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Blood Donor Center hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Please call 5-7791 to schedule appointment if you are eligible and willing to give blood.

FEBRUARY is Black History Month
FEBRUARY 1 - 29 is American Heart, National Children's Dental Health, Sinus Pain Awareness and Wise Health Consumer month.
FEBRUARY 1 is National Women’s Heart Health day.
FEBRUARY 1 - 6 is National Patient Recognition week.
FEBRUARY 3 is National Patient Recognition day.
FEBRUARY 6 - 12 is National Burn Awareness and National Cardiac Rehabilitation week.
FEBRUARY 13 - 19 is Cardiovascular Professionals’ week.
FEBRUARY 14 - 18 is National Eating Disorders Screening Program.

Jefferson’s Holiday Schedule Calendar Year 2000

 BROWN BAG LUNCHES

Tuesday, February 8
• Lesbian and gay lunch group for staff, students and other members of the Jefferson community, noon, 202, 1015 Chestnut. Call Naomi at 5-2578.
• Jefferson Cocaine Treatment Program, Allan Lundy, PhD, Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, “To Believe or Not to Believe: Self Reports of Drug Use,” noon to 2 p.m., 2nd floor conference room, 1021 S. 21st Street.

CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS

Tuesday, February 1
• Physiology, David E. Boettiger, PhD, Professor, Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania, “Reading the Message in the Extracellular Matrix Through Multiple Intergrin Activation States,” noon, 427 JAH.

Wednesday, February 2
• Family Medicine, Edna G. Kynett Memorial Foundation Lecture, Jerry Johnson, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, “Congestive Heart Failure in Older Adults,”10:25 to noon, 105-107 BLSB.

Tuesday, February 8
• Physiology, Valerie E. Armstead, MD, Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, “Tissue Factor I Trauma and Hemorrhage,” noon, 427 JAH.

Thursday, February 10
•Kimmel Cancer Center, Cox Terhorst, MD, Chief, Division of Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Hospital, title to be announced, noon, Connelly Conference Hall, BLSB.

Thursday, February 17
•Kimmel Cancer Center, Jay Hess, MD, PhD, Director of Hematopathology; Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, title to be announced, noon, Connelly Conference Hall, BLSB

Tuesday, February 22
• Physiology, Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Medicine, Genetics, and Pharmacology, “Insights Into p53 and TRAIL Apoptotic Signaling Pathways,” noon, 427 JAH.

Thursday, February 24
•Multidisciplinary Trauma, 7 to 9 a.m., 101 BLSB.
•Kimmel Cancer Center, Hugh Brock, PhD, Zoology, University of British Columbia, title to be announced, noon, Connelly Conference Hall, BLSB. 

Tuesday, February 29
• Physiology, Kurt A Engleka, PhD, Associate Professor, “Gene Transfer and Overexpression in HUVECs,” noon, 427 JAH.

LECTURES

Monday, February 7
• HIV Caregivers, Alan Morrison, MD, Psychiatry, “Psychological Aspects of Being Gay with HIV,” 8 a.m., 9330 Gibbon.

FORUM

Wednesday, February 9
• Office of Health Policy and Clinical Outcomes, Ted J. Ackroyd, PhD, President, HRA Division, QuadraMed, “NCQA’s Hedis,” 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., 105 Curtis.

SYMPOSIUM

Friday, February 18
• Kimmel Cancer Center, Breast Cancer Symposium, 8 a.m., Connelly Conference Hall, BLSB. To register, call Kathy Wyszynski at 3-4679.

GRAND ROUNDS

Tuesday, February 1
• Pediatrics, Peter Gabos, MD, Orthopaedics, duPont Hospital for Children, “Limping Child,”  8 a.m., 101 BLSB. 

Wednesday, February 2
• Kimmel Cancer Center, Edith Mitchell, MD, Neoplastics, JMC, “Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer,” 8 a.m., G312 Bodine.
• Family Medicine, Christine Stabler, MD, Deputy Director, Family and Community Medicine, Lancaster General Hospital, “Preconception Counseling,” 8 to 9 a.m., 101 BLSB.
• Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Wade H. Berrettini, MD, PhD, The Karl E. Rickels Professor of Psychiatry, Director, Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, “Genetics of Opiate Dependence,” 10:30 to noon, DePalma.

Thursday, February 3
• Medicine, Sandor S. Shapiro, MD, Thomas Drake Martinez Cardeza Research Professor of Medicine, Director, Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research and Division of Hematology, “The Problem of Lupus Anticoagulants and Anticardiolipin Antibodies: An Unexpected Thrombotic Risk,” 8 a.m., DePalma.

Tuesday, February 8
• Pediatrics, Robert L. Knobler, MD, PhD, Neurovirology and Neuroimmunology, “Neurovirology and Neuroimmunology,” 8 a.m., 101 BLSB.

Wednesday, February 9
• Kimmel Cancer Center, Allan Topham, MD, Tumor Registry, JMC, “Cancer Registries: Data Resources & Uses,” 8 a.m., G312 Bodine.
•Family Medicine, John Randall, MD, Alumni Professor and Chair; Herbert Adler, MD, Clinical Professor, “Mind-Body Medicine,” 8 to 9 a.m., 
101 BLSB.
• Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Salman Akhtar, MD, Professor, Training and Supervising Analyst, Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Institute, “Regarding Forgiveness,” 10:30 to noon, DePalma.

Thursday, February 10
• Medicine, Lawrence Friedman, MD, Associate Professor, Gastrointestinal Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, “The Dyspepsia Challenge,” part of the 34th Annual James L.A. Roth Visiting Professorship, 8 a.m., DePalma.

Tuesday, February 15
• Pediatrics, Margaret Fischer, MD, St. Christophers Hospital for Children, “Redbook Immunization Update,” 8 a.m., 101 BLSB.

Wednesday, February 16
• Kimmel Cancer Center, Dan Haller, MD, Medical Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, “Gastric Cancer,” 8 a.m., 
G312 Bodine.
• Family Medicine, Joseph Straton, MD, Third-Year resident, “Sepsis in the Adult Population: Evaluation, Management, and Prevention,” 8 to 9 a.m., 207 JAH.
• Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Introduction: Stephen P. Weinstein, PhD, Clinical Professor, Director, Division of Substance Abuse, Program Coordinator, Jefferson Tobacco Intervention Program, Organization and Development: Frank T. Leone, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, JMC, Division of Pulmonology, Director Jefferson Tobacco Intervention Program, Treatment and Research; Ashwin A. Patkar, MD, Instructor, Division of Substance Abuse, Associate Director, Jefferson Tobacco Intervention Program, Education and Prevention: Michael B. Steinberg, MD, MPH, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Associate Director, Jefferson Tobacco Intervention Program, “The Jefferson Tobacco Intervention Program: From Theory to Practice,” 10:30 to noon, DePalma.

Thursday, February 17
• Medicine, staff meeting, 8 a.m., DePalma.

Tuesday, February 22
• Pediatrics, staff meeting, 8 a.m., 101 BLSB.

Wednesday, February 23
• Kimmel Cancer Center, Mack Roach, MD, Radiation Oncology, UCSF, “Current Advances in Prostate Cancer,” 8 a.m., G312 Bodine.
• Family Medicine, Steven Bachrach, MD, Clinical Professor, Pediatrics, duPont Hospital for Children, “The Role of Primary Care Providers in Caring for Children with Chronic Illnesses and Disabilities,” 8 to 9 a.m., 207 JAH.
• Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Judith R. Peterson, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine, “Fibromyalgia,” 10:30 to noon, DePalma.

Thursday, February 24
• Medicine, Timothy J. Babinchak, MD, Clinical Director, Division of Infectious Diseases, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, “Influenza 2000,” 8 a.m., DePalma.

Tuesday, February 29
• Pediatrics, Laurie Varlotta, MD, Division of Pulmonary, St. Christophers Hospital for Children, “Cystic Fibrosis for the Practitioner,” 8 a.m., 101 BLSB.

MEETINGS

Friday, February 4
• First Friday Faculty meeting discusses education topics. All JMC, CGS and CHP faculty invited, noon to 1 p.m., 139 JAH. Call Karen Glaser, PhD, at 3-7890 or J. Lindsey Lane, MD, at 5-7800.

Wednesday, February 9
• Jefferson Nurse Practitioners, noon to 1 p.m., 1229 Edison Bldg., lunch provided.

Monday, February 28
•Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc. Board, 9:30 to 11 a.m., 101 BLSB. (March meeting).

SPECIAL EVENTS

Wednesday, February 2
• TJU Choir rehearsal, 7 p.m., McClellan Hall. Also Wednesdays, Feb. 9, 16 and 23. 
Friday, February 4
• Jefferson HealthCARE, The Third Annual Jefferson Health Alliance Winter Carnival. Call Irene at 1-610-891-3105.
•Activities Office, The Dixie Hummingbirds, Gospel Musics original gentlemen of song, will perform in McClellan Hall at 7 p.m. Seating is limited. Reserve your tickets today, Activities office, Room B-100, JAH, or call 3-7743. Students, $10, First 100 Employees, $5, Guests, $20.

Sunday, February 13
• Lupus Foundation, benefit performance for Lupus research at Jefferson and education projects featuring Broadway’s Patti LuPone in “Matters of the Heart.” Theater reception after the show and discounted parking. Ticket price, $50 with $10 discount for members of the Lupus Foundation chapters. Please make checks payable to Lupus Foundation of Philadelphia, Inc. and mail check/money order to LFP, Inc. at 3905 Ford Road, 2nd floor, Philadelphia, Pa. 19131. Call 5-5862 or 215-877-9061.

RELIGIOUS SERVICE

Wednesday, February 2
• Hospital Christian Fellowship brown bag Bible study, 1 to 2 p.m., 302 MOB. Call Hyacinth Williams at 215-474-0864. Also Wednesdays, February 9, 16 and 23.
Thursday, February 3
• Interfaith Prayer and Meditation Service, noon, Chapel, 9 Gibbon. Anyone from any faith is welcome. During brief service silent prayer is offered from requests that are written in books placed in the Chapel, Bodine Cancer Center and several other places in the hospital. Also Thursdays, February 10, 17 and 24.

SUPPORT GROUPS
• Caregiver support/education, one-time phone consultation with a Jefferson Geriatric Psychiatry Program staff member. To set up your consultation appointment, caregivers of older adults may call 215-928-3084.

Tuesday, February 1
• Women’s Health Source, Kimmel Cancer Center and Patient and Volunteer Service, “Look Good, Feel Better,” an American Cancer Society program that teaches women ways to cope with the appearance – related side effect of cancer treatment, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Women’s Health Source, 1900 Gibbon. To register, call 5-8370.

Wednesday, February 2
• Jefferson Headache, a patient-led group open to anyone with chronic headache pain, is held the first Wednesday of every month, 7 to 9 p.m., Jefferson Headache Center, 8130 Gibbon. Call Mary Ellen Crowley at 215-247-0855. 

Thursday, February 3
• Breast Cancer group, held the first and third Thursday of every month, 5:30 to 7 p.m., M-24, JAH. No registration necessary. Call 5-8370. Also Thursday, February 17. 

Wednesday, February 9
• The Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Blaine Cloud, PhD, Neuropsychologist, and Laurie M. Ryan, PhD, Neuropsychologist, are co-facilitators, the support group is held the second Wednesday of every month, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., 4130 Gibbon. Call Michele at 5-1111. 
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is held the second and last Wednesday of every month, 7 to 9 p.m., East Atrium conference room, Gibbon. Also Wednesday, February 23. Free parking or bus tokens. Call 5-1400.

Wednesday, February 17
• Kimmel Cancer Center, Man-to-Man, a prostate cancer self-help and networking group, co-sponsored by the American Cancer Society will be held the third Wednesday of every month. Each month a guest lecturer will speak on an issue related to prostate cancer, Diane Reibel, PhD, Director, Mindfulness Stress Reduction Program, Jefferson Center for Integrative Medicine, “Stress Reduction,” 5:30 to 7 p.m., 145 JAH. Call 5-8370. 

Thursday, February 18
• Laryngectomee, Center City Nu-Voice Club, held the third Thursday of every month, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., 925 Chestnut Street, 6th Floor. Call Barbara Baskin or Nancy Travers at 5-2554. 

Saturday, February 19
• Sarcoidosis, Harold L. Israel, MD, Sarcoidosis and Other Granlomatous Diseases is held once every month on a Saturday, 1 to 3 p.m., Boardroom, TJUH - Ford Road Campus, 3905 Ford Road. Call Rhea Gaines at 5-5161.

Monday, February 21
• Patients and employees wishing to learn about in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and related assisted reproductive technologies (ART) can attend free evening seminars held at 5217 Militia Hill Road , Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462. RSVP 610-834-1140.

Thursday, February 24
• Strength for Caring, a program for those caring for someone with cancer is held the fourth Thursday of every month from noon to 4 p.m., G-312 Bodine. Call 5-8370.

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