No doubt you've been told many times to take extra care with sensitive data under your control. But what is “sensitive”? Usually, but not always, that term refers to information that is subject to the protections of laws, regulations or institutional certification requirements.

Miami Lite is an exciting program to help participants with weight loss, nutrition, controlling portion sizes, weight management techniques and guidelines for exercise. It is open to the public and is offered every Thursday from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Diabetes Research Institute, 1450 N.W. 10th Avenue, first floor Education Center. The cost is $20 per class or $150 for ten sessions. If you would like more information, please contact Anna M. Fraker at aperez4@med.miami.edu or call 305-243-3455. 

The following training classes will be held at the medical campus in room 155 of the Dominion Parking Garage. Visit NetLearning at http://netlearning.miami.edu to register. Some courses have an online component—a computer based learning (CBL) module—that must be completed before participants attend the live classroom session.  Seating is limited. For more information about the Leadership Academy, visit www.miami.edu/development-training/la or call 305-243-3090.

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

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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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With pleasure and gratitude, John G. Clarkson, M.D., senior vice president for medical affairs and dean, Miller School of Medicine, invites the students, staff and faculty of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine to a celebratory luncheon. The luncheon will be held tomorrow (Wednesday) in the Schoninger Research Quadrangle from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The Employee Benefits Department has arranged for flu shots to be available from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday) in front of the Batchelor Children’s Research Institute. You must show your UM ID to get a shot. For more information, contact Community Relations at 305-243-3453.

The Human Subjects Research Seminar will feature Lora E. Fleming, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., speaking on “Confidentiality – Secondary Subjects.” The seminar will be held today (Tuesday) at the Mailman Center, room 3023, from noon to 1 p.m. Advance registration is required as room capacity is limited. Log on to NetLearning https://netlearning.miami.edu to register. For more information about this seminar, e-mail Maira Abraham at Mabraham@med.miami.edu.

There will be a Faculty Senate meeting tomorrow (Wednesday) at 3:30 p.m. in the fourth-floor auditorium of the Rosenstiel Medical School Building. All faculty members are welcome to attend. Visit the Senate Web page http://www.miami.edu/FacultySenate for more information.

Arturo Alvarez-Buylla, Ph.D., Heather and Melanie Muss Professor, department of neurological surgery and program in developmental and stem cell biology, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, will present "Origin of Adult Neural Stem Cells” tomorrow (Wednesday) at noon in the seventh-floor auditorium of the Lois Pope LIFE Center. For more information, call 305-243-7108 or visit http://www.miamiproject.med.miami.edu/x381.xml

Participants will learn to focus on setting personal goals, monitor progress toward goals, make plan correction and maintain commitment in the face of obstacles. This is a two-part course, which includes a computer-based learning prerequisite. All University faculty, staff and administrators are welcome to attend. The workshop will be held tomorrow (Wednesday) from noon to 1:30 p.m., in the Dominion Parking Garage, room 155. This course was developed by the EAP and is part of the Leadership Academy offered through the Professional Development and Training Office. For more information, contact Mary Remon at 305-284-6604. Visit http://netlearning.miami.edu to register.  For questions about registration, call the Professional Development and Training Office at 305-243-3090.

Join Friends for Sylvester and co-chairs Rick Morgan and Kim Wood for an evening of food samplings from over 20 Miami restaurants and unique libations throughout the Village of Merrick Park. Party in the Park takes place on Thursday at 7 p.m., at the Village of Merrick Park, 358 San Lorenzo Avenue. The event will feature a stand-up performance by comedian Bobby Collins and an exciting interactive raffle. All proceeds from this event support cancer research at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. General admission tickets cost $125; VIP tickets cost $250 and include reserved seating and a post-show gourmet dessert reception at Brandon Fine Furniture. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call Jeanne Bonich at 305-243-2378.

Judith F. Mallon, manager, Collections/Effort Reporting/Default Accounts, will present “Effort Reporting and Payroll Default Accounts” on Thursday at noon. The workshop will be held in the Baxter conference room of the Batchelor Building. Participants will learn about the importance of time and effort certification, and why the federal government requires that the institution keeps accurate records. Discuss effort as it relates to salary transfers and the requirements. Log onto NetLearning at https://netlearning.miami.edu to register. For more information, please e-mail Maria Valero-Martinez at mvalero@med.miami.edu.

On Friday, Kenneth Goodman, Ph.D., will present “Ethical and Legal Issues” at noon in UM/Sylvester, room 1301. Lunch will be served. Visit NetLearning at https://netlearning.miami.edu to register. For more information contact Diane Dames at 305-243-2287 or visit www.sylvester.org.

Bryan L. Roth, M.D., Ph.D., professor of  biochemistry, director, NIMH Psychoactive Drug Screening Program, Case Western Reserve University Medical School, will present "Screening the Receptorome: A Powerful Approach to Discover Molecular Targets and Candidate Medications for CNS Disorders" on Friday at 1 p.m. in the seventh-floor auditorium of the Lois Pope LIFE Center. This lecture series is sponsored by the Neuroscience Center, the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine and the Office of the Provost. An informal reception will be held at 5 p.m. For more information, call 305-243-6793 or visit http://www.miamiproject.med.miami.edu/x381.xml.

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute will sponsor “Retinal & Glaucoma Imaging 2006: Ocular Coherence Tomography (OCT) Applications and Future Technology” on Friday and Saturday at The Breakers, 1 S County Rd, Palm Beach. The registration fee is $190. For more information, please contact the Continuing Medical Education office at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at 305-326-6110, 305-326-6518 (fax) or bpeicme@med.miami.edu.  Visit www.bascompalmer.org.

The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Comprehensive AIDS Program and JMH South Florida AIDS Network are hosting the annual World AIDS Day Health Fair on Friday in the plaza outside of the Alamo. Learn the latest medical information about HIV/AIDS in an environment that is both educational and entertaining. For more information, please call 305-243-6535.

Robert Kirsner, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor, dermatology a member of the Melanoma and Related Skin Cancers Site Disease Group at UM/Sylvester, will present “ABCDs of Skin Cancer” on Monday, December 5, from noon to 1 p.m. at UM/Sylvester at Deerfield Beach, 1192 East Newport Center Drive, suite 100. It is free and open to the public. A light lunch will be served. Dr. Kirsner will also provide free skin cancer screenings from 10 a.m. to noon, and from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Screenings are by appointment only. Please call 1-800-545-2292 for an appointment or to register for the seminar. For additional information, contact Joanne Leahy at 954-571-0107 or jleahy@med.miami.edu.

The Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and the Health Administration and Policy Program will hold their second joint seminar of the 2005-2006 academic year on Tuesday, December 6, at 12:10 p.m., Highland Professional Building, 1801 N.W. 9th Avenue, room 316. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. The topic of the presentation will be “Psychosocial Mediators of the Impact of Acculturation on Substance Abuse among Hispanic Youth: Findings from the Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey.” Please contact Alice Tobias at 305-243-5710 or ATobias@med.miami.edu regarding meeting arrangements. 

Frank Astor, M.D., associate professor, otolaryngology, will present “Current Concepts of Sleep Apnea” on Tuesday, December 6, from noon to 1 p.m. at UM/Sylvester at Deerfield Beach, 1192 East Newport Center Drive, suite 100. It is free and open to the public. A light lunch will be served. Please call 1-800-545-2292 to register. For additional information, please contact Joanne Leahy at 954-571-0107 or jleahy@med.miami.edu.

“Sponsored Programs Administration 101” was created to provide an overview of sponsored programs.  This on-line course will review the institutional and federal policies for submitting and managing sponsored programs. Participants will learn about the pre-and post-award process in the 90-minute course. After reviewing the course material, participants will take a brief test. This course will be a pre-requisite for staff interested in attending the Special Seminar Series.

On December 9, Dennis Patin, M.D., will present “Pain Management II” at noon in UM/Sylvester, room 1301. Lunch will be served. Visit NetLearning at https://netlearning.miami.edu to register. For more information contact Diane Dames at 305-243-2287 or visit www.sylvester.org.

The 2005 Richard Bunge Memorial Lecture in Neuroscience will feature Rita Balice-Gordon, Ph.D., associate professor, neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She will present “Mechanisms Underlying Synaptogenesis: Insights from Mice and Zebrafish.” It will take place in the Apex Auditorium on the seventh floor of the Lois Pope LIFE Center at 1 p.m. on Friday, December 9.

The Sponsored Programs Education Workshop will be held at the medical campus on Wednesday, December 14, in the seventh-floor auditorium of the Lois Pope LIFE Center from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.  The workshop is a requirement for all individuals who would like 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.  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.  Preferably all key personnel will attend an educational session by June 30, 2006.  A listing of other available dates and locations can be found on the research tools web page 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.

Life is hectic, so it helps to be financially organized.  Effectively managing finances often brings a sense of order to lives. Conducted by a financial specialist from the University’s Employer Support Solutions (ESS) Program, this seminar is designed to help employees learn strategies for getting financially organized. It will be held on Friday, December 16,  from noon to 1 p.m. in room 155 of the Dominion Parking Garage. Visit NetLearning at  http://netlearning.miami.edu to register. For answers about registration, contact 305-243-3090. For answers about content, call the EAP at 305-284-6604.

Carlos Hernandez-Cassis, M.D., is currently recruiting people 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 daily at least 1500 mg. of Metformin (glucophage) to qualify. Those who are interested should contact Roegelio Suarez at 305-243-6573, or via e-mail at rsuarez2@med.miami.edu.

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