Leadership Academy courses on the medical campus are now open for registration.  October and November course offerings are listed below:  

The “Error of the Month Club” is a multidisciplinary journal club collaboration that focuses on the ethical, legal, and social issues relevant to patient safety and human error.  Healthcare providers, academics from the realms of law, social sciences, and healthcare, and students are encouraged to attend this important program.  With the goal to expand patient issues, the meetings will use real life de-identified examples of mishaps or near misses, which will be debated from legal and ethical perspectives in light of current relevant literature or legislation. Open debate will follow the presentation. The meetings will be on the third Wednesday of every month from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the UM-JMH Center for Patient Safety conference room located on the fourth floor of the Institute at Jackson Memorial Hospital.  Please call to reserve your seat and to obtain a copy of the literature pertaining to the upcoming discussion. To RSVP or for more information, contact Igal Nevo, M.D., or Roxanna Araya at 305-585-8364.

The following is a revised schedule for 2006 Open Enrollment Town Hall meetings at the medical campus:

UM/Sylvester is encouraging everyone to get involved in October during breast cancer awareness month.

Computers' hard drives can crash, portable computers can get lost or stolen, backup copies can get damaged or misplaced.  Users of the medical school network can reduce the risks by taking advantage of central file services for critical data.  These include a personal "home directory" and shared departmental directories, accessible both on- and off-campus using your medical network ID and password.  These files are backed up to tape every night.  For more information, visit the Medical Information Technology web site at http://it.med.miami.edu/x64.xml <http://it.med.miami.edu/x64.xml>. 

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 November 23 and December 13 to conduct individual financial counseling sessions. To schedule an appointment, contact Theresa Yong at (305) 245-7332 or via email at tmyong@lnc.com.

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Melissa Goldstein, J.D., will discuss " Electronic Patient Records: Sources of Data and Targets of Research," as part of the Dialogues in Research Ethics series on Friday, from noon to 1 p.m. in Rosenstiel Medical Sciences Building, room 3109 (Microbiology Conference Room). Lunch will be served. The growth of electronic health records is changing the way information is collected, stored, analyzed and shared.  Most recently, patient health records offer opportunities for patients themselves to interact with their medical information.  These tools are simultaneously a source of data for research and a target of research themselves.  New, interesting and important ethical issues arise in both cases. Ms. Goldstein is a director of the Health Program of The Markle Foundation, where she leads the policy working group of the Connecting for Health public-private collaboration.  She is also adjunct assistant professor of health sciences and health policy and management at The George Washington University. No RSVP required. For more information, please call 305-243-5723 or send e-mail to ethics@miami.edu.

Rakesh Singal, M.D., will discuss “Basics of Chemotherapy,” on Monday, October 17, at UM/Sylvester at Deerfield Beach. This presentation will take place from noon to 1 p.m. It is free and open to the public. A light lunch will be served. Please call 800-545-2292 to reserve your space.

Talia Donenberg, M.S., Board Certified Genetic Counselor, will discuss “Hereditary Breast Cancer,” on Monday, October 17, at UM/Sylvester, room 1301. It is free and open to the public. A light lunch will be served. Please call 800-545-2292 to reserve your space.

The next Sponsored Programs Education Workshop will be Wednesday, October 19, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Lois Pope LIFE Center seventh-floor auditorium.  The Sponsored Programs Education Workshop is required for individuals to be listed as key personnel on sponsored programs. The goal is to educate key personnel about the fiscal and compliance issues of pre- and post-award management.  This workshop covers the most recent information on the grant process, explains established policies and procedures, and reviews the principal investigator’s role and responsibility for administering sponsored projects.  The goal is to have all key personnel attend an educational session by June 30, 2006.  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. Registration is through NetLearning. For information or questions, please contact mvalero@med.miami.edu.

On Thursday, October 20, Kelly Insignares, executive director, Human Subjects Research Office, will present “Strategic Plan for Human Subjects Research Office.” During the first four months at the University of Miami Human Subjects Research Office, the staff has worked with the faculty and research community in getting to know the research support needs for the organization.  The restructuring of the HSRO will provide the expected services and programs to protect human subjects, which, in turn, protect the University’s faculty and the institution. Insignares will present organizational themes, the current state of the HSRO and its strategic plan for the future. This discussion group will take place at noon in the Batchelor Building, first-floor conference room. To register, logon to NetLearning using your UM ID # (C-Number) at https://netlearning.miami.edu. For more information, please e-mail Maria Valero-Martinez at mvalero@med.miami.edu.

As part of “Health in Aging” month, the University of Miami Center on Aging will be holding its third annual Scientific Poster Session on October 21 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Mental Health Hospital conference room 3208 (corner of N.W. 17th Street and 9th Avenue). All faculty and other interested professionals are invited to lunch and learn about the innovative research on aging being done University-wide. For more information and to RSVP, contact Lina Fontela at 305-355-9041 or e-mail lfontela@med.miami.edu <mailto:lfontela@med.miami.edu>.

The Human Subjects Research Seminar for October will feature Kelly Insignares speaking on:  “Update on HSRO and Changes with IRB.” The seminar will be held from noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, October 25, at the Mailman Center, room 3023. Advance registration is required as room capacity is limited.  To register, logon to NetLearning using your UM ID # (C-Number) at https://netlearning.miami.edu. For more information about this seminar, e-mail Maira Abraham at Mabraham@med.miami.edu.

The first International Summit on Lower Extremity Peripheral Vascular Disease and Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) is scheduled for October 26 to 27 at the Hotel InterContinental Miami. The CLI Summit will be held in conjunction with New Cardiovascular Horizons, one of North America's largest multidisciplinary cardiovascular conferences. New Cardiovascular Horizons takes place October 27 to 29, also at the Hotel InterContinental Miami. Attendees can expect more options for education with sessions on peripheral vascular disease, primary cardiovascular care, wound care, critical limb ischemia, comprehensive cardiovascular nursing and catheter-based endovenous care. In addition, there are hands-on workshops and symposia, along with live cases presented by Cardiovascular Institute of the South physicians.  Registrants completing the 2005 conferences can earn up to 31.75 CMEs or 36.6 contact hours. Complete conference information, agendas and on-line registration are available at www.newcvhorizons.com, www.CLIsummit.com and www.Medical-renaissance.com.

Charles Weissmann, M.D., Ph.D., will be the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s seminar speaker on Friday, October 28 at noon in the Rosenstiel Medical Sciences Building fourth-floor auditorium. Dr. Weissmann is currently professor and head of the Department of Infectology at Scripps Florida, which he recently joined after a distinguished career in Zurich and London. He is noted for his contributions to the first cloning of alpha-interferon genes, the elucidation of the life cycle of bacteriophages, the development of site-directed mutagenesis and the regulation of  red blood cell components.  Most recently he made major contributions to our understanding of the prion proteins that bring about mad cow disease and Creutzeld-Jacob disease.  Professor Weissmann is a foreign member of the Royal Society of London and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, a recipient of many awards and honorary degrees and was a co-founder of Biogen, the first European biotechnology company. For more information, contact Kathy Salce at ksalce@med.miami.edu.

Maggie Kane, B.S.M.T., L.H.R.M., will discuss “Ways to Avoid Infection,” on Friday, October 28, at UM/Sylvester at Deerfield Beach. It is free and open to the public. A light lunch will be served. Please call 800-545-2292 to reserve your space.

May Abdel Wahab, M.D., Ph.D., will discuss “Radiation as a Treatment in Prostate Cancer,” on Monday, October 31, at UM/Sylvester, room 1301. It is free and open to the public. A light lunch will be served. Please call 800-545-2292 to reserve your space.

The Miller School of Medicine Departments of Pediatrics, Surgery and Neurosurgery are proud to announce the third annual Pediatric Brain Injury Conference, November 4 and 5 at the Alexander Hotel in Miami Beach. This is a unique meeting focusing on research and clinical issues along the continuum of care of children following brain and spinal cord injury. The two full days of plenary sessions include a break-out session on the first day exploring more detailed aspects of pediatric neurocritical care versus neurorehabilitation. For full details and to register online, please go to http://pedibrain.org/conference/conference.asp.

The Third Annual Jay Bon Salle Memorial Golf and Tennis Outing will be held on November 10 this year. All proceeds from this year’s outing will benefit the University of Miami Cardiovascular Center. For more information, please contact Milen Gonzalez at 305-243-2721 or via e-mail at mileng@miami.edu, or visit the Jay Bon Salle Foundation Web site at http://www.thejbsfoundation.org.

Scripps Florida is now a sponsor of the annual Miami Nature Biotechnology Winter Symposium, along with the University of Miami and Nature Publishing Group.  The 2006 Symposium is entitled "Angiogenesis in Cancer and Vascular Disease" and takes place in the Wyndham Miami Beach Resort February 4-8, 2006.  Full-time employees of the University of Miami can register using tuition remission.  Send an e-mail to sblack@miami.edu with your UM ID# and full UM address if you wish to register.  Graduate students can register in the same way and receive a registration waiver. 

The AIDS Clinical Research Unit, under the direction of Margaret Fischl, M.D., is recruiting participants for 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. For more information, contact Juan Casuso at 305-243-3838 or Leslie Thompson at L.thompson@miami.edu.

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