April 20, 2007

What's Happening

Eldercare discussion group
The Employee Assistance Program will host its monthly eldercare discussion group
April 24, from noon to 1 pm in the Yawkey Center, Room 10660. For more information, call (617) 726-6976 or visit www.eap.partners.org.

Earth Day information table
In honor of Earth Day, the MGH Raising Environmental Awareness League will host an information table April 23, from 7 am to 4 pm in the Main Corridor. The table will include information about using "green" products and recycling at the MGH and at home. The film "An Inconvenient Truth" also will be shown. For more information, contact Edwin Andrews at (617) 726-6885 or ebandrews@partners.org.

Free skin cancer screenings
MGH Dermatologic Surgery will offer free skin cancer screenings May 15, from 5:30 to 7 pm at 50 Staniford St., Suite 270. Screenings are by appointment only. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (617) 726-1869. 2007

Collins Lecture Series
As part of the 2007 Collins Lecture Series, the MGH Department of Radiation Oncology will host "Normalization of Tumor Vasculature and Microenvironment by Antiangiogenic Therapies: From the Bench to Bedside and Back" April 24, from 5 to 6:15 pm in the Ether Dome. Rakesh Jain, PhD, director of the MGH Edwin Steele Laboratories, will present. For more information, call Julie Finn at (617) 724-1155.

Mass General Imaging Chelsea adds additional MRI
Beginning April 23, the MGH Department of Radiology will offer an additional MRI scanner at Mass General Imaging Chelsea. The scanner will expand appointment access and resources for referring physicians and patients. To schedule an appointment, access ROE by typing "mghroe" in the URL bar of any Partners computer or call (617) 877-3500. Free van service is available to Mass General Imaging Chelsea from the Yawkey Center, the WACC Lobby and the MGH Health Centers Monday through Friday, from 7:45 am to 4 pm. To schedule a ride, call (617) 877-3500.

Senior HealthWISE lecture series
The MGH Senior HealthWISE lecture series will offer "Healthy Meal Planning" April 26, from 11 am to noon in the Haber Conference Room. Dana Brennan, RD, LDN, of MGH Nutrition and Food Services, will present. The lecture is free for seniors age 60 years or older. For more information, call (617) 724-6756.

Service Learning Series
The MGH Service Improvement Department will host the next MGH/MGPO Service Learning Series, "Stage II: Planning for Change, Part II: Learning from Data," April 25, from 9 to 10:30 am at the Holiday Inn Select, 5 Blossom St., in Capital Suite A/B. Joan Strauss, senior project manager for the Service Improvement Department, will present. A continental breakfast will be served. For more information, contact Cindy Sprogis at csprogis@partners.org or (617) 726-1030.