Women’s Support Group
The Prostate Center’s monthly support group for women who are affected by the prostate cancer of their spouse or partner meets Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. in the Prostate Center (Ward 56). The meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every monght. For more information, call Jane Hudak at (202) 782-4199, or e-mail jane.hudak@amedd.army.mil.
Sweetheart Masquerade
The Washington, D.C. Chapter of The ROCKS, Inc., hosts a Sweetheart Masquerade Scholarship Fundraiser tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Bolling Air Force Base Club in Washington, D.C. Tickets are $15 per person. For more information, contact Mike Rogers at Activities@rocksinc.org or call (301) 856-9319. For more information about ROCKS, Inc., go to www.therocksdc.org.
Substance abuse program
Unit prevention leader certification training is all next week in the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (Bldg. 503 at Forest Glen) training room. UPLs receive 40 hours in training to become commander’s subject matter experts on all areas within the Army Substance Abuse Program. UPLs must be E-5 or above, and submit to background checks. For more information or to register, call Kamau Bandele at (202) 782-8000.
AFIP education courses
The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology is offering the following Continuing Medical Education Courses:
The 25th Anniversary Neuroradiology Review slated for Feb. 20-21 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in Bethesda, Md.
The 48th Annual Dr. Kenneth M. Earle Neuropathology Review scheduled for Feb. 22-26 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.
For more information, call course coordinator Ricky Giles at (202) 782-2637⁄2596 or e-mail giles@afip.osd.mil.
ACS events for February
Army Community Service will host the following events during February in Doss Memorial Hall:
Interviewing Skills — Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon
Prepared Childbirth Classes — Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Reunion Briefing — Thursday and Feb. 25 from 10 to 11 a.m.
Warrior Transition Brigade Community Dinner — Feb. 16 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Pre-Deployment Briefing — Feb. 18 from 10 to 11 a.m.
Army Family Team Building Stress Management — Feb. 16 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Army Family Team Building Family Readiness Group and Deployment Class — Feb. 17 from noon to 4:30 p.m.
First Termers Mandatory Financial Class — Feb. 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Infant Care — Feb. 19 from 10 a.m. to noon
Common Sense Parenting — Feb. 22 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Federal Employment Class — Feb. 24 from 10 a.m. to noon
For more information about events, call Angela Byrd at (202)782-3415.
Purple Heart ceremony
The Purple Heart Ceremony will be Feb. 26 at 1:30 p.m. in Heaton Pavilion’s Joel Auditorium. Everyone’s invited to attend.
Commander’s blog
The Walter Reed Health Care System commander’s blog is at the Web site address http:⁄⁄blogs.wramc.amedd.army.mil⁄hospital. The blog is designed to provide an avenue of communication between the hospital commander, patients, families and staff.
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