"Voices of the Dying" Humanities & Medicine Program (Oct. 18)--The next Humanities and Medicine presentation, "Final Lessons: The Voices of the Dying," a program developed especially for Weill Medical College, will take place on Monday, October 18, at 5:00 p.m., in the Griffis Faculty Club (proper attire required). In a compilation of readings from letters and essays written by people at the end of life, Ms. Kathleen Chalfant, highly acclaimed stage actress, and Dr. Egilde Seravalli, medical ethicist and humanist, will explore the reflections and inner world of those facing death.  Ms. Chalfant is the former star of "Wit," the 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about a professor who is dying of ovarian cancer in a teaching hospital. Dr. Joseph Fins will moderate the program.

Community Health & Wellness Seminars (Oct. 19-November 9)--New York Weill Cornell’s Office of Public Affairs is sponsoring its Fall seminar series on Tuesdays between October 19 and November 9. Topics cover: 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.

Free Film Screening (Oct. 20)--The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Organization (LGBTO) of Weill Medical College and Graduate School continues its free movie series at 8 p.m. in A-250 with the film "Love! Valor! Compassion!" which was adapted from the Tony-award winning Broadway play by Terence McNally. All members of the tri-institutional community are welcome. For more information about the organization, send e-mail to Dino Alcid at: ada2001@mail.med.cornell.edu.

Princeton President Harold Shapiro to Speak at Rockefeller University's Cohn Forum on Health Affairs (Oct. 25)--"Stopping Science?" is the title of Dr. Shapiro's talk to be presented on Monday, October 25, at Rockefeller University (5:30 p.m. in Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Dining Room; preceded by refreshments at 5 p.m.). For more information, call 327-8967. All are welcome.

Weill Cornell Student Blood Drive (Nov. 1)--The Community Services Office of Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences has scheduled a student blood drive for Monday, November 1, from 2 to 7 p.m. in the Olin Hall Alumni Lounge (445 E. 69th St.). Students, faculty, staff and other members of the Weill Cornell community are welcome to participate.

OSHA In-Service Training (Nov. 3-Dec. 16)--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: Chemical Hygiene Plan: Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2:00-4:00 p.m.  Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Plan: Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Thursday, Dec. 16, 2:00-4:00 p.m. All sessions will be held in A-950.  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. 

Dean Gotto to Open 9th Medical Complex Art Show (Nov. 4)--Dean Antonio Gotto, Jr. will inaugurate the 9th Medical Complex Art Show and award prizes to the "Best in Show" at 9:30 a.m., at the Weill Cornell Medical College Library.  Come see the show and enjoy the reception/ refreshments that follow.

Flow Cytometry Conference (Nov. 4)--Weill Medical College's Flow Cytometry Core Facility is hosting the fall meeting of the New York-New Jersey Flow Cytometry Users Group, which will be held on November 4 in A-950 (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.). Five guest speakers will present talks on flow cytometric analysis. Registration is required. For more information, call Chris Colon at 746-6782.

Doctor’s Coatroom Computer Training Initiative--The Hospital's Office of Organizational Learning will be conducting training on hospital-supported computer applications:  Eclipsys, CISyphus, Imnet EPRS, PACS, Infonet (Intranet), and e-mail in the newly renovated Doctors’ Coatroom, when the coatroom reopens in early November.  A schedule of times that instructors will be available in the Doctors’ Coatroom will be posted in the temporary Coatroom on Greenberg 3 and in the newly renovated coatroom when it reopens.  If the posted times are not convenient, physicians may request alternate times that are more convenient via a sign-up sheet in the Doctors’ Coatroom or by calling the Office of Organizational Learning at 746-1429. Please contact Kathy Ralph with any comments or questions at 746-1206.

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.

Volunteers Needed for Diabetic Neuropathy Research Trials--Physicians in the Department of Neurology and Neuroscience are seeking patients with peripheral neuropathy due to diabetes to participate in ongoing research of the safety and efficacy of the investigational drug thiotic acid.  The study is sponsored by ASTA Medica.  For more information, or to participate in the trial, call Ivanka Zaprianova at 746-2349.

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: 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 18
12:00 noon Endocrine/Metabolic Bone Conf.—"Case Presentations"—Dr. David Zackson—Payson 2 Conf. Rm. (lunch served).
2:00 p.m. Strang Cancer Prevention Center Seminar—"Control of Growth and the Cell Cycle in the Drosophila Wing"—Dr. Laura Johnston, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Washington— Weill Aud. (C-2).
4:30 p.m. Physiology, Biophysics & Molecular Medicine Seminar—"Genetic Aspects of Atherosclerosis"—Dr. Jan Breslow, Rockefeller Univ.—Weill Aud. (C-2).
5:00 p.m. Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds—"Update on Ovarian Cancer"—Dr. Deborah Armstrong, Johns Hopkins Univ.—Uris Aud.
5:30 p.m. Career Pathways Seminar (Graduate School of Medical Sciences)—Dr Killu Tougu, VP Business Development, Stratagene—A-250.
6:30 p.m. HealthOutreach Lecture—"Making Sense of Medicare"—Amy Bernstein, Dept. for the Aging—A-250. (Call 746-4351 for reservations.)

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