University of Virginia Health System

Next HS Executive Council Meeting
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
6405 Univ Hospital (6th Floor)

Camp Holiday Trails - Volunteer Opportunity

We are looking for volunteers for our Opening Days of Camp to help with registration, Med Korner check-in and luggage. We will feed you!

Dates:  Sundays 6/29, 7/13, 7/27, 8/3
Time:  11 AM to around 2:00PM

If you have a few hours to spare to welcome families to camp, please contact me and indicate day(s) you are available. Thanks!

Tina LaRoche
Executive Director
Camp Holiday Trails
1973-2008 - celebrating 35 years of camping!
A Camp for Children with Special Health Needs
400 Holiday Trails Lane
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Ph. (434) 977-3781
Fax (434) 977-8814
tina@campholidaytrails.org

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HS Advocacy Group

A new program for Housestaff advocacy has formed. Learn more »   

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Parking Update
Posted:  06-06-08

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Total Compensation Package
Posted:  03-25-08

You will be receiving by mail to your home address a form explaining your total compensation package for 2007 and 2008. This information outlines the total value of the salary and benefits provided to you by the UVa Medical Center.

For more information, you can view a video on Knowledgelink (link below). Melissa Frederick, Director of Compensation, explains how to read the form and the different benefits listed.If you have questions on understanding your total compensation, call 924-8699.

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DBN/Young Scientist Award Winners Announced

• Farnaz Gazoni - Anesthesiology:
  Emotional Impact of a Perioperative Death on Anesthesia Providers
• Laura Campbell - Psychology Fellow:
  Sleep Patterns in Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Survivors with Type I Diabetes
• Robert Short - Radiology:
  Methods for Imaging Lymphangiogenesis
• Sarah Kerr - Pathology:
  Real-time PCR Based method for Detecting Mycobacteria
• Jay Jagannatha - Neurosurgery:
  Long-term Effects of Pituitary Radiosurgery
• Matthew Sachs - Psychiatry:
  Meteorology and Psychiatry, Snowfall and Patient Mood
• Dave Winchester - Medicine:
  Association of Program Directors of Internal Medicine, Career Development Workshop
• Lynn Dengel - Surgery:
  Immunohistochemistry of Melanoma
• Amanda Johnson - Psychiatry:
  Effect of Season of Birth on Predisposition to Suicidality

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New - Central Line Draping Technique

House Staff Social Network
Welcome Reception !
Saturday, July 12, 10:30 AM
Medical Center Dining Conference Rooms 1-3

RSVP:
Cheri Taylor cptaylor17@hotmail.com or
Shannon Hall sehall03@yahoo.com

What is the House Staff Social Network ?
We are an organization of the spouses/partners of residents and fellows (as well as the residents and fellows, themselves) who get together to socialize and support one another during the residency/fellowship years.

Support:  Our goal is to provide a community where UVA House Staff and their traveling support group (i.e., spouses, partners, and families) feel at home. We'd like to welcome you to the area and tell you more about our group.

Fun:  We have several interest groups (e.g., Book Club, Playgroup, and Hiking Club) that meet regularly and strive to create a fun atmosphere where you can meet new friends. If you have an idea for a club, we want to hear it!

Resource:  The HSN also serves as a great resource for finding doctors, housing, job opportunities, babysitters, and a variety of other things that you might need during and after your move to the Charlottesville area.

Interested? Want to hear more? Please come to our Welcome Reception on July 12 (see above for details). We look forward to meeting you!

We're always looking for more people to get involved. If you are willing to help us out, please let us know!

Setting up UVa Access on a MAC
Posted:  04-08-08
By:  Brian Swenson, PGY-4, Surgery
Phone 434-924-9307
brs3j@virginia.edu

Due to the growing popularity of Macintosh computers in my department, and non-support of these computers by UVa HS/CS, I wrote an article outlining how to set up basic hospital functionality (PACS, Carecast, etc.) on a MAC. See the downloadable documents below.

 Instructions
VPN

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Grocery & Meal Prep Service
Posted:  11-20-07
By:  Anna Parker, PGY-1, Surgery
PIC 2880, Phone 434-882-1146
amp4v@virginia.edu

I'm one of the new surgery interns and finding it very difficult to find time to get groceries and cook anything resembling a balanced meal in the evenings. I found a woman who would be willing to deliver prepared meals to the hospital that you could heat up at home if there were enough of us interested. See her reply below. If you're interested, just let me know.

Hi Anna,
I would be more than happy to do this if you could possibly get 7-10 people to sign up too. The meals would be delivered in a 2 week supply, 5 meals per week with large portions. All meals would be vacuum packed and reheated by putting in boiling water until warm through (usually 5 minutes). This is a French technique called sous-vide cooking. You would need to thaw out your meals in the fridge for 1 day before reheating them. You could reheat from the frozen state, but it would take 15 minutes or so. All the freshness is maintained and the quality is perfect. The cost would be 6.50 per meal and would end up costing 130.00 per month. I would deliver the meals frozen, to the hospital every two weeks. I would send each of you preference sheets where you would choose meats, fish, veggies etc. that you prefer. All the food would be all natural and organic when possible. I hope this can work for you.
Heidi