UTMB Announcements for 3/10/2014

Tired of the hassle of glasses and contacts? UTMB Health Eye Center and Joffe MediCenter in Bellaire have aligned to offer excellence, experience and value in LASIK eye care.

Now UTMB is able to offer state-of-the-art, custom wavefront LASIK eye surgery at a special pricing ranging from $495 to $1,395 per eye per eye for UTMB employees and family members covered by UTMB health insurance.

UTMB faculty member and experienced LASIK specialist and ophthalmologist Dr. Kevin H. Merkley is medical director of Joffe MediCenter, where he performs custom LASIK eye surgery. A UTMB ophthalmologist with more than 17 years of LASIK experience, Dr. Merkley has performed more than 20,000 ophthalmic procedures, including corneal transplants, LASIK, PRK (photorefractive keratectomy) and astigmatic corrections.

Wondering if LASIK is right for you? Call 1-866-685-6995 today to schedule your free LASIK evaluation at Joffe MediCenter in Bellaire. Be sure to tell them you’re with UTMB! Click here to friend UTMB Health Eye Center on Facebook to learn more about eye health and Eye Center news.

UTMB’s next Mondays in March session will be hosted by Donna K. Sollenberger, executive vice president and chief executive officer, UTMB Health System, at noon on Monday, March 17, in Levin Hall Main Auditorium. This year, executive leadership will provide an update on the progress, achievements and challenges experienced over the first half of the current fiscal year. In addition, the leaders will talk about the role each employee plays in fulfilling UTMB’s mission as the university continues to travel on the Road Ahead to a successful future. Refreshments will be available on a first-come, first-served basis after each session.

For those unable to attend, please check out the alternate viewing options.

Employees are encouraged to submit questions to leadership, which will be addressed as time permits. Questions can be submitted via the Employee Advisory Council website.

The schedule for the remaining session – to be held at noon in Levin Hall Main Auditorium – is as follows:

• Monday, March 31:  Institutional and Financial Update – Dr. David Callender / Michael Scheer

The John P. McGovern

Academy of Oslerian Medicine

invites you to a

Meeting of the 62nd UTMB Osler Club

(Dedicated to the application of Oslerian principles to

contemporary medicine and medical education.)

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

5:30–7:30 p.m.

Open Gates Conference Center

2419 Sealy Avenue, Galveston, TX

Dialogue and Dinner:

“Battlefield Medicine: Historical Account of E. Revere Osler and

US Army Programs to Reduce Combat Deaths”

Featuring:

Michelle H. Parmley, B.S.

Junior Medical Student, Osler Student Scholar,

John P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine

The University of Texas Medical Branch

A light buffet supper will be served.

Admission is free, but space is limited.  Reservations are advised.

For reservations, or to register for CME credit, contact Rosemary Lindley,

ext. 79680 or rmlindle@utmb.edu.

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Educational Method:  Lecture

Target Audience:  All members of the UTMB and surrounding communities.

Objectives:

1.     Discuss the historical aspects of the death of Sir William Osler’s son, Edward Revere Osler.

2.     List common causes of battlefield death for the US Army.

a.     Compare recent mortality to rates in Vietnam.

b.     Distinguish which injuries can have treatment initiated in the field.

3.     Explain the Combat Life Saver (CLS) program instituted by the US Army.

a.     Identify skills taught to CLS soldiers.

b.     Recognize the role of the medic vs. the CLS trained soldier.

c.     Analyze the potential to treat injuries of E. Revere Osler using CLS skills.

d.     Discuss if the CLS program has addressed the inherent ethical responsibility to treat salvageable injuries while not compromising military operations.

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

Disclosure Statement (Planning Committee Members):  Drs. Jack Alperin, Kristene Gugliuzza and Mrs. Brenda Johnson have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

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

Ethics Statement:  UTMB designates this educational activity for up to 1 hour in ethics/professional responsibility. 

The Department of Pharmacology &Toxicology

Presents

Taleen Hanania, PhD

Vice President

Senior Research Scientist

Behavioral Pharmacology at PsychoGenics, Inc.

TarryTown, NY

“Behavioral-driven CNS Drug Discovery”

Friday, March 14, 2014

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

3.324 Levin Hall

Hosted by: Kenneth Johnson, PhD

The Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology

and

The Sealy Center In Environmental Health & Medicine at UTMB

 Faculty Candidate Seminar

 Libin Xu, PhD

Research Associate Professor

Department of Chemistry

Vanderbilt University

“Free Radical Oxidation of 7-Dehydrocholesterol and Its Role in Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome”

 Monday, March 10, 2014

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

5.521 Levin Hall

Hosted by: Cornelis Elferink, PhD 

The Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology

and

The Sealy Center In Environmental Health & Medicine at UTMB

 Faculty Candidate Seminar

 Libin Xu, PhD

Research Associate Professor

Department of Chemistry

Vanderbilt University

“Free Radical Oxidation of 7-Dehydrocholesterol and Its Role in Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome”

 Monday, March 10, 2014

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

5.521 Levin Hall

Hosted by: Cornelis Elferink, PhD 

*** Free Weight Loss Seminar ***

UTMB-Center for Obesity and Metabolic Surgery

Thursday, March 13, 2014

UTMB - Victory Lakes Specialty Care Center

2240 Gulf Freeway South

League City, Texas 77573

6:00 pm

The UTMB Center for Obesity and Metabolic Surgery is hosting  a seminar on weight loss options. The seminar is free and will discuss medical and surgical weight loss options available. For more information or to register for the seminar please call 832-505-1500.

Monday, March 10, 2014
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
GNL 1.100

“Pathology and Medical Malpractice

Legal Theory”

presented by

Timothy Craig Allen, MD, JD

Clinical Professor of Pathology

Associate Member, Institute of Medical Humanities

UTMB - Galveston

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

1.  Differentiate between the various elements required in order to bring a medical malpractice suit

2.  Compare the various techniques attorneys use during a medical malpractice deposition

3.  Review the ethical underpinnings of medical malpractice expert witness testimony

Methodology:  Lecture followed by question and answer session

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

Disclosure Statement (Planning Committee Members):  Drs. Anthony O. Okorodudu, Judith F. Aronson, Alexander J. Indrikovs, Mahmoud A. Eltorky, and Mrs. Brenda Johnson 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 39 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  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 1 hour in ethics/professional responsibility.

If you do not have access to the GNL, you must RSVP with your UTMB ID# to Paula Gabriles @ plgabril@utmb.edu.  You may be denied entry if you do not RSVP.

Neuroscience Grand Rounds

Department of Neurology and Division of Neurosurgery

Presents

Juan Ortega-Barnett, M.D., FAANS

Assistant Professor

Division of Neurosurgery

UTMG

"Intramedullary Spinal Tumors"

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

9:00 a.m.

Research Building 6, Room 2.312

Objectives:

1.  Identify the different types of intramedullary spinal tumors.

2.  Discuss the epidemiological incidence with treatment.

3.  Discuss the clinical course and outcomes with treatment as well as predict their prognosis. 

Disclosure Statement (Speaker):  Dr. Ortega has no relevent financial relationships with commercial interests.

Disclosure Statement (Planning Committee Members):  Dr. Anish Bhardwaj, Dr. Joel Patterson, Dr. R. Glenn Smith, Dr. Elena Shanina, Michele Sefcik, and Brenda Johnson 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 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

"Adverse Reactions to Antibiotics"

March 14, 2014 - 8AM

Room 2.312 -  Research Building 6

Presented By:

Meera Gupta, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Internal Medicine-Allergy

Department of Internal Medicine

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

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

• Recognize the difference between an adverse drug reaction and a drug allergy.
• Identify and classify the different types of immunologic drug reactions.
• Determine appropriate therapeutic options for patients with allergies to commonly used antibiotics.

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

Disclosure Statement (Planning Committee Members):  Drs. Janak Patel, Lemuel Aigbivbalu, Amyn Jiwani, Patricia Rogers, Keith Bly, David Rassin and Mrs. Brenda Johnson have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

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 live activity for a maximum of 36 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Do you know how to build a financial plan to address any potential income gaps that you may face between what TRS/ORP provides and your actual retirement income need?

Please join Benefits Services on Wednesday, Feb. 12, for our Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise financial education seminar on Understanding Your Credit. This seminar will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Rebecca Sealy Hospital, Room 1.126.

Click here to register. Seating is limited to the first 25 people to respond. Please feel free to bring your lunch.

The Department of Neuroscience & Cell Biology presents a seminar by

Michael Caterina, MD, PhD

Director, Neurosurgery Pain Research Institute,

Professor Departments of Neurosurgery and Biological Chemistry,

Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience Center for Sensory Biology

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

"Cutaneous mechanisms of pain sensation"

12:00 pm, Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Basic Science Auditorium, Rm 2.212 Basic Science Building

GENERAL AND CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY GRAND ROUNDS
March 12, 2014
8:00 a.m.
6.106 Mccullough Building

A "Leaky" Tale:  A Glimpse Into Anastomotic Leaks 

Presented by:
Laila Rashidi, MD
PGY 4, Department of Surgery 
 

Aakash Gajjar, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
1. Diagnose anastomotic leaks. 
2. Recall management of anastomotic leaks. 
3. Identify risk factors for colorectal anastomotic leaks. 
 

 Educational Method: Lecture

 Target Audience: Faculty/MDs, Residents, Students, and Alumni

Disclosure Statement (Speaker): Drs. Rashidi and Gajjar have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Disclosure Statement (Planning Committee Members): Dr. Kristene Gugliuzza, Ms. Erica Ruiz, and Ms. Brenda Johnson 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 52 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.      

UTMB Health has adopted a new performance management system to streamline our process for conducting employee evaluations. ePerformance is a web-based, self-service evaluation tool that provides a standardized approach for documenting and measuring employee performance.  

The new tool will replace all existing performance review practices, and it offers a number of benefits:

• Easy access workflow– ePerformance guides you through the entire performance review process in an easy-to-use, web-based environment.
• Electronic submission and approvals– Managers and employees can now create and approve performance review documents electronically, improving the quality and timeliness of evaluations.
• Increased two-way communication– The ePerformance tool will increase communications between you and your manager, helping to clarify job responsibilities, priorities, and expected behaviors.
• More engaging and productive work environment– ePerformance supports the professional growth and development of all employees by recognizing achievements and identifying areas for improvement.
• Collaboration between managers and employees– With this system, managers and employees are encouraged to work together to establish performance goals and outcomes that are aligned with UTMB’s overall business strategy and objectives.  
• Automatic routing and email notifications– ePerformance will make it easier to track the progress of your evaluation with automatic routing and email notifications.

ePerformance will be accessible through Employee Self Service and Manager Self Service, and all managers and employees will be expected to use the system to complete their annual evaluations for FY14.

More information on the ePerformance tool and the upcoming performance review cycle will be provided in the coming weeks; however, you may visit the ePerformance web page at any time for the latest performance management news. 

Should you have any questions at this time, please contact your manager or HR ePerformance.

Training on New IHOP Policy 6.5.3, Individual Conflicts of Interest, Conflicts of Commitment, and Outside Activities.

Effective February 1, UTMB will implement IHOP 6.5.3, Individual Conflicts of Interest, Conflicts of Commitment, and Outside Activities, which reflects recent changes to UT System policy and the Regents’ Rules. This policy applies to all UTMB employees and requires prior approval and/or disclosure of certain outside activities, including all external employment.

Training on this new policy is mandatory for all employees engaged in the “design, conduct, and reporting” of research.

Additional training dates in March for RESEARCH personnel are as follows:

March 4 – 9:00-10 a.m.
March 12 – 2:00-3:00 p.m.
March 20 – 10:00-11:00 a.m.
March 25 – 3:00-4:00 p.m.

All classes will be held in 1.206 Research Building 6.

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

19th Annual Structural Biology Symposium

Presented by the Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

May 17, 2014

The University of Texas Medical Branch

Levin Hall

Register online at www.scsb.utmb.edu/symposium for more details   

"Teaching a common language: Lessons learned from Interprofessional Global Education "

Keynote presentation by:

Matthew Dacso, MD
Director, Center for Global Health Education
The University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston
Date: Wednesday March 26, 2014
Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location:  Levin Hall Main Auditorium

Everyone is welcome to attend.

The UTMB community is invited to attend Interprofessional Education Day scheduled for Wednesday, March 26 at 1:00 pm in the Levin Hall Main Auditorium.  The keynote address will be presented by Matthew Dacso, MD, Director of the Center for Global Health Education at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.  The keynote address is open to the public.  Following the keynote address, student participants will have an opportunity to participate in team-building simulated activities beginning at 2:15 pm in the Rebecca Sealy Hospital and the School of Nursing building.  Students must be pre-registered by March 19^th.  No on-site registration is available.

Mark your calendars!  The time is near for the 2014 Scientific Supplies and vendor show.

 Fisher Scientific and Possible Missions will be on-site as well as many of the supplies whose products they distribute.   This show is tailored to focus on the UTMB Research community and to keep them abreast of new and current supplies which can service their research needs.  Products to be displayed include medical, lab safety equipment and supplies. In addition, there will be other suppliers such as Today’s Business Solutions, UTMB’s office supply provider.

Come meet the Possible Missions Team – This supplier is the minority partner to Fisher Scientific.  For those of you that have small business goals, purchases made through Possible Missions helps you meet those goals.

Date:  Thursday, March 27, 2014
Time:  10 AM to 2 PM
Location:  Levin Hall - 2nd Floor Dining Hall
Sponsored by:  UTMB Supplier Diversity Programs and Purchasing 

Faculty Senate Agenda

Monday, March 10, 2014, 4:30-6:00 pm

Marie Hall Room, 4.622, 4^th Floor, SON/SHP Building

5:00-5:10   Human Resources – Dr. Ian Barrett, AVP HR Talent Management

5:15-5:25   Proposal from IMH: A Forum to Discuss the Future of Higher Education in a  Commercial Environment – Dr. Howard Brody, Director,  Institute for the Medical Humanities

The American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology are excited to be hosting their 9th Annual Charity Ball and Silent Auction on Saturday, March 15th. The Ball will be held at the Galveston Rail Road Museum at 7pm. Dinner will be served at 8pm. Tickets are $25 for students and $50 for faculty and can be purchased at http://www. amwa.medicalbranchstudents.com. Black Tie Optional. All proceeds will benefit UTMB’s Perinatal Residence. Please email amwautmb@gmail.com for any questions. The last day to buy a ticket is monday.

Please join us for a special lecture:

Monday, March 10, 2014  –  3-4pm

Shriners Hospitals for Children – 7^th Floor Auditorium

Pharmacological Approaches to Modify Brown Fat Development and Energy Expenditure

Presented by

Shingo Kajimura, PhD

Assistant Professor, UCSF Diabetes Center

Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research

Department of Cell and Tissue Biology