March 26, 1999

Pediatric Service Grand Rounds
A faculty meeting will take place at this week's Pediatric Service Grand Rounds, noon to 1 pm, in the O'Keeffe Auditorium. The speakers include James J. Mongan, MD, president of the MGH, R. Alan Ezekowitz, MBChB, DPhil, chief of Pediatrics, and Ronald Kleinman, MD, chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology. For more information, call 6-3480.

Ethics forum
As part of the Ethics Forum Series, the MGH Ethics Task Force will sponsor "Ask the Ethicist," April 7, 5 to 6 pm, in the Ether Dome. Refreshments will be served from 4:30 to 5 pm. A multidisciplinary panel will field questions from the audience. To submit questions in advance, send them to Alex Flather-Morgan, MD, by interoffice mail to Bulfinch 148, by fax to 6-6878 or by e-mail to flathermo@helix.mgh.harvard.edu. For information, call (781) 433-3024.

Time management
The Clinical Research Program (CRP) will sponsor a workshop for clinical research coordinators entitled "Time Management for Entry Level Coordinators in Clinical Trials, Phase II/III" April 7, 8 am to 12:30 pm, Charles River Plaza, 185 Cambridge St. To register, visit the CRP website at www.crnet.mgh.harvard.edu or call 4-2900.

Holy Week services
The MGH Chaplaincy will sponsor the following Holy Week services in the MGH Chapel: March 27, Roman Catholic Mass for Palm Sunday, 4 pm; March 28, Palm Sunday (palms will be distributed throughout the hospital) – Episcopal Mass, 1:30 pm, and Roman Catholic Mass, 4 pm; March 29, 30 and 31 – interfaith prayer service, 12:15 pm, and Roman Catholic Mass, 4 pm; April 1, Holy Thursday – Roman Catholic Mass, 4 pm; April 2, Good Friday – music and meditations on the cross (ecumenical), 12:15 pm, and Roman Catholic celebration of the Lord's Passion and Communion, 4 pm; April 3, Holy Saturday – Roman Catholic Celebration of Easter vigil, 7 pm; April 4, Easter – Episcopal Holy Communion for the Feast of the Resurrection, 1:30 pm, and Roman Catholic Easter Mass, 4 pm. For more information, call 6-2220.

Manager/Supervisor Series
Sponsored by Partners Corporate Training and Human Resources, the Manager/Supervisor Series class schedule begins April 6 at the MGH. Classes include such subjects as Employment/Labor Laws and the Discipline Process and Performance Management I and II. Classes meet at various times throughout the day at Charles River Plaza, 185 Cambridge St. Course brochures will be distributed to supervisors and managers through interoffice mail. Copies also may be obtained by calling 6-2230.

Durante Award ceremony
The MGH Cancer Center will recognize the first recipients of the Susan and Arthur Durante Award for Exemplary Care and Service with Cancer Patients at a reception March 31, 3 pm, in the Wellman Conference Room. Established this year, the award honors staff who exhibit compassion, caring, exemplary performance and outstanding work habits in their dealings with cancer patients. All are welcome to attend the reception.

MGH Angel Fund reception
Sculler's jazz club, located at the Doubletree Suites Hotel in Boston, is hosting a reception to benefit the MGH Angel Fund supporting Lou Gehrig's disease research, April 15, 8 pm. Famous jazz pianist George Shearing will perform with the George Shearing Quintet. For tickets, call (800) 729-3987.

Searching for balance
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) invites all employees to visit its annual Expo: "Living in Balance," April 1, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm, in the Wellman Conference Room. The event will feature displays and presentations focusing on strategies that create balance in one's lifestyle and reduce stress. Learn about resources that can help, and receive a free head and neck massage. For more information, call the EAP at 4-6976.