Volunteers Needed for Psychotherapy Study—Dr. Barbara Milrod of the Department of Psychiatry is seeking patients who suffer from panic attacks to volunteer for a clinical research study.  Patients are eligible if they are between the ages of 18 and 50.  No medications will be used in this treatment.  For further information, please contact Dr. Milrod at 746-5868.

David Rogers Health Policy Colloquium—Sept. 8: "Defining the Interface Between Public Health and Medicine," Dr. Alvin Mushlin, Chairman, Dept. of Public Health (held in Whitney 117); Sept. 15: "The Future of the Academic Health Center," Dr. Herbert Pardes, VP for Health Sciences, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia Univ.; Sept. 22: "The New York Presbyterian Healthcare System," Dr. Barbara DeBuono, Chief Executive, NYP Healthcare Network, EVP, NYP Healthcare System; Sept. 29: "Some Issues Facing Academic Health Centers," Dr. Paul Marks, President and CEO, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. All presentations, with the exception of Dr. Mushlin’s on Sept. 8, will be held in Room A-126 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. 

Open-Enrollment Registration for Clinical Epidemiology and Health Services Research Autumn 1999 Courses—"Advanced Biostatistics" (Dr. Ted Szatrowski); "Clinical Economics: Cost Effectiveness" (Dr. Don Kenkel); "Health Care Management Issues: New Business Development in Health Care" (Dr. Mitchell Blutt); "Information Skills" (Dr. Robert Braude). Register early. Class sizes are limited. For further information and registration, contact: Suzan Samuel at ssamuel@mail.med.cornell.edu or call 746-1608; or Matthew Calhoun at mrcalhou@mail.med.cornell.edu, or call 746-1166.

Free Screenings for Prostate Cancer (Sept. 21 and 23)—Free screenings for prostate cancer will be offered by the Department of Urology at New York Weill Cornell in conjunction with "Prostate Cancer Awareness Week" (September 20-24). Appointments for the free screenings must be made in advance and will be scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The screening location will be 428 E. 72nd St., Suite 400. For an appointment or more information, call Dr. M. Mendel Shemtov at 746-5450.

Free Film Screening (Sept. 22)—The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Organization (LGBTO) of Weill Medical College and Graduate School kicks off their FREE movie series beginning Wednesday, September 22, at 8 p.m. in Weill Auditorium (C-2) with the screening of the film "Go." All members of the tri-institutional community (NYPH-WMC, Rockefeller Univ., MSKCC) are welcome to attend. LGBTO provides on- and off-campus programming and events to educate and promote understanding of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered individuals; and to help end intolerance, misconceptions, and stereotypes through education, outreach, activism, visibility, and cultural awareness. For more information about the organization, send e-mail to Dino Alcid at: ada2001@mail.med.cornell.edu.

Free Pediatric Health Fair (September 25)—The Departments of Pediatrics and Public Health invite families from North and Central Harlem to a free health fair at Family Academy School in Central Harlem (240 West 113th St. between 7th and 8th avenues) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Free screenings and presentations focusing on general and developmental pediatrics will be offered. For more information, call Caroline Volel, MD, at 746-1205.

Support Groups for Parents (Sept. 27)—The Employee Assistance Program Consortium at New York Weill Cornell will facilitate two support groups, "Talking with Your Teen" and "Meeting the Challenge of Both Working and Parenting," starting on Monday, September 27, at 12 noon. These one-hour lunchtime support groups are free and run for 6 weeks. Reserve early as space is limited. Call for location and to sign up at 746-5890 or e-mail EAPC@mail.med.cornell.edu. 

Strang Keynote Lecture (Sept. 30)—The Strang Cancer Prevention Center will host a lecture entitled "Reinventing Medicine: Beyond Mind-Body to a New Era of Healing," by best-selling physician-author Dr. Larry Dossey.  Dr. Michael Osborne, President of the Strang CPC, and Dr. Mitchell Gaynor, Strang's Director of Medical Oncology and Integrative Medicine, will comment on work being done at the Strang in the area of integrative medicine.  The lecture will be held at 6:30 p.m. in Uris Auditorium and is free and open to the public.

Lung Cancer Screening Conf. (Oct. 1-3)—The Department of Radiology will host a three-day Conference on Screening for Lung Cancer Oct. 1-3 at Weill Medical College. The program will include presentations by Weill Cornell faculty and guest speakers from other medical centers in the U.S., Canada, England, Israel, and Japan. For more information, call 746-2529.

Participants Sought for Third Avenue Fair (October 2)—If your department would like to participate in this annual event, please fax pertinent information to Agnes Peterson at 821-0576.

Breast Cancer Symposium (Oct. 4)—New York-Cornell Breast Center and Strang Cancer Prevention Center will present "Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment at the Millennium," moderated by Dr. Alexander  Swistel, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. in Uris Auditorium.  Presentations will include: "The Latest in Breast Imaging" by Dr. Ruth Rosenblatt; "Refinements in Breast Surgery" by Dr. Rache Simmons; "Advances in Breast Reconstruction" by Dr. Lloyd Gayle; "The State of Genetic Testing" by Dr. Fred Gilbert; "Complementary Therapy" by Dr. Mitchell Gaynor; and "Looking Ahead to the 21st Century" by Dr. Anne Moore.  A Q&A session will follow.  Registration is not required, but seating is limited to the first 250 people.  For more information, please contact Marcelle Kaplan, RN, at 746-4708.

Ninth Annual Medical Complex Art Show (submit entries by Oct. 8)—All faculty, staff, and students of New York Presbyterian Hospital and its Network, Weill Medical College and Graduate School, MSKCC, RU, and HSS are encouraged to submit up to 6 slides or photographs of their artwork for exhibition in the Ninth Medical Complex Art Show, sponsored by the Weill Cornell Medical Library. The show features paintings, photographs, computer-generated art, sculpture, ceramics, and handicrafts. The show opens in late October and runs through January 2000. Submit entries by October 8 to Helen-Ann Brown, Weill Cornell Medical Library (C-115), 1300 York Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10021-4896. For more information, call 746-6092 or e-mail habrown@mail.med.cornell.edu.

Community Health & Wellness Seminars (October 12-November 9)—New York Weill Cornell’s Office of Public Affairs is sponsoring its Fall seminar series on five Tuesdays between October 12 and November 9. Topics cover the prevention and treatment of men’s vascular health (Oct. 5); sports injuries, osteoporosis, and osteoarthritis (Oct. 12); the latest in facelifts, brow lifts, lasers, and rhinoplasty (Oct. 19); the impact of hormone replacement therapy on breast cancer and heart disease (Oct. 26); and the treatment of chronic depression (Nov. 9). All seminars will begin at 7:00 p.m. in Uris Auditorium, 1300 York Avenue (at 69th St.), and are free and open to the public. For more information, call 821-0888.

Support Groups for Caregivers—The Caregivers Service at New York Weill Cornell is forming support groups for spouse/partner caregivers; adults caring for parents, family, or friends; as well as a bereavement group. Individual counseling is also available. Participation is limited to caregivers and the bereaved involved with people age 65 and older. Individual and group counseling is free of charge. Call the HealthOutreach office at 746-4351.

Monday, September 6 - Holiday (Labor Day)

Tuesday, September 7
1:30 p.m. Dermatology Grand Rounds—"Patient Viewing"—ST-301.
2:15 p.m. Dermatology Lecture—"Disorders in Which Arthritis Co-exists With Dermatologic Manifestations"—Dr. Stephen Paget, HSS—A-950.
4:00 p.m. Infectious Diseases Conf.—"Clinical Presentations"—Drs. Barry Hartman and Warren Johnson—A-450.
5:30 p.m. Ophthalmology Lecture—"Diagnosis and Management of Intraocular Tumors"—Dr. Thomas Lee—NYH Medical Center of Queens, Lang Teaching Center, Second Floor, Classroom 1.
7:00 p.m. Endocrine/Metabolic Bone Conf.—"Problem Cases"—Dr. David Zackson—A-126.

Wednesday, September 8
8:30 a.m. Neurology, Neuroradiology & Neurosurgery Grand Rounds—"Emerging MR Modalities: MR Spectroscopy and Diffusion Tensor Imaging"—Dr. Christopher Filippi—F-639.
11:00 a.m. Psychiatry Grand Rounds—"Internet Medicine"—Dr. George Lundberg, Editor-in-Chief, Medscape; Northwestern Univ., Chicago—Uris Aud.
1:00 p.m. David Rogers Health Policy Colloquium—"Defining the Interface Between Public Health and Medicine"—Dr. Alvin Mushlin—Whitney 117.
4:00 p.m. Clinical Nephrology Conf.—"Medical Aspects of Kidney and Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation"—Dr. David Serur—M-220.
4:00 p.m. Food & Nutrition Presentation—"Ambulatory Nutrition Screen"—Meryl Klarreich and Lyssa Lamport, dietetic interns, NYPH—F-539.

Thursday, September 9
8:30 a.m. Pediatrics Grand Rounds—"Facial Nerve Palsy in Children"—Dr. Abe Chutorian—Uris Aud.
11:00 a.m. Medical Grand Rounds—"Photodynamic Therapy and Fluorescence Bronchoscopy in Early Lung Cancer"—Dr. Michael Unger, Fox Chase Cancer Center—Uris Aud.
5:00 p.m. Surgery Grand Rounds—"Surgical Resident Research Presentations"—Drs. Rivadeneria, Maluccio, and Glick—Uris Aud.

Friday, September 10  (No Listings Received)

Monday, September 13
4:15 p.m. Physiology, Biophysics & Molecular Medicine Seminar—"G Protein Regulation of Tyrosine Kinases"—Dr. Xin-Yun Huang—Weill Aud.
5:00 p.m. Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds—"Geriatric Gynecology"—Dr. Hugh Barber—Uris Aud.

Tuesday, September 14
1:30 p.m. Dermatology Grand Rounds—"Patient Viewing"—ST-301.
2:00 p.m. HealthOutreach Lecture—"Prescription Drugs and You: Healthy Pharmaceutical Advice for the Mature Population"—Dr. Denise Balog, St. John’s Univ.—Uris Aud.
2:15 p.m. Dermatology Grand Rounds—"Case Discussion"—A-950.
4:00 p.m. Pharmacology Seminar—"Signaling Downstream from Ras through Ra1 GTPases"—Dr. Larry Feig, Tufts Univ.—Weill Aud.
4:00 p.m. Infectious Diseases Conf.—"Clinical Presentations"—Drs. Barry Hartman and Warren Johnson—A-450.

Wednesday, September 15
8:30 a.m. Neurology, Neuroradiology & Neurosurgery Grand Rounds—"Management of Supratentorial AVMs"—Dr. Jafar J. Jafar, NYU Medical Center—F-639.
11:00 a.m. Psychiatry Grand Rounds—"Protective and Damaging Effects of Stress Mediators: The Brain and Depression"—Dr. Bruce McEwen, Rockefeller Univ.—Uris Aud.
1:00 p.m. David Rogers Health Policy Colloquium—"The Future of the Academic Health Center"—Dr. Herbert Pardes, Deanof the Faculty of Medicine, Columbia Univ. College of Physicians and Surgeons—A-126.
4:00 p.m. Clinical Nephrology Conf.—"Transplantation Immunogenetics and Tissue Typing"—Dr. Marilena Fotino—M-220.
4:00 p.m. Food & Nutrition Presentation—"Patient Meal Tray Accuracy"—Laura Cipullo and Jamie Restler, dietetic interns, NYPH—F-539.

Thursday, September 16
8:30 a.m. Pediatrics Grand Rounds—"The Preparticipation Exam: Is It Helpful?"—Dr. Jordan Metzl—Uris Aud.
11:00 a.m. Medical Grand Rounds: Rheumatology Case Presentations—"Modern Advances in the Treatment of Autoimmune Disorders: From the Bench to the Bedside"—Drs. Lionel Ivashkiv and Mary Crow—Uris Aud.
5:00 p.m. Surgery Grand Rounds—"Mechanisms of Pain"—Dr. Howard Rosner—Uris Aud.

Friday, September 17 (No Listings Received)

Monday, September 20
12:00 noon Endocrine/Metabolic Bone Conf.—"Case Presentations"—Dr. David Zackson—Payson 2 Conf. Rm. (lunch served).

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