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| Regional Academic Medical Center Agreement Signed
An historic agreement signed during a ceremony on February 17 by Florida Atlantic University, the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine and Boca Raton Community Hospital to create a Regional Academic Medical Center could change the face of health care in Palm Beach County -- and throughout the state of Florida. The agreement will go a long way toward alleviating an expected physician shortage in Florida by expanding undergraduate medical education, and most importantly by increasing graduate medical education, or residencies. Adding residency opportunities has proven to be the most effective way to increase the number of physicians in a region, because doctors are likely to settle where they receive their graduate training. Currently, a group of University of Miami medical students attend the first two years of medical school on FAU’s Boca Raton campus, before moving to Miami for their final two years. The agreement calls for expanding the two-year program to a full four-year track that will allow students to stay on the Boca Raton campus while doing their clinical rotations at Boca Raton Community Hospital. The expanded program meets the state goal for more medical education opportunities without the expense of starting up a brand new medical school. “This regional medical campus at FAU is an innovative education program that provides testimony to the excellence that can occur when public and private entities work together,” said FAU President Frank T. Brogan. “Our students are getting a quality medical education that will truly benefit our community by providing tomorrow’s physicians.” Many of those physicians will be trained as part of the graduate medical education program to be established at Boca Raton Community Hospital, with an estimated 125 medical residents in the first year. To train the residents, the University of Miami Medical Group will establish a clinical faculty practice on the regional campus with at least 50 physicians representing various specialties. “For almost 40 years Boca Raton Community Hospital’s mission has been to care for our community and provide access to quality healthcare, and that will never change. As Boca Raton and the surrounding area continues to grow, the need for additional physicians will increase with the population growth,” said Boca Raton Community Hospital CEO Gary Strack. “Training tomorrow’s physicians through this regional academic medical center agreement will address the physician shortage and advance medical care in our community.” The Regional Academic Medical Center will not only fill an educational void, but it will also bring academic medicine to the residents of Palm Beach County for the first time. Providing academic medicine to more people across South Florida has long been a goal of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. “This agreement makes it possible for thousands more people to benefit from the research, biomedical breakthroughs, and clinical expertise of the faculty at the Miller School of Medicine," said UM President Donna E. Shalala. “Through the shared resources of the three institutions our South Florida population will have access to the very best medical care, and will be assured of having physicians to treat them well into the 21st century.” | |
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Streetcar Survey
The City of Miami is conducting a study to determine the feasibility of implementing a streetcar system in the downtown area. As part of this study effort, the city is conducting an employee survey to better understand the travel patterns of employees working in the study area. The surveys for medical campus employees will be delivered tomorrow (Wednesday) and placed into everyone’s interoffice box. Please complete and return your survey to the security officer in the lobby of any University of Miami Miller School of Medicine building.
Air Your Concerns at a Health Care Forum
You are invited to become a part of an historic discussion taking place right now across America. It’s one where citizens like you get to tell the policymakers in Washington, D.C. what you like and don’t like about our nation’s health care system, and what tough choices our country should make to turn it into one that works for all Americans.Your opinions will help form a citizens’ action plan that the President and Congress are required by law to consider as they work to make health care work for all Americans. The community meeting takes place on Thursday, March 9, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Grand Bay – Coconut Grove, 2669 South Bayshore Drive. This is a chance for you to help shape national policy. It is a chance to get the facts, weigh the tradeoffs, and tell the President and Congress exactly how you want your health care system to change. The meeting is free and open to the public. Visit www.citizenshealthcare.gov/register to register for the meeting. You can also leave a message with your name and phone number for Beatriz Arana with Energia Communications at 1-866-579-8688.
Free PowerPoint Tutorials
Biomedical Communications is offering free tutorials designed to assist UM faculty and staff in creating posters for presentations and conferences using Microsoft PowerPoint. The workshop covers a variety of PowerPoint tools including understanding menus, basics of page setup, choosing font types and sizes, importing objects as well as other steps needed to create impressive poster exhibits. These free sessions are for individual assistance and will be held on a one-to-one basis. For more information or to make an appointment, please contact Kim Loper at 305-243-6783. Medical Wellness Center Membership Sign-Up to Begin The Department of Medical Wellness is hosting its membership open enrollment kick-off event on Thursday, March 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Schoninger Research Quadrangle. Medical Wellness is giving the university workforce the opportunity to sign-up early to avoid the anticipated waiting list. Please make sure to bring your university identification card and your University ID number with you. Raffles will be held for the first 2,000 members to sign up during open enrollment. You can also see fitness equipment, watch exciting aerobic class demonstrations, taste samples from our juice bar vendor and learn about the many amenities available to members of the center. Don’t forget your business cards to participate in the fun give-aways. For more information, please e-mail medwellness@med.miami.edu. Ethics Programs Seminar Ronald Goldfarb, a Washington, D.C., attorney and author who served in the 1960s as a member of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy’s Organized Crime and Racketeering Section of the Department of Justice, will present “Confidentiality and the Professions.” This series will address issues in law, medicine, pastoral care, journalism, information technology and other professions. It is open to the University community as well as the public. Those who attend at least four sessions will receive a University of Miami Ethics Programs Certificate of Attendance. The sessions will take place on March 2, 16 and 30 at 3 p.m. in the Mailman Center, room 5003. For more information, contact the UM Ethics Programs at 305-243-5723 or ethics@miami.edu. EAP Will Come to Your Office Want to have a discussion or informational session conducted by the Employee Assistance Program? Call the EAP office at 305-284-6604. The Employee Assistance Program will modify any of its discussion designs to fit your situation. Possible topics include time management, stress management and assertiveness training. If a particular topic interests your group and it does not appear under the “selected topics” link on the web site, then we will create a structure and coordinate information specifically to fit your needs. For more information, please visit www.miami.edu/eap. You may also e-mail requests to sally@miami.edu, bcales@miami.edu, mremon@miami.edu or robinr@miami.edu. Tax Prep Help on Campus H&R Block will be providing on-site tax preparation at the Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital April 3 through 7 and April 10 through 15 in the Alamo Courtyard. Applications will also be available for Florida KidCare, an umbrella health insurance program for children birth through 18. For more information on the tax return service, please call Kathleen Blenke at 305-899-0961, or visit www.hrblock.com. For information about Florida KidCare Health Insurance, please call Ebenezer Boakye at 305-358-8800. Sponsored Programs Administration 101 This course was created to provide an overview of sponsored programs to individuals new to research administration. With the increased number of awards and the complexity of government regulations, we must expand the knowledge of these regulations to everyone involved in sponsored programs administration. This 90-minute online course reviews the institutional and federal policies for submitting and managing sponsored programs. After reviewing the course material, participants take a brief test. This course is a prerequisite for staff interested in attending the Special Seminar Series. Log onto NetLearning at http://netlearning.miami.edu to enroll. Learn How to Talk to Your Teens S.T.E.P. (Systematic Training for Effective Parenting) Teen is an eight-week, midday discussion group conducted by the Employee Assistance Program. This course offers parents a realistic and practical approach to meeting the challenges of raising adolescents today. It helps parents learn effective and enjoyable ways to communicate with their teens and to achieve the goal of raising responsible children. Classes will be held tomorrow (Wednesday) and also on March 1, 10, 15 and 22, in Dominion Parking Garage, room 155, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. You may register online at http://netlearning.miami.edu (be sure to register for all eight sessions). If you have any questions on using the online registration system, call 305-284-5110 or 305-243-3090. For questions about content, call 305-284-6604. Lincoln Financial Group, Fidelity Investments and TIAA-CREF Visit the Medical Campus A representative from Lincoln Financial Group will be at the medical campus on March 13 to conduct individual counseling sessions. To schedule an appointment, contact Theresa Yong at 305-245-7332 or tmyong@lnc.com. 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 March 1 and 29, April 27, May 24, June 28 and July 26. To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-642-7131. A representative from TIAA-CREF will be at the medical campus tomorrow (Wednesday) and Thursday, and also on March 27 and 28, April 25 and 26, May 23 and 24, and June 27 and 29 to conduct individual counseling sessions. To schedule an appointment, visit http://www.tiaa-cref.com/moc, or call Daphne Georges-Kong at 1-866-842-3357. All counseling sessions from these organizations will take place in the Human Resources Benefits Office, 901 N.W. 17th St., suite D. 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. Questions about Compliance? UM Helplines Can Assist You
Any University of Miami employee reporting or deciding whether to report activity that may be in violation of a law, rule, or regulation is protected against retaliation by the Whistleblower Protection Statement. For more information, visit the Office of Compliance site. e-Update Submission Guidelines
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology Seminar
Today (Tuesday) at 3 p.m., Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, room 3109 Roberto Maldonado, Ph.D., research associate, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, will present “The Immunological Synapse and T Helper Cell Differentiation” today (Tuesday) at 3 p.m. in the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, room 3109. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. For additional information, please contact Michelle Perez at 305-243-6655. Leadership Academy Courses Today (Tuesday), tomorrow (Wednesday), 3/7/2006 and 3/8/2006, 9 a.m. to noon, Dominion Parking Garage, suite 155 The following classes are offered by The Leadership Academy and take place from 9 a.m. to noon in Dominion Parking Garage, suite 155. Seating is limited. To register for a session, visit http://netlearning.miami.edu. For more information about the Leadership Academy, visit www.miami.edu/development-training/la, or call the Professional Development Training Office at 305-243-3090 or 305-284-5110. Today (Tuesday) Thursday March 7 March 8
Dialogues in Research Ethics
2/23/2006, noon, Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor Apex Center Eric M. Meslin, Ph.D., Indiana University, will discuss “The Moral Status of Science Policy: Lessons from the Stem Cell Wars” as part of the Dialogues in Research Ethics series on Thursday at noon in the Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor Apex Center. Dr. Meslin was the executive director of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission under President Clinton and is assistant dean for bioethics at the IU School of Medicine. He directs the Indiana University Center for Bioethics. Lunch will be served. No RSVP required. For more information, please call 305-243-5723, or send e-mail to ethics@miami.edu. Office of Graduate Studies Grant Writing Seminar 2/23/2006, 1 to 5 p.m., Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, fifth-floor auditorium The Office of Graduate Studies will be presenting a repeat of their highly successful grant writing workshop for pre-doctoral students and post-doctoral fellows to develop grant writing skills. Stephen Russell, Ph.D., co-founder of the Grant Writers' Seminars and Workshops, will conduct a half-day workshop entitled “Write Winning Grants,” on Thursday from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, fifth-floor auditorium. The emphasis of this workshop will be on research proposals in the biomedical sciences as they pertain to NIH funding. Topics will include: Participants who are registered graduate medical school students will receive a copy of Dr. Russell’s notes and The Grant Application Writer’s Workbook. Dr. Russell charges $60 for the workbook and participants may pay this amount using an IDR upon registration. For more information, please e-mail Dierdre Lacativa at dierdre@miami.edu. Sponsored Programs Education Workshop 2/23/2006, 3 to 5 p.m., Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor auditorium The Sponsored Programs Education Workshop will be held on Thursday in the seventh-floor auditorium of the Lois Pope LIFE Center from 3 to 5 p.m. The workshop is a requirement for all individuals who would like to be listed as key personnel on sponsored programs, to educate them about the fiscal and compliance issues of pre- and post-award management. The workshop covers the most recent information on the grant process, explains established policies and procedures and reviews the PI’s role and responsibility for administering sponsored projects. The goal is to have all key personnel attend an educational session by June 30. A listing of other available dates and locations can be found at http://www.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/1,1770,2425-1;36662-2;34960-2;38799-3,00.html. Log onto NetLearning at https://netlearning.miami.edu to register. For more information, please contact mvalero@med.miami.edu. Cataract and Refractive Surgery Congress 2/24/2006 and 2/25/2006, Mandarin Oriental Miami, 500 Brickell Key Drive Bascom Palmer Eye Institute invites you to attend the Cataract and Refractive Surgery Congress. This meeting focuses on newer strategies and technologies that will help the clinical practice of cataract and refractive surgeons. These will include comparison of the newest generation of fluoroquinolones in infection prophylaxis, update on new phacoemulsification and lens technology, discussion of the management of difficult cataract and refractive surgery cases, and overview of new refractive surgery technology. The event takes place on Friday and Saturday at the Mandarin Oriental Miami, 500 Brickell Key Drive. For more information, please contact Eti Salazar at 305-326-6110, or esalazar@med.miami.edu.
Clinical Trials for Health Professionals
2/24/2006, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., The Wellness Community–Greater Miami, 8609 South Dixie Hwy This seminar will discuss such topics as importance of clinical trials, challenges to accrual, participation of culturally diverse populations and the role of the health professional. It is an educational opportunity for health professionals who wish to reinforce and expand their knowledge of cancer clinical trials, educate others and provide the necessary tools to foster patient participation and accrual into clinical trials. It takes place on Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at The Wellness Community–Greater Miami, 8609 South Dixie Hwy. Continental breakfast and lunch will be served and continuing education unit credits will be provided. This event is sponsored in part by the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. For more information or to register, please contact Miriam Prieto at 305-668-5900 or mprieto@twcmiami.com.
Conversations About Cancer
2/24/2006 and 2/28/2006, noon to 1 p.m., UM/Sylvester at Deerfield Beach, 1192 East Newport Center Drive, suite 100 The following events take place at UM/Sylvester at Deerfield Beach, 1192 East Newport Center Drive, suite 100, from noon to 1 p.m. These presentations are free of charge and a light lunch will be served. Please call 1-800-545-2292 to register. Lynn G. Feun, M.D., oncologist and professor at the Miller School of Medicine, will present “Liver Cancer – Diagnosis and Treatment” on Friday. Patricia Yali, A.R.N.P., nurse practitioner, Gynecologic Cancer Site Disease Group, UM/Sylvester, will present “HPV and Cervical Cancer” on Tuesday, February 28.
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Grand Rounds
2/24/2006, 8 to 9 a.m., Mailman Center, eighth-floor auditorium Heakyung Kim, M.D., medical director, pediatric rehabilitation medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, will present “Gait and Movement Disorders-Treatment Modalities” on Friday from 8 to 9 a.m. in the Mailman Center, eighth-floor auditorium. This event is sponsored by the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. For more details, please contact Coretha Davis at 305-585-1431. Education for Physicians in End of Life Care Lecture 2/24/2006, noon, UM/Sylvester, room 1301 On Friday, Haydee Kapin, M.S.N., and Karon Rzad, R.D., will present “Common Physical Symptoms II: GI, Fluid Balance, Anorexia and other Nutritional Issues.” It will be held at noon in UM/Sylvester, room 1301. Lunch will be served. Log onto NetLearning at https://netlearning.miami.edu to register. For more information, contact Diane Dames at ddames@med.miami.edu. Medical Education Grand Rounds 2/24/2006, noon, Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, fifth-floor auditorium Glenn Regehr, Ph.D., associate director of the Wilson Centre for Research in Education, professor, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, and the Richard and Elizabeth Currie Chair in Health Professions Education Research, will be the guest speaker on Friday at noon in the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, fifth-floor auditorium. His topic is “Self-Assessment, Self-Direction, Self-Regulation and Other Myths: Implications for the Professional Maintenance of Competence.” Dr. Regehr will review and explore the concepts of self-assessment and self-direction, address some of the personal and environmental limitations on these processes, and discuss how we might address these limitations in order to evolve safe and effective practitioners. Admission is free and lunch will be served. For more information, contact Richard Tiberius, Ph.D., at 305 243-6538, or e-mail rtiberius@med.miami.edu. Mild Cognitive Impairment Symposium 2/24/2006 and 2/25/2006, Eden Roc Resort & Spa, 4525 Collins Avenue The Wien Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorder, Mount Sinai Medical Center, will be holding the Fourth Annual Mild Cognitive Impairment Symposium on Friday and Saturday at Eden Roc Resort & Spa, 4525 Collins Avenue. The purpose of this symposium is to provide a forum where new information and in-depth discussions can take place about Mild Cognitive Impairment and all its sub-types. This will be accomplished via two keynote lectures and four mini-symposia. The symposium will feature a panel of national and international experts in the fields of neurology, psychiatry, geriatrics, neuropsychology and brain epidemiology. A 50 percent registration discount is available for UM and VA employees. For additional information, visit http://www.byrdinstitute.org/MCISymposium or e-mail mcisymposium@msmc.com. Jazz on the Green Community Concert 2/26/2006, 3 p.m., Lake Osceola, 1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables Bring your blankets, picnic lunches and lawn chairs and enjoy a lazy afternoon listening to jazz by the water. Saxophone great Andy Middleton with the University of Miami’s Grammy-nominated Concert Jazz Band, under the direction of Dante Luciani, will perform. The Concert Jazz Band, made up entirely of Frost School of Music students, has been the recipient of numerous awards, recorded several CDs and toured around the world since its inception more than 30 years ago. The concert is free and open to the public. Concessions will be available at the University’s Rathskeller restaurant. The concert will take place by Lake Osceola on the Coral Gables campus on Sunday at 3 p.m. Furry friends on leashes are also welcome. For more information, please call 305-284-5671, or e-mail umneighbors@miami.edu.
Blood Drive
2/28/2006, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Second floor of the Retter Auditorium, second-floor student lounge in Rosenstiel Medical Sciences Building, and the mobile unit located on the south side of UM/Sylvester Did you know that every three to four seconds, someone needs a blood transfusion? That’s 16 people every minute. A donation from you can save up to three lives.
Human Subjects Research Seminar
2/28/2006, noon to 1 p.m., Mailman Center, conference room 3023 Kenneth W. Goodman, Ph.D., will present “Next of Kin: Secondary Subjects in Genetics and Pedigree Studies” on Tuesday, February 28, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Mailman Center, conference room 3023. Advance registration is required as room capacity is limited. Log on to Net Learning at https://netlearning.miami.edu to register. For more information, please e-mail Maira Abraham at Mabraham@med.miami.edu. Investment Asset Allocation Seminar 2/28/2006, noon to 1 p.m., Human Resources conference room, 817 N.W. 17th Street, suite L This presentation, sponsored by T. Rowe Price, will cover information on savings and investments through a 403(b) retirement savings plan and how to make the plan work for you. It takes place on Tuesday, February 28, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Human Resources conference room, 817 N.W. 17th Street, suite L. Participants are asked to bring a lunch. Additionally, a representative from T. Rowe Price will conduct individual financial counseling sessions. Call 305-284-6834 to register for the seminar. To schedule an individual appointment, e-mail Jay_Schuman@troweprice.com. 15th Annual Neuroscience Research Day 3/3/2006, 3 to 5 p.m., in front of the Mailman Center Neuroscience Research Day assembles poster presentations of neuroscience-related research from all of the University of Miami campuses. Graduate and undergraduate posters will be judged by a faculty panel for scientific merit and presentation. Awards will be given for the top posters. This year's session will be held on Friday, March 3, from 3 to 5 p.m. in front of the Mailman Center. Admission is free. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. For more information or to submit a poster title for your research, please contact the neuroscience program office at neurosci@med.miami.edu or 305-243-3368. Obesity and Diabetes Seminar 3/3/2006, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Diabetes Research Institute, sixth-floor library Ray Novak, Ph.D., director, NIEHS Institute for Environmental Health, Wayne State University, will present “Obesity and Diabetes: Altered P450 and Global Gene Expression Profiles: Implications for Hepatocellular Injury” on Friday, March 3, at noon in the Diabetes Research Institute, first-floor education center. Dr. Novak will be available to meet with faculty members from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Diabetes Research Institute’s sixth-floor library. Any faculty member interested in meeting with Dr. Novak should contact Ms. Gayl Van De Bogar at gvandebogart@rsmas.miami.edu, or Lora E. Fleming, M.D., Ph.D., at lfleming@med.miami.edu to set up an appointment.
Celebration of Life Walkathon and Health Fair
3/4/2006, 8:30 a.m., UM/Sylvester at Deerfield Beach, 1192 East Newport Center Drive The Papanicolaou Corps for Cancer Research will hold its sixth annual Celebration of Life Walkathon and Health Fair, “Let’s Reach for the Moon…And Reach for the Cure,” on Saturday, March 4, at UM/Sylvester at Deerfield Beach, 1192 East Newport Center Drive, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Participants will enjoy a brisk walk, attend a health fair, and support cancer research. The entrance fee for the walk is $15, which includes a light breakfast, water and a t-shirt. The event is open to both members and non-members of the Pap Corps. The free health fair is sponsored by the UM/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and begins at 8:30 a.m. Health screenings for blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, oxygen saturation, and head and neck cancer are available. There will also be health informational booths on cancer prevention and breast self-exams and nurse practitioners will be available to answer questions. Educational presentations will be given on nutrition and migraine management, as well as an uplifting story by a cancer survivor. To register or for further information, please call the Pap Corps at 954-425-8100.
Oculofacial Aesthetics 2006
3/10/2006 to 3/11/2006, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Retter Auditorium Bascom Palmer Eye Institute presents its first Oculofacial Aesthetics Conference, March 10 and 11 in Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Retter Auditorium. This two-day symposium has been designed for oculoplastic surgeons, general plastic surgeons, facial plastic surgeons, and cosmetic dermatologists interested in aesthetic facial enhancements. The meeting will present an update in oculofacial treatments, both surgical and nonsurgical, that will be relevant to the clinician in the evaluation and management of the cosmetic patient. For more information, please contact Karen Davila at 305-326-6110 or kdavila@med.miami.edu. University of Miami HIV Winter Symposium 3/10/2006 to 3/11/2006, Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor conference room The Third Annual University of Miami HIV Winter Symposium will be held on March 10 and 11 in the Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor conference room. This year’s topic is “Immunoregulation and Immunotherapy of HIV.” The goal is to present recent advances in the science of immunoregulation and the potential for immunotherapy. This event is free and breakfast and lunch will be served. Please RSVP by February 25 to Ana Ayala at 305-243-5359, or e-mail aayala@med.miami.edu. | |
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AppointmentsLawrence H. Iteld, M.D., has recently joined the faculty Miller School of Medicine as assistant professor of clinical surgery in the Division of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Iteld received his medical degree from the University of Michigan School of Medicine and completed an integrated residency in plastic surgery at the University of Chicago Hospitals. He undertook additional fellowship training in oncologic and microvascular reconstruction at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, where he also held an appointment as clinical specialist. Dr. Iteld has experience in a broad spectrum of techniques for reconstruction after cancer surgery, including newer free flap procedures such as perforator flaps. His clinical interests focus on reconstructive and aesthetic surgery of the female breast and facial aesthetics.
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Jennifer B. Marks, M.D., is currently recruiting patients ages 18 through 40 with type 1 diabetes mellitus with a recent diagnosis for participation in a research study to test the safety and effectiveness of an investigational medication. Patients must be taking multiple insulin injections daily and in good health. Those who are interested should contact Rogelio Suarez at 305-243-6573 or rsuarez2@med.miami.edu. The AIDS Clinical Research Unit, directed by Margaret Fischl, M.D., is recruiting participants for the following studies: • An investigational smallpox vaccine in patients with HIV and without HIV. The vaccine uses a modified vaccinia virus, which is not as strong as the smallpox virus and cannot grow well enough in human cells to cause disease. Participants must be 18 to 34 years of age, have never received smallpox vaccinations, and have no history of heart or skin problems. HIV patients must be taking antiretroviral therapy and have a viral load of less than 50,000 and a CD4 cell count greater than 200. Up to $275 provided and free HIV testing is done. • An investigational CC-chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) entry inhibitor for patients with HIV. The study will look at single dose, dose escalations of a study drug (0.5 mg, 2.0 mg and 5.0 mg) and a placebo. The study will determine how well the study drug blocks CCR5 receptors and is tolerated. Participants must be 18 and older, not taking antiretroviral therapy for at least three months and have a viral load greater than 5,000 and a CD4 count greater than 250. Must be willing to do six-hour drug level monitoring. Up to $250 provided. • A therapeutic HIV-1 vaccine study. Participants must be 18 to 50 years of age, receiving antiretroviral therapy, have an HIV-1 RNA level less than 500 copies/ml for at least two years and a CD4 cell count 500/ccm or higher. Up to $150 in food certificates provided. • 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 on studies conducted by the AIDS Clinical Research Unit, contact Juan at 305-243-3838 or Leslie at L.Thompson@miami.edu. Anique Bryan, M.D., and the clinical faculty of the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health are recruiting patients with type 2 diabetes for a one-year 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. Study subjects must be over the age of 35. Please contact Fulton Velez, Senior Research Associate, at 305-243-2766 for details. The SPARE Study (Soy Phytoestrogens As Replacement Estrogen) is currently recruiting women 45-60 years of age to study the role of soy phytoestrogens given in tablet form to prevent bone loss. Participants will be given a physical exam at study entry, an annual mammogram and bone density test, and will be asked to come for 10 study visits over a period of two years for blood tests and to complete questionnaires about diet, exercise, and well-being. Interested women should contact the SPARE Study Office at 305-243-4330 or via e-mail at aherrin@med.miami.edu. The University of Miami Skin Research Group, directed by Brian Berman, M.D., Ph.D., is looking for people with acne, atopic dermatitis (eczema), and keloids. Participants should be 18 or older for the acne and keloid studies and ages 2-17 for the atopic dermatitis studies. If interested, please contact the research staff at 305-243-5519 or visit our website at www.skininvestigation.com. The Division of Cosmetic Dermatology, directed by Leslie Baumann, M.D., is looking for teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17 to participate in a research study to determine whether injections with Botulinum toxin Type A relieve excessive underarm sweating. If interested in either of these studies, please contact a member of the research staff at 305-532-5552. Carlos Hernandez-Cassis, M.D., is currently recruiting patients ages 18 through 80 with type 2 diabetes for participation in a research study to test the safety and effectiveness of an investigational medication. Patients must be taking at least 1500 mg. of Metformin (glucophage) daily to qualify. Those who are interested should contact Rogelio Suarez at 305-243-6573, or via e-mail at rsuarez2@med.miami.edu. Bruce Rubin, M.D., is currently performing a study on trigeminal neuralgia (TN) treatment with subcutaneous injections of BOTOX® to evaluate the effectiveness of treating facial pain associated with TN. Patients must have a diagnosis of TN for more than three months and be at least 18 years of age. | |
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