Women’s Neurologic Health Initiative Conf. (Jan. 13)—The Department of Neurology & Neuroscience invites all health professionals to an interdisciplinary conference entitled "Mind, Mood, and Neuroendecrine Modulation in Women: A Psychiatrist’s View" at 12 noon in A-126.  Dr. Margaret Altemus will be the featured speaker.  Lunch will be served. For more information, contact: Deborah Carson at 746-5007, Dr. Cynthia Harden at 746-2346, or Dr. Lisa Ravdin at 746-2344.

Continuing Medical Education Program (Jan. 13, 20 & 27)—As part of its Continuing Medical Education Program, Weill Medical College is offering Cornell Clinical Research Methodology Survey Courses.  For more information, please call Dr. Phyllis Supino at 746-2118 or Nora Bergsten at 746-4637. 

MSKCC Symposium on "Gene Therapy and the Treatment of Cancer" (Jan. 27)—This free symposium organized by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center will include 13 presentations by MSKCC, Weill-Cornell, and guest speakers. The program starts at 10:00 a.m. and will be held in MSKCC’s Rockefeller Research Laboratories, Room 116 (430 E. 67th St.). No registration is required. For program information, call 639-6191.

Human Genome Project Will Be Topic for R.U.’s Cohn Forum on Health Affairs (Jan. 31)—Horace Judson, professor of history at George Washington University, will be the guest speaker at Rockefeller University’s Cohn Forum on Health Affairs. His lecture topic is "What Do We Talk About When We Talk About the Human Genome Project." The reception and lecture will be held in R.U.’s Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Dining Room starting at 5:00 pm. Admission is free. All are welcome. For more information, call 327-8967.

Communication Improvement Support Group—The Employee Assistance Program Consortium at New York Weill Cornell will sponsor a support group entitled "Improving Communication in Relationships."  These six one-hour lunchtime support groups will be held at 12 noon and run for 6 weeks, starting on January 24. There is no fee, but reserve early as space is limited. Call for location and to sign up at 746-5890 or e-mail EAPC@mail.med.cornell.edu. 

OSHA In-Service Training—As part of the continuing in-service training on Health and Safety regulations, educational sessions on the Medical College’s Chemical Hygiene Plan and Bloodborne Exposure Plan will be held on the following dates in Room A-950: Chemical Hygiene Plan: Jan. 12 (2 - 4 pm); Feb. 23 (10 am -12 pm); March 15 (2 - 4 pm); Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Plan: Jan. 20 (10 am -12 pm); Feb. 16 (2 - 4 pm); March 7 (10 am -12 pm).  Participation in one session per year is mandatory under Federal (OSHA) regulations for all laboratory workers, including graduate students, medical students and postdoctoral fellows as well as their faculty supervisors, who work with chemicals or with human blood as well as other potentially infectious materials.  OSHA requires that the names of attendees at these sessions be recorded.

State-Mandated Infection Control and Child Abuse Courses—The state-mandated Infection Control and Child Abuse Courses required for licensure in New York State are offered regularly by the School of Continuing Education for Nurses, New York Weill Cornell Center.  The schedule for 2000 is: Infection Control Update: Feb. 3, March 2, April 6, May 18, June 8, July 20, Aug. 3, Sept. 21, Oct. 19, Nov. 16, Dec. 7; Infection Control Core Course: Feb. 3, April 6, June 8, Aug. 3, Oct. 19, Dec. 7; Child Abuse Course: Jan. 27, March 16, May 11, July 13, Aug. 10, Sept. 28, Nov. 9. All classes are held in Nursing Education, Payson House Sub-basement. The fee is $35.00.  Preregistration is suggested, as seating is limited.  To register, stop by the School, Payson House Basement.  For more information, please call 746-1224.

A Quarter Century Landmark Plus! Update Your Medicine June 2000 Course (June 26-30)—Sponsored by the Weill Medical College and the Association of Practicing Physicians of The New York Hospital, the Update Your Medicine Program presents a practical CME course—including lectures, workshops, and Meet-the-Professor luncheons. (37.50 Category I AMA-PRA credit.)  Additional 11.5 credits available for Hands-on Workshops.  This program has also been reviewed and is acceptable for 37.50 elective hours by the American Academy of Family Physicians.  For further information, contact Dr. Lila Wallis, Director, or Debora Laan, Coordinator, at 212-746-4752; website: www.med.cornell.edu/update.your.medicine.

Breast Cancer Support and Information Groups Forming—Two new resources for women with breast cancer are being offered free of charge at New York Weill Cornell Center. One is an ongoing weekly support group open to women with newly diagnosed breast cancer who are undergoing treatment or who have recently completed treatment. The second resource is a bi-weekly preoperative patient teaching session offered to women scheduled for breast cancer surgery. Individual counseling is also available. For further information, call either Marcelle Kaplan, RN, OCN at 746-4708 or Lisa Fitzsimmons, CSW, at 746-4347.

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 Monday through Friday from 8 - 11:30 am, and Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 1 - 4 pm, through Feb. 25th.

Monday, January 10

5:00 pm Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds—"MRI Applications to Gynecologic Imaging"—Dr. Robert Troiano—Uris Aud.

Tuesday, January 11

1:30 pm Dermatology Grand Rounds—"Patient Viewing"—ST-301.

2:15 pm Dermatology Grand Rounds—"Case Discussion"—A-950.

4:00 pm Infectious Diseases Conf.—"Clinical Presentations"—Drs. Barry Hartman and Warren Johnson—A-450.

Wednesday, January 12

9:00 am Endocrinology Grand Rounds—"Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adults"—Dr. David Kleinberg, NYU Medical Center—MSKCC (NM-107).

1:00 pm David Rogers Health Policy Colloquium—"Teaching Residents Managed Care Competencies: The Experience of One"—Dr. Michael Yedida, New York Univ.—A-126.

1:15 pm Cell Biology Lecture—"From the Outside Looking In: Fibronectin Matrix Controls Cell Function"—Dr. Jean Schwarzbauer, Princeton Univ.—Weill Aud. (C-2).

4:30 pm Neuroscience Neurooncology Conf.—"A Neurobiological Model of Glioma"—Dr. Lawrence Recht, Univ. of Mass.—MSKCC (Hoffman Aud.).

5:00 pm Dean’s Hour—"Cyclooxygenase-2: A Novel Target for the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer"—Dr. Andrew Dannenberg—Weill Aud. (C-2).

5:00 pm Surgery Grand Rounds—"Preparing for a Career in Surgical Investigation"—Dr. Samuel Wells, American College of Surgeons—Uris Aud.

6:00 pm NYPH-Westchester Community Ed. Program—"Borderline Personality Disorder: DBT Theory and Treatment"—Randee Levitt—Center Bldg. Aud. (Westchester).

7:00 pm Clinical Nephrology Conf.—"Dialysis Update: Dialysis Mortality in US and Europe"—New York Society of Nephrology—Uris Aud.

Thursday, January 14

8:30 am Pediatrics Grand Rounds—"Autoimmunity and Diabetes: A Vaccine to Prevent Type I Diabetes"—Dr. Noel Maclaren—Uris Aud.

11:00 am Medical Grand Rounds—"Hepatitis C: A Work in Progress"—Dr. Willis Maddrey, Univ. of Texas Southwestern Med. Center—Uris Aud.

12:00 pm Radiology Grand Rounds—"Update on MR Imaging of the Knee"—Dr. Clyde Helms, Duke Univ. Medical Center—Starr Pavilion (8A-05).  (Case Presentations at 11 am.)

12:00 pm Neurology & Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Conf.—"Mind, Mood, and Neuroendecrine Modulation in Women: A Psychiatrist’s View"—Dr. Margaret Altemus—A-126 (lunch served).

1:00 pm Clinical Research Methodology Survey Course—"Initiating a Study, Part I: Identifying and Developing a Research Problem"—Dr. Phyllis Supino—Greenberg Pavilion (4-105).

Friday, January 14

12:00 pm SKI Molecular Biology Seminar—"Pack Your Chromosomes, We’re Going to the Poles"—Dr. Douglas Koshland, Carnegie Institution of Washington—MSKCC (RRL-116).

Monday, January 17 - (No listings received.)

Tuesday, January 18

1:30 pm Genetic Recruitment Team and Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology Seminar—"Mechanisms of the Hepatitis C Virus RNA Genome Replication"—Dr. Guangxiang Luo, Bristol-Meyers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research institute—B-307.

1:30 pm Dermatology Grand Rounds—"Patient Viewing"—ST-301.

2:15 pm Dermatology Grand Rounds—"Case Discussion"—A-950.

4:00 pm Infectious Diseases Conf.—"Clinical Presentations"—Drs. Barry Hartman and Warren Johnson—A-450.

Wednesday, January 19

1:00 pm David Rogers Health Policy Colloquium—"Minority Recruitment in the U.S. Medical Schools: The Current Picture"—Dr. Bruce Ballard—A-126.

2:30 pm Neuroscience Recruitment Team Seminar—"Genetic Dissection of the Neural Circuitry in the Olfactory System"—Dr. Joseph Gogos, Columbia Univ. College of Physicians & Surgeons—F-1190.

3:45 pm MSKCC Lecture Series—"Transfer of Genes into Hematopoietic Progenitors: Progress and Promise"—Drs. Joseph Bertino and Malcolm Moore—MSKCC (RRL-116).

4:00 pm Clinical Nephrology Conf.—"Infectious Diseases in Renal Transplantation"—Dr. Rosemary Soave—M-220.

Thursday, January 20

8:30 am Pediatrics Grand Rounds—"Overview of Mitochondrial Disorders in Children"—Dr. Salvatore DiMauro, Columbia Univ. College of Physicians & Surgeons—Uris Aud.

11:00 am Medical Grand Rounds—"Chemoprevention of Gastrointestinal Malignancy"—Dr. Andrew Dannenberg—Uris Aud.

1:00 pm Clinical Research Methodology Survey Course—"Initiating a Study, Part II: Constructing the Research Hypothesis"—Dr. Phyllis Supino—Greenberg Pavilion (4-105).

4:00 pm Clinical Nutrition Research Conf.—"Cancer Chemoprevention by Organoselenium Compounds"—Dr. Karam El-Bayoumy, American Health Foundation—D-417.

5:00 pm Surgery Grand Rounds—"Laparoscopic Colectomy: Justified?"—Dr. Heidi Nelson, Mayo Medical School—Uris Aud.

Friday, January 21 - (No listings received.)

Monday, January 24

1:30 pm Genetic Medicine Recruitment Team Seminar—"EpoR and Stat5: Their Role in Red Cell Formation"—Dr. Merav Socolovsky, Whitehead Inst. for Biomedical Research—E-415.

5:00 pm Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds—"Sexuality and Pregnancy"—Dr. Amos Grunebaum, Columbia Univ. of P&S, and Dr. Ruth Westheimer—Uris Aud.

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