January 26, 2007

What's Happening

Sports Medicine Center hosts ribbon-cutting
The MGH Department of Orthopædics's Sports Medicine Center is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 1, from 5 to 7 pm to celebrate the opening of its new facility at 175 Cambridge St., fourth floor. For more information, call (617) 726-8535.

CFD noontime learning series
The MGH Center for Faculty Development's (CFD) noontime learning series will offer "How to Prepare Your CV and Input it into the HMS FIRST Program" Feb. 1, from noon to 1:30 pm in the Thier Conference Room. CME credit will be available. For more information or to register, call (617) 724-5229 or e-mail cfd@partners.org.

Service Matters Series
The MGH Service Improvement Department will kick-off the Service Matters Series Jan. 31, from 8 to 9:30 am in the O'Keeffe Auditorium. Speakers Peter L. Slavin, MD, president of the MGH; Joseph Betancourt, MD, MPH, director of the MGH Disparities Solutions Center; and Nancy Gagliano, MD, vice president for Practice Improvement, will discuss the role service will play in shaping the MGH's culture of quality and safety. A continental breakfast will be served. For more information, contact Cindy Sprogis at csprogis@partners.org or (617) 726-1030.

Eldercare discussion group
The MGH Employee Assistance Program (EAP) will host its monthly eldercare discussion group Jan. 30, from noon to 1 pm in the Yawkey Center, Room 10650. Janet Loughlin, LICSW, and Barbara Moscowitz, LICSW, will present. For more information, visit www.eap.partners.org or call (617) 726-6976.

Conference on ethical dilemmas of caregiving
The MGH Institute of Health Professions, the Patient Care Services Institute for Patient Care and the Ethics in Clinical Practice Committee will co-sponsor "Maintaining Compassionate Care: Strategies to Prepare Family-Professional Caregiver Teams for Ethical Dilemmas of Caregiving in Times of Uncertainty" Feb. 8 and 9. To download a conference brochure and to register, visit www.mghihp.edu/aboutus/news.html. For more information, contact Elizabeth Pipes at epipes@partners.org or Ellen Robinson at erobinson1@partners.org.

Judges needed for Timilty Science Fair
The MGH/Timilty Partnership is seeking volunteers to judge student projects at the annual Science Fair at the James P. Timilty Middle School in Roxbury. Volunteers will be needed Feb. 5 through 8, from 8:45 to 11 am and may sign up for one or more days. For more information or to sign up, call (617) 724-3210 or (617) 445-5712 or e-mail Susan Berglund at sberglund@partners.org.

CIMIT Awards Program
The Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology (CIMIT) is seeking applications for funding for the 2008 CIMIT Awards Program. These awards recognize early stage, interdisciplinary and inter-institutional research projects improving patient care with emphasis on diagnosis, intervention and peri-procedural systems. Pre-proposals are due by Feb. 9. For more information, contact Jay Schnitzer, MD, PhD, at jschnitzer@partners.org or visit www.cimit.org/awards.html.

Perioperative nursing preparation
The MGH is offering a Perioperative Nursing Education and Orientation Program beginning March 26. The program is intended for nurses with recent acute care experience and who have an interest in working in the OR. It consists of four weeks of classroom and practical sessions followed by precepted OR orientation for five to nine months. Positions will be available in the main OR and require a full-time commitment until all competencies are passed. A commitment of five 8-hour days with some off-shifts is required during the initial phase. For more information, contact Michele Andrews at (617) 724-6052.

Neuromuscular Diagnostic Center open house
The MGH Neuromuscular Diagnostic Center will host an open house Jan. 31, from 4 to 6 pm at 165 Cambridge St., Suite 820. For more information or to RSVP, e-mail Kristen Drake at kdrake@partners.org.

Career building workshop
All MGHers are invited to attend "Steps for Success: The Journey from Job to Career" Feb. 8, from noon to 1 pm in the Lower Amphitheater on Clinics 1. For more information, contact Kevin Cotter at kpcotter@partners.org or (617) 724-3368.

RSERT disaster drill
The MGH Radiation Safety Emergency Response Team (RSERT) will hold a disaster drill Jan. 27 from approximately 6 to 11 am. The exercise will involve the White Ramp main entrance and the Emergency Department entrance for decontamination of simulated victims. Staff, patients and visitors will have access to the Parkman Street and Yawkey Center garages. The Fruit Street garage will be open until 7 am and will remain closed for the duration of the drill. Vehicles can exit at any time. The main entrance will be open. For more information, contact Craig Cochran at (617) 726-0312 or ccochran@partners.org.