Blood Donor Center hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 7793.
Blood Shortage: We are currently experiencing a serious shortage of type 0 negative and B negative blood. Please call 5-7791 to schedule appointment if you are eligible and willing to give blood.
DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS TO NOTE
MARCH 1 - 31 is National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness, Eye Donor, Hemophilia Awareness, National Kidney, Mental Retardation Awareness, National Nutrition, National Social Work month.
MARCH 2 - 8 is National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness week.
MARCH 15 - 21 is Children and Healthcare, National Poison Prevention, National Pulmonary Rehabilitation week.
MARCH 16 - 20 is American Cancer Society "Daffodil Days," 25th Anniversary.
MARCH 16 - 22 is Brain Awareness week.
MARCH 24 is American Diabetes Association: Sound the Alert day.
MARCH 30 is Doctor's Day.
BROWN BAG LUNCHES
* Carebridge Corporation, provides confidential telephone consultation and resources on issues concerning child care, elder care, parenting, adoption, and personal money management, 3/5, "Choosing/Using Child Care," 11:30 to 12:30 p.m., and 1 to 2 p.m., 145 JAH; 3/11, "Defining Discipline," 11:30 to 12:30 p.m., and 1 to 2 p.m., 1508 Pavilion; 3/18, "College Planning," 11:30 to 12:30 p.m., and 1 to 2 p.m., 1508 Pavilion; 3/25, "Helping Your Child Succeed: Elementary School," 11:30 to 12:30 p.m., 1508 Pavilion, and 1 to 2 p.m., M-23 JAH. Call 1-800-437-0911 by Monday before each program to register.
Tuesday, March 10
* Lesbian and gay lunch group for staff, students and other members of the Jefferson community, noon, 1015 Chestnut, room 202. Naomi, 5-2578.
* Jefferson Cocaine Treatment Program,
Peter DeMaria, Jr, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and
Human Behavior, "Benzodiazepines," noon to 2 p.m., 2nd
floor conference room, 1021 S. 21st Street.
Friday, March 20
* AISR's JEFFLINE Internet Forum, brown bag lunch group with free soft drinks, third Friday of every month, 12 to 1 p.m., Solis-Cohen, or Brent Auditorium, JAH. March: "Comparing Microsoft Explorer and Netscape Navigator." Call 3-4965.
Monday, March 23
* Center for Faculty Development series, "Issues in Clinical Teaching and Feedback," 12:10 to 1:50 p.m., 1103 Edison. Open to all faculty. To register, call 3-5305.
CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS
Monday, March 2
* Radiobiology, Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hematology-Oncology Division, University of Pennsylvania, "Mechanisms of Growth Arrest and Apoptosis in Tumor Suppression," noon to 1 p.m., G312, Simon Kramer conference room, Bodine.
* University Office of Student Financial Aid, Money Management for Medical School and the Future, Richard D. Scott, CLU, Insurance Planning Group, "What You Should Know About Insurance, " 7:15 p.m., Connelly Conference Center, BLSB. Refreshments will be served at 6:45 p.m.
Tuesday, March 3
* Physiology, Reid Hayward, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, "Protective Effects of Recombinant Soluble P-Selectin Glycoprotein Ligand-1 in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury," noon, 427 JAH.
Wednesday, March 4
* University Wide Research Exchange, Sharon Gutman, PhD, OTR/L, "Gender Role Strain in Adult Males With Traumatic Brain Injury," noon to 1 p.m., DaCosta, 207 College.
Thursday, March 5
* Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, "Prevention of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: An International Colloquium," 8:30 to 5 p.m., DoubleTree Hotel, Philadelphia. Visit our Web site at http://jeffline.tju.edu/CWIS/DEPT/PT/ savefeet.html. For information contact Tina Thompson at 3-8027.
Tuesday, March 10
* Physiology, Tareck O. Nossuli, Graduate Student, "Effects of Peroxynitrite, a Reactive Oxygen Species, on Myocardial Reperfusion Injury," noon, 427 JAH.
Tuesday, March 17
* Physiology, David J. Hall, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, "Regulation of Cell Cycle Transit by the E2F-1 Transcription Factor," noon, 427 JAH.
Wednesday, March 18
* Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas London, MD, Fox Chase Cancer Center, "Epi-demiology of Hepatitis B Virus," 5 p.m., 480 Main.
Thursday, March 19
* Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Robert M. Coben, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease Institute, "Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)," noon to 1 p.m., McClellan Hall, 2nd Floor, JMC Center, BLSB.
* University Office of Student Financial Aid, Money Management for Medical School and the Future, Stephen Cordasco, Vice President/ Investment Officer, Wheat First Butcher Singer, "What Every Physician Should Know About Personal and Professional Financial Planning," and Joseph R. Pozzuolo, Esq., Joseph R. Pozzuolo Associates, "Practical and Legal Considerations of Planning Your Professional Future," 7:15 p.m., Connelly Conference Center, BLSB. Refreshments will be served at 6:45 p.m.
Tuesday, March 24
* Physiology, Yi Shi, MD, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine/Division of Cardiology, "Cellular mechanism of Vascular Repair," noon, 427 JAH.
Thursday, March 26
* Multidisciplinary Trauma, 7 to 9 a.m., 101 BLSB.
Saturday, March 28
* College of Health Professions Professional Development series, "Emerging Technologies in Diagnostic Medical Sonography," 7:30 to 4:30 p.m., BLSB. By March 26 to register, call 3-3131.
LECTURES
Tuesday, March 3
* JMC Family Medicine, Healthcare in the 21st Century, David Nash, MD, MBA, Director, Office of Health Policy and Outcomes, "The Future of Healthcare," noon to 1 p.m., Brent Auditorium, Mezzanine, JAH. Pizza and soda provided.
Thursday, March 5
* Kimmel Cancer Center Clinical Oncology series, Francis Rosato, MD, Chairman, Department of Surgery, "Colorectal Cancer;" 3/12, Stephen Strup, MD, Urology, "Bladder Cancer;" 3/19, Anne Berger, MD, Department of Medicine, UMDNJ-Cooper University, "Pain Management;" 3/26, Lewis Rose, MD, Division of Medical Oncology, "Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma," all 5:30 p.m., Simon Kramer Conference Room, Bodine.
GRAND ROUNDS
Tuesday, March 3
* Pediatrics, Harold Marks, MD, Associate Professor, Chief, Division of Neurology, duPont Hospital for Children, "Update on Muscular Dystrophies," 8 a.m., 101 BLSB.
Wednesday, March 4
* Pediatrics, Linda L. Lewis, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and J. Richard Bowen, MD, Chairman, Department of Orthopaedics, duPont Hospital for Children, "Osteomyelitis in Infants and Children," 8 a.m., third floor lecture hall, AIDI.
* Family Medicine, Walter Tsou, MD, MPH, Medical Director for Personal Health Services, Montgomery County Health Department, Chairman, Section of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, College of Physicians, "A Call to Action," 8 to 9 a.m., 207 JAH.
* Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Stephen Silberstein, MD, Professor, Department of Neurology, Director, Jefferson Headache Center, "The Neuropsychiatry of Migraine," 10:30 to noon, DePalma.
Thursday, March 5
* Department of Medicine, Azra Raza, MD, Professor, Director of Pre-Leukemia and Leukemia Program, Rush Medical College, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, "Novel Approaches for the Treatment of Human Malignancies: Anti-Cytokine Therapies," 8 a.m., DePalma.
Tuesday, March 10
* Pediatrics, Alan Spitzer, MD, Robert L. Brent Professor and Chairman, Pediatrician-in-Chief, duPont Hospital for Children, "Art of Medicine: The Visual Arts and Physician Training," 8 a.m., 101 BLSB.
Wednesday, March 11
* Pediatrics, Stephen T. Lawless, MD, Associate Professor, Chief, Clinical Outcomes, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, duPont Hospital for Children, "Rushmore, Barrymore and Out the Door - Profiling and Benchmarking in Today's Healthcare Environment," 8 a.m., third floor lecture hall, AIDI
* Family Medicine, Patrice Hyde, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor in Dermatology and Pediatrics, "Common Problems in Pediatric Dermatology," 8 to 9 a.m., 101 BLSB.
* Psychiatry and Human Behavior, J. Anderson Thomson, Jr., MD, Assistant Director, Center for the Study of Mind and Human Interaction, University of Virginia School of Medicine, "Darwin's Universal Acid: An Introduction to Evolutionary Psychiatry," 10:30 to noon, DePalma.
Thursday, March 12
* Department of Medicine, Maria New, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, Chief, Pediatric Endocrinology, Harold and Percy Uris Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, "Update on Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia," 8 a.m., DePalma.
Tuesday, March 17
* Pediatrics, Cynthia Dembofsky, MD, Neonatology Fellow, "Infant CPR: Who Can Give It, Who Can't," 8 a.m., 101 BLSB.
Wednesday, March 18
* Pediatrics, Wayne H. Franklin, MD, formerly Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Medicine, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nemours Cardiac Center, duPont Hospital for Children," 8 a.m., 3rd floor lecture hall, AIDI.
* Family Medicine, Sandra Hassink, MD, Director of Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management Program, duPont Hospital for Children, Clinical Assistant Professor, "What To Do When An Obese Child Walks Into Your Office," 8 to 9 a.m., 101 BLSB.
* Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Jennifer Bonovitz, PhD, Faculty, Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Institute, "Maternal Fantasies During Pregnancy: A Hidden Regulator of Early Child Development," 10:30 to noon, DePalma.
Thursday, March 19
* Department of Medicine, James F. Burke, MD, Clinical Professor, Director, Division of Nephrology and George Francos, MD, Clinical Professor, Division of Nephrology, "Is There a 'Magic Bullet' in the Management of Hypertension With Renal Involvement?" 8 a.m., DePalma.
Wednesday, March 25
* Pediatrics, Elaine Zackai, MD, Professor, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Clinical Genetics, CHOP, "22q and You," 8 a.m., third floor lecture hall, AIDI.
* Family Medicine, Anthony DiMarino, Jr., MD, William Rorer Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "Clinical Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease," 8 to 9 a.m., 101 BLSB.
* Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinical Case Conference for 12 Thompson Inpatient Unit, Cecelia Johnson, D.O., Vincenzo Sanguineti, MD, James Youakim, MD, and unit clinical staff, 10:30 to noon, DePalma.
Thursday, March 26
* Department of Medicine, Albert N. Brest, MD, James C. Wilson Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, "Antihypertensive Therapy in Perspective," 8 a.m., DePalma.
MEETINGS
Monday, March 2
* Scientific and Academic Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees, 9 a.m., Connelly Conference Hall.
* Full Board of Trustees, noon, board room, Scott.
Tuesday, March 3
* JMC Executive Council, 1:30 p.m., 218 Curtis.
Friday, March 13
* JMC Sophomore Parents' Day, sponsored by JMC Alumni Association, 9:30 a.m., JAH.
Monday, March 16
* College of Health Professions' Executive Council, 12:15 p.m., 1103 Edison.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Wednesday, March 4
* TJU Choir rehearsal, 7 p.m., McClellan Hall. Also March 11, 18 and 25.
Monday, March 16
* College of Health Professions Spring Job Fair, noon to 2 p.m., JAH.
Sunday, March 29
* College of Health Professions Admissions Open House, 11 a.m., JAH. Call 3-8890.
WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
Wednesday, March 4
* Jefferson Training Center, "Customer Contact Skills," 9 to noon, 139 JAH; 3/11, "Dealing With Difficult Customers," 9 to 12:30 p.m., 139 JAH; Thursday, 3/12, "Take Control of Your Time," 9 to noon, 139 JAH; 3/25, "Hire Right: Screening and Interviewing Applicants," 9 to 1 p.m., 105 BLSB; 3/26, "The At-Risk Employee," 10 to noon, 139 JAH. Registration required. Call 3-8700 for information and to register.
Monday, March 30
* College of Health Professions Nursing and Allied Health Programs, registration for summer/fall semester begins.
NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION
Monday, March 2
* 9 a.m. to noon, 145 JAH.
Monday, March 9
* 9 a.m. to noon, 1508 Pavilion, also March 16, 23 and 30.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
Wednesday, March 4
* Hospital Christian Fellowship brown bag Bible study, 1 to 2 p.m., 302 MOB. Call Hyacinth Williams at 474-0864. Also February 11, 18, 25.
SUPPORT GROUPS
* Caregiver support/education, one-time phone consultation with a Wills Geriatric Psychiatry Program staff member. All caregivers of older adults may call 215-928-3084 to set up your consultation appointment.
* Epilepsy Foundation of Southeastern Pennsylvania (EFSEPA) Epilepsy Support Group for Women, Joyce D. Liporace, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Jefferson Medical College, and Lisa Pfeifer, Clinical Coordinator for Penn Epilepsy Center at University of Pennsylvania, Co-facilitators. For schedule information and topics, contact Sue Livingston, Director, Community Education, Outreach and Family Services, EFSEPA, at 1-800-887-7165.
Monday, March 2
* Multiple Sclerosis for men and women is held the first Monday of every month, 6:30 to 8 p.m., 9330 Gibbon. Call Leith Kelley at 5-8118.
Tuesday, March 3
* Lupus is held the first Tuesday of every month, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., 204 College.
Thursday, March 5
* CARE, breast cancer is held the first and third Thursday of every month, 5:30 to 7 p.m., M-24, JAH. Also March 19. No registration necessary. Call 5-6254.
Wednesday, March 11
* The Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Blaine Cloud, PhD, Neuropsychologist, and Laurie M. Ryan, PhD, Neuropsychologist, co-facilitators, for support group held second Wednesday of every month, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., 4130 Gibbon. For information, 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 March 25. Free parking or bus tokens. Call 5-1400.
Wednesday, March 18
* Laryngectomee is held the third Wednesday of every month, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Rehabilitation Medicine, 3rd Main. Call Barbara Baskin or Nancy Travers at 5-2554.