The Roy C. Swan Lecture in Biomedical Sciences (May 31)—Dr. Jeffrey Borer, Chief, the Division of Cardiovascular Pathophysiology, and the Gladys and Roland Harriman Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, will deliver The Roy C. Swan Lecture in Biomedical Sciences entitled "Effects of the Extraterrestrial Environment on Cardiovascular Pathophysiology" in Weill Auditorium (C-2) on Wednesday, May 31, at 5 p.m. The lecture is sponsored by the Department of Cell Biology.

A Quarter Century Landmark Plus! Update Your Medicine June 2000 Course (June 26-30)—Sponsored by the Weill Cornell 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 746-4752; website: www.med.cornell.edu/update.your.medicine.

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, NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center.  The schedule for 2000 is: Infection Control Update: June 8, July 20, Aug. 3, Sept. 21, Oct. 19, Nov. 16, Dec. 7; Infection Control Core Course: June 8, Aug. 3, Oct. 19, Dec. 7; Child Abuse Course: 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.

Monday, May 29

12:30 pm Endocrine/Metabolic Bone Conf.—"Case Presentations"—Dr. David Zackson—Payson 2 Conf. Rm. (lunch served).

Tuesday, May 30

11:00 am NYPH-Westchester Clinical Grand Rounds (PGY IV Residents’ Scholarly Papers)—"An Overview of the Oral Board Examination in Psychiatry: A Novel Approach to Preparation During Residency"—Dr. Vanessa Hiraldo; "Effects of Trauma on Salivary Cortisol"—Dr. Karen Gennaro; "A Review of Self-Report Sexual Behavior Assessments: Applications for Psychiatry"—Dr. Hilary Connery—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 Progress in Neuroscience Seminar—"Ex Vivo Generation of Specific Neurons for Brain Repair"—Dr. Lorenz Studer—Weill Aud. (C-2).

Wednesday, May 31

9:00 am  Endocrinology Grand Rounds—"Bone Strength Variability in Mice Heterozygous for the Cola2oim Mutation"—Dr. Jason Wexler—MSKCC (NM-107).

11:00 am Psychiatry Grand Rounds—"From DSM-O to DSM via Personal Perspective"—Dr. Robert Spitzer, Columbia Univ.—Uris Aud.

1:00 pm David Rogers Health Policy Colloquium—"Conflicts in Medical Memory and History: Recent Medical Reconsiderations of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study"—Dr. Susan Reverby, Wellesley College—A-126.

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

5:00 pm Cell Biology Lecture (The Roy C. Swan Lecture in Biomedical Sciences)—"Effects of the Extraterrestrial Environment on Cardiovascular Pathophysiology"—Dr. Jeffrey Borer—Weill Aud. (C-2).

6:00 pm NYPH-Westchester Community Education Program—"Overview of Stress Management"—Joan Goodman—Center Bldg. Aud. (Westchester).

6:00 pm Ophthalmology Seminar—"Development and Advances in Laser Vision Correction"—Drs. Sandra Belmont and Howard Liu—ST-826.

Thursday, June 1

7:30 am Catheterization Conf.—"Case Presentations and Discussions"—ST-460.

8:30 am Pediatrics Grand Rounds—"From Gene Discovery to Medical and Public Health Practice"—Dr. Muin Khoury—Uris Aud.

11:00 am Medical Grand Rounds—The 2000 David E. Rogers Memorial Research Awards—Uris Aud.

12:00 pm Women’s Neurologic Health Conf.—"A Dancer’s Life: Metabolic and Neuromuscular Challenges of Bodies in Motion"—TBA—A-126.

Friday, June 2 - (No listings received.)

Monday, June 5

12:30 pm Endocrine/Metabolic Bone Conf.—"Case Presentations"—Dr. David Zackson—Payson 2 Conf. Rm. (lunch served).

Tuesday, June 6

11:00 am NYPH-Westchester Clinical Grand Rounds (Residents’ Research Papers)—"Bipolar Depression Across the Age Spectrum"—Dr. Lamia Botros; "The Comparison of St. John’s Wort and SSRI"—Dr. Leonard Lev—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 Pharmacology Seminar—"More Than 40 Years of the Second Messenger Hypothesis: An Update on Cyclic GMP"—Dr. David Garbers, Univ. of Texas—E-415.

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

Wednesday, June 7

9:00 am  Endocrinology Grand Rounds—"Hurthle Cell Carcinoma"—Dr. Marina Movshovich—MSKCC (NM-107).

11:00 am Psychiatry Grand Rounds (Resident Research Paper)—"The Cellular and Molecular Biology of the Nerve Growth Factor Receptor"—Dr. Francis Lee—Uris Aud.

1:00 pm David Rogers Health Policy Colloquium (Student Presentations)—"Reflections on the New Curriculum: PBL and MPS"—A-126.

3:45 pm  SKI Seminar—"Animal Models of Tumor Suppressor Genes"—Dr. Tak Mak, Univ. of Toronto—MSKCC (RRL).

4:00 pm Anesthesiology Research Conf.—"Actin Motility at Excitatory Synapses: Regulation via Glutamate Receptor and Effects of Volatile Anesthetics"—Dr. Andrew Matus, Friedrich Miescher Institute, Switzerland—M-309.

Thursday, June 8

8:30 am Pediatrics Grand Rounds—"Viruses and Autoimmune Disease"—Dr. Michael Oldstone, Scripps Institute, La Jolla, Calif.—Uris Aud.

11:00 am Medical Grand Rounds (2000 Donald Zucker Visiting Professorship)—"Global Epidemiology and Prevention of AIDS"—Dr. King Holmes, Univ. of Washington—Uris Aud. 

4:00 pm Food & Nutrition Teleconference Program—"Critical Care and Nutritional Support of the Obese Patient"—Dr. Patricia Chuban, Bariatric Specialists of Ohio; Dr. Scott Shikora, New England Medical Center—F-1190.

Friday, June 9 - (No listings received.)

Monday, June 12 - (No listings received.)

Tuesday, June 13

11:00 am NYPH-Westchester Clinical Grand Rounds—Chairman’s End-of-the-Year Talk—Dr. Jack Barchas—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, June 14

9:00 am  Endocrinology Grand Rounds—"Accuracy of Detecting Residual Thyroid Carcinoma with the Aid of Recumbent Human Thyrotropin"—Dr. Renu Sharaf—MSKCC (NM-107).

11:00 am Psychiatry Grand Rounds—Chairman’s End-of-the-Year Talk—Dr. Jack Barchas—Uris Aud.

1:00 pm David Rogers Health Policy Colloquium—"Health Policy and History"—Adele Lerner—Whitney 117.

6:00 pm NYPH-Westchester Community Education Program—"Posttraumatic Stress Disorder"—Jane Levitan—Center Bldg. Aud. (Westchester).

Thursday, June 15

7:30 am Catheterization Conf.—"Case Presentations and Discussions"—ST-460.

8:30 am Pediatrics Grand Rounds—"A Little Cholesterol: Newer Insights into the RSH Syndrome"—Dr. John Opitz, Univ. of Utah—Uris Aud.

12:00 pm Biochemistry Lecture—"Identification of Components of the Cell Death Pathway"—Dr. Vishva Dixit, Genentech, Inc.—E-115.

Friday, June 16 - (No listings received.)

Monday, June 19

12:30 pm Endocrine/Metabolic Bone Conf.—"Case Presentations"—Dr. David Zackson—Payson 2 Conf. Rm. (lunch served).

Tuesday, June 20 

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 Pharmacology Seminar—"Function and Regulation of Brain Cannabinoid Receptors"—Dr. Kenneth Mackie—Univ. of Washington School of Medicine—Weill Aud. (C-2).

Wednesday, June 21

1:00 pm David Rogers Health Policy Colloquium—"Evaluations of the Past Year, Plans for the Next Year"—A-126.

Thursday, June 22

7:30 am Catheterization Conf.—"Case Presentations and Discussions"—ST-460.

8:30 am Pediatrics Grand Rounds—"Management of Headaches in Children and Adolescents"—Dr. Irving Fish—Uris Aud.

Friday, June 23 - (No listings received.)

Monday, June 26 - (No listings received.)

Tuesday, June 27

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, June 28 - (No listings received.)

Thursday, June 29

8:30 am Pediatrics Grand Rounds—"The Effects of War on the Health of Children: Experience from Bosnia and Beyond"—Dr. Jane Schaller, Boston Floating Hospital—Uris Aud.

Friday, June 30 - (No listings received.)

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