Calendar of events

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 3 p.m.
“Translation, Replication and Credibility of Research Findings,” UC Davis Cancer Center auditorium. The speaker is John P.A. Ioannidis, from the Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology at the University of Ionnia in Greece, sponsored by the Office of Medical Education and the Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care. To RSVP, send an e-mail to Sondra Horn at slhorn@ucdavis.edu.

Wednesday, Feb. 22, noon to 1 p.m.
“Leisure Activities for Homebound Seniors," La Bou restaurant, room 1109. The speaker is Lenise Curtis, a case manager for the UC Davis Care Management/Linkages Program, which helps functionally impaired adults maintain independence in their homes. Sponsored by the Caregiver Support Group. RSVP by February 17 to Marjorie Trogdon at marjorie.trogdon@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu. For more information, call Trogdon at (916) 734-2727 or Beth Hieb at (916) 734-6694.

Wednesday, Feb. 22, 12:15 p.m.
“Exercise Training," part of the UC Davis Cardiac Rehabilitation Program lecture series, Lawrence J. Ellison Building, room 3015B. For more information, call (916) 734-8407.

Wednesday, Feb. 22, 1 p.m.
“Cut the Salt!", part of the UC Davis Cardiac Rehabilitation Program’s Café Rehab schedule. For more information, call (916) 734-8407.

Wednesday, Feb. 22, 4:10 p.m.
“Aquaporin Water Channels: From Atomic Structure to Clinical Medicine,” Lecture Hall 180 of Medical Sciences I-C on the UC Davis campus. The speaker is Peter Agre, the 2003 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, who will deliver the inaugural Joseph Silva Jr. Basic Science Lectureship.

Thursday, Feb. 23, noon to 1 p.m.
“Statistical Analysis for Atazanavir-related Hyperbilirubinemia,” La Bou restaurant, room 1104. Part of the seminar series sponsored by the Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care. The speaker is Thuan Nguyen, a teaching assistant in the UC Davis Department of Statistics.

Saturday, Feb. 25, 6:30-10 p.m.
“2006 Annual Auction and Winetasting Benefit,” ARC Ballroom, UC Davis campus. Sponsored by the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) of the UC Davis School of Medicine, the event supports the UC Davis student-run community health clinics. Tickets are available at the UC Davis Ticket Office on the Davis campus, by phone at (530) 752-1915 or online at www.amsawinetasting.com.

Monday, Feb. 27, 9 a.m.
“Improve the Quality of Your Diet,” part of the UC Davis Cardiac Rehabilitation Program’s Café Rehab schedule. For more information, call (916) 734-8407.

Feb. 27-March 3
UC Davis Emergency Medicine 2006: 29th Annual Winter Conference, Embassy Suites, South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Sponsored by the UC Davis Office of Continuing Medical Education and Department of Emergency Medicine. For more information, call (916) 734-5390.

Tuesday, Feb. 28, 5:30 p.m.
“Refractive eye surgery,” free, one-hour seminar on refractive eye surgery conducted by surgeons of the UC Davis Laser Vision Correction Service, 77 Cadillac Drive, Suite 101. For more information, call (916) 734-6650.

Wednesday, March 1, 12:15 p.m.
“Non-ischemic Heart Disease,” part of the UC Davis Cardiac Rehabilitation Program lecture series, Lawrence J. Ellison Building, room 3015B. For more information, call (916) 734-8407.

Wednesday, March 1, 1 p.m.
“Improve the Quality of Your Diet,” part of the UC Davis Cardiac Rehabilitation Program’s Café Rehab schedule. For more information, call (916) 734-8407.

March 1-4
Internal Medicine Winter Conference, Hyatt Regency, Lake Tahoe, Incline Village, Nevada. Sponsored by the UC Davis Office of Continuing Medical Education and Department of Internal Medicine. For more information, call (916) 734-5390.

March 3
32nd Annual UC Davis Diabetes Symposium, Radisson Hotel, Sacramento. Sponsored by the UC Davis Office of Continuing Medical Education, the Division of Endocrinology, Nutrition and Vascular Medicine, and the Department of Internal Medicine. For more information, call (916) 734-5390.

Tuesday, March 7, 1 p.m.
“UC Medical Plan Overview,” Ticon II, room 2400. To reserve a space, send an e-mail to attend to Guerren Solbach at gpsolbach@ucdavis.edu.

Thursday, March 9, 9 a.m.
“Working With Your HMO,” Ticon II, room 2400. To reserve a space, send an e-mail to attend to Guerren Solbach at gpsolbach@ucdavis.edu.