Calendar

Ethics in Medicine Lecture, noon, Feb. 3, Medical School Building (MSB) 2.006, Judianne Kellaway, M.D., clinical associate professor of ophthalmology, UT Medical School at Houston (MS), “Creating the Teaching Dream Team: The Ethics of Relationships in Medical Education.”

Ethics, noon, Feb. 5, MSB 2.006, J. Ray Hays, Ph.D., J.D., Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, “The Ethics of Caring for Psychiatric Patients.”

An Informed and Systematic Approach to Grant Seeking, Feb. 5-6, Dental Branch (DB) 446, John Grabowski, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and director, Substance Abuse Research Center, MS; Craig Hanis, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences, UT School of Public Health at Houston (SPH); and Catherine Moore, director, UT Health Science Center Office of Sponsored Projects. See http://www.uth.tmc.edu/osp/index.htm.

Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases Seminar, 11a.m., Feb. 6, 11th floor Boardroom, Institute for Biosciences and Technology (IBT), 2121 W. Holcombe, Paul E. Hardin, Ph.D., professor of biology and biochemistry, University of Houston, “Regulation of Circadian Gene Expression and Rhythmic Outputs.” Contact Barbara.J.Hermann@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-2401.

School of Nursing Research Seminar, noon, Feb. 6, Houston Main Building (HMB) 4.418, Duck-Hee Kang, Ph.D., associate professor, University of Alabama-Birmingham School of Nursing, “Psychoneuroimmunology: Developing a Program of Research.” Contact Maggie.L.Downey@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-2041.

Preventive Cardiology Forum XIV, 7 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Feb. 7, MSB 3.001, “A New Paradigm of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Detection and Treatment in Women and Children,” free forum sponsored by UT Medical School and American Heart Association. Continuing education credit. Contact Sandra.K.Vick@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-6576.

Hazardous Materials Management Overview Course and Exam, 8 a.m.-noon, Feb. 9 and 12, Operations Center Building (OCB), designed to assist individuals who wish to take the Certified Hazardous Materials Managers national certification examination. Tuition: $625. Sponsored by UT Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health and Buffalo Bayou Chapter of Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers. See http://www.ihmm.org. or contact Candiance.E.Duplessis@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-9451.

Ethics, noon, Feb. 10, MSB 2.006, Jacqueline Slomka, Ph.D., assistant professor of behavioral sciences and ethics, SPH, “Cultural Conflicts in the Clinic: Coping Ethically with the Patient’s Traditions.”

Ethics, noon, Feb. 12, MSB 2.006, Lois M. Ramondetta, M.D., assistant professor of gynecologic oncology, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, “How Available Should Doctors Be to Their Patients?”

Schull Institute Medical Conference, Feb. 12-13, Reliant Center, keynote address on “Determinants of a Healthy Society” by Alvin Tarlov, M.D., executive director, Texas Program for Society and Health, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, and professor, SPH. Among speakers are faculty from UT School of Health Information Sciences at Houston and UT School of Nursing at Houston. See http://www.cardeo.com or call the Schull Institute, (713) 571-7844.

Student National Medical Association Brave Heart Golf Tournament, 7 a.m.-noon, Feb. 14, Clear Creek Golf Course, 3902 Fellows Road, benefiting scholarships for first- and secondyear medical students. Cost: $80. Contact Anthony Sutton, SNMA president and Brave Heart Tournament Chair, (281) 352-7991 or Anthony.M.Sutton@uth.tmc.edu.

Texas Program for Society and Health Seminar, 4 p.m., Feb. 17, International Conference Facility, Baker Institute, Rice University. Speaker: Robert Evans, Ph.D., professor of economics, University of British Columbia, and Manulife/ Syd Jackson Institute Fellow, “Is Money the Root of All Health?” Reception follows. Contact Anne.L.Dybala@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-9492.

IMM Seminar, 11a.m., Feb. 20, 11th floor Boardroom, IBT, Susan H. Hardin, Ph.D., founder, president and chief executive officer, VisiGen Biotechnologies Inc., and associate professor of biology and biochemistry, University of Houston, “Real-Time DNA Sequencing.”

Annual John P. McGovern Award Lecture in Health Promotion, noon, Feb. 20, SPH Auditorium, Albert Bandura, Ph.D., the David Starr Jordan Professor of Social Sciences in Psychology at Stanford University, “Health Promotion the Social Cognitive Way.” Contact Neela.K.Patel@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-9621.

Radiation Safety Officer Course, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Feb. 23 and 27, OCB, designed to meet Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Texas Bureau of Radiation Control training requirements for Radiation Safety Officers. Tuition: $1,495. Sponsored by Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health. Contact Candiance.E.Duplessis@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-9451.

Health Care Team Competition, 5:30-8 p.m., Feb. 24, DB Auditorium, room 207. Each of two student teams will solve a hypothetical case study prepared and judged by a Faculty Planning Committee from UT Health Science Center at Houston and University of Houston. A reception honoring participants follows. Open to the public at no charge. Contact Betty.M.Vaughan@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-3068.

School of Nursing Research Seminar, noon, Feb. 27, HMB 4.418, Gailen Marshall, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor and director of the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, MS and UT Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, “Can Stress Kill You? A Clinical Immunologist’s Perspective.”

Stroke Update 2004: Neuro-Recovery, 7 a.m.-1:30 p.m., March 5 and 6, Hilton Americas Houston Hotel, addresses stroke rehabilitation, therapeutic options, diagnostic measures, and options in neuroimaging
modalities applicable to stroke care. Continuing education credit. Contact Valerie.L.Wallace@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-5128.

Comprehensive Environmental Health and Safety for Educational Institutions, 8 a.m.-noon, March 8 and 12, SPH, designed for health and safety professionals in educational institutions, with emphasis on small colleges and historically underserved colleges and universities. Professional credit. Tuition: $895 before Feb. 20, $950 after. Small college fee: $500 before Feb. 20; $550 after. Contact Candiance.E.Duplessis@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-9451.