October 31, 2003

What's happening

Memorial service
A memorial service will be held for William S. Beck, MD, a former MGH hematology specialist, Nov. 2 at 3 pm at the Memorial Church at Harvard Yard in Cambridge. A reception will follow at the Harvard Faculty Club. All are invited to attend.

Senior HealthWISE seminar
The MGH Senior HealthWISE program will offer "Don't Let Arthritis Get You Down" Nov. 4, from 11 am to noon in the Walcott Conference Room. Mary Ann Hardenbergh, director of Project Healthy Plus, will discuss the causes, treatments and how lifestyle affects arthritis. For more information, call (617) 724-6756.

Pri-Med 2003 conference
The annual Pri-Med conference and exhibition will be held Nov. 7 to 10 at the Hynes Convention Center. Partners hospitals will be featured in booth #1106. For more information or to register, visit www.pri-med.com

CRP seminars
The MGH Clinical Research Program (CRP) will offer "HIPAA - What Have We Learned Since April 14, 2003?" Nov. 5, from 4 to 5 pm in the O'Keeffe Auditorium. Pearl O'Rourke, MD, director of MGH Human Research Affairs, will be the speaker. "How to Write Research Consent Forms that Subjects Understand," will be offered Nov. 13, from noon to 4 pm at 100 Charles River Plaza, second floor. There is a $50 fee for the course, and enrollment is limited to 30. This course is approved for 4.5 contact hours for registered nurses.To register for either seminar, visit crnet.mgh.harvard.edu or call (617) 726-1669.

Magnet hospital celebration
Peter L. Slavin, MD, president of the MGH, and Jeanette Ives Erickson, RN, senior vice president for Patient Care Services and chief nurse, invite the MGH community to a reception in celebration of the hospital's recent achievement of Magnet Hospital Recognition Nov. 12, from 2:30 to 4:30 pm in the WACC lobby. Remarks will begin at 3:15 pm.

Schizophrenia Education Day
The Schizophrenia Program of MGH Psychiatry will host the first annual Schizophrenia Education Day Nov. 22, from 9 am to noon in the O'Keeffe Auditorium. A continental breakfast will be served at 8:30 am. Discussions will focus on current approaches to treating schizophrenia and state-of-the-art methods in research. For more information, call (617) 912-7862 or send e-mail to schizophrenia@partners.org