e-Update
August 20, 2001
Weekly News Briefse-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
--Faculty and Staff Invited to Remember Dr. Kasi Sridhar at Memorial
Service Tuesday
--Medical School Council Seeks Faculty Opinions on School and University-Wide
Issues
--Physicians Invited to Interdepartmental Event Addressing Sexual Issues
in Healthcare
--Faculty Senate Scheduled to Meet August 29 on University's Coral Gables
Campus
--American College of Radiology Award Accreditation to UM Kendall Breast
Imaging
--Volunteers Needed to Sign Up as Team Captains for 2001 American Heart
Walk
--Upcoming Calendar Events
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE TO SHARE
MEMORIES OF DR. KASI SRIDHAR AT MEMORIAL THIS TUESDAY
Faculty and staff
are invited to a memorial service in remembrance of Kasi Sridhar, M.D.,
professor of medicine at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center,
on Tuesday, August 21, noon, in Sylvester Conference Room 1301. Dr.
Sridhar died last Thursday morning from complications due to a prolonged
illness. He was known by colleagues and patients as a passionate clinician
and researcher, focusing his efforts on finding treatment options and
new avenues of hope for patients suffering from lung cancer. To that
end, he developed a revolutionary lung cancer vaccine, which is currently
in clinical trials at UM/Sylvester. Carlos Sandoval, M.D., assistant
professor and director of the Courtelis Center, will lead the memorial,
and light refreshments will be served. In lieu of flowers, Dr. Sridhar's
family asks that donations be made to further his research efforts.
Mail donations to UM/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Kasi Sridhar
Research Fund, 1475 NW 12th Avenue (M-867), Miami, FL 33136.
FACULTY ENCOURAGED TO VOICE
ISSUES FOR PRESENTATION TO UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE
Michael Lewis, M.D.,
associate professor of clinical anesthesiology and vice speaker of the
Medical School Council, has the following message for School of Medicine
faculty members: "I am writing to you in my capacity as one of your
representatives on the University Faculty Senate. During the next academic
year, we would like the medical senate delegation (which is the largest
from any one school at the University) to raise two kinds of issues:
a.) issues that are particularly relevant to the medical school; and
b.) issues of university-wide interest that arise out of the medical
school. We have asked your representatives, the Medical School Council,
for ideas of topics for us to take down with us to Coral Gables. However,
we feel it is important that we also seek input from you, our constituents.
If you have any ideas of issues of the kind I have outlined above that
you would like taken to the Faculty Senate, please forward them to me
via e-mail at mclewis@med.miami.edu."
TAKE NOTE OF UPCOMING FACULTY
SENATE MEETING
The next meeting
of the Faculty Senate will be held August 29, 3:15 p.m., at the Faculty
Club on the University's Coral Gables campus. For more information on
the senate's activities, visit http://www.miami.edu/FacultySenate.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL ACADEMIC
DAY WILL DISCUSS SEXUAL ISSUES IN HEALTHCARE PRACTICE
Join the Behavioral
Science Program of the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health,
along with several other disciplines at the School of Medicine, for
an Interdepartmental Academic Day to address "Sexual Issues in Medical
Practice." A primary aim of this conference is to help physicians gain
knowledge and comfort when dealing with sexual issues that arise in
the doctor-patient relationship. Attendants will participate in role-playing
of difficult cases, and the event also will include lectures from renowned
guest speakers, such as Ron Magil, director of communications at the
Miami MetroZoo, who has appeared on "Late Night with David Letterman"
and "60 Minutes;" and Raymond Pomm, M.D., director of the Florida Physicians
Recovery Network. If you are interested in participating, contact the
event's coordinator Heidi Stanley, Ph.D., research assistant professor
and director of the Behavioral Science Program, at 305-243-2872 or hstanley@med.miami.edu.
BREAST IMAGING AT UMCARE
KENDALL SITE RECEIVES ACCREDITATION THROUGH AUGUST 2004
The Breast Imaging
Service at UMCare's Kendall satellite office has been awarded accreditation
by the American College of Radiology for August 2001 through August
2004. The accreditation process included a review of sample films and
quality control procedures. The Kendall Breast Imaging Center reopened
April 16, 2001 under the direction of Amy Whitley, M.D., Radiologist,
and provides screening and diagnostic mammograms, as well as breast
ultrasound.
CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS
FOR TEAM CAPTAINS OF THE 2001 AMERICAN HEART WALK
Open your heart
for the American Heart Association (AHA) and become a team captain for
the upcoming 2001 Miami-Dade American Heart Walk, September 22. This
year the University of Miami will return a favor of sorts, hosting the
event as a proud recipient of more than $6 million in AHA grants this
past year. If you sign up to be a team captain, responsibilities will
include recruiting ten or more participants and donations for your team,
submitting a Captain's Report, and turning in all funds collected by
your team. Team captains also will be honored at a reception at the
South Beach Colony Theatre on August 22. To sign up as a captain, call
Jennifer Pinto or Zelda Calvert at 305-243-3209 or e-mail jpinto@miami.edu.
QUESTIONS ABOUT
COMPLIANCE?
TWO UM HELPLINES CAN ASSIST YOU
Medicare and billing
concerns? Address questions to Third Party Reimbursement/Office of Compliance
at 305-243-HELP. For information about this helpline or training programs
offered by the compliance office, contact Gemma Romillo at 305-243-5842.
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 compliance hotline at 866-YOURCALL.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS TOPIC OF INSERVICE PRESENTED BY UM/SYLVESTER EDUCATION
UM/Sylvester presents
"Domestic Violence Inservice," August 21, 8 to 9 a.m., in Sylvester
Conference Room 1301. One nursing contact hour is provided for the lecture.
You must register for this event, so call 305-243-9192 to reserve your
space.
HUMAN RESEARCH SUBJECTS
ARE TOPIC OF WEEKLY SEMINARS
A program of weekly
small-group seminars on topics that pertain to the protection of human
subjects in research continues August 21, with a discussion of children
as research subjects, presented by Daniel Armstrong, Ph.D., professor
of pediatrics, noon to 1 p.m., at the Mailman Center for Child Development,
Room 3023. Roberto Dominguez, M.D, professor of psychiatry and behavioral
sciences, will discuss "Informed Consent ñ The Process," on August 28,
same time and location. Future seminars continue through September,
featuring such topics as recruitment, informed consent, and NBAC recommendations.
For more information or to register for any of these weekly seminars,
call Theresa Daniels at 305-243-2311 or e-mail tdaniels@miami.edu.
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS VISITS
CAMPUS TO ANSWER YOUR FINANCIAL QUESTIONS
A representative
from Fidelity Investments will be at the Professional Development &
Training Office, Dominion Parking Garage, Suite 155, on August 22nd
to conduct individual counseling sessions. To schedule an appointment,
call 800-642-7131.
LEARN ISSUES OF HOSPICE
CARE AT UM/SYLVESTER LECTURE
All UM/Jackson healthcare
workers are invited to attend the lecture "Hospice and Palliative Care,
an End of Life Choice," August 28, 8 to 9 a.m., in Sylvester Conference
Room 1301. UM/Sylvester presents this event, which will provide one
nursing contact hour. Call 305-243-9192 to register. RSVP is required.
UPCOMING LECTURE TO ADDRESS
HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS
Visiting lecturer
Sorana Segal-Mauer, M.D., assistant professor of medicine at Cornell
University Medical College, will discuss "Preventing Nosocomial Infections
cause by Staph Aureus, and the Prevention of MRSA," at a lecture presented
by the UM/Sylvester Education Department, August 28, noon to 1 p.m.,
in Sylvester Conference Room 1301. One nursing contact hour will be
provided, and CME credit for physicians will be provided by the Institute
for Continuing Healthcare Education. Lunch will be provided. You must
register for this lecture, so call 305-24-9192.
BONE UP ON YOUR READING
AND LEND A HAND TO UNITED WAY CAUSE
The Office of Human
Resources will hold a book fair on August 30 and 31, with proceeds to
benefit the United Way of Miami-Dade County. The sale will be held in
front of the SunTrust Bank in the Park Plaza West parking garage breezeway,
and will feature up to 70 percent off bookstore prices. For more information,
call Alina Sanchez-Garcia at 305-243-6482.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM HELPS YOU GAIN LEADERSHIP SKILLS
On six consecutive
Fridays, beginning October 5 on the Coral Gables campus, University
faculty and other notable presenters will guide you to a better understanding
of such topics as quality, the team concept, strategic planning, managing
change, and ethics and values. The "Leadership Skills Development Program"
features self-directed, participant-centered activities and encourages
practical use of these concepts. To apply, you must demonstrate a potential
for leadership through volunteer service to the community or the University
of Miami and through continued study for professional development. You
must be classified as a research professional (A06), administrative/professional
(A01), or faculty member, have worked at the University for at least
one year, and have received an above-average total rating on each performance
appraisal. Finally, your supervisor must endorse your enrollment. For
more information or an application form, contact Beth Malray (mailto:bmalray@miami.edu)
or Sandi Newby (mailto:cnewby@miami.edu)
at 305-284-5110. The application submission deadline is August 31, 2001.
CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE
TEACHES THE ART AND SCIENCE OF ACUPUNCTURE
Physicians will
learn to integrate advanced concepts of acupuncture into healthcare
practice and gain proficiency in this discipline at "The Art and Science
of Acupuncture," beginning September 8, with classes continuing through
February. Classes will be held at the Sieron Building on the medical
campus, and participants can attend as many of the course installments
as they wish. Tuition remission is available for University of Miami
employees. For other attendants, the complete series fee is $3,000,
and single classes range from $425 for shorter installments to $1,400
for extended courses. Traditional Chinese Medicine and Advanced Auricular
Acupuncture will be the main foci of the series, and a maximum of 150
credit hours can be earned. A $500 deposit for registration is due by
September 1, so sign up today by calling 305-243-2178.
EARN CERTIFICATION IN HEALTHCARE
BUSINESS OR INVESTMENTS AT CONTINUING STUDIES PROGRAM
The School of Continuing
Studies Koubek Center presents two programs of courses designed to train
participants in healthcare business practices and investments. "Business
in Healthcare" is a six-course program, each installment totaling fifteen
credit hours. "Investments" consists of five courses. Students in each
program will receive certificates upon completion, and it is possible
to enroll in both programs. Each course within the two programs costs
$375, but University of Miami employees are eligible for tuition remission
if the subject matter relates directly to the employee's position at
the University. Classes do not begin until September 17, but an open
house will be held September 8, 10 a.m., at the Koubek Center, 2705
SW 3 Street, Miami. Call 305-284-6001 or e-mail mlozano@miami.edu to
register now and reserve your space. For more information, visit http://www.koubek.miami.edu.
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