Texas Medical Center NEWS


Vol. 22, No. 15		August 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.
Commencement Ceremony and Reception, sponsored by the Texas Chiropractic College, Aug. 19, 10 a.m. For information, call 281-487-1271.
CPR Training News Conference, sponsored by the American Heart Association, Aug. 29, 10 a.m. For information, call 713-610-5041.

Meetings & Special Events

The 4th Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Review Course, sponsored by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Sept. 22-23, at M. D. Anderson. For information, call 713-792-2222.
Holistic Approach to Eating for People with Parkinson's Disease, a lecture at the monthly Parkinson Foundation meeting, Aug. 18, 11 a.m., at the West University Community Building. For information, call 713-552-0858.
Houston International Community Health Summit (HICHS) 2000, Sept. 21-22, at the Crowne Plaza Houston Medical Center. The summit is dedicated to improving health within ethnically diverse communities by identifying at-risk populations and fostering cultural competence among Houston's health care professionals. By linking with professionals from around the world, HICHS hopes to gain from the success of others. Topics for this year's summit are: Cultural Competence & Spirituality; Substance Use and Mental Health; Community Health and Outcomes; and Vulnerable Populations. For information and registration, call 713-500-2143.
Free Family Day in the Houston Museum District, Sat., Sept. 23, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. A free Metro shuttle can take you to the 11 museums in our Museum District, and there will no admission charges.
27th Annual Medical Terminology and Anatomy and Physiology Course, sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine, nine Tues. evenings from Sept. 19-Nov. 14. Cost is $95. For information, call 713-798-4611 or e-mail at rroush@bcm.tmc.edu .
Star Consumers Moving Toward Success, a conference of clients of the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County, Sept 13, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., at the Edwin Hornberger Conference Center. For information, call 713-970-7200.
`Compassion and the Art of Medicine' series begins Baylor College of Medicine's department of family and community medicine presents this very interesting and provocative series of guest lectures with a grant from The Community Hospital Foundation Inc. and sponsorship from Park Plaza Warwick Hotel. Admission is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Reservations are not required. Free brown-bag lunches will be available to the first 200 attendees. Presentations begin at noon, followed by a question-and-answer session at 1 p.m. All sessions will be held in the McMillian Auditorium at Baylor College of Medicine, which is located in the Michael E. DeBakey Building, One Baylor Plaza. For more information, contact Christine Sargus at 713-798-7751.
- Aug. 18: Carmen Fraser, Rosie Robertson and Michael Mousteiko are all breast cancer survivors. They will talk about their illness, along with Thomas Meloncon, author of "Before Time Runs Out."
- Aug. 25: Nathaniel Lachenmeyer learned of his father's death in 1995, and began a journey to rediscover the loving father who had disappeared when he was only 12. Nathaniel will talk about his coming to understand his father's descent into schizophrenia and homelessness.
- Sept. 1: Dr. Alan Blum, founder of DOC (Doctors Ought to Care), is one of the most knowledgeable critics of the tobacco industry. Additionally, Dr. Blum is an artist and writer; his portraits of patients have appeared in numerous journals.

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