December 1, 2006

What's Happening

Senior HealthWISE aerobics class
MGH Senior HealthWISE will host a "Get Warm, Stay Fit" aerobics class and lunch Dec. 7, from 11 am to 1 pm at The Clubs at Charles River Park. Registration is required. For more information or to register, call (617) 724-6756.

MGHfC launches website
The MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) recently launched a new website, located at www2.massgeneral.org/children. The site includes a 360-degree virtual tour, an interactive map, a physician directory and child and adolescent health encyclopedias.

MGH history tours
The MGH Office for Visitor Education Programs offers history tours of the hospital on the third Friday of each month, from 12:30 to 1:45 pm. Participants meet in the White Lobby, and stops include the Bulfinch Building, the Ether Dome and the old wharf and pilings. Tours are limited to 25 people, and registration is required. To register, e-mail name and department to mghvep@partners.org. For more information, visit www2.massgeneral.org/vep/tours.html.

Senior HealthWISE community service day
MGH Senior HealthWISE will host "CareWISE," a community service day, Dec. 11. Session one will be from 9:30 am to noon and session two will be from 1 to 4 pm. Lunch will be served from noon to 1 pm. Registration is required. For more information about various volunteer opportunities or to register, call (617) 724-6756.

Wellman Center lecture
The MGH Wellman Center for Photomedicine will host "In Vivo Peptide Mediated Fluorescence Imaging" Dec. 5, from 2:15 to 3:15 pm in the Thier Conference Room. A coffee reception will begin at 2 pm. Thomas D. Wang, MD, PhD, clinical instructor in the Bio-X Program at Stanford University, will present. For more information, contact Nicole DeVoe at ndevoe@partners.org.

MGPO meeting
David Torchiana, MD, chairman and chief executive officer of the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO), will host an MGPO meeting Dec. 7, from 5 to 6:30 pm in the O'Keeffe Auditorium to explain the new Quality Incentive Program and the results of the most recent MGPO survey of the performance of the clinical departments. James Mongan, MD, president and chief executive officer of Partners HealthCare, also will give a Partners update. All staff are welcome to attend. For more information, call Deborah Colton at (617) 726-1357.

R. William Gange Lecture
The MGH Department of Dermatology and the Wellman Center for Photomedicine will co-host the 15th annual R. William Gange Lecture Dec. 7, from 4 to 5 pm in the Simches Research Center, Room 3110. Ervin Epstein, Jr., MD, clinical professor in the Department of Dermatology at San Francisco General Hospital, will present. For more information, contact Nicole Devoe at ndevoe@partners.org.

MGH Outpatient Pharmacy expands Saturday hours
The MGH Outpatient Pharmacy has expanded its Saturday hours to 3 pm to accommodate discharge patients. Additionally, during the month of December, any MGH employee who fills a new prescription at the pharmacy will receive a $5 coupon for the Eat Street Café or Coffee Central. The pharmacy is located in the WACC on the first floor and is open Monday through Friday, from 9 am to 5:30 pm; Saturday, from 9 am to 3 pm; and Sundays and holidays, from 9 am to 12:30 pm.

Career workshop for nursing students
MGH Human Resources will offer a career workshop for hospital employees who are enrolled in a nursing program and plan to graduate in May 2007. It will include a panel discussion about careers in nursing, career coaching, interviewing tips and other advice to help MGH employees with the nursing career search process. The workshop will be held in January and is invitation-only. To help identify potential internal candidates, contact David Pattison at dpattison@partners.org or (617) 726-5593 with the following information: employee's name, department, current position and name of nursing school/program.

PIE Awards ceremony
The 11th annual Partners in Excellence (PIE) Awards ceremony will be held Dec.19 at 3 pm in the WACC Lobby. The celebration will include a ceremony recognizing all MGH individual and team recipients, a video presentation and a reception. For more information, call (617) 724-9743 or e-mail partnersinexcellence@partners.org.