September 21, 2001

What's Happening

Partners Coding College
The MGH and Partners now are sponsoring after-work courses for those interested in developing a career in coding and other areas of health information. Classes are taught by Northeastern University instructors and are covered by up to $2,000 per year in tuition reimbursement. Two courses will be offered throughout the fall: CPT-4 Coding and Pathophysiology I. All credits earned count toward a college degree. For more information, call Partners Training at (617) 726-2230.

Clinical Research Program CRC training seminar
The MGH Clinical Research Program will sponsor "Conducting Clinical Research Studies," a seminar for clinical research coordinators with less than six months of experience. The seminar will be held Oct. 10, from 8:30 am to 5 pm in the Wellman Conference Room. Lorraine Ellis, MS, MBA, president of Research Dynamics, will provide instruction about the research site's role in the drug development process, the roles and responsibilities of research staff, good clinical practice, study conduct and audits. The seminar will award 8.4 contact hours for participating nurses. For more information or to register, visit . American Heart Association Walk MGH employees are invited to participate in the American Heart Association Heart Walk Sept. 29, 9 am at Lederman Field at the Charles River Hatch Shell. MGHers may walk with groups from MGH Cardiology, Pediatric Cardiology or MassGeneral Hospital for Children. MGH participants will meet for a team breakfast in the Walcott Conference Rooms from 7:45 to 8:45 am on the day of the walk. For more information or to sign up, contact Anne Fox of Cardiology at (617) 726-2366; Judy Becker, MD, of Pediatric Cardiology at (617) 726-3826; or John D'Angelo of MassGeneral Hospital for Children at (617) 724-3758.

Fall computer workshops
Partners Information Systems Training now has released the fall computer workshop training schedule for Microsoft Office applications. All classes are held at Partners Corporate Training, 185 Charles River Plaza. For schedules, course descriptions and online registration, call (866) 227-1085.

Scientific writing series
The MGH Clinical Research Program and Department of Psychiatry will present "Scientific Writing," a three-part educational series, Oct. 10, 17 and 24, from 4 to 5 pm in the O'Keeffe Auditorium. The course is designed for employees who desire to improve their scientific writing ability. Departments also are encouraged to send representatives who can share new insights about the writing process. For more information or to register, call (617) 726-1669 or visit http://crnet.mgh.harvard.edu.

Partners videoconferencing services
Partners employees who are unable to travel to symposiums, lectures and conventions now can use videoconferencing to deliver their lectures. For more information and pricing details, contact Courtney Trautman at (617) 726-1652 or send e-mail to ctrautman@partners.org.