In Beginning Inservlce Programs
Nutrition Courses Help Employees, Patrons
The Department of Dietary
Services ended the first phase of its
new inservice education program
recently with the graduation of 25
employees from an eight-week course
for personnel in direct contact with
patients.
Themed “A Flower and a‘Smile,”
the course is one of three planned for
a variety of dietary employees
between now and the end of the year.
According to Colleen Martin, new
inservice education dietitian and
instructor for the program,
participating employees studied the
importance of personal appearance
and attitudes, self-evaluation,
understanding the patient, menu
presentation and teamwork at the
weekly sessions.
“They also learned about the
physical problems in delivering food
trays, how to handle complaints, how
to present appetizing meals to the
patients and how to react to signs
fK)sted on patient doors and beds,”
Ms. Martin said.
A second 12-week course is
scheduled to begin shortly, entitled
“Nutrition in Health and Disease.”
This course, available to dietary
hostesses and food production
personnel, will cover what food is, its
importance in maintaining good
health and how certain health
problems can be helped through
modifying diets.
A “customer-oriented” eight-week
course will be offered later this fall
specifically for cashiers and cafeteria
personnel, according to Ms. Martin.
“This course will cover the areas of
personal appearance, customer
relations, cashiering procedures,
safety, sanitation, portion control,
food merchandising and fast food
preparation.
“We are also planning a variety of
programs to help hospital employees
in general and all cafeteria patrons,”
she noted.
Ms. Martin said the department is
expanding its service of reportirfg
and displaying calorie counts for all
food served in the cafeteria.
The department has already begun
Trading Post
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not advertise real estate, personal sen'ices or
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telephone number. Duke extensions wilt not be
listed.
FOR SALE—Couch and chair, dining
room table, six chairs and hutch. $140;
Kenmore dishwasher, one-year-old,
$125; and, green chair, $20. Call
544-3995.
BIKE WANTED—Prefer a 10-speed in
good condition, moderately priced with
large frame; however, all the above are
negotiable. Call Mike, Rm 210, Grad
Center, at 684-3614. Leave name and
number.
FOR SALE—1974 Triumph Daytona
500 cc motorcycle, excellent condition,
2,700 miles. Extras, including helmets,
cover, lock and chain, tools. $1,100 or
best offer. Call 477-0211 anytime.
FOR SALE—1974 Yamaha 175
competition bike, six running hours,
owner must sell, $900 new, will sell for
$650. Call 286-7517.
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C. Vanaman, microbiology and
immunology.
DIETARY NOTABLES—Ethel Taylor and Mary Tucker, at left and right, respectively,
joined instructor Colleen Martin and supervisors (seated) Elizabeth Blalock and
Yvonne Johnson shortly after receiving their certificates and carnations for
completing an eight-week Inservice course, "A Flower and a Smile." (Photo by
Margaret Howell)
Gentry Spotlights
Toda/s Assassins
What type of person tries to
assassinate the President of the
United States?
Are the recent attempts on
President Ford’s life a reflection of
today’s society, or are
assassination-prone individuals just
beginning to surface in large
numbers?
These and other questions will be
posed to Duke’s Dr. Doyle Gentry on
WUNC-TV (Channel 4) tonight at
7:30.
Gentry, a medical psychologist in
the Department of Psychiatry, will be
interviewed on the educational
channel’s “North Carolina News
Conference.” Gentry has done
studies in aggressive behavior and
behavior modification.
James Schumaker, a veteran North
Carolina newsman and a lecturer in
the UNC School of Journalism, will
be moderator.
FOR SALE—Mobile home (Town and
Country), 12’ x 65', two bedrooms, one
and a half baths, fully furnished, central
air, washer and dryer, underpinning,
storage bldg., jx)rch, fuel oil tank, many
extras, excellent condition. Call 467-0841
(Morrisville).
FOR SALE—Leitz microscope, 40x to
l,000x (oil immersion), six years old,
good condition. S600. Call 286-7154 after
6 p.m. or on weekends.
BASKETBALL SEASON SALE—One
pair men's Converse All-Star tennis
shoes, size 7-D, navy blue. Brand new,
never even worn! SIO. C^all 477-63 f
after 6 p.m. or before nfxjn on weekends.
iPOR SALE—Kimbrell Instant
Entertainer Swinger 500 Organ and
bench complete with music. Sold for
$1,200, asking $600. Call 477-1881 after
6 p.m.
FOR SALE—Leather recliner in new
condition; fireplace accessories; 25"
Zenith TV; wood TV stand; sea scene
picture; toys; bathroom vanity sink; and
boy’s 26” 3-sp>eed bicycle. Call 477-5011
or see at 101 E. Maynard Ave. in
Bragtown.
FOR SALE—Beautiful Bates velvet
bedspread, queen-size in excellent
condition, soft muted shades of yellow,
beige and green, paid $125, will sacrifice
for $60. Call 489-7941.
FREE—One handsome female puppy,
three months old, black with brown
markings, paper trained, good with
children. Well-mixed, will be medium to
large dog. Will have spayed if wanted.
Call Chaf>el Hill 967-37% after 6 p.m. on
Sunday evening or any evening after
Sunday.
FLU SHOTS
Employees who wish to get flu
shots may do so through the
hospital’s Employee Health
Sub-station and the Health Services
Clinic in Pickens Bldg.
According to Nancy Houston of
Employee Health Service, there will
be a modest charge for the shots.
a program on nutrition education
and information via cafeteria table
tents and handouts.
The program, entitled NEUT’s
NOTES (Nutrition’s Elusive
Underground Taskforce) is designed
to inform cafeteria patrons about
proper nutrition and provide
warnings about food fads and
fallacies, according to Ms. Martin.
The new inservice dietitian also
plans to compile a handbook for
dietary employees as part of the
department’s orientation program.
Ms. Martin, who joined the iriedical
center staff in July, received
undergraduate degrees in home
economics education and dietetics
from Brigham Young University in
Provo, Utah. A native of Washington,
she is a registered dietitian.
In developing the department’s
first inservice education program,
her duties will include serving as
coordinator and instructor for the
courses.
Book Outlines Area
Cancer Resources
A 225-page book detailing
resources for cancer patients in
Durham County has been written by
a social worker at the Comprehensive
Cancer Center.
The book is the first of its kind in
this community, according to its
author, Mrs. Beverly Rosen.
Entitled “Supportive Resources for
Cancer Patients in Durham County,”
the looseleaf book “enables the
patient to make full use of the
medical care available and assists him
and his family in meeting the total
impact of cancer,” Mrs. Rosen said.
She said the volume answers such
questions as:
—“How do we help a child with
leukemia face the challenge of
returning to school when he’s
worried about embarrassment?”
—“How do we help a woman
cancer amputee relearn to manage
her home?”
Bonuses include an article on the
psycho-social stresses of cancer and a
complete subject index. Although it
was developed for patients in
Durham County, “it could be
adapted for patients living
elsewhere,” Mrs. Rosen said.
Almost 100 agencies are listed,
along with hospital services. A reader
learns how to contact the service, how
the service functions, who’s eligible,
what the office hours are and what
fees are involved.
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United Fund Tops Half-Way Mark
The United Fund Campaign has
just topped the half way point
according to Herbert Aikens,
associate director of personnel and
co-chairman of the medical center
campaign.
With $46,851 collected as of the
first of the week, the university has
reached 50.7 per cent of the $92,500
which the United Fund hopes to raise
here by the end of October.
Recent contributions from
pacesetters, individuals who pledge a
minimum of $50 per year to the
annual charity drive, have not yet
been added to the $46,851 total,
Aikens said, and so the true total
exceeds the figure released on
Monday afternoon.
Joan Friedlein, administrative
assistant in the Department of
Ophthalmology and also
co-chairman of 1975 United Fun
giving, has reminded payroll clerks
and department heads that a film on
the United Way is available upon
request.
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FACULTY CLUB TRIP
The university’s Faculty Club is
sponsoring a ski trip to Keystone,
Colo., from Jan. 4-11. Open to the
entire Duke community, the trip will
cost $367, excluding tax. The price
covers round-trip air transportation
between Durham and Denver,
accommodations for seven nights, six
days of lift tickets at Keystone,
Copper Mountain and Breckenridge
skiing areas and transportation
between all points.
There are special rates for
children. For more information, call
Waiter Cleary at 684-6672.