May 20: State of the School Address James O. Woolliscroft, M.D., dean of the Medical School, will give the annual State of the Medical School address for faculty, staff and students at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, in Dow Auditorium. The address will be followed by a wine and cheese reception in the Towsley Lobby.
Attend Dean Woolliscroft's office hours program
Since beginning the "office hours" program, Dean Woolliscroft has met informally with many faculty, staff and students who have provided him with valuable comments and suggestions on how to enhance our efforts and make a great school even better. Below are the days, times and locations for office hours in the coming month. Faculty, staff and students are invited to stop by with their creative ideas and innovative solutions:
Wednesday, May 21, at 11 a.m. in room 4302B Med. Sci. I.
Thursday, June 5, at 3 p.m. in the Biomedical Science Research Building Seminar Room
Medical Students may not scribe - Effective May 12, 2008
The Faculty Group Practice (FGP) approved a new policy on physician and medical student documentation for billing purposes. Effective Monday, May 12, medical students may NOT be used as scribes. This policy change clarifies compliance with federal regulations and other payer requirements and is important to ensure appropriate reimbursement for professional services.
To facilitate implementation of this policy, medical students will use a new documentation type and process in CareWeb to record their notes. Attending physicians and house officers will be responsible for personally performing and documenting their services. A training session will be held at noon Friday, May 9 in the MCHC Auditorium. To learn more, visit the Web site.
May 14: 20th Annual Moses Gunn Research Conference The Department of Surgery's 20th Annual Moses Gunn Research Conference will begin at 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 14, in the Towsley Center. The keynote speaker for this year's event is Steven D. Leach, M.D., professor of surgery, oncology and cell biology, vice chair of the Department of Surgery, and the Paul K. Neumann Professor in Pancreatic Cancer at Johns Hopkins University. His presentation entitled, "Tails from the deep: Learning about pancreatic cancer from mouse and zebrafish embryos" will begin at 2:30 p.m.
The conference will also showcase oral and poster presentations of faculty, fellows, staff and students. To learn more, visit the Web site.
May 19 - 20, 12th Annual Nathan Shock Workshop
Age-Related Changes in the Biology of Learning and Memory is the topic of the U-M Nathan Shock Center's 12th annual workshop May 19 - 20. This year's meeting features lectures by invited experts in the field including John Disterhoft, Karyn Frick, Michela Gallagher, Eric Klann, Marina Lynch, John Morrison and Scott Small.
For more information, visit the Web site. To register for the workshop, e-mail Jane Heibel at jheibel@umich.edu. Registration deadline is Wednesday, May 14.
Health Informatics Grand Rounds presents Vimla L. Patel, Ph.D. Health Informatics Grand Rounds, from 4 - 5 p.m. Friday, May 16, in the MCHC Auditorium, will feature Vimla L. Patel, Ph.D., D.Sc., F.R.S.C., professor and vice chair of Arizona State University’s Department of Biomedical Informatics and director, Center for Decision Making and Cognition, Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering.
Her presentation, “Cognitive Considerations in Interface Design for EHR and CPOE,” will focus on problems and possible solutions regarding interface design, with examples from two of the most widely used health information technologies: electronic health records and computer-based provider order entry systems. When such systems fail to become effective clinical tools, they tend to do so because of poor interface design that does not conform to human decision-making and workflow processes.
Office of the Vice President for Research Town Hall Meeting – Discussion and Reception
The Office of the Vice President for Research will host a Town Hall meeting from 4 - 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, in the Rackham Assembly Hall, 4th Floor. Stephen Forrest, vice president for research, will discuss the following topics of interest to the research community:
Research funding trends and federal government projections
Progress on the U-M Innovation Initiative
Research cyberinfrastructure
OVPR Faculty Grants and Awards Program
Search for an associate vice president for research for social sciences and humanities
New campus research initiatives
This is also an opportunity to share your own issues and ask questions. For more information, contact Jane Ritter at 734-763-1290 or ritterj@umich.edu.
Medical School personnel receive 'Paper of the Year' Award Riley S. Rees, M.D., professor of surgery, and Noura Bashshur, M.H.S.A., research associate, received the 2008 Telemedicine and eHealth Journal Award, at the American Telemedicine Association’s annual meeting in April. Rees and Bashur received the award for a research paper they wrote about the TeleWound program on use of service and financial outcomes by homebound patients with chronic wounds.
New Web site launched for MICHR
The Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research has launched a new Web site that highlights major changes within MICHR since receiving a Clinical and Translational Science Award grant in September. Among the numerous changes is the transformation of the General Clinical Research Center into the Michigan Clinical Research Unit, the creation of a new pilot grant program and the creation of special consultative programs.
The new site is designed for users to easily understand and access the new services and opportunities available through MICHR, including:
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Seminars,
lectures, colloquia and events for next week
Tuesday,
May 13, 2008 Noon Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar Series. Joseph A. Krzycki, Ph.D., professor, Ohio State University, The Department of Microbiology, will present, "Of pyrrolysine and methyltransferases, the methanogenic benefits of an expanded genetic code, room 6311 Med. Sci. I.
Wednesday,
May 14, 2008
9:30 a.m. Spring Eicosanoid Symposium. The "Spring Eicosanoid Symposium" is an event sponsored by the Cayman Chemical Company and the laboratories of William L. Smith, M.D., professor and chair, Department of Biological Chemistry and Marc Peters-Golden, M.D., professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School, in room 3330 Med. Sci. I.
10:30 a.m. Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Sheila A.M. Rauch, Ph.D., clinical psychologist, Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome Clinical Team and assistant professor at the U-M presents "Treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome: Methods and Mechanisms." Sebastian Zoellner, Ph.D., assistant professor, Bioinformatics and professor, Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan presents "Copy Number Variation: Models and Data," in the Rachel Upjohn Building, Garden Level Auditorium.
11:30 a.m. Cell and Developmental Biology Seminar. David Mangelsdorfs, Ph.D., professor and chair, department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, will present, "Nuclear Receptor Control of Nutrient Metabolism: Feast or Famine," in seminar rooms A, B and C, Biomedical Science Research Building.
1:45 p.m. Obstetrics and Gynecology Sager Lecture and resident research paperday. Resident research presentations are at 1:45 p.m. in the Ford Auditorium. Ingrid Nygaard, M.D., professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Utah, will present "Physical Activity and the Pelvic Floor," at 3:45 p.m.
Thursday,
May 15, 2008 12:10
p.m. Gifts of Art. Choir music by the
Father Gabriel Richard H.S. Madrigals, UH Main Lobby, floor 1
1 p.m. Vision Research Seminar. M. Elizabeth Fini, Ph.D., professor of ophthalmology, scientific director, Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Vision Research Center, Walter G. Ross Chair in Ophthalmic Research, will present "TBD," in the Oliphant Marshall Auditorium in the Kellogg Eye Center.
3 p.m. James V. Neel Lecture in Human Genetics. Janet Rowley, M.D., a distinguished pioneer in cancer genetics at the University of Chicago, will give the eighth annual James V. Neel Lecture, "Human Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Full of Surprises," in the auditorium, Biomedical Science Research Building. A reception and poster session will follow.
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p.m. Pathology Research Seminar Series. Christopher Beecher, Ph.D., visiting research professor, Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, will present, "A metabolomic investigation into prostate cancer," in room 4234 Med. Sci. I.
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p.m. Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes Research Conference. Theresa A. Guise, M.D., professor of Internal Medicine, Gerald D. Aurbach Professor of Endocrinology, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Virginia presents "TGFß-beta: Cancer, Bone and Beyond," in 7745 Med. Sci. II.
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p.m. Radiology Grand Rounds. Valerie P. Jackson, M.D., F.A.C.R., John A. Campbell Professor and chair, Department of Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine will present, "The Future of Radiology," in MCHC Auditorium.
Friday,
May 16, 2008 1:30
p.m. Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes Clinical Conference. Howard S. Blank, M.D., fellow, Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Michigan, presents "Clinical Applications in the Treatment of Osteoporosis," in U2 C108.
James O. Woolliscroft, M.D., dean of the Medical School, will give the annual State of the Medical School address for faculty, staff and students at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, in Dow Auditorium. The address will be followed by a wine and cheese reception in the Towsley Lobby. 
The Department of Surgery's 20th Annual Moses Gunn Research Conference will begin at 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 14, in the Towsley Center. The keynote speaker for this year's event is Steven D. Leach, M.D., professor of surgery, oncology and cell biology, vice chair of the Department of Surgery, and the Paul K. Neumann Professor in Pancreatic Cancer at Johns Hopkins University. His presentation entitled, "Tails from the deep: Learning about pancreatic cancer from mouse and zebrafish embryos" will begin at 2:30 p.m. 
Health Informatics Grand Rounds
Riley S. Rees, M.D., professor of surgery, and Noura Bashshur, M.H.S.A., research associate, received the 2008 Telemedicine and eHealth Journal Award, at the American Telemedicine Association’s annual meeting in April. Rees and Bashur received the award for a research paper they wrote about the TeleWound program on use of service and financial outcomes by homebound patients with chronic wounds.