December 9, 2005

What's Happening

EAP holiday resource tables
The MGH Employee Assistance Program (EAP) will host a holiday resource table Dec. 14, from 2 to 3:30 pm in the WACC lobby and Dec. 15, from 12:30 to 1:30 pm at CNY 149 in the Atrium Lobby. The EAP will provide suggestions on how to manage stress, set realistic goals, take better care of oneself and enjoy the holiday season. For more information, call (617) 726-6976.

Patient safety conference
Kaiser Permanente along with CRICO and the Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions will host a patient safety conference “Seize the Moment: Reaching Excellence in Patient Safety” Feb. 6 and 7, at the Seaport Hotel in Boston. CME credits are available. For more information or to register, visit www.rmf.harvard.edu/conference2006.

Northeastern nursing courses
Beginning the week of Jan. 9, Northeastern University will offer at the MGH the spring semester nursing courses Health Care Systems and Advanced Pathophysiology. An information session will be held Dec. 19, from 1 to 4 pm in the Main Corridor. Those interested in special student status should bring to the session a current state nursing license, a sealed envelope with college transcript and a $50 registration fee. For more information, contact Miriam Greenspan at mgreenspan@partners.org.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day program
The Association of Multicultural Members of Partners and MGH Human Resources will co-host a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day program Jan. 13, at 8 am in the East Garden Room. The guest speaker will be Milton J. Little, Jr., president and chief executive officer of the United Way of Massachusetts Bay. For more information, send e-mail to phsammp@partners.org.

Smoking cessation programs
The MGH Quit Smoking Service will offer evening and afternoon smoking cessation programs beginning in January. The evening program will start Jan. 4 at 5:30 pm, and the afternoon program will start Jan. 12 at 2 pm. The weekly seven-session program will include information about preparing to quit, coping with stress without cigarettes,
preventing weight gain and tips for not smoking again. Low-cost nicotine patches and/or nicotine gum will be available for participants with written approval from their primary care physicians. For more information, call (617) 726-7443.

MGH holiday parties
Peter L. Slavin, MD, president of the MGH, will host the annual holiday parties Dec. 14, from 2 to 3:30 pm in the WACC lobby and from 10 pm to midnight in the Main Lobby by Coffee Central, and Dec. 15, from 12:30 to 1:30 pm at CNY, Building 149 Lobby. All employees are welcome to celebrate the season with refreshments, music and holiday cheer.

Change in Hotline schedule
Due to the holidays, Hotline will not be published Dec. 30. The regular printing schedule will resume Jan. 6. To submit story ideas and announcements, send e-mail to Hotline@partners.org, call (617) 726-2206 or fax (617) 726-7475.