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• Thursday, Before Time Runs Out, free play about an African American woman coming to terms with the discovery of a lump in her breast, 7-9 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1320 Main St., sponsored by the Harris County Hospital District's African American Breast Cancer Outreach Project, 713-746-6507.
  
  
• I Can Hear You, Can You Hear Me?, an innovative discussion on how to detect hearing impairments in children, by Steve Hamerdinger, Director of Deaf Services, Missouri Department of Mental Health, 7-8:30 p.m., The Children's Museum of Houston, $3 at the door, sponsored by the Children's Museum and Texas Children's Hospital, 713-522-8185.
  
  
• Acute and Late Effects of my Texas Roots in Cervix and Head and Neck Cancers: A 30-Year Commitment in Radiation Oncology Research, by Dr. Jean-Claude Horiot, 4-5 p.m., The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Anderson Auditorium, 2nd floor, Clark Clinic, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., 713-794-1955.
  
  

• Friday, Houston Area Health Services and Outcomes Research Conference, 8 a.m., The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, free of charge, but registration is required, 713-442-1219.
  
  
• First Annual Reba Michels Hill Grand Rounds, Newborn Hearing Screen and Deafness as a Culture, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Texas Children's Hospital, Lower Level Auditorium, by Steve Hamerdinger, Director, Office of Deaf Services, Missouri Department of Mental Health, sponsored by Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine's Department of Pediatrics, 832-824-1380.
  
  
• Basic life support course for health care providers, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Houston Community College-Southeast Health Science Center, 1900 Galen, $96 registration, 713-718-7692.
  
  
• Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Fundraiser, 9 p.m., Edwin Hornberger Conference Center, 2151 W. Holcombe Blvd. 713-433-8088.
  
  

• Saturday, West University PTA Annual Fundraiser: A Night in Old Mexico, 6:30 p.m., Edwin Hornberger Conference Center, 2151 W. Holcombe Blvd.
  
  

• Sunday, 16th Annual Walk to Cure Diabetes, 9 a.m., Sam Houston Race Park, a 4.5 mile walk, ride and roll, sponsored by the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 713-334-4400.
  
  
• "Before Time Runs Out," free play about an African American woman coming to terms with the discovery of a lump in her breast, 5:30-7:30 p.m., South Post Oak Baptist Church, 13535 South Post Oak Rd., sponsored by the Harris County Hospital District's African American Breast Cancer Outreach Project, 713-746-6507.
  
  

• Monday, Annual Prostate Cancer Golf Tournament, benefiting prostate cancer research at Baylor College of Medicine, Champions Golf Club, tournament followed by a reception, buffet dinner and awards ceremony, 713-798-5137.

• Monday and Wednesday evenings, 6-9 p.m., dental interoral techniques course for practicing dental assistants, conducted by Houston Community College-Southeast Dental Assisting Program, 1900 Galen Dr., $60 registration, 713-718-7351
  
  

• Friday, Fifth Annual Mavis P. Kelsey Lecture: Cloning in Biology and Medicine, presented by Dr. Ian Wilmut, the scientific "father" of Dolly the cloned sheep, 4 p.m., Texas A&M University's Institute of Biosciences and Technology, 2121 Holcombe, 713-677-7736.
  
  
• Corpus Christi Catholic School Annual Fundraiser and Banquet: 2000 Blessings, 7 p.m., Edwin Hornberger Conference Center, 2151 W. Holcombe Blvd., 713-664-3351.
  
  

• Saturday, Frances Rather Seybold Memorial Lecture, Tissue Engineering of Cardiovascular Structures, 9 a.m., presented by Dr. John E. Mayer, Jr., Harvard Medical School surgery professor and senior associate in cardiovascular surgery at Children's Hospital of Boston, Baylor College of Medicine, Alkek Auditorium N315, Weird Science Saturday: Cell-abration, 11 a.m., 12:30 and 2 p.m., Museum of Health and Medical Science, 1515 Hermann Drive, 713-942-7054.
  
  
• Cardiovascular Disease: New Insights, New Therapies, a symposium sponsored by the Texas Heart Institute, held immediately preceding the American Heart Association's 73rd Scientific Sessions, New Orleans Marriott. Topics include the physiologic processes of atherosclerosis, congestive heart failure, acute coronary syndromes, new noninvasive and invasive imaging methods, and new pharmacologic therapies. CME credits available, 713-791-2157, www.texasheartinstitute.org.
  
  
• St. Vincent dePaul School Auction Power 2000, 6 p.m., Edwin Hornberger Conference Center, 2151 W. Holcombe Blvd., 713-666-2345.
  
  

• Monday, Linking Research to Opportunity: A New Approach to Health Care, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Doubletree Hotel Post Oak, 2100 Post Oak Blvd., sponsored by the Texas Society of CPAs and the Health Law Section of the Houston Bar Association, 713-622-7733.
  
  
• Society of Underwater Technology Workshop Lunch, noon, Edwin Hornberger Conference Center, 2151 W. Holcombe Blvd.
  
  

• Thursday, Nursing Celebration 2000, 10th annual Texas Nurses Association awards banquet, Four Seasons Hotel, 713-523-3619, tna9@neosoft.com.
  
  

• Friday, Biorhythms During Mechanical Ventilation and Weaning, 12:30-1:30 p.m., a presentation of The University of Texas-Houston School of Nursing seminar series, speaker Sandra K. Hanneman, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., Houston Main Building, 1100 Holcombe, Suite 4.418, lunch provided, 713-500-2037.
  
  
• Sigma Gamma Rho Scholarship Gala: The Bounty Ball, 9 p.m., Edwin Hornberger Conference Center, 2151 W. Holcombe Blvd., 281-448-8729.
  
  

• Saturday, Medication Aide Refresher Course, meets the seven-hour mandatory yearly review requirements of the Texas Dept. of Health for certified medication aides, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Houston Community College-Southeast Eastside Campus Annex, 2524 Garland, $42 registration, 713-718-7031.
  
  
• St. Catherine's Montessori School Annual Fundraiser, 6:30 p.m., Edwin Hornberger Conference Center, 2151 W. Holcombe Blvd.
  
  

• Friday, Hyderabad Society Fundraiser, 7 p.m., Edwin Hornberger Conference Center, 2151 W. Holcombe Blvd.
  
  

• 5th Annual Trees of Light Ceremony, 5:30 p.m., The Hospice at the Texas Medical Center, 1905 Holcombe, 713-677-7131.
  
  
• 10-16 Medicine in the 21st Century - First Sino-U.S. Symposium, first joint meeting of Chinese and U.S. health care professionals in Houston, Marriott Hotel, 6580 Fannin, 713-798-5985.

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