September 29, 2006

What's Happening

CFD noontime learning series
The MGH Center for Faculty Development (CFD) will offer "Moving Educational Activities Into Scholarship" Oct. 12, from noon to 1 pm in the Haber Conference Room. To register, call (617) 724-5229 or e-mail cdfd@partners.org.

Domestic violence support group
The Partners Employee Assistance Program (EAP) will offer a 10-week domestic violence education and support group for female employees of Partners HealthCare. The group will meet Thursdays, beginning Oct. 5, from 4:30 to 6 pm. For more information and meeting location, call (617) 726-6976.

Breast cancer research fund benefit
"Cards for a Cure," a casino night to benefit the ESSCO-MGH Breast Cancer Research Fund will be held Oct. 19 beginning at 6 pm at the Pine Brook Country Club in Weston. The event will include a cocktail reception, live auction and gaming tables. Susan Wornick, of WCVB-TV, will serve as celebrity emcee. Tickets are $150. For more information, call (603) 635-3899, ext. 201.

Working Mother award group photos
In honor of the MGH's designation as one of the top 100 companies for working mothers by Working Mother magazine, all MGH employees who are working mothers are invited to participate in a group photo in front of the Bulfinch Building. The photos will take place Oct. 3, at noon and 1 pm and Oct. 4, at 3 and 5 pm.

Erev Yom Kippur service
MGH Chaplaincy will offer an Erev Yom Kippur service Oct. 1 at 3 pm in the MGH Chapel located on Ellison 1.

QUOSA demonstration
The MGH Clinical Research Program and the Treadwell Library are offering "QUOSA — An Information Manager" Oct. 10, from 4 to 5 pm in the Simches Center, Room 3120. The presentation will demonstrate QUOSA, a software program for searching, analyzing, monitoring and organizing biomedical literature and
personal documents. To register, visit hub.partners.org. For more information, contact Lulie Ebaugh at (617) 724-2900 or lebaugh@partners.org.

Teens and relationships presentation
In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the MGH Employee Assistance Program (EAP) will host "Teens and Relationships: What Every Parent Needs to Know" Oct. 5, from noon to 1 pm in the Thier Conference Room. Donna Kausek, LMHC, Partners EAP domestic violence specialist, and Patti Rosell, MSW, LICSW, of the MGH HAVEN program, will discuss how parents can help teens navigate the dating years. For more information, call (617) 726-6976 or visit www.eap.partners.org.

Health and family event for Hispanic community
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the MGH and the Spanish-language newspaper El Planeta are co-sponsoring "Salud y Familia 2006" (Health and Family 2006) Oct. 8, from noon to 5 pm at Boston University's Agganis Arena. The MGH will host a display booth along with other organizations offering information and services to help improve the quality of life of Hispanic families. Admission is free.

Physical and occupational therapy career fair
MGH Human Resources will host a physical and occupational therapy career fair Oct. 4, from 4 to 7 pm at the Coffee Beans and Tea Leaves Cafè in the WACC. Information about job opportunities at the MGH main campus and at the Revere, Chelsea, Waltham and Charlestown HealthCare Centers will be available. For more information, e-mail shwelch@partners.org.

Senior HealthWISE lecture
The MGH Senior HealthWISE lecture series will offer "Spirituality and Aging" Oct. 5, from 11 am to noon in the Haber Conference Room. The guest speaker will be Katrina Scott of MGH Chaplaincy. For more information, call (617) 724-6756.

Adult medicine course
The BWH Department of Medicine will host the second annual "The Genetic Basis of Adult Medicine: What the Primary Care Provider Needs to Know" Oct. 6 through 8 at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel. MGH employees are eligible for a discounted registration fee. For more information, visit www.cme.hms.harvard.edu/courses/genetic or contact Ellen Cho at (617) 525-4704 or echo@rics.bwh.harvard.edu.

Call for Alzheimer's research grant applications
The Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) invites MGH investigators to submit applications for pilot grants of $35,000 to fund a one-year trial of a novel idea that has not otherwise received support. Priority will be given first to junior investigators, then senior investigators who are new to Alzheimer's research and then to established Alzheimer's investigators with a new line of investigation that lacks funding. Investigators who have received previous ADRC funding should not apply for the pilot project. Applications are due by Nov. 3. For more information, contact Liang Yap, PhD, at lyap@partners.org or visit www.madrc.org.