Employee Breakfast and Dinner Jan. 16

In This Issue

Letter from the Editor
Your input counts! See which articles in this issue came from reader recommendations and how you can suggest an article.

Education & Professional Development
Going back to school? Want to move up the ladder? The Health System has multiple adult education and professional development programs for faculty and staff.

Bench to Bedside: Surgery Without a Knife
Dr. Ted Lawrence and team pioneer better radiation treatment for pancreatic cancer.

Medical Journeys: Caring for Athletes Worldwide
Whether at the World Rugby Cup in France or on the home field in Ann Arbor, U-M physicians provide the Michigan Difference in medical care to top athletes.

The Family Centered Experience
What's so unique about the Medical School's Family Centered Experience? It teaches future providers that there’s a person behind the symptoms.

Turn on, Tune in, Relax with Channel 39
Made possible with a grant from FIGs, Comfort Channel 39 soothes patients, families and staff.

Everything in its Place
Materiel Services and CVC go lean, and the results are improved teamwork, increased efficiency and saved resources.

Michigan Healthy Community Update
Something new - Understanding U - and something improved - ActiveU '08 - from MHC.

2008 National Patient Safety Goals
The Joint Commission has left the building, but all faculty and staff should know the 2008 National Patient Safety Goals.

Take 5, Win a Prize
Patient safety and continuous improvement start with you...and one of the fastest and easiest ways to stay educated is by taking the weekly online Quizlette. Take five between now and Feb. 29 and you can win a prize.

Taking Care of Our Own: Keeping Faith
Health System chaplains offer support—but not just for the religious.

Around UMHS
Learn about: The Community Benefit Web site; the UMHS Child Care Center; Dr. Skip Cambell's 100th patient safety round; and Dean Woolliscroft's online discussion board.