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Prevent infant abduction seminar set for March 19 by Katherine Fore Public Relations The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children provides technical assistance and training to health care and security personnel in an effort to prevent infant abductions from occurring.  On March 19, the NCMEC and Mead Johnson Nutritionals will sponsor an infant abduction seminar at MUSC's Institute of Psychiatry Auditorium, with speaker John B. Rabun Jr., vice president and COO of NCMEC.  Rabun is an expert witness in forensic social work investigations for exploited and missing children cases in local, state and U.S. federal courts. He has provided consultation, education and on-site assessments at many hospitals and health care sites throughout the U.S. For the first time since 1983, the incidence of infant abduction from hospitals decreased to zero in 1999-2001.  The three hour seminar provides training in profiling typical abductors, guidelines for health care facilities on prevention and response to abductions.  The seminar fee is $15 and includes lunch from the Mustard Seed. Registration ends March 12.  For more information on the seminar and registration, contact Kim Thayer at 792-7784.      Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to petersnd@musc.edu or catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Community Press at 849-1778.