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.
  
  
• Consumer Conference, sponsored by the Mental Health & Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County, Sept. 3, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. For information, call 713-970-7788.
  
  
• Managerial Meeting, sponsored by Memorial Hermann Health Care System, Sept. 8, 1 p.m. For information, call 713-776-5484.
  
  
• Employee Service Awards, sponsored by Harris County Hospital District, Sept. 13, 1 p.m. For information, call 713-746-6485.
  
  
• Academy Day, sponsored by Congressman Ken Bentsen, Sept. 17, 1 p.m. For information, call 713-667-3554.

• Seniors in Action - Greater Independence: Conference in Health Education and Social Services, sponsored by the National Hispanic Council on Aging-Houston Chapter, Sept. 18, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. For information, call 713-664-3454.
  
  
• The Publications Services Program of the Houston Academy of Medicine/Texas Medical Center Library can assist all members of the TMC community in the writing and preparation of manuscripts for publication, grant applications and presentations. Service are available at very reasonable rates. Beginning in the fall, the program will also sponsor a number of writing workshops and short courses in software applications. You can find out more at: library.tmc.edu/publications.html
  
  
• The Ultimate Drive is designed to raise $1 million for the Susan G. Komen Cancer Foundation through a test drive event, Sept. 19 and 20, sponsored by BMW retailers throughout the U.S. BMW will donate $1 for each mile driven in the test drives. For information about the participating dealerships, call 1-877-4-A-DRIVE.
  
  
• Successfully Managing the Stress of Change, a program sponsored by the Houston Association of Volunteer Administrators, Sept. 14, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. For information about registering and fees, call 713-737-8124.
  
  
• The River Performing and Visual Arts Center will be registering area children with special needs and chronic illnesses who aspire to be dancers, painters, actors or musicians for a variety of classes, through Sept. 10. For information about classes and fees, call 713-520-1220.
  
  
• You, Me & Diversity Conference, the 1998 Multicultural Regional Conference sponsored by the Texas Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation and the Mental Health & Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County, Oct. 14-16, at the Sheraton Astodome. For information, call Maxine Buttler at 512-857-8798, ext. 10.
  
  
• The North Stadium Toastmasters Club meets every first and third Thursday of the month at the City of Houston Health Department, 8000 North Stadium at Old Spanish Trail. A great way to improve public speaking skills. For information, call Andrew Watson at 713-640-4331.
  
  
• The Difference Joy Makes: Finding Contentment Through Psychotherapy and Christian Faith, sponsored by the Institute of Religion, Baylor College of Medicine and Houston Community College, Oct. 8-9 at the Marriott Medical Center Hotel. A conference for psychiatrists, psychotherapists, chaplains, nurses, counselors, social workers and educators. For information about the conference and registration fees, call 713-797-0600.
  
  
• The Treatment Research Clinic, located at The University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center Mental Sciences Institute, is a funded program by the National Institute of Drug Abuse and National Institutes of Health. These are free treatment research programs for individuals with cocaine, heroin and alcohol addiction; a new program is tentatively set for combination treatment of alcohol abuse and smoking. For information, call 713-500-2800.
  
  
• Walk to Cure Diabetes, sponsored by the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, will take place Sunday, Nov. 1, at the Astrodome. Entertainment, rides, snacks along the 10K route. For information, call 713-334-4400.
  
  
• Through Sept. 15, the 17 area NAPA Autocare Centers will donate the proceeds from every oil change to Texas Children's Cancer Center.
  
  
• Houston Alamo Challenge, the 12th annual Houston to San Antonio Bike Ride, benefiting the American Lung Association, Oct. 10-11. For information and registration, call 713-629-1600.
  
  
• Beginning Sept. 1, the Houston Academy of Medicine/Texas Medical Center Library will provide access to MEDLINE through the PubMed interface in place of the Ovid system. PubMed offers many important advantages, including cost savings which will allow the library to provide more online full-text services: Internet access from anywhere; daily updates by the National Library of Medicine; the PREMEDLINE database; links to full-text documents for over 200 journals at publisher websites. The library will offer a full schedule of classes and demonstrations to help in this transition. Please register in advance by calling 713-799-7174 or on-line at: willetts@library. tmc.edu. For more information, call the library's information desk at 713-799-7161.
  
  
• The American Foundation of Thyroid Patients, Houston Support Group, will meet Thursday, Sept. 3, at the Tracy Gee Community Center, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Featured speaker is Bonnie Dunbar, Ph.D., presenting "Basic Theories of Autoimmunology and How They Relate to Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases; Graves' Disease and Hashimoto's Disease." For information, call 281-496-4460.

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