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From the Dean's Office

Oct. 5: Inauguration of the Pollard Professorship in Gastrointestinal Sciences
James O. Woolliscroft, M.D., dean of the Medical School, cordially invites you to the Monday, Oct. 5, inauguration of the H. Marvin Pollard Professorship in Gastrointestinal Sciences and the installation of Juanita L. Merchant, M.D., Ph.D., as the first Pollard Professor of Gastrointestinal Sciences. The ceremony will take place at 4:15 p.m. in the Biomedical Science Research Building D. Dan and Betty Kahn Auditorium. For more information, e-mail Dawn Bednarski or call 734-998-7622.

Research

Oct. 16: A New Era in Medicine symposium
Ezekiel Emanuel, a key figure in Obama's administration, will be the keynote speaker at a University of Michigan symposium focusing on "A New Era in Medicine." His presentation will look at the future of the physician-patient relationship. Also speaking are U-M medical researchers working on new techniques for clinical treatment for disease.

The symposium will begin at 10 a.m., Friday, Oct. 16, in the Towsley Center Dow Auditorium. For more information or to register, visit the Web site.

The symposium is jointly sponsored by U-M's A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute and Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research.

Distinguished University Innovator Award, 2010
The Office of the Vice President for Research is accepting nominations for the Distinguished Innovator Award, 2010. This award recognizes a faculty member or small team led by a faculty member who have demonstrated a noteworthy accomplishment through the development of a transformational innovation, movement of an innovation to market-readiness, or creation of new means for moving innovations from the university into the private sector. The Distinguished University Innovator receives a $5000 honorarium and is invited to give a public lecture, which will be followed by a reception. The winner will be announced in January 2010. Previous recipients are:

• Mohammed Islam, 2007
• James Baker, 2008
• Farnam Jahanian, 2009

Details and forms are available on the Web site. For more information call Jane Ritter at 763-1290 or e-mail ritterj@umich.edu. Application deadline is Friday, Nov. 13.

Oct. 8: James Geiger, M.D., to appear with former Representative Richard Gephardt
James Geiger, M.D., executive director of the Medical Innovation Center, has been asked to speak at the Best and Brightest Forum on Medical Innovation from 8 a.m. - noon, Thursday, Oct. 8, at the Michigan State Capitol Building. The forum will feature life science industry leaders, academic scholars, researchers, business representatives and other Michigan stakeholders, who have come together to shed light on how the U.S. and Michigan can navigate through the economic downturn and public policy changes to stay the course as a leader in medical innovation.

To register for this free event, visit the Web site. Space is limited.

Education

Online public health certificate program now taking applications
The U-M 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 SPH faculty and requires no travel to campus. It is composed of the following five courses:

• Principles of Environmental Health Sciences
• Psychosocial Factors in Health
• Introduction to Biostatistics
• Strategies and Uses of Epidemiology
• Survey of the U.S. Health Care System

The cost of the entire program is equivalent to one semester of graduate work at the SPH and is billed by the course. All U.S. residents pay in-state tuition rates. For more information, visit www.sph.umich.edu/distance, e-mail CFPHinquiries@umich.edu, or call 734-764-5425. Applications for Winter 2010 will be accepted until Dec. 7.

Oct. 6 – Learn how the iPhone is benefiting medical education and research
Medical School Information Services will be giving a presentation about how the iPhone is currently being used in medical education and research. Additionally, some cool medical applications that can be used on the iPhone and some of the services that MSIS provides for Medical School iPhone users will be discussed. The session will take place Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 4-5 p.m. in the Danto Auditorium, Cardiovascular Center. For questions, contact msisiphone@umich.edu.

Health Sciences Libraries Workshops
The Health Sciences Libraries will be offering the following workshops:

Using Jing for screen capture
Noon - 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the School of Dentistry room G580.
Want to capture something on your computer screen to share with others? Jing is a free software program that allows PC and Mac users to share images or short videos with narration of activity on your computer screen. Jing can be used to illustrate computer problems to your IT department, answer questions, narrate photos and describe directions. This presentation will highlight Jing's screen capture features but, will not be hands-on.

EndNote X2 Basics for researchers
10 - 11:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, in the School of Public Health I room 2615
If you're involved in research and publishing, using EndNote can make your work much easier. In this introductory class, we'll cover the basics of creating and managing your own bibliographic database, including importing search results from online resources, such as PubMed, and Medline (OVID), and generating formatted bibliographies. In addition, you'll learn to use EndNote's Cite While You Write feature, which lets you easily insert and edit citations as you work.

RefWorks Basics
9 - 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, in the School of Public Health I room 2615
RefWorks is a free, web-based tool for managing citations and creation bibliographies. In this introductory class, we'll cover the basics, including how to create a RefWorks account and your own database of references; how to import references electronically from online resources, such as UM-MedSearch, PubMed, and Mirlyn; and how to automatically insert citations and generate formatted bibliographies in a Word document.

EndNote X2 Basics for support staff
10 - 11:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, in the School of Public Health I room 2615
In this class on the basics of EndNote, we'll focus on the skills needed most for support staff managing EndNote libraries. We'll begin by discussing citation management programs, how they're used and the library resources that you'll be using in class and in your work. We'll then move on to entering references manually, finding and importing known references from online databases such as PubMed, and inserting citations and formatting and reformatting bibliographies in Word documents.

For more information or to register, visit the Web site.

Administrative

Have you written or edited a new book?
Medicine at Michigan seeks news of books authored or edited by Medical School faculty – or guest editorship of a full journal issue – for the “In Print” section of the magazine’s fall 2009 issue.

Please e-mail publication information, including title, co-authors/editors, publisher and publication date, to Robin Johnson at robinjo@umich.edu or call 734-998-8828 by Friday, Oct. 9, for inclusion in the fall issue. If possible, please forward the book or journal to Robin at the Office of Medical Development and Alumni Relations, 301 E. Liberty, Suite 400, Ann Arbor, 48104, campus zip 2251. The cover will be scanned according to print specifications, and the image will likely appear with the publication information.

The Dean’s Office would like to display your book or journal once the cover has been scanned. Please indicate if this is acceptable, or if you would like your items returned immediately after scanning.

Deadline extended for Fostering Innovation Grants
It's not too late to submit your innovative ideas. Fostering Innovation Grants has extended it's application deadline to Friday, Oct. 16. Any faculty and staff member can submit their innovative ideas for:

• Improving quality and safety
• Enhancing patient and staff satisfaction
• Refining operational processes
• Strengthening financial performance

Don't miss out on the $125,000 available to fund your ideas. Submit your creative ideas to FIGs by Friday, Oct. 16 and find out within 30 days if your idea gets the bucks. To apply, visit our Web site. It's quick and simple!

GreenIT, Phase 3 began Tuesday, Sept. 29
Phase 3 of the U-M Health System¿s GreenIT program began on September 29, 2009. Phase 3 introduces Wake-on-LAN technology to MCIT managed computers, known as CoreImage computers, that provide for remote computer start up. This technology will allow UMHS to shut down the computers at the end of business and turn them back on again before the beginning of business the next day. Nightly maintenance and software distribution activities on the CoreImage computers will not be affected, since this technology permits MCIT to remotely turn them on to perform these tasks and then turn them back off again.

On average, the computers will be turned on 30 minutes before business begins and will shut down 30-60 minutes after the end of business. Phase 3 will also begin performing the nightly shutdown and remote start up on Ambulatory Care exam room computers. It is estimated that Phase 3 will save an additional $280,000 in electrical expenses each year.

For more information, including areas that operate 7x24 and how beginning and end of the business day are determined, check the Web site. If you have questions, please contact greenIT@med.umich.edu.

Other

Check the flu shot calendar for a time and place that works best for you
You are encouraged to obtain a seasonal flu shot, which is being provided all over UMHS to make obtaining a shot as easy and convenient as possible for UMHS employees, medical/nursing students and volunteers. To help you identify the closest location for you, please check out the Flu Shot Clinic calendar that lists when and where these shots will be given. Remember the vaccination is free to UMHS employees, medical/nursing students and volunteers. Make sure to have your employee ID and blue registration card ready so that your vaccination can proceed. The flu shot is given in the muscle of the upper arm, so please remember to wear appropriate clothing. The calendar can be found on the Web site.

Immediate CVC parking change
Based on feedback we have received, we need to do more to make it easier for patients and visitors to park at the U-M Cardiovascular Center. Accordingly, the U-M Hospitals and Health Centers will closely monitor the parking area to make sure that faculty and staff do not park in areas designated for patients and visitors.

Also, in the near future, UMHHC will establish an attendant booth at the entry to the CVC parking structure, similar to the one currently in place at the Cancer Center parking facility. While we are waiting for the booth to be created, the entrance to the CVC parking deck will be monitored by a parking attendant and/or UMHHC Security staff to assist all patients and visitors, and to help re-direct faculty and staff to alternative parking locations if they are not part of a currently approved staff parking program that permits a limited access to the CVC deck.

Valet service at the CVC entrance will continue to be provided for patient and visitor use.

If you have questions about this policy, please contact Tom Peterson, associate director of Operations and Support Services, UMHHC, by phone at 734-763-9908 or e-mail tpeters@umich.edu.

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Seminars, lectures, colloquia and events for next week

Monday, Oct. 5, 2009
Noon. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Science Seminar Series. Sebastian Lewandowski Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute. Lewandowski will present, "Imatinib as Inhibitor of Neurovascular Permeability Improves Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury," in the Cardiovascular Center Danto Auditorium.

Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009
Noon. Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar Series. Carla Green, Ph.D., professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, will present "Circadian control of metabolism is mediated by post-transcriptional regulation," in Med. Sci. I room 6311.

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009
12: 15 p.m. Immunology Seminar. Larry Steinman, M.D., professor of Neurology, chair of the Interdepartmental Program in Immunology, Stanford University, will present "Antigen Specific Therapy for Autoimmune Disease in Man," in Med. Sci. II South Lecture Hall.

5 p.m. Radiology Grand Rounds. Resident presentations: Andrew Trout, M.D., with Janet Bailey, M.D., will present "International Volunteering as a Radiologist: Ultrasound in Guatemala." Also, Jeff Nadig, M.D., with David Fessell, M.D., will present "Sonographic Evaluation of Patellar Tendon Tears with Surgical Correlation," in the MCHC Auditorium.

Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009
12:10 p.m. Gifts of Art. Folk music of the '60s and '70s by the Folk Revival Band, UH Main Lobby, floor 1.

4 p.m. Pathology Research Seminar Series. Gabriel Nunez, M.D., Paul H. De Kruif Professor of Pathology, The University of Michigan Medical School, will present "Nod-like Receptors in Immunity and Disease," in Med. Sci. I room 4234.