"Day of Art" (Dec. 3)—The Auxiliary and HealthOutreach programs at New York Weill Cornell are co-hosting "A Day of Art," featuring an exhibition of original masterpieces painted by HealthOutreach art students. The paintings have been reproduced on note cards, which will be available for sale for the benefit of the HealthOutreach program. The event takes place in the main hospital lobby, 11 am to 4 pm. After the event, cards can be purchased at the HealthOutreach office at 1325 York Ave. (between 70th and 71st streets). Sponsored by New York-Presbyterian Hospital, HealthOutreach is a free membership program for individuals age 65 and older. For more information, call 746-4351. 

OSHA In-Service Training (Dec. 8 & 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, Dec. 8, 2 to 4 pm.  Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Plan: Thursday, Dec. 16, 2 to 4 pm. 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. 

Tri-Institutional Chronic Disease Conference (Dec. 9)—Weill Medical College, Rockefeller University, and The American Heart Association-New York City will host "The Third International Conference on Fats and Oil Consumption: Prevention of Chronic Disease" from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm (7-9 am general registration) at Rockefeller University, 66th St. Gate.  Admission is $60 ($30 for students).  Contact Rachel Miller at 327-7707 or millerr@rockefeller.edu for more information.

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) and Infection Control Update (December 9).  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 pm, and classes start at 5:30 pm. To register, stop by the School, in the Payson House basement.  Call 746-1224 for more information.

Doctor's Coatroom/Lounge—The Renovated Doctor's Coatroom/Lounge at New York Weill Cornell has reopened. New services include computer workstations for accessing medical records and viewing x-rays, CT scans, MRIs, ultrasound studies, and other imaging tests. Physicians can also use the computers to send and receive e-mail if they have an e-mail account. There is a separate fax machine for physician use. The Office of Organizational Learning in the Hospital’s Human Resources Department is conducting training sessions for physicians on hospital-supported computer applications, including Eclipsys, CISyphus, Imnet EPRS, PACS, and Infonet (Intranet). The training-session schedule is posted in the room. If posted times are not convenient, physicians may request alternate times on a sign-up sheet or by calling the Office of Organizational Learning at 746-1429.

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 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, call Ivanka Zaprianova at 746-2349.

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 through February 25, 2000, at the following times: Monday - Friday (8 - 11:30 am); Monday - Wednesday, Friday (1 - 4 pm).  In addition, OHS will offer flu shots at the following locations: Garden Cafe: November 30 (8:30 - 11:30 am); December 1 (11 am - 2 pm); December 2 (1 - 4 pm); December 3 (8:30 - 11:30 am).  Please present your plastic clinic plate to receive services. 

Monday, November 29

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

1:30 pm Genetic Medicine Recruitment Team & Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology Seminar—"Novel Mechanisms of M. Tuberculosis Pathogenesis"—Dr. Jeffrey Cox, Albert Einstein College of Medicine—B-307.

4:30 pm Physiology, Biophysics & Molecular Medicine Seminar—"Dynamic Strength and Molecular Anchoring in Fluid Biomembranes"—Dr. Evan Evans, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada—Weill Aud. (C-2). 

5:00 pm Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds—"Diabetes in Pregnancy"—Dr. Oded Langer, Univ. of Texas—Uris Aud.

Tuesday, November 30

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.

4:00 pm Neuroscience Seminar—"Genetic Dissection of Neurodegeneration"—Dr. John Hardy, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville—Weill Aud. (C-2).

Wednesday, December 1

9:00 am Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Grand Rounds—"Molecular Characteristics of Radiation-Induced Thyroid Disease"—Dr. Robert Tuttle, MSKCC—MSKCC (NM-107).

11:00 am Psychiatry Grand Rounds—"Criminalization of the Mentally Ill"—John Oldham, NY State Psychiatric Institute—Uris Aud.

1:00 pm David Rogers Health Policy Colloquium—"Medical Care in Cuba"—Rebecca Gee, 2nd-year medical student, WMC—A-126.

5:00 pm Dean's Hour—Presentation on Research Cores and Services—Drs. Lisa Staiano-Coico, Clay Bracken, Temple Burling, Ronald Crystal, Leona Cohen-Gould, Steven Gross, Elizabeth Gross, Elizabeth Lacy, Lynda Pierini—Weill Aud. (C-2).

Thursday, December 2

8:30 am Pediatrics Grand Rounds—"Advances in Neonatal Cholestasis"—Dr. Frederick Suchy, Mt. Sinai Medical Center—Uris Aud.
5:00 pm Surgery Grand Rounds—"Update on Thromboembolic Disease"—Dr. Lazar Greenfield, Univ. of Michigan—Uris Aud.

Friday, December 3

12:00 pm Immunology Seminar—"Regulation of TCR Surface Expression in Normal and TCR Transgenic Mice"—Dr. Janko Nikolic-Zugic, MSKCC—F-539

Monday, December 6

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

5:00 pm Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds—"Computerized Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring"—Dr. Louis Bracero, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center—Uris Aud.

Tuesday, December 7

11:00 am NYPH-Westchester Psychiatry Grand Rounds—"Affect Theory Between Biology and Psychodynamics"—Dr. Otto Kernberg—Center Bldg. Aud. (Westchester).

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.

4:00 pm Clinical Nutrition Meeting—"Regulation of Prostate Gene Expression and Growth by Sex Steroids"—Dr. Yuan-Shan Zhu—MSKCC (RRL 117).

4:00 pm Pharmacology Seminar—"Interactions of Nitrous Oxide and Transforming Growth Factor-ß in Ureteral Obstruction"—Dr. Diane Felsen—Weill Aud. (C-2).

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

Wednesday, December 8

9:00 am Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Grand Rounds—"Diabetic Retinopathy: Recent Advances"—Dr. Daniel Rosenberger—MSKCC (NM-107).

11:00 am Psychiatry Grand Rounds—"Pharmacotherapy of Stimulant Dependence: Medication Research in Cocaine and Methamphetamine Dependence"—Steven Backi, SUNY Syracuse School of Medicine—Uris Aud.

1:00 pm David Rogers Health Policy Colloquium—"Dr. David Rogers and His Legacy: A Student's Perspective"—Dr. Robert Greenberg, The Hospital of the Univ. of Penn.—A-126.

3:45 pm MSKCC Seminar—"A Critical Role for DNA End-Joining in Lymphogenesis and Neurogenesis"—Dr. Frederick Alt, The Center for Blood Research at Harvard Univ.—MSKCC (RRL).

5:00 pm Dean's Hour—"Computer-Aided Surgery for the 21st Century"—Dr. Shain Schley—Weill Aud. (C-2).

6:00 pm NYPH-Westchester Community Ed. Program—"Working Through Grief"—Beth Harris, RN, CS, and Rivkah Leiman, CSW—Center Bldg. Aud. (Westchester).

Thursday, December 9

8:30 am Pediatrics Grand Rounds—"The Use of Hyperbaric Therapy in the Treatment of Children with Cerebral Palsy"—Dr. Maurine Packard—Uris Aud.

4:00 pm MSKCC Human Genetics Seminar—"The Importance of Stem Cell Kinetics in Establishing How Many Rate-Limiting Mutations Cause Cancer"—Dr. Mark Vickers, Univ. of Aderdeen, Scotland—MSKCC (RRL-116).

5:00 pm Surgery Grand Rounds—"Abdominal MRI: Friend of the Surgeon"—Dr. Martin Prince—Uris Aud.

Friday, December 10 - (No listings received.)

Monday, December 13

4:30 pm Physiology, Biophysics & Molecular Medicine Seminar—"A Physiological Train Wreck That Derails Pregnancy, Engineers Granulosa Cell Tumors, and Tickets Formation of Pituitary Adenomas"—Dr. John Nilson, Case Western Reserve Univ.—Weill Aud. (C-2).

5:00 pm Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds—"Obstetric Analgesia: Effects on Labor Speed and Outcome"—Dr. Oded Langer, Univ. of Texas—Uris Aud.

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