Texas Medical Center NEWS


Vol. 22, No. 13		July 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.
Medical Forum Banquet, sponsored by the National Youth Leadership Forum, July 18 and August 1, 7 pm. For information, call 281-265-4696.
Employee Training, sponsored by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, July 20, 8:30 am.
Scholarship Benefit, sponsored by the Milby Hispanic Alumni Association, July 22, 8 pm. For information, call 281-481-5821.
Donor Family Medal Ceremony, sponsored by LifeGift Organ Donation Center, July 27, 7 pm. For information, call 713-523-4438.
Black & White Ball, sponsored by Kappa Alpha Psi, Houston alumni chapter, July 29, 9 pm. For information, call 281-398-0853.

Meetings & Special Events

Brain, Biology & Behavior, sponsored by Associated Catholic Charities, on Friday, July 21, from 9 a.m. to noon at United Way Service Center of the Bay Area, 1300A Bay Area Blvd. Cost is $30 and includes CEUs. To register, call 713-526-4611.
Red Cross-certified CPR classes, sponsored by St. Luke's Wellness Services, on Saturday, July 22, at 6900 Fannin. The adult CPR class begins at 10 a.m., and the child/infant CPR class will be held from noon-1:30 p.m. Cost is $35 per class or $50 for both sessions. To register or for more information, call 713-791-8680.
Polio survivors meeting, sponsored by the Texas Polio Survivors' Association, on Sunday, July 30, from 2:15 to 5:00 p.m. at the Braeburn Presbyterian Church, 9595 Braes Bayou Dr. The topics is "My Strategies for Living a Quality Life with Post Polio Syndrome." For information, call 713-690-0695.
Texas Nurses Association District 9 is accepting nominations for the 20 top nurses in the district. Awards will be given at a gala at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Houston on November 16. To nominate an individual, you must submit a short essay addressing the nomination criteria. Nomination criteria are available from the TNA District 9 office at 713-523-3619. The deadline for nominations is August 15.
Envision the Invisible is at the Museum of Health & Medical Science through September 4. This summer exhibit features: Brain Matters, Signals and microscapes: the hidden art of high technology. These highly interactive exhibits are all about communication technologies and the signal processes that are invisible to the human eye. Take advantage of the Museum's Free Family Thursdays when admission is free from 4-7 p.m. For more information about the Museum, call 713-521-1515.
"Living Well," a series of lectures sponsored by The University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center's Mini Medical School will offer discussions of up-to-the-minute treatments, research and theory about women's health. The lectures are each Tuesday evening in Sept., from 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Museum of Health & Medical Science. Sept. 5: Hormone Replacement Therapy Update; Hysterectomy: Facts and Fallacies. Sept. 12: Fitness: Keeping in Shape; Rheumatic Disorders: Aches, Pains and Joint Diseases. For information about the series, call 713-500-6394.
The Muscular Dystrophy Association holds support groups for those who fight neuromuscular diseases and their families. For more information about Houston area support groups or their schedules, call 713-522-3941 or 1-888-522-3491.
The 8th Annual Advances in Tissue Engineering Short Course, co-sponsored by Rice University's Cox Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering, the Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering and the Department of Bioengineering, August 13-18 at Rice University. For more information, contact Christina Pheley at 713-348-4204. To register online or for more information, visit http://dacnet.rice.edu/~bioe/tissue.

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