Texas Medical Center NEWS


Vol. 22, No. 16		September 1, 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.
Knights & Ladies of Peter Claver Fundraiser, Sept. 9, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. For information, call 713-270-4308.
Mental Health Mental Retardation Authority Consumer Conference, Sept. 13, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. For information, call 713-970-7170.
National Hispanic Council on Aging (Bajo el Mismo Techo Conference & Health Fair), Sept. 15, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. For information, call 281-384-7983.
Texas Arrhythmia Institute Health Fair and Educational Seminar 2000, Sept. 16, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. For information, call 713-791-1978.

Meetings & Special Events

Grief Education/Support Group, Life After Loss is a six-week group support program designed by the American Cancer Society for bereaved people. It will be held in two different locations (Memorial Hermann Hospital Southwest and John Wesley United Methodist Church) beginning Sept. 7 and Sept. 12. For information, call 713-468-2441.
Compassion and the Art of Medicine, a lecture series sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine's Department of Family and Community Medicine, has two remaining talks. On Sept. 8, William F. Monroe, professor of English at the University of Houston, teaches a course titled "Literature and Medicine." Monroe is author of "Primary Care," a play based on actual events at a Houston hospital. On Sept. 15, Dr. Richard Fratianne, director of the Comprehensive Burn Care Center at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, will discuss compassion and what happens when the doctor becomes a patient. Both lectures will take place in McMillian Auditorium, One Baylor Plaza. For information, call 713-798-7751.
Friends of Fondren Library Distinguished Guest Lecture Series presents Dr. Antonio R. Damasio, scientist and author, Sept. 17, at Stude Hall on the Rice University campus. Dr. Damasio is head of the Department of Neurology at the University of Iowa and professor at the Salk Institute. His work has focused on the fundamental neuroscience of mind and behavior. Dr. Damasio's first book, Descarte's Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain has been translated into over 20 languages. For information, call 713-348-5157.
Free Prostate Cancer Screenings, sponsored by The Methodist Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, at three locations: The Methodist Hospital, Sept. 18-22, 4-8:30 p.m., and Sept. 23, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; San Jacinto Methodist Hospital, Sept. 18-22, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; and Methodist Health Center-Sugar Land, Sept. 20-22, 4-7 p.m. Reservations required. Call 877-200-3376
Medical Terminology and Anatomy and Physiology Course, sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine, beginning Sept. 19, 6-8:30 p.m., and running nine Tuesday evenings through Nov. 14. For information, call 713-798-4611.
Trauma Care 2000: The Circle of Survival, Sept. 21, sponsored by the Harris County Hospital District; 7.2 hours of nursing CEUs. For information about location and time, call 713-793-3443.

Mini Symposium on Structural Biology, sponsored by M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Sept. 28. For information, call 713-792-2222.
UT-Houston School Of Nursing Research Seminar Series Scheduled

Topics from nursing research in genetics to biorhythms during mechanical ventilation and weaning will be part of the 2000-2001 Research Seminar Series of The University of Texas-Houston School of Nursing. The speakers are researchers from the School of Nursing unless otherwise noted.
- Sept. 15 Nursing Research in Genetics, Lorraine Frazier, D.S.N., R.N.
- Oct. 20 Universal Hearing Screening in Newborns, Robert Lasky, Ph.D., visiting associate professor of pediatrics, Medical School
- Nov. 17 Biorhythms During Mechanical Ventilation and Weaning, Sandra K. Hanneman, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.
- Jan. 18 Dimensions of Attention to Medical Images and Patients, Lincoln Gray, Ph.D., professor of otolaryngology, Medical School
- Feb. 15 Defining Nursing Sensitive Blood Pressure Measures, Patricia Liehr, Ph.D., R.N.
- March 15 Oxygen Saturation in Neonates, Pamela Shiao, Ph.D., R.N.
- April 19 Blood Pressure Patterns After Acute Ischemic Stroke, Joanne Hickey, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.
- May 17 Heart Rate Variability During Transition to Extrauterine Life, Terese Verklan, Ph.D., R.N.C., C.C.N.S.
The seminars will take place from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in Suite 4.418 of the Houston Main Building, 1100 Holcombe. Lunch will be provided. For information: Center for Nursing Research, 713-500-2037.

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