January 21, 2000

Partners Physicians Day
The deadline to register for Partners Physicians Day has been extended to Jan. 28. This program, which will be held Feb. 12 at the Boston Marriott Copley, offers CMEs and an opportunity to meet colleagues throughout the Partners system. For a brochure or more information, call 278-1058 or send e-mail to gbommarito@partners.org.

Breastfeeding support group
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) will offer "Mother to Mother: A support group for breastfeeding mothers," one Tuesday per month beginning Jan. 25 in VBK 401, 1 to 2 pm. Other meeting dates will be Feb. 29, March 28, April 25, June 6 and 27. The group will provide information, encouragement and the opportunity to meet other mothers share challenges and identify solutions. Employees on leave should feel free to bring newborns to meetings. For more information or to register, call 6-6976.

Perks update
Movie passes and other Perks program tickets are available in the East Lobby at CNY 149, Fridays, noon to 3 pm. They are no longer available at the CNY Human Resources office. Tickets are still available on the main campus, weekdays, 1 to 3 pm in the Warren Library, located in the Bulfinch Basement. Employees must present a valid employee ID to purchase tickets.

SAC meeting
The Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting will be held Feb. 2 through 4. Events will include the 24th MGH Research Symposium and Poster Session, Feb. 2, 11:30 am to 2 pm; "Genetics and Genomics in the 21st Century," led by Eric Lander, PhD, director of the Whitehead Institute, Feb. 2, 4 pm in the O'Keeffe Auditorium; and the 53rd annual meeting of the MGH Scientific Advisory Committee, Feb. 3, 8:20 am to 5 pm in the Wellman Conference Room. For more information, call 6-1708.

Invitational fellowships and grants
Each year more than 50 postdoctoral and faculty fellowships and grants are available by invitation only to the Harvard Medical community. A summary of next year's invitational fellowships and grants (the "red book") will be available in February through HMS department heads, professors, Office of Research Affairs, Women's Careers Offices, the Center of Excellence in Women's Health, the Dean's Office for Faculty Development and Diversity, and the Dean's Office for Faculty Affairs. The red book also will be available online at http://www.ecommons.harvard.edu/administration/faculty_affairs. For more information, call 432-3579 or 432-3191.

Kenneth B. Schwartz Rounds
The 34th Kenneth B. Schwartz Rounds will be held Jan. 28, noon to 1 pm in the Walcott Conference Room. The rounds will feature a discussion about "Managing Cancer Pain and Substance Abuse: An Uncomfortable Dance?" All MGH care providers are invited to attend. Lunch will be provided. Nursing CEUs and Category 1 CME credits for risk management are available. To RSVP, call 4-6862.

ScienceDirect
MGHers are invited to learn about ScienceDirect, the Treadwell Library's newest electronic tool, Feb. 7, noon to 1:30 pm in Conference Room A, first floor, CNY. ScienceDirect has the full text and graphics of 62 scientific journals and the abstracts from more than a thousand other science journals. Noella Owen, trainer for Elsevier Science, will demonstrate and answer questions. To register, call 6-8600.