March 30, 2001

Clinical and Professional Development programs
The MGH Center for Clinical and Professional Development will present "Obstetrics Emergencies: Assuring Appropriate Outcomes Through Nursing Care and Risk Management," April 6, from 8 am to 4 pm in the O'Keeffe Auditorium. Participating registered nurses will receive contact hours. The center, along with the MGH Nursing Research Committee, will present "Communicating Nursing Research Through Poster Presentations," April 6, from noon to 4 pm in the Burr 4 Conference Room. Participants will be awarded 3.3 contact hours and should have some knowledge of Microsoft Windows. For more information or to register, call (617) 726-3111.

Professional development series
The Partners Corporate Training and Human Resources departments will offer a biannual professional development series this spring. Classes begin April 5 and will include such topics as "Communication: Dealing With Difficult People," "Employment Laws" and "Rewarding and Recognizing Employees." For a complete course overview, visit http://is.partners.org/hr/training/mansup.html.

New telecommunications policies
Beginning April 2, Eastern Massachusetts will implement four new area codes. Partners HealthCare System telephone numbers and calling areas will not change, but employees now should dial local calls using 10 digits — the area code plus the seven-digit phone number. Also, BWH now will use a five-digit system on all internal calls, and internal extensions not accessible outside the hospital will be converted to five-digit extensions with a lead digit of 3. For more information about telecommunications changes, call (617) 726-3344.

Macaluso awards
Nominations now are being accepted for the 2001 Stephanie M. Macaluso, RN, Expertise in Clinical Practice Award. The award recognizes direct care providers throughout MGH Patient Care Services who exemplify the values and expert caregiving embodied by the late Stephanie M. Macaluso, RN. All MGH direct care providers are eligible. Each winner will receive a $1,500 prize and will be acknowledged at a reception in June. Nomination forms may be picked up in all patient care areas, in department offices and at the Gray Lobby information desk. All nominations must be received by April 20. For more information, call Mary Ellin Smith, RN, MS, at (617) 724-5801.

National Alcohol Screening Day
The MGH West End House and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Addiction Rehabilitation Services will sponsor the third annual National Alcohol Screening Day April 5. Information tables will be in the Main Corridor, from 9 am to 4 pm and at the MGH Revere, Charlestown, Back Bay and Chelsea HealthCare centers. West End House clinicians will be on hand to answer questions and to make referrals for free, anonymous alcohol screenings, which will be held at Spaulding, from 2 to 5 pm in rooms 8A and 8B. For more information, call (617) 726-3321.

Chelsea literacy fair
The MGH Chelsea HealthCare Center will participate in the Chelsea Literacy Fair, April 4, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Williams School, 180 Walnut St., Chelsea. The fair will feature storytelling, books for children and adults, and dinner will be served. For more information, contact Margo Johnson at (617) 887-3824.

Clinical Research Program seminars
The MGH Clinical Research Program and the Department of Psychiatry will offer "How To Give A Presentation," April 11, from 4 to 5:30 pm in the O'Keeffe Auditorium. "Introduction to Clinical Investigation" will be held April 3, 10, 19 and 24 and May 1, from 4 to 5 pm in the Bigelow Amphitheater on White 4. For more information or to register, call (617) 726-1669.