Texas Medical Center News


Vol. 21, No. 16		September 1, 1999

CALENDAR

Edwin Hornberger Conference Center
at the Texas Medical Center

Managerial Meeting, sponsored by Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Sept. 7, 1 p.m.
Consumer/Provider Fair, sponsored by Mental Health and Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County, Sept. 10, 8 a.m. For information, call 713-970-7170.
CPR Task Force Media Briefing, sponsored by Houston Community College System, Sept. 15, 9 a.m. For information, call 713-718-6086.
"Ethnic Diversity and Diverse Health Outcomes," presented by Stephen Klineberg, Ph.D., Rice University, and David Satcher, M.D., United States Surgeon General, sponsored by the City of Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Sept. 16, 8:30 a.m.
Seminar, sponsored by the Houston Academy of General Dentistry, Sept. 15, 8:30 a.m. For information, call 800-286-1918.
Fantasy Gala, sponsored by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Sept. 18, 6:30 p.m. For information, call 713-621-0006.

Meetings & Special Events

Public Health Policy as a Prevention Strategy, a talk by Jean Forster, Ph.D., sponsored by The University of Texas-Houston School of Public Health, Sept. 15, noon-1 p.m., at the SPH auditorium.
Elder Care Brown Bag Seminar: Medication and the Older Person, sponsored by The Work/Life Program and the Center on Aging at The University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, Sept. 16, 12-1 p.m., in room 446 of the UT-Houston Dental Branch. For information, call 713-500-3013.
Free Prostate Cancer Screenings, sponsored by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Sept. 15 and 16 (7 a.m.-7 p.m.) and Sept. 18 (7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) in the Cancer Prevention Clinic, R6.1100 at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd. For an appointment, call 713-792-8924.
Leadership Through Mentoring, a talk by Sally Jeffcoat, administrator at Christus St. Joseph Hospital, Sept. 10, noon, in the Latham Auditorium of Christ Church Cathedral, 1117 Texas Ave. at San Jacinto. This is a program in the Women in the Workplace series, sponsored by the Downtown Houston Association. For information, call 713-658-8938, or log on to www.downtownhouston.org.
Caring for the Aged in a Multicultural Society, the 13th Annual Selenia E. and Joseph C. Valley Sr. Conference, sponsored by the Center on Aging of The University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, Oct. 8, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Radisson Hotel Astrodome. For information, call 713-500-3779.

September at the
Museum of Health & Medical Science

The Amazing Body Pavilion...
Enter a giant human body through a huge mouth, sit and rest a bit on a set of teeth, wander down the esophagus and through the digestive system. It's a fantastic, larger-than-life walking tour with more than 80 interactive audio and video kiosks and hands-on displays.

Sept. 9, 11 and 12: Weird Science Weekend: Who Dun It? Learn about fingerprinting and other identifying traits. Programs also in Spanish.

Sept. 18: My Health, My World, Part I - My World Indoors. A workshop designed for elementary educators (but adaptable for all ages and grades) for classroom use that educates about air quality and environmental health. Advance registration, please. Call 713-521-1515, ext 106.

The Museum hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Tues.-Sat., and noon to 5 p.m. on Sun. For information about programs, call 7130521-1515.

Breast Cancer Update, sponsored by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Sept. 9. For information, call 713-792-2222.
Adolescent and Young Adult Issues in Oncology, sponsored by M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Sept. 24-25. For information, call 713-792-2222.
National Healthy Aging Month is September, and The University of Texas-Houston Medical School will be sponsoring lectures, free medical screenings and more. For information on activities and locations, call 1-888-488-3627.
The American Foundation of Thyroid Patients has announced its 1999 Think Thyroid Campaign. For an informational brochure, send a #10 envelope to P.O. Box 820195, Houston 77282 or call 281-496-4460.
The 15th Annual Egyptian Festival will be held Sept. 10-12, at St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Bellaire. Family fun, great food, and an exploration of an ancient culture through sights, sounds and exhibits. For information, call 713-665-4086.
7th Annual University of Texas-Houston Golf Tournament, benefiting the scholarship funds at UT-Houston's six schools, Monday, Sept. 27, at Ravenaux Country Club. The $175 fee includes green fees, cart, refreshments, gift bag, box lunch and awards dinner. For information, call 713-500-3210, or log on to www.uth.thc.edu/golf.
Author Lecture and Signing: Dr. K. Lance Gould will give a brief lecture and sign his new book, Heal Your Heart: How You Can Prevent or Reverse Heart Disease, Sept. 18, 12:30 p.m., at Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 3003 West Holcombe.
Building a Coordinated Community Response to Domestic Violence, the 1999 Domestic Violence Symposium, sponsored by the Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council and the Mayor's Office, Oct. 8, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., at St. Luke's United Methodist Church. For information, call 713-224-9911 or 713-437-6232.
New Perspectives on Pesticides, a Statewide Conference on Pesticide Issues, sponsored by the Texas Pesticide Information Network, Sept. 10, 6-9 p.m., at the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center, 4501 Woodway, and Sept. 11, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. at Rice University Student Center. For information, call 713-523-2827.
American Medical Writers Association is the leading professional organization for biomedical communicators. For information about the Southwest Chapter meetings, held bi-monthly, call Susan Madigan at 713-726-9060.
M.D. Anderson's Place...of wellness celebrates its one-year anniversary with an array of activities on September 17, including: 10-11 a.m., "East Meets West," a program of acupuncture with Dr. Joseph Chiang; 11 a.m.-noon, "Laugh Break" with Marion Pietz; and 4-5 p.m., Tibetan Meditation with Chaoul Alejandro. For more information about these events, call 713-794-4700.
Baylor College of Medicine, Employment Section, will be sponsoring a Career Fair on September 14 in the Rayzor Lounge of the main Baylor Building from 3 p.m.-6 p.m. Positions range from clerical to professional. For information, contact the Human Resources office at 713-798-4815, or visit the web site www.bcm.tmc.edu.

The new class schedule at the Houston Academy of Medicine/Texas Medical Center Library is here. Almost 40 classes have been scheduled between Sept. and Dec., 1999. Standard classes in PubMed (MEDLINE), CINAHL, PowerPoint (97), Reference Manager (9.0), EndNote (3.0), Internet, and HTML are all returning. Some new classes will also debut:

Navigating Full-Text Journals: a class on how to access the over 1,000 full-text electronic journals now available through the HAM-TMC Library.
Introduction to Microsoft Access: a class covering the basics of this relational database software.
Creating Tables & Graphs: a class on the use of Excel and Word to create and format graphs and tables for publication.
Check out the class schedule at: http://library.tmc.edu/classchd.html

Classes are free to TMC students, and cost only $25 for faculty, staff, residents, and post-docs. Space is limited; early registration recommended.

For more information contact: Thomas Gegeny, publications specialist, at 713-799-7803 or thomasg@library.tmc.edu

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