November 30, 2007

What's Happening

Senior HealthWISE events
MGH Senior HealthWISE will offer the following events: hypertension screenings and blood pressure checks Dec. 3, from 1:30 to 2:30 pm at the Hill House, 127 Mt. Vernon St.; a screening of the film "Hairspray" Dec. 4, from 1 to 3 pm in the Haber Conference Room; a guided tour of the West End Museum Dec. 5, from 12:30 to 1:30 pm; and the lecture "Aging Successfully" Dec. 6, from 11 am to noon in the Haber Conference Room with guest speaker Maryellen Rota, vice president of Partners Home Care. All events are free. Registration is required for the film screening and museum tour. Museum tour participants can meet at 165 Cambridge St. at noon for shuttle service to the museum. For more information or event registration, call (617) 724-6756.

Budget Creation for Clinical Research
The MGH Clinical Research Program will host "Budget Creation for Clinical Research: Possibilities and Pitfalls" Dec. 17, from 3:30 to 5 pm in the Simches Research Center, Room 3110. Douglas Reichgott, Clinical Research manager for Partners Research Ventures and Licensing/Corporate Sponsored Clinical Research, will be the guest speaker. To register, visit
hub.partners.org/catalog/crp-budgetcreation. For more information, contact Suzanne Guerette at sguerette@partners.org or (617) 724-2900.

Volunteer Recognition Week
In honor of Volunteer Recognition Week, the MGH Volunteer Department will offer volunteers special pins marking their hours of service to the hospital. Volunteers can pick up their pins Dec. 3 through 7, from 8:30 am to 7 pm at the Volunteer Services Department in the Gray/Bigelow Basement, Suite 015. For more information,contact Meghan Fitzgibbons at (617) 726-8540.

Expanded services at Backup Childcare Center
The MGH Backup Childcare Center has changed its opening hour to 6:45 am to accommodate starting shifts at the hospital. The center also now is accepting babies of 12 months of age, with the goal of caring for younger infants in the future as staffing allows. For more information, call (617) 724-7100 or visit www2.massgeneral.org/childcareservices.

EAP holiday resource tables
The Partners Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is offering holiday resource tables Dec. 11, from 12:30 to 1:30 pm at CNY Building 149, Atrium Lobby; and Dec. 19, from 2 to 3:30 pm in the WACC Lobby. EAP staff will be available to provide suggestions on how to manage stress, set realistic goals and enjoy the holiday season. For more information, call (617) 726-6976 or visit www.eap.partners.org.