Texas Medical Center NEWS


Vol. 22, No. 9		May 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.
Gladney Galliard: Under the Big Top, sponsored by the Gladney Fund, May 6, 6:30-11 p.m. For information, call 281-997-3768.
Fundraiser for Community Programs, sponsored by Houston International Theater School, May 7, 3-7 p.m. For information, call 713-861-7408.
Health Occupation Students Banquet, sponsored by Worthing Senior High School, May 12.
Graduation and Reception, sponsored by The University of Texas-Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, May 13, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For information, call 713-500-9865.
Back to the Future Gala, sponsored by the University of Houston College of Pharmacy, May 13, 6-11 p.m. For information, call 713-743-1257.
Employee Training, sponsored by M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, May 16.

Meetings & Special Events

Mechanisms of Cell Death and Disease: Advances in Therapeutic Intervention, sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, May 13-17, in Dublin, Ireland. For information, call 713-792-2222.
Free Anxiety Screening, sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine, May 3, noon-3 p.m. in the department of psychiatry's new clinic located in the Houston Medical Center Professional Building, 6655 Travis, Suite 500. The screening includes a lecture, video presentation and short test - the results of which will be shared during a brief visit with one of the therapists. Reservations are required. Call 713-798-4898.
Survivors of Suicide is sponsoring a four-week education series of programs to help people understand the grief process, beginning May 4 and continuing for the next four Wednesdays, 7:30-9 p.m. at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, concourse level dining room A. For more information, call Crisis Intervention of Houston, 713-527-9864.
Texas Children's Hospital Wellness Center Summer Camp has camps for different age groups. Camp dates run from June 12 through July 16. Call 713-770-7542 for information.
Health Outcomes: Primary Care and Social Factors, an interdisciplinary seminar sponsored by The University of Texas-Houston School of Nursing, May 5, noon-1:30 p.m., room 4.400, Houston Main Building, 1100 Holcombe. Speaking will be Dr. Mary Mundinger, dean of Columbia University School of Medicine, and Dr. Al Tarlov, director of the Texas Program in Society and Health and professor, School of Public Health. For information, call 713-500-2002.
May 8 is Children's Mental Health Awareness Day, and the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County is sponsoring a news conference and reception at 10 a.m. at the Museum of Health & Medical Science. "Don't Forget the Children" is the theme of the news conference. For information, call 713-970-7200.
Falun Gong Workshop, an introduction to the advanced traditional Chinese mind and body exercise, will be held May 13, 3-5:30 p.m. at the Montrose Public Library. For information, call 713-523-8209.
A Fair to Remember, a symposium sponsored by the Houston Chapter of the American Association for Medical Transcription, May 20, 8:15 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital. For information, call 281-452-3207 or 281-829-0164.
The University of Texas-Houston School of Public Health will have a number of activities celebrating the school's 30th anniversary this year. Six members of the school's founding faculty will be present for the commencement exercises May 5, 2 p.m. Details about the upcoming 30th Anniversary Alumni Seminar Series will be forthcoming. For information, call 713-500-9030.
Elder Law Forum, sponsored by the Houston/Harris County Area Agency on Aging and the Houston Young Lawyers Association, May 11, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., at the Bayland Community Center, 6400 Bissonnet. This forum is free. Learn about paying less in property taxes, getting the most out of your HMO, planning long term care. For information, call 713-794-9001.
Women United 2000 Grants will be awarded to Houston area women's organizations to carry out projects developed by workshop participants at the 1999 Mayor's Summit on Women. For grant applications (which will be received through May 31), call 713-794-2480 or visit the web site www.womenunited.org
Elder Mismanagement: Preventing Financial Exploitation and Neglect, sponsored by the Houston Area Women's Center, May 24, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., at Marathon Tower, 5555 San Felipe. Speakers will be Dr. Gregory Paveza and Dr. Carmel Dyer. For information, call 713-528-6798, ext. 266.
The University of Houston College of Pharmacy Anti-infective Research Laboratories is sponsoring the Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy Symposium 2000. This program is for practicing pharmacists who want to increase their knowledge on the latest developments in infectious disease pharmacotherapy. In this program, participants will learn an approach for treating community-acquired pneumonia, new and emerging anti-infective agents and the therapies of viral infections in the community setting. The program also will outline an approach to the treatment of catheter-related infections, the changing nature of infections in immunocompromised patients and new approaches to the therapy of HIV-infected patients. The registration fee is $50 for pharmacists and $15 for students. Registration is available through mail only and must be received by May 3, 2000. Registration fee includes program materials and meals. This program is ACPE approved for six contact hours or six CEUs. The symposium will be held 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at the Houston Marriott Medical Center. For more information, call 713-795-8387.
May at the Museum of Health & Medical Science: Weird Science Saturday, May 13: Houston, We Have Lift-Off! Weird scientists Ernie and Maria will demonstrate how to build a rocket. (Blast off will be in the parking lot.) Cow Eye Dissection Demonstration, May 25 and 27. Free Family Thursdays, May 4, 11, 18 and 25, from 4-7 p.m. For information about the Museum and hours for programs, call 713-521-1515.

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