You can submit calendar items and announcements
to Valerie Hope Goldstein by e-mail at vgoldste@bidmc.harvard.edu

Thurs., March 18, 9 a.m. to noon
Microsoft Excel Tips & Tricks
The IS Support Center will hold a three-hour Excel class. The course is open to all BIDMC employees and will be tailored to the interests and levels of the students.
Registration: Send an e-mail to trequest@bidmc.harvard.edu with the subject line “Excel”. You will be e-mailed a registration form.
Registered students will be notified on Mon., March 15 regarding registration status and class location. Deadline for registration is Fri., March 12.
Note: Charge back to department is as low as $46.08 per student. Class is limited to 13.

Thurs., March 18, noon to 1 p.m.
"Wising Up: What Divorce Mediation Teaches
Us About Marriage, Love, Money and More"
Presented by The Harvard Medical
Center Office of Work and Family
The ending of a marriage has a great deal to teach us, especially if we can see the ending from each spouse's perspective - the balanced, two-way view of divorce mediation. In this workshop, Marion Wasserman, Esq., lawyer and mediator, will share lessons drawn from her years of experience as a divorce mediator - lessons about finances, relationships, conflict, anger, parents, children, marriage and love. These are lessons for all of us, whether married or unmarried, starting out or starting over. Come and ask all your questions about the divorce mediation process and what the process teaches us. Feel free to bring your lunch.
Minot Room, 5th Floor, Countway Library
Harvard Medical School
10 Shattuck Street, Boston
Reservations: 617-432-1615 or Barbara_Wolf@hms.harvard.edu

Fri., March 19, 11 a.m.
Seminar: The Tpl2 kinase and its
role in oncogenesis and inflammation
BIDMC's Department of Pathology, Cancer Biology and Angiogenesis Division welcomes Philip Tsichlis, M.D., Jane F. Desforges Professor of Oncology and Medicine Director, Molecular Oncology Research Institute,Tufts Medical School
Sponsored by BD Biosciences and Novartis
First Floor, Seminar Room
BIDMC Research North,
99 Brookline Avenue, Boston
Information: Alex Toker, Ph.D., at (66)7-8535
or at atoker@bidmc.harvard.edu.

Tues., March 23, 9 a.m. to noon
Microsoft Word Tips & Tricks
The IS Support Center will hold a three-hour Word class. The course is open to all BIDMC employees and will be tailored to the interests and levels of the students.
Registration: Send an e-mail to trequest@bidmc.harvard.edu with the subject line “Word”. You will be e-mailed a registration form.
Registered students will be notified on Fri., March 19 regarding registration status and class location. Deadline for registration is Tues., March 16.
Note: Charge back to department is as low as $46.08 per student. Class is limited to 13.

Wed., March 24, noon to 1:30 p.m.
"Buying A Home: Tips to Assist
You with this Process"
Do you want to buy a home but just don’t know where to begin? Come to this first-time homebuyer seminar and see how easy it can be to buy a home. Nike Damaskos, Assistant Director of Faculty Real Estate and Brokerage Services, Harvard Planning and Real Estate, will explain the home buying process and teach you how to navigate the rough and tumble world of local real estate markets. You will learn how to research communities, assess your price range and shop for a mortgage, as well as the difference between buyer vs. seller agents. We will show you the tax advantages of home ownership. You will learn how to make an offer and what you need to know before you close on your first new home or condominium. It’s easier than you think!
Feel free to bring your lunch.
Room 227,
Tosteson Medical Education Center,
260 Longwood Avenue, Boston
Presented by The Harvard Medical Center
Office of Work and Family
Reservations: 617-432-1615 or Barbara_Wolf@hms.harvard.edu

Fri., March 26, 11 a.m.
Seminar: Role of Transcription Factors
in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Function,
Differentiation and Leukemia
BIDMC's Department of Pathology, Cancer Biology and Angiogenesis Division welcomes Daniel Tenen, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, BIDMC
Sponsored by BD Biosciences and Novartis
First Floor, Seminar Room
BIDMC Research North
99 Brookline Avenue, Boston
Information: Dr. Laura Benjamin, at (66)7-5964
or at lbenjami@bidmc.harvard.edu

Tues., March 30 to Tues., June 8, 4 to 6 p.m.
Medical Terminology
Deaconess 315
This 10-session course presents a study of basic medical terminology, including prefixes, suffixes, word roots, combining forms, special endings, plural forms, abbreviations and symbols. This word-building system provides the opportunity to decipher familiar and unfamiliar words and emphasizes spelling, definition, usage and pronunciation. The class is interactive and uses flash cards, pronunciation, anatomical charts and graphs to make learning fun and word retention easy. In addition to attending classes, students must make a commitment to read assigned material outside of class, memorize abbreviations, and complete written assignments. The informal atmosphere helps to make this experience exciting and effective.There is a nominal fee of $20 for materials, payable the first night at class. Space is limited, so enrollments are on a first-come, first-served basis. Information and registration forms are available on the BIDMC general Web portal under Human Resources > Forms > Medical Terminology 1; in the HR lobby; and in the HR information racks on the Kirstein 2 lobby.

Wed., March 31, 9:30 a.m.
Eleventh Annual Norman Geshwind Memorial Lecture:"Dynamic Neural Processing in
Cortico-Basal Ganglia Loops"
Speaker: Ann M. Graybiel, Ph.D., Walter A. Rosenblith Professor of Neuroscience,
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sherman Auditorium, BIDMC
330 Brookline Avenue
Reception following in the Trustman Board Room
Presented by the Department of Neurology, BIDMC
Information: Please call (66)7-2268

Wed., March 31, noon to 1 p.m.
"Living on Purpose"
Presented by The Harvard Medical
Center Office of Work and Family
Do you remember the feeling you get when you are engaged in something that's really meaningful to you? That sense of energy, timelessness and fulfillment? That feeling comes from doing things that are consistent with your purpose. Most of us spend the majority of our time doing things that are other people's priorities, reacting to circumstances, being busy and exhausted. Cindy Loughran, personal coach and principal, CBL Associates, will help you learn to make choices that will allow you to live life in a purposeful, powerful way, increasing your vitality and sense of fulfillment.Whether you are struggling with issues around work and career, financial well being, relationships, health, spiritual development or fun, you'll benefit from this session. Feel free to bring your lunch.
Minot Room,
5th Floor, Countway Library
Harvard Medical School
10 Shattuck Street, Boston
Presented by The Harvard Medical Center Office of Work and FamilyReservations: 617-432-1615 or Barbara_Wolf@hms.harvard.edu

Fri., April 9 and 16, noon to 1:30 p.m.
"A Matter of Time: Managing Time Effectively"
Presented by the Harvard Medical
Center Office of Work and Family
If you feel that you are spinning your wheels and not getting enough done, this two-session course will help you find time management tools that work for you. Pamela Kristan, principal of The Practical Matter, Boston, will help you learn what your patterns are and how to identify strengths and weaknesses; come to terms with making choices and setting priorities; explore a wide range of tools and strategies, including the "tickler" file and the 80/20 Rule; learn how to manage multiple complex projects; and see how communication helps or hinders. This approach can help anyone by offering a range of systems and tools beyond those found in traditional time management books. Feel free to bring your lunch.
Countway Library,
Harvard Medical School
Minot Room 5th Floor
10 Shattuck Street, Boston
Reservations: 617-432-1615 or Barbara_Wolf@hms.harvard.edu