UTMB Announcements for 2/3/2012

The Sealy Center on Aging
presents

THE 17TH ANNUAL LEFEBER WINTER SERIES ON AGING

“Linking Thinking, Walking and Falling: Cognitive and Behavioral
Contributors to Falls and Gait in Older Adults"

Neil Alexander, M.D., M.S.
Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
The University of Michigan
Director, VA Ann Arbor Health Care System GRECC

DATE:  Tuesday, February 7, 2012
TIME:  5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
LOCATION:  Levin Hall North Auditorium
Reception following Levin Hall Foyer


Everyone is welcome to attend

Monthly Invision Reorganization

On Sat. 02/04, from approx. 12:30-2:30am (0030-0230),  Invision production will be unavailable due to routine file maint.

Please bring your lunch and join us for a brown bag luncheon on

"Anger Management"

Given by: Janet Capps

Friday, February 10, 2012

12:00pm - 1:00pm

PCP Bldg., 2nd floor conference room

To register, please go to Human Resources, click on the HR class registration, then click on the pencil/paper icon & follow directions from there.  Remember, if your employee number only has 5 digits in it, please add a 0 (zero) in front of it.  Also, there is free parking available from 11:45am - 1:15pm at the PCP parking lot to attend the brown bag luncheon only.  If you wish to utilize the free parking, please print out your registration confirmation slip & place it on your dash board to avoid getting a ticket.

This presentation is being presented by SSP, EAP, & OWD.

Everyone is welcome to attend!

TODAY

“Adipose Stem Cells in the 4^th Dimension” 

Jeffrey Gimble, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Stem Cell Biology Laboratory

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA

Friday, February 3, 2012

12:00-1:00PM

Levin Hall 3.324 

 Today is Wear Red for Women, you should be seeing lots of red today.  Please remember to take a group photograph of you and your co-workers who are wearing red and email the photograph to Valerie Brumfield’ (vcbrumfi@utmb.edu) so that a collage can be created for IMPACT.

Remember, it is important for men and women to understand cardiovascular disease, but because women are more likely to ignore symptoms, women are also more likely to die from it.  Be scared, be very scared and know your facts.  The more you know about cardiovascular disease, the more you can do to prevent it, respond to it ,and live long with it.

 Happy Wear Red Day!

Improving the Quality of Life for Aging Individuals through Awareness and Networking with Aging Care Professionals in the Galveston Area.

Thursday, February 9th
8:00—9:00 am
4700 Broadway, Community Room

Breakfast, networking and program

“Procedures & Drugs that Worsen Quality of Life for Dementia Patients"

Presented by Mukaila Raji, MD (utmb Health)

Facility Sponsor: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UTMB
Healthy Breakfast Sponsor: Hospice Care Team

GACN meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month
For questions please contact Kristen (kristen@rahgalveston.com)

Thank you to our founding organizations: Sealy Center on Aging’s Center for Spirituality of Aging, Concord Assisted Living, Libbie’s Place Senior Day Program, OLLI at UTMB and Right at Home.

 The Geriatric Outpatient clinics offer an educational seminar for Caregivers of Persons with Memory Loss. In the month of February the seminar will be on the 8th at the UTMB Eye Clinic, 700 University Blvd in Galveston and the 24th at the Victory Town Center Clinic, 2660 Gulf Freeway South, League City.

The seminar is three (3) hours long and starts at 1:00 p.m.

Pre-registration is required.  Contact Adele Herzfeld at asherzfe@utmb.edu or 832-505-2002.

Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Presents

W. Ryan Miller

Graduate Assistant

Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology

UTMB

"Morris Water Maze as Cognitive Probe of Alzheimer's Disease"

Monday, February 6, 2012

12:00 Noon

Levin Hall, Room 3.324

A vanpool originating from Bay Area Park-N-Ride has an immediate opening.  We also make an additional stop at the CVS Pharmacy on FM517 and I-45 in Dickinson. 

Save money! 

Save wear and tear on your vehicle! 

Eliminate the stress of driving!

Join today!

UTMB Hospitals & Clinics
Nursing Ethics Seminar

Who Should We Treat?

Presented by:

Jennifer Zirkle, RN, MSN, CCRN, NE-BC
Interim Director, Care Management

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
1:00 - 2:00 PM
2.312 Children's Hospital Auditorium

Nurses who attend this presentation will receive 1.0 continuing education contact hours.
The University of Texas Medical Branch Continued Nursing Education Approved Provider Unit is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Comission on Accreditation.

Promoting thoughtful discussion about issues related to excellence in patient care.
Organized and facilitated by Donna Graves and the Institute for the Medical Humanities

The Department of Pharmacology &Toxicology

 presents

 Dale Shannon, Ph.D.

Bruker Daltonics

Adjunct Professor, Vanderbilt University

“Imaging mass spectrometry:

Halfway through its second decade, what are we seeing?”

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

2.212 Basic Science Building Auditorium

 Host: Carol L. Nilsson, M.D., Ph.D.

The Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases
the Department of Microbiology & Immunology and the Center for Tropical Diseases
 welcomes

Linda L. Logan, DVM, PhD
Department Head,
CVM Director of International Programs
Veterinary Pathobiology
College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences,
Texas A&M University

presenting

“Needs for Laboratory Capacity Building in Africa to Support Zoonotic and Trans-boundary Disease Diagnostics”

as part of the
Infectious Diseases & Immunity Colloquium
Date:  Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Place: Basic Science Auditorium, Room 2.212

All interested persons are encouraged to attend!

THE HISPANIC CENTER OF EXCELLENCE PRESENTS ITS’

FIRST ANNUAL LECTURE SERIES

“ONE WEEK SNAPSHOT OF HEALTH IN HISPANIC POPULATIONS 2012”

All lectures will be TELECONFERENCED to all UTMB clinics, Centers of Excellence Nationwide, and Texas Medical Schools, 12 – 1 PM CT

Q&A Faculty Session: 9-10 AM followed by Q&A Student Session: 10-11 AM

Live lectures in Levin Hall, room: 5.521. Lunch provided (RSVP only)

RSVP for live lecture to: Berengaria Navarre, B.S., B.A., at bcnavarr@utmb.edu

KICK-OFF, Tuesday, February 21

“Hispanics in the United States and Texas in an Era of Change:

Current Patterns of Growth, Diversity, Spatial Distribution, and Health Status”

Karl Eschbach, Ph.D.

Professor and Director of Population Research, Department of Internal Medicine-Geriatrics

University of Texas Medical Branch

Wednesday, February 22

"Low Income Migrants and Access to Health Services in El Paso County"

Nuria Homedes, M.D., Dr.P.H.

Associate Professor of Management, Policy and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Regional Campus at El Paso

Thursday, February 23

“The Epidemiologic Profile of Vector Born Diseases in Mexico: Why Infectious Diseases Still Matter”

Melanie de Boer, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch

Friday, February 24

"The Main Challenges Encountered by Physicians to Deliver Quality Care to Latinos: Analyzing Health Care Disparities among Latinos and the Potential Effect of the ACA on this Population"

Arturo Vargas Bustamante, Ph.D., M.A., M.P.P.

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services, University of California Los Angeles, School of Public Health

Monday, February 27

"Oral Health Findings among Hispanics and Why It Matters"

Juanita Lozano-Pineda, D.D.S.

Assistant Professor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, Director of Predoctoral Dental Outreach Programs, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

CLOSING, Tuesday, February 28

“Hispanic Health and Aging: Selected Findings from Hispanic EPESE”

Kyriakos Markides, Ph.D.

Professor and Director, Annie and John Gnitzinger Professor of Aging Studies, Editor, Journal of Aging and Health, University of Texas Medical Branch

Topic:  “Building a case for significance and impact in your NIH proposal:  How are they different?”

Speaker: Constance D. Baldwin, PhD, Dept of Pediatrics, Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong University of Rochester Medical Center

Tuesday, February 21

Noon - 1 p.m.

Rebecca Sealy Hospital East, 4.302/4.304

RSVP at http://my.utmb.edu/PStraining

Topic: “Effort Reporting: More than just the certification”

Speakers: Kim Vanzant, Manager, ECRT and Effort Reporting, Office of Sponsored Programs Finance and Post Award Administration, Research Services

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

8:30–9:30 a.m.

Rebecca Sealy East 4.302/4.304

RSVP at http://my.utmb.edu/PStraining

*Previously “Office of Sponsored Programs Roundtable”

The Cerner Laboratory Information System (LIS) will be offline on Sunday February 12, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. in order to complete an upgrade to the system. During this period, the clinical laboratory will be functioning on downtime procedures.

If you have any questions regarding this outage, please contact Todd A. Leach, Information Services at tleach@utmb.eduor via phone at (409) 772-3811.

“Substrate Interactions of a Human DNA Alkyltransferase”

Presented by

Dr. Michael G. Fried

Professor

Center for Structural Biology, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

2.212 Basic Science Auditorium

February 9, 2012

4:00 p.m.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS WELCOME 

Monday, February 6, 12:30 – 4:30 pm

and

Monday, February 13, 12:30 – 4:30 pm

 (both sessions are required)

 4.302/4.304 Rebecca Sealy Hospital

 Register at https://my.utmb.edu/PStraining

FDA-GLP Regulations in the Academic Setting

Course Overview:  This course is designed as an introductory course to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Good Laboratory Practice regulations.  The course gives an overview of each section of the regulations including a discussion of the scope of the regulations, key personnel roles and responsibilities, requirements for developing standard operating procedures, and an overview of the history behind the birth of the GLP regulations--including examples of poor animal housing conditions, sloppy documentation, and fraud. Course materials include a copy of the regulations, an FDA Warning Letter, and a copy of the UTMB Institutional policy on performing GLP studies.

Course Objectives:  Upon completion, attendees will possess a basic knowledge of the U.S. FDA GLP regulations and the applicability of the regulations to research studies performed at UTMB.

Who Should Attend:  Faculty and staff who are planning to participate in studies that require compliance with the GLP regulations are required to complete this course.  Faculty and staff who would like to gain an understanding of product development and the applicability of the GLP regulations are encouraged to attend. 

Course Administration:  The course is given by the UTMB Office of Regulated Nonclinical Studies (ORNcS) and is offered at periodic times throughout the year.  A certificate is given to attendees who successfully complete the class. 

Topic:  “Crucial Conversations-Managing Up: How to effectively share problems and concerns with your investigator and supervisor”

Speaker:  Bob Scott, Human Resources

Thursday, February 16

12:30-1:30 p.m.

Rebecca Sealy East 4.302/4.304

Please send questions or suggested topics of discussion prior to the meeting to research.education@utmb.edu.

RSVP at https://my.utmb.edu/PStraining

You are cordially invited to attend the John P. McGovern, MD, Award Lecture in the Medical Humanities which will be held on Monday, February 6, 2012, from 5:00-6:00 p.m. in the Caduceus Room.  Walter Glannon, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Calgary, will give a presentation titled “Neuroscience and Criminal Responsibility.  A reception will follow from 6:00-7:00 p.m. 

Walter Glannon received his PhD in Philosophy from Yale University.  He has held academic appointments at McGill University and the University of British Columbia and has worked as a clinical ethicist at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal and the Children’s & Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia.  In addition, Professor Glannon has held fellowships at the MacLean Centre for Clinical Medical Ethics, the Institute for Ethics at the American Medical Association, and the Brocher Foundation.  He has been a Canada Research Chair in Medical Bioethics and Ethical Theory at the University of Calgary and recently was awarded a grant from the Templeton Foundation for a project on neuroscience and free will.  His main research interests are in neuroethics and transplantation ethics, as well as free will and moral responsibility.  He is the author or editor of 7 books, including Bioethics and the Brain (2007) and Brain Body and Mind: Neuroethics with a Human Face (2011) and has published over 100 articles on topics in bioethics, clinical medical ethics, and philosophy.

 If you plan to attend, RSVP to Donna Vickers, davicker@utmb.edu, by noon, Thursday, February 2^nd.   We hope to see you there.

The Department of Pediatrics is seeking gently used or new books for children in the hospital and in the clinics.

We can use all age ranges of books, from infants and toddlers, to teenagers. If you wish to donate, please bring them to 3.300 Children's Hospital.

Ask for Tayna Vazquez or Mary Jo Singleton.

And please remember to visit and "LIKE" us on facebook!

http://www.facebook.com/utmbpediatrics

SAVE THE DATE: Friday, March 9, 4-5 pm Levin Hall South

For the GSBS Dean’s Lecture Featuring

Dr. B. Montgomery Pettitt

Director Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

Professor in the Departments of Family Medicine, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, and Pharmacology & Toxicology and holder of the Robert A. Welch Distinguished University Chair in Chemistry in Pharmacology and Toxicology

Reception follows, 5-6 pm, in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Conference Room, 4.438 Levin Hall.

 We are looking for healthy adults interested in participating in a Dengue vaccine study.  Participants should be in good health between the ages of 18 and 45.  Interested individuals should be available to be seen 13 times over 4 months.  Reimbursement for time and travel is provided.  Please contact  us at scvd.ctg@utmb.edu

Volunteer to share information about your career and inspire the next generation at the upcoming STEM Career Explorations for Girls Conference on Saturday, April 28th on UTMB campus. 

The UTMB Office of Educational Outreach is currently recruiting women professionals to present workshops at the 2012 conference. The conference, funded by a grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, will offer over 20 career exploration workshops presented by professionals in engineering, finance, biomedical health careers and other science/math/technology related fields. Over 150 girls are expected to attend and they are excited to learn from women role models.

The purpose of this program is to encourage young women to study and pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Because of the professional demands of our information-based society, it is crucial that the United States continue to produce a workforce highly skilled in mathematics, engineering, science and technology. Current statistics indicate that the number of women who study advanced mathematics and science continues to lag in comparison with males. Consequently, because women study less mathematics and science in school, they are seriously underrepresented in careers involving math, engineering, science and technology.

Please join us in introducing STEM careers to the young women of our area. Both speakers and participants have found conference participation to be a very rewarding experience. To volunteer as a presenter, contact Dr. Michele Marquette in the UTMB Office of Educational Outreach/Science Education as below. 

The 32nd Annual School Health Conference, "Caring for the Health of Our Children" will provide current information to school nurses, and others interested in the health of children, regarding top national health priorities and trends in caring for school-age and adolescent children. The latest standards regarding assessment, skills, management, delegation and oversight of care will be presented.

Registration is Required: Form found at http://intranet.utmb.edu/nursing/

Registration Deadline is January 28^th Please note: there is no fee for UTMB Nurses /nursing students

Date: February 4, 2012

Place: William Levin Hall

Time: 7 Am til 5 pm

The University of Texas Medical Branch Nursing Education Approved Provider Unit is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This offering has been approved for 7.0 Contact Hours.

Contact Cyndi Grasso - Cgrasso@utmb.edu

 Phone (409) 747-8771

Fax (409) 772-0353

"Adipose Stem Cells in the 4th Dimension"

Jeffrey Gimble, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Stem Cell Biology Laboratory

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA 

Friday, February 3, 2012

12:00-1:00PM

Levin Hall 3.324 

 UTMB Health Optical Center loves its customers

We love our customers so much we want to give them free eyeglass frames.

Choose from a select group of eyeglass frames when you buy prescription lenses

What a great way to get a second pair of glasses or prescription sunglasses!

We accept other optometry prescriptions. This offer also available with other discounts.

The Optical Center has a wide choice of fashionable frames, great prices and knowledgeable, friendly staff.

* We accept other optometry prescriptions

       * Call today for an appointment or drop by – 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri.  700 University Blvd.

Appointments: 409-747-5800

Questions: 409-747-5823

Friend us on Facebook to see more specials and eye health news.   

 * Special offer valid through February. Includes discontinued styles

KECK/SCSB Teleconference*

"Biomedical Imaging in the Genomic Era: Opportunities and Challenges"

King Li, MD
Professor of Radiology
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute

February 3, 2012

5.521 Levin Hall

4 PM

 

Vaccines for Chronic Diseases Symposium

The Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, The UTMB Cancer Center, The Center for Addiction Research and The George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, in conjunction with the James W. McLaughlin Foundation, the journal Vaccine, the World Health Organization Initiative for Vaccine Research, and the British Consulate-General Houston, is proud to announce the fourth in a series of symposia centered around the theme of The Changing Landscape of Vaccine Development.

This fourth symposium is entitled Vaccines for Chronic Diseases and will focus on the progression of vaccine development from the bench to the bedside to the global community. This symposium, held at the beautiful Moody Gardens Hotel, Spa and Convention Center in Galveston, Texas, will bring together experts in the areas of Addiction, Cancer, Neurodegenerative Disease and Chronic Infectious Disease Vaccine Development.  

 For more information, click here: http://www.utmb.edu/scvd/research/symp2012.shtml

Register here: https://www.utcme.net/Registration/event_snapshot.asp?EventID=1843 

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND

Registration is required 

The UTMB School of Medicine presents the sixth lecture of the
2011-2012 Rural Health Care Track Lecture Series

The Changing Demography and Changing Healthcare Needs of Texas
 

Karl Eschbach, PhD
UTMB’s Dept. of Internal Medicine - Geriatrics

 Date:
Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Time:
Noon – 1:00pm

Location:
Mary Moody Northen, Room 1.102

 Lunch will be provided for those that
RSVP to Brian Sullivan at
brian.sullivan@utmb.edu

About Rural Health Care Track
The Rural Health Care Track (RHCT) provides opportunities that serve to expand existing curricular experiences that emphasize the practice of rural medicine throughout the 4 years of medical school.  Students choose a rural community where they will complete multiple clerkships and strive to learn about the characteristics of the community and to develop partnerships within it.  Upon identifying a health care challenge in the town, students will complete a project along with their community partner(s) to address/improve the focus of their choice. For additional information please view the website at:  http://meded.utmb.edu/orme/RHCT/.

MONDAY, February 6, 2012
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
GNL 1.100

“Integration of Molecular Ancillary Techniques Into Routine Cytology Practice:  Issues in Current State of the Art and Critical Future Trends”

presented by:

Michael H. Roh, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pathology
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, MI

Objectives:  At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:

1.  Discuss select examples of molecular techniques routinely requested on cytologic specimens, and consider additional techniques likely to be increasingly utilized in the future
2.  Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of platforms with which ancillary studies are performed
3.  Discuss the optimal triage of limited cytologic specimens for performing diagnostic and prognostic ancillary studies

Methodology:  Lecture followed by question and answer session 

Disclosure Statement (Speaker):  Dr. Roh has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Disclosure Statement (Planning Committee Members):  Drs. Anthony O. Okorodudu, Judith F. Aronson, Mahmoud A. Eltorky, and Alexander J. Indrikovs have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Accreditation Statement:  The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement:  The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston designates this live activity for a maximum of 39 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

If you do not have access to the GNL, you must RSVP with your UTMB ID# to Paula Gabriles @ plgabril@utmb.eduby Friday, February 3rd.  You may be denied entry if you do not RSVP.

Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Presents

W. Ryan Miller

Graduate Assistant

Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology

UTMB

"Morris Water Maze as a Behavioral Indicator of Alzheimer's Disease in Tg2576 Mice"

Monday, February 6, 2012

12:00 Noon

Levin Hall, Room 3.324

Construction crews are scheduled Monday to begin work along a segment of Holiday Drive that will reduce the number of traffic lanes and require a temporary ban on street parking, the City of Galveston said. The changes are expected to last for eight weeks.

The affected area is the east side of Holiday Drive from Harborside Drive to Albacore Avenue. Crews will be installing part of a new water line to Pelican Island.

Two lanes of traffic on Holiday Drive will remain open for the duration of the work. Vehicular access from Holiday Drive to Mackerel, Tuna and Barracuda streets will be blocked Monday through Friday, Feb. 6-10, and then reopened, the city said.

THE HISPANIC CENTER OF EXCELLENCE PRESENTS ITS’

FIRST ANNUAL LECTURE SERIES

“ONE WEEK SNAPSHOT OF HEALTH IN HISPANIC POPULATIONS 2012”

All lectures will be TELECONFERENCED to all UTMB clinics, Centers of Excellence Nationwide, and Texas Medical Schools, 12 – 1 PM CT

Q&A Faculty Session: 9-10 AM followed by Q&A Student Session: 10-11 AM

Live lectures in Levin Hall, room: 5.521. Lunch provided (RSVP only)

RSVP for live lecture to: Berengaria Navarre, B.S., B.A., at bcnavarr@utmb.edu

KICK-OFF, Tuesday, February 21

“Hispanics in the United States and Texas in an Era of Change:

Current Patterns of Growth, Diversity, Spatial Distribution, and Health Status”

Karl Eschbach, Ph.D.

Professor and Director of Population Research, Department of Internal Medicine-Geriatrics

University of Texas Medical Branch

Wednesday, February 22

"Low Income Migrants and Access to Health Services in El Paso County"

Nuria Homedes, M.D., Dr.P.H.

Associate Professor of Management, Policy and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Regional Campus at El Paso

Thursday, February 23

“Title”

Melanie de Boer, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch

Friday, February 24

"The Main Challenges Encountered by Physicians to Deliver Quality Care to Latinos: Analyzing Health Care Disparities among Latinos and the Potential Effect of the ACA on this Population"

Arturo Vargas Bustamante, Ph.D., M.A., M.P.P.

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services, University of California Los Angeles, School of Public Health

Monday, February 27

"Oral Health Findings among Hispanics and Why It Matters"

Juanita Lozano-Pineda, D.D.S.

Assistant Professor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, Director of Predoctoral Dental Outreach Programs, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

CLOSING, Tuesday, February 28

“Hispanic Health and Aging: Selected Findings from Hispanic EPESE”

Kyriakos Markides, Ph.D.

Professor and Director, Annie and John Gnitzinger Professor of Aging Studies, Editor, Journal of Aging and Health, University of Texas Medical Branch

Information Services Announcement

ITIM– IBM TIVOLIIdentity Management

New Go-Live Date: February 16, 2012

The transition to IBM’s Tivoli Identity Management (ITIM) is scheduled for Thursday February 16, 2012.  Information Services has successfully worked with IBM to resolve the issues encountered and we are prepared to transition IRAM to ITIM. 

The online training materials for Trusted Requesters are posted on the MyTraining page. Please recall that you need to complete either a live presentation OR the online materials to meet the training requirement necessary to access the new ITIM system.

To locate the Tivoli online training, please go to the UTMB home page > MyTraining (link on the left side of the UTMB home page), click on Administrative Systems, scroll down to see the Tivoli section on the left side of the page. Click on the Tivoli Simulations link. Click on the “Click Here” link. Review the information in the Concept panes.

The timeline for the transition is listed below.

IRAM Available to TRs for final Access requests        February 14, 2012  8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

IRAM Available to Approvers/Implementers                February 14, 2012 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

IRAM/Tivoli Not Available                                          February 14, 2012 5:00 p.m. to February 16, 2012, 8:00 a.m.

IBM ITIM Tivoli Available to all users                          February 16, 2012 8:00 a.m.

During the IRAM/Tivoli Not Available period, urgent access requests should be sent to the IS Access Management at accmgtoc@utmb.edu.

For additional information or status of the project please visit http://itim.utmb.edu

Do you facilitate small teams?  Will you be facilitating a Problem-Based Learning Team?  Then these workshops are for you!

Are you interested in learning about Problem-Based Learning (PBL) or in developing your skills for facilitating student learning in small groups?  Do you teach in the medical school's Integrated Medical Curriculum (IMC)?  The Office of Educational Development offers a pair of workshops to prepare faculty for PBL and small-group work.
 

The Introduction to Problem-Based Learning Workshop introduces faculty new to Problem-Based Learning to this teaching/learning method and to the faculty role in PBL groups.  This workshop is highly recommended for all new IMC facilitators.  Other UTMB teachers are invited to participate as well.

The Small Group Facilitation Skills Workshop is designed to develop and enhance facilitation skills when working in small groups.  Faculty who attend the Introduction to Problem-Based Learning Workshop are strongly encouraged to attend this workshop since it will focus on applying and practicing key small-group facilitation skills.  Specific skills discussed and practiced include:  questioning skills, listening skills, reading nonverbal communication and giving and receiving feedback.  This workshop is beneficial to anyone wishing to enhance their facilitation skills within the PBL or other small-group formats.  New IMC facilitators should attend the Introduction to Problem-Based Learning Workshop prior to this class so they will already have a basic understanding of the PBL process.

If you are unable to attend the following workshops and will be facilitating an upcoming PBL group, please contact Oma Morey at ommorey@utmb.eduor ext 23233 to see about setting up a one-on-one training session.

TO REGISTER click on the following link:  https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHRCVVF1TEs1M1dDdzRTV1ByMzRkU1E6MQ  

INTRODUCTION TO PBL

Tuesday, February 7, 2012; 1-5pm in Marvin Graves Bldg - Conference Room 2.308

SMALL GROUP FACILITATION

Tuesday, February 14, 2012; 1-5pm in Marvin Graves Bldg - Conference Room 2.308

Fundamentals of Critical Care Support Course

Saturday, February 25, 2012 (7:00am - 4:30pm) & Sunday, February 26, 2012 (7:30am - 5:00pm)

 UTMB, Pediatric Auditorium: Children's Hospital Room 2.312

Course Purpose:

• To better prepare the non-intensivist for the first 24 hours of manangement of the critically ill patient until transfer or appropriate critical care consultation can be arranged.
• To assist the non-intensivist in dealing with sudden deterioration of the critically ill patient.
• To prepare house staff for ICU coverage.
• To prepare nurses & other critical care practitioners to deal with acute deterioration in the critically ill patient.

Course Objectives:

• Priortize assessment needs for the critcally ill patient.
• Select appropriate diagnostic tests.
• Identify & respond to significant changes in the unstable patient.
• Recognize & initiate management of acute life-threatening conditions.
• Determine the need for expert consultation and/or patient transfer & prepare the practitioner for optimally accomplishing transfer.

Course Description:

• 17 didactic lectures
• 9 case based skill stations
• Pre & Post tests
• Companion textbook
• Certificate of successful course completion are: Attend all didactic sessions, successfully complete all skill stations, obtain 70% or higher on the post test
• SCCM maintains database of FCCS providers/instructors

to receive a course itinerary or to register, email or call Mary Reznicek (see information below)