OSHA In-Service Training (Dec. 16)—An educational session will be offered as part of the continuing in-service training on Health and Safety regulations on the Medical College’s Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Plan from 2 to 4 pm in A-950.  Participation in one OSHA 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. 

Humanities and Medicine Presentation (Jan. 5)—The Humanities and Medicine Series presents "The Spirit Behind the Spirituals," an evening of music that explores the evolution of the spiritual, featuring folksinger and storyteller Calvin Earl.  The program will be held at 6:30 pm in Weill Auditorium, to be preceded by a holiday reception on Archbold Commons at 5:30.  Please contact Debra Gillers, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Registrar, at 746-1050 for further information.

Doctors Coatroom/Lounge Reopens—The Doctors Coatroom/Lounge at New York Weill Cornell has been renovated and upgraded with new services, including several computer workstations from which attending physicians can access patient medical records and view diagnostic images at the PACS workstation. The Office of Organizational Learning of the Hospital’s Human Resources Department will be available on a scheduled basis to orient physicians to hospital-supported computer applications, including Eclipsys, CISyphus, Imnet EPRS, PACS, and Infonet (Intranet).  Staff of the Weill Cornell Medical Library will also be available to orient physicians to use of electronic resources.  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.  Comments or questions about the training sessions should go to Kathy Ralph at 746-1206. Other questions regarding the Doctors Coatroom/Lounge should be directed to Brenda Sauer at 746-4630.

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, Friday from 1 - 4 pm, through Feb. 25th.

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.

Tuesday, December 14

11:00 am NYPH-Westchester Psychiatry Grand Rounds—"Recent Developments in the Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill"—Dr. William Michael Glazer, Harvard Medical School—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.

Wednesday, December 15

9:00 am Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Grand Rounds—TBA—Dr. Gideon Rodan, Merck Research Laboratory—MSKCC (NM-107).

11:00 am Psychiatry Grand Rounds—"Faculty Council: Therapeutic Engagement"—Dr. Milton Viederman—Uris Aud.

1:00 pm David Rogers Health Policy Colloquium—"Purchasing Population Health: Paying for Results"—Dr. David Kindig, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison—A-126.

4:00 pm Clinical Nephrology Conf.—"Interventional Radiology"—Dr. Neil Khilnani—M-220.

Thursday, December 16

8:30 am Pediatrics Grand Rounds—"Estrogen in the Brain"—Dr. Bruce McEwen, Rockefeller Univ.—Uris Aud.

11:00 am Medical Grand Rounds—"Palliation of Psychiatric, Psychosocial, and Spiritual Suffering at the End of Life"—Dr. Edwin Cassem, Harvard Medical School—Uris Aud.

4:00 pm MSKCC Human Genetics Seminar—"Antigen-specific CD4 Repertoires in Immunocompromised Patients"—Dr. Fabrizio Manca, Advanced Biotechnology Center, Genoa, Italy—MSKCC (S-1033).

5:00 pm Surgery Grand Rounds—"Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation"—Surgery Residents—Uris Aud.

Friday, December 17

12:00 pm SKI Molecular Biology Seminar—"Chromosome Synapsis and Regulation of Cell Cycle Progression During Meiosis in Yeast"—Dr. Shirleen Roeder, Yale Univ.—MSKCC (RRL 116).

Monday, December 20

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—"Obstetric and Gynecologic Ultrasound in Perspective"—Dr. Rudy Sabbagha, Univ. of Chicago—Uris Aud.

Tuesday, December 21

1:00 pm Public Health Research Conf.—"Preventing Adolescent Drug Use: Current Findings and Future Directions"—Dr. Gilbert Botvin—Kips Bay Bldg. (229).

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, December 22 -(No listings received.)

Thursday, December 23

8:30 am Pediatrics Grand Rounds—"Bone Marrow Transplantation in Autoimmune Disease"—Dr. Thomas Lehman—Uris Aud.

Friday, December 24 - (No listings received.)

Monday, December 27 - (No listings received.)

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