MAY

May 13 & 14  |  Monday and Tuesday

2nd Annual Texas Screening Alliance for Cancer Therapeutics Conference, Rice University BioScience Research Collaborative auditorium, 6500 Main at University, conference examines advanced models of imaging-based drug screening, http://txsact.rice.edu/events/annual-conference-2013, 713-396-6807

May 14  |  Tuesday

“Improving Communication Skills at a Large Medical Center: The Cleveland Clinic Experience,” noon-1 p.m., MD Anderson’s Clark Clinic, Hickey Auditorium, R11,1400, Timothy Gilligan, M.D., co-director of the Center for Excellence in Health Care Communication and medical director of inpatient solid tumor oncology at the Cleveland Clinic, discusses Cleveland Clinic’s implementation of a communication-skills program for physicians and the keys to its success, lunch provided to first 150 attendees, 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility, 1.0 CNEs for nurses, .1 CEUs for social workers

American Festival for the Arts Girls’ Chorus, 5-6 p.m., The Methodist Hospital’s main lobby, hosted by The Methodist Hospital Center for Performing Arts Medicine, free and open to the public, www.methodisthealth.com/crain-garden-performance-series, 713-562-5514

“Meditation 101: The Many Facets of Contemplative Practice,” 5:30-7:30 p.m., Institute for Spirituality and Health at the Texas Medical Center, 8100 Greenbriar, suite 220, taught by Lex Gillan, founder of The Yoga Institute of Houston; Bob Hesse, Ph.D., ordained Catholic deacon and co-founder and president of the Contemplative Network Inc.; and Anne Klein, Ph.D., professor of religious studies at Rice University and practicing Buddhist since 1971, $25 includes dinner, register by contacting jdoctor@ish-tmc.org, 713-797-0600, www.ish-tmc.org 

May 16  | Thursday

Status of Women’s Health Breakfast, 7:30-9:30 a.m., The Junior League, 1811 Briar Oaks Ln., featured speaker is Y. Ping Sun, J.D., with the law firm Yetter Coleman, LLP, presented by the Texas Medical Center Women’s Health Network, Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce, and the Women’s Fund for Health Education and Research, www.thewomensfund.org, 713-623-6543

“The Genetic Basis of Inherited Cardiomyopathies,” 4-5 p.m., enter St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital through Bates St. entrance, take green elevators to B1 level, follow signs to Cooley Auditorium, speaker is Jonathan Seidman, Ph.D., professor of cardiovascular genetics at Harvard University, hosted in part by the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital

Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association Inaugural Meeting, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Gallery Sonja Roesch, 2309 Caroline, keynote speaker is Paule Anne Lewis, executive director of San Jose Clinic, this inaugural meeting is free to all businesswomen in health care, https://www.hbanet.org/chapters/texas, www.twitter.com/HBA_TX

May 17  |  Friday

“Balance and Locomotion: What Goes Awry in Parkinson’s Disease?” noon-1 p.m., The Methodist Hospital Blue Bird Auditorium, room NB 137, presented by John “Jay” Nutt, M.D., co-founder and director, Parkinson Center of Oregon

May 18  |  Saturday

Infertility Walk of Hope, 8 a.m., Bayou City Event Center, 9401 Knight Rd., hosted by the National Infertility Association, 1 mile walk takes place in five cities across the nation, www.resolve.org/houstonwalk

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Network of Houston, 1-3 p.m., Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, Professional Building 2, educational support group for individuals diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal degeneration, or multiple system atrophy, 281-358-2282, kmk1224@aol.com

May 20  |  Monday

“Stress and Cancer” 6-7:30 p.m., MD Anderson Cancer Center, South Campus Research Building, 7435 Fannin, presented by Michael Antoni, Ph.D., psychology professor and leader of the Biobehavioral Oncology Research Program at the University of Miami’s Sylvester Cancer Center, RSVP to 713-794-4700, http://www3.mdanderson.org/calendar/attachments/%20Friends_of_Integrative_Medicine_Present_Dr_Michael_Antoni_Stress_and_Cancer_2970.pdf.

May 21  |  Tuesday

DaCamera Young Artist Series at Methodist, 12:15-1 p.m., The Methodist Hospital’s main lobby, hosted by The Methodist Hospital Center for Performing Arts Medicine, free and open to the public, www.methodisthealth.com/crain-garden-performance-series, 713-562-5514

May 22  |  Wednesday

“Ribbons & Roses: A Celebration of Women’s Health Luncheon” 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., River Oaks Country Club, 1600 River Oaks Blvd., keynote speaker is Lucy Puryear, M.D., medical director of the Center for Reproductive Psychiatry at Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women and associate professor of psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine, benefits Mental Health America of Greater Houston, www.mhahouston.org, 713-520-3478

Refworks class, noon-2 p.m., TMC Library, 1133 John Freeman Blvd., learn to set up an account, import citations, build your biography and format your paper, free, register at http://resource.library.tmc.edu/cf/cls/index.cfm

“My Journey with Autism,” 5:30-7:30 p.m., Cooley University Life Center, 7440 Cambridge, panel discussion in which four successful Houstonians – a fitness model, singer-songwriter, engineer, and business owner raising seven children discuss their lives with autism, moderator is Katherine Loveland, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and director of the CLASS, or Changing Lives through Autism Spectrum Service, clinic at UT Health Science Center at Houston, hosted by the UT Medical School’s psychiatry and behavioral science s department, $15 per person, $20 per family, no charge for children under 12, to register email ms.asperger@uth.tmc.edu

May 23  |  Thursday

“Improving Health Professions Education: Rethinking Evaluation and Assessment” Medical Center Marriott, presented by the University of Texas Medical School’s Academy of Master Educators and the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston’s Academy of Master Teachers, www.utmb.edu/amt/Education_Symposium_2013.htm

May 24  |  Friday

Texas Medical Center Orchestra Performs at Carnegie Hall in New York City, 7:30 p.m., www.tmcorchestra.org

May 28  |  Tuesday

WomenHeart Houston Support Group Meeting, 6-8 p.m., Local Foods Restaurant, 2424 Dunstan at Kirby, support group participants are responsible for purchasing their own dinner, group provides peer-to-peer patient support and education for women living with heart disease, womenhearthouston@gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/WomenHeartHouston, 832-439-5578

JUNE

June 1  |  Saturday

Adult CPR & AED Training, hands-only CPR & AED Training (non-certification) is taught in English and Spanish, and takes place at three different times – choose from 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. or 11 a.m., Methodist Training Center at Reliant Park, free of charge, must register in advance at www.HoustonSaveaLife.org

Heartsaver CPR & AED Certification Training, 1-6 p.m., Methodist Training Center at Reliant Park, taught in English only, $25, must register in advance at www.HoustonSaveaLife.org

Baylor College of Medicine 18th Annual Charity “Bowling” Ball, 6-10 p.m., Palace Bowling Lanes, 4191 Bellaire Blvd. benefits Baylor Teen Clinic and Shoulder-to-Shoulder Foundation, www.bcm.edu/charityball

June 2 & 3  |  Sunday and Monday

“Ethics as the Core of the Curriculum: The Next Innovation in Interprofessional Education,” Marriott at the Texas Medical Center, sponsored by the John P. McGovern, M.D. Center for Humanities and Ethics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, www.uthouston.edu/EthicsConf, 713-500-3137

June 3  |  Monday

Prairie View A&M Houston College of Nursing, Prospective Student Information Session, noon-1 p.m. or 5:30-6:30 p.m., 6436 Fannin, room 135, vfanderson@pvamu.edu, 713-797-7000

June 4  |  Tuesday

“When Babies Develop Outside the Womb,” 7-8:30 a.m., Rotary House International, 1600 Holcombe, speaker is Yamile Jackson, Ph.D., www.bmtchouston.org, 713-201-4378

Transplant Support Group, 6-7:30 p.m., Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church, room 202, 6211 Main St., across from Memorial Hermann-TMC, for patients who are waiting for or have already received a transplant, free parking, sponsored by Memorial Hermann, 713-704-5744

June 6  |  Thursday

The Methodist Hospital Stroke Support Group Meeting, 6-7:30 p.m., Medical Clinic of Houston, 1701 Sunset, 6th floor conference room, 832-667-5867