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Support Services will be offering a Performance Management workshop on March 31, 2010. This workshop will provide an overview of the performance management cycle, look at employee issues that might occur in the workplace; look at approaches that can assist, as well as discuss recognition & what the role of the supervisor in this process. Details are as follows: Date: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 Time: 9 - 11:30 AM Registration required as space is limited. E mail Margaret Corner at mlcorner@ucalgary.ca
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Start: 02:45
Start: 2010-04-02 02:45
End: 2010-04-03 05:00
A two-day conference for graduate students organized by the Department of Greek and Roman Studies and the History of Medicine and Health Care Program. Begins: April 2nd, 2010 at 2:45 PM Ends: April 3rd, 2010 at 5:00 PM CIBC Hub Room, Rozsa Centre, Main Campus Keynote Address: "The Empathic Index: Psychopathology, Cultural Identity and the Limits of Feeling" by Dr. Susan Lanzoni, Visiting Scholar, Science, Technology and Society Program MIT, Cambridge (USA) Friday, April 2nd at 6:00 - 7:00 PM CIBC Hub Room, Rozsa Centre
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Start: 2010-04-02 02:45
End: 2010-04-03 05:00
A two-day conference for graduate students organized by the Department of Greek and Roman Studies and the History of Medicine and Health Care Program. Begins: April 2nd, 2010 at 2:45 PM Ends: April 3rd, 2010 at 5:00 PM CIBC Hub Room, Rozsa Centre, Main Campus Keynote Address: "The Empathic Index: Psychopathology, Cultural Identity and the Limits of Feeling" by Dr. Susan Lanzoni, Visiting Scholar, Science, Technology and Society Program MIT, Cambridge (USA) Friday, April 2nd at 6:00 - 7:00 PM CIBC Hub Room, Rozsa Centre
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Start: 08:00
The objectives of this course include gaining sufficient knowledge of the physiological, anatomical and psychological mechanisms of pain to be able to explain it in plain language to patients; to acquire some useful tips for managing patients - medication management, counselling and communication skills; to become aware of the resources available in the community to support patients with chronic pain; to practice interviewing, physical examination and treatment skills. Obtain up to 25 Mainpro-C credits for the course. Contact Carmen Kergan 403-220-6493 for registration information.
Start: 14:00
End: 15:00

2010 Dr. David M. Kovitz Visiting Professorship Lecture

Dr. Paul Nurse
‘Controlling the Cell Cycle’

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Libin Lecture Theatre
Health Sciences Centre
*Reception to follow*

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04 / 8
Start: 10:00
End: 11:00
Please join us for Knowledge Translation Canada National Seminar Series Session #8 on Thursday, April 8th from 1000-1100 MT, with Dr. Ian Graham entitled: "Lost in Knowledge Translation: How I found the way". Dr. Ian Graham is Vice-President of the Knowledge Translation Portfolio at Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Start: 16:00
End: 17:00

The Faculty of Medicine will be hosting a Town Hall meeting to provide all Faculty and staff with information on the transition of the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research to Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions.  Information on the Alberta Government's interim health research plans will also be touched on, and there will be an opportunity for question and open dialogue. All are welcome.

Start: 18:00
End: 21:00

Science in the Cinema: 

Shine

This Oscar winning film tells the true story of Australian pianist, David Helfgott, and the traumatic early years that shape his life. As a young man, David suffers a breakdown that causes him to enter a mental institution. A truly inspirational movie, David demonstrates that there is light at the end of the tunnel.

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04 / 12
Start: 18:00
End: 21:00
WHAT: Your Invitation to the next public meeting of The Calgary History of Medicine Society Dr. Melanie Stapleton Chair, Capsule Endoscopy Committee, GI Division, Clinic 2, Peter Lougheed Centre Presenting to the Calgary History of Medicine Society "The Paradox of Plenty; conflict between agriculture and nutrition in modern medical history" ABSTRACT: The current concerns about nutritional health have roots in the history of both food production and nutrition of the last 150 years.
04 / 13
Start: 15:30
End: 23:30

Be a part of history! Join the Honourable Peter Lougheed and the Honourable Anne McLellan, along with over 600 business, government and health care leaders from across Canada to celebrate Canada’s newest medical heroes.  This year's list of inductees includes Dr. William A. Cochrane, the founding dean of the Faculty of Medicine.

04 / 14
Start: 18:30
End: 20:30
Interested in working with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders? Join us for a screening of the 2010 Oscar-shortlisted documentary, Living in Emergency, followed by a Q&A session with an MSF field worker, to learn more about life and work in the field. Date: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 6:30-8:30 pm. Location: Clara Christie Theatre - University of Calgary.
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04 / 16
Start: 13:00
End: 14:00

The 2010 Beth Zaruby Memorial Lecture in Diabetes Research
 

Dr. Barbara Kahn
Novel Adipocyte Proteins that Contribute to Insulin Resistance and Cardiovascular Risk’
04 / 17
Start: 00:00
 

Flying Doctors of Canada:

Fund Raiser Dinner for El Salvador Mission 2010

April 17th, 2010

Edmonton Centre Suite Hotel

Doc with little girl

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04 / 19
Start: 13:30

You're Invited to the UME Simulation Centre Grand Opening!

We are excited to show our new space - including 4 simulation suites, 5 manikins and a large collection of task trainers. This new space is the key to providing our students with safe places to practice clinical skills. The Undegraduate Medical Education Program at the University of Calgary is a leader in preclerckship use of simulation in preparing medical students for their future careers as physicians.

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Start: 15:16

Staff Wellness In-service for Managers/Supervisors

Date:   Thursday, April 22, 2010

Time:   10:00 - 11:20am

Room: 1405B (upstairs on the east side of the library)

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