September 17, 1999

Cancer Center seminar
The Cancer Center Patient and Family Support Program (PFSP) is offering the following seminar: "Managing Symptoms: What Happens when my Blood Counts are Low?" Sept. 21, noon to 1 pm in the Cancer Resource Room on Cox 1. Registration is not required for this free seminar. For more information, call Christine Foster at 6-7432.

Payment systems and provider organizations lecture
The Department of Radiation Oncology and the MGH Cancer Center are sponsoring a lecture series about non-clinical issues in health care. The Sept. 22 lecture will cover payment systems and provider organizations and will be held in the Lawrence House, 5 to 6 pm. The lecture can be viewed by satellite at Emerson Hospital. The guest speaker will be Nancy M. Kane, MBA, DBA, of the Harvard School of Public Health. For more information, call 6-8150.

Computer workshops
Partners Information Systems will offer computer workshops about Partners software applications this fall at Charles River Plaza, 185 Cambridge St. For schedules, course descriptions and online registration, log onto helpdesk.partners.org/data and select "Training." Schedules and registration forms also are available by calling (800) 315-0895.

Health Day '99
MGH Charlestown and the Boston Evening Medical Center are participating in Health Day '99, a citywide health care initiative, Sept. 18. There will be free health screenings, information on community health centers, giveaways and raffle prizes at 27 sites across the Boston area. MGHers also can enroll their children for free or low-cost health insurance. For a listing of sites and times, call 534-5050.

Friends of the MGH Cancer Center DIALOGUES
The Friends of the MGH Cancer Center will present a DIALOGUE seminar about "The Functional Restoration of Cancer Patients: The Role of the MGH Institute of Health Professions," Oct. 5, 6 pm in the O'Keeffe auditorium. Henry Mankin, MD, of MGH Orthopaedic Oncology, will moderate a panel of experts. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 6-1063.

EAP workshops
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is offering a new parent support group, "Working and Parenting in the First Year," beginning Sept. 21, 1 to 2 pm, and a breastfeeding seminar Sept. 28, 1 to 2 pm, both in the VBK Building, 401. For more information, contact the EAP at 6-6976.

Kenneth B. Schwartz rounds
The 30th Kenneth B. Schwartz rounds will be held Sept. 24, noon to 1 pm in the Walcott Conference Room. Lunch will be provided. The rounds will feature a discussion about "The Ethics of Endostatin: Balancing the Hope vs. the Hype." To RSVP, call 4-6862.

Partners in Excellence Award nomination deadline
Nominations for the 1999 Partners in Excellence Award, which recognizes individuals and teams for exemplary contributions to Partners, are available through departmental supervisors. Submit nomination forms by Sept. 22 through in-house mail: Partners in Excellence Award, Partners Employee Programs, Human Resources, 185 Charles River Plaza, or by fax to 4-0931. For more information, call 6-2230. Nomination forms also are available online at is.partners.org/hr/employee/pep.html.

Blood pressure screening
The Massachusetts General Physicians Organization is sponsoring a blood pressure screening booth, Sept. 20, 6 am to 6 pm in the Main Corridor. Educational materials will be available. For more information, call 4-6336.

A Joint Walk to benefit the Arthritis Foundation
MGHers are invited to join employees from BWH and other Partners affiliates in the 5-mile "A Joint Walk," Oct. 17, at noon at Boston City Hall Plaza. Partners HealthCare System is a corporate sponsor of the walk to benefit the Arthritis Foundation. To join the MGH team of walkers, call Clint Sours at 4-2823.