Calendar February 12 - 18

Monday, February 12

7:00 a.m. Orthopaedic Teaching Conference, "End-Stage Ankle Arthrosis" (MED: 309L)

7:30 a.m. Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, "New Developments in Hematological Malignancies," Dr. David Boldt (MED: 444B)

7:30 a.m. Surgery Grand Rounds, Case Studies (MED: 209L)

8:00 a.m. Rehab Medicine Lecture, "Pediatric Hip Disorders," Drs. Robert Jensen and Donald Currie (UH: Third-floor Reeves Rehab Center classroom)

Noon Physiology Seminar, "Structural Features of the M2 Transmembrane Segment of a Serotonin-Gated Ion Channel," Dr. Paul Slesinger (MED: 444B)

4:00 p.m. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Seminar, "Hormonal Regulation of Genes Encoding Foreign Compound Metabolizing Enzymes," Dr. Russell Prough, University of Louisville (MED: 409L)

4:00 p.m. Molecular Medicine Faculty Candidate Seminar, "Soluble ErbB/EGF Receptors: Form, Function and Clinical Utility in Ovarian Cancer Patients," Dr. Nita Jane Maihle, Mayo Foundation (IBT: Conference Room 3.002)

Tuesday, February 13

8:00 a.m. Rehab Medicine Lecture, "Orthoses and Mobility Devices," Thomas Darm, Gorden Baker and Dr. Robert Blackwell (UH: Third-floor Reeves Rehab Center classroom)

8:00 a.m. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Grand Rounds, "Orbital Trauma," Dr. Michael Mitchell (MED: 309L)

9:00 a.m. Training Office, "Copy Machine Orientation," Marcos Garcia (Call 7-2320 for information.)

11:00 a.m. Teleconference Network of Texas (TNT), "Health Information Management: Quality Improvement," Carol Valles, Columbia Medical Center, El Paso (Call 7-2700 for information.)

Noon Medicine Research Conference, "Genetics of Phenotypes Related to Type 2 Diabetes: The San Antonio Family Diabetes Study," Dr. Ravindranath Duggirala (MED: 209L)

1:15 p.m. Psychiatry Grand Rounds, "Men, Masculinity and Relationships: Critical Issues for Therapists," Dr. Gary Brooks, Baylor University (MED: 409L)

1:30 p.m. TNT, "Laboratory Technology Issues: An Unusual Case of Meningiococcemia," Patricia Collins, University of Kentucky (Call 7-2700 for information.)

4:00 p.m. Molecular Medicine Seminar, "Lessons in Transcription Control from Adenovirus," Dr. Arnold Berk, University of California at Los Angeles (IBT: Conference Room 3.002)

Wednesday, February 14

6:30 a.m. Podiatry Grand Rounds, "Chronic Pain Management," Dr. Linda Tingle (MED: 309L)

7:00 a.m. Vascular Surgery Grand Rounds, Dr. Mellick Sykes (MED: 209L)

8:00 a.m. Medicine Grand Rounds, "Physician Job Satisfaction, Stress and Burnout: Challenges and Success of Contemporary Medical Practice," Dr. Mark Linzer, University of Wisconsin Medical School (MED: 409L)

9:00 a.m. Briscoe Library Workshop, "More Library Skills for Support Staff" (Register at http://www.uthscsa.edu/computing/training/training/html .)

9:00 a.m. Training Office, "More Library Skills," Catherine Rhodes (Call 7-2320 to enroll.)

10:00 a.m. TNT, "Environmental Services: Cleaning for a Healthy Indoor Environment," Dr. Eugene Cole, DynCorp Health Research Services, Durham, N.C. (Call 7-2700 for information.)

Noon Pharmacology Seminar, "Cellular Mechanisms Mediating Sensitization of Sensory Neurons," Dr. Michael Vasko, Indiana University School of Medicine (MED: 444B)

Noon Cellular and Structural Biology Faculty Candidate Seminar," Dr. Ellen LeMosy, Yale University School of Medicine (MED: 209L)

Thursday, February 15

7:30 a.m. Continuing Dental Education, "6th Annual Ski & Learn Conference," Drs. Thomas Oates Jr. and Anthony DiAngelis (Call 7-3177 to register. Continues through Saturday.)

7:30 a.m. Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds, "Urogynecological Problems in the Geriatric Population," Dr. Toni Miles (MED: 309L)

8:00 a.m. Neurology Grand Rounds, "Diaschisis and Localization-related Epilepsy," Dr. Charles Szabo (MED: 444B)

9:00 a.m. Training Office, "Laboratory Animal Resources," Annette Karp (Call 7-2320 to enroll.)

10:00 a.m. TNT, "Health Care, Education and Training: Thriving, Not Just Surviving, in a Chaotic Environment," Phyllis Miller, Phyllis Miller and Associates, Arlington, Va. (Call 7-2700 for information.)

Noon Briscoe Library Workshop, "Evaluating Biomedical Web Sites" (Register at http://www.uthscsa.edu/computing/training/training.html .)

Noon Combined Thoracic, Pulmonary & Oncology Conference (MED: 309L)

Noon Microbiology Seminar, "The Roles in Group A Streptococci-Mediated Host Cell Signaling and Apoptosis," Dr. Vijaykumar Pancholi, Rockefeller University (MED: 444B)

Noon TNT, "Diabetes: Diabetes in Pregnancy and Beyond," Lois Exelbert, Baptist Hospital of Miami Inc., Miami, Fla. (Call 7-2700 for information.)

3:00 p.m. Surgery Tumor Conference, Dr. Anatolio Cruz (MED: 209L)

4:00 p.m. "Romancing the Macula Densa: A Paradigm of Feedback Regulation of Microvascular Dynamics," Dr. L. Gabriel Navar, Tulane University School of Medicine (DTL: 4.434T)

4:30 p.m. Citywide Thoracic Grand Rounds Conference, "Case Presentation," Dr. Saeed Ally (MED: 309L)

5:00 p.m. Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, Dr. Chet Nastala (MED: 444B)

Friday, February 16

7:30 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Update on Immunosuppression in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation," Dr. Melissa Johnson, University Hospital (MED: 409L)

8:00 a.m. Rehab Medicine Lecture, "Cystic Fibrosis and Transplant," Drs. G. Kristin Ludvigsdottir and Donald Currie (UH: Third-floor Reeves Rehab Center classroom)

8:00 a.m. Organ Transplant Grand Rounds "Management of Diabetes in Organ Transplant Recipients," Dr. Charles Reasner III (MED: 444B)

8:30 a.m. Training Office, "Ways to Manage Conflict," Anita Glass (Call 7-2320 to enroll.)

9:00 a.m. Continuing Dental Education, "Pharmacotherapy for Your Dental Practice," Dr. Eleonore Paunovich (Call 7-3177 to register.)

9:00 a.m. Continuing Dental Education, "Occlusal Splints: Construction, Delivery and Adjustment," Drs. Stanley Nelson, Jose dos Santos Jr. and Thomas Nowlin (Call 7-3177 to register. Continues through Saturday.)

Noon TNT, "Histotechnology: Pigments, Crystals and Crystalloids: A Guide to Microscopic Identification," Dr. I-Tien Yeh (Call 7-2700 for information.)