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Medical Information Technology thanks everyone who took the time to complete the recent IT training-needs survey. The results will be used to develop a training program to address your requests.  Visit http://it.med.miami.edu/x1088.xml to see a summary of the survey results.

Last week, Reuters reported that two Massachusetts newspapers accidentally released credit card information for 240,000 subscribers; credit card numbers were printed on routing slips attached to bundles of newspapers sent to retailers and carriers. Discarded internal reports had been recycled as the paper for printing the routing slips.

Participants in the 2006 Flexible Spending Health Care Account (FSA) should have received their HumanaAccess Visa card along with an informative tri-fold pamphlet. For additional information on how to use the HumanaAccess Visa card, visit https://www.miami.edu/benefits/HumanaVisa.pdf. For a sample list of eligible over-the-counter FSA health care expenses, visit https://www.miamiedu/benefits/EligibleOTC.pdf. To obtain a Humana 2006 Flexible Spending Health Care Reimbursement form, visit http://www.miami.edu/benefits/pdf/HumanaFSAclaim.pdf. In addition, FSA participants may elect to enroll in direct deposit to expedite reimbursement of claims. To obtain a Humana Direct Deposit Authorization of Reimbursement Claims form, visit http://www.miami.edu/benefits/pdf/HumanaFSAdd.pdf. For more information, please contact Pamela Salemi at psalemi@miami.edu.

The Braman Family Breast Cancer Institute is pleased to announce that funds are available to support one-year pilot projects in the amount of $50,000 to encourage the development of new basic, translational and clinical research in breast and ovarian cancers. Support from the Women’s Cancer League allows funding of projects related to ovarian cancer in this round of grant funding. Graduate students and early-career post-doctoral fellows are not eligible. The application deadline is March 15. For additional information, please call Dorothy Mills at 305-243-6292 or dmills@med.miami.edu.

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 Thursday, and again on March 2, 16 and 30 at 3 p.m. in the Mailman Center, room 5003. For more information, contact UM Ethics Programs at 305-243-5723 or ethics@miami.edu.

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.

H&R Block will be providing on-site tax returns at the Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today (Tuesday) and Friday in front of the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, as well as today (Tuesday) through Friday, and again 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.

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.

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 February 22, 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.

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.

A representative from Lincoln Financial Group will be at the medical campus today (Tuesday) and March 13 to conduct individual counseling sessions. To schedule an appointment, contact Theresa Yong at 305-245-7332 or tmyong@lnc.com.

• University Compliance (anonymous hotline): 866-YOURCALL
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• University Ombudsperson: 305-284-4922

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.

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The following presentations take place at noon in the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, room 3109.

Join the Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Miami today (Tuesday) for the inauguration of the Injury Free Mobile. The kick-off event will take place at Alamo Park, 1611 N.W. 12th Avenue, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Participants will be entered into a raffle to win a free car seat. For more information, call 305-243-8838 or e-mail ldeus@um-jmh.org. The Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Miami is a division of Holtz Children's Hospital in partnership with the Department of Pediatrics.

The Mort Silverblatt Head and Neck Cancer Support Group will meet at UM/Sylvester at Deerfield Beach, 1192 East Newport Center Drive, suite 100, today (Tuesday) from 1:30 to 3 p.m. A presentation on “Sensory Deficits – Focus on Head and Neck Cancer” will be given by Penny Fisher, M.S., R.N., C.O.R.L.N., clinical instructor and advanced practice nurse, head and neck cancer, UM/Sylvester. The support group is free and open to all head and neck cancer survivors, their families and friends.  Participants need not be patients of UM/Sylvester. The group meets the second Tuesday of every month. For additional information, including directions to UM/Sylvester at Deerfield Beach, please call 1-800-545-2292 or 305-243-1000.

There will be a Faculty Senate meeting tomorrow (Wednesday) at 3:30 p.m. in the Mailman Center, eighth-floor auditorium. This meeting is hosted by President Shalala and has no set agenda. All faculty members are welcome to attend. For more information, visit http://www.miami.edu/FacultySenate.

The Division of Continuing Medical Education will present a one-day grant seminar entitled “Write Winning Grants,” on Friday, February 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Bascom Palmer Eye Institute’s Retter Auditorium. The cost is $255, which includes extensive hand-out materials. Seating is limited. This event is open to everyone. To apply, visit http://www.miami.edu/research/, hover over the “Quick Links” button and click on “Grant Writing Seminar Spring 2006.” You can also call 305-243-6716 or e-mail umcme@med.miami.edu to receive an application. Applications must be received by tomorrow (Wednesday).

Norman H. Altman, V.M.D., vice provost for research, will present “Conflict of Interest in Research” tomorrow (Wednesday) from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor conference room. Learn how the University of Miami handles conflict of interest and why it must be disclosed. There will be an in-depth discussion following the presentation and attendees should have a general knowledge of institutional and federal policies. Participants are required to complete the on-line course, Sponsored Programs Administration 101, offered through NetLearning prior to attending the seminar. For more information, please e-mail Maria Valero-Martinez at mvalero@med.miami.edu.

Maggie Kane, Infection Control Specialist, will present “Ways to Avoid Infection” on Thursday from 2 to 3 p.m. in UM/Sylvester, conference room 1301. It is free and open to the public. A light lunch will be served. Please call 305-243-1000 or 800-545-2292 to reserve your space.

Benefits Administration will sponsor free mammography screenings at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Mammography Imaging Department, suite 1038, on Thursday from noon to 4 p.m. To be eligible, you must be a UM employee enrolled in one of the University-sponsored Humana health plans, be asymptomatic (no symptoms of breast illness or disease, no pain, discharge, etc.) and at least 366 days must have passed since your last mammogram. To register, please call Humana's appointment line at 1-800-442-5555, ext. 5278. Space is limited. Calls made to UM/Sylvester, UM/Sylvester’s Mammography office, and Benefits Administration will not be honored. Presentations and information on breast cancer will be hosted by Humana and UM/Sylvester.

The Department of Rehabilitation Medicine will present “Remembered Wellness and Rehabilitation” on Friday from 8 to 9 a.m. in the Jackson Rehabilitation Center Building, third-floor auditorium. The speaker is Irene M. Estores, M.D. For further details, please contact Coretha Davis at 305-585-1431.

The Fifth Annual South Florida Environmental Ethics Conference will be held on Friday at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. This year's "Living on the Edge" program will feature keynote speaker Kimberly Warner, Ph.D., Marine Pollution Scientist at Oceana in Washington, D.C. The topic is "Ethics and Ocean Conservation." This event is sponsored by the University of Miami Ethics Programs, Florida Atlantic University, the Miami-Dade County Commission on Ethics and Public Trust and the Florida Bioethics Network (FBN). Ticket information and registration forms are available at www.ethics.miami.edu. All full-time-students and paid FBN members may attend free but must pre-register.

This symposium will examine "The Schiavo Case: Interdisciplinary Perspectives" on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the University of Miami School of Law. It is worth nine Continuing Legal Education credits, including 5.5 ethics credits. This event is free for UM students and faculty; registration for all others is $95. Breakfast and a lunch, sponsored by the University of Miami Ethics Programs, will be served. For a brochure and more information, visit http://currentstudents.law.miami.edu/law-review/symposia.html or call 305-284-6276 to register.

The leadership academy will offer “Meeting Facilitation Skills” on Tuesday, February 21 and “Decision Making Skills” on Thursday, February 23, 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.

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, February 23, 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:
 
•         How to Develop an Irresistible, Fundable Idea
•         Fundamentals and Principals of Successful Grant Writing
•         The Review Process and Its Psychology
•         Before You Begin to Write
•         Tips on Writing for Reviewers
•         Specific Aims: The Master Plan for Your Application
•         Practical Exercise Evaluating Model Specific Aims Sections for Strengths and Weaknesses

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.
 
Limited seating is available. The deadline to register is Friday. Please e-mail Dierdre Lacativa at dierdre@miami.edu to register.

The Sponsored Programs Education Workshop will be held on Thursday, February 23, 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.

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 February 24 and 25 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.

On Friday, February 24, 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.

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, February 24, 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.

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 February 24 and 25 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.

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, February 26, 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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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