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In the CalendarLet’s Not Meet by Accident.

Visiting School: ManliusPebble Hill Driving School. 3/24.9 to 11:30 a.m. UniversityHospital, Emergency Department.

See Upstate Calendar inside.

Take NoteReminder about thePresident’s Awards

Nominations for thePresident's Awards for 2001 aredue in the Office of the ViceProvost (Weiskotten Hall Room1109) no later than Sunday, April 1.Nomination forms in the following categories are availablein the Vice Provost Office (464-4520): Advancement of AffirmativeAction, Excellence in LibraryScience, Excellence in ProfessionalService, Excellence in FacultyService, Excellence and Leadershipin Research, Excellence inResearch by a Young Investigator,Excellence in Teaching andOutstanding Voluntary Faculty.

A therapy proven successful in controllingepilepsy is being tested atSUNY Upstate MedicalUniversity as a possiblebreakthrough therapy for treatment-resistantdepression.

SUNY Upstate is one of 20 sites nationwide toparticipate in this FDAapproved three-year studyof Vagus Nerve Stimulation(VNS) as a treatment fordepression. ThomasSchwartz, MD, assistantprofessor of psychiatry atUpstate Medical University,serves as the principalinvestigator. The study isfunded by Cyberonics Inc.

“Findings from previousmood studies conducted atthe University of TexasSouthwestern MedicalCenter, the MedicalUniversity of SouthCarolina, the ColumbiaCollege of Physicians andSurgeons and Baylor Collegeof Medicine, indicate thatthe use of VNS therapy isviable in controllingdepression in people whoare treatment-resistant,”said Dr. Schwartz.

“Should our collectivefindings in this pivotal studycoincide with theirs, thenCyberonics will have theevidence needed to convincethe FDA, psychiatrists, pay-ers and patients and theirfamilies that VNS is a safeand effective treatment forsome 1.2 million Americanssuffering from treatment-resistant depression,” saidDr. Schwartz.

Vagus NerveStimulation (VNS) involvesmild electrical pulses thatare given to the vagus nervein the neck which are inturn believed to regulatethe function or activities ofchemicals used by braincells to communicate. VNStherapy is delivered by theCyberonics’ NeuroCyberneticProsthesis (NCP) System,an implantable medicaldevice similar to a cardiacpacemaker.

A stopwatch-sized generator is implanted inthe left chest and a nervestimulation electrode isattached to the vagus nervein the neck in a one hourprocedure typically per-

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updateArnold Palmer to participate in Skins GameJune 18

Arnold Palmer, one ofthe most popular and suc-cessful golfers of all time,will participate in the 3rdAnnual Skins Game, anactivity of the UpstateMedical UniversityFoundation Inc., Monday,June 18 at Lafayette Golf &Country Club in Jamesville.

Palmer will join PGATour veterans Peter Jacobsenand Chip Beck, and LPGATour player Sally Dee.

“Arnold Palmer is oneof the most popular figuresnot only in golf, but in allof sports,” said Eileen Pezzi,vice president of develop-ment at SUNY Upstate andexecutive director of theUpstate Medical UniversityFoundation at Syracuse Inc."To have his participationcontinued on page 11

For health information, physician referral, and Upstate Medical University services, call Health Connections at 464-8668

continued on page 11 Arnold Palmer

calendarWednesday, March 14Anesthesiology Grand Rounds.7 a.m. Wsk. Hall, MedicalAlumni Aud. Otolaryngologyand Communication SciencesGrand Rounds. 7 to 8 a.m.University Hospital, Rm. 6500.

Surgical Grand Rounds.“Prosthetic Heart Valves.”Presenter: Berkeley Brandt,III, Upstate MedicalUniversity. 8 to 9 a.m. Wsk.Hall, Rm. 103.

Pediatric Grand Rounds.“Perinatal Substance Abuse.”Presenter: Richard Aubry,MD, Upstate MedicalUniversity; G. RichardKinsella, Syracuse BrickHouse; Linda Vincent, RN,Crouse Hospital. 9:15 a.m.University Hospital, Rm. 6500.

Emergency Medicine GrandRounds. “DVT-InterventionalManagement Techniques”.Presenter: KennethD.Murphy, MD, UpstateMedical University. 11 a.m.to noon. Health SciencesLibrary, Rm. 318.

Health Sciences Library Tour.Noon. Meet at New Bookarea. Call 464-7192 for moreinformation.

Neurosciences Grand Rounds.“Abnormal CytokineResponses in “DemyelinatingDisease.” Presenter: PaulMassa, PhD, Upstate MedicalUniversity. 4 p.m. UniversityHospital, Rm. 6500.

Combined Infectious DiseasesConference. 4 p.m. UniversityHospital, Rm. 4505.“Treatment Options forSyphilis.” Presenter: ShelleyGilroy, MD, Upstate MedicalUniversity.

Hatha Yoga Class. 5 to 6 p.m.University Hospital, CognitiveTherapy Rm. Call 464-4034

for more information.

Mini Medical School. 7 to9:15 p.m. Wsk. Hall, MedicalAlumni Aud. Registration isrequired.

Nursing and Health ProfessionsAlumni Phonathon. Dinner andTraining: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.Calling: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.C.A.B., Rm. 301.

Thursday, March 15Medical Grand Rounds.“Thrombosis in Pregnancy.”Presenter: Patrick Brill-Edwards, MD, BostonUniversity. 8:30 a.m. Wsk.Hall, Rm. 1159.

Urology Grand Rounds. 9 to 10a.m. University Hospital. Rm.6500.

Psychiatry Faculty Meeting.Noon to 1:45 p.m. PBS Bldg.,Rm. 338.

Friday, March 16Obstetrics/Gynecology GrandRounds. “Physician Impairment:Can It Happen to Me or aColleague?” Presenter:Terrance Bedient, CHE,Medical Society of NYS. 7:30a.m. Marley EducationBuilding, Sulzle Aud.

Campus Blood Drive. 11:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m. C.A.B.,East/West Lounges. Call 464-8668 to schedule anappointment.

Monday, March 19Childbirth Education Class. 2 to4 p.m. Women’s HealthServices, UHCC, third floor.Call 464-2169 to register.

Hatha Yoga Class. 5 to 6 p.m.University Hospital, PhysicalTherapy Gym, 2N, UniversityHospital. Call 464-4034 formore information.

Nursing and Health ProfessionsAlumni Phonathon. See 3/14Calendar listing.

Tuesday, March 20Auxiliary Book Fair. 10 a.m. to4 p.m. University Hospital,second floor lobby.

Let’s Not Meet by Accident.Visiting School: JamesvilleDeWitt High School. 9 to 11:30a.m. University Hospital,Emergency Department.

Breastfeeding Class. 3 to 4:30p.m. Women’s HealthServices, UHCC, third floor.Call 464-2169 to register.


Wednesday, March 21Anesthesiology Grand Rounds.7 a.m. Wsk. Hall, MedicalAlumni Aud.

Otolaryngology andCommunication SciencesGrand Rounds. 7 to 8 a.m.University Hospital, Rm. 6500.

Surgical Grand Rounds.Presenter: Tae Kim, MD,Upstate Medical University. 8to 9 a.m. Wsk. Hall, Rm. 103.

Pediatric Grand Rounds.“Pediatrician’s Role in DentalHealth.” Presenter: JeromeM. Laffer, DMD, PC, St.Joseph’s Hospital HealthCenter. 9:15 a.m. UniversityHospital, Rm. 6500.

Auxiliary Book Fair. 9 a.m. to6:30 p.m. UniversityHospital, second floor lobby.

American Heart Run/WalkRegistration. 11 a.m. To 4p.m. University Hospital, second floor lobby.

Health Sciences Library Tour.See 3/14 Calendar listing.

Neurology/Neurosurgery GrandRounds. Topic: Neurosurgery.4 p.m. University Hospital,Rm. 6500.

Combined Infectious DiseasesConference. 4 p.m. UniversityHospital, Rm. 4505.

Hatha Yoga Class. See 3/14Calendar listing.

Mini Medical School. See 3/14Calendar listing.


Thursday, March 22Joint Meeting: “Public AffairsNetwork for Schools andColleges of Optometry.“ HyattRegency EmbarcaderoCenter, San Francisco.

Medical Grand Rounds. “Non-Invasive in vivoRaman Spectroscopy ofHuman Blood.” Presenter:Paul Knudson, MD, UpstateMedical University. 8:30 a.m.Wsk. Hall, Rm. 1159.

Auxiliary Book Fair. 9 a.m. to6:30 p.m. UniversityHospital, second floor lobby.


Psychiatry Grand Rounds. “TheImportance of the SocialHistory Interview.” Presenters:Thomas Schwartz, MD andGeoffrey Hopkins, MD,Upstate Medical University.12:30 to 2 p.m. PBS Building.

Central New York PoisonControl Center Open House andTour. 10 a.m. to noon. 550East Genesee Street.

NPA Medical Alliance GrandRounds. “STDS.” Presenter:Jeffrey Gilbert, MD, UpstateMedical University. 3 to 5p.m. University Hospital,Rm. 6500.

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Friday, March 23Joint Meeting “Public AffairsNetwork for Schools andColleges of Optometry. See 3/22 Calendar listing.

Obstetrics/Gynecology GrandRounds. “Diagnosis andTreatment of STDS.”Presenter: Jeffrey Gilbert,MD, Albert Einstein Collegeof Medicine. 7:30 a.m.Marley Education Building,Sulzle Aud.

8th Annual Sports MedicineSymposium. OnCenter.Presented by Upstate’sDepartments of OrthopedicSurgery and PhysicalMedicine and Rehabilitation.

Auxiliary Book Fair. 7 a.m. to4 p.m. University Hospital,second floor lobby.

Biomedical Sciences Seminar.“From Yeast to Mouse: InSearch of the Molecular Basisfor Batten Disease.” Presenter:David Pearce, Ph.D,University of Rochester,School of Medicine. Noon.Wsk. Hall, Rm. 3103.Sponsored by Program inCell and Molecular Biology.

Saturday, March 24Health Careers Open House.8:45 a.m. to noon. Wsk. Hall.

Joint Meeting “Public AffairsNetwork for Schools andColleges of Optometry. See3/22 Calendar listing.

Let’s Not Meet by Accident.Visiting School: ManliusPebble Hill Driving School. 9 to 11:30 a.m. UniversityHospital, EmergencyDepartment.

Monday, March 26Childbirth Education Class. See3/19 Calendar listing.


Tuesday, March 27Let’s Not Meet by Accident.Visiting School: Red CreekDrivers Education. 9 to 11:30a.m. University Hospital,Emergency Department.

Breastfeeding Class. See 3/20Calendar listing.

Free Diabetes Screening. 7:30a.m. to 3 p.m. Joslin DiabetesCenter, 90 Presidential Plaza.Call 464-8668 for moreinformation.

Wednesday, March 28Conference. “EmergencyMedicine for the 21 Century.”7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.Onondaga CountyConvention Center at theOnCenter.

Anesthesiology Grand Rounds.7 a.m. Wsk. Hall, MedicalAlumni Aud.

Otolaryngology andCommunication SciencesGrand Rounds. 7 to 8 a.m.University Hospital, Rm. 6500.

Surgical Grand Rounds.“Surgical Treatment of AtrialDysrhythmias in Patientswith Congenital HeartDisease.” Presenter: RalphMosca, MD, ColumbiaPresbyterian Medical Center.8 to 9 a.m. Wsk. Hall, Rm. 103.

Pediatric Grand Rounds.“Neurofibromatosis: We Havea Gene and a Target.” Presenter:Ronald Dubowy, MD, UpstateMedical University. 9:15 a.m.University Hospital, Rm. 6500.

Health Sciences Library Tour.See 3/14 Calendar listing.

Neurology/Neurosurgery GrandRounds. Topic: Neurology. 4p.m. University Hospital,Rm. 6500.

Combined Infectious DiseasesConference. 4 p.m. UniversityHospital, Rm. 4505.


Mini Medical School. See 3/14Calendar listing.

Thursday, March 29Medical Grand Rounds.Discussant: James Turchik,MD, Upstate MedicalUniversity. 8:30 a.m. Wsk.Hall, Rm. 1159.


Conference. “TranslationResearch Program: Bridgingthe Gap.” Noon to 5 p.m.Sheraton University Hoteland Conference Center. Call464-5476 for more information.

Psychiatry Grand Rounds.“Psychogenic Vomiting.”Presenters: Robert Gregory,MD and Ahmad Hameed,MD, Upstate MedicalUniversity. 12:30 to 2 p.m.PBS Bldg.

Friday, March 30Frederick B. Parker, MD TeachingDay in Cardiothoracic Surgery.9 am to 4 pm. Wsk. Hall,Medical Alumni Aud.

Obstetrics/Gynecology GrandRounds. “HeritableCoagulopathies in Pregnancy:Two Case Presentations.”Presenter: Aparna Eligeti,MD, Upstate MedicalUniversity. 7:30 a.m. MarleyEducation Building, Sulzle Aud.

Workshop. “MEDLINE onthe WEB.” 11 a.m. To noon.Health Sciences Library, meetat the Reference Desk. Call464-4581 to register.

Lecture. “Asthma.” Presenter:Mary Smith RRT, LungAssociation of Central NewYork. Noon to 1 p.m. Wsk.Hall, Rm. 5301. Registrationis required. Call 464-5580 formore information.

American Heart Health Expo. 1 to 7 p.m. ShoppingtownMall, DeWitt.

Little Gifts for Life Dinner andAuction. Patron PreviewParty: 6 p.m. Silent Auction:7 p.m. Dinner and a live auction: 8 p.m. OnCenterBallroom.

Saturday, March 31American Heart Walk/Run.7:45 to 11:30 a.m.ShoppingTown Mall, DeWitt.

Upstate Medical University

Art exhibit

Health Sciences Library

Through March 30

artwork by former pediatric patients ofUniversity Hospital

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Sports Medicine Symposium scheduled March 23

The 8th Annual Sports Medicine Symposium will beheld Friday, March 23 at the OnCenter. The conferenceis co-sponsored by Upstate’s Sports Medicine Division ofthe Department of Orthopedic Surgery and theDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.Current topics in sports medicine with emphasis oninjury prevention will be presented.

Upstate faculty include: Dwight Webster, MD;Tamara Scerpella, MD; and David Boyland, PT, ATC.

Guest lecturers include Dr.Don Brady, a local psycholo-gist; Dr. Julie Dodds, a sportsmedicine specialist fromMichigan State University;podiatrist Dr. Edward Glaser;and physical therapist DavidMcCune. Marc Pietropaoli,MD of Auburn OrthopedicSpecialists and Mike Hope, PTof Summitt Physical Therapy

will also present sessions.Afternoon sessions are ded-

icated to hands-on workshops.The conference fee is $80. Student feesare available. This conference is approved

for CME and NATA credits. For more information, call

S.Elizabeth Burleigh at 464-4600 or email

[email protected].

Teaching Day to honor Frederick B.Parker, Jr., MD, March 30

The Frederick B. Parker, Jr., MD,Teaching Day in CardiothoracicSurgery will honor long-time surgeryprofessor and chair Dr. FrederickParker for his outstanding care andservice to patients.

Central New Yorkers are invitedto this program to be held Friday,March 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. inthe Medical Alumni Auditorium ofWeiskotten Hall. Registration is notrequired.

Watts R. Webb, MD, clinical professor of surgery atLouisiana State University Health Science Center and formerchair of Upstate’s Department of Surgery, will deliver thekeynote address.

Teaching Day topics include: coronary heart disease; therole of aortic root enlargement; coronary ischemia inhypoplastic left heart syndrome; PET scanning in diagnosisand evaluation of lung cancer; an overview of theNorthern New England Cardiovascular Disease StudyGroup - when cardiac surgeons work together, patient carebenefits; thoracic transplantation in children; and primarytumor in stage IV disease.

Leslie J. Kohman, MD, professor of surgery at UpstateMedical University, will moderate the program. Noted surgeons from across the nation and an Upstate MedicalUniversity ethicist will deliver the presentations.

Dr. Parker is widely known and respected for his workin thoracic surgery. He joined the Upstate faculty in 1971and has since held several leadership positions within thecampus and greater Central New York communities. Hehas held the position of chair of the Department of Surgeryat Upstate since 1990.

To learn more about the program, contact Kathy Kellyat 464-5549.

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Poison Control Center Open House and Tour March 22

The Central New York Poison Control Center(CNYPCC) will hold an Open House and Tour Thursday, March 22 from 10 a.m. to noon at the

Center’s 550 East Genesee Street location. Everyone is welcome to attend. The Joslin Diabetes Center will offer FREE

diabetes screenings, Tuesday, March 27 from7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Joslin’s 90 PresidentialPlaza location. For more information, call HealthConnections at 464-8668.

Frederick B. Parker, Jr., MD

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American Heart Health Expo March 30

Be sure to visit the American Heart Health Expo,Friday, March 30 from 1 to 7 p.m. in ShoppingTown Mall,DeWitt. Upstate Medical University will be represented bythe Health Information Center; Joslin Diabetes Center; the outpatient services at the University Health CareCenter; the Colleges of Medicine, Health Professions,Nursing, Graduate Studies; and OASIS.

Miracle Ride to benefit Children’sMiracle Network

Order your registration form and begin collecting spon-sors for the 7th Annual CNY Children’s Miracle NetworkMiracle Motorcycle Ride, to be held Sunday, May 20beginning 10 a.m at the Spinning Wheel Restaurant &Tavern in North Syracuse.

The Miracle Ride committee will hold a raffle drawingfor a child’s battery-operated motorcycle valued at $299.Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5.

To purchase raffle tickets or to obtain a Miracle Rideregistration form, contact Cassandra Rucker at 464-4416or [email protected]

Asthma is topic of free lecture March 30

Asthma is the topic of afree lecture by Mary SmithRRT, Regional AsthmaCoalition coordinator forthe Lung Association ofCentral New York, Friday,March 30 from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 5301Weiskotten Hall. Smith willprovide an overall view ofasthma, including levels,trigger mechanisms, andsymptoms. A question andanswer period will follow. The program isintended for persons withasthma, their family mem-

bers, or others who requiremore information aboutthe disorder.

The lecture is sponsoredby the Department ofCardiorespiratory Sciences,College of Health Professions,in conjunction with theRegional Asthma CoalitionLung Association of CentralNew York. Registration isrequired; to register, call theDepartment ofCardiorespiratory Sciencesat the College of HealthProfessions, 464-5580.

SUNY Upstate on-site registration

Date: Wednesday, March 21st

Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Place: Second floor lobby, University Hospital

To register: • Bring completed registration form*

* Forms are available at Hospital Information Desk

• $25 minimum entry fee (per person)

• You must register on or before March 15th to receive a free t-shirt.

T-Shirts: Everyone who registered by 2/27 must pick up their shirts at registration on March 21st. If you did not register by 2/27, you will receive a t-shirt but shirts may not be available until after the event and sizesmay be limited.

For more information, e-mail @ richerj or call Jennifer at 4-4845.

American Heart Walk

Date: Saturday, March 31

Place: Shoppingtown Mall, Dewitt

Time: 5K Walk Indoor8:45 a.m.Outdoor 9:30 a.m.

8K Walk Outdoor 9:00 a.m.

5K Run Outdoor 8:20 a.m.



All runners and walkers should meet outside the mall in the parking lot directly across fromKaufmann's garage (Kinne road side) for theUpstate Medical University team picture at thefollowing times:

10:00 am – Runners 10:45 am – Walkers

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The Institute for Human Performance (IHP) of UpstateMedical University is launching a series of targeted fitnessprograms to improve the health of special populations andsupport the development of funded research programs. Intheir entirety, these programs will be called Vitality! Thefirst targeted groups will be people with arthritis andmultiple sclerosis.

Collaborative PartnershipsTogether with the Arthritis Foundation, the IHP will

sponsor programs to improve the strength, endurance andcardiovascular fitness of people with arthritis.

The program for those with multiple sclerosis will beco-sponsored by the IHP, Multiple Sclerosis Resources ofCentral New York and the Upstate Chapter of the NationalMultiple Sclerosis Society. These programs have been devel-oped using national guidelines prescribing exercise and activ-ity for specific populations.

Upstate Medical University physi-cians who specialize in care for patientswith each condition will provide med-ical oversight for these programs.

Individualized AttentionCarol Sames, MS, fitness supervi-

sor for the IHP, is helping to developthese programs which will be tailoredto accommodate each participant’sgoals, special needs, and the recom-mendations of their physician. Theprograms will assist participants inimproving their physical conditionand quality of life. The IHP’s exten-sive facilities will be used in theseprograms, including an adjustabledepth 25 meter pool that is accessiblefor people with mobility impairments,an indoor track and cardiovascular andstrength training equipment specificallydesigned for special populations.

Advancing the Upstate Research MissionThe targeted fitness programs have three goals: to

engage selected groups in research designed to determinebest practices for the improvement of performance of per-sons with common conditions; to offer opportunities fortargeted groups to use the facilities of the IHP; and toenable people with common performance-related concernsto participate in focused educational programs and formsupport groups.

“The IHP was designed to support research programsthat can show the way to improve the health and perfor-

mance of people with a variety of performance-relatedgoals and conditions. These research programs range frombasic cell and molecular studies to those that are designedto improve human performance. Our ultimate ability totranslate the results of fundamental studies into practice isdependent on the participation of people with perfor-mance-related goals. These fitness programs will providesubjects who have self-identified an interest in improvingtheir condition and the condition of others with similarhealth concerns,” said Kenneth L. Barker, PhD, provostand vice president for academic affairs.

More Programs on the WayThe arthritis and MS fitness programs are the first of

many targeted fitness programs to be offered throughVitality! at the IHP. Efforts are underway to develop aprogram using the pool and other IHP facilities to improvethe well-being and performance of people with spinal cord

injuries in collaboration with theNational Aquatic Service Inc. PatrickConnolly, MD, of the Department ofOrthopedic Surgery, is promoting whatwill be a unique collaboration that willprovide unparalleled opportunities forpeople with spinal cord injuries.“People with these injuries too often arelimited in their opportunities to pro-mote fitness and a sense of well being.This program should provide thatopportunity,” he said.

Additionally, the IHP plans to spon-sor fitness programs for seniors andpeople who have compromised cardio-vascular abilities. These programsawait co-sponsors and faculty interestedin serving as medical advisors. Barkeradds “we are also looking for facultymembers who are interested in develop-

ing research programs that would benefitfrom utilizing program participants.”

Barker believes the national focus on Healthy People 2010will provide research funding opportunities. The uniquefacilities of the IHP will also provide a competitive advan-tage for faculty seeking private and federal support of stud-ies designed to accomplish human performance relatedresearch objectives.

Information regarding the IHP Vitality! programs maybe obtained by contacting Carol Sames, fitness supervisorat 464-9992 or Robert Collins, director of operations at464-9996.

Vitality! Institute for Human Performance to launch targeted fitness programs

Carol A. Sames (right) is helping to develop targeted fitness programs.

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Carol Sames has beennamed fitness supervisorfor Upstate’s Institute forHuman Performance (IHP).

In this role, Samesorganizes the targeted fit-ness programs of IHPVitality!, provides individualor group fitness training,and assists with fitness-related research.

Sames comes to UpstateMedical University with experience in clinical exer-cise physiology in car-diopulmonary rehabilita-tion and applied exerciseprogramming. Most recent-ly, she served as a clinical exercise physiologist in theCardiopulmonary WellnessDepartment at Crouse

Hospital, where she devel-oped a patient educationprogram emphasizing cardiac risk factor reduc-tion. She serves as a guestlecturer on cardiopul-monary rehabilitation andstress testing at Upstateand Syracuse University.Sames is expected toreceive her PhD in exercisephysiology/ teaching andleadership from SyracuseUniversity this May.

Important message from theRadiation Safety Office

The Radiation Safety Office (RSO) reminds UpstateMedical University’s department chairs, directors, andadministrators that they are required to notify and receivethe approval of the Radiation Safety Officer for any of thefollowing:

• any planned purchases of any ionizing radiation pro-ducing equipment or radioactive material;

• any planned demonstrations of new radiation produc-ing equipment within the Medical Center; and

• any planned facility renovations involving future pur-chases and/or installation or use of radiation producingequipment or radioactive material. Lack of notification toor coordination by the Radiation Safety Officer slows theinstallation and/or acceptance process. It is not acceptablefor a contractor to use the services of a third party healthphysics or medical physics contractor for planning oracceptance purposes without obtaining final review andapproval of the Radiation Safety Officer. These actionscould be considered a violation of SUNY Upstate MedicalUniversity’s radiation use licenses.

Notification to the Officer must be made in writing orby e-mail with an appropriate signature or signature block.Approval notification will be by the same means back tothe user. The following minimum information should beprovided:

EquipmentThe manufacturer, the model, a departmental point of

contact, where and when it is to be installed either perma-nently or for demonstration, and a brief description of howand for what purpose it is to be used.

Radioactive materials A completed Radioactive Materials Purchase Order

Clearance Form (3 by 5 card) is necessary for all new purchases.

Approval can generally be obtained in a short time;however, sufficient time for evaluation, review and process-ing by the Radiation Safety Officer should be allowed.The intent is not to hold up procurement and installation,but to track radiation producing devices and radioactivematerials entering and within Upstate Medical University.Should any of these items currently be on order and theabove notification has not been made, contact the officeimmediately by telephone.

Once a radiation device is on site and setup or installed,notification should be made to the RSO for final clearanceand coordination of acceptance testing.

Questions should be directed to the Radiation SafetyOfficer, University Hospital Room 636, 464-6510 or to thee-mail address [email protected].

Carol Sames namedIHP fitness supervisor

CarolA.Sames

Vintastic to benefit women's health services April 6

Central New Yorkers are invited to Vintastic, anUpstate Medical University Foundation benefit forUniversity Hospital and women's health services, Friday,April 6 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Lafayette Golf &Country Club, 4480 Lafayette Road.

The event features more than 180 wines from all overthe world (selected by Roberts Liquors), delicious horsd'oeuvres, cheeses, desserts and coffee and live entertain-ment by the Don Martin Jazz Trio.

Highlights of the event include a live auction for twopair of Delta Airline tickets to San Francisco and Paris andfor a pair of VIP tickets to the 2001 Skins Game, as well asdrawings for wonderful prizes. Prior to the event at 6 p.m.,a short presentation on women's health issues will be deliv-ered by event co-chairs Dr. Shawky Badawy and Dr. B. N.Singh of Upstate Medical University.

Advance sale tickets are $45 and may be charged toVISA or Mastercard by calling 464-4416. The deadline topurchase advance tickets is Wednesday, March 28. Formore information, call the Foundation at 464-4416.

(Note: See front cover for more information about theSkins Game)


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Upstate MedicalUniversity’s Payroll ServicesDepartment invites SUNYUpstate management andadministrative personnel toattend the followingPayroll Management training workshops. Theyare as follows:

“Introduction to Payroll,”to be held Wednesday,April 4 from 9 a.m. tonoon in the East Lounge ofthe Campus ActivitiesBuilding. The deadline toregister is Monday, March26.

This workshop (thesame that was offered dur-ing the Spring/Summer2000), provides anoverview of the types ofPayroll Services that areavailable to departmentmanagers and/or adminis-trators and how important

their role is when submit-ting employee payroll andtime information to PayrollServices. The workshop:reviews the types of pay-rolls and deadlines that areprocessed at Upstate;explains how and whenemployees are paid, andhow and when to reportemployee productive andnon-productive time toPayroll Services; what typesof non-productive time isallowed and limitationthereof; explains how toresolve inconsistencies orerrors with payroll/timeinformation; and providesa brief description of thecomplex regulations thatSUNY Upstate is requiredto implement.

“All About ReportingEmployee Work Time & TimeAccruals and How toComplete a Timesheet,” willbe held Wednesday, April18 from 9 a.m. to noon inthe East Lounge of theCampus Activities Building.The deadline to register isMonday, April 9.

This workshopexplains: what type ofemployee time is consid-ered work time (includesreview of the work timerounding rules; and howemployees earn and can useaccruals. In addition tocurrent timesheets beingused, a new simplifiedtimesheet will be intro-duced and made availableto departments for timereporting. A portion of theworkshop includestimesheet exercises where

each attendee will be askedto complete several differ-ent work schedules andtimesheets applicable totheir department. Eachattendee should submit toPayroll Services samples ofthe current types of timesheetsthat are being submitted.

To register, visithttp://www.upstate.edu/hr/train, e-mail to address“STATEPR” or fax to 464- 6337. Include your nameand/or additional names ofpeople who would like toattend the workshop, worktelephone number, and thepreferred workshop ses-sion, no later than thedeadlines indicated above.For more information, call464-4840.

Payroll Services & Management training workshops scheduled

Family Medicine to present FacultyDevelopment program April 5

“Evidence-Based Mental Health” is the topic of aFaculty Development program, Thursday, April 5 from 8to 10 a.m. in Room 318 of the Health Science Library.Program speakers are Fraser Tudiver, MD, Glenn Griffin,MD, Fred Dufour, MD and George Blakeslee, MD. Theprogram will be videoconferenced to Wilson Hospital inBinghamton.

The free program is presented by Upstate’s Departmentof Family Medicine. Registration is not required. CMEcredit is available. For more information, call 464-7027 oremail [email protected]

Medical Alumni Phonathon seeks volunteers

Volunteers are needed for the Medical AlumniPhonathon to be held Tuesday, April 3.Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. in the

third floor lobby of the CAB. Callingwill be from 7 to 9 p.m. Faculty,staff, students and alumni may vol-unteer. Dinner will be catered by

the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que. All volun-teers are invited to a party March 17

from 7 to 10:00 p.m. with food and drinkcatered by Pascale’s.

Sign up today in the Alumni Office, Room306 of the CAB or call 464-4361.



Forming relationshipsamong Central New York’sbasic and clinical scientistsis the purpose of UpstateMedical University’s conference titled“Translational Research:Bridging the Gap,”Thursday, March 29 fromnoon to 5 p.m. at theSheraton University Hoteland Conference Center.The conference is sponsored by the ResearchAdministration Office. It provides a supportiveenvironment for itsresearchers in the clinical trials, technologytransfer and biomedicalresearch areas.

According to JohnLucas, PhD, vice provostfor research at Upstate, theconference is meant to fos-ter collaboration amonginvestigators and hastenthe translation of researchresults from the laboratoryto clinical practice.

Conference speakersinclude Robert Roberts,MD, chief of medicine/car-diology at Baylor Collegeof Medicine; John R.Feussner, MD, MPH, chiefresearch and developmentofficer for the Office ofResearch and Development,Department of Veteran’sAffairs in Washington; andCarl Batt, PhD, the LibertyHyde Bailey Professor andco-director of theNanotechnology Center atCornell University.

José Jalife, MD,professor and chair ofPharmacology at UpstateMedical University, willmoderate a panel discus-sion whose speakersinclude: Larry Lantinga,PhD of the VeteransAdministration MedicalCenter; and RuthWeinstock, MD PhD,Richard Hunt, MD, DavidAyers, MD, and AndrzejKrol, MD, of UpstateMedical University.

The program is sponsored in part by theDepartment of ResearchAdministration and theClinical Trials Office.

The deadline to registeris Thursday, March 22.There is no fee to attendthe program. Contact theUpstate Clinical TrialsOffice (464-5476) for abrochure and/or registration form.

Health Careers Open House is March 24

Preparing academically for careers in the health pro-fessions and the job opportunities available in thesefields are among the topics to be addressed at a freeHealth Careers Open House, to be held Saturday,March 24 from 8:45 a.m. to noon in Weiskotten Hall.

The Open House is sponsored by the College ofHealth Professions and the Office of StudentAdmissions at SUNY Upstate Medical University. It isintended for high school and college students, parents,counselors, teachers and college faculty and otherswho are interested in learning more about the healthprofessions. Upstate’s College of Nursing will also berepresented at the Open House.

Professionals from eight health fields will be avail-able to discuss job responsibilities, entry-level salaries,career ladder mobility and ways to obtain volunteer orobservational experience. The open house focuses onthe following careers:

• cardiovascular perfusion (use of high technologyto pump or oxygenating blood, temporarily replacingthe work of the heart or lungs);

• cytotechnology (microscopic screening for cancer);• medical imaging sciences (taking x-rays, CTs and

MRIs to diagnose injury or disease);• medical technology (performing laboratory tests

to diagnose and monitor disease); • physical therapy education (preserving, develop-

ing and restoring maximum physical function);• radiation therapy (treating cancer patients with

radiation);• respiratory care and cardiorespiratory sciences

(assisting people who have difficulty breathing); • and nursing (baccalaureate and master’s

programs only).The Open House features classroom presentations,

information about the Guaranteed Opportunity forLeadership Development (GOLD), an early admission program for high school seniors; a tour of the UpstateMedical University campus; and exhibitor tables.

Individuals are encouraged to telephone Upstate’sOffice of Students Admissions at 315-464-4570 toreserve a place.

To learn more about the Open House, call theOffice of Student Admissions or visit www.upstate.edu

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March is National Social Work Month

“Do You Know Me?I’m the New Face of SocialWork?” is the 2001 themeof National Social WorkMonth, an annual eventcelebrated during March.

SUNY Upstate MedicalUniversity joins theNational Association ofSocial Workers in salutingthe professional socialworkers at UniversityHospital, University HealthCare Center and theRegional Oncology Centerwho help patients cope withproblems, adjust to illnessor loss of function, andmake a seamless transitionback to the community.

Upstate’s Social WorkServices traces its origins to 1910, with the first mas-ter’s-trained professionalsocial worker arriving in 1923 from New York City under theauspices of the SyracuseCommunity Chest.Subsequently, this depart-ment served as a model forthe community and set the

stage for the developmentof other social workdepartments at Crouse, St.Joseph’s, and Community-General Hospitals.

All social workers atUpstate Medical Universityare required to have a mas-ter’s degree in social workand pass a written exam tobecome a New York StateCertified Social Worker (CSW).

Take time during themonth of March to recognize the importantcontribution the socialworker on your medicalteam makes toward qualitypatient care.

Emergency Medicine for the 21Century to be held March 28

The latest developments in emergency medicine forpediatric and adult patients is the focus of “Emergency

Medicine for the 21stCentury,” a conference to beheld Wednesday, March 28 atthe OnCenter. Registration willtake place at 7:30 a.m. withthe conference to begin 8 a.m.and end 5 p.m.

The conference will reviewcurrent issues in emergencymedicine with emphasis onleading edge therapeutics andtechniques for the evaluationand treatment of the emer-gency patient. The programincludes hands-on workshops.

Charles V. Pollack, Jr., MA,MD, a national leader in emergency medicine, will deliverthe keynote address. Dr. Pollack is chair of the NationalResearch Committee of the American College ofEmergency Physicians and is the only physician to receiveACEP’s highest national awards in both teaching andresearch.

Richard C. Hunt, MD, professor and chair ofEmergency Medicine at Upstate Medical University, andLauren Pipas, MD, assistant professor of emergency medi-cine at Upstate, serve as program directors. Conference fac-ulty include physicians from Upstate Medical University,St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center, and LifeNetNY/Albany MedFlight.

The conference is intended for physicians, trauma surgeons, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses,pharmacists, pre-hospital personnel and other health careprofessionals who work with emergency cases.

SUNY Upstate Medical University designates this con-tinuing medical education activity for 6 credit hours inCategory 1 of the Physicians’ Recognition Award of theAmerican Medical Association. Application has been madeto the American College of Emergency Physicians forACEP Category 1 credit. Contact hours totaling 7.2 will beawarded by the Institute of Continuing Education ofUpstate Medical University.

The deadline to register for the conference isWednesday, March 21.

For more information about the conference or confer-ence fees, contact the Office of Continuing Education at464-4606.

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GivingKudos!

Upstate Medical University’s Community GivingCampaign committee thanks UUP, CSEA, PEF andCampus Administration for donating a $1,000 travel certificate to this year’s Community Giving Campaign.Special thanks are extended to Raymond Colton, PhD,chapter president of United University Professions (UUP);June Edwards, PEF Division 320 leader; and JohnHarbin, president, local 615, CSEA for their efforts insecuring this gift to our campaign.



OnCenter Ballroom is site for Little Gifts for Life March 30

The fifth annual dinner and auction “Little Gifts forLife” will be held Friday, March 30 at the OnCenterBallroom. A Patron Preview Party will be held 6 p.m. followed by a silent auction at 7 p.m. Dinner and live auction begin 8 p.m. At the conclusion of the auction,guests may enjoy listening and dancing to the music of the popular local band, Atlas.

The auction is organized by families and friends ofpediatric patients, physicians and nurses from the Centerfor Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders and theChildren’s Miracle Network. A portion of the proceedsraised from this year’s event will go toward the purchase ofsleeper chairs.

For reservations or more information about “LittleGifts for Life,” contact the Children’s Miracle Networkoffice at 464-4416.

formed on an outpatient basis. Using an external programmer,the physician can set or reset the stimulation parameters ofthe device. The system continually delivers preprogrammedintermittent electrical pulses to the vagus nerve.

“Our research volunteers represent a very select groupof individuals who are moderately to severely depressedand who have failed medications and/or electroconvulsivetherapy (ECT). They will help us to determine the degreeand timing of antidepressant effects, and the safety and tol-erability of VNS,” said Schwartz.

In order to determine the placebo effect, individuals arerandomly assigned to control or treatment groups.However, ultimately all volunteers who participate in thisstudy will have the opportunity for treatment.

In 1997, the FDA approved VNS using the NCP Systemas a therapy for epilepsy. In April of 1998, SUNY UpstateMedical University began using VNS therapy on patientswith treatment resistant epilepsy. Since then, eighty patientshave received the implant and therapy. Ten percent of these

individuals are completely seizure-free; nearly everyonerealized some decrease in seizures.

Depression, a mood disorder characterized by persis-tent, emotional disturbances in the normal cognitive func-tions of the brain, is an expensive and life-threatening dis-order costing the United States an estimated $40 billion ayear in lost work and healthcare costs. It is expected to bethe second leading cause of disease burden in 2020.

Cyberonics, Inc. was founded in 1987 to develop med-ical devices for the treatment of epilepsy and other debili-tating neurological disorders. Cyberonics anticipates spend-ing nearly $30 million on its depression studies using VNStherapy and the NCP System.

To learn more about the study, visit the Cyberonics website at www.cyberonics.com/depression or call 315-464-5631. Patients who are interested in the study may also callCyberonics’ toll-free telephone number: 888-748-1652.

in the Skins Game to benefit Upstate Medical University is adream come true."

Palmer is fourth, behind Sam Snead, Ben Hogan and JackNicklaus on the all-time PGA Tour victory list with 60.

He also maintains an active business schedule with golfcourse design, construction and development projects. In1997, he underwent surgery for prostate cancer and hassince spearheaded the Senior Tour For a Cure program.

Jacobsen owns six PGA Tour victories, including theAT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and the BuickInvitational of California, both of which he captured in1995. Beck, a four-time PGA Tour winner, recorded the sec-ond 59 in PGA Tour history in the third round of the 1991Las Vegas Invitational. Dee played in 26 LPGA Tour eventslast year, earning over $110,000. Her best showing came atthe Michelob Light Classic, where she tied for third withKarrie Webb and Rosie Jones. She joined the LPGA in 1999.

Individual tickets for the Skins Game are on sale for areduced advanced sale price of $30 at all area P&C FoodStores or by calling Upstate Medical University Foundationat 464-4416. Tickets are available through secure onlineordering at ticketweb.com (or through links at upstate.eduor pandcfoods.com) for $35. Tickets purchased the day ofthe event will be $40. All general tickets will include freeparking and free courtesy shuttle service to and from theparking area and golf course. A limited number of VIP tickets ($250) and corporate sponsorships are available bycalling the Foundation at (315) 464-4416.

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Register for On My Own TimeRegistration forms are now

available for Upstate MedicalUniversity's On My Own Time artshow featuring artwork byUpstate's employees, retirees,students and volunteers. Theshow will be held April 16through 27 in the Health SciencesLibrary. For more information,call Brenda Bolliver at 464-6548or e-mail Bolliveb. The deadlineto register is Monday, April 9.

Campus Blood Drive set forMarch 16

The Pathway to WellnessProgram, in conjunction with the American Red Cross, willsponsor a blood drive Friday,March 16 from 11:30 a.m. to4:30 p.m., in the East/WestLounges of the CampusActivities Building. Individualsinterested in donating shouldcall Health Connections Office at 464-8668 to schedule anappointment.

Auxiliary to present bookfairs in March

A series of book fairs presented by the Auxiliary willbe held in the second floor lobbyof University Hospital on the fol-lowing dates: Tues., March 20(10 a.m. to 4 p.m.); Wed., March21 (9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.); Thurs.,March 22 (9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.)and Fri. March 23 (7 a.m. to 4p.m.). Call the Auxiliary Office at464-5606 for more information.

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First Dearing-DalyProfessor of Bioethics &Humanities Appointed

Samuel Gorovitz, PhD,has been appointed the firstDearing-Daly Professor ofBioethics and Humanitiesat SUNY Upstate MedicalUniversity. This professor-ship honors the ground-breaking work of BruceDearing, PhD, and RobertDaly, MD, in establishing aplace forthe schol-arly studyofbioethicsand themedicalhumanitiesat Upstate.In thisprofessor-ship, Gorovitz will developinnovative scholarly andeducational programs inbioethics through theCenter for Bioethics andHumanities.

Dr. Gorovitz receivedhis doctorate in philosophyfrom Stanford University.A leading scholar, he haswritten extensively onbioethics, particularly as itimpacts on public policy.Recent areas of inquiryinclude genetic susceptibili-ty testing, the protection of

research participants, doc-tor/patient relationships,and physician assisted sui-cide. He is author of“Doctors' Dilemmas:Moral Conflict andMedical Care” and of“Drawing the Line: LifeDeath, and Ethical Choicesin an American Hospital.”He is a fellow of theHastings Center and, bygubernatorial appointment,serves on the New YorkState Task Force on Lifeand the Law.

Dr. Gorovitz hasadvised the U.S.Environmental ProtectionAgency and the WorldHealth Organization,among others, on ethicalaspects of health policy .He is also a professor ofphilosophy and of publicadministration at SyracuseUniversity, where he wasdean of arts and sciencesfor seven years. As of May,he will divide his timebetween the two institutions.

Dr. Gorovitz joins eightother faculty at the Center,a division within theCollege of Medicine estab-lished last year to consoli-date and expand Upstate’sefforts in bioethics and thehumanities as they relate tohealth care. He will be for-mally welcomed at Upstate

this autumn at an inaugur-al lecture for the Dearing-Daly Professorship.

G. Bruce Dearing, PhDwas Upstate MedicalUniversity’s first professorof humanities in medicine.Robert Daly, MD is professorof psychiatry and medicalhumanities at UpstateMedical University.

Robert Silverman, MDtapped by AmericanCollege of Obstetrics andGynecology

Robert Silverman, MD,associate professor ofobstetrics and gynecologyand director of the Divisionof Maternal Fetal Medicineat Upstate Medical University,has been elected as theChair of Section 5, District2 of the American Collegeof Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Samuel Gorovitz, PhD

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