The “Reconstruction of a survivor” breast cancer support group will hold a meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the UTMB Specialty Care Center at Victory Lakes, 2240 Gulf Freeway South in League City. Light refreshments will be provided. To register, email chkellyw@utmb.edu.

 

Specialists at the UTMB Health Eye Center in Friendswood are offering a free summer learning series on eye conditions and treatments. “Can I benefit from eyelid surgery?” will be presented by Dr. Brian Wong from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, at the Eye Center, 400 W. Parkwood (FM 528), Suite 120, Friendswood. The final presentation in July looks at the latest in vision improvement To reserve a space, email kathy@com-strats.com or call 409-789-9284.

 

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is offering the AARP Driver Safety Program. The four-hour program will be offered from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. June 27 at OLLI, 4700 Broadway, Suite B101. The class is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-AARP members, payable by cash or check. Advance registration is required and class size is limited. To register, call 409-763-5604.

 

Visitors to UTMB may notice some changes in staff attire. Following requests from patients and families that health care providers be more readily identifiable, a task force examined the issue. Following a vote for preferences, staff decided that registered nurses and licensed vocational nurses in the nursing service wear black uniforms, while registered nurses in the clinics sport a Caribbean blue; patient care staff and technicians wear blue and respiratory therapists wear light grey. Health unit support staff will have a specific uniform shirt and optional jacket with black or tan slacks, dress pants or skirt.

 

Campus police officers are also sporting a new look. Police departments at the University of Texas System’s 15 campuses have adopted new standardized apparel. The new uniforms, in midnight navy blue, cost less than the old ones, have more pockets, and the arm patch says “University of Texas System Police.” The change affects commissioned officers only, not guards, who wear white shirts.

 

“An ethical and legal twist to social media in the workplace” was the topic of registered nurses and patient care facilitators Donna Stubbs and Kimberly Nicole Young.

“The dark night of the soul: Assisting clients coping with spiritual distress at the end of life,” was presented by the pastoral care department.

“Beyond acute rejection: BK virus nephropathy in kidney transplantation” was the topic of Dr. Pradeep V. Kadambi, associate professor in the division of nephrology and hypertension.