July 3, 2003

What's Happening

Vincent Club singers to perform
The Vincent Club singers will perform for the MGH community July 9 from 5:30 to 6 pm in the Main Lobby near Coffee Central. Patients, family members and staff are invited to attend.

MGH Family Care program
MGH Social Services will host an information table about the MGH Family Care Program July 10, from 7 am to 3 pm in the Eat Street Cafe entrance. The Family Care Program offers disabled adults who cannot live alone the opportunity to remain in the community and live with a family. Information packets will be offered, and staff will be available to answer questions.

Bone marrow donor drive
The MGH Bone Marrow Transplant Program, in conjunction with the physician assistant students at Northeastern University, will hold a bone marrow donor drive July 25, from 10 am to 3 pm in the Main Lobby for anyone who would like to become part of the National Marrow Donor Program's donor list. For more information, contact Deborah Yolin at (617) 724-1124 or send an e-mail to dyolin@partners.org.

HOPES seminars
The MGH HOPES (Helping Our Patients and Families through Education and Support) program will offer several seminars and support groups in July. Annabel Edwards, RN, will lead "Conversations about Cancer Pain" July 7 at 11 am. "Fathers Dealing with Cancer" support group will be held July 8 at 11 am, led by Steve Durant, EdD, child psychologist. Oncology pharmacists and nurses will offer "Chemotherapy: What You Should Know" July 9 at noon. Research nurses Eileen Regan, RN, and Karleen Habin, RN, will lead "Clinical Trials ... What You Should Know" July 10 at noon. "Ask the Dietitian," led by Susan Landry, MS, oncology dietitian, will be held July 11 at 12:30 pm. All events will be held in the Cancer Resource Room on Cox 1. Seminars and drop-in support groups are free, and no prior registration is required. For more information, call the Cancer Resource Room at (617) 724-1822 or the HOPES program at (617) 72-HOPES.

CRP hazmat training
The Clinical Research Program (CRP) and the MGH Safety Office are sponsoring hazardous materials training for clinical research personnel. The training session will be offered July 9, from noon to 1:30 pm in the Wellman 101 Conference Room. Kim Boleza, an MGH biosafety officer, will provide the training. This class is valid for both initial and biannual training. Registration is required. To register, visit http://crnet.mgh.harvard.edu or contact Alison Simmons at (617) 726-1669. For more information about the training, call Kim Boleza at (617) 724-4579.

Brush up on computer training skills
Partners Information Systems Training now has released the summer computer workshop training schedule for Microsoft Office applications. Classes are available for Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Access. For more information, visit http://is.partners.org/training for schedules, course descriptions and online registration. Schedules and registration forms also are available by calling (617) 724-1240.

Bloodmobile at CNY
The MGH Bloodmobile will be at CNY Building 149 July 16 from 8:30 am to 2 pm. All donors will receive a T-shirt. To schedule an appointment to donate blood, contact Susan Murphy at (617) 724-6518 or send an e-mail to smurphy4@partners.org.

Blood Donor Center sundae party
The MGH Blood Donor Center will offer free ice cream sundaes July 7 to MGH employees who donate blood or platelets. Sundaes will be served from 10 am to 4:30 pm. For more information, call (617) 726-8177.