UTMB Announcements for 5/16/2012

DEADLINE APPROACHING SOON!

The President's Cabinet Awards Committee seeks proposals for the 2012 President's Cabinet Awards.  The theme of this year's awards is The UTMB Health - Galveston Community:  Building our Future Together.  This theme explicitly recognizes the shared interests of the university and its surrounding community in promoting a vibrant and supportive environment on Galveston Island.  Projects that mobilize the creativity, ingenuity and dedication of the students, staff and faculty of UTMB Health to benefit the community are especially encouraged.

Proposals forms can be downloaded online at www.utmb.edu/cabinet

Submission deadline is Friday, May 25 at 4:30 PM in room 5.608 of Rebecca Sealy (note this new drop off location).

Winning projects will be announced by September 1. 

Special Topics in Geriatrics:  Addressing Difficult Topic in Aging and Disease 

UTMB East Texas Geriatric Education Center Consortium (ETGEC-C)
In partnership with the East Texas Area Health Education Centers (AHEC)
present:

 Session 4:  Modeling Long Term Care:
Health of Older Prisoners and Nursing Home Residents

DATE:  May 16, 2012
TIME:  12:00 - 3:00 p.m.
LOCATION:  6.100 Rebecca Sealy Classroom
Lunch will be provided, first come first served

WEBINAR ACCESS:  How to Access the Live Meeting and Conference Call from you PC:
To join the meeting, click this link:  http://129.109.152.33/stream.sdp.
You must have Quick Time Player installed on your PC prior to the live broadcast. Download a free version.
Q&A Audio dial-in information and pass-code will be provided during the presentation. 

"The Older Prisoner: Challenges to Providing Health Care"
Patrice Barnum, MD
Physician II
SRMF / Young Medical Facility
University of Texas Medical Branch

"Advances and Challenges in Nursing Home Care"
Meredith Masel, PhD, MSW
Quality Healthcare
University of Texas Medical Branch

Learning Objectives:

At the end of the educational activity, participants should be able to: 

1. Provide general overview of health care in our prison system with specific details about correctional care in Texas
2. Describe our aging population with emphasis on the older prisoner and the geriatric services
3. Identify barriers and challenges to providing health care to the correctional population
4. Discuss ethical issues in providing care to older prisoners including society’s attitudes, resource allocation and potential solutions to address this aging crisis
5. Discuss the standard staffing structure of nursing home care
6. Understand how to navigate the Statewide Search for Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities
7. Identify challenges faced by health providers caring for NH residents and family members.

Disclosure Announcement:  Speakers:  Meredith Masel and Patrice Barnum and Planning Committee-Dr. DiNuzzo, Dr. Goodwin, Dr. Grumbles, Dr. Szauter, Dr. Rounds, Dr. Morey, Ms. Masel, Dr. Samper Ternent, Ms. Galloway, Dr. Rahr, Dr. Barnum have no relevant commercial financial interest or affiliation to disclose. 

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

CME:The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston designates this live activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

ETHICS CREDITS: UTMB designates this educational activity for up to 1.5 hours in ethics/professional responsibility.

CNE:University of Texas Medical BranchContinuing Nursing Education Approved Provider Unit 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. Nurses who attend this session will receive 3.0 Continuous Nursing Education contact hours (pending approval)

CEUs for Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapyavailable This activity provides 0.3 contact hours of CE for PT (PTCE approval pending) and OT (Type I).

Social Worker: This activity is approved for .3 Social Worker CEUs"  

Everyone is welcome to attend

Institute for Human Infections & Immunity
Accepting Applications for Interdisciplinary Predoctoral Fellowships

SCSBMB / IHII Predoctoral Fellowship

The Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics and the Institute for Human Infections and Immunity announce the availability of an interdisciplinary joint predoctoral fellowship for a PhD student studying structural and/or computational aspects related to infectious diseases and/or immunology. Applications will be accepted from students who propose interdisciplinary research and who have a strong co-mentoring plan to include faculty members in both the SCSBMB and the IHII. The fellowship will cover the GSBS stipend of $27,000 per year and tuition for the 2012-2013 academic year, with the potential for an additional year of funding subject to satisfactory progress and the availability of funding.

Application deadline for SCSBMB/IHII fellowship: 5:00 p.m., June 1, 2012

Neuroscience / Infectious Disease Predoctoral Fellowship

The Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology and the Institute for Human Infections and Immunity announce the availability of a predoctoral fellowship for a PhD student working at the interface between neuroscience and infectious disease. Applications will be accepted from students who propose truly interdisciplinary research and who have a strong co-mentoring plan to include faculty members of both the Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology and the IHII. The fellowship will cover the GSBS stipend of $27,000 per year and tuition for the 2012-2013 academic year, with the potential for an additional year of funding subject to satisfactory progress and the availability of funding.

Application deadline for Neuroscience/IHII fellowship: 5:00 p.m., July 2, 2012

The Institute for Translational Sciences presents:

Topics in Translational Research

Drug Discovery and Medication Development in Addiction and Eating Disorders

Kathryn A. Cunningham, Ph.D.
Director, UTMB Center for Addiction Research
Chauncey Leake Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology
Vice Chairman, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
University of Texas Medical Branch

Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Levin Hall South 2.222
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Join us for the wine and cheese reception that follows at 5:00pm in the Levin Hall Foyer.

Each May during National Police Week, the nation pauses to recognize the service and sacrifice of U.S.

law enforcement. In 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15^th as National Peace Officers

Memorial Day and the Calendar week in which May 15^TH falls, as National Police Week.  Ceremonies are

held in Washington, DC, and in Communities 

^{Come celebrate with the UTMB PD in their new headquarters}

^{Wednesday, May 16, 2012}

^{11:00 am – 2:00 pm}

^{Rebecca Sealy Hospital}

^{Room 2.712 (East Side)}

^{Guided tours of new facilities every quarter hour}

^{Grand prize drawing for an IPod Shuffle*  (*You do not need to be present to win)}

^Giveaways

^{Light lunch will be provided}

Mon., May 21; Noon-1:00 PM – Mary Moody Northern Conference Room 1.102

Why Should Teachers Bother Writing Instructional Objectives?

Why bother to write instructional objectives?  Instructional (learning) objectives drive the course.  Every decision you make about your teaching session should depend on the instructional objectives.  They determine content and methods to be used to develop the course, the individual instructional units and the method of evaluation for the course and the student.  Many accrediting bodies require instructional objectives because they let stakeholders know what teachers expect students to do to fulfill course requirements.  Therefore, the skill of writing clear effective objectives is critical to all educators.  By the end of this interactive workshop, participants will be able to:

• Identify the four key elements of effective instructional objectives
• Relate instructional objectives to three learning domains and three taxonomic levels
• Write an instructional objective at each taxonomic level of each of the 3 domains at a level that will allow the participant to serve as a role model to other faculty members so as to promote the use of instructional objectives as a planning, teaching, and evaluation tool

Presented by Vicki Freeman, PhD, Professor and Chair, Clinical Laboratory Sciences

To register click on the following link:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGdxRWlWVVFBRWpZWXdpc2cwdWZqMnc6MQ

The Teaching Skills Workshop Series is jointly sponsored by the Office of Educational Development and the Academy of Master Teachers.   

 The UTMB Office of the President and the Office of Health Policy and Legislative Affairs are serving up a

 The UTMB Office of the President and the Office of Health Policy and Legislative Affairs are serving up a

 Healthy Health Policy

Lunch & Lecture Series

Enjoy a light, healthy lunch along with a healthy dose of health policy from local, state, national, and international experts

On the menu this month…

“Responding to Community Concerns About

Air Pollution’s Health Effects”
 presented by

 Andrea M. Hricko

Director, Community Outreach and Education Program

Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center University of Southern California

Wednesday, May 16, 2012           Noon–1 p.m.

The Healthy Health Policy Lecture, “Responding to Community Concerns About Air Pollution’s Health Effects” featuring Andrea Hricko of the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, is available for remote broadcast to all interested UTMB locations. Please contact Veronica Pleasant at 772-2906 to request service. Please have your IP address available when requesting service. The set-up of the live broadcast will begin no later than 11:45 a.m.

 co-sponsored by the Center to Eliminate Health Disparities, NIEHS Center in Environmental Toxicology, the Institute for Translational Sciences, and the UTMB student chapters of the American Medical Assoiation and the Texas Medical Association

 Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. in Levin Hall Dining Room
For questions, contact Becky

The Neuroscience Community at UTMB is very pleased to announce the winners of the 2012 competition for two important awards endowed by the Dr. and Mrs. Seymour Fisher Academic Excellence Awards in Neuroscience: The UTMB Medical Student Academic Excellence Award in Neuroscience and The UTMB Graduate Student Academic Excellence Award in Neuroscience.  The awards are given for the best paper prepared and submitted by a medical or graduate student, respectively, on any topic relevant to neurosciences in the broadest sense.

Medical Student–

Emily Stieren, Ubiquilin-1 Is a Molecular Chaperone for the Amyloid Precursor Protein

Graduate Student–

Abhisek Mukherjee, Calcineurin Inhibition at the Clinical Phase of Prion Disease Reduces Neurodegeneration, Improves Behavioral Alterations and Increases Animal Survival.

The winners of the Dr. and Mrs. Seymour Fisher Academic Excellence Awards in Neuroscience will give oral presentations of their winning papers and receive their awardson Thursday, May 24^th at 1:00 p.m. in the 2.212 Basic Science Auditorium.

Presents

Exosomes in Immune Surveillance and as Novel Vaccines and Diagnostic Markers for Tuberculosis

By

Jeffrey Schorey, Ph.D.

Professor and Associate Director

Eck Institute for Global Health

Center for Rare and Neglected Diseases

Department of Biological Sciences

University of Notre Dame, IN

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

Basic Science Auditorium 2.212

TV service for John Sealy Annex, McCullough, Waverly Smith and JSA North Addition will be unavailable between the hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm Saturday May 19, 2012 for system maintenance.

Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Presents

Jordan Jahrling

Graduate Assistant

Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology

UTMB

"PPARg Agonism Harnesses Dysregulated ERK MAPK to Restore Hippocampal Memory in an Alzheimer's Mouse Model"

Monday, May 21, 2012

12:00 Noon

Levin Hall, Room 3.324

PRESCRIPTION EYEGLASSES STARTING AT $79.95 AT UTMB OPTICAL CENTER*

         Single vision lenses and frame starting at $79.95
         Bifocal lenses and frame starting at $89.95
         Progressive lenses and frame starting at $149.95

Yes, we accept other doctor prescriptions.

         Open 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday
         700 University Blvd. near the UTMB campus
         Optometry eye exams and contact lens fittings by appointment

Appointments: 409-747-5800
Questions: 409-747-5823

* Some restrictions apply. Ask Optical Center staff for details.

LIKE US ON FACEBOOK FOR MORE SPECIALS AND EYE HEALTH NEWS
 

The Department of Anesthesiology at UTMB is currently seeking healthy volunteers between the ages of 21-35 to take part in a study examining the effects of anesthesia and hemorrhage while using an intrathoracic pressure regulator (a special device that creates a small amount of suction on the body to help the blood in the body to be pumped better by the heart)

 Volunteers will be reimbursed for travel and time

 The study will be conducted at the Institute of Translational Science -Clinical Research Center of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

For more information, please contact:

Joanne Resh, MetLife Representative, will be on campus Thursday, May 16 from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM.  Joanne will be available to meet by appointment in the cafeteria and is available to answer your questions regarding voluntary retirement plans such as the UTSaver 403(b) and 457(b) and the Optional Retirement Plan.  You may contact Joanne Resh at jresh@metlife.com  or call  713-962-0358 to schedule an appointment.

The Neuroscience Community at UTMB is very pleased to announce the winners of the 2012 competition for two important awards endowed by the Dr. and Mrs. Seymour Fisher Academic Excellence Awards in Neuroscience: The UTMB Medical Student Academic Excellence Award in Neuroscience and The UTMB Graduate Student Academic Excellence Award in Neuroscience.

The awards are given for the best paper prepared and submitted by a medical or graduate student, respectively, on any topic relevant to neuroscience in the broadest sense.

Medical Student – Emily Stieren, Ubiquilin-1 Is a Molecular Chaperone for the Amyloid Precursor Protein

Graduate Student – Abhisek Mukherjee, Calcineurin Inhibition at the Clinical Phase of Prion Disease Reduces Neurodegeneration, Improves Behavioral Alterations and Increases Animal Survival.

The winners of the Dr. and Mrs. Seymour Fisher Academic Excellence Awards in Neuroscience will give oral presentations of their winning papers and receive their awards at a later date. 

Three ways to like UTMB Ophthalmology on Facebook

 UTMB Health Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences now has three Facebook pages to connect with patients, customers and alumni. Liking the pages is a great way to keep up with Optical Center specials, eye health news and research advances.

 Please like all three pages to follow the latest news:

1. UTMB Health Eye Center
2. UTMB Health Optical Center
3. UTMB Health Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Alumni Association

 Thursday, May 24

12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Rebecca Sealy West 5.100

Register at https://my.utmb.edu/PStraining

Overview:

Data sharing is a tenet of research traditionally expressed through publication and the opportunity for others to review, critique, and attempt to reproduce scientific findings. Data sharing has also increasingly become standard practice as a means to promote resource sharing across the research community.  

For pre-existing studies, determining whether data sharing is consistent with the original consent remains a challenge. Many older consent forms do not explicitly address data sharing, and consequently, it can be challenging to know how to assess them.  In addition, genomic science is advancing rapidly and the issues relevant to data sharing are evolving along with it.  During this transitional time, there is great uncertainty about how to deal with genomics and genomic data. 

During this webinar, the following topics will be discussed:

• The current state and evolution of data sharing policy, including other relevant developments in federal policy
  • e.g. issues under discussion by the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues: privacy vs. access; individual vs. societal benefit
• IRB issues, best practices, and informed consent 
• Results from a randomized study of consent for data sharing conducted at Baylor College of Medicine, including:
  • Preconceptions and evolving opinions on controlled access and open-access data release
  • Changes in preferences following changes in data sharing options

Audience:

Those conducting or reviewing genetic and genomic research that is or may be governed by data sharing policies.  

 The UTMB Office of the President and the Office of Health Policy and Legislative Affairs are serving up a

 Healthy Health Policy

Lunch & Lecture Series

Enjoy a light, healthy lunch along with a healthy dose of health policy from local, state, national, and international experts

On the menu this month…

“Responding to Community Concerns About

Air Pollution’s Health Effects”
 presented by

 Andrea M. Hricko

Director, Community Outreach and Education Program

Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center University of Southern California

Wednesday, May 16, 2012           Noon–1 p.m.

The Healthy Health Policy Lunch and Lecture, “Responding to Community Concerns About Air Pollution’s Health Effects” featuring Andrea Hricko of the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, is available for remote broadcast to all interested UTMB locations. Please contact Veronica Pleasant at 772-2906 to request service. Please have your IP address available when requesting service. The set-up of the live broadcast will begin no later than 11:45 a.m.

 co-sponsored by the Center to Eliminate Health Disparities, NIEHS Center in Environmental Toxicology, the Institute for Translational Sciences, and the UTMB student chapters of the American Medical Assoiation and the Texas Medical Association

 Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. in Levin Hall Dining Room
For questions, contact Becky Trout, rltrout@utmb.edu or (409) 747-2734.

VALIC Representative, Mamta Rai, will be on campus Thursday and Friday, May 17th and 18th, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, to meet with interested employees and offer services in regard to retirement and financial goal planning.  Mamta will be available to answer your questions regarding voluntary retirement plans (UT Saver 403(b) TSA & Roth, 457(b) Tax Deferred Annuity and the Optional Retirement Plan as well as enrollment questions relating to the Supplemental plans.  Please contact Mamta Rai at 281-727-9969 to schedule an appointment or email: mamta.rai@valic.com

Neurology Grand Rounds

Presents

Rodrigo Kuljis, M.D.

Professor

Department of Neurology

UTMB

"Localization of Brain Function in the 21st Century:  Neophrenology, Fantasy and Science"

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

12:00 Noon

Neurology Conference Room, JSA 9.120

Objectives:

1.  Review the history of progress in defining brain function and localizing it to various regions.

2.  Describe the many methods to localize brain function up to this Century.

3.  Analyze the pitfalls as well as scientific potential of MRI and other recently available technologies in the context of #1, and #2, above.

Disclosure Statement (Speaker):  Dr. Kuljis has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Disclosure Statement (Planning Committee Members):  Dr. R. Glenn Smith, Dr. Elena Shanina and Mrs. Michele Sefcik have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Accreditation Statement:  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 live activity for a maximum of 24 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

General and Cardiothoracic Surgery Grand Rounds
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
8:00 a.m.
6.106 McCullough

"Social Networking for Health Care Professionals"

Presented by:
Houssam K. Younes, MD
PGY 5, Department of Surgery

Kristene K. Gugliuzza, MD
Professor, Department of Surgery

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
1. Review themodules of use of social media in health care and UTMB policy on the use of social media.
2. Discuss ethical issues regarding social media use by health professionals.
3. Illustrate how to maintain a professional behavior while using social networking.

 “Interesting Case of Lateral Neck Mass”

Presented by:
Sygan B. Vasani, MD
PGY 5, Department of Surgery

Dennis C. Gore, MD
Professor, Department of Surgery

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
1. Discuss management of thyroid cancer.
2. Review literature about thyroid cancer.
3. Discuss new surgical techniques of the removal of thyroid cancer.

Disclosure Statement (Speaker):  Drs. Houssam Younes, Kristene Gugliuzza, Sugam Vasani, and Dennis Gore have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.  

Disclosure Statement (Planning Committee Members):  Dr. Kristene Gugliuzza and Ms. Erica Ruiz have no relevant financial relationships with commerical interests to disclose.

Accreditation Statement:  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 live activity for a maximum of 52 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Ethics:UTMB designates this educational activity for up to .5 hour in ethics/professional responsibility.

 The Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology

presents

Kangling Zhang, Ph.D.

Faculty Candidate

 Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry

Director, Mass Spectrometry Facility

School of Medicine, Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, California

“Irregular Histone Propionylation in Leukemia Disease”

Friday, May 18, 2012

12:00 noon

3.324 Levin Hall

Host: Lawrence C. Sowers, Ph.D.