June 20, 2003

What's Happening

MGH Chelsea family summer safety fair
The MGH Chelsea HealthCare Center will sponsor its annual "Safety on Wheels, Safety in Summer" event June 21, from noon to 3 pm in the health center parking lot at 151 Everett Ave. in Chelsea. Parents and children are invited to attend for home, water, fire, sun and car safety tips. Children are encouraged to bring their bikes and helmets for safety checks. The rain date is June 28. For more information, call (617) 889-8535.

Ernest Haddad Lecture
The first Ernest Haddad Lecture in Medical Ethics, "Crossing the Quality Chasm in Health Care," will be held June 26 at 8 am in the O'Keeffe Auditorium. Harvey Feinberg, MD, PhD, president of the Institute of Medicine, will be the guest speaker. Haddad served as the general cousel at the MGH and Partners HealthCare for 21 years.

Spring 2002 schedule for computer training
Partners Information Systems Training now has released the Summer Computer Workshop training schedule for Microsoft Office applications. Beginning in July, classes will be held at the new Training and Workforce Development office located at 100 Charles River Plaza, second floor. For more information, visit http://is.partners.org/training for schedules, course descriptions and online registration. Schedules and registration forms also are available by calling (617) 724-1240.

Senior HealthWISE seminar
The MGH Senior HealthWISE education seminar program will offer "Tai Chi for Health, Happiness and Longevity" June 23, from 4 to 5 pm in the East Garden Dining Room. Rebecca Spainhower, a Tai Chi instructor, will show how Tai Chi can increase flexibility, enhance the immune system and improve memory, balance and circulation. For more information, call (617) 724-6756.

Training and Workforce Development office moving
Training and Workforce Development will be relocating to 100 Charles River Plaza, second floor. The office will close June 20 at noon and reopen June 23 at the new location. Beginning June 23, training classes in Microsoft Windows and Outlook, and programs such as tuition reimbursement and the support service grant program, will be offered at the new location. For more information, call (617) 726-2230. All existing phone numbers for staff will remain the same.