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July 17: Annual Chang Lecture on Art and Medicine
The U-M Department of Urology invites all members of the University community and general public to attend a lecture entitled, "Healing Power: Art, Artists, and Disease through History." Mysoon Rizk, Ph.D., at the University of Toledo will give this lecture from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17, in Ford Auditorium, University Hospital.
During this lecture Rizk will examine how art and artists have intersected with disease throughout history.
The U-M Medical School designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should only claim credit.
Certificate in the Foundations of Public Health online program The University of Michigan School of Public Health is currently accepting applications for the online Certificate in the Foundations of Public Health.
This program offers public health workers, and those interested in exploring the field, the unique opportunity to earn an academic credential in public health through a convenient, part-time, distance-learning format.
This 16-credit graduate program is taught by leading School of Public Health faculty and is comprised of the following five foundational courses:
Principles of Environmental Health Sciences
Psychosocial Factors in Health-Related Behavior
Introduction to Biostatistics
Strategies and Uses of Epidemiology
Survey of the U.S. Health Care System
For an idea about the program and a sample "class" are like, the visit the Online Experience.
Genetics and Genomics Pilot Feasibility Program seeks applications Application deadline: Tuesday, Sept. 2
Co-sponsored by the Endowment for the Basic Sciences and the Center for Genetics in Health and Medicine. awards are for one year and will not exceed $50,000. The purpose of this Pilot Feasibility Program is to encourage proposals that foster new collaborations on campus between members of the U-M faculty from distinct disciplines to focus their combined research strengths on cutting-edge questions in genetics and genomics. In addition, we seek to provide supporting funds for new research projects that utilize high throughput genetic analysis tools including DNA Sequencing, a newly acquired Illumina Bead Station 500GX, an Illumina 1G Genome Analyzer (formerly Solexa), a Roche 454-FLX Genome Sequencer and array scanning technology. For more information, visit the Web site.
Biomedical News Online - July 2008
The July 2008 issue of Biomedical News is now online. This issue contains information on: important information for researchers, a retirement reception for Dennis Martin, Ph.D. (July 30, 2008), the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program seeking faculty research partners, research compliance training and education, frequently asked questions, updates from Washington, graduate and postdoc studies, kudos, funding and award opportunities, and UMMS awarded grants and research publications.
Special notice for those with MCards expiring now through Feb. 2009
To keep up with the large number of Health System employee M-Cards expected to expire this year, Security Services is offering an alternative, easier renewal procedure to long-term permanent employees who hold a yellow M-Card that is expected to expire now through Feb. 2009.
Employees need to bring their M-Card to the Key ID office along with a signed form if any changes. Otherwise, they can fill out paperwork at Key ID. The only other requirements will be turning in your old ID card and being prepared to take a new picture.
As part of our continuing effort to provide added value service, we will also be offering extended hours for staff working on afternoons and midnights from 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. July 22 and 25 and Aug. 19 and 22. Also, from 9 a.m. - noon Saturday, July 19 and 26 and Aug. 16 and 23.
The Key ID Office is located at C158 Med Inn. For more information, call 734-763-6376 or e-mail keyidoffice@med.umich.edu.
SiteMaker will be upgraded on July 12
UM.SiteMaker will be unavailable for one-two hours, beginning at about 10 p.m., Saturday, July 12, for deployment of version 4.6. The major changes in this version are:
Auto-save new versions of Text/Image sections ("act like a wiki")
New field type for Data Tables: Calculation Field (enables Data Table relations!)
U-M
Makes the News!
M-News Now is a Web page with timely information about members of the UMHS
community who are in the news. See who is being interviewed or where their
comments are being published at M-News
Now! July 7
--Dr. Kelch in Detroit Free Press
July 8 --Dr. Joyce Lee in U.S. News & World Report, more
July 7 and 8
--Dr. Dempsey study featured on WebMD, UPI, CBS News
News
Releases and Health Minute
For medical press releases and the details behind the
headlines, visit www.med.umich.edu/news
Medical School FAQs
Not sure where to get your questions pertaining to the U-M Medical School answered? The FAQ page links to a variety of resources on such things as information and support, educational programs, research and policy information. The site also lists some useful U-M resources.
Weekly
Joint Commission Quizlette This
week's step toward continuous readiness: Test your knowledge of `Lean' Thinking principles - Part 2.
Lean Thinking represents a different way of looking at work processes and systems in healthcare with the intention of bringing about improvements in them.
1. One of the underlying principles of Lean Thinking is:
A. Using the lowest cost resources
B. Conducting work in a non-standard way
C. Eliminating waste from work processes
D. Looking at the bottom line
2. When looking to improve work processes using Lean Thinking, it's important to consider the perspective of the customer, who is the one receiving the goods and services created by the organization.
Seminars,
lectures, colloquia and events for next week
Wednesday,
July 16, 2008
5:30 p.m. Annual Chang Lecture on Art and Medicine. Mysoon Rizk, Ph.D., University of Toledo, will present, "Healing Power: Art, Artists, and Disease through History," in Ford Auditorium.
7 p.m. Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology Alfred S. Evans Lecture. Leslie Stayner, Ph.D., professor and director, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, speaking on, "Whither Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology?" Lane Family Auditorium, School of Public Health Crossroads.
Thursday,
July 17, 2008 Noon. Gifts of Art. Fiddle music by the Saline Fiddlers, UH Courtyard. Rain location, UH Main Lobby, floor 1
Friday,
July 18, 2008 Noon Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. Steven J. Katz, M.D., M.P.H., professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Health Management and Policy at U-M, will present, "From Policy to Patients and Back: Surgical Treatment Decision-making for Patients with Breast Cancer," in Ford Auditorium.
