Mark Your Calendar
Quality Rounds
March 2, noon - 1 p.m., Bornstein Amphitheater
“Safety Matters: Using Technology to Improve Patient Safety at BWH.” Moderated by Allen Kachalia, MD, JD, and Karen Fiumara, PharmD, the panel discussion includes Ramin Khorasani, MD, MPH, Marcy Gleit Carty, MD, MPH, Denise Goldsmith, MPH, MS, RN, and William Churchill, MS, RPh.
Reaching the Bottom Billion
March 2 - 3, Joseph B. Martin Conference Center
BWH, Partners In Health, Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health and other organizations host “The Long Tail of Global Health Equity: Tackling the Endemic Non-Communicable Diseases of the Bottom Billion,” a conference that aims to spotlight the “bottom billion”—people surviving on less than $400 a year who suffer from diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes. For more information and to register, visit www.pih.org/pages/harvardncd
Multiple Sclerosis Update
March 5, 1 - 2:30 p.m., Newton Marriott Hotel
Find out about the latest scientific advances in the fight against multiple sclerosis during the next educational update hosted by the McCourt Foundation. To reserve seating, call 781-444-2544 or visit www.mccourtfoundation.org/events/2011MSFlyer2011.pdf for more information. This event is free and open to the public.
Wounded Warrior Photo Exhibit Opening Ceremony
March 8, 5 p.m., Cabot Atrium
Elof Eriksson, MD, and E.J. Caterson, MD, of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, host the opening ceremony of an exhibit featuring photos taken by an injured Iraq war veteran who suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2005. His family created this traveling exhibit to “serve as a reminder of the sacrifice of the more than 30,000 wounded warriors from both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.” After the opening ceremony, the exhibit will be moved to the Main Mezzanine at the entrance to the Shapiro bridgex.