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Archived calendars

See also:
Friedler Cancer Counseling Center support groups
Tulane committee and board meeting times
Holidays at Tulane
All times are given in local time, US Central Time Zone.


Tuesday , August 5, 1997, 12:00 noon
VA Tumor Board
VA Hospital, 1601 Perdido St., room 7A111
Contact Sally Smith, (504) 568-0811 x5477
Meets every Tuesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Tuesday, August 12, 1997.
Tuesday, August 5, 1997, 4 - 5 pm
Pediatric Tumor Board
Ochsner Hospital, 1514 Jefferson Hwy, conference room A
Contact Lisa Cunningham, (504) 988-6123
Meets every Tuesday, same time. First and third Tuesdays at Ochsner; second, fourth, and fifth Tuesdays at Tulane
Next meeting: Tuesday, August 12, 1997 at Tulane.



Wednesday , August 6, 1997, 1 - 2:00 pm
Tulane Tumor Board
Tulane Medical School Building, Dunlap Pathology Library, room 6545
Contact Linda Lee, Tumor Registrar, (504) 988-5432
Meets every Wednesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, August 13, 1997.
Wednesday, August 6, 1997, 2:15 - 3:30 pm
Steering Committee
JBJohnston Building, room 403
Meets first and third Wednesday of each month, barring holidays, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, August 20, 1997.
Wednesday, August 6, 1997, 5:30 pm
The Friedler Cancer Counseling Center's
Brain Tumor Survivors' Support Group
Tulane Hospital & Clinic, 5th floor
To register please call the office of The Professionals, (800) 588-5800
Next meeting: Wednesday, August 20
For further information contact Mary Coniglio at (504) 988-2120



Thursday, August 7, 1997, 7:30 - 9:00 am
Bone Marrow Transplant Conference
Tulane Hospital, Aron Pavilion Mayan Room #7704
Meets every Thursday, same time and place.
Next meeting: Thursday, August 14, 1997
Thursday, August 7, 1997, 11:45 am to 1:00 pm
Tulane Cancer Center Research Seminar Series
"Novel Approaches for the Treatment of Human Malignancies: Antitoxic Therapies"
Azra Raza, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Director of Leukemia Program
Rush-Presbyterean-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
Sponsored by ALZA Corp.
JBJohnston Building, room 403
Lunch will be served at 11:45; lecture to begin at noon.
Next seminar: Thursday, August 14, 1997



Tuesday , August 9, 1997
"A Night with the Nevilles"
Open bar & buffet and silent auction
Entertainment by Chamaine Neville and her band and starring Aaron Neville
Angela Hill, Honorary Chairperson and Mistress of Ceremonies
City Park, Court of Two Sisters Pavillion
Black tie optional
Contact Susan Barge at (504) 362-1006 or by e-mail mcneill@accesscom.net, or on Compuserve at 74161.546
Jennie McNeill Enterprises



Tuesday , August 12, 1997, 12:00 noon
VA Tumor Board
VA Hospital, 1601 Perdido St., room 7A111
Contact Sally Smith, (504) 568-0811 x5477
Meets every Tuesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Tuesday, August 19, 1997.
Tuesday, August 12, 1997, 4 - 5 pm
Pediatric Tumor Board
Tulane Medical School Building, Pediatric library, room 4533
Contact Lisa Cunningham, (504) 988-6123
Meets every Tuesday, same time. First and third Tuesdays at Ochsner; second, fourth, and fifth Tuesdays at Tulane
Next meeting: Tuesday, August 19, 1997 at Tulane.



Wednesday , August 13, 1997, 1 - 2:00 pm
Tulane Tumor Board
Tulane Medical School Building, Dunlap Pathology Library, room 6545
Contact Linda Lee, Tumor Registrar, (504) 988-5432
Meets every Wednesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, August 20, 1997.



Thursday, August 14, 1997, 7:30 - 9:00 am
Bone Marrow Transplant Conference
Tulane Hospital, Aron Pavilion Mayan Room #7704
Meets every Thursday, same time and place.
Next meeting: Thursday, August 21, 1997
Thursday, August 14, 1997, 11:45 am to 1:00 pm
Tulane Cancer Center Research Seminar Series
"Adrogen Receptor Variants in Prostate Cancer"
Evelyn R. Barrack, Ph.D.
Candidate for Zimmerman Chair
Associate Professor of Urology and Oncology
James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute Research Laboratories
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland JBJohnston Building, room 403
Lunch will be served at 11:45; lecture to begin at noon.
Next seminar: Thursday, August 21, 1997
Thursday, August 14, 1997, 12:30 and 5:30 pm
The Friedler Cancer Counseling Center's
General Cancer Support Group
Tulane Hospital & Clinic, 5th floor
To register please call the office of The Professionals, (800) 588-5800
Next meeting: Thursday, September 11
For further information contact Mary Coniglio at (504) 988-2120



Thursday, August 15, 1997, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Kick-off Reception for Sports for Life
Hard Hat Café, Tulane Hospital, Aron Pavilion




Tuesday , August 19, 1997, 12:00 noon
VA Tumor Board
VA Hospital, 1601 Perdido St., room 7A111
Contact Sally Smith, (504) 568-0811 x5477
Meets every Tuesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Tuesday, August 26, 1997.
Tuesday, August 19, 1997, 4 - 5 pm
Pediatric Tumor Board
Ochsner Hospital, 1514 Jefferson Hwy, conference room A
Contact Lisa Cunningham, (504) 988-6123
Meets every Tuesday, same time. First and third Tuesdays at Ochsner; second, fourth, and fifth Tuesdays at Tulane
Next meeting: Tuesday, August 26, 1997 at Tulane.



Wednesday , August 20, 1997, noon - 1:00 pm
Medicine Grand Rounds
"Which Outcome for Helicobacter Pylori Infection: Gastritis, Peptic Ulcer Disease, or Gastric Cancer?"
Mark Lott, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tulane Medical School Director of Endoscopy, VA Medical Center, New Orleans
Tulane Medical School Building, first floor auditorium
Wednesday, August 20, 1997, 1 - 2:00 pm
Tulane Tumor Board
Tulane Medical School Building, Dunlap Pathology Library, room 6545
Contact Linda Lee, Tumor Registrar, (504) 988-5432
Meets every Wednesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, August 27, 1997.
Wednesday, August 20, 1997, 2:15 - 3:30 pm
Steering Committee
JBJohnston Building, room 403
Meets first and third Wednesday of each month, barring holidays, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, September 3, 1997.
Wednesday, August 20, 1997, 12:30 and 5:30 pm
The Friedler Cancer Counseling Center's
Brain Tumor Survivors' Support Group
Tulane Hospital & Clinic, 5th floor
To register please call the office of The Professionals, (800) 588-5800
Next meeting: Wednesday, September 3
For further information contact Mary Coniglio at (504) 988-2120



Thursday, August 21, 1997, 7:30 - 9:00 am
Bone Marrow Transplant Conference
Tulane Hospital, Aron Pavilion Mayan Room #7704
Meets every Thursday, same time and place.
Next meeting: Thursday, August 28, 1997
Thursday, August 21, 1997, 11:45 am to 1:00 pm
Tulane Cancer Center Research Seminar Series
"Human Genetic Variability and Damage Caused by Mobile Elements"
Prescott Deininger, Ph.D.
Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Louisiana State University Medical Center
[Joined the Tulane Cancer Center as of July 1998: see Dr. Deininger's TCC listing Sponsored by Rhône-Poulenc Rorer
JBJohnston Building, room 403
Lunch will be served at 11:45; lecture to begin at noon.
Next seminar: Thursday, August 28, 1997
Thursday, August 21, 1997, 12:30 and 5:30 pm
The Friedler Cancer Counseling Center's
Care Givers' Support Group
Tulane Hospital & Clinic, 5th floor
To register please call the office of The Professionals, (800) 588-5800
Next meeting: Thursday, September 18
For further information contact Mary Coniglio at (504) 988-2120



Tuesday , August 26, 1997, 10:15 - 11:15 am
Meet the candidate for the Director, Tulane University Center for Gene Therapy
Philip R. Johnson, M.D.
Henry G. Cramblett Chair in Medicine
College of Medicine, Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
"Adeno-associated virus as a Vector for Gene Transfer?"
Tulune Medical School, room 5150
Tuesday, August 26, 1997, 12:00 noon
VA Tumor Board
VA Hospital, 1601 Perdido St., room 7A111
Contact Sally Smith, (504) 568-0811 x5477
Meets every Tuesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Tuesday, September 2, 1997.
Tuesday, August 26, 1997, 4 - 5 pm
Pediatric Tumor Board
Tulane Medical School Building, Pediatric library, room 4533
Contact Lisa Cunningham, (504) 988-6123
Meets every Tuesday, same time. First and third Tuesdays at Ochsner; second, fourth, and fifth Tuesdays at Tulane
Next meeting: Tuesday, September 2, 1997 at Tulane.
Tuesday, August 26, 1997, 12:30 and 5:30 pm
The Friedler Cancer Counseling Center's
Grief and Loss Support Group
Tulane Hospital & Clinic, 5th floor
To register please call the office of The Professionals, (800) 588-5800
Next meeting: Tuesday, September 23
For further information contact Mary Coniglio at (504) 988-2120



Wednesday , August 27, 1997, 1 - 2:00 pm
Tulane Tumor Board
Tulane Medical School Building, Dunlap Pathology Library, room 6545
Contact Linda Lee, Tumor Registrar, (504) 988-5432
Meets every Wednesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, September 3, 1997.
Wednesday, August 27, 1997, 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Clinical Research Advisory Board (CRAB)
JBJohnston Building, room 403
Meets first and third Wednesday of each month, barring holidays, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, September 24, 1997.



Thursday, August 28, 1997, 7:30 - 9:00 am
Bone Marrow Transplant Conference
Tulane Hospital, Aron Pavilion Mayan Room #7704
Meets every Thursday, same time and place.
Next meeting: Thursday, September 4, 1997
Thursday, August 28, 1997, 11:45 am to 1:00 pm
Tulane Cancer Center Research Seminar Series
"The Treatment of Breast Cancer Through the Ages: Physician, Patient, and Paradigm"
William M.P. McKinnon, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Sponsored by Hoechst Marion Roussel
JBJohnston Building, room 403
Lunch will be served at 11:45; lecture to begin at noon.
Next seminar: Thursday, September 4, 1997



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