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Calendar
Blood Donor Center hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday
through Friday. Please call 5-7791 to schedule an appointment if you
are eligible and willing to give blood.
OCTOBER 1 - 31 is Child Health, Domestic Violence Awareness,
Family Eye Care, Healthy Lung, Liver Awareness, Lupus Awareness, National
Brain Injury Awareness, National Breast Cancer Awareness, National Dental
Hygiene, National Family Health, National Medical Librarians, National
Physical Therapy, National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness and
Vegetarian Awareness Month.
BROWN BAG LUNCHES
Tuesday, October 10
•Lesbian and gay lunch group for all members of the Jefferson community,
noon, room 202, 1015 Chestnut. Call Naomi at 5-2578.
CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS
Wednesday, October 4
•Women's Health Source, Michael Dabrow, DO,
Kimmel Cancer Center, "Breast Cancer: Risk Factors, Screening
and Prevention," noon to 1 p.m., 1990 Gibbon.
•Family Medicine, Edna G. Kynett Memorial Foundation Lecture,
Wayne Franklin, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, JMC, "Pediatric
Hypertension," 10:25 to noon, 101 BLSB.
•Kimmel Cancer Center, Michael Rossman, MD, Biological Sciences,
Purdue University, "Combining Electron Microscopy and X-ray Crystallography
in the Study of Viral DNA Packaging Motor," noon, Connelly Conference
Hall, BLSB.
Tuesday, October 10
•Physiology, Allan M. Lefer, PhD, Professor and
Chairman, "New Concepts in Normalizing Vascular Function in Diabetes
Mellitus," noon, 427 JAH.
•Women's Health Source, Linda Miller, PT, "Lymphedema,"
noon to 1 p.m., 1990 Gibbon.
Wednesday, October 11
•Women's Health Source, Kathryn J. Go,
PhD, "Male Infertility: Diagnosis and Treatment Options,"
noon to 1 p.m., 1990 Gibbon.
Thursday, October 12
•Women's Health Source, Annina Wilkes, MD,
Breast Imaging Center, "Breast Cancer Update: All About Mammography,"
noon to 1 p.m., 1990 Gibbon.
Tuesday, October 17
•Physiology, Alexander Y. Tsygankov, PhD, Associate
Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, Temple University School of
Medicine, "Tyrosine Phosphorylation of c-Cbl and its Effect on
Cell Adhesion," noon, 427 JAH.
Wednesday, October 18
•Women's Health Source, Sharon L. Henderson,
RD, Nutrition and Dietetics, "Nutrition and Breast Cancer,"
noon to 1 p.m., 1990 Gibbon.
Monday, October 23
•Women's Health Source, Anthony Infantolino,
MD, Digestive Disease Institute, "Irritable Bowel Syndrome,"
noon to 1 p.m., 1990 Gibbon.
Tuesday, October 24
•Women's Health Source, Monica Choi, PhD,
RN, Ob/Gyn, "Enhancing Health and Well-Being Throughout a Woman's
Life," noon to 1 p.m., 1990 Gibbon.
Wednesday, October 25
•Women's Health Source, Anne dePapp, MD,
Thyroid Treatment Center, "Thyroid Disorders in Women,"
noon to 1 p.m., 1990 Gibbon.
Thursday, October 26
•Multidisciplinary Trauma, 7 to 9 a.m., 101 BLSB.
•Women's Health Source, Shawn Kershaw, Founder, Time
Matters Organizing Services, "The Five Basic Principles of Organizing,"
noon to 1 p.m., 1990 Gibbon.
Friday, October 27
•Women's Health Source, Jennifer Sabol, MD,
General Surgery, "Surgical Options in the Treatment of Breast
Cancer," noon to 1 p.m., 1990 Gibbon.
Tuesday, October 31
•Physiology, Richard Horn, PhD, Professor, "The
Moving Parts of Voltage-Gated Ion Channels," noon, 427 JAH.
FORUM
Wednesday, October 11
•Office of Health Policy and Clinical Outcomes,
Janet M. Henry, Associate Vice President for Ambulatory Services, Main
Line Health," 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., 105 Curtis.
LECTURES
Sunday, October 15
•Center for Integrative Medicine, Eliot Tokar, Established Practitioner
and Scholar of Traditional Asian Medicine, "Tibetan Medicine:
Ancient Wisdom for Modern Healing," 2:15 p.m., Saturday Club,
117 West Wayne Avenue, Wayne, PA. Admission $15 in advance, $10 at door.
Call CAPHA at 610-640-2788.
Sunday, October 29
•Center for Integrative Medicine, Lewis Mohl-Madrona,
MD, Author and Visionary Pioneer, Special Projects Director, Center
for Health and Healing, Beth Israel Hospital, NY, "Coyote Medicine:
Lessons for Healing from Native America," 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Valley
Forge Convention Center. Admission $20 plus Expo fee. For tickets call
Healthy Living Expo office at 215-627-0102.
GRAND ROUNDS
Wednesday, October 4
•Pediatrics, Raj Padman, MD, Clinical Assistant
Professor, JMC, Chief, Division of Pulmonology, Associate Director of
Cystic Fibrosis Program, duPont Hospital for Children, "Cystic
Fibrosis Update, More Than a Decade of Discovery," 8 to 9 a.m.,
105-107 BLSB.
•Pediatrics, Leonard Sigal, MD, Professor, Medicine and Pediatrics,
Chief, Division of Rheumatology, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School,
New Brunswick, NJ, "Update on Lyme Disease," 8 to 9 a.m.,
duPont Hospital for Children.
•Psychiatry and Human Behavior, William R. Dubin, MD, Clinical
Professor, JMC, Vice President, Health Services, AmeriChoice Behavioral
Healthcare, Inc., "Managed Care: Inside Looking Out, Outside Looking
In," 10:30 to noon, DePalma Aud.
Thursday, October 5
•Robert L. Capizzi, MD, Magee Professor, Chairman, Medicine, "New
Horizons in Cancer Treatment," 8 a.m., Thompson.
Thursday, October 5
•Family Medicine, Alan Guttmache, MD, Senior Clinical
Advisor to the Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, National
Institutes of Health, Washington, DC, will lecture on "The Human
Genome Project: Implications for Medicine and Society," 8 to 9:30
a.m., 105-107 BLSB, (1 CME Credit). Call 5-1372.
Wednesday, October 11
•Pediatrics, Allan M. Arbeter, MD, Associate
Professor, Temple University School of Medicine, Chairman, Pediatrics
and Adolescent Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, "When
Parents Don't Want Kids Immunized," 8 to 9 a.m., 105-107
BLSB.
•Pediatrics, Glen Tinkoff, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
of Surgery, Director of Trauma, Christiana Care Health Services, "A
Trauma System Without Walls," 8 to 9 a.m., duPont Hospital for
Children.
•Family Medicine, Lisa Chan, MD, Third-Year Resident, "Coronary
Artery Disease and Women," 8 to 9 a.m., 101 BLSB.
•Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Henry A. Hasrallah, MD, Professor
of Psychiatry, Neurology and Internal Medicine, University of Mississippi
Medical Center, Chief, Mental Health Services, VA Medical Center, Jackson,
Mississippi, "Unusual Psychiatric Syndromes," 10:30 to noon,
DePalma Aud.
Thursday, October 12
•Jose Martinez, MD, Cardeza Foundation, Hematology, "Clinical
Application of Antiplatelet Agents," 8 a.m., Thompson.
Wednesday, October 18
•Pediatrics, Carlo DiClemente, PhD, Professor
and Chair, Psychology, University of Maryland, "Understanding
Health Behavior Change in Parents and Children," 8 to 9 a.m.,
duPont Hospital for Children and 105-107 BLSB. Video Teleconference
from duPont.
•Family Medicine, Thomas Nasca, MD, Acting Dean, JMC, "Graduate
Medical Education," 8 to 9 a.m., 101 BLSB.
•Psychiatry and Human Behavior, David V. Sheehan, MD, Professor,
University of South Florida, College of Medicine, "Generalized
Anxiety Disorder," 10:30 a.m. to noon, DePalma.
Thursday, October 19
•Jay S. Skylar, MD, Endocrinology, University of Miami, "Diabetes
in the Year 2021," 8 a.m., Thompson.
Wednesday, October 25
•Pediatrics, Sandra Hassink, MD, Assistant Professor,
and Allan DeJong, MD, Clinical Professor, JMC and duPont Hospital for
Children, "Resilience: Bouncing Back and Moving Forward: Models
of Response to Illness, Adversity and Change," 8 to 9 a.m., duPont
Hospital for Children.
•Pediatrics, Departmental Staff Meeting.
•Family Medicine, Ron Simon, MD, Head, Division of Allergy,
Asthma and Immunology, Scripps Clinical and Research Foundation, LaJolla,
CA, "Progress in Asthma Management," 8 to 9 a.m., 101 BLSB.
•Psychiatry and Human Behavior, no scheduled grand rounds,
Annual American Psychiatric Association's Institute on Psychiatrics
Services, Philadelphia, PA.
MEETINGS
Tuesday, October 3
•JMC Executive Council, 1:30 p.m., 218 Curtis.
Thursday, October 19
•JMC Professorial and General Faculty, 5 p.m.,
McClellan Hall.
Monday, October 30
•Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc. Board,
9:30 to 11 a.m., Connelly Conference Hall, BLSB. (November meeting)
SPECIAL EVENTS
Wednesday, October 4
•TJU Choir rehearsal, 7 p.m., McClellan Hall. Also
October 11, 18 and 27.
Tuesday, October 24
•Emergency Medicine, Joseph A. Zeccardi, MD, Portrait
Presentation, 4 p.m., McClellan Hall.
Friday, October 27
•Environmental Health and Safety, Safety Fest, "Fire
Drills: The Great Escape!" 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., JAH Cafeteria. Call
Stephanie Whitleigh at 3-2503.
Sunday, October 29
•The Lupus Foundation of America, Southeastern Pennsylvania
Chapter, Inc., 9th Annual Lupus Loop Race, Walk, and Fun Day, Fairmount
Park. To contribute, call The Lupus Foundation of Philadelphia at 215-877-9061
or The Lupus Foundation of Delaware Valley at 610-649-9202.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
Wednesday, October 4
•Hospital Christian Fellowship brown bag Bible
study, 1 to 2 p.m., 302 MOB. Call Hyacinth Williams at 215-474-0864.
Also Wednesdays, October 11, 18 and 25.
Thursday, October 5
•Interfaith Prayer and Meditation Service, noon,
Chapel, 9 Gibbon. Anyone from any faith is welcome. During brief service
silent prayer is offered from requests written in books placed in the
Chapel, Bodine Cancer Center and several other hospital areas. Also
Thursdays, October 12, 19 and 26.
SUPPORT GROUPS
•Caregiver support/education, one-time phone consultation
with a Jefferson Geriatric Psychiatry Program staff member. For consultation
appointment, caregivers of older adults may call 215-928-3084.
Tuesday, October 3
•"Look Good, Feel Better," a program
for women undergoing cancer treatment. Trained cosmetologists teach
ways to cope with the physical effects of cancer treatment, 1:30 to
3:30 p.m., Women's Health Source
• Lupus support and education group, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., 204
JMC. Call Darlene Croce at 5-5826.
• Patients and employees wishing to learn about in-vitro fertilization
(IVF) related assisted reproductive technologies (ART) can attend a
free evening seminar, 7 to 9 p.m., JAH, RSVP 215-922-3173.
Wednesday, October 4
•Jefferson Headache, a patient-led group for anyone
with chronic headache pain, 7 to 9 p.m., Jefferson Headache Center,
8130 Gibbon. Call Mary Ellen Crowley at 215-247-0855.
Thursday, October 5
•Breast Cancer group, 5:30 to 7 p.m., M-24, JAH.
No registration necessary. Call 5-8370. Also Thursday, October 19.
Tuesday, October 10
•The Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy Center support
group, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., 4130 Gibbon, David S. Glosser, ScD, Clinical
Assistant Professor, Director, Neuro-behavorial Psychology and James
Loughead, Neuropsychology Intern. Call Paulette at 5-1111.
Wednesday, October 11
•Sudden Infant Death Syndrome support group,
7 to 9 p.m., East Atrium conference room, Gibbon. Also Wednesday, October
25. Free parking or bus tokens. Call 5-1400.
Wednesday, October 18
•Kimmel Cancer Center, Man-to-Man, a prostate
cancer self-help and networking group, co-sponsored by the American
Cancer Society. Irvin Hirsch, MD, Urology, "Alternative Medicine
and Prostate Cancer." Each month a guest lecturer speaks on an
issue related to prostate cancer, 5:30 to 7 p.m., 145 JAH. Call 5-8370.
Thursday, October 19
•Laryngectomee, Center City Nu-Voice Club, 1:30
to 2:30 p.m., 925 Chestnut Street, 6th Floor. Call Barbara Baskin or
Nancy Travers at 5-2554.
Thursday, October 26
•Strength for Caring, a program for those caring
for someone with cancer, noon to 4 p.m., G-312 Bodine. Call 5-8370.
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