The Employee Assistance Program is offering a relaxation training seminar for those interested in improving their capacity to effectively use relaxation techniques. This seminar will help participants identify the fight-or-flight response (with triggers), discuss ways to promote the parasympathetic (relaxation) response, and engage in practical techniques to promote relaxation.

Coral Gables campus: Tuesday, August 18 from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Max Orovitz Building, Room 139.

Miller School campus: Thursday, August 20 from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Dominion Parking Garage, Room 155.

To register, please visit ulearn.miami.edu. For assistance with ULearn, call the Professional Development and Training Office at 305-284-5110.

Disbursements is now offering monthly eCheck training sessions through the online Elluminate Live! platform. eCheck is a University eFORM available in UMeNET and has replaced the paper check requisition process. The next online eCheck training is scheduled for Thursday, August 20 from 2 to 4 p.m.

Log onto ULearn to sign up for the session. After registration, additional information regarding Elluminate Live! will be sent via email. If you have any questions, e-mail Allison Gilbert at [email protected] or call 305-284-6787.

The Office of Research Information Management is offering a Velos Patient Management Workshop for study team members, coordinators, research nurses, and all study personnel involved in managing patients. Come and learn how this system will help you manage your patients. This hands-on module includes discussions on patient enrollment, patient status management, and patient calendars. The workshop will be held in Dominion Towers, tenth-floor training room, on Thursdays from 4 to 5 p.m. Different dates are available. Please choose one of the upcoming sessions:

Thursday, August 6

Thursday, August 13

Thursday, August 20

Thursday, August 27

Velos eResearch is a Web-based clinical research management application that is designed specifically for investigators and their research teams. It supports processes for patient recruitment, patient scheduling, budgeting, invoicing, milestone management, data safety monitoring, adverse event reporting, system integration, data collection, and study execution. Velos eResearch allows all study-related information to be centralized and can be accessed from anywhere, any time. Password protected, the account is accessible only to authorized personnel. It is easy to use, reliable, and completely secure. Registration is required through ULearn. For more information, e-mail [email protected].

Attend this course, which provides a comprehensive introduction to the concepts, terms, objectives, and benefits of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) best practices framework. ITIL is a non-proprietary set of best practices for Information Technology Service Management. Many organizations throughout the world use the ITIL framework to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of IT services. The three-day class, running from  Tuesday through Thursday, August 18-20, includes the certification exam and costs $1,275. It will be held at the Blue Lagoon complex. Enroll by calling 305-284-2150 or by e-mailing [email protected].