April 1, 2005

What's Happening

C. Thomas Griffiths lecture
The C. Thomas Griffiths Lectureship Fund will sponsor a gynecologic oncology lecture April 7 at 6 pm in the Ether Dome. Robert E. Bristow, MD, associate professor and director of the Kelly Gynecologic Oncology Service at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Medical School, will present "Cytoreductive surgery for ovarian cancer: Evolving concepts, techniques and patterns of care." A reception will follow the presentation. For more information, call Jamie Rodriguez at (617) 724-4800.

Child Abuse Prevention month
In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention month in April, the MGH Child Protection Consultation Team will sponsor a series of activities. Surgical grand rounds about shaken baby syndrome will be held April 5, from 7 to 8 am in the O'Keeffe Auditorium, and will be facilitated by Alice Newton, MD, of the Child Protection Consultation Team. Pediatric grand rounds "Silent Victims: Children and Domestic Violence" will be held April 5, from noon to 1 pm in the O'Keeffe Auditorium with Betsy McAllister-Groves, LICSW, director of the Child Witness to Violence Project at Boston Medical Center. An informational table will be available April 6, from 9 am to 3 pm in the Main Corridor. Radiology grand rounds about radiologic evaluation of child abuse will be held April 7, from noon to 1 pm on Founders 2 with Katherine Nimkin, MD, of MGH Radiology. For more information, contact Susan Lipton at
(617) 724-0285 or send e-mail to sjlipton@partners.org.

Menopause and your health
The MGH Women's Health Coordinating Council will host "Menopause and Your Health" April 13, from 6 to 8:30 pm at Mass General West. Registration is $25, and scholarships are available. For more information, contact Mary Ellen Heike, RN, at (617) 724-8044 or send e-mail to mheike@partners.org.

Sexual Assault Awareness month
Joining together to raise awareness of Sexual Assault Awareness month in April, MGH Police and Security, the Employee Assistance Program and HAVEN (Hospitals Helping Abuse and Violence End Now Program) will sponsor an information table April 7, from 11 am to 2 pm in the Main Corridor. For more information, call Alexandra Detjens at (617) 726-7674.

Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Day
In recognition of Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Day, the MGH will sponsor an information table and seminar April 25. The information table will be located in the Main Corridor, from 8 am to 5 pm and will feature organ donation brochures and cards, information posters and educational material for clinicians. The seminar "The Power of Giving Life" will be held at noon in the O'Keeffe Auditorium. Organ recipients, donors and their families, and patients on the waiting list for organs will share their experiences.