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Tejal Gandhi, MD, MPH, executive director of Quality and Patient Safety, presents “Ambulatory Patient Safety: Risks and Opportunities” at Quality Rounds, May 12, at noon, in the Anesthesia Conference Room, CWN-L1. Lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m.
James Ioli, MD, is the keynote speaker at this seminar about foot care for arthritis patients. The session is May 27, at 6 p.m., at One Brigham Circle, room 4-002B. RSVP by May 13 to mhanlan@partners.org or 617-732-5153.
BWH Trauma Center is sponsoring an Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course on May 28 and 29 at the STRATUS Center in Neville House. This course teaches physicians the simplified and standardized skills required for initial assessment and stabilization of injured patients. For more information, call 617-732-7411 or e-mail bwhtraumacenter@partners.org
Christopher Fanta, MD, of Partners Asthma Center, and Jacqueline Rodriguez-Louis, MPH, M.Ed, of the Community Asthma Program, present “Learn and Teach the Asthma Basics” at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center Saturday, May 30, 8:30 a.m. -2 p.m. Offered in English and Spanish, this continuing education program is open to all but aimed specifically at patient care assistants, medical assistants, outreach workers, childcare providers and nurses. The cost is $30 or $25 for pre registration. CEUs, certificates of completion, daycare, breakfast and lunch, and lung function testing are provided. Call ext. 2-7464 to register.
Register at www.baystatebikeweek.org to show your support for bike commuting in the Longwood Medical Area. All registrants are entered into a raffle for a new bike and can participate in a Bike Week breakfast May 14, 8 – 9:30 a.m. at 375 Longwood Ave., and Bike Week Bash at Flattop Johnny’s in Cambridge on May 20. Bike Week is sponsored by MASCO/CommuteWorks.