March 4, 2005

What's Happening

EAP seminar
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) will sponsor "Come Get the Skinny on Popular Diets" March 17, from noon to 1 pm in the Wellman Conference Room. Suzanne Landry, MS, RD, of the MGH Ambulatory Nutritional Services, will review the pros and cons of the popular low carbohydrate diets. For more information,
call (617) 726-6976 or visit www.eap.partners.org.

Talamo lectureship
MassGeneral Hospital for Children will sponsor the 15th Richard C. Talamo Lectureship April 28 at 5 pm in the Meltzer Auditorium at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. Guest speakers will include Robert Langer, ScD, of MIT, and George Q. Daley, MD, PhD, associate professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at Harvard Medical School. A reception will follow. For more information, call Diana Minasian at (617) 726-5576.

Boston Stroke Society
The Boston Stroke Society will sponsor a mini-symposium "The Venous System and Brain Ischemia," March 16 at 7:20 pm in the Wellman Conference Room. Kai Frerichs, MD, of MGH Neurosurgery, will be the moderator. Featured speakers will include Ferdinando S. Buonano, MD, of MGH Neurology; and Paul H. Chapman, MD, and Christopher S. Ogilvy, MD, both of MGH Neurosurgery. Dinner is $20
for staff, $10 for residents and fellows at 6:30 pm. Reservations must be made by March 11. To make a reservation, send e-mail to Robert Ackerman, MD, at
rackerman@partners.org.

National Patient Safety Awareness Week
In recognition of National Patient Safety Awareness Week March 6 through 12, the MGH will host an information table March 9 from 11 am to 1 pm in the Main Corridor. A short video will be presented. For more information, call Katie Farraher at (617) 726-4709.

CRP seminar
The Partners Human Research Quality Improvement (QI) Program will sponsor a Clinical Research Program (CRP) seminar series "QI Program's Top 10 List — Corrective and Preventive Actions" March 9, from noon to 1 pm in the Wellman Conference Room. Delia Wolf, MD, director of the Partners QI Program, will present the top 10 violations the QI staff identified during their on-site evaluation and
consultation. This lecture qualifies for 1.2 contact hours for registered nurses. Lunch will be served. To make a reservation, call the CRP reservation line at (617) 726-1669. For more information, call (617) 724-2900.

Nursing career expo
MGH Patient Care Services Human Resources will host a Nursing Career Expo March 13, from noon to 3 pm in the North and East Garden Dining Rooms. This is intended for those interested in learning about and interviewing for staff nurse (new graduate and experienced), clinical nurse specialist and nurse manager opportunities. For more information, send e-mail to Sarah Welch at shwelch@partners.org or call (617) 726-5593.

Name and logo contest
The Partners' Signature Initiative Team #2 invites MGH employees to participate in a name and logo contest for the new Partners patient safety newsletter. The quarterly newsletter will be distributed to all department heads for posting. Winning
submissions for the newsletter name, logo or both will receive a $200 Amazon.com gift certificate. Entries must be submitted by March 31. Send entries to Elisabeth Gilman at egilman@partners.org or fax to (781) 433-3667.