March 5, 1999

Neuroendocrine symposium
The MGH Neuroendocrine Unit will present a symposium about bone loss and the consequences of anorexia nervosa entitled "Treatment Strategies for Osteoporosis in the Year 2000" March 31, noon to 2 pm, in the Partners Training Office, Charles River Plaza, 185 Cambridge St. Speakers include Steven Grinspoon, MD, of the Neuroendocrine Unit, and David Herzog, MD, director of the MGH Eating Disorders Unit. Lunch will be provided. To register, call 4-2826 by March 15.

Industry-sponsored clinical trials workshop
The Clinical Research Program (CRP) will sponsor "Negotiating and Developing Budgets for Industry-Sponsored Clinical Trials" for clinical investigators March 17, 4 to 5 pm, in the O’Keeffe Auditorium. Chris Colecchi, director of Clinical Trials and Industrial Relations for the CRP, will discuss the budget process from the sponsor and site perspectives. Registration is required. To register or for more information, visit the CRP website at www.crnet.mgh.harvard.edu or call 4-2900.

Lock Monsters host benefit for MGH Angel Fund
The Lowell Lock Monsters of the American Hockey League, an affiliate of the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League, will host a special evening to benefit the MGH Angel Fund supporting Lou Gehrig’s disease research, March 17, 6 pm, at the Andover Marriott, 123 River Road. The evening will feature cocktails, dinner, dancing and the live band "Mixed Nuts." Guests also will have the chance to meet the Lock Monster players.
     Tickets are available at the Lock Monster office in the Paul E. Tsongas Arena in Lowell. Admission requires a $100 donation or $125 for a table with a Lock Monster player. To purchase tickets or for more information, call (978) 458-7825.

Running clinic
Joan Benoit Samuelson, Olympic gold medalist and Boston Marathon champion, will conduct a running clinic for the MGH Boston Marathon Team March 8, 6 to 8 pm, in the Walcott Conference Rooms. The MGH Marathon Team includes 45 members who will be running to benefit MGH Pediatric Oncology research. The team includes clinical staff and other employees as well as family and friends of MGH pediatric cancer patients. The runners have committed to raise $2,000 each. For more information about the event, call 4-2818.

Social Work month
In recognition of Social Work Month this March, the MGH Social Services Department will host the following presentations in the O’Keeffe Auditorium: "Acupuncture and Oriental Body Therapy," March 11, 10 to 11:30 am; "Living with Breast Cancer and Surviving Treatment," March 18, 11 am to noon; "Reikki, Polarity Therapy, Therapeutic Touch and Other Alternative Therapies," March 25, 10 to 11:30 am. Social work CEUs are pending. All are welcome. For more information, call 6-2607.

Ethics seminar
The MGH Ethics Task Force will present "Who Lives and Who Dies – The Case of Four Infants and Three ECMO Machines," March 9, 4:30 to 6 pm, in the Ether Dome. Robert Truog, MD, director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Hospital, will discuss the case, and Patricia Lally, RN, CCRN, of the MGH Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, will respond. All are welcome. For more information, call 4-8077.

Computer workshops
Partners Information Systems will offer computer workshops focusing on standard Partners software applications throughout the spring in the Partners Training Office, Charles River Plaza, 185 Cambridge St. Schedules, course descriptions and registration materials are available on the web by selecting "training"at http://helpdesk.partners.org/data; and from Partners Human Resources offices located at White 14, Blossom Court, CNY Building 149 – seventh floor; at the Partners Training Office; or by calling (800) 315-0895.

DIALOGUE on complementary medicine
The Friends of the MGH Cancer Center and the Cancer Affairs Committee will host the next of their DIALOGUE discussion series. The program is entitled "Complementary Medicine for Cancer: Panacea or Problem?" and will be held March 16, 5 pm, in the Walcott Conference Rooms. The moderator, Henry Mankin, MD, former chief of MGH Orthopædics, and a panel of specialists will address the pros and cons of various types of complementary medicine. All are welcome. For more information, call 6-1063.

Cancer support
The MGH Cancer Center Patient and Family Support Program will offer the following seminars for cancer patients, families, friends and staff, noon to 1 pm, in the Cancer Resource Room on Cox 1: "What to Expect from Chemotherapy," March 8; and "Managing Lymphadema (arm and leg swelling) Through Exercise," March 10. For more information, call 4-1822.

Public health summer studies at Harvard
The Harvard School of Public Health summer session will take place July 1 to 23 and July 26 to Aug. 13, offering graduate courses in the core areas of public health. The application deadline is April 2. To receive a brochure and application, call 432-1052, send e-mail to summer@hsph.harvard.edu or visit the website at www.hsph.harvard.edu/summer/brochure.