May 12, 2000

New Take on Parenting Difficult Kids
The Employee Assistance Program will sponsor "A New Take on Parenting Difficult Kids," a seminar about dealing with children and adolescents who are easily frustrated and have a difficult time adapting to change, May 18, noon to 1 pm in the Wellman Conference Room. Ross Greene, PhD, of MGH Psychiatry, will present the seminar. For more information, call 6-6976. Participants may bring a lunch.

MGPO forum series
The Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO) will begin a forum series with a presentation by James J. Mongan, MD, president of the MGH, about "Markets and Managed Care — The Road to the Future or a Wrong Turn?" The forum will be held May 15, 5 to 6 pm in the O'Keeffe Auditorium. Refreshments will be served.

Substance abuse assessment seminar
The Center for Clinical and Professional Development and West End Clinic Addiction Services will sponsor "Substance Abuse: Withdrawal in the Acute Care Setting," May 22, 8 am to 4:30 pm in the O'Keeffe Auditorium. This program will help clinicians develop and enrich skills in the assessment and care of general medical-surgical patients who are withdrawing from drugs or alcohol. To register, call 6-3111.

MGHers on national television
Helen Doherty, RD, FMP, director of Nutrition and Food Services, along with other MGHers, will appear on "The Ainsley Harriott Show," which airs locally on WHDH-TV Ch. 7, May 15, 11 am.

Bone marrow donor drive
The MGH Bone Marrow Transplant Program will host a bone marrow donor drive for all MGH employees, May 25, from 10 am to 3 pm in the lobby by the MGH Blood Donor Center on Gray 1. Two tubes of blood will be tested and the blood antigens will be forwarded to the National Marrow Donor Program. For more information, call Patty Perrino at 4-1127 or Cindy Bolduc at 4-1364.

The MGH Backup Childcare Center June vacation camps
Registration for June vacation camps at the MGH Backup Childcare Center will be held May 17, beginning at 8 am. Camps run June 19 through 23 and June 26 through 30. Campers must be between the ages of 6 (completed kindergarten) and 12 years. Tuition for each camp is $200. Activities will include trips, games and visits from various groups. To register, call 4-8414.

Women's health luncheon
The North End Community Health Center and the MGH Community Health Associates will sponsor a women's health luncheon, May 24, noon to 2 pm at the North End Community Health Center, 332 Hanover St., Boston. Annekathryn Goodman, MD, of the Gillette Center for Women's Cancers at the MGH, will speak about hormone replacement therapy and its impact on cancer risk. Information about osteoporosis, nutrition, breast and cervical cancer, hormone replacement therapy and coronary heart disease will be available. Seating is limited. To register, call (781) 485-6215.

Genomics Approaches to Common Diseases Series
The Clinical Research Program (CRP) will sponsor "The Continued Power of the Mouse," May 23, 4 to 5 pm in the O'Keeffe Auditorium. Karen Moore, PhD, CSO, of Hypnion Inc., will discuss how the mouse can be used to study novel therapeutic interventions for human disease. The talk will continue with the discussion of the future of mouse genetics in the post-genome-sequence era. To register online, visit the CRP website at http://crnet.mgh.harvard.edu or call 6-1669.

CNY Finance open house
Partners Finance will host an open house, May 18 at CNY, Building 149, 4 to 7 pm. This is an opportunity for employees to learn about current openings for non-exempt positions. Managers will be on-site to meet with potential applicants. Participants should bring multiple copies of a resume. The Partners shuttle will be available for transportation. Those arriving by car may have their parking validated. For more information, visit the website at www.partners.org/jobs.