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.

The William D. Stubenbord Visiting Professor Lecture (Dean's Hour) (Nov. 3)—Dr. Kenneth Chien, professor of molecular medicine at The University of California, San Diego, will deliver The William D. Stubenbord Visiting Professor Lecture entitled "Stress Paradigms and Heart Failure: A Paradigm for Complex Human Diseases" in Uris Auditorium on Wednesday, November 3, at 5 p.m. The lecture is sponsored by the department of physiology and biophysics. On Tuesday, November 2,  Dr. Chien will deliver a lecture entitled "Genetically-Engineered Models of Human Heart Disease Using Cre-Lox Technology" at 2 p.m. in Weill Auditorium (C-2).

OSHA In-Service Training (Nov. 3-Dec. 16)—The following educational sessions are being offered as part of the continuing in-service training on Health and Safety regulations 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-1027 (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.

Community Health & Wellness Seminars (Nov. 9)—New York Weill Cornell’s Office of Public Affairs concludes its Fall seminar series with "Chronic Depression: A Treatable Condition." Seminar begins at 7:00 p.m. in Uris Auditorium, 1300 York Avenue (at 69th St.), and is free and open to the public. For more information, call 821-0888.

NYPH-Westchester Mental Health Conference (Nov. 10)— NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital-Westchester and The Mental Health Association of Westchester County, Inc. will sponsor a conference entitled "Angry Children: Signs and Strategies," from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  There will be eight workshop presentations, and Dr. Flemming Graae will be keynote speaker.  The conference will be held in the Center Building Auditorium of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital-Westchester, 21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains.  The registration fee is $45.  Call (914) 997-5779 or (914) 997-4386 for further information or to register.

State-Mandated Infection Control and Child Abuse Courses—The State-Mandated Infection Control Core Course, Infection Control Update, 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 the remainder of 1999 is: Infection Control Core Course (December 2); Infection Control Update (November 18 and December 9); and Child Abuse Course (November 4).  All classes are held in the Nursing Education Department, Payson House Sub-basement. The fee is $35. Preregistration is suggested, as seating is limited. Registration/check-in is at 5:00 p.m., and classes start at 5:30 p.m. To register, stop by the School, in the Payson House Basement.  Call 746-1224 for more information.

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 Doctor’s Coatroom, when the coatroom reopens in early November.  A schedule of times that instructors will be available in the Doctor’s 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 Doctor’s 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 Clinical Research Studies Concerning Bone Density in Women and Atherosclerosis in Men and Women—The Rogosin Institute Comprehensive Lipid Control Center is conducting two studies involving cholesterol-lowering drugs. One study is investigating the potential benefits of cholesterol-lowering drugs on bone density in postmenopausal women age 60 or older whose cholesterol is greater than 200 mg/dL. The other study, of both men and women, is investigating factors beyond cholesterol that may be involved in atherosclerosis. Volunteers must be age 35-65 and have cholesterol greater than 200 mg/dL. Each study also has additional requirements. For more information, call David Stein or Matthew Moore at 702-9600.

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.

Support Group for Caregivers—The Caregivers Service at New York Weill Cornell is pleased to announce that a new daytime drop-in support group for caregivers will begin in November and meet on Tuesdays from noon until 1:30 p.m. In addition, a new bereavement group is seeking members and will begin shortly. These are in addition to caregiver support groups that already meet on Monday and Wednesday evenings. Please call Michael Doran at HealthOutreach at 746-4365 for more information about groups and The Caregivers Service.

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: 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.).  Please present your plastic clinic plate to receive services. 

Update Your Medicine (1999-2000 CME Lecture Series)—The lecture series sponsored by Weill Medical College and the Association of Practicing Physicians of the New York-Presbyterian Hospital continues on November 17 with "Update Cardiology II." Dr. Robert Campagna will present "Unstable Angina," and Dr. Stephen Scheidt will present "New Cardiac Pharmacology." Topics for the remainder of the series are "Update Neurology" (January 26), "Update Science and Art in Medicine: (1) Alternative Medicine and (2) Evidence Based Medicine" (February 26), "Update Rheumatology" (March 15), "Update Gastroenterology" (April 19), and "Update Miscellaneous: (1) Dermatological Manifestations of Systemic Disease and (2) Pharmacology" (May 10). Lectures begin at 7 p.m. in Uris Auditorium. For registration information, call 212-746-4752. (Website:http://www.med.cornell.edu/update.your.medicine)

Monday, November 1

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

2:00 p.m. Student Blood Drive (2-7 p.m.)—Olin Hall Alumni Lounge (445 E. 69th St.). All are welcome.

4:30 p.m. Physiology, Biophysics & Molecular Medicine Seminar—"Molecular Biology of Excitation-Contraction Coupling in the Heart"—Dr. Andrew Marks, Columbia Univ. College of Physicians and Surgeons—Weill Aud. (C-2).

5:00 p.m. Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds—"The Sentinel Node: New Frontiers"—Dr. Alexander Swistel—Uris Aud.

Tuesday, November 2
11:00 a.m. NYPH-Westchester Grand Rounds—"Course of Homelessness Among Seriously Mentally Ill Persons in Westchester County"—Dr. Kim Hopper, The Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research—Center Bldg. Aud. (Westchester).

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

2:00 p.m. Physiology & Biophysics Lecture—"Genetically-Engineered Models of Human Heart Disease Using Cre-Lox Technology"—Dr. Kenneth Chien, Univ. of Calif., San Diego—Weill Aud. (C-2).

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

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

4:00 p.m. Neuroscience Seminar—"Postsynaptic Targeting of GABA-A Receptors and Possible Role in Anxiety Disorders"—Dr. Bernard Lüscher, Penn. State Univ.— Weill Aud. (C-2).

7:00 p.m. Endocrine/Metabolic Bone Conf.—"Problem Cases"—Dr. David Zackson—A-126.

Wednesday, November 3

9:00 a.m. Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Grand Rounds—"Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease"—Dr. David Nathan, Harvard Medical School—MSKCC (NM-107).

11:00 a.m. Psychiatry Grand Rounds—"Pure Consciousness, Self, and Self-Image"—Dr. Jonathan Shear, Virginia Commonwealth Univ.—Uris Aud.

1:00 p.m. David Rogers Health Policy Colloquium—"Eliminating Racial Disparities in Health: The Peculiar Legacies of a Divided System"—Dr. David Smith, Temple Univ. School of Business Management—A-126.

1:00 p.m. Social Work Grand Rounds—"The Older Adult in the 21st Century"—Dr. Rose Dobroff, Brookdale Center on Aging—Uris. Aud.

5:00 p.m. Dean's Hour (William D. Stubenbord Visiting Professor Lecture)—"Stress Pathways and Heart Failure: A Paradigm for Complex Human Disease"—Dr. Kenneth Chien, Univ. of Calif., San Diego — Uris Aud.

6:00 p.m. NYPH-Westchester Community Ed. Program—"Helping the Child With Attention Deficit Disorder"—Dr. Jo Hariton— Center Bldg. Aud. (Westchester).

Thursday, November 4

8:00 a.m. Flow Cytometry Conference (all day)—A-1027.

8:30 a.m. Pediatrics Grand Rounds—"Novel Treatments of Neonatal Sepsis"—Dr. Edmund La Gamma, Westchester Medical Center—Uris Aud.

11:00 a.m. Medical Grand Rounds—"Systemic Lupus Erythematosus"—Dr. David Wofsky, VA Medical Center, San Francisco—Uris Aud.

5:00 p.m. Surgery Grand Rounds—"Vascular Biology of Aortic Aneurysms"—Dr. William Pearce, Northwestern Univ. Medical School—Uris Aud.

7:00 p.m. Physicians for Social Responsibility Lecture—"A Role for Physicians in Social Change"—Dr. Victor Sidel, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine—Weill Aud. (C-2).

Friday, November 5 

12:00 noon SKI Molecular Biology Seminar—"Mechanisms for Accurate Chromosome Segregation"—Dr. Pamela Meluh—MSKCC (RRL 101).

4:00 p.m. Cell Biology & Genetics Seminar—"Tgf-beta Signaling in Vertebrate Development: Insights from Zebrafish"—Dr. Alexander Schier, NYU School of Medicine— Weill Aud. (C-2).

5:00 p.m. Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds—"Geriatric Gynecologic Oncology"—Dr. Maureen Killackey, Columbia Univ. College of Physicians & Surgeons—Uris Aud.

Tuesday, November 9

11:00 a.m. NYPH-Westchester Clinical Grand Rounds—"Pharmacologic Approaches to Borderline Patients"—Dr. Steven Roth—Center Bldg. Aud. (Westchester).

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

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

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

4:00 p.m. Pharmacology Seminar—"Perspectives on Herpes Simplex Virus Latency and Reactivation"—Dr. Priscilla Schaffer, Univ. of Penn.— Weill Aud. (C-2).

7:00 p.m. Health & Wellness Seminar—"Chronic Depression: A Treatable Condition"—Drs. Jack Barchas and John Markowitz—Uris Aud.

7:30 p.m. NYPH-Westchester Community Ed. Program—"Get Ready, Get Set, Change: Motivating Positive Behavior"—Dr. Harris Straytner—Chappaqua Public Library, Chappaqua, NY.

Wednesday, November 10
8:30 a.m. NYPH-Westchester Conf.—"Angry Children: Signs and Strategies"—Dr. Flemming Graae, keynote speaker— Center Bldg. Aud. (Westchester)

9:00 a.m. Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Grand Rounds—"Clinical Applications of GnRH Analogs: An Update"—Dr. Irving Spitz—MSKCC (NM-107).

11:00 a.m. Psychiatry Grand Rounds—"Transforming the Culture of Death in America"—Dr. Kathleen Foley—Uris Aud.

1:00 p.m. David Rogers Health Policy Colloquium—"The Aging Factor in Health and Disease"—Dr. Robert Butler, President & CEO, International Longevity Center—A-126.

4:00 p.m. Clinical Nephrology Conf.—"Nephrolithiasis I"—Dr. David Zackson—M-220.

5:00 p.m. Dean's Hour—"Medical/ Surgical Management of Morbid Obesity"—Drs. Louis Aronne and Eva Fisher—Weill Aud. (C-2).

Thursday, November 11

8:30 a.m. Pediatrics Grand Rounds—"Pediatric Ophthalmology in the 21st Century"—Dr. Brian Campolattaro, Manhattan Eye and Ear Infirmary—Uris Aud.

11:00 a.m. Medical Grand Rounds—"Syndrome X: A Disorder of the Plasma Membrane"—Dr. Anders Waldenström, Umeå University, Sweden—Uris Aud.

12:00 noon Biochemistry Lecture—"The TGF-beta/SMAD Signal Transduction Pathway"—Dr. Joan Massague, MSKCC—E-115.

4:00 p.m. Special Nutrition Lecture—"Dietary Prevention of Colon Cancer"—Dr. Peter Holt, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center—F-539.

5:00 p.m. Surgery Grand Rounds—"Mechanisms of Pain"—Dr. Howard Rosner—Uris Aud.

6:00 p.m. Otorhinolaryngology Conf.—"Case Presentations: Decision Making in Difficult Sinus Surgery"—Dr. Vijay Anand—A-250.

Friday, November 12 - No Listings Received.

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

4:00 p.m. Anesthesiology Research Conf.—"Anesthesia Mechanisms: The Search for the Needle in the Haystack"—Dr. Bernd Urban, Univ. of Bonn, Germany—LC-205.

4:30 p.m. Physiology, Biophysics & Molecular Medicine Seminar—"Electrostatic Binding of Proteins to Membranes: Lessons from Src and MARCKS"—Dr. Stuart McLaughlin, SUNY Stonybrook—Weill Aud. (C-2).

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