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Read any prescription or non-prescription label andmore likely than not it will include a warning that the drugmay induce liver damage.

SUNY Upstate Medical University researcher Robert A.Levine, MD, is involved in a five-year NIH-funded studythat may lead to a better understanding of the causes ofdrug-induced liver injury (DILI) and of the risk factorsassociated with DILI. Ultimately, the study hopes to pave theway for the design of safer drugs in the future.

The study, “A Multi-Center, Longitudinal Study of Drugand Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)-Induced Liver Injury,” is funded by the National Institute ofDiabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases of the NationalInstitutes of Health through six of its consortiums. Dr.Levine, professor of medicine in the Division ofGastroenterology at SUNY Upstate, serves as a principal siteinvestigator for the New York-New England Consortium ofthe Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network (DILIN). DILINwill create a detailed database, registry and tissue bank frompatients who have experienced DILI, including injury due toherbals and other alternative medicines. People who havebeen exposed to drugs, but who have not developed liverdamage, also will be involved in the study. Blood, urine and,

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An initiative to strengthen inpatient mental health careservices for area children and teens was announced byofficials from SUNY Upstate Medical University andOnondaga County at a press briefing held May 12 at theInstitute for Human Performance. The initiative will offerboth short- and long-term solutions to the communityshortage of inpatient psychiatric beds for children and teens.

Onondaga County will make an urgent request to thestate for eight additional beds for children and adolescents atHutchings Psychiatric Center which currently has 24 beds,eight of them temporary for children and adolescents.

As a long-term solution, SUNY Upstate plans to

incorporate at least 16 additional beds to serve as aninpatient child and adolescent psychiatric unit that will beadministered under the auspices of the Central New YorkChildren’s Hospital.

Local officials say the need for more inpatient psychiatricbeds for children and adolescents is significant. An analysisof existing hospital data conducted during the past year bythe Hospital Executive Council, Excellus Blue Cross BlueShield and the Onondaga County Department of MentalHealth found that 30 additional beds are needed to servechildren throughout the 15-county Central New Yorkcommunity.

SUNY Upstate, county address mental health needs for teens, children

Robert A. Levine, MD, is the principal site investigator of a NIH-funded studyof the causes of drug-induced liver injury.

2 JUNE 1 THROUGH JUNE 15, 2005 Visit Upstate Update on the web at: www.upstate.edu:80/hr/update/

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Employee Recognition Day will beheld June 2, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at theOncenter in downtown Syracuse.WIXT news personality CarrieLazarus will serve as the emcee.

The University Rehabilitation GolfOuting will be held June 3, at theCamillus Country Club, 5690 BennettsCorner Road, Camillus. Proceeds willbenefit Physical Medicine andRehabilitation Call 464-4234 fordetails.

The Ninth Annual Paige’s ButterflyRun will be held June 4 at PalmerElementary School on Hicks Road inBaldwinsville. Proceeds benefit theCenter for Children’s Cancer andBlood Disorders. Visit www.pbrun.orgfor more information.

A discounted defensive drivingcourse sponsored by NYSUT/UUP will beheld June 7 and 14, from 4:30 to 7:30p.m. in 6500 University Hospital. Thefee is $30 per person. Call 422-5028for more information.

The Central New York Poison Centerwill hold an Open House June 9, from 11a.m. to 4 p.m. in Suite 202, 250Harrison Street. Tours of the centerand refreshments will be available.

The Third Annual Duck Race to EndRacism will be held June 11, from noonto 4 p.m. at the Syracuse Inner Harbor.Proceeds will benefit TheCommunityWide Dialogue to EndRacism of the InterReligious Councilof CNY. SUNY Upstate is a corporatesponsor. call 449-3552 ext. 116 forinformation.

Cancer survivors are invited to “ACelebration of Life” June 12, from 1 to 4p.m. at the Holiday Inn, ElectronicsParkway, Liverpool. The event issponsored by SUNY Upstate and theAmerican Cancer Society. Call 464-8668 for details.

A CSEA-sponsored children’s picnicwill be held June 18, from 1 to 4 p.m. atJamesville Beach. The fee is $2 perperson. The picnic includes free food

and beverages. Tickets may bepurchased the day of the event. Call464-1804 for more information.

Win the Hospital Compliance Officecontest by answering the followingquestion: “In accordance with Part 64of the Commissioner of Education'sRegulations, a limited permit allows aRN-graduate holder to practicenursing only under what?” Theanswer is found athttp://www.op.nysed.gov/nursejurisanswr.htm. Readers who submit thecorrect answer will be entered in aprize drawing. Entries must be receivedno later than June 8 and shouldcontain the answer to the question,your name, title, department, locationand supervisor’s name and location.Send entries to Audrey Benenati,Madison Towers Suite 210; [email protected]. or fax to 464-4787, attention Audrey Benenati.There were no correct entries for thelast contest.

Michael Roizen, MD, appeared onGood Morning America and Oprah todiscuss his newest book, You: TheOwner’s Manual: An Insider’s Guideto the Body that Will Make YouHealthier and Younger.

The Post-Standard featured acommentary by Thomas R. Welch, MD,on the status of mental health care inthe community and the need foradditional inpatient pediatricpsychiatric beds

University Hospital physicians andother medical experts participated inWIXT-NewsChannel 9’s indepthcoverage of breast cancer issues.Among those answering questionsfrom viewers who called the studio

during the newscast were Sheila MLemke, MD, who was also interviewed;Kara C. Kort, MD; Pankaj S Dalal, MD;Jane Dantoni, RN, NP; Patricia Brady, RN,NP; and Bonnie Braddock, MPH, CGC.

Cassandra Rucker was quoted in aPost-Standard article about MiracleRide, a fundraiser to benefit the CNYChildren’s Hospital at UniversityHospital.

University Hospital’s Let’s Not MeetBy Accident program was highlightedon WTVH-TV5.

Sebastian Thomas, MD, wasinterviewed by WIXT NewsChannel 9regarding how the brain reacts to pain.

The May issue of PhysciansPractice magazine included a centersection devoted to Upstate MedicalUniversity and University Hospital.Featured are Phillip S. Schaengold, JD,interim executive director of UniversityHospital and University Hospital’snew managment structure; Robert L.Carhardt Jr., MD, CRP, and the newcardiac rehabilitation program at theInstitute for Human Performance; andJohn Fortune, MD, and Maryann Fields,RN, and the University Hospital’strauma team.

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SUNY Upstate Medical Universityfaculty members Barry Knox, PhD,Jennifer Moffat, PhD, and Andras Perl,MD, PhD, are among 52 scholars andscientists to receive a Research andScholarship award from The ResearchFoundation of the State University ofNew York (SUNY).

The award is the highest honor theResearch Foundation can bestow on themost important and innovative scholarsand scientists at SUNY. It is given toSUNY faculty for their outstandingscholarly and research contributions inthe humanities, arts, social sciences,sciences, medicine and engineering.

“These award-winning faculty from26 State University of New Yorkcampuses have contributed to thedramatic growth in the importance andvolume of research, scholarship andcreativity that we have seen take place,”said Vice Chancellor John J. O’Connor,president of The Research Foundation.“The outstanding quality of their workbrings prestige to the State Universityand attracts new students with the bestand brightest minds from around theworld.”

Dr. Knox, professor of biochemistryand molecular biology, is conductingophthalmic research whose findings

may someday allow the medicalprofession to restore or prevent the lossof vision. Specifically, his research dealswith the retina, the light sensitive partof the eye that contains cone and rodcells. Cones mediate daytime visionwhile rods mediate very dim light. Bothcells make special proteins to transmitinformation to the brain. Dr. Knox’sresearch focuses on answering twoquestions: How do these unique cellsregulate their light-sensing genes andhow do we explain the sensitivity ofthese cells to different colors of light?Dr. Knox’s findings have highlightedthat both questions were importantfactors in the early evolution ofanimals.

Dr. Moffat, associate professor ofmicrobiology and immunology, isdiscovering how the varicella zostervirus (VZV), responsible for chickenpox, interacts with human cells. Hergoal is to help develop new drugtreatments and to improve the vaccineso the virus that remains latent in thebody for life is unable to reactivate asthe disease called shingles.

The research of professor ofmedicine Dr. Perl centers onautoimmune diseases such as lupus andrheumatoid arthritis. His laboratory

employs sophisticated genetic, immuno-logical, molecular biological, andbiochemical approaches to probe thecauses of these diseases. He and his co-workers have found that retroviruselements, incorporated into the humangenome, are major factors in theshaping, reorganizing, and evolution ofthe genome. The notion that aberrantstructure, expression, or recognition ofthese elements is involved in autoim-munity could explain why anti-retroviral autoantibodies are found inpatients with autoimmune diseases andtheir families.

The Research Foundation of SUNYis a nonprofit educational corporationthat supports The State University ofNew York by assisting campuses intheir efforts to increase their volume ofresearch; protect University-developedintellectual property; provide highquality administrative support forresearch conducted by SUNY faculty;and promote philanthropy amongindividuals, corporations andfoundations.

The awards were presented at arecognition dinner held May 4 at StateUniversity Plaza in Albany.

Three SUNY Upstate faculty earn top honors from Research Foundation

From left: John Lucas, PhD, vice-provost for research at SUNY Upstate; SUNY Chancellor Robert King; Andras Perl, MD, PhD; Patricia E. Stevens, director of theMonroe County Department of Human and Health Services; Jennifer Moffat, PhD; and Barry Knox, PhD.

David C. Amberg, PhD, associateprofessor of biochemistry andmolecular biology, co-authored a textbook/laboratory manual, “Methods inYeast Genetics,” published by ColdSpring Harbor Laboratory Press.

Fran Bergan, MSN, assistant hospitaladministrator, presented “FamilyCentered Care and Donation AfterCardiac Death,” at the HRSA OrganDonation Collaborative meeting inBirmingham, Ala., in January.Bergan’s presentation outlinedstrategies developed by UniversityHospital to support family partici-pation in the operating room wheredeath is pronounced in a patientdonating organs after cardiac death.

Hugh W. Bonner, PhD, dean of theCollege of Health Professions, waselected vice chair of the AdvisoryCommittee on InterdisciplinaryCommunity-Based Linkages. TheAdvisory Committee provides adviceand makes recommendations to the

Secretary of Health and HumanServices and the Congress concerningissues dealing with preparing a highquality health care workforce. Aspecial charge to the AdvisoryCommittee is to establish the healthcare workforce to practice inunderserved, unserved and vulnerablepopulations in rural and inner-citycommunities. Dr. Bonner is serving athree-year appointment on theadvisory committee.

Darryl Geddes, director of publicand media relations, received theSyracuse Press Club’s 2005 Philip A.Hofmann President’s Award as the bestlocal news source. Geddes received theaward at the Press Club’s annualdinner, held May 14 at the EmpireRoom of the New York StateFairgrounds.

Joel Potash, MD, of the Center forBioethics and Humanities and interimchair of SUNY Upstate’s EthicsCommittee, and Rev. Terry Culbertson,

MDIV, BCC, CT, spiritual care manager,clinical assistant professor and clinicalpastoral associate supervisor atUniversity Hospital, served as localpanelists as part of the HospiceFoundation of America’s 12th AnnualTeleconference, “Living With Grief:Ethical Dilemmas at the End of Life,”held April 20.

The State University of New York/Council on University Affairs andDevelopment (SUNY/CUAD) awardsprogram has given “Best of Category”to two Upstate projects. The UpstateOutlook, edited by Denise OwenHarrigan and designed by Susan Keeter,won in the Magapaper category. In thegovernment relations category, SUNYUpstate’s “Infusing CongressionalStaff with the Magic of AcademicMedicine: PME 2004” created by DanHurley, also won “Best of Category.”The SUNY/CUAD Awards will bepresented June 17 in Cooperstown.

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David H. Hubel, MD, PhD, the 1981 Nobel Prizewinner in physiology or medicine visited the SUNYUpstate campus April 1 to present “Vision and Brain:Possible Physiological Basis for Some CommonIllusions” at the Sixth Distinguished Lecture in Visionprogram, sponsored by SUNY Upstate's Department

of Ophthalmology. Robert Barlow, PhD, of SUNY Upstate's Department of Ophthalmology,served as host. From left are SUNY Upstate President Gregory L. Eastwood, MD, Dr.Hubel, John A. Hoepner, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Ophthalmology,and Dr. Barlow.

Nobel Prizewinner oncampus:



State law 19 NYCRR Part 932limits certain outside activities for somestate employees. This law can beviewed at http://www.dos.state.ny.us/ethc/rules/Part932.htm.

This particular law applies to headsof State departments and stateemployees who serve in a policymakingposition. Such an individual may notengage in any outside activity that has

the potential to interfere or conflictwith the proper and effective dischargeof his or her official duties. This mayinclude holding another public office orpaid public employment withoutobtaining advance approval from theState Ethics Commission. Paid privateemployment, other paid activities, andserving as a director or officer of a non-profit entity also require prior approval.

Serving as an officer of any politicalparty or political organization isprohibited.

Anyone wishing to seek approval foroutside activities, file a complaint,report a possible violation, or requestfurther information should contact theState Ethics Commission [email protected] or (800) 87-ETHICS.

State employees limited on outside activities

Historic Hooding: Pamela Gramet, PT, PhD, (left) and Dale Avers, PT, DPT, PhD, (right) place a hood on Karen Kemmis during SUNYUpstate's 2005 Commencement ceremony. Kemmis is among the first graduates to receive a doctor of physicaltherapy degree from the Department of Physical Therapy Education in the College of Health Professions. Dr. Grametis associate professor and chair of the Physical Therapy Education Department. Dr. Avers is assistant professor ofphysical therapy education and director of the Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy program. Dr. Kemmis is aphysical therapist in SUNY Upstate's Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.



Countdown to a Smoke-free campus: Secondhand smoke and childrenSUNY Upstate will become a

smoke-free campus Aug. 1. Thefollowing information explores theeffects of secondhand smoke onchildren.

Secondhand smoke is a serioushealth risk to children. The developinglungs of young children are affected byexposure to secondhand smoke.

Infants and young children whoseparents smoke are among the mostseriously affected by exposure tosecondhand smoke, being at increasedrisk of lower respiratory tract infectionssuch as pneumonia and bronchitis.Children who are exposed tosecondhand smoke are also more likely

to have reduced lung function andsymptoms of respiratory irritation likecough, excess phlegm, and wheeze.

Passive smoking can lead to buildupof fluid in the middle ear, the mostcommon cause of hospitalization ofchildren for an operation.

Asthmatic children are especially atrisk. EPA estimates that exposure tosecondhand smoke increases thenumber of episodes and severity ofsymptoms in hundreds of thousands ofasthmatic children. Passive smokingmay also cause thousands of children todevelop the condition each year.

SUNY employees, students andvolunteers who wish to quit smoking

may partic -ipate in frees m o k i n gc e s s a t i o nclasses by call-ing 464-8668.N i c o t i n ereplacement therapy in the form ofnicotine patches and nicotine gum isavailable to individuals who would liketo quit smoking but who are unable toattend classes. For the Nicotinereplacement therapy, call 464-4579 or464-4426.

E. Jackson Allison Jr., MD, associatedean and professor of emergencymedicine at SUNY Upstate and chief ofstaff at the Veterans Affairs MedicalCenter, will be dispatched by the U.S.state department June 1 for a month-long visit to the African nation ofMalawi to combat a serious healthepidemic, AIDS, through song.

AIDS has reached epidemicproportions in much of Africa, but it isespecially prevalent in Malawi where itis estimated that 900,000 people out ofa total population of just over 12million are HIV-positive.

“Music is indeed the universallanguage,” Dr. Allison said. “Songprovides us with a unique way tocommunicate with all ages of people. Ifsomeone can hum or sing an AIDSprevention song, perhaps theirbehaviors can change, too.”

Dr. Allison is Malawi’s leadingrecording artist. He hit stardom inMalawi in 1967, when as a publichealth volunteer he teamed up withsome Malawi residents to write andsing songs about how to keep childrenhealthy. Performing in Chichewa, theBantu language spoken in Malawi,Allison sang songs like “Put peanutflour in your babies maize porridge andfeed it to him or her three times a day”

(English translation) to underscoreproper nutrition. Another jingleencouraged good health habits likewash your hands after you use thelatrine. These hits and others wereplayed many times a day from thevillage radio receiver—each village has

its own—fromsun up tosundown. Dr.A l l i s o n ’ ssongs weremore popularthan the othermusic thatwas played onthe radio.Absent aBillboard playlist or localmusic sales,

radio operators relied on postcardsfrom residents to show their interest inthe music programming, and requestsfor Dr. Allison’s music filled the mailbag.

During his visit in June, Dr. Allisonwill pen some new tunes and rely onsome health education “standards,”such as those he performed in 1994, thelast time he was in Malawi. AIDSprevention was the focus of Dr.Allison’s work then, too, and while the

AIDS tunes were never in jeopardy ofbeing censored, they did carry some keymessages, such as “Use a condom andshow respect for your lover and coverup.”

Dr. Allison does not write music nordoes he play an instrument, but thelyrics and the tune are still all his idea.“I hum the tune and write the lyrics andthose more musically inclined put mymessage and tune to paper.” Dr. Allisonestimates that he has recorded dozensof health songs and has performedbefore more than 20,000 people inMalawi.

One of the highlights of his thirdtour to Malawi will be guestappearances at local music festivals.

Recordings of Dr. Allison’s musicwith a message are available from thecharity Friends of Malawi. Sales ofthese raise money for AIDS educationefforts and hunger relief. For moreinformation on the organization go tofriendsofmalawi.org.

Dr. Allison’s first brush withgreatness as a vocalist came on nationaltelevision, when in 1966 he performedon the Ed Sullivan Show as a member ofUniversity of North Carolina GleeClub.

E. Jackson Allison Jr., MD, travels to Africa to combat AIDS through music

E. Jackson Allison Jr., MD



in some instances, liver tissue sampleswill be sent to Duke University Schoolof Medicine for analysis.

According to Dr. Levine, severedrug-induced liver disease is aninfrequent event and its rarity andidiosyncratic nature make it a hardproblem for pharmaceutical companiesto address, especially in clinical trials oflimited duration with a limited numberof patients.

“This study begins during a time ofincreased public scrutiny regarding theserious adverse events of drugtreatments,” said Dr. Levine. “Liverinjury continues to be the major form ofdrug toxicity. It is important to addressthe issue vigorously with the new NIHDILIN approach by identifying cases ofdrug-induced liver damage and controlpatients, the latter who are exposed tothe same drug agent, but who do notdevelop liver damage.”

The investigation will involveretrospective and prospective studies.

The retrospective study willestablish a registry of 50 to 100 peoplein the country for each drug who havebeen identified with drug-induced liverinjury due to four of the most commondrugs causing a signature presentation

of liver damage: phenytoin (Dilantin),isoniazid, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid(Augmentin,) and valproic acid(Depakote). These people will havebeen identified in the preceding sixmonths with severe liver injury andelevated ALT enzymes and bilirubinthree times the upper limit of normallevel. In addition, control patientstaking these drugs, but who have nothad liver injury, will also be registeredsince the goal of the DILIN is to lookfor genetic, environmental and medicaldifferences between the two groups ofpeople so that researchers canunderstand the reasons why thesereactions occur.

The prospective study is on-goingfor people who develop acute liverinjury at any time in the future. Thisstudy will look at all drugs, includingherbals and other alternative medicines,that have been ingested by the studyvolunteer over a period of up to 12months or longer.

Study volunteers will be required tovisit SUNY Upstate’s DILIN clinic for atwo-hour evaluation, including adetailed medical history, exam andcollection of blood and urine samples.The clinic is located within University

Hospital’s Gastrointestinal (Liver)Clinic at University Health Care Center- Firm C, 90 Presidential Plaza,Syracuse. Follow-up appointments andtests will be made if the liver injurypersists for six months (ultrasound ofthe liver will be performed) or 12months or longer (liver biopsyrecommended). Volunteers will also begiven the option to be followed up bysomeone on the study team contactingthem once a year, for up to 20 years.Volunteers may drop out of the study atany time and they may also be offeredopportunities to take part in otherstudies.

According to Dr. Levine, DILINneeds as many people as possible toparticipate in these two concurrentstudies.

“We are seeking help from membersof the medical and pharmaceuticalcommunities to identify studyvolunteers,” said Dr. Levine.Individuals who are interested in partic-ipating should contact their primaryphysician or a pharmacist for a referral.

For more information about thestudy or to volunteer, call 315 - 464-5794 or 315-464-9077.

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Watch the Central New York Children's Miracle NetworkBroadcasts and make your pledge by calling 464-KIDS

Friday, June 3• WIXT-NewsChannel 9: 8 to 10 p.m.

Saturday, June 4• WIXT-NewsChannel 9: 2 p.m., 3 p.m. 11:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. (thirty minute segments)• Time Warner Cable Channel 76: 6 to 10 p.m.

Sunday, June 5• Time Warner Cable Channel 76: 8 a.m. to noon • WIXT-NewsChannel 9: 2 p.m.

100 percent of the proceeds raised locally remain in Central New York to benefit the children at Universityand Crouse hospitals. Since 1985, nearly $12 million has been raised by the CNY Children's MiracleNetwork to benefit our community.



Register for workshops by visitingwww.upstate.edu/hr/training unless other-wise noted.

June 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30. 10 a.m. to noon.E6408 University Hospital.

Workshop. “Getting Started withMedical Terminology: Part 1.”Participants will learn the four basiccomponents of a medical term; thebasic anatomy and physiology ofselected body systems; how to usethese components to construct amedical term; and ways of changingthe meaning of one medical term toconstruct a new term.

June 7. 9 a.m. to noon. East Lounge, C.A.B.Workshop. “Counseling and

Discipline.” The training will providesupervisors and managers with tools toaddress concerns regarding employeework performance and/or job relatedbehaviors.

June 7. Noon to 2 p.m. Institute for HumanPerformance.

Fifth Annual Research SponsorAppreciation Luncheon. Andrzej Krol,PhD, of SUNY Upstate, offers the luncheonpresentation “Microtomography: Micro-CT, Micro-PET and Micro-SPECT forSmall Animal Imaging in BiomedicalResearch.” Program also includes presen-tations by SUNY Upstate researchers and atour of the Institute for HumanPerformance. Sponsored by SUNYUpstate’s Clinical Trials Office, this

luncheon is presented in recognition ofindustry collaboration and support ofresearch at SUNY Upstate.

June 7. 6 to 8 p.m. HealthLink/OASIS,ShoppingTown Mall, DeWitt.

Free Nursing Forum. “AnxietyDisorders.” Annette Becker, MS, RN,of University Hospital discussesanxiety continuum and effectivetreatments.

June 8. 7:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. the Marx Hoteland Conference Center, 701 E. GeneseeStreet, Syracuse.

Symposium. “Contemporary Treat-ments for Intracranial Lesions.” Thesymposium objectives include thediagnosis and descriptions oftreatment options for metastatic braintumors and primary brain tumors,trigeminal neuralgia and arteriovenousmalformations. A maximum of 5.5CME credits are available toward theAMA Physician’s Recognition Award.Call 464-8668 for details.

June 10. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 205 Jacobsen Hall.Workshop. “Fundamentals of UUP

Performance Management.” Thisworkshop reviews the purpose, processand timelines associated withdeveloping UUP performance programsand performance evaluations inaccordance with the Memorandum ofUnderstanding.

June 13. 12:30 to 4 p.m. 205 Jacobsen Hall.Workshop. “Healthcare Diversity

Management.” This new trainingcourse for managers explores thehistorical context for understandingdiversity and looks at the legal, moraland business case for valuing diversity ina healthcare environment. Call 464-5234 or 464-4964 for details.

June 14. 9 a.m. to noon. East Lounge, C.A.B.Workshop. “The FISH! Philosophy:

Catch the Energy — Release thePotential.” Open to all SUNY Upstateemployees, this training session offersways to reconnect with the energy andenjoyment of work.

June 21. 6 to 8 p.m. HealthLink/OASIS,ShoppingTown Mall, DeWitt.

Free Nursing Forum. “PediatricPalliative Care.” Sharon Bauer, RN,and Joyce Baker, RN, of UniversityHospital explain pediatric palliativecare and the choices for the childrenand families who need these services.

June 24. 10 to 11 a.m. 205 Jacobsen Hall.Workshop. “Security Rule Training

for Managers.” This training sessionprovides new managers withinformation on the HIPAA Securityrule, responsibilities associated withthe security oversight and awarenessand practical security tips andguidelines that can be incorporatedinto everyday routines.

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The latest feature added to theSelfServe website for SUNY Upstatefaculty, staff, and volunteers is theSecurity Information update form, aconfidential form that will be used onlyfor SUNY Upstate Medical Universityemployee identification purposes.Previously, the option to update thisinformation was offered once a year onthe Annual Update paper form sentthrough Payroll Services. Individuals

can now view and update theirinformation at any time.

The form offers the option ofcreating a custom question and answerin addition to answering the threestandard questions presented toeveryone, including mother's maidenname, high school attended, and city ofbirth.

Log onto http://selfserve.upstate. eduto insert or update security information.

Access the form from the 'MyInformation' menu. Instructions areavailable online. For assistance, contactthe IMT help desk at 464-4115 orPayroll Services.

Other features that will be madeavailable within the next few monthsinclude forms to update emergencycontact information, office location andtelephone, and a history of paychecks.

SelfServe website features access to security information form



Currently only 16 permanent childand adolescent psychiatric beds exist inOnondaga County. The shortage ofinpatient psychiatric beds for childrenand adolescents was created by theclosing of Four Winds in Syracuse inApril 2004. Four Winds was licensedfor 64 child and adolescent beds.

Since Four Winds closed, OnondagaCounty has worked with providers,families and others to reduce itshospitalizations of children by morethan 50 percent. Despite these efforts,officials say many children still requirehospitalization and the lack of localbeds forces them to receive inpatientcare outside of the area and away from

their families. The number of childrenwho were hospitalized outside ofOnondaga County increased by 44percent last year to 116.

SUNY Upstate’s plans are toincorporate at least 16 additional bedsto serve as an inpatient child andadolescent psychiatric unit on or nearthe SUNY Upstate campus. Architectsand planners will explore options ofplacing the unit in the north or westwings of University Hospital, whichwill be renovated after the opening ofthe vertical expansion. The unit wouldbe administered under the auspices ofthe Central New York Children’sHospital. Pending regulatory review

and approval, the unit could beoperational by 2009.

“We have committed ourselves toproviding the best in care for ourchildren with the creation of theCentral New York Children’sHospital,” said Thomas R. Welch, MD,professor and chair of the departmentof pediatrics at SUNY Upstate. “Wewill continue to honor thatcommitment by providing children andtheir families with a compassionate andcaring environment in which to receiveinpatient psychiatric care.”

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SUNY Upstate Medical University President Gregory L. Eastwood, MD, speaks at a news conference in the Institute for Human Performance May 12 toannounce the university’s commitment to developing inpatient psychiatric beds for children and adolescents by 2009.

Wednesday, June 1Anesthesiology GrandRounds. 7 a.m. Wsk. HallAuditorium.

Otolaryngology GrandRounds. Sydney Butts, MD.7 a.m. 6500 UniversityHospital.

Surgery Morbidity/MortalityConference. 7 to 8 a.m.2231 Wsk. Hall.

Neuroscience Grand Rounds.“Neurology.” ZiadElZammar, MD. 8 a.m. 103Health Sciences Library,Wsk. Hall.

Orthopedic Grand Rounds.“Total Hip Resurfacing:Past & Present.” MichaelClarke, MD, UpstateMedical University. 8 a.m.6500 University Hospital.

Surgery Grand Rounds. “RiskFactors for DevelopingColon Cancer: Polyposis toPull-Throughs.” Merril T.Dayton, MD, University atBuffalo. 8 to 9 a.m. 2231Wsk. Hall.

Neuropathology/Neuroradiology Conference. 9 to 9:30a.m. 103 Wsk. Hall.

Pediatric Teaching Day.“Medical Problems inAdolescents.” Oncenter.

SUNY Upstate MedicalUniversity Smoking CessationClass. Noon to 1 p.m. 6335University Hospital. Call464-8668 to register.

*Rev. Weez’s Storytime. Rev.Louise Shepard, UpstateMedical University. Noon.Chapel, first floor lobby,University Hospital.

Health Sciences Library Tour.Noon. First floor, Wsk.Hall. Meet at New Bookarea. Call 464-7192.

NIH Director’s Lecture. StuartL. Schreiber, PhD, HarvardUniversity. 3 to 4 p.m. 2231Wsk. Hall. Call 464-5476for more information.

Spiritual Care Grand Rounds.“Practice of MedicineSpirituality InitiativeChaplain-MentorDebriefing.” Variouspresenters. 4 to 5:15 p.m.

5303 University Hospital.

Burn Survivors SupportGroup. 5 to 7 p.m. 6408University Hospital. Call464-3600 for information.

Thursday, June 2SUNY Upstate New EmployeeOrientation. 7 a.m. to 3:30p.m. East Lounge, C.A.B.

Medical Grand Rounds.“Endocrinology, Diabetesand Metabolism.” 8:30a.m. Medical Alumni Aud.Wsk. Hall.

Employee Recognition Day.11 a.m. Oncenter, down-town Syracuse.

*Devotions. Rev. GeraldShave. Noon. Chapel, firstfloor lobby, UniversityHospital.

Workshop. “Getting Startedwith Medical Terminology:Part 1.” 10 a.m. to noon.E6408 University Hospital.

Psychiatry Grand Rounds.“Atypical Anti-Psychotics:Clinical and ForensicIssues.” Neil Kaye, MD,Thomas JeffersonUniversity College ofMedicine. 12:30 to 2 p.m.PBS Bldg., 713 Harrison St.

Mindfulness Meditation. 3:30to 4:15 p.m. Chapel, firstfloor lobby, UniversityHospital.

Friday, June 3Obstetrics/GynecologyResident’s Day. 7:30 a.m.Marley Education Ctr.

SUNY Upstate New EmployeeOrientation. 8 a.m. to noon.East Lounge, C.A.B.

University Rehabilitation GolfOuting. Registration: 10:30a.m. Shotgun Start: Noon.Camillus Country Club,5690 Bennetts Corner Rd.,Camillus. Call 464-4234for information.

Seminar. “Physician's Rolein Withholding andWithdrawing LifeSustaining Treatment.”Samar Charabaty, MD.11:45 a.m. 406 CrousePhysician's Office Bldg, 725Irving Avenue. Sponsored

by Center for Bioethics andHumanities.

*Mass. Rev. David James.Noon. Chapel, first floorlobby, University Hospital.

*Muslim Ju’mah. 1:15 p.m.Chapel, first floor lobby,University Hospital.

SUNY Nursing ServicesOrientation. 1 to 3 p.m. EastLounge, C.A.B.

Children’s Miracle NetworkSpecial Broadcast. 8 to 10p.m. WIXT-Newschannel 9.

Saturday, June 4Paige’s Butterfly Run. 5KRace: 9 a.m.; 3K FunRun/Walk: 10 a.m.; 40-feetCaterpillar Crawl: 9:45a.m. Palmer ElementarySchool, Hicks Road,Baldwinsville.

*Mass. Rev. David James. 4p.m. Chapel, first floorlobby, University Hospital.

Children’s Miracle NetworkBroadcast. 2 p.m., 3 p.m.,11:30 p.m. 12:30 a.m.WIXT-NewsChannel 9 and6 to 10 p.m. on TimeWarner Cable Channel 76.

Sunday, June 5Children’s Miracle NetworkBroadcast. 8 a.m. to noonon Time Warner CableChannel 76 and 2 p.m. onWIXT-NewsChannel 9.

*Mass. Rev. David James.Noon. Chapel, first floorlobby, University Hospital.

Monday, June 6Nurse Practitioner MedicalAlliance Grand Rounds.“Town Meeting.” Noon.6500 University Hospital.

AA Open Meeting. Noon.4137 University Hospital.Call 463-5011 for moreinformation.

*Communion Service.Chaplain MonicaCzechowicz. Noon. Chapel,first floor lobby, UniversityHospital.

SUNY Nursing ServicesOrientation. 12:45 to 3:30p.m. East Lounge, C.A.B.

Yoga Class. 5 to 6:15 p.m.East Lounge, C.A.B. Call464-4579 for more infor-mation.

Tuesday, June 7Watcher Orientation. 8 to 10a.m. E6408 UniversityHospital.

Workshop. “Counseling andDiscipline.” 9 a.m. to noon.East Lounge, C.A.B.

Workshop. “RefWorks.”Noon. 220 Health SciencesLibrary, Wsk. Hall. Noon.Call 464-4581 or [email protected] register.

Fifth Annual SponsorAppreciation Luncheon.“Microtomography: Micro-CT, Micro-PET and Micro-SPECT for Small AnimalImaging in BiomedicalResearch.” Andrzej Krol,PhD, Upstate MedicalUniversity. Lunch: Noon.Presentation: 1 p.m.Institute for HumanPerformance. Sponsored bySUNY Upstate ClinicalTrials Office. Casll 464-5476 for more information.

Weight Watchers. Noon to 1p.m. 5303 Wsk. Hall.

*Weekly Prayer Service.Noon. Chapel, first floorlobby, University Hospital.

SUNY Upstate MedicalUniversity Smoking CessationClass. 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.2138 University Hospital.Call 464-8668 to register.

Department of MedicineInfectious DiseaseConference. “Updae onWest Nile Virus.” ShelleyGilroy, MD, UpstateMedical University. 4 p.m.118 University Hospital.

NYSUT/UUP DefensiveDriving Course. 4:30 to 7:30p.m. 6500 UniversityHospital. Registrationrequired. Call 422-5028 forinformation.

Mindfulness Meditation. 5:15to 6 p.m. Chapel, first floorlobby, University Hospital.

Nursing Forum. “AnxietyDisorders.” 6 to 8 p.m.

OASIS/HealthLink,ShoppingTown Mall,DeWitt. Free


Otolaryngology GrandRounds. “CommunicationDisorders Unit.” 7 a.m.6500 University Hospital.


Symposium. “ContemporaryTreatments for IntracranialLesions.” 7:45 a.m. to 3p.m. Marx Hotel, 701 E.Genesee St.

Neuroscience Grand Rounds.Smita Kittur, MD, UpstateMedical University. 8 a.m.103 Health SciencesLibrary, Wsk. Hall.

Orthopedic Grand Rounds. ”Hand and Wrist Injuries inAthletes: Part 1.” RobynRatcliff, MD, UpstateMedical University. 8 a.m.6500 University Hospital.

Surgery Grand Rounds.“Hormonal Mechanisms ofWeight Loss and DiabetesResolution After BariatricSurgery.” David E.Cummings, MD, Universityof Washington. 8 to 9 a.m.2231 Wsk. Hall.

Pediatric Grand Rounds.“Sickle Cell Disease: WhatYou Didn't Learn inMedical School.” IreneCherrick, MD, UpstateMedical University. 9:15a.m. 6500 UniversityHospital.


Emergency Medicine GrandRounds. “The ElderlyPatient in the EmergencyDepartment: Challengesand Opportunities.” H.Michael O'Connor, MD,Queen's University ofKingston. 11 a.m. 2231Wsk. Hall.

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Class. Noon to 1 p.m. 6335University Hospital. Call464-8668 to register.

*Rev. Weez's Storytime. See6/1 listing.

Health Sciences Library Tour.See 6/1 listing.

NIH Director's Lecture.Jonathan Sprent, MD, PhD,Scripps. 3 to 4 p.m. 318Wsk. Hall. Call 464-5476for more information.

Workshop. “End-of-LifeCare: Critical Aspects.” 4to 7 p.m. 1328B UniversityHospital.


Medical Grand Rounds. 8:30a.m. Medical AlumniAud.,Wsk. Hall.

Central New York PoisonCenter Open House. 11 a.m.to 4 p.m. Suite 202, 250Harrison Street, Suite 202.

Workshop. “Getting Startedwith Medical Terminology:Part 1.” See 6/2 listing.

*Devotions. See 6/2 listing.

Psychiatry Grand Rounds.“Cognition, Goals andBehavioral Adjustment.”Nancy Cantor, PhD,Syracuse University. 12:30to 2 p.m. PBS Bldg., 713Harrison St.

Mindfulness Meditation. See6/2 listing.

Friday, June 10Obstetrics/Gynecology GrandRounds. 7:30 a.m. MarleyEducation Ctr.


Workshop. “Fundamentalsof UUP PerformanceManagement.” 9:30 to11:30 a.m. 205 JacobsenHall.

*Mass. See 6/3 listing.

*Muslim Ju'mah. See 6/3listing.


Saturday, June 11*Mass. See 6/4 listing.

Third Annual Duck Race. 4p.m. Syracuse Inner Harbor.

Sunday, June 12*Mass. See 6/5 listing.

Cancer Survivor Day: “ACelebration of Life.” 1 to 4p.m. Holiday Inn,Electronics Parkway,Liverpool.

Monday, June 13AA Open Meeting. See 6/6listing.

*Communion Service. See 6/6listing.

Healthcare DiversityManagement Course. 12:30to 4 p.m. 205 JacobsenHall.

Yoga Class. See 6/6 listing.

Tuesday, June 14Workshop. “The FISH!Philosophy: Catch theEnergy - Release thePotential.” 9 a.m. to noon.East Lounge, C.A.B.

Workshop. “InfoPoems &UpToDate.” Noon. 220Health Sciences Library,Wsk. Hall. Noon. Call 464-4581 or e-mail [email protected] toregister.

Weight Watchers. Noon to 1p.m. 5303 Wsk. Hall.

*Weekly Prayer Service. See6/7 listing.

SUNY Upstate MedicalUniversity Smoking CessationClass. 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.2138 University Hospital.Call 464-8668 to register.

Department of MedicineInfectious DiseaseConference. “InfectiousDisease Vignettes: Part 11.”Frederick Rose, MD,Upstate Medical University.4 p.m. 118 UniversityHospital.

NYSUT/UUP DefensiveDriving Course. See 6/7listing.



Otolaryngology GrandRounds. James Parry, MD. 7a.m. 6500 UniversityHospital.


Neuroscience Grand Rounds.“Channelopathies.” LauraSimonescu, MD, UpstateMedical University. 8 a.m.103 Health SciencesLibrary, Wsk. Hall.

Orthopedic Grand Rounds.“Damage ControlOrthopedics.” TinaMaxian, MD, UpstateMedical University. 8 a.m.6500 University Hospital.

Surgery Grand Rounds.“Evaluating SurgicalTrainees: Expanding OurScope with Computer-BasedModels.” Scott R.Schell,MD, PhD, Robert WoodJohnson Medical School. 8to 9 a.m. 2231 Wsk. Hall.

Pediatrics Grand Rounds.Thomas L. Schwartz, MD,Upstate Medical University.9:15 a.m. 6500 UniversityHospital.


SUNY Upstate MedicalUniversity Smoking CessationClass. Noon to 1 p.m. 6335University Hospital. Call464-8668 to register.

*Rev. Weez's Storytime. See6/1 listing.

Health Sciences Library Tour.See 6/1 listing.

SUNY Nursing ServicesOrientation. 12:45 to 3:30p.m. East Lounge, C.A.B.

NIH Director's Lecture.Sydney Brenner, SalkInstitute. 3 to 4 p.m. 318Wsk. Hall. Call 464-5476for more information.


Medical Grand Rounds. 8:30a.m. Medical AlumniAud.,Wsk. Hall.

Workshop. “Getting Startedwith Medical Terminology:Part 1.” See 6/2 listing.

Nurse Practitioner MedicalAlliance Grand Rounds.“Mandatories.” Noon.6500 University Hospital.

*Devotions. See 6/2 listing.

Psychiatry Grand Rounds.“Clinical Dilemmas inPsychotherapy: ATranstheoretical Approach toPsychotherapy Integration.”Douglas J. Scaturo, PhD,Upstate Medical University.12:30 to 2 p.m. PBS Bldg.,713 Harrison St.


Friday, June 17Obstetrics/Gynecology GrandRounds. 7:30 a.m. MarleyEducation Ctr.



*Muslim Ju'mah. See 6/3listing.


Saturday, June 18Boston Day Trip. Sponsoredby C.A.B. Reservationsonly.

CSEA-Sponsored Children'sPicnic. 1 to 4 p.m.Jamesville Beach,Jamesville.


Sunday, June 19*Mass. See 6/4 listing.

*Broadcast live from theChapel on in-houseChannel 40.

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Students from teacher Jeff Allen's Westhill High Schoolart class presented two colorful murals to the RegionalPerinatal Center at University Health Care Center. Themurals, depicting jungle and undersea themes, will bedisplayed in the center's waiting room. Artists of the

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