Calendar

See the online calendar and submit items at http://www.uthouston.edu/calendar/.

James T. Willerson, M.D., Lecture Series, noon, Oct. 5, Medical School Building (MSB) 3.100, Bertram Pitt, M.D., professor of medicine, University of Michigan School of Medicine, an internationally known cardiologist and authority on congestive heart failure, on “The Role of Aldosterone Blockade in Cardiovascular Disease,” hosted by the Department of Internal Medicine in honor of University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston President Willerson.

A Look into the Fair Labor Standards Act, noon, Oct. 12, MSB 3.100. As of Aug. 23, provisions of the recently revised Fair Labor Standards Act require that all employees earning less than $455 per week be paid overtime for actual hours worked in excess of 40 hours within a work week – whether the employee is in an exempt or non-exempt capacity. Michael J. Jimenez, vice president/ chief human resources officer, and Robyn Moore, manager, compensation, will facilitate a discussion of the change and its possible impact on staff. This brown bag is open to all in the health science center free of charge. Light refreshments will be served. Contact Diane.D.Brooks@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-8457.

American Society for Pain Management Nursing-Houston Area Chapter, 5-7 p.m., Oct. 18, Memorial Hermann Hospital Cullen Board Room, Cullen Building 6th Floor, Maria Matuszczak, M.D., associate professor of anesthesiology, UT Medical School at Houston, “Placement and Management of Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Adults and Children,” free for members, $5 for nonmembers. RSVP to vincent30@att.net.

Innovations in Medical Education Conference, Oct. 21-22, Commons Center, J.J. Pickle Research Campus, Austin. Deadline for hotel reservations is Oct. 7. Conference registration is free. Organized by L. Maximilian Buja, M.D., executive vice president for academic affairs, UT Health Science Center at Houston and the first Chancellor’s Health Fellow in Education. See http://www.utsystem.edu/hea/SymposiumOct2004/homepage.htm.

School of Nursing Research Seminar, noon, Oct. 22, School of Nursing and Student Community Center, 6901 Bertner Ave., Room 508, Marlene Z. Cohen, Ph.D., the John S Dunn Sr. Distinguished Professor in Oncology Nursing, UT School of Nursing at Houston, “Symptom Management in Blood and Marrow Transplantation,” free, open to the public, no registration. Bring a brown bag lunch. Sponsored by Center for Nursing Research. Contact Maggie.L.Downey@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-2041.

Women’s Health in the 21st Century, 7 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Oct. 30,Westin Galleria Hotel, Continuing Medical Education Conference on “Strategies for Meeting the Needs of Perimenopausal and Menopausal Women,” sponsored by UT Medical School at Houston Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences (OB/Gyn). UT speakers include Shahla Nader, M.D., professor of OB/Gyn and internal medicine, and Marian Bonner, M.D., assistant professor of radiology. Register at http://www.med.uth.tmc.edu/administration/cme/index.htm. Contact (713) 500-5249.

American Heart Association Heart Walk, 7:30 a.m., Nov. 6, Sam Houston Park, breakfast for UT Health Science Center team, then five-mile walk at 9 a.m. Contact Susie Ellen, (713) 500-3617.