Calendar

The inaugural Julius B. Richmond Lecture was held on November 21 at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel and featured a presentation by Donna Shalala, US Secretrary of Health and Human Services. The lectureship has been established by the Division of Public Health Practice, whose director, Deborah Prothrow-Stith, described it as an opportunity "to honor our esteemed colleague, Julius Richmond, for his outstanding work and the generation of practitioners that he has inspired." Richmond is professor of health policy emeritus at HSPH. Above, Shalala speaking
about adolescent health and violence prevention.
Below, Richmond and Shalala conversing.

Monday, December 8

"Analyzing Incomplete Multiple Informant Data in Child Psychiatric Epidemiology"

Speaker: Nicholas Horton, doctoral student, Department of Biostatistics

Sponsor: Department of Biostatistics, Psychiatric Biostatistics Seminar

Kresge 606, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

"The Role of the Epidemiologist in Making Drug Benefits Policy Evaluable"

Speaker: Malcolm Maclure, Pharmcare, British Columbia

Sponsor: Department of Epidemiology, Pharmacoepidemiology Lecture

Kresge 904, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

"How to Distribute Scarce Health Resources Equitably"

Speaker: Frances Kamm, professor, Department of Philosophy, New York University

Sponsor: Center for Population and Development Studies

9 Bow Street, Cambridge, 3:30-5:00 p.m.

"Lifestyle Factors and Infertility"

Speaker: Marlene Goldman, associate professor, Department of Epidemiology

Sponsor: Department of Population and International Health, Population and Reproductive Health Seminar

SPH I-1112, 4:00-5:30 p.m.



Tuesday, December 9

"Community Health Workers in Rural and Urban Villages: Hebron, New York, and Los Angeles"

Speaker: Theodore Tulchinsky, coordinator for health with the Palestinian Authority, Israel Ministry of Health

Sponsor: Department of Population and International Health, Takemi Program in International Health

Kresge 204, 3:30-5:00 p.m.

"Clinical and Quality Management of the Doctor/Patient Relationship: Information Systems Solutions"

Speaker: Jerome Grossman, chairman and CEO, Health Quality, Inc.

Sponsor: Center for Quality of Care Research and Education

Kresge G-2, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

"A Closer Look at Some Housing and Care Options for Elders: A Panel Discussion"

Speakers: Barbara Hopcroft, Hale Barnard Corporation; Ann Marie Giovino, director, Elder Service Plan, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center; Connie Sullivan, executive director, Mass ALFA

Sponsor: Harvard Medical Center Office of Work and Family

Countway Library, 5th Floor Auditorium, 12:00-1:30 p.m.

"Violence and Public Health"

Speaker: Deborah Prothrow-Stith, professor and director, Division of Public Health Practice

Sponsors: Harvard Injury Control and Research Center, Division of Public Health Practice, Violence Prevention Seminar

Kresge 202, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

"How Strong Is a Cell? The Mechanics of the Cytoskeleton"

Speaker: Paul Janmey, associate professor, Division of Experimental Medicine, HMS

Sponsor: Department of Environmental Health, Physiology Program

SPH I-1301, 9:30-10:30 a.m.

"Function of Ku and Atm in Growth Regulation and Lymphocyte Development"

Speaker: Yansong Gu, associate, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Children's Hospital

Sponsor: Center For Blood Research

Center For Blood Research Library, 800 Huntington Avenue, 12:00 p.m.



Wednesday, December 10

"Planned Parenthood Informational Meeting"

Speaker: Julie Rabinowitz, public affairs coordinator, Planned Parenthood

Sponsor: Career Services Office

Kresge 212, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

"Eliminating Polio in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank: Epidemiology in a Stormy Political Context"

Speaker: Theodore Tulchinsky, coordinator for health with the Palestinian Authority, Israel Ministry of Health

Sponsors: Global Chat and the Department of Population and International Health, New Disease Seminar

Kresge 213, 12:30-1:30 p.m.



Thursday, December 11

"Prediction Models for Surgical Site Infections"

Speaker: Cyndi Christensen, Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, HMS

Sponsor: Department of Biostatistics, Statistical Methods in Epidemiology Seminar

Kresge 606, 1:30-3:00 p.m.



Friday, December 12

"Coping with Holiday Stress"

Speaker:Andrea Grant, senior consultant, Faculty and Staff Assistance Program

Sponsor: HSPH Office of Human Resourses

Kresge 110, 3:30-5:00 p.m.

"Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité: Exploring the Role of Governance in Reproductive Change"

Speaker: Monica Das Gupta, lecturer, Department of Population and International Health

Sponsor: Center for Population and Development Studies

9 Bow Street, Cambridge, 4:30-6:00 p.m.



The Harvard Printing and Publications Services office in Kresge 108 is now able to make color copies on site from either full-size originals or 35mm slides.

Because of the December holiday break, Around the School will not be published on December 19 or 26. The December 12 issue will contain calendar listings from December 13 through January 2. Listings for these dates must be submitted by noon on Monday, December 8.

An information meeting to discuss the f period (March 23-27, 1998) field trip to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ID 330f) will be held on December 8 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Kresge 209.

Submit calendar listings to Ethan Cohen, Kresge 1005,or via Email (ecohen@ sph.harvard.edu).

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