====================== JeffNEWS, July 1, 1995 ====================== JeffCalendar Blood Donor Center hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 7793. DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS TO NOTE --------------------------- JULY is National Hemochromatosis Screening Awareness Month. JULY 4 is Independence Day and a University holiday. JULY 16 through JULY 22 is Lead Poison Control Week. BROWN BAG LUNCHES ----------------- Monday, July 10 o Lesbian and gay lunch group for staff, students and other members of the Jefferson community, noon, 4130 Gibbon. Call Tony or Naomi at 4965. CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS Thursday, July 6 o Family Medicine, John Randall, MD, alumni professor and chairman of the department, "State of the Department," 9:15 to 10:15 a.m.; Richard C. Wender, MD, clinical associate professor of family medicine, "Saying Hello to Patients," 10:25 to 11:10 a.m.; Herbert Adler, MD, clinical professor of family medicine, "Introduction to Interviewing," 11:15 to noon, 105 - 107 BLSB. Thursday, July 13 o Family Medicine, Christopher V. Chambers, MD, clinical associate professor of family medicine, "Sexually Transmitted Disease I: General Approach to Diagnosis and Management," 9:15 to 10:15 a.m., "Sexually Transmitted Disease II: Case Presentation and Discussion," 10:25 to 11:10 a.m.; Karen Glaser, PhD, clinical assistant professor of family medicine and psychiatry, "Defining a Family," 11:15 to noon, 105 - 107 BLSB. Thursday, July 20 o Family Medicine, Sharon Rogers, George Pereira-Ogan and George Valko, MD, "lst Annual Billing and Coding Symposium," 10:20 to 11:10 a.m., 105 - 107 BLSB. Thursday, July 27 o Family Medicine, Peter Amadio Jr., professor of family medicine, "Hypertension I: Using Pathophysiology as a Guide to Antihpertensive Therapy," 9:15 to 10:15 a.m.; Hospital Service Review, Drs. McManus, Novielli, Thakur and Gessert, 10:25 to 11:10 a.m.; Michael Rosenthal, MD, clinical associate professor of family medicine, "Approach to Depression in Primary Care," 11:15 to noon, 105 - 107 BLSB. o CAHS Cytoteleconference, Karen Atkinson, MPA, CT(ASCP), CMIAC, assistant professor of pathology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, "HCFA Inspections: What to Expect," 4 p.m., 1903 Edison. o Multidisciplinary trauma conference, 7 a.m., 101 Connelly, BLSB. GRAND ROUND ----------- Wednesday, July 5 o Pediatrics, Stephen Shaffer, MD, gastroenterologist, "Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders in Childhood," 8 a.m., third floor lecture hall, AIDI. Tuesday, July 11 o Pediatrics, Ira Strassman, MD, instructor in pediatrics, division of general pediatrics, department of pediatrics, JMC, "Anterior Uveitis," 8 a.m., 707 College Wednesday, July 12 o Pediatrics, Fred A. Fow, MD, physician, section of emergency medicine, AIDI; Stephen McGeady, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, director, division of allergy and clinical immunology, TJU, "Stevens-Johnson Syndrome," 8 a.m., third floor lecture hall, AIDI. Tuesday, July 18 o Pediatrics, Paul Anisman, MD, adjunct clinical assistant professor of pediatrics, JMC, pediatric cardiologist, heart center for children, "Common Fetal Dysrhythmias," 8 a.m., 707 College Wednesday, July 19 o Pediatrics, Ronald J. Wapner, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, director, division of maternal fetal medicine, TJU, "What Pediatricians Should Know About Prenatal Diagnosis," 8 a.m., third floor lecture hall, AIDI. Wednesday, July 26 o Pediatrics, James Harris, MD, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral science, pediatrics and mental hygiene, director, neurodevelopmental psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, "Developmental Neuropsychiatry - Recent Research Findings in Infantile Autism," 8 a.m., third floor lecture hall, AIDI. MEETINGS -------- Thursday, July 6 o Board of Governors, Volunteer Faculty Association, 6 p.m., Faculty Club lounge, JAH. Monday, July 10 o Executive Committee of the Medical Staff, 5 p.m., 636 Scott Tuesday, July 11 o JMC Executive Council meeting, 2 to 3:30 p.m., 218 Curtis. Monday, July 31 o Scientific and Academic Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees, 9 to 11 a.m., Connelly Conference Hall. o Full board of trustees, noon to 2 p.m., 636 Scott. NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION ------------------------ Monday, July 10 o Nursing program, 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 1508 Pavilion. Also July 24. Monday, July 17 o Nursing assistant program, 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 1508 Pavilion. Saturday, July 29 o 8 a.m. to noon, 231 Martin. RELIGIOUS SERVICES ------------------ Wednesday, July 5 o Hospital Christian Fellowship brown bag Bible study, 1 to 2 p.m., 302 MOB. Call Hyacinth Williams at 474-0864. Also July 12, 19 and 26. SUPPORT GROUPS -------------- Monday, July 3 o Multiple Sclerosis support group for men and women is held the first Monday of every month, 6:30 to 8 p.m., 9350 Gibbon. Call Leith Kelley at 8118. Wednesday, July 5 o Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, is held the second and last Wednesday of every month, 7 to 9 p.m., East Atrium conference room, Gibbon building. Free parking or bus tokens. Call 1400. Also June 28. Thursday, July 6 o CARE, breast cancer, is held the first and third Thursday of every month, 5:30 to 7 p.m., M-24, JAH. Also July 20. Tuesday, July 11 o Lupus, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., 204 College. Free parking available on University lot. Call rheumatology at 1410. Thursday, July 13 o Caregiver, concerns of Wills Geriatric Psychiatry Program meets the second Thursday of every month, all Caregivers of older adults are invited to attend, 5:30 to 7 p.m., auditorium, Wills Eye Hospital, 900 Walnut Street. Call 928-3084. Wednesday, July 19 o Laryngectomee support group is held the third Wednesday of every month, 4 to 5 p.m., Simon Kramer Conference Room, G312 Bodine. Call Barbara Baskin or Nancy Travers at 7447. WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES --------------------- Wednesday, July 5 o Department of General Studies, Jefferson CAHS, in the evening summer session, "C" classes begin. Tuesday, July 18 to 20 o Advanced Diabetes Self-Management Class, Joslin Center for Diabetes, 211 S. 9th Street. For information, call Gary Scheiner, MS, 215 928- 3147. Tuesday, July 25 o The Basics of Diabetes Management, Joslin Center for Diabetes, 211 S. 9th Street. For information, call Gary Scheiner, MS, 215 928-3147. Monday, July 31 o Registriation for Department of General Studies, CAHS, Jefferson in the evening fall 1995 classes, begins and continues through August 16. BRUSH UP ON YOUR ONLINE SKILLS WITH AISR WORKSHOPS -------------------------------------------------- Steering our way through cyberspace is fast becoming a necessary part of our jobs and our lives. To help make sure you're heading in the right direction down the information highway, the Scott Memorial Library is sponsoring the following summer workshops: Information Essentials Series o "JEFFLINE Overview and Walking Tour of Scott Library." Here's your opportunity to ask questions about any and every library service. Monday, July 24, 3 to 5 p.m and Friday, August 18, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. o "Internet Overview and Demonstration." Designed for the Internet beginner. Tuesday, July 11 and Tuesday, August 1, 10 a.m to noon. Internet Series o "Computer-Mediated Communication," including e-mail, bulletin boards and online discussion groups. Tuesday, July 18 and Wednesday, August 9, 10 a.m. to noon o "Macintosh Tools for the Internet." Tuesday, July 25 and Tuesday August 15, 10 a.m to noon o "IBM Tools for the Internet." Wednesday, July 12 and Wednesday August 16, 10 a.m to noon o "Hypertext Mark-up Language," so you can design World Wide Web pages. Wednesday July 26, 10 a.m to noon and Thursday August 17, 1 to 3 p.m. Special Internet/JEFFLINE Day o Demonstrations, workshops and consultations tailored to the needs of clinicians, instructors, administrators and managers. You'll learn how to integrate the Internet into your physician practice, find useful Internet resources for staff development and discover innovative uses of the Net, such as video teleconferencing. Wednesday, August 2, 9 a.m. A special evening session is planned for Jeffersonians unable to participate in the daytime activities. Literature Search Skills Series o "JEFFLINE's OVID Databases." Wednesday, July 12, 1 to 3 p.m. and Tuesday, August 8, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. o "Current Contents and Science Citation Index." Thursday July 13, 1 to 3 p.m and Wednesday, August 2, 3 to 5 p.m. o "Micromedex," the drug and therapeutics database. Friday, July 14, 10 to noon and Monday, August 14, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. o "Psychosocial databases", including PsycLIT, ERIC and Bioethicsline. Thursday, July 6, 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, August 17, 10 to noon For more information or to register, call 6391 or stop by the Scott Library Information Desk on the second floor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Information provided by: Editor, JeffNEWS (215) 955-6204 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------