EMGHers POPP!MGH Privacy Office launches “Protect Our Patients’ Privacy” campaignEVERY DAY, members of the hospital workforce protect and secure patient information. Jonathan Sanchez of MGH Buildings and Grounds is just one example of an employee who helped to safeguard patient privacy. Last winter, he happened upon some unattended paperwork and was concerned that the documents could contain protected health information (PHI). Using his cell phone, he took photos of the papers and immediately contacted the MGH Privacy Office, which responded to the scene and determined the paperwork did not contain PHI.

Sanchez’s response to the situation is an excellent example of an MGH employee making patient privacy a priority. To help raise awareness of this priority, the MGH Privacy Office has launched a new campaign, entitled “MGHers POPP!” The acronym stands for “Protect Our Patients’ Privacy.”

“Every single minute of the day, our patients’ privacy comes first,” says Paula Moran, MGH Privacy and Security manager. “So you could say that MGHers are always expected to POPP! Our aim with this campaign is to remind our workforce, including volunteers, to stop and think before doing anything that may compromise the patients’ privacy. Whether it is transporting PHI on a laptop, portable USB drive, or paperwork; discussing patient care; or faxing PHI, we hope our employees will stop and ask themselves, ‘does this POPP?’”

All MGH workforce members are invited to share how they POPP for the chance to win a variety of prizes. Winners will be selected at random for a pair of tickets to the Aug. 17 Red Sox game against the Tampa Bay Rays; a $100 gift certificate to Pops Restaurant, located in the South End; a behind-the-scenes tour for ten of Symphony Hall, home of the Boston Pops; a Coach handbag from their Poppy line; or a pair of tickets to watch the July 4 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular on the Esplanade, courtesy of The Liberty Hotel.

To participate in the MGHers POPP raffle, employees and volunteers can submit how they POPP in 50 words or less by email to mghpopp@partners.org or via interoffice mail to the MGH Privacy Office, Founders 860. The contest runs through June 30, and winners will be announced in an upcoming issue of MGH Hotline. For more information about MGHers POPP, access http://intranet.massgeneral.org/hipaa/index.html?popp.html. n

GOOD WILL: Peter L. Slavin, MD, MGH president, left, and Damon

Cancer Center celebrates the one hundredONE INDIVIDUAL can make an incredible difference for a patient with cancer. On June 1 at the Westin Waterfront, the MGH Cancer Center held its fourth annual fundraiser to celebrate this year’s the one hundred – 100 individuals and groups who have helped advance the fight against cancer in many different ways. The event raised nearly $1.3 million in funding for the center’s research, clinical care, education and community outreach efforts.

This year’s keynote speaker was award-winning actor and Boston-area native Matt Damon, joined by his father, Kent, who is receiving treatment at the MGH Cancer Center for multiple myeloma. Both father and son provided candid remarks about the quality care the Cancer Center provides.

More than 850 guests – including many of the one hundred honorees, MGH leadership and event co-chairs U.S. Sen. John Kerry and his wife, Teresa Heinz; President of the New England Patriots Jonathan Kraft and his wife, Patti; Chief Executive Officer of Digitas Laura Lang and her husband, Stephen – attended the event. This year’s honorees ranged from individuals like 20-year-old “American Idol” singer David Archuleta, who has worked to raise funding for cancer research, to groups such as the staff of Ellison 14, who put together a wedding for a cancer patient. For a full list of the one hundred honorees or to nominate a 2012 honoree, access www.theonehundred.org.

MGHERS POPP: A series of MGHers POPP posters are on display across from the MGH General Store.

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My Giving Helps … develop innovative care modelsMGHERS MAY NOT REALIZE that there are many ways in which their gift to the My Giving Helps: MGH Fund Employee Campaign helps the hospital to grow. When employees support the campaign, their donations may be used for any of the following:

• to support promising biomedical research;

• to fight infectious disease at home and abroad; or

• to develop new patient care models.

Past gifts to the MGH Fund have helped establish the MGH Ambulatory Practice of the Future (APF), an innovative primary care model designed specifically for MGH employees and their spouses or partners. APF patients are assigned to a point person who coordinates their care, and patients have access to both virtual visits and in-person appointments scheduled either in advance or on short notice. The medical professionals of the APF team hope to expand the practice’s unique primary care model for patients beyond the MGH employee community in the future.

“Supporting the development of tools that will enable the care team to succeed in its mission is essential to the overall success of APF,” says David Judge, MD, director of the practice. “We are grateful for the resources available to us as we implement this dynamic new model for primary care.”

To learn more about the My Giving Helps campaign and make a gift today, access www.massgeneral.org/mygivinghelps.

MGH launches new award to support researchSELECTED FROM AMONG 115 APPLICATIONS from across the MGH research community, the inaugural MGH Research Scholars recently were announced at the annual meeting of the MGH Research Advisory Council (RAC). Representing a range of challenging and inspiring work, the award winners are Sylvie Breton, PhD, for research on intercellular communication through novel cell structures; J. Keith Joung, MD, PhD, for the generation of designer zinc fingers capable of cleaving specific DNA sequences; Andrea McClatchey, PhD, for insight into the junction of neurofibromatosis II protein; Randall Peterson, PhD, for innovative discoveries in chemical screens for signaling regulators using zebrafish; and Lee Zou, PhD, for research into pathways that mediate the cellular response to DNA damage.

“We are deeply appreciative of the patrons who have made these five-year MGH Scholar Awards possible, including Research Advisory Council members Jim and Ann Orr and Charles and Ann Sanders, as well as an anonymous donor,” says Daniel A. Haber, MD, PhD, chair of the MGH Executive Committee on Research and director of the MGH Cancer Center. “With the support of the council and the MGH Development Office, it is our expectation that these initial five-year awards will be followed by additional five-year grants to more investigators, and we anticipate naming new scholars each year.” n

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U.S. congressman tours MGH labsU.S. REP. ERIK PAULSEN, co-chair of the Medical Technology Caucus, visited the MGH on May 18 to tour the Tissue Engineering and Organ Fabrication Laboratory in the Richard B. Simches Research Center and the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory on Blake 9. Rep. Paulsen, who was accompanied by Laura Bordelon, director of State Government Affairs for Medtronic, Inc., learned about the

innovative research conducted in both areas.Brit Nicholson, MD, chief medical

officer, greeted Rep. Paulsen and Bordelon, who then met with a number of MGH staff – including Tissue Engineering Lab members Erik Bassett; Katherine Kulig; and Harald Ott, MD; and Cath Lab members Igor Palacios, MD; Kenneth Rosenfield, MD; Jonathan Passeri, MD; Sharon McKenna, RN, BSN; and Michael Fifer, MD, director of the lab. Jay Vacanti, MD, MassGeneral Hospital for Children surgeon-in-chief and director of the Tissue Engineering Lab, coordinated the congressman’s visit. n

SUPPORTING RESEARCH: From left, Peter L. Slavin, MD, MGH president, and two of the five award winners, McClatchey and Zou, along with Jean de Gunzburg, PhD, RAC member

CONGRESSIONAL VISIT: Rep. Paulsen, left, with Nicholson

MGHHOTLINETHIS SUMMER, the MGH front entrance will begin to change in both form and function, as emergency ambulances have transitioned from parking outside on the White Ramp to parking in the Lunder Building covered ambulance bay, and enhancements are scheduled to begin to the sidewalks and the White Lobby. In order to maintain a safe environment and minimize disruptions to pedestrian- and traffic-flow, clear signage will be posted indicating designated walking routes in these front entrance and lobby areas.

Soon pedestrians will be able to reach the White Lobby using a new sidewalk along the Lunder Building. In the White Lobby, a lowered and updated information desk will provide improved accessibility for individuals in wheelchairs and closer interaction between staff and visitors.

In July, renovations will begin to the sidewalk along the Wang Ambulatory Care Center (WACC) that leads to the White Lobby. The walkway will be closed to allow workers to begin updates that will include leveling the sidewalk to improve wheelchair access and safety in icy weather. During construction, pedestrians will be asked to use the pathway near the Lunder Building and the Fruit Street sidewalk to reach the hospital entrance.

Also for the benefit of individuals with accessibility needs, the incline of the White Ramp will be lowered. This area eventually will become a new patient drop-off area. Patient pick-up procedures will continue as usual at the WACC.

“This project outside and inside the front entrance will occur in phases

to accommodate pedestrian traffic and hospital operations,” says Ed Raeke, co-chair of Lunder Building operations and director of Materials Management. “We estimate that the overall project will be complete by the end of the summer, when MGHers, patients and visitors will be able to use two different hospital front entrances – one at the Lunder Building side and another at the WACC side.”

For more information about these projects, contact Joe Crowley, of MGH Police, Security and Outside Services, at 617-724-3786.

Third Annual Tarbell Lecture features Anne B. Young, MD, PhDA WORLD-RENOWNED neurological researcher and clinician who has helped break down barriers for women in her field, Anne B. Young, MD, PhD, chief of the Department of Neurology, has a great deal of wisdom and insight to offer to colleagues. On May 4, as part of the Nancy J. Tarbell, MD, Faculty Development Lectureship Series, Young presented “Three Decades in Academia: Lessons Learned about Clinical Care, Research, Administration and Leadership,” in the Thier Conference Room.

The lecture series, which is hosted annually by the MGH Center for Faculty Development (CFD), honors Nancy J. Tarbell, MD, the founding director of the center and the Office for Women’s Careers and current dean of Clinical and Academic Affairs at Harvard Medical School. The lecture also serves as a professional development educational opportunity for faculty. Welcoming Tarbell and attendees, Anne Klibanski, MD, current director of the CFD and chief of the Neuroendocrine Unit, provided opening remarks. Peter L. Slavin, MD, MGH president, then introduced Young, acknowledging her for a remarkable career and for her philanthropy, particularly a $1 million gift made in March to the Department of Neurology.

In her lecture, Young offered a candid look into her professional career as well as her personal life. She shared the challenges she encountered over the years, such as obstacles in receiving her doctoral degree and the sudden loss of her husband and scientific collaborator John B. Penney Jr., MD, an MGH neurologist who died in 1999. Young also described her triumphs – including a number of research breakthroughs related to neurodegenerative diseases; joining the MGH in 1991 as the first woman chief of service; establishing the MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease in 2001; helping create a hospital for patients with neurodegenerative diseases in Venezuela, where she and her late husband conducted a great deal of their research; and the birth of her two daughters and her recent remarriage. In closing, Young provided the audience with a list of lessons learned – which ranged from putting all major agreements on paper to having fun at work. In closing, she acknowledged colleagues, mentors, friends and family for their support.

For more information about the CFD and other upcoming events, visit www2.massgeneral.org/facultydevelopment. n

SUPPORTING SUCCESSFUL CAREERS: From left, Klibanski, Tarbell, Young and Slavin

MGH front entrance and White Lobby enhancements

AMBULANCES UNDER COVER: Emergency ambulances now park in the covered ambulance bay in the Lunder Building.

W H AT ’ S H A P P E N I N G Healthy Living: Smoking and YouAs part of its “Healthy Living” series, the Maxwell and Eleanor Blum Patient and Family Learning Center is hosting “Smoking and You” June 15 from noon to 1 pm in the Blum Center, Room 110 of the White Building. Jean Mizer, RN, an MGH tobacco treatment specialist, will discuss how to stop smoking and how smoking affects everyone. This program is free and open to MGH staff and patients. No registration is required. For more information, contact Jen Searl at 617-724-3823.

Linda Kelly Visiting Scholar LectureThe MGH Department of Nursing and Vincent Deartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology will host the Linda Kelly Visiting Scholar Lecture June 16 from 1:30 to 2:30 pm in the O’Keeffe Auditorium. Jeanette Ives Erickson, RN, MS, FAAN, senior vice president for Patient Care Services and chief nurse, will present “Evaluation of the Professional Practice Environment: Results from an International Study.” A reception will follow. For more information, email kpcs@partners.org or call 617-726-3111.

Backup Childcare Center summer programsLocated on the MGH campus in the Warren Building, the Backup Childcare Center has planned flexible, fun summer childcare for preschool and school-aged children. The center is currently enrolling children for the June Vacation Club, which takes place from June 20 to July 1. The Summer Fun Days Program will take place between July 5 and Aug. 19 and provides daily activities, such as outdoor and water play. Registration is ongoing. The August Vacation Club will run from Aug. 22 to Sept. 2, and registration will begin on July 25. For more information, visit www.partners.org/childcare or call 617-724-7100.

McGovern Award nominationsThe MGPO Brian A. McGovern Award for Clinical Excellence honors the memory of the late Brian A. McGovern, MD, a beloved MGH physician known for his clinical excellence, commitment and compassion. Physicians in good standing in any clinical department

MGH Senior HealthWISEMGH Senior HealthWISE will offer the following events for seniors ages 60 years and older: a lecture, “Heart Disease in Women,” June 16 from 11 am to noon in the Haber Conference Room with Nandita S. Scott, MD, FACC, director of Education for the MGH Corrigan Women’s Heart Health Program, and a book club discussion of “The Boston Harbor Islands: A History of an Urban Wilderness” by David Kales June 16 from 3 to 4 pm at the West End Library. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information, call 617-724-6756.

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are eligible to receive the award, and all are welcome to submit a nomination. The deadline is July 15. To submit a nomination, access http://mgpo.partners.org/Applications/McGovernAwards/Nomination.aspx. The award will be presented at the annual MGPO physician recognition dinner Nov. 12 at the Westin Waterfront. For more information, contact Cary Shaw at crshaw@partners.org or 617-643-3985.

Summer Safety Health FairThe MGH Chelsea HealthCare Center will host its 14th annual Summer Safety Health Fair for children ages 4 to 16 June 18 from noon to 3 pm at 151 Everett Ave. The fair will include bicycle and helmet safety checks; information

on home, water, fire, sun and car safety; live entertainment; and raffles, contests and giveaways. For more information, call 617-884-8300.

Two MGH nurses were announced as New England winners at this year’s Nursing Spectrum Nursing Excellence Gala: Gino Chisari, RN, DNP, director of The Norman Knight Nursing Center for Clinical & Professional Development, in the “Advancing and Leading the Profession” category, and Natalie Harris, RN, a staff nurse in the Department of Orthopædics, in the “Community Service” category. Lillian Ananian, RN, PhD(c), clinical nurse specialist in the Medical Intensive Care Unit, was honored as a finalist for “Clinical Care.”

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Women’s health fair a successFROM FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS to massage therapy gift certificate raffles, booths at “An Ounce of Prevention,” a day-long women’s health fair May 11 in the Bulfinch Tent, provided attendees with resources and information for living a long and healthy life. The event was sponsored by the Vincent Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology in honor of National Women’s Health Week.

“The fair, which we hope to host annually, provides tips, strategies and resources for women on how to remain healthy across the lifecycle,” says Abigail MacDonald, LICSW, of MGH Social Services, who helped coordinate the event. “More than a dozen departments and services took part, and between 800 and 1,000 people attended.”

Some participating departments and services, such as the Bulfinch Medical Group and the Department of Dermatology, offered free health screenings. Other booths held raffles or were staffed by caregivers who provided insight into important women’s health topics, including breast cancer screening. Many booths handed out booklets and shared information about their services.

“I think it’s great to have information from many different areas in one place,” says Jean Stewart, RN, of the Department of Orthopædics who attended the event with several colleagues. “Women are often drawn to helping others, but it’s important that we also take care of ourselves.”

AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION: From left, Kathya Gavazzi, CNS; Laura Riley, MD; and Veronice Marroquin, RN, all of the Vincent Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, at one of the booths at the fair