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                        JeffNEWS, October 5, 1994
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FACULTY WIVES CLUB TO ENJOY BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S
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The Faculty Wives Club of Jefferson Medical College will start the season 
with a special treat - Breakfast at Tiffany's! The legendary jewelers will 
open their store at 1414 Walnut Street on Wednesday, October 12, at 9:30 
a.m. for continental breakfast and a presentation by the noted authority on 
American decorative silver, Edward Wawrynek, vice president of product 
marketing, Tiffany & Co. Program co-chairmen are Linda Carol Graham and 
Michelle Ruby.

The club provides educational and cultural programs for spouses of 
Jefferson Medical College faculty. In addition, the club's members sponsor 
the Jefferson Art Exhibit each spring and have established an Emergency 
Loan Fund to meet unexpected expenses medical students may incur.


JEFFERSON TRAINING CENTER WORKSHOPS STILL OPEN
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It may not be too late after all! Some of the Jefferson Training Center 
workshops for employees still have openings available, so call 8136 to 
reserve your space right away.

The workshops are:
   o Enhancing Telephone Effectiveness - Thursday, October 13, 9 a.m. to 
     12:30 p.m.
   o Active Design of Training (two sessions), with Mel Silberman, PhD, 
     Temple University -  Wednesday October 19 and 26, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
   o The Changing Role of Leaders, with consultant Suzanne W. Zoglio, PhD -
     Tuesday, October 25, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
   o Eliminating Sexual Harassment - Tuesday, November 8, 1 to 4 p.m.
   o Managing on Your Own (second and third shifts)  -  Wednesday, November 
     16, 10 p.m. to midnight
   o Training on the Job - Tuesday, December 20, 9 am. to noon
   o Making Meetings Productive - Thursday, December 22, 1 to 5 p.m.

To receive your copy of the Jefferson Training Center Resource Guide or 
for more information, call 8136.


NUTRITION SEMINAR SERIES CONTINUES
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Please join us for the next Nutrition Seminar Series to take place on 
Tuesday, October 18.  John Rombeau, MD, associate professor, department of 
surgery, Hospital of the Univeristy of Pennsylvania, will present "Effects 
of Nutrients, Fuels and Growth Factors on Gut Structure and Function."  The 
seminar will run from noon to 1 p.m. in the DePalma Auditorium, lower level 
of the Thompson Building, and lunch will be provided.

The nutrition seminar series is designed to provide members of the 
Jefferson community with opportunities to discuss current issues and 
research related to nutrition. If you would like to be on the mailing list 
for the Nutrition Seminar Series, please contact Dorothy Longacre, at 1272.  

The Nutrition Seminar Series is sponsored by Jefferson's program in 
Nutrition Education with funding from the Howard Heinz Endowment.


ANNUAL SAFETY FEST SET FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12
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Jefferson's annual Safety Fest is set for Wednesday, October 12, from 11 
a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Plaza of the Scott Memorial Library.

The theme for this year's event is "Islands of Paradise." All Jefferson 
departments are invited to participate by sponsoring a table with your 
safety or security program and other functions of your department. Awards 
will be given to the three most effective displays as selected by a group 
of nonpartisan judges.

The department of environmental health and safety will provide lunch for 
two employees of each participating department.

To reserve a table and for more information, call Bob Shewbrooks at 
7153.


MARKETING OFFERS MEDICAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEMINAR ON UNDERSTANDING 
CAPITATION
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One of the keys to success under managed care is understanding the 
implications of operating under capitated payments. The department of 
marketing offers a medical practice management seminar focusing on 
understanding capitation.  This seminar will cover assessing capitation 
payments and understanding the incentives of being paid a fixed per member, 
per month amount.  The seminar is open to all volunteer and fulltime 
practices.

     Speaker:  Evelyn Eskin, presdent HealthPower Associates, Inc.
     Date:     Wednesday, November 2,  1994
     Time:     8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
     Place:    107 Bluemle Life Sciences Building   
     Continental breakfast will be served.

Deadline for registration is October 27. If you would like to attend, 
please call Suzanne Macksey at 5637 to register.  


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