 2004 school year. The preschool is located in the
Dominion Tower, 1400 N.W. 10th Avenue, and the hours of operation are 7 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Canterbury is National Association for the Education of Young Children-accredited
and a Gold Seal school. Enrollment is open to all faculty, staff, and students
of the University. Call 305-243-3777 for more information.
LINCOLN LIFE VISITS THIS WEEK TO ANSWER FINANCIAL QUESTIONS
A representative from Lincoln Financial Group will be at the medical campus
today and tomorrow to conduct individual financial counseling sessions. The
sessions will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Human Resource Benefits
Office at 901 N.W. 17th St. To schedule an appointment, contact Aimee Hugdahl
toll-free at 866-524-2443, or via e-mail at ahugdahl@LNC.com.
VISION SCIENCE LECTURE
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute hosts Anand Swaroop, Ph.D., from the Kellogg Eye
Center at the University of Michigan School of Medicine, presenting " Genetics
and Genomic Approaches to Common Diseases: Retinal Aging and Age-Related Macular
Degeneration," in the Frontiers in Vision Science series, on Thursday
in the Retter Auditorium, second-floor, BPEI. The lecture is from 5:30 to 6:30
p.m., with a reception downstairs in the cafeteria beginning at 5. For more
information, please call 305-326-6046 or e-mail mperez@bpei.med.miami.edu.
2004 UM/SYLVESTER CANCER RESEARCH POSTER SESSION APPLICATIONS
Applications for the 2004 Annual UM/Sylvester Cancer Research Poster Session
are due this Friday. A handout containing all abstracts submitted for display
will be distributed on June 3 at the Annual Zubrod Memorial Lecture. To ensure
that your abstract is included in this handout, please e-mail ksalce@med.miami.edu
or deliver it to Fox Building, suite 100, on a diskette in MSWord or WordPerfect.
Due to limited space, each author is limited to two submissions. You will receive
a reply via e-mail confirming receipt of your abstract. For an application
or for more information, contact Kathy Salce at 243-2287 or e-mail ksalce@med.miami.edu.
SKILLS FOR SERVICE DELIVERY RETREATS
University of Miami School of Medicine faculty, clinical and billing administrators
are encouraged to register for one of the upcoming Skills for Service Delivery
Retreats, which begin this week. Learn how to identify and meet customer needs
and expectations, and motivate your staff to apply essential patient-oriented
service behavior. Full-day retreats will be offered this Friday; Tuesday,
May 18; and Friday, May 28, at the Professional Development Training Office
on the Medical Campus – Suite 155 Dominion Parking Garage, 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. Breakfast and lunch are provided. Seating is limited to 20 participants
per session. For more information, contact Gisela Leyva at 305-243-7142, or
e-mail Gleyva@med.miami.edu.
CRUNCH OCEAN DRIVE 5K RUN
UM/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center is the exclusive beneficiary of this
year's Ocean Drive 5K Run, presented by Ocean Drive Magazine and Wealth Planning
Center, on Saturday, May 15. The run begins at 8 a.m. in South Pointe Park,
South Beach; Ocean Drive will be closed for the event. Entry fees are: $10
for students 18 and under; $15 for seniors 60 and over; $15 for Miami Runners
Club members; $20 for non-members, and $25 for everyone on the day of the race.
Contact Jeanne Bonich at 305-243-2378 for additional details, or visit the
web site at: http://www.oceandriverun.com.
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CANCER SERIES
Deborah O. Heros, M.D., director of the Division of NeuroOncology at the School
of Medicine, will be discussing “Brain Tumors: Diagnosis and Treatment” as
part of the Conversations about Cancer series, on May 18 at UM/Sylvester at
Deerfield Beach from noon to 1 p.m. The Deerfield Beach facility is located
at 1192 East Newport Center Drive, Suite 100. The Conversations about Cancer
series presentation is free, and a light lunch will be served. Please call
1-800-545-2292 to register. Seating is limited.
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.
MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY SEMINAR
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology will be hosting Steve Smale,
Ph.D., from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of California,
Los Angeles, on May 20. Dr. Smale will present his seminar, “Assembly
of Silent Chromatin During Thymocyte Development,” at noon in the third
floor of the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building. For more information, call
305-243-3301 or e-mail mlichten@med.miami.edu.
HUMAN SUBJECT RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
A variety of ongoing research studies on the medical campus are seeking participants:
Jennifer B. Marks, M.D., from the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes
and Metabolism, is looking for individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
who are presently controlling their diabetes with diet and exercise
to participate in a clinical research trial. For more information, please
call Robert F. Agramonte, R.N., at 305-243-6573 or e-mail ragramon@med.miami.edu.
Leonard C. Glass, M.D., from the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes
and Metabolism, is looking for research volunteers with high blood pressure
who are well controlled with one or two medications. For more information,
call Robert F. Agramonte, R.N. at 305-243-6573 or e-mail ragramon@med.miami.edu.
COMPUTER HARDWARE REQUESTS DUE TO MEDICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information technology hardware/product purchases through the department of
Medical IT are due to the information technology department this Friday. This
will ensure that all requests are processed, invoiced and billed in a timely
manner before the end of the fiscal year. Medical IT will try to acquire all
requested products and process IDRs before May 28. For more information, please
contact Medical IT at 305-243-6024.
SHREDDING SERVICES SOON TO BE CENTRALIZED
The University’s Privacy Office is announcing the centralization of all
shredding services for the medical campus beginning June 1, coinciding with
the beginning of the new fiscal year. There will be no charge for this service.
The HIPAA Regulation provides for the destruction and disposal of all Protected
Health Information (PHI)—the centralized shredding service will assist
all School of Medicine departments in the proper disposal of all PHI. All shredding
services will be provided by a single vendor and the cost of this service will
be absorbed by the Department of Facilities Administration. Those
departments currently paying for shredding services should not renew their purchase
orders for these services because they will no longer be responsible for this
disposal. All shredding will be handled centrally and is mandatory. Supervisors
should instruct staff to place all documents containing PHI in recycling
bins. If you need recycling bins for your area, please call
305-243-1052. No PHI is to be disposed of in regular trash cans. For more
information and to identify your areas, please contact Frances Kaniewski via
e-mail at: FKaniews@med.miami.edu.
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!
“MIAMI LITE”- WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS
WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES
The Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) is starting a new session of “Miami
Lite,” a weight loss program for individuals with Type 2 diabetes. The
program is open to the public, and will help participants with weight loss,
nutrition, portion size control, diabetes education, weight management techniques
and guidelines for exercise. The program will begin on Thursday, May 27 at 8
to 10 a.m. on the first floor of the DRI, 1450 N.W. 10th Avenue. Participants
will meet Thursdays at 8 a.m. for the next 12 weeks. If you would like more
information, please contact Anna P. Fraker at aperez4@med.miami.edu or
call 305-243-3455.
ZUBROD MEMORIAL LECTURE, UM/SYLVESTER RESEARCH POSTER SESSION
Carlos L. Arteaga, M.D., professor of medicine and cancer biology and director
of the Breast Cancer Research Program and SPORE at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Comprehensive
Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, will deliver this year’s
Zubrod Memorial Lecture on June 3 at noon in the second floor of the Jackson
Memorial Hospital Diagnostic Treatment Center. Dr. Arteaga will discuss “From
Sarcoma Growth Factor to TGF-beta Targeted Therapies in Human Neoplasia.” The
event will also feature the announcement of UM/Sylvester’s annual cancer
research awards. For more information, call 305-243-2287 or e-mail ksalce@med.miami.edu.
MEDICAL EDUCATION GRAND ROUNDS
Helen MacRae, M.D., the D.H. Gales Director of the Surgical Skills Centre
at the University of Toronto, will be the guest speaker at Medical Education
Grand Rounds on Friday, May 28, at noon in the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building,
fifth floor. Lunch will be served. The title of Dr. MacRae’s presentation
is “Technical Skills Labs: Flight Simulators of the Future?” Dr.
MacRae will explore the research in technical skills acquisition, help participants
understand how technical skills laboratories are being used to enhance skills
acquisition in undergraduate and post-graduate education, and discuss how a
skills lab curriculum can be implemented in a residency program. For more information,
contact the Office of Educational Development at 305-243-7482.
13th ANNUAL FEAST AMONG THE GRAPES
Join Diabetes Research Institute supporters on June 12 at 8 p.m. at the 13th
Annual Feast Among the Grapes, South Florida's finest wine and food tasting
event, to be held at Parrot Jungle on Watson Island. Proceeds from this event
will benefit the DRI. Tickets are $70 before May 22 and $75 after that date.
Tickets are $85 at the door. Group rates ($65) are available for 10 or more
tickets. For additional information and ticket sales, e-mail lweinsoff@um-jmh.org.
40TH ANNUAL RESIDENTS' DAYS
Bascom Palmer will be hosting its 40th Annual Residents’ Days on June
18 and 19 at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. The registration fee is $190 for
alumni members; $275 for non-alumni members. For more information on the event,
please contact the Continuing Medical Education office at Bascom Palmer Eye
Institute, 900 N.W. 17th Street, Miami, or by calling 305-326-6110, fax 305-326-6518,
or e-mail bpeicme@med.miami.edu.
BRAIN TUMOR AWARENESS CONFEENCE
UM/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Florida Brain Tumor Association
will be hosting a brain tumor awareness conference for survivors, families,
and friends on May 22 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Westin Hotel in Fort Lauderdale.
Titled "Together in Hope, In Honor of Brain Tumor Awareness," the
conference will feature presentations by UM/Sylvester physicians on topics
such as managing seizures and medications, new treatments, imaging advancements,
newest surgical options, and radiation treatments. After the presentations,
David M. Bailey, brain cancer survivor and renowned musician, will perform
and share his insights. Cost of the daylong event is $20 per person and includes
all conference materials, refreshments, lunch, and entertainment. To register
or for further information, call 305-243-4318.
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CANCER SERIES
Xue-Lan Wen, M.D., a board-certified acupuncturist and assistant professor
in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the School of Medicine,
and Fariba Ostovary, A.R.N.P., a nurse practitioner counselor at the Courtelis
Center for Psychosocial Oncology, will be discussing “Health Benefits
of Acupuncture” as part of the Conversations about Cancer series,
on May 27 at UM/Sylvester at Deerfield Beach from noon to 1 p.m. The Deerfield
Beach facility is located at 1192 East Newport Center Drive, Suite 100. The Conversations
about Cancer series presentation is free, and a light lunch will be served.
Please call 1-800-545-2292 to register. Seating is limited.
MEDICAL EDUCATION GRAND ROUNDS AND WORKSHOP
Ronald Clark, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Cell Biology
and Anatomy at the School of Medicine, will be the guest speaker at Medical
Education Grand Rounds on Friday, June 25, at noon in the Rosenstiel Medical
Science Building, 5th floor. Lunch will be served. The title of Dr. Clark’s
presentation is “Proposal to Modify the Lecture System as a Learning
Environment.” Dr. Clark currently works with David Gordon, M.D. in the
Center for Research in Medical Education where, in conjunction with three neurologists
from other institutions and a team of educational research specialists, they
are producing interactive programs and journal articles for medical students
and physicians. He will be presenting a vision of the future learning environment,
inviting views for maintaining or modifying the current lecture system, and
discussing computer software applications most applicable to the learning environment.
For more information, contact the Office of Educational Development at 305-243-7482.
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