October 1 , 2004

What's Happening

EAP programs
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) will offer a 10-week education and support group for female employees who have been affected by domestic violence in past or current relationships. The group will meet Thursdays starting Oct. 14, from 4:30 to 6 pm. The location will be given to employees at the time of registration.

The EAP also will hold a Work/Life seminar "Nourishing Your Newborn" Oct. 12, from noon to 1 pm in VBK, room 401. Germaine Lambergs, RN, an MGH lactation consultant, will discuss the latest on breastfeeding, and a tour of the Mother's Corner will be given. For more information on either program, call (617) 726-6976.

Domestic violence awareness
The Domestic Violence Working Group at the MGH will sponsor "Piecing Together the Puzzle of Domestic Violence: Are you the Missing Piece?" Oct. 7, from 11 am to 3 pm under the Bulfinch Tent. The event will feature remarks from Peter L. Slavin, MD, president of the MGH, and more than 15 information tables. Topics will include health effects of domestic violence, security and safety, children witnessing domestic violence and more. For more information, call Corinne Castro at (617) 726-8182.

Pastoral Care Week
In celebration of Pastoral Care Week, MGH Chaplaincy will have information tables featuring a Filipino artwork display Oct. 13, from 10:30 am to 2 pm in the Main Corridor. Musical storytellers, Charlie King and Karen Brandow, will perform from noon to 1 pm. The Chaplaincy also will offer a "Blessing of the Hands" ceremony Oct. 14, from 6:30 to 8 am, 11:30 am to 12:15 pm and 3 to 5 pm, in the MGH Chapel. All patients, families, staff, visitors and volunteers are welcome to join this ceremony. For more information, call (617) 726-2220.

Macaluso Award nominations
The nomination deadline for the Stephanie M. Macaluso, RN, Excellence in Clinical Practice Award is Oct. 4. The award recognizes direct care providers throughout MGH Patient Care Services whose practice exemplifies the expert application of values personified by the late Stephanie M. Macaluso, RN. Nomination forms are available in all patient care areas, in department offices and at the Gray Lobby information desk. Recipients will be announced in December. For information, call Mary Ellin Smith at (617) 724-5801.

Warren Triennial Prize lectures
The Warren Triennial Prize lectures will take place Oct. 14 at 3 pm in the O'Keeffe Auditorium. Given every three years to leading biological scientists, the prize is the highest research honor bestowed by the MGH. Andrew Fire, PhD, of Stanford University School of Medicine, and Craig Mello, PhD, of the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, will be honored for their work with RNA interference, a new technique for controlling
genetic expression.

MGH Photo Contest
The deadline to submit photographs for the seventh annual MGH Photo Contest is Oct. 6. All submissions will be displayed, and winners will be announced Oct. 14 at the Police and Security, Outside Services, Photography and Parking Fair.