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.

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.

Health Advocates Conference (Oct. 7)—Health Advocates for Older People HDFC, Inc. presents a multi-disciplinary conference entitled "Assisted Living: New Opportunities and Challenges" from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at The University Club, 1 West 54th St.  Dr. Mark Lachs, Co-chief, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, will be a panelist for the session "Health Issues of Independent Living."  Registration is required.  For more information, call Health Advocates for Older People at 288-7620.

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 5-November 9)—New York Weill Cornell’s Office of Public Affairs is sponsoring its Fall seminar series on five Tuesdays between October 5 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.

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.

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. 

Woodward Nursery School Now Accepting Applications—The William Woodward, Jr. Nursery School is now accepting applications for its half-day program for the 1999-00 school year. Children who will be two by the end of March are eligible for admission. Priority for admission is given to families of New York-Presbyterian Hospital (New York Weill Cornell Center only) and Weill Medical College. Tuition for hospital-affiliated families is on a sliding scale. For an application and more information, call 744-6611.

Request for Pilot Study Proposals—The NIH-funded Clinical Nutrition Research Unit (CNRU) requests applications and research proposals in basic or clinical nutrition research on cancer prevention and control for the period 4/1/00 - 3/31/00.  Submissions must be made no later than November 12.  For further information, please contact Dr. Richard Rivlin, Principal Investigator, CNRU, MSKCC, at 639-8352.

Flu Shots for Employees—Employees at New York Weill Cornell Center may receive flu shots at the Occupational Health Service, Stich Medical Building (1315 York Ave.), mezzanine level, on an express basis and without an appointment through February 25, 2000 at the following times: Monday - Friday: 8 - 11:30 a.m.; Monday - Wednesday, Friday: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.  In addition, OHS will offer flu shots at the following locations: Hospital Main Lobby: October 5: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.; October 6: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.; October 7: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.; October 8: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.; November 16: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.; November 17: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.; November 18: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.; November 19: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.. Garden Cafe: October 19: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.; October 20: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.; October 21: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.; October 22: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.; November 30: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.; December 1: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.; December 2: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.; December 3: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. 38th Street (8th Floor, small conf. room): October 26 and 29: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.  Please present your plastic clinic plate to receive services.

Monday, October 4
12:00 noon Clinical Epidemiology & Health Services Lecture—"The Relevance of Helicobacter Pylori to Human Disease"—Dr. John Danesh, Univ. of Oxford—F-1429.
12:00 noon Endocrine/Metabolic Bone Conf.—"Case Presentations"—Dr. David Zackson—Payson 2 Conf. Rm. (lunch served).
4:30 p.m. Physiology, Biophysics & Molecular Medicine Seminar—"Using GFP-Tagged Molecules to Report on the Assembly of MHC Class I Molecules in the Endoplasmic Reticulum"—Dr. Michael Edidin, Johns Hopkins Univ.—Weill Aud. (C-2).
5:00 p.m. Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds—"Current Prespectives on the Management of Shoulder Dysplasia"—Dr. Robert Cefalo, Univ. of North Carolina—Uris Aud.

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