February 2, 2007

What's Happening

Seminars in applied biostatistics for clinical trials
The MGH Clinical Research Program will offer a four-part seminar series in applied statistics for clinical trials Feb. 29, March 7, 12 and 21, from 3:30 to 5 pm in the Simches Center, Room 3110. Elkan Halpern, PhD, chief statistician for the MGH Department of Radiology and director of Statistics at the MGH Institute of Technology Assessment, will present. Enrollment is limited and all registrations must be received by Feb. 26. To register, visit hub.partners.org. For more information, contact Lulie Ebaugh at lebaugh@partners.org or (617) 724-2900.

Senior HealthWISE events
MGH Senior HealthWISE will offer hypertension screenings and blood pressure checks Feb. 5, from 1:30 to 2:30 pm at Hill House, 127 Mt. Vernon St. The Senior HealthWISE lecture series will host "Art as Healing" Feb. 8, from 11 am to noon in the Haber Conference Room with guest speaker Stephanie Sordillo, an art therapist with the MGH HOPES Program. Both events are free for seniors age 60 years and older. For more information, call (617) 724-6756.

Harris Center screens eating disorders documentary
The MGH Harris Center for Education and Advocacy in Eating Disorders will host a screening of Lauren Greenfield's award-winning documentary film "THIN" Feb. 27, at 6:30 pm at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge. A question and answer period with Greenfield and David Herzog, MD, director of the center, will follow. For more information, contact Elizabeth Ong at eong@partners.org or (617) 724-1744.

New computer password
Beginning this month, all MGH employees will need to change their computer password that they use to log on to any Partners network computer. The Partners password will expire every 180 days (or six months). Starting Feb. 14, employees will be selected in phases to participate in the system using an application called MYProfile. Employees will receive an e-mail with their password expiration date and instructions about registering and creating their password in MYProfile. The MGH is implementing a Password Self Service System to help employees create and manage their Partners password. For a list of frequently asked questions, visit helpdesk.partners.org/passwordselfservice.htm. For specific questions about the new system, call (617) 726-5085.

Call for applications for pilot feasibility projects at CNRC
The Harvard Clinical Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) is accepting applications for new pilot feasibility projects as well as for competing renewals of currently funded one-year projects. Applications are intended for young investigators in established research programs relevant to clinical nutrition research and without NIH grant support; established scientists not currently focused on nutrition and who wish to initiate studies of related nutritional problems; and established nutrition researchers with novel projects differing from currently funded research projects. Applications are available at nutrition.med.harvard.edu/research/pfp.html and should be submitted to Suzzette McCarron at smccarron1@partners.org. The application deadline is Feb. 20.

MGH Vascular Summit
The MGH Vascular Center will be sponsoring a Harvard Medical School CME course, "MGH Vascular Summit: A Comprehensive Update for the Primary Care Provider," March 30 and 31 at the InterContinental Hotel in Boston. For more information, visit www2.massgeneral.org/vascularcenter or call (888) 334-7495.