=========================== JeffNEWS, February 21, 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 --------------------------- FEBRUARY is AMD Awareness, American Heart and Sleep Safety Month. MARCH is Cataract Awareness, National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness, Hemophilia Awareness, National Kidney, Mental Retardation Awareness, National Nutrition, National Social Work and Save Your Vision Month. BROWN BAG LUNCHES ----------------- Monday, February 27 o Lesbian and gay lunch group for staff, students and other members of the Jefferson community, noon, 4130 Gibbon. Call Naomi at 2578. Also March 6, 13 and 20. CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ------------------------ Tuesday, February 21 o Physiology seminar, Laura Trinkle-Mulcahy, PhD, candidate, physiology, TJU, "Regulation of Crossbridge Interaction During Contraction of Smooth Muscle," noon, 427 JAH. o Student Financial Aid seminar, Raelynn Cooter, PhD, director of student financial aid, "Managing Educational Debt," 7:15 p.m., McClellan Hall, College. Thursday, February 23 o Multidisciplinary trauma conference, 7 a.m., 101 Connelly, BLSB. Tuesday, February 28 o Physiology seminar, Joseph Chalovich, PhD, professor, department of biochemistry, East Carolina University School of Medicine, "Caldesmon: Properties and Possible Functions," 3:30 p.m., 427 JAH. Tuesday, March 7 o Physiology seminar, John T. Flynn, PhD, professor, department of physiology, TJU, "Smoke Inhalation Injury," 3:30 p.m., 427 JAH. Thursday, March 9 o Student Financial Aid seminar, Richard Scott, agent, Keystone Financial Group, 7:15 p.m., Connley conference room, Bluemle. Friday, March 10 o Radiobiology seminar, Ann R. Kennedy, DSc, professor, department of radiation oncology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, "Cancer Prevention by Protease Inhibitors," noon, Simon Kramer Conference Room, Bodine. GRAND ROUNDS ------------ Wednesday, February 22 o Pediatrics, Stephen Ludwig, MD, professor of pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, division chief, general pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Toni Seidl, RN, LSW, chair, child abuse team, department of social work, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Susan Spear, RN, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "Munchausen-by-Proxy," 8 a.m., third floor lecture hall, Alfred I. duPont Institute. o Psychiatry, Anthony Rothschild, MD, associate professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, "Diagnosis, Biology and Treatment of Psychotic Depression," 10:30 a.m. to noon, DePalma. Thursday, February 23 o Obstetrics and Gynecology, Michael Gast, MD, PhD, vice president, obstetrics and gynecology research and development, Wyeth Ayerst, "Contraception: Past, Present and Future," 7 a.m., 311 College. o Pediatrics, Farahnak Assadi, MD, chief, division of nephrology, department of pediatrics, Alfred I. duPont Institute and JMC, "Evaluation of the Child with Hematuria." 8 a.m., 707 College; Stephen McGeady, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, director, allergy and clinical immunology program, "Environmental Control and Pharmacotherapy of Allergic Asthma," 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., 307 JAH, Deven Gabale, MD, FRCS, department of urology, "Infections of the Male Genital-Urinary Tract," 10:25 to 11:10 a.m., 307 JAH; Sharon L. Schutte, MD, attending physician, Jefferson Sleep Disorder Center, "Sleep Disorders," 11:15 to noon, 307 JAH. Wednesday, March 1 o Psychiatry, Gerry A. Stefanatos, DPhil, clinical associate professor, psychiatry and human behavior, JMC, "Aphasia in Children," 10:30 a.m. to noon, DePalma auditorium. o Pediatrics, David Brent, MD, professor of psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, chief, division of child and adolescent psychiatry, director, Services for Teens at Risk, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, "Risk Factors for "Suicide," 8 a.m., third floor lecture hall, Alfred I. duPont Institute. Thursday, March 2 o Pediatrics, Ramon Manon-Espaillat, MD, clinical associate professor of neurology, department of neurology, JMC, director, Epilepsy program, TJUH, "Vagus Nerve Stimulation," 8 a.m., 707 College. Tuesday, March 7, o Radiology, David Yousem, MD, associate professor of radiology and otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, "Advances in Head and Neck MRI," 5 to 6 p.m., ultrasound conference room, 780L Main. Wednesday, March 8 o Psychiatry, Roger J. Cadieux, MD, associate professor of psychiatry, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, "Emotional Aspects of Cardiac Rehabilitation," 10:30 to noon, DePalma. o Pediatrics, Leigh Donowitz, MD, professor of pediatrics, University of Virginia at Charlottesville, "Day Care Infections," 8 a.m., third floor lecture hall, Alfred I. duPont Institute. Wednesday, March 9 o Pediatrics, Robert Walter, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics, JMC, director, Thomas Jefferson University Pediatric Residency Program, "Issues in Residency Education," 8 a.m., 707 College. MEETINGS -------- Tuesday, February 21 o Executive committee of the Women's Board, 10:30 a.m., 636 Scott. o Homeopathic Study Group of Metropolitan Philadelphia, "Important Remedies and How to Select Them,", sponsored by ARS MEDICA, 7:30 to 9:15 p.m., 307 JAH, Thursday, February 23 o JMC alumni executive committee meeting, 5:15 p.m., Faculty Club, JAH. Wednesday, March 1 o Commons board, 5 p.m., 139 JAH. o Thomas Jefferson University Choir, 7 p.m., McClellan Hall, also March 8. Thursday, March 2 o Volunteer Faculty Association, 6 to 7:15 p.m., Faculty Club, JAH. Monday, March 6 o Full Board of Trustees meeting, noon, 636 Scott. Monday, March 13 o Executive committee of the medical staff, 5 p.m., 6th floor, Scott. NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION ------------------------ Saturday, February 25 o 9 a.m. to noon, 231 Martin. Monday, February 27 o 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 1508 Pavilion. Monday, March 6 o Nursing, 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 1508 Pavilion. Monday, March 13 o Nursing assistant, 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 1508 Pavilion. RELIGIOUS SERVICES ------------------ Wednesday, February 22 o Hospital Christian Fellowship brown bag Bible study, 1 to 2 p.m., 302 MOB. Call Barbara at 7789 or Hyacinth Williams at 474-0864. Also March 1 and 8. SUPPORT GROUPS -------------- Thursday, March 2 o CARE breast cancer, is held the first and third Thursday of every month, 5:30 to 7 p.m., M-24, JAH. Also March 16. Tuesday, March 7 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, March 9 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. For information or to register, call 928-3084. Monday, March 13 o Look Good, Feel Better program for women with cancer will take place Monday, March 13, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. For information, call volunteer services at 6222. Wednesday, March 15 o Laryngectomee support group is held the third Wednesday of every month, 4 to 5 p.m., Simon Kramer Conference Room, G312 Bodine. If you have any questions, call Barbara Baskin, MS, CCC-SLP/L or Nancy Travers, MA, CCC- SLP/L at 7447. WOMEN'S BOARD ACTIVITIES ------------------------ Tuesday, February 21 o Projects Committee Luncheon of the Women's Board, noon, 636 Scott. o Executive Committee Meeting, noon, 636 Scott WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES --------------------- Wednesday, February 22 o Effective Searching Concepts and OVID Search, 1:30 to 3 p.m., 307 Scott Library. Friday, February 24 o Internet Overview and Tools for Macintosh Users, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., 307 Scott Library. Tuesday, February 28 o Effective Searching Concepts and OVID Search, 1:30 to 3 p.m. 307 Scott Library. o Current Contents, 11 to 12:30 p.m., 307 Scott Library. Wednesday, March 8 o Mortgage Workshop, "Financing your home, investment property, and more - a mortgage primer," 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., East Atrium Conference Room. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Information provided by: Editor, JeffNEWS (215) 955-6204 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------