November 19 , 2004

What's Happening

CRP seminar
The Clinical Research Program and the Department of Psychiatry will offer "How to Give a Presentation" Dec. 1, from 4 to 5 pm in the O'Keeffe Auditorium. Andrew Nierenberg, MD, associate director of the MGH Depression Research Program, will present a quick and easy guide for giving oral presentations, including how to organize a talk and manage performance anxieties. Registration is recommended. To register, visit http://crnet.mgh.harvard.edu. For more information, send e-mail to ealmeida@partners.org or call (617) 726-5010.

Marjorie K. Ionta grant
The Marjorie K. Ionta Fund Committee is now accepting applications for the 2005 Marjorie K. Ionta grant. The purpose of the fund is to promote excellence in physical therapy practice by supporting physical therapists who are engaged in special projects and professional development activities of joint interest to the MGH Institute of Health Professions (IHP) and the Physical Therapy Services at MGH. Physical therapists currently employed by Physical Therapy Services, students in one of the graduate programs at the IHP and alumni are eligible to apply. Applications are due by Jan. 28, 2005. For more information or for an application form, visit www.mghihp.edu/news/ionta_grant_app_04_05.pdf.

Domestic violence vigil
MGH Chaplaincy, Social Services, the Employee Assistance Program, Police and Security, and Nutrition and Food Services will co-sponsor a special Service of Remembrance and Healing for those affected by domestic violence Dec. 3, from noon to 12:40 pm in the MGH Chapel. The annual gathering seeks to honor and remember the courage and strength of those who have lost their lives to domestic violence as well as the many survivors, their families and loved ones. A light lunch reception will follow the service. All are welcome to attend.

Alzheimer's scientific symposium
The MGH Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center are co-sponsoring the 18th annual scientific symposium Jan. 5, 2005, from 9 am to noon in the Wellman Conference Room. The symposium will be a three-hour poster session. There is space to display only 45 posters, and potential participants must submit their application by Dec. 15. Applications can be obtained by sending e-mail to lyap@partners.org. For more information, call Liang Yap, PhD, at (617) 726-3987.

Open Enrollment ends
MGH Open Enrollment ends Nov. 21. There still is time to review and/or make updates to benefits choices and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) — Health Care and/or Dependent Care Accounts — for 2005. To change the selections, enrollment must be completed via eBenefits or phone by Nov. 21. FSA participation requires an annual election. FSA account activity can be viewed on eBenefits, and FSA reimbursements are added directly to paychecks, eliminating an additional bank deposit. To access eBenefits, visit https://ibridge.partners.org/getaccess. Enrollment also can be completed by phone, 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week during open enrollment, using the access information provided in the personal benefits summary. To make benefits selections for 2005, use a touch-tone phone and call 1-800-545-2869. A Spanish-language option is available.

PIE awards ceremony
The annual ceremony for the Partners in Excellence (PIE) Awards will be held Dec. 1, from 4 to 5 pm in the WACC Lobby. A reception will follow. All are welcome to attend. For more information, call Karen Mason at (617) 724-7994.

Hotline publication schedule
Next week the MGH Hotline will not be published. The next issue will be published Dec. 3. To submit story ideas, call (617) 726-2206, fax to (617) 726-7475 or send e-mail to Hotline@partners.org.