News on the Go #643, March 25, 2008

News on the Go is a service of the Office of Institutional Advancement, providing timely news and information to faculty, staff, fellows, residents and students on the go. Deadline: 10 a.m. Thursday before Tuesday publication. Submit all events and deadlines to the Web Calendar. Submit other items for consideration using the News on the Go submission form.

Topics at a glance: The Leader Update ... Surplus Warehouse ... Patient Care Focus Groups ... Gambling Pools ... Summer Registration ... Interdisciplinary Team Competition ... What You Think is Important ... HOOP Updates ... Digital Discovery Conference ... PubMed Alerts ... Library Classes ... Identity Theft Protection ... Construction alert ... Summer Sports Camp ... Volunteer Doctors Needed

The Leader Update

New Surplus Warehouse Hours

After reviewing traffic patterns of visitors to the Surplus Warehouse over the past six months and in an effort to streamline warehouse functions, Capital Assets Management (CAM) changed the hours of operation for the Surplus Warehouse.

The new hours are Tuesday from 9 a.m. - noon and 1 - 4 p.m.  If you need assistance and can’t get to the Surplus Warehouse during the Tuesday hours of operation, please contact CAM at 713-500-4701. CAM will make every attempt to accommodate you. For more information visit the Capital Assets Management Web site.

UT Physicians Extend Deadline for Patient Care Focus Groups

UT and Memorial Hermann employees who have received medical care in a UT Physicians clinic within the past six months can help optimize the UT Physicians patient care experience. Focus groups are now being formed that will meet Friday, April 4 or Friday, April 11 from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the UT Professional Building, 6410 Fannin.

Lunch will be provided while participants share and evaluate their experiences in UT Physicians clinics. Those interested in participating in the focus groups will be asked to complete a brief questionnaire. If you would like to help build the best possible patient care experience in UT Physicians clinics, please email focusgroup@uth.tmc.edu by March 28.

Say ‘No’ to Final Four Gambling Pools

Although we all enjoy watching sports, remember that gambling, participating in pools, lotteries or other games of chance while on university premises is a violation of UTHSC-H rules. The University of Texas Board of Regents Rules prohibit gambling on the UTHSC-H premises and violation of these rules can result in disciplinary action including termination.

Employees are expected to acquaint themselves with all rules, procedures and standards of conduct established by the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System, the UTHSC-H, and their departments. However, with basketball’s Final Four fast approaching, the Office of Legal Affairs and Institutional Compliance (OLAIC) wants to remind employees about this important rule.

If you have any questions, you may call OLAIC directly at 713-500-3294 or you may make a report by calling the Compliance Hotline at 1-888-472-9868, by e-mail compliance@uth.tmc.edu or by visiting the confidential Web Reporting Web site.

Summer 2008 Schedule of Classes

The Summer Schedule of Classes is currently available on the Registrar’s Web site.

For Dental Hygiene, Dental Postgraduates, Nursing, Medical Clinical Research, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Health Information Sciences and Public Health students registration opens Monday, April 14. Late registration is open Monday, May 19 through Thursday, May 22 and requires a $15 late fee.

For more information visit the UTHSC-H Academic Calendar for Summer 2008.

Geriatric Education Interdisciplinary Team Competition

Students in the last years of their undergraduate programs, or in graduate programs in Medicine, Nursing, Dental, Health Information Sciences, Public Health and Biomedical Sciences, Pharmacy, Social Work and Law, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, will participate in the Houston Geriatric Education Center Team Competition, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Monday, April 7, at the School of Nursing and Student Community Center Auditorium.

UT Health Science Center at Houston, University of Houston and Texas Woman’s University students are members of interdisciplinary teams that consider a geriatric health-related problem and propose a solution. For more information visit the Houston Geriatric Education Center or contact Kyler.M.Godwin@uth.tmc.edu MPH, Research Associate at 713-500-9170.

What You Think Is Important

Let us know how The University of Texas Police Department (UTPD) is performing by taking the UT Community Member Attitudinal Survey.

Can you picture yourself winning a new digital camera or Rockets basketball tickets? Just take this survey and enter into the drawing for prizes upon completion.

HOOP Updates

Polices on Alcoholic Beverages, Performance Appraisal, Fiduciary Responsibilities of Organization Manager, Carry Over of State Funds Unexpended Balances, Indirect Costs and Purchases of Drugs, Pharmaceuticals and Controlled Substances have been updated in the Handbook of Operating Procedures (HOOP). Please check out the HOOP What's New? Web site for specifics on the policy changes.

Digital Discovery Conference

Digital Discovery: Issues in Scholarly Publishing, an Elsevier Library Connect Program coordinated jointly by HAM-TMC Library and Rice University Fondren Library, will take place at The University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston on Thursday, March 27, 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.  Elsevier is sponsoring this event. Registration is free. More information: http://resource.library.tmc.edu/DigitalDiscovery/

PubMed Alerts: E-Mail Notification of Major System Problems

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) announced a new e-mail notification service: PubMed Alerts. This new service will notify subscribers of major system problems with PubMed, the MeSH and Journals databases and the NLM Catalog when these databases have a significant service disruption.

To subscribe, send an e-mail to listserv@list.nih.gov. Leave the subject line blank and enter SUBSCRIBE PubMed-Alerts and your name in the body of the message.

More information: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/ma08/ma08_pubmed_alerts.html

HAM-TMC Library Classes

  • PubMed
    March 25, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
    April 22, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. 
  • Reference Services for Mental Health Information
    April 1, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 
  • Unwrapping New Technology Trends
    April 25, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 
  • PubMed Advanced
    April 29, noon - 2:00 p.m.

All classes are free and offered in the library classroom. To view the complete class schedule and register, check http://resource.library.tmc.edu/classes/listclasses.cfm

See the January-February Issue of the Insider, the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library's newsletter at:
http://resource.library.tmc.edu/pubs/pubArchives/insider/insiderv6n1.pdf or visit Library Publications at http://resource.library.tmc.edu/pubs/

Protect Yourself from Identity Theft

The UT Police Department will host presentations on Identity Theft protection in March and April.
They are open to the University Community as part of the Community On Patrol (COP) program.

Why should you careto learn about protecting your identity?

  • Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the USA.
  • Identity theft is the number one consumer complaint.
  • Your identity is worth a lot of money — to you and others.

ID Theft presentations:

Wednesday, March 26, 11 a.m., School of Nursing, Room 350
Thursday, March 27, 11 a.m., Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Library Room, BSR S3.8351
Thursday, April 3, Noon, Dental Branch Building, Room 139

For updates, please visit UT Police at http://www.mdanderson.org/utpd/
Directions to HSC buildings are online at: http://publicaffairs.uth.tmc.edu/index/maps/index.html

Construction alert

The reconstruction of Holcombe Boulevard between Fannin Street and Braeswood Boulevard began Monday, March 24, and will continue to Sunday, May 24, of next year.

The work includes installation of new water lines, reconstruction of pavement on Holcombe Boulevard, upgrade of the storm drainage system, rehabilitation of existing wastewater lines and planting of trees in the medians.

The current Holcombe Boulevard medians will be used for temporary traffic lanes during reconstruction. At least four lanes of traffic will remain open during the construction, with two lanes in each direction. As part of the Phase I Construction, one eastbound lane will be closed on the south side of Holcombe Boulevard for the installation of a new 16-inch water line.

Texas Medical Center will issue future construction announcements as the project develops. 

Summer Sports Camp

Registration for the Recreation Center Summer Sports Camp for children ages 7-12 opens April 1. Each session is one week long, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday–Friday.  Before camp activities are available starting at 7:30 a.m. and pick-ups may take place from 4:45-5:30 p.m. There are four, one-week sessions during the summer. Space is limited to 40 campers per session; first come, first paid basis. You must provide a completed registration form, a copy of the child’s birth certificate, and payment by cash or check only. Visit http://ae.uth.tmc.edu/recreat/REC.htm or contact Tyawna.Jamison@uth.tmc.edu or 713-500-8422.

HOMES Clinic Needs Physician Volunteers

The Houston Outreach Medicine, Education, and Social Services (HOMES) clinic provides free, quality healthcare to homeless residents of Houston. As a student-run program, the HOMES clinic offers students real-life experience in the health care system and the opportunity to provide medical attention to those in need.

However, the students who staff the HOMES clinic need physician preceptors to assist with diagnosis and treatment of patients. Physician preceptors are needed to work at the downtown clinic, 1212 Prairie St., near Minute Maid Park, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., two to three Sundays a year.

Physician volunteers should contact Kevin.L.Hoffman@uth.tmc.edu or visit the New HOMES Clinic online for more information.