January 11, 2008
What's Happening
Senior HealthWISE lecture
The MGH Senior HealthWISE lecture series will offer "Foot Care Tips for Seniors" Jan. 17, from 11 am to noon in the Haber Conference Room. Jordana Szpiro, podiatrist with Boston Common Podiatry, will be the guest speaker. For more information, call (617) 724-6756.
Conversations with Caregivers eldercare series
As part of its Conversations with Caregivers eldercare series, the MGH Geriatric Medicine Unit will host "Legal and Estate Planning for Older Adults" Jan. 15, from 5:15 to 6:30 pm in the Blum Center. Steven M. Cohen, Esq., of Cohen & Oalican, LLC, will be the guest speaker. For more information or to register, call (617) 724-7324.
HAZMAT disaster drill
MGH Emergency Preparedness will hold a HAZMAT (hazardous materials) disaster drill Jan. 16, from 5 to 9 pm. During the drill, all staff, patients and visitors should enter the hospital through the Wang Lobby. North Grove Street will be blocked to traffic during the exercise, so employees reporting to work after 5 pm should access the Parkman Street Garage via Blossom Street. For more information, contact Craig Cochran at (617) 726-0312 or ccochran@partners.org.
Volunteers needed for EBHS Speaker's Bureau
Volunteers currently are needed to participate in the MGH/East Boston High School (EBHS) Speaker's Bureau to speak with EBHS students interested in learning about the health care field. For more information or to volunteer, contact Dan Correia at (617) 724-6424 or dcorreia@partners.org.
Disparities web seminar
The MGH Disparities Solutions Center is offering a web seminar, "QI and the EMR: Identifying and Addressing Disparities in Chronic Disease Management," Jan. 22, from 3 to 4:30 pm. The seminar will cover how the electronic medical record can improve quality and reduce disparities. The guest speakers will be Lou Capponi, MD, of New York City Health and Hospital Corporation; Rand David, MD, of Mount Sinai School of Medicine; and Thomas Sequist, MD, of BWH and Harvard Medical School. For more information or to register, visit www.massgeneral.org/disparitiessolutions.
Psychodynamic psychotherapy case conference
The MGH Center for Psychoanalytic Studies and the MGH/McLean Residency Training Program will co-host a psychodynamic psychotherapy case conference, "Psychoanalytic Therapy on Trial: When a Patient's Chaotic Life Impinges on a Dynamic Treatment," Jan. 26, from 9 am to 1 pm in Gray/Bigelow, eighth floor,
JT Potts Conference Room. For more information or to register, contact Marni Grant Chanoff, MD, at (617) 855-3937 or mjgrant@partners.org.
DSC/MAO film series
As part of its 2008 film series, the MGH Disparities Solutions Center and the MGH Multicultural Affairs Office are co-hosting a screening of "Miss Evers' Boys" Jan. 17, from 5 to 7 pm in the OÕKeeffe Auditorium. Valerie Stone, MD, director of the MGH Women's HIV/AIDS Program and the Primary Care Residency Program; and Michael Byrd, MD, medical historian at Harvard School of Public Health and a physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; will participate in a discussion following the screening. For more information or to register, e-mail disparitiessolutions@partners.org.
MLK event
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, the MGH and the Association of Multicultural Members of Partners will host "A Tribute to the Life of Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr." Jan. 18, from 8 to 9 am in the East Garden Room. Jackie Jenkins-Scott, president of Wheelock College, will give the keynote address. For more
information, contact Digna Gerena at (617) 726-5741 or dgerena@partners.org.