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Staff Events
2007 Heart Walk Kick-off Luncheon
Monday, April 9
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Gill Heart Institute atrium and auditorium
Join the 2007 UK Heart Walk team or make a donation and receive a free lunch from Subway. Door prizes offered, including a pair of tickets to see the Lexington Legends.
Bioethics Lecture: Ethical Adventures in Reproduction – A Philosopher Looks at Fetal Rights
Tuesday, April 10
Noon
UK Chandler Hospital Auditorium (HG611)
Speaker is Joan Callahan, PhD, professor, department of Philosophy; director, UK Women's Studies Program; and bioethics associate, Program for Bioethics and Patients' Rights. Lunch provided. For more information, e-mail bioethics@uky.edu or visit the bioethics Web site.
Ceremonial Groundbreaking: College of Pharmacy Building
Friday, April 13
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Biomedical/Biological Sciences Research Building (BBSRB) Atrium (corner of South Limestone and Leader Ave.)
Dean Kenneth Roberts, PhD, President Lee Todd Jr. and other dignitaries break ground for construction of the new $120 million state-of-the-art facility.
Lunch and Learn Session: Head and Neck Cancer
Monday, April 16
11 a.m. – 2 p.m., free oral screening
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., resource fair
Noon – 1 p.m., program
Markey Cancer Center – Whitney-Hendrickson Building
Resource fair and educational session about head and neck cancer including Head and Neck Cancer 101, risk factors and nicotine addiction and smoking cessation. Light lunch provided. Sponsored by the Markey Cancer Center and the Yul Brynner Head and Neck Cancer Foundation. Free, but registration is required by calling 257-4488.
Blood Drive
Thursday-Friday, April 19-20
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Kentucky Clinic, third floor corridor next to South Limestone between Wing C and Wing D. More information available online at Kentucky Blood Center.
2007 Heart Walk
Saturday, April 21
9 a.m., registration
10 a.m., walk
UK Commonwealth Stadium
More information about this annual walk benefitting the American Heart Association is available online.
Prostate Screening
Wednesday, April 25
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Markey Cancer Center – Whitney-Hendrickson Building
Prostate screenings, including a prostate exam and blood test, for men 40 and over, men 35 and over with a family history of prostate cancer and all Hispanic and African American men. Participation is open to men who have not been screened in the last two years. Financial support provided by Toyota Motor Manufacturing. The screening is free, but registration is required by calling 866-340-4488.
Health Care Delivery in the 21st Century, an academic symposium celebrating the new UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital
Thursday, May 31
1 – 5 p.m.
Singletary Center
Speakers include David M. Lawrence, MD, chairman and CEO, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals, Inc. (College of Medicine alum); Jordan J. Cohen, MD, director, The Washington Advisory Group and president emeritus, Association of American Medical Colleges; and Sue T. Hegyvary, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor and dean emeritus, School of Nursing, and adjunct professor, School of Public Health, University of Washington (College of Nursing alum). Continuing education credits will be offered. Cost is $25. For more information and to register, visit www.ukyce.com or call 257-5320 ext. 80340.
Birthing Center tours
Tuesdays
1 - 2 p.m.
UK Chandler Hospital
Free, but registration is required by calling 257-5168.
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