====================== JeffNEWS, June 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 --------------------------- JUNE is National Hernia and National Scleroderma Awareness Month. JUNE 1 through JULY 4 is Fireworks Safety Month. JUNE 1 is Career Nurse Assistants Day. JUNE 4 begins National Safety Week. JUNE 6 is National Health Care Recruiter Recognition Day. JUNE 25 begins Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week. BROWN BAG LUNCHES ----------------- Monday, June 12 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. Tuesday, June 20, o Bethleigh Flanagan, licensed acupuncturist, "Acupuncture for the Treatment of Substance Abuse," from noon to 1:45 p.m. on the second floor of 1021 S. 21st Street. Sponsored by the department of psychiatry and human behavior's Cocaine Treatment Program. To reserve your place, call Vernon Lee, PhD, at 215-790-9942. CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ------------------------ Tuesday, June 6 o Physiology Research seminar, Paul E. Desrochers, PhD, assistant professor of physiology, JMC, "How Do Neutrophils Overcome Plasma Anti- Proteinases to Degrade the Extracellular Matrix?," noon, 427 JAH. o Advanced Diabetes Self-Management, a three-day intensive management program for people who use insulin, through June 8. Class size is limited, reservation required. Call Gary Scheiner, MS, at 928-3147. Friday, June 9 o Radiobiology, Robert L. Comis, MD, co-director, Jefferson Cancer Institute, JMC, "Advances in Clinical biology of Lung Cancer," noon to 1 p.m., , G312 Bodine Center for Cancer Treatment. Saturday, June 10 o Prayer and Healing, John Sannuti, PhD (cand). This seminar explains the scientific evidence supporting the healing power of prayer. Prayer is now being proven in medicine and in the laboratory, 10 a.m. to noon, G-9330. For more information and registration materials, call HCF at 1-800-484-1416, x8507. Discount parking at Walnut Towers at 9th and Walnut Streets. Tuesday, June 20 o Basics of Diabetes Management, a one-day group class for adults with Diabetes. Advance registration required. Call Gary Scheiner, MS, at 928-3147. Thursday, June 29 o Multidisciplinary trauma conference, 7 a.m., 101 Connelly, BLSB. GRAND ROUNDS ------------ Tuesday, June 6 o Pediatrics, John Gould, MD, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics, JMC, ER attending, division of general pediatrics, department of pediatrics, "Summertime Injuries and Accidents," 8 a.m., 707 College. o Physiology, Paul E. Desrochers, PhD, assistant professor of physiology, JMC, "How Do Neutrophils Overcome Plasma Anit-Proteinases to Degrade the Extracellular Matrix?," noon, 427 JAH. Wednesday, June 7 o Pediatrics, Samuel Ritter, MD, professor of cardiology, board of directors, American Society of Echocardiography, "Transesophageal Echocardiography in Infants and Children - New Technology," 8 a.m., third floor lecture hall, AIDI. o Psychiatry, Larry Ereshefsky, PharmD, FCCP, professor, departments of pharmacology and psychiatry, The University of Texas Health Sciences Center, "Depot Neuroleptic Update," 10:30 a.m. to noon, DePalma Auditorium. Tuesday, June 13 o Pediatrics, John Randall, MD, alumni professor of family medicine, professor of pediatrics, chairman, department of family medicine, JMC, "Tick Borne Infections," 8 a.m., 707 College. Wednesday, June 14 o Pediatrics, Denise Kalman, DO, instructor in pediatrics, department of pediatrics, division of allergy and clinical immunology, JMC, "Latex Allergy," 8 a.m., third floor lecture hall, AIDI. o Psychiatry, Sarah Vaughn Brakman, PhD, assistant professor of philosophy, Villanova University, "Integenerational Responsibilities in Families: Who Owes What to Whom?," 10:30 a.m. to noon, DePalma Auditorium. Tuesday, June 20 o Pediatrics, Valerie Arkoosh, MD, assistant professor of anesthesiology, JMC, "Obstetric Anesthesia and the Neonate," 8 a.m., 707 College. Wednesday, June 21 o Pediatrics, Rhonda Walter, MD, developmental pediatrician, division of developmental medicine and CP clinic staff, AIDI, "CP Update," 8 a.m., third floor lecture hall, AIDI. o Psychiatry, Peter Lloyd Forster, MD, associate clinical professor of psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, "Definitive Treatment of Patients with serious Mental Disorders in and Emergency Service," 10:30 a.m. to noon, DePalma Auditorium. Wednesday, June 28 o Pediatrics, Gary Berkowitz, MD, associate professor, division of endocrinology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, "Differences Between Males and Females," 8 a.m., third floor lecture hall, AIDI. MEETINGS -------- Thursday, June 1 o Board of Governors', Volunteer Faculty Association, 6 p.m., Faculty Club lounge, JAH. Monday, June 5 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. Tuesday, June 6 o JMC Executive Council meeting, 2 to 3:30 p.m., 218 Curtis. Wednesday, June 7 o General medical staff meeting, 4 p.m., McClellan Hall. Monday, June 12 o Executive Committee of the medical staff, 5 p.m., 6th floor Scott. Wednesday, June 28 o Homeopathic Study Group of Metropolitan Philadelphia, monthly meeting, ND, 7:30 to 9:15 p.m., 307 JAH. Sponsored by Ars Medica. Call Jonathan Schiffman at 5705. NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION ------------------------ Monday, June 6 o Nursing program, 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 1508 Pavilion. Also June 19. Monday, June 12 o Nursing assistant program, 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 1508 Pavilion. Saturday, June 24 o 8 a.m. to noon, 231 Martin. Monday, June 26 o 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 1508 Pavilion. RACES AND CHARITY EVENTS ------------------------ Thursday, June 22 o "Good As New Sale," Jefferson Child Care Center Fund-raiser. Items for sale: infants' and pre-school children's good-as-new clothing, toys and equipment. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Barringer Lounge. All Jefferson employees welcome. RELIGIOUS SERVICES ------------------ Wednesday, June 7 o Hospital Christian Fellowship brown bag Bible study, 1 to 2 p.m., 302 MOB. Call Hyacinth Williams at 474-0864. Also June 14, 21 and 28. SUPPORT GROUPS -------------- Monday, June 5 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. Tuesday, June 6 o Lupus, first Tuesday of every month, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., 204 College. Free parking available on University lot. Call rheumatology at 1410. Thursday, June 1 o CARE breast cancer, is held the first and third Thursday of every month, 5:30 to 7 p.m., M-24, JAH. Also June 15. Thursday, June 8 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, June 14 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. Wednesday, June 21 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. SYMPOSIUM --------- Monday, June 5 o 24th Annual - Care of the Professional Voice, sponsored by JMC and the Voice Foundation, through June 10 at the Warwick Hotel. For more information, call Cecilia Wagner at 735-7999. WOMEN'S BOARD ACTIVITIES ------------------------ Sunday, June 4 o Annual Jefferson Jewel Party, sponsored by the hospital Women's Board, 5 to 7 p.m. For more information, call 8307. WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES --------------------- Wednesday, June 23 o IBM PC workshop, "Print Merge using Word for Window," sponsored by DIS 12:30 to 1:15 p.m., 210 Edison. To register, call 7500. Tuesday, June 15 o Mac workshop, "File Transfer from MAC to IBM," sponsored by DIS 12:30 to 1:15 p.m., 210 Edison. To register, call 7500. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Information provided by: Editor, JeffNEWS (215) 955-6204 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------