e-Update
December 4, 2000
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
--Training Awards at UM/Sylvester
Look to Continue Translational Research Growth
--Last Call for United Way Pledges if You Plan to Deduct Your Gift from
2000 Taxes
--American Pain Society Honors Renee Steele Rosomoff of Pain and Rehab
Center
--Dr. Roy Casiano Named Secretary General Elect of Otorhinolaryngology
Association
--Learn Latest UM Statistics with the 2000-2001 Fact Finder, Now Available
--Upcoming Calendar Events
UM/SYLVESTER OFFERS TRAINING AWARDS
TO PROMOTE TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
To continue the growth of translational
research and develop new in-house talent into physician-scientists at
the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Clinical and Translational
Research Committee is offering Research Training Awards. These awards
will allow fellows and junior clinical faculty to learn and conduct research
in an established laboratory. Applicants from all cancer-related subspecialties
are welcome. Awardees will receive salary support and a support/supply
package to work in the lab of a mentor identified in their application.
The categories are fellows in training, postgraduate fellows, and junior
faculty. Review considerations will include the ability of the applicant
to commit 80 percent of his/her time to lab research, a strong academic
research environment in the sponsoring laboratory, and the accomplishments
and track record of the applicant's chosen mentor. Applications will be
accepted July 1, October 1, and February 1. For instructions and application
forms, call Remonia Green at 305-243-3001.
UNITED WAY PLEDGE CARDS DUE NOW IN
ORDER TO RECEIVE 2000 IRS TAX DEDUCTION
If you are planning to use your United
Way donation as a tax deduction for 2000, your check must be received
immediately so it can be cashed by the end of the year. Give your check
to your unit's United Way ambassador or deliver to Pat Grewe, RMSB 1140
or Jackson Towers 1021E.
PROGRAMS DIRECTOR AT PAIN CENTER
RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
Renee Steele Rosomoff, R.N., programs
director at the Comprehensive Pain and Rehabilitation Center, was named
one of the most prominent women in pain medicine at the American Pain
Society meeting in Atlanta. This is one of the highest honors in the field
of pain medicine and places Rosomoff in the company of international icons
such as Dame Cicely Saunders, the originator of the hospice movement.
Rosomoff was recognized for her many years of contributions to the discipline,
including service as a director on the board of the American Pain Society
and past president of the Southern Pain Society.
DR. ROY CASIANO APPOINTED TO KEY
POSITION IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY ORGANIZATION
Roy Casiano, M.D., professor in the
Department of Otolaryngology, was appointed Secretary General Elect of
the Pan American Congress of Otorhinolaryngology at the organization's
annual meeting. Dr. Casiano's new position is the chief executive officer
of this international organization and is a prestigious honor in his field.
ORDER THE 2000-2001 UM FACT FINDER FOR
YOUR DEPARTMENT OR VIEW IT ON THE WEB
The 2000-2001 UM "Fact Finder"
is now available in print form and on the web at http://www.miami.edu/facts.
This handy publication provides information on University enrollment,
research expenditures, demographics, and personnel, among other statistics.
To order copies for your department, submit an Interdepartmental Requisition
(IDR) to Gina Chevallier, Office of Planning and Institutional Research,
Ungar 325, Locator code 422 (Coral Gables campus). Copies are priced at
30¢ each. For more information, call 305-284-FACT.
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!
SEMINAR TO ADDRESS LIVING WILLS AND ADVANCE HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVES
Learn the tools to have the right legal
and medical decisions made for you if an accident or illness leaves you
unable to make these decisions for yourself at the seminar "How to Protect
Yourself and Relieve Your Loved Ones," presented by the Employee Assistance
Program. Topics addressed will include living wills, advance medical care
directives, and health care surrogates. This course will be held December
5, noon to 1 p.m., Dominion Parking Garage, Suite 155. Call 305-284-6604
for a registration form.
LEARN SKILLS FOR TELEPHONE SERVICE
EXCELLENCE IN UPCOMING COURSE
The Office of Professional Development
and Training offers "Telephone Skills for Service Excellence," December
7, 2 to 5 p.m., in the Dominion Parking Garage, Suite 155. This course
will help you develop or reinforce service excellence through discussion
of departmental standards, greetings, questioning skills, and message-taking.
For more information or to register, call 305-243-3090 or visit http://www.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/1,1770,2421-1;1495-3,00.html.
ETHICS LECTURE TO ADDRESS ISSUES
OF USING COMPUTERS IN CLINICAL TRIALS
The "Dialogues in Research Ethics" lecture
series continues this month with "Information Shortfall: Clinical Trials,
Computers and the Need to Know," featuring guest speaker Charles Jaffe,
M.D., Ph.D., director of medical informatics at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals.
Topics of discussion will include the relationship between computers,
subjects, and investigators in pharmaceutical research. Although computerized
data capture should reduce error, improve patient-subject safety, and
speed drug development, a variety of ethical issues also arises. The lecture
will be held December 8, noon, at the VA Medical Center, Room 207 (across
from the library), and lunch will be provided.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE TEACHES
COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR QUALITY SERVICE
"Frontline Skills for Service
Excellence" provides an opportunity for employees to practice telephone
and face-to-face greetings, communication styles, and attentive and participative
listening skills, among other topics. This session is designed for employees
who have primary responsibility for service excellence in the workplace.
The next class will be held December 12, 9 a.m. to noon, Dominion Parking
Garage, Suite 155. For more information or to register, call 305-243-3090
or visit http://www.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/1,1770,2421-1;1495-3,00.html.
LEARN FACETS OF UM'S PURCHASING PROCESS
AT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CLASS
Familiarize yourself with the
purchasing process and learn how the Purchasing Department can assist
you with your needs at "Purchasing Policies and Procedures," a class offered
by the Office of Professional Development and Training. The course will
be offered December 12, 9 to 11:30 a.m., Dominion Parking Garage, Suite
155. For more information or to register, call 305-243-3090 or visit http://www.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/1,1770,2421-1;1495-3,00.html.
STUDENT RESEARCH FORUM CALLS FOR
ABSTRACTS FOR UPCOMING CONFERENCE
The Eastern Atlantic Student
Research Forum is an annual symposium featuring oral and poster presentations
in the clinical and basic sciences, prominent guest lecturers, social
events, and an awards banquet. The event is not scheduled until February
21 ñ 23, but abstracts are now being accepted for presentations. The deadline
for submission of abstracts is December 18. For more information and to
print an application, visit the ESRF web site at http://chroma.med.miami.edu/esrf
or call 305-324-4415, extension 3722. |
