Calendar

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

Living with Multiple Sclerosis: Long Term Therapy and Clinical Care, Fourth Annual Patient and Family Education Day, 8 a.m. check-in, 9 a.m. free program, March 11, Houston Marriott Westchase Hotel, 2900 Briarpark Dr., free parking. Speakers from the UT Medical School at Houston’s Multiple Sclerosis Research Group in the Department of Neurology. R.S.V.P. by March 8, to Shared Solutions, 1-800-887-8100, pressing “3” to register.

Brain Night, 6-8 p.m., March 16, John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science, hosted by Neuroscience Research Center, UT Health Science Center at Houston, for children and families. Contact Laura.J.Ross@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-5538.

Brain Awareness Week 11th Annual Public Forum, 10:30 a.m.- noon, March 18, Medical School Building 3.001. Leading memory experts will speak. A reception will follow. Contact Laura.J.Ross@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-5538.

Frequency of Oral Care and Positioning of Patients in Critical Care: A Replication Study, noon, March 24, Center for Nursing Research Conference Room, School of Nursing and Student Community Center 508. Speakers: Sandra K. Hanneman, Ph.D., the Jerold B. Katz Distinguished Professor for Nursing Research, associate dean for research, and director, Center for Nursing Research, UT School of Nursing at Houston, and Gary Michael Gusick, D.S.N., clinical nurse specialist, Cardiovascular Transplant Nursing, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital. Contact (713) 500-2037 or (713) 500-2041.

Hypertension Management: Evidence Based Medicine and Clinical Trials, noon, March 28, Medical School Building 2.103. The Walter M. Kirkendall, M.D., Endowed Lecturer: Donald J. DiPette, M.D., chairman of the Department of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine and Scott & White Memorial Hospital and Clinic in Temple, Texas. Hosted by the UT Medical School’s Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, in memory of Walter Kirkendall, M.D., founding chairman of the department.

Surviving Stroke: The Journey Together, day-long conference April 1, beginning at 8:30 a.m., United Way, 50 Waugh Dr. Hosted by the UT School of Nursing at Houston’s Center on Aging for stroke survivors, their families and health care professionals. The conference will feature the premiere of a documentary about couples in the Houston area who are adapting to changes necessitated by a stroke. Speakers Judi Johnson, Ph.D., stroke survivor; Lisa Davis, nurse researcher, National Institutes of Health; Nicole Gonzales, M.D., neurologist, health science center stroke team; and Gerard Francisco, M.D., assistant director, brain injury program, The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research. Contact (713) 500-9167.

Advances in Teaching and Learning Regional Conference, abstracts due April 3. This year’s all-day event, May 18 at the School of Nursing and Student Community Center, marks the seventh annual conference highlighting research, innovation and technology in education. Podium presentations are limited, and the selection process is competitive. The best poster and best podium presentations will receive $500 awards. Abstracts may be submitted free at http://www.shis.uth.tmc.edu/TeachingDay. Contact Connie.J.Tapper@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-3973.

Bugs, Drugs and Vaccines: Securing Our Future, April 5-6, Moody Gardens Hotel, Galveston. Sponsored by Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science in collaboration with The University of Texas System. This meeting will bring internationally recognized experts together with academic and industry-based scientists, postdoctoral fellows and students from around the state to discuss cutting-edge advances in understanding of the pathogenesis of viral, bacterial and parasitic diseases and optimal approaches to their control. The top poster winner in each of the focus areas will presentf research findings orally during the symposium. Contact Susan Onion, (512) 499-4223, or see http://www.utsystem.edu/hea/securingourfuture/homepage.htm.