April 23, 2004

What's Happening

Proactive Parenting
The Partners Employee Assistance Program and Partners Child Care Services will offer "Proactive Parenting" May 4, from noon to 1 pm in the Walcott 3 Conference Room. Guest speaker Lynne Reeves Griffin, RN, MEd, has developed a skill-building approach to child development, temperament and behavior modification. The seminar is for parents looking for practical approaches to parenting and for those struggling with day-to-day conflict. For more information, call (617) 726-6976 or visit http://www.massgeneral.org/childcareservices/.

Summer job programs
Part-time summer help is available for all MGH departments this year through two MGH Community Benefits programs. SummerWorks is a career exploration and internship program for graduating eighth graders from the James P. Timilty Middle School. SummerWorks combines weekly interactive professional development workshops with real work experience. Students spend 23 hours per week at the hospital during the summer. The Jobs for Boston Youth program provides SummerWorks program alumni and students from East Boston High School with job opportunities at the MGH as well. Students spend 25 hours per week at the hospital. For more information about SummerWorks, call (617) 445-5712. For more information about Jobs for Youth, call (617) 724-8326.

5K Run for Asthma
In observance of World Asthma Day 2004, the MGH will hold its second annual 5K Run for Asthma May 2. The goal of the event is to improve asthma awareness and benefit asthma research at the MGH. Sponsors, volunteers and race participants are needed. For more information contact the 5K Run for Asthma committee at
(617) 726-6694 or visit www.coolrunning.com/major/04/asthma.

STD Update 2004
The Massachusetts Medical Society and the STD/HIV Prevention Training Center of New England will sponsor "STD Update 2004" May 6, from 12:45 to 4:30 pm at the Massachusetts Medical Society Headquarters, 860 Winter St. in Waltham. Donna Felsenstein, MD, medical director of the General Infectious Disease Unit at the MGH, will be one of the featured speakers. For more information or to register, visit www.state.ma.us/dph/cdc/stdtcmai/stdtcmai.htm or call (617) 983-6945.

Eating disorders symposium
The Neuroendocrine Unit and the Harvard Eating Disorders Center of MGH will sponsor a symposium "Eating Disorders Throughout the Lifespan" May 21, from 9 am to 12:30 pm in the O'Keeffe Auditorium. Registration and a continental breakfast will be from 8 to 9 am. Registration is required by May 7. To register, call (617) 726-1457 or send e-mail to nehedcsymposium@partners.org.

Clinical Pastoral Education Program fellowship
Through funding from the Kenneth B. Schwartz Center and the MGH Department of Nursing, fellowships are available for the winter 2005 MGH Clinical Pastoral Education Program. The program is open to individuals from any discipline who work directly with patients and/or families in a health care setting and who wish to integrate spiritual caregiving skills into their professional practice. Six Kenneth B. Schwartz Fellowships will be awarded to caregivers from disciplines other than pastoral care. Two Spiritual Caregiver Fellowships will be given to registered nurses in the MGH Department of Nursing who are in direct caregiver roles and have a minimum of two years experience. The program is part-time and will run from Jan. 3 through May 20, 2005. Sessions will be held every Monday — excluding Jan. 17 and April 25 — from 9 am to 5 pm. Additional hours will be negotiated for the clinical component. All applications are due by Sept. 1. For more information or to receive an application, contact the MGH Chaplaincy at (617) 726-2220.

Partners Responsible Conduct of Research Program
The Partners Responsible Conduct of Research Program will be held May 12, from 5 to 9 pm in the Wellman Conference Room. Registration will begin at 4 pm. The program is designed to fulfill National Institutes of Health ethics training requirements for all pre-doctoral and post-doctoral National Research Service Award trainees who are receiving support from individual or institutional grants, fellowships or awards. Participants must attend the entire session to receive a certificate of completion. For more information or to register, send e-mail to mboule@partners.org or call (617) 724-5536.

Children and HealthCare Week fair
MassGeneral Hospital for Children will sponsor the "Jump Aboard for Good Health" health fair as part of Children and HealthCare Week April 30, from 9 am to 3 pm under the Bulfinch tent. Approximately 50 interactive stations related to health, the science of the body and coming to the hospital will be set up. Artwork submitted by pediatric patients, children of employees and students from local schools will be displayed throughout the tent. For more information, call (617) 724-5727.