In Brief – Sept. 4, 2018

Announcement

Construction will begin at the intersection of Route 322 and Fishburn Road on Wednesday, Sept. 5 to widen the road and install turn lanes. This is a Derry Township project. Contact the Facilities Department with questions.

Upcoming Events

NextGen

Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine invite early-career employees to join their newest affinity group, NextGen, at a cheese tasting:

• Wednesday, Sept. 5
• 5-7 p.m.
• Tree House Café

NextGen fosters professional development and builds the community inside and outside Penn State Health and the College of Medicine. Email nextgen@pennstatehealth.psu.edu for information on membership and future events.

Good Day PA

Two canine caregivers that help children cope with their hospital stays will be featured on a special edition of “Good Day PA!” on ABC27:

• Thursday, Sept. 6
• 12:30 p.m.

Views may participate in a live webchat with Child Life experts from Penn State Health Children’s Hospital at abc27.com/DogsHelpKidsChat.

Inclusion Academy Patient Care session

The Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion invites employees, faculty and students to attend an Inclusion Academy Patient Care session:

Providing Extraordinary Care for Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Friday, Sept. 7
• 7-8 a.m.
• Junker Auditorium

Gallery exhibit

The Penn State College of Arts and Architecture in University Park will present a gallery exhibit:

• “Behind the Mask: The Formation of Professional Identity”
• Sept. 10-27
• Borland Project Space, University Park
• Mask-making workshop free and open to the public
• Wednesday, Sept. 19, noon to 1 p.m.

RSVP for workshop by emailing Dr. Mark Stephens, a family medicine physician. For information, email Tricia Berish.

Bladder Support Group annual picnic

The Penn State Health Bladder Cancer Support group is having its annual picnic:

• Sunday, Sept. 16
• 1–4 p.m.
• Event Tent

Center Stage will provide music. Participants are asked to bring a covered dish.

Early detection of prostate cancer offers men more treatment options with potentially few side effects. Register for a free prostate cancer screening:

• Monday, Sept. 17 from 5 to 8 p.m.
• Wednesday, Sept. 19 from 5 to 8 p.m.
• University Physician Center, Suite 3100

Registration is limited. Reserve an appointment at 800-243-1455.

Free community education program

Experts from Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute will discuss atrial fibrillation (AFib) during a free community education program:

• Tuesday, Sept. 18
• 6 p.m.
• University Conference Center

Drs. Mario Gonzalez and Sarah Hussain will examine ablation vs. antiarrhythmic therapy for treatment of AFib, oral blood thinners use post-ablation and personal devices available to monitor the condition. Refreshments will be provided. To register, call 717-531-3907, or email name, address, phone number and number of attendees to rgage@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.

Operations

Several stairwells in Hershey Medical Center will be closed for maintenance on the following dates:

• Sept. 4-14: Stairwell 13 will be painted from 7 p.m. to 4 a.m. on weeknights only. The painting will begin at the top of Stairwell 13, and one floor per night will be completed. The stairwell lighting will also be upgraded.
• Sept. 7-9: Stairwell 21 and the H1199J connecting corridor will be closed for flooring replacement at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 7 until 7 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 9. There will be no access to the first floor of Stairwell 13.
• Sept. 14-16: Stairwell 21 and the H1199J connecting corridor will be closed at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 14 until 7 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 16 for wallpaper removal and painting. There will be no access to the first floor of Stairwell 13.

See the map on the Facilities Infonet home page. Contact Matt Grimes at 717-531-0003, x284068, with any questions.

Hershey Medical Center electricians will perform maintenance resulting in brief electrical interruptions of one to give seconds at the Biomedical Research Building and Basic Science.

• Wednesday, Sept. 5
• 4–6 a.m.

Both ivory and red outlets may experience an interruption. Any sensitive equipment or computers that will be affected by a brief loss of power should be plugged into an Uninterruptable Power Supply if available or be powered down for protection during this period. Contact Scott Clements at 717-531-5749 or Jeff Dove at 717-531-8012 with questions. See the map on the Facilities Infonet home page under “What’s New.”

Elevator 41 in the University Physician Center will be taken out of service on Monday, Sept. 10 for approximately 12 weeks so that the elevator machine can be replaced and the control system can be upgraded. See the map and contact Matt Grimes at 717-531-0003, x284068, for details.

If you're having trouble accessing this content, or would like it in another format, please email the Penn State College of Medicine web department.