UTMB Announcements for 5/12/2008

Dear Colleagues:

It gives me great pleasure to issue a call for nominations for a new William Osler Scholar in the John P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine. Funded by a generous gift from Houston physician-philanthropist John P. McGovern, a $1,000,000 endowment will support this Scholar’s activities related to patient care and teaching.

The successful candidate will be chosen for exemplifying the principles of highly competent, humane, compassionate, patient-centered care and teaching embodied by Sir William Osler. To be eligible, a candidate must meet the following criteria:

     1) Full-time membership on the UTMB School of Medicine faculty
     2) M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degree
     3) The rank of assistant professor or above
     4) Major responsibilities in teaching and patient care
     5) Model for a humanistic and compassionate approach to patients, students and colleagues

Nominations can come from students, housestaff, faculty and staff and should include a statement no more than 200 words in length describing how the candidate exemplifies Oslerian ideals in patient care and teaching. These should be submitted to my attention through campus mail or regular mail. Electronic submissions will not be accepted. Please mark the envelope "Osler Scholar Nominations." You can obtain more information on the current Osler Scholars at http://www.utmb.edu/osler/scholars/faculty-scholars.aspx. 

The deadline for nominations is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 16. They must be submitted as hard copy to Jandee Christensen, Executive Assistant to the President, Office of the President, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, Texas 77555-0129 (campus mail: Route 0129). The recipient will be announced in July.

Thank you in advance for helping the university recognize and support some of our finest clinicians.

Sincerely,
David Callender, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S.
President

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
GRAND ROUNDS – May 20, 2008
Tuesday, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Shriners Burns Hospital Auditorium (7th floor)

Accreditation:  The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  Designation Statement:   The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston designates this educational activity for a maximum of one (1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

May 20, 2008

Topic:        “Anxiety and Suicide in Mood Disorders”

Presenter: Jan Fawcett, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM

At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:

• To understand the role of Comorbid Anxiety and increased risk for suicidal behavior in mood disorders.
• To understand the clinical assessment or severity of anxiety.
• To understand the importance of timely management of severe anxiety, and agitation in the prevention of suicide.

Disclosure of Financial Interest or Affiliations

Dr. Fawcett has no financial relationship with organizations that have products which may be discussed in the presentation.

Come and join the Vesalius Student Society book club on May 14.  The reading will be a series of essays from the book, Kill As Few Patients As Possible.  You can access the material on the Vesalius Society webpage at http://www.utmb.edu/Osler/Student-Societies/Vesalius.aspx.

We will meet on Wednesday, May 14th, at 5:30pm at MODs coffee house (corner of 22nd and Post Office).  There will be a sign posted to direct you to where we will be.

Everyone is welcome to the book club - whether you have read the material or not; if you are a Vesalian or not!

For more information, please contact Emily Fisher at emafishe@utmb.edu.

UTMB Policy requires all investigators and key staff engaged in human subject research to undergo training in the protection of human subjects. This training includes all investigators and key staff having direct subject contact and those with access to subject data.
 
The Protection of Human Research Participants training course that is currently assigned in the UTMB on-line training system will no longer be available. Those who are required to complete this training will use: the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) online training module. The module can be accessed at http://www.citiprogram.org.

When logging on for the first time, please follow the instructions below:

• Click on “New Users Registration Here”
• Under “Select your institution or organization”, choose “University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston” in the “Participating Institutions” drop down box.
• Create a user name and password and select the Learner Group.
• Complete the required modules.

Investigators and research staff must complete refresher training at least every two years. Users on the "previous timeline" of every three years will receive an e-mail notification of when their training is due to be taken in order to remain in compliance.

Your patience is appreciated while the UTMB IRB makes this transition.

Please join us for this final GAP offering of the Spring, 2008.
 
The topic is a very important one, given the nature of drug problems in our society today.

Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice Presents: 
 
“The Chilling Effects of ‘ICE’: The Lived Experiences of Addiction to Methamphetamine”

 Presented by:

Marilyn Haupt, PhD, RN, PMHNP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

 Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2008
 Location: Jennie Sealy 6 West Auditorium 
 Time: 1200-1300 (Bring your lunch)
   
 UTMB Continuing Nursing Education is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
This offering is for _1.0__ contact hours. 

The Facilities Operations and Management department is encouraging the use of its new web-based service request system. Key Control Officers, authorized by campus police, are already using this online system to make access requests for keys and badges for their departments.

The online service request system works in conjunction with the 24/7 service request phone line (x 21586), which will remain permanently available for employees who prefer to use this method to request services. When a request is made using the service phone line, FOAM dispatchers enter the data into the online system.

One of the great benefits of the online system is a thorough follow-up process that allows FOAM to send automated e-mail responses and periodic updates on the status of each request.

Any employee may request maintenance and construction services, but only KCOs are permitted to request building access services. At this time, hazardous waste services are not requested using this web-based system. Please continue to contact Environmental Health and Safety for hazardous waste services.

Visit the FOAM web site at http://www.utmb.edu/foam/ to make your online service requests. Simply click on the link for the service that you need and sign up for a direct user account to make your service requests online.
 
Please note that the previous e-mail request system devised for construction services will be phased out over the next few months.

For specific questions concerning the sign-up process or account problems, please contact Marcel Blanchard's office at 409-747-2942.

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

DIVISION OF ALLERGY, PULMONARY, IMMUNOLOGY,
CRITICAL CARE, AND SLEEP MEDICINE

APICS FACULTY CANDIDATE SEMINAR

May 12, 2008
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
3.320 Levin Hall

PRESENTED BY

Harish Seethamraju, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Lunch will be provided

UTMB Hospital and Clinics will be presenting a Nursing Ethics Seminar titled,
"Nursing Advocacy: Lessons from Florence Nightingale"
on Wednesday, May 14th from 1-2pm in the Shriners Burns 7th Floor Auditorium. 
Presented by Poldi Tschirch, RN, PhD, Director of Nursing Informatics. 
Organized and facilitated by Donna Graves and the Institute for the Medical Humanities.

CLINICAL CASE CONFERENCE

“Food Allergy”

 8:00 a.m. – May 16, 2008
Room 2.312 Children’s Hospital

Presented By:
Edward G. Brooks, M.D.
Associate Professor
Pediatric Infectious Disease
Department of Pediatrics

Objectives
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
• Recognize the signs and symptoms of food allergy.
• Identify common food allergens.
• Implement medical management for food allergy.

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships
Dr. Brooks discloses that he has financial interests or affiliations with Reata Pharmaceuticals, Astra-Zeneca, and Abbott companies.

ACCREDITATION:  The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

DESIGNATION STATEMENT: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston designates this educational activity for a maximum of one (1) hour AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM.   Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with extent of their participation in the activity.

NF-κB regulatory pathways in viral infection

Allan Brasier
Internal Med-Endocrinology

Wednesday, May 14, 2008
12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

Levin Hall South Auditorium 2.220

ALL WELCOME TO ATTEND!
LUNCH WILL BE SERVED FROM 11:30 – 12:00

(Drinks are not supplied)

          
      
Allergy Patients Needed 

Do you have allergies? We are looking for patients 18-60 years of age for an allergy research study

If you are interested and would like more information, please contact:
Kim Gonzalez
(409) 772-9522
kagonzal@utmb.edu

Allergy, Pulmonary, Immunology, Critical Care, and Sleep

      

THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE AND
THE COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER ARE PROUD TO PRESENT

Richard C. Wender, MD

 the 2008 Allan C. Shields Lecturer 
Family Physicians: The Front Line in the War Against Cancer
Lecture and Luncheon
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Noon to 1:00p.m.

Primary Care Pavilion
400 Harborside Dr.
Room 2.268.

Seating is limited. RSVP BY MAY 1st
Send your RSVP to blhamilt@utmb.edu

Click here to download flyer [pdf 1.4mb]

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
cordially invites you to attend our
Distinguished Guest Lecturer Series.


"Culturally Competent Care –
An Orthopaedist's Responsibility”

Presented by:

Valerae O. Lewis, MD 
Associate Professor of Surgery, Ad-Interim Chief,
Department of Orthopaedic Oncology,
The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

8:00 AM
Wednesday
May 14, 2008
Old Red Amphitheater

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education to physicians.  The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 (one) AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with extent of their participation in the activity. 
Dr. Lewis discloses that she has no financial interests or affiliations.

“Phytic Acid (IP6) in Health and Disease”

Presented by:
Felix O. Omoruyi, Ph.D.
Clinical Chemistry Fellow
Department of Pathology
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX

OBJECTIVES:
-  Discuss the biochemical and physiological roles of IP6.
-  Explain the beneficial and potential adverse effects of IP6.
-  Summarize the effects of IP6 on diseases
                
 Methodology: Lecture followed by question and answer session

Monday, May 12, 2008
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Shriners Burns Hospital
7th Floor Auditorium

Disclosure:  Dr. Felix Omoruyi does not have any financial arrangements or affiliations
 with any commercial organizations that may be discussed in this presentation.

Accreditation:  The University of Texas Medical Branch is accredited by the Accreditation Council
for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement:  The University of Texas Medical Branch designates this educational
activity for a maximum of one (1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM .  Physicians should only
claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Is your child or adolescent…

• Having difficulty in school?
• Extremely irritable?
• Aggressive or violent?
• Not able to think clearly?
• Impulsive?
• Not sleeping well?
• Moody?
• Talking too much?
• Thinking too quickly?

If you answered yes to any of the questions above, your child or adolescent may be suffering from bipolar disorder.  UTMB is seeking volunteers ages 6-15 in the Galveston and Clear Lake areas who are currently experiencing these symptoms and are interested in participating in a study.  

Eligible participants receive routine physical exams, psychiatric evaluations and study medication at no cost.
 
For more information contact Jennifer Ferguson at 281-335-5403 or 800-236-2898 or jdfergus@utmb.edu.   

On the following dates, Information Services-Network & Security Services will perform maintenance to the UTMB network in the Basic Science Building (Closets).  (NOTE:  All closets are scheduled for maintenance.)

During the scheduled outage, network equipment in the Basic Science Building will experience intermittent network connectivity; this includes all users attempting to access UTMB network resources located in the Basic Science Building from on campus or from home.
 
Sat ., May 17
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (0700-1700 hours)
Basic Science Building, Edge switches & Router

For more information, contact Darrell Dailey at ext. 73229 (409/747-3229) or Clem Charvat at . (623 308-2528).

This message is an official communication from UTMB Information Services.  For more information on support and services provided by IS, please visit our website at:  www.utmb.edu/is.

Blood Drive – Outside OSB on 5/13/08 from 9a – 12p
  
Information Services will be hosting a blood drive on May 13 from 9:00a - 12:00p.  For your convenience, the Donor Coach will be parked outside of Old Shrine Burns, easily accessible for employees located in the Waverley Smith Pavilion, Jennie Sealy Hospital or Old Shrine Burns.

Please contact Heather Pritchard at x 73826 or hlpritch@utmb.edu to schedule an appointment.  Walk-ins are also welcome.
 

The East Texas Area Health Education Center (AHEC) and Greater Houston AHEC are sponsors of the May 14th Health Workforce Diversity Summit being held at Rice University in Houston. We invite anyone interested in diversity in the healthcare workforce to attend a full day of dynamic speakers, industry executives, front line professionals, academic leaders, and cutting-edge diversity service providers gathered together for educational, idea-swapping, and networking events.

Learning Track #1: Diversifying Your Healthcare Workforce
Learning Track #2: Caring for the Hispanic Patient
Learning Track #3: Healthcare Diversity Initiative Basics

For more information, to register, or to sign up for a panel or presentation, go to: http://www.texasdiversityhealthcarecouncil.org

The NIEHS Center in Environmental Toxicology cordially invites you to attend the Environmental Health Sciences Seminar Series featuring:

Project CEHRO aka "Hurricane Readiness: A Way of Life on the Bayous": Assessing Environmental Health after the "Big One"

John Sullivan 
Co-Director, Public Forum & Toxics Assistance Division
Sealy Center for Environmental Health and Medicine
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX

Special presentation by Project CEHRO Community Liaison: Rochelle St. Marie.

Monday, May 12th, 2008
3.324 Levin Hall Classroom
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Everyone is welcome to attend!

The Department of Microbiology & Immunology Presents:

--  An Immunology Faculty Candidate  --

Richard A. Slayden, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado

"Identification of new drug targets in M. tuberculosis and development of small molecule inhibitors"

Date: Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Time: 12:00 noon - 1:00pm
Place: BSB 2.212, Basic Science Auditorium

All interested persons are encouraged to attend!

GENERAL AND CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY GRAND ROUNDS
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
6.106 McCullough Building
8:00 a.m.

“STENTS FOR COLORECTAL OBSTRUCTION”

Presented by:
Marla L. Torres, M.D.
Resident PGY-4

Valerie Bauer, M.D.
Assistant Professor
 
OBJECTIVES:
1. To discuss a case of colon obstruction treated with self expanding metallic stents (SEMS) followed by elective repair.
2. To discuss a case of colon obstruction in advanced colorectal cancer treated with SEMS for palliation.
3. To review the role of expandable metal stents for the management of obstructing colorectal cancer.
4. To show cost-effective analysis of colonic stenting followed with elective surgery compared with emergency surgery.
 
ACCREDITATION:
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 (one) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with extent of their participation in the activity.

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT: 
Drs. Torres and Bauer have no financial interest or affiliation with the manufacturer of any products, devices or services to disclose. 

The Department of Physical Therapy at the School of Allied Health Sciences invites clinicians, faculty, students and others interested in the analysis of foot orthoses to a presentation by Smita Rao, PT, PhD, currently a Scholar in Residence, Department of Physical Therapy, Ithaca College-Rochester Campus.  The title of the presentation is: "Best Foot Forward: Examining Foot Orthoses in Patients with Midfoot Arthritis"

Time:  Monday, May 12th from noon - 1:00.  Location: SAHS/SON Building, Room 1.102.

6th–8th grade
Girls Just Gotta Have Fun!!!

Experience science, math and
technology-related careers in hands-on workshops
presented by exciting, successful women mentors…

Join in the FUN!!!
Expanding Your Horizons in Math, Science and Technology
2008 UTMB Conference
for the Greater Galveston County Area

Supported by grants from the
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Texas Workforce Commission
Texas Education Agency to the Southeast Regional T-STEM Center

Saturday, May 17, 2008        9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
University of Texas Medical Branch
Allied Health Sciences and Nursing Building
(11th and Mechanic streets)

Register online at http://www.utmb.edu/oeo/Student_Programs/Index.html
Registration: $5. Limited need-based scholarships available.
Registration Deadline: May 15

Workshops for girls in grades 6-8 who attend public or private schools
or who are home-schooled in greater Galveston/Houston area.
All workshops given by professionals
in career fields from aerospace to zoology!

For more information, call UTMB Educational Outreach/Science Education at (409) 772-7970.

“Toll-Like Receptors in Infectious and Inflammatory Disease”

Dekai Zhang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Center for Extracellular Matrix Biology
Institute of Biosciences and Technology
Texas A&M University Health Science Center
Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas

Tuesday , May 13, 2008
12:00 -1:00 p.m.
Room 1.304
SON/SAHS

Sponsored by EMD Chemicals, Inc.

Lunch served at 11:30 a.m.
Everyone is Welcome

The next deadline for the John Sealy Memorial Endowment Fund Bridging Grant Program will be Thursday, May 15, 2008. The JSMEF has specific funds allocated to fund Junior Faculty proposals, as well as Senior Faculty proposals. The eligibility requirements for Junior and Senior Faculty are as follows:

Junior Faculty Eligibility
 Any Investigator with the title of Assistant Professor or Instructor, and who has never held an R01 grant, may submit to the John Sealy Memorial Endowment Fund Junior Faculty Bridging Program. The Junior Faculty Investigator must have submitted to a federal agency a grant application that was not funded.

Senior Faculty Eligibility
 Any Investigator with the title of Professor or Associate Professor may submit to the John Sealy Memorial Endowment Fund Senior Faculty Bridging Program. Assistant Professors who have held an R01 grant will also be classified as Senior Investigators. The Senior Faculty Investigator must have submitted to a federal agency a grant application that was not funded.

The bridge funding should enable the Junior or Senior Investigator to carry out the work necessary for submission of a fundable proposal.  The original application must have received a priority score and/or been ranked in the top 50% for the agency. Applications for both clinical and basic research are encouraged.

To receive a copy of the updated instructions and guidelines for the JSMEF Bridging Grant Program, please contact Helen Cook at ext. 6-9408 or hcook@utmb.edu.

The Jack Wallace Prize in Cardiology is awarded to a third-year medical student with an interest in cardiology.  The ideal candidate should be a third-year medical student who demonstrates a combination of academic excellence, outstanding interpersonal skills, compassion for patients and their family, and an interest in a career in cardiology. 

The individual(s) selected will receive a cash award of $1,000, and will be invited to undertake a cardiology research project comprising at least two months of time during their senior year with a mentor from Cardiology or from another related discipline (by mutual agreement between the student and judges). 

All students interested in receiving the Jack Wallace Prize in Cardiology are required to submit the following:
* A current resume
* A paragraph stating why they should receive this award, why they are interested in cardiology, and how this prize will help them to achieve a career in cardiology

Please e-mail your submissions to Codi Clark (coclark@utmb.edu).  Please feel free to call her with any questions.  The deadline for submission has been extended to Monday, May 12 by 5:00pm.  We encourage any third year medical student with an interest in Cardiology to apply.          

ASTHMA RESEARCH STUDY - HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Volunteers needed for an Asthma Research Study

You could qualify for one of our studies if you are a normal, healthy volunteer or have a history of mild to moderate asthma, are between the ages of 18 and 60, are free of other medical problems and a non-smoker for at least one year.

William J. Calhoun, M.D.
Principal Investigator
Department of Internal Medicine Clinical Trials Office (DOM CTO)