Texas Medical Center NEWS


Vol. 22, No. 2		January 15, 2000

CALENDAR

Edwin Hornberger Conference Center
at the Texas Medical Center

Unless otherwise noted, the following events will take place at the Edwin Hornberger Conference Center.
Workshop, sponsored by the South Main Center Association, Jan. 27, 7:30 a.m. For information, call 713-790-1020.
Scholarship Banquet, sponsored by El Dorado Social Club, Jan. 28.
Educating Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders, a seminar sponsored by the Pervasive Developmental/Interactional Disorders Association of Houston, Jan. 29, 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. For information, call 281-890-6791.
Scholarship Fundraiser, sponsored by Houston Heights Masonic Lodge, Jan. 29, 9 p.m. For information, call 713-266-9044.
Managers Training, sponsored by M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Feb. 2, 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Meetings & Special Events

Oncology Laboratory Medicine for the Community Based Practicing Pathologist, sponsored by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Jan. 28-29, at the Cancer Center. For information, call 713-792-2222.
RadOnc 2000, sponsored by M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Feb. 6-9, at the Cancer Center. For information, call 713-792-2222.
January at the Museum of Health & Medical Science

It's the only place in town where you can enter a giant human body through a huge mouth and then stop to rest on a set of teeth before plunging down the esophagus and into the digestive system. The Amazing Body Pavilion is the highlight of this family-focused health education center, but there's much more at the Museum. For information about all the exhibits, call 713-521-1515.
Southwest Percutaneous Vascular Meeting II and Concurrent Cath Lab Professionals Symposium, sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine, Jan. 27-29, at the J.W. Marriott Hotel. For information, call 713-798-4941.
The University of Houston Law Center's Health Law and Policy Institute and TIRR will sponsor the Gardere Wynne Sewell & Riggs Lecture 2000, Feb. 24, 9-11:30 a.m. Lunch will follow at noon. Former U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh will speak on "Reflection on the Americans with Disabilities Act." The lecture celebrates the 10th anniversary of the historic passage of the ADA. The lecture is free and open to the public. The Bush Medal Luncheon is $100 per seat. Both events require advance registration. Call Cathy Rupf, assistant director of the Institute, at 713-743-2106.
The American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) Southwest Chapter is hosting the annual McGovern Awards banquet Jan. 20, 6 p.m., at the Houston Plaza Hilton, 6633 Travis. Dorothy Nelkin, Ph.D., this year's award winner, will present "Bar-Coded Bodies: Commercialization of Body Tissue in the Biotechnology Age." For information, call 713-868-1549.
Meeting the Challenges of Women's Health Issues in Managed Care, a conference sponsored by the Texas Collaborative Health Network, Feb. 3-4, at the Hyatt Regency, Austin, Texas. For information, call 972-866-6699.
Texas Birth Defects Conference 2000: Families and Health Professional Working Together, sponsored by the Texas Department of Health, Jan. 21-22, at the Crowne Plaza Galleria. For information, call 512-458-7232.
Tom Jones in concert, benefiting the Houston Chapter of Hadassah, Feb. 5, at the Houston Arena Theater. Hadassah is the largest volunteer Jewish women's organization in the U.S. and is the sole sponsor of the Hadassah Medical Complex in Jerusalem, which treats patients of all faiths and nationalities. For more information, call 713-728-5553.
Creativity & Healing, A Spiritual Path, sponsored by First Unitarian Universalist Church, Jan. 31-Feb. 12., at the church, 5200 Fannin. A two-week event highlighting the arts and how creativity can aid in the healing process. Lecture and workshops by experts in the field. For a schedule of the conference, call 713-526-5200.
Electronic Detection of Early Phase Parkinson's Disease, a lecture by Dr. Herb S. Hayre, sponsored by the Parkinson Foundation of Harris County, Jan 21, 11 a.m., at the West University Community Building. For information, call 713-552-0858.
Learning to Cope With Arthritic Problems, sponsored by Memorial Hermann Spring Shadows Pines, Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital and the South Texas Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation. A six-week course, beginning Feb. 2, and meeting Wednesdays from 3:30-5:30 p.m. For information, call 713-744-2006.
Facts of Life 2000, The Study of Natural Systems and the Family, a conference, Jan. 26-27, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. both days. This conference is open to the public but is ideal for nurses, social workers, counselors and therapists. Additionally, there is a theory conference on Jan. 28 and a clinical conference on Jan. 29. For more information or to register, call 713-790-0226.
Roll the Dice for Life Casino Night, benefiting the Marrow Donor Program of the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center, Feb. 4, 7-11 p.m. Co-hostesses are Nellie Connally and Shara Fryer. For information, call 713-791-6364.
Health in the year 2000, a series of luncheon lectures sponsored by the Episcopal Church Women Ministries, and held at St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, 2450 River Oaks Blvd. Jan. 19: Dr. Denton Cooley will speak on Heart Health; Jan. 26: Dr. John Sterling Meyer will speak on Aging and Alzheimer's. Lunches begin at 11:30 a.m.; lectures begin at noon. For information, call 713-354-2269.
Evening Grief Support Meetings, beginning Feb. 2, sponsored by the Episcopal Church Women Ministries. Open to the public, with advance reservations. For information, call 713-622-3600, ext. 554.
The Verna and Marrs McLean Lecture, sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine, Jan. 27, 2 p.m. at Baylor's Cullen Auditorium. Dr. John Gearhart of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine will speak on stem cell research. Dr. Robert Horvitz, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will also speak on programmed cell death.
The City of Houston Department of Solid Waste Management has opened the City of Houston Environmental Service Center, a permanent household hazardous waste collection facility. The Environmental Service Center offers a drive-through drop-off location for citizens of Houston to deliver household chemical items that are of a hazardous nature. It is the only facility of its kind in southeast Texas.

The facility, located at 11500 South Post Oak Road, is open to accept household hazardous waste every Wednesday from noon until 6 p.m. Beginning in February, 2000, the Environmental Service Center will add the second Saturday of the month, from 9 a.m. until 1p.m. Proof of residency in the form of a City of Houston water bill and a driver's license is required. Citizens can call the City of Houston Hazardous Waste Hotline at 713-551-7355 for more information.

The items accepted by the Environmental Service Center include, but are not limited to, paints and thinners, pesticides, toxic cleaners, oils and fuels, pool chemicals, anti-freeze, and batteries. Items not accepted by the facility are explosives, ammunition, medical wastes, radioactive wastes, and hazardous wastes from a commercial enterprise.

The Environmental Service Center was made possible through a grant from the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission and the Houston-Galveston Area Council.
"Wit," the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Margaret Edson, continues to run through Feb. 2 at the Alley Theater. A funny, intelligent and compassionate play about a profesor of literature who struggles to come to terms with her diagnosis of ovarian cancer. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is joining with Alley to present seven "Talk Back" sessions with members of the play's cast and faculty from M. D. Anderson after the play's performances Jan. 18, 20, 25, 26, 28 and Feb. 1 and 8. For information about tickets, call 713-228-8421 or visit the Alley's box office at 615 Texas Ave.

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