Texas Medical Center News


Vol. 21, No. 15		August 15, 1999

CALENDAR

Edwin Hornberger Conference Center
at the Texas Medical Center

Commencement Ceremony and Reception, sponsored by Texas Chiropractic College, Aug. 21, 10 a.m. For information, call 281-487-1271.
Scholarship Fundraiser, sponsored by the Houston Caribbean Association, Aug. 21, 8 p.m.
Fundraiser, sponsored by the Educational Learning & Fundraising Center, Aug. 28, 7 p.m. For information, call 713-807-0062.
Scholarship Benefit, sponsored by Omega Psi Phi, Nu Phi Chapter, Sept. 4, 9 p.m. For information, call 281-447-8813.

Meetings & Special Events

The Tobacco Cessation Clinic at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center wants to remind smokers that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has approved deductions from your income tax for the costs of cessation programs and prescribed medications. (Itemized medical expenses must reach 7.5 percent of adjusted gross income.) For information about the Tobacco Cessation Clinic, call 713-745-8040 or 1-800-438-6434.
Elder Car Seminar, sponsored by The University of Texas-Houston Work/Life Program and UT-Houston Center on Aging: Legal Issues Following Death, a talk by Cameron Vann, J.D., Aug. 25, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., at the UT-Houston Medical School, Room MSB 2.103. For information, call 713-500-3013.
Become a Lifesaver - the 15th Annual Mass CPR Training, at the Astrodome, Sunday, Sept. 26. Classes are three hours long and start every 30 minutes, beginning at 8 a.m.; the last session begins at 2 p.m. CPR taught in Spanish at 10 a.m. and 12 noon only.Pre-register beginning Sept. 15 by calling 713-225-4CPR.
Wine Fest, benefiting the March of Dimes, Sept. 16, 6-9 p.m., at JAGS, 5120 Woodway. Hors d'oeuvres by Jackson Hicks, silent auction. For information, call 713-623-2020.
Medical Terminology and Anatomy/ Physiology, a course sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine and open to all interested persons. Nine sessions, Tuesdays from 6-8:30 p.m., Sept. 14 through Nov. 9. For information, call 713-798-4611.
Living Fully with Cancer Conference, sponsored by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Sept 24-25, at the Marriott Westside. Hundreds of cancer survivors, their families, friends and health care professionals from across the nation will come together for this annual conference which has become a celebration of survivorship. For information, or to register for the conference, call 713-792-2553 or 1-800-345-6324.
Home Health and Its Benefits, sponsored by the Parkinson Foundation of Harris County, Aug. 20, 11 a.m., at the West University Community Center. For information, call 713-552-0858.
Free Prostate Cancer Screenings, sponsored by M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Sept. 15-16 (7 a.m.-7 p.m.) and Sept. 18 (7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.), at the Cancer Prevention Clinic, 6th floor, 1515 Holcombe Blvd. Park in Garage 10. For information, call 713-792-8924.
Sample the Arts: The Free Sixth Annual Theater District Open House, Aug. 29, 1-6 p.m., at the Alley Theatre, Jones Hall, Wortham Theater Center and Aerial Theater. A fun-filled afternoon for the whole family. Live performances, tours of backstage and dressing room areas, celebrity storytelling, face painting, puppet shows and much more. For information, call 713-250-3670.
Brain Injury Association of Texas 1999 State Conference, Aug. 27-28, at the Radisson Hotel Astrodome Convention Center. A wide range for information for brain injury survivors, their families and other interested individuals. Keynote presented is Dr. Claudia Osborn, author of Over My Head: A Doctor's Own Story of Head Injury from the Inside Looking Out. For information and registration, call 713-743-5395.
An Immunization Help Line provides information on immunization schedules, location of clinics and documentation needed to obtain immunizations, in English, Spanish and Vietnamese, sponsored by Texas Children's Hospital. The phone number is 713-770-2061.

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