Associate counsel for health affairs named
Patricia Hamm Wagner, formerly a
member of the staff of the North
Carolina Attorney General's Office, has
been named associate counsel for health
affairs at Duke.
Announcement of
the appointment
came from Dr. Wil
liam G. Anlyan, vice
president for health
affairs.
Wagner will have
primary respxjnsibil-
ity for day-to-day le
gal decisions affect
ing the medical cen-
WAGNER ter, including pro
fessional liability, insurance coverage,
hospital policies and collections, Anlyan
said.
She also will work closely with Eugene
I. McDonald, university counsel, in
helping to interpret and implement
federal statutes and regulations
concerning the delivery of health care.
TTie Gastonia, N.C., native is a
graduate of Wittenberg College in
Springfield, Ohio, and of Duke's School
of Law. Before joining the attorney
general's staff as hospital attorney for
North Carolina Memorial Hospital in
Chapel Hill in 1975, she was assistant
university counsel and a part-time law
instructor at Duke.
Wagner is a member of several
professional organizations, including the
American Bar Association and the
American Society of Hospital Attorneys
of the American Hospital Association.
She also serves on the board of the North
Carolina Center for Public Policy
Research in Raleigh.
She has three children and is married to
Dr. Edward H. Wagner, an associate
professor of medicine at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Calling all Santas
Christmas officially comes to the
medical center on Wednesday, Dec. 14.
That's the day of the annual
Christmas party, in the Courtyard
Cafeteria, 1:30-4:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.-
midnight.
Volunteers are needed to play the
piano and lead carol singing.
Anyone interested is invited to call
Robert Metcalf, 684-2713.
ne
Nurses to discuss independent practice
Directory make-up day
In case you were unable to pick up
your Duke telephone directories at the
scheduled time this week, you can do
so Monday between 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in
the West Campus Union Alumni
Lounge.
"Pathways to Independent Nursing
Practice" will be considered by graduates
of the School of Nursing and members of
Sigma Theta Tau fronni various schools in
a day-long symposium Wednesday, Nov.
30.
The fifth annual symposium, co
sponsored by the Beta Epsilon chapter of
Sigma Theta Tau, national honor society
of nursing, and the School of Nursing
Alumni Association, will be held in the
Ann M. Jacobansky Auditorium in the
nursing school.
There will be three primary speakers.
Lucille Kinlein, independent generalist
nurse visiting professor. University of
Southern Mississippi, will speak on "The
Challenge of Independent Nursing
Practice."
"Another Look at Independent
Practice" will be given by Dr. Katherine
Nuckolls, director of nursing. Mountain
Area Health Education Center (AHEC),
Asheville, N.C.
The third speaker, Betty Compton, a
family nurse practitioner in Prospect Hill,
N.C., will speak on "What's It Really Like
Out There?"
All three speakers will participate in a
panel discussion at the conclusion of the
session.
At least 175 nurses are expected to
attend.
Another one always comes along
If you miss the 5 o'clock bus to 751
Monday, youll only have to wait five
minutes for the next bus.
Beginning Monday morning, two buses
will run between the hospital and the
Highway 751 parking lot during peak
hours, '^6:55-9 a.m. and 4-5:50 p.m.,
according to Harry Gentry, manager.
Medical Center Traffic and Parking.
To provide the extra bus service to the
#751 lot and because traffic on Erwin
Road makes it difficult to keep a time
schedule, Medi Bus service to the La Salle
Street parking zone will be discontinued
as of 6 p.m., today.
This lot will remain open and probably
will be most convenient for personnel
working in the Research Park area.
Gentry said.
Those working in the hospital and
adjacent buildings are encouraged to use
the #751 lot.
"I realize this change will cause some
people to make adjustments in their daily
routines, but 1 believe once the transition
is made they will find it more
convenient," Gentry said.
Those working later than 7 p.m. can call
Public Safety at 684-2444 and ask for van
service to their vehicles parked anywhere
on campus.
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The MeJical Cenltr Calendar lists lectures, symposia and other medical center activities. Notices should be sent to Box 3354, Hospital, no later than one week prior to publication.
If last minute scheduling makes it impossible to send a written notice in lime, please call 684-4148.
Friday, November 18
9 a.m.
1 p.m.
Medical Alumni Weekend, Hospital Amphitheater. Includes first annual Susan C. Dees Symposium on Allergy and
Immunology, continuing through Sat. See story, p. 1, for complete schedule.
Network for Continuing Medical Education (NCME). Programs on "Electrographic Testing for Neuromuscular and Other
Diseases," "Criteria for Elective Plastic Surgery" and "Arthritis in Childhood after the Perception of Pain." View in Rms
M40S and 2031 at Duke and Rms D3008, C6002 and C7002 and Bldg 16 at the VA Hospital.
Suitable for framing
A limited number of full-color
reproductions of a painting of the
Davison Building may be obtained
through tTie Office of Public Relations.
The original painting by Ben Stahl was
commissioned by E.R. Squibb & Sons and
presented to Duke in 1967. It is displayed
at the information desk in the hospital
lobby.
Anyone interested can pick up a
complimentary copy of the reproduction
in Room 219, Bell Building. Prints can be
mailed to friends outside Durham who
write to Box 3354, Duke Medical Center,
Durham, N.C. 27710.
Monday, November 21
12 noon Pathology Research Conference. Dr. Keith Reimer, assistant professor of pathology, "The Wavefront Phenomenon of
Myocardial Cell Death," Rm M204.
4 p.m. Pharmacology Seminar. Dr. J. Victor Nadler, Dept, of Psychobiology, University of California, Irvine, "Pre- and Postsynaptic
Evidence Favoring Aspartate and Glutamate as Hippocampal Transmitters," Rm 147, Nanaline H. Duke Bldg. Coffee at 3:45.
Tuesday, November 22
3:30 p.m. Pharmacology Seminar. Dr. Mohamed Abou-Donia, assistant professor of pharmacology, "Neurotoxic Organophosphorus
Esters," Rm 418, |ones Bldg.
4 p.m. Anatomy Seminar. Dr. Shao-Yao Ying, senior lecturer. Dept, of Anatomy and Histology, University of Adelaide Medical
School, South Australia, "Pineal Regulation in Reproduction," Rm 273, Sands Bldg. Coffee and cookies at 3:45.
Wednesday, November 23
1 p.m. NCME. See Fri., Nov. 18, for programs and viewing areas. Also shown Fri., Nov. 25.
Wednesday, November 30
9 a.m. "Recent Advances in Cancer Treatment," Burroughs Wellcome, 3030 Cornwallis Rd„ co-sponsored by Cancer Control
Program.
1 p.m. NCME. Program on "Angina Pectoris: Diagnosis and Management." See Fri., Nov. 18, for viewing areas.
8:15 p.m. Roundtable on Science and Public Affairs. Dr. Richard C. Atkinson, director. National Science Foundation, "Science and the
Citizen," Gross Chem Lab aud.
Thursday, December 1
8:15 p.m. "Pathways to Independent Nursing," Jacob«ntJu».A«!l, School of Nursing.