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8:30-9:30 Registration Check-in / Continental Breakfast
Registration check-in will be located in the Ambulatory Care Center Level II hallway near the East Pavilion elevators. 

Continental breakfast is located outside Davis Auditorium at Level II of the Ambulatory Care Center.

 

9:30-10:30 Session I (please choose one)

  • Patient Safety and You: Navigating the Complex Health Care System – Lori Notowitz, RN, MJ, CPHRM
  • How to Lower Your Risk of Breast Cancer – Hyman Muss, MD
  • Keeping Your Bones Young: Osteoporosis Prevention – Rose Christian, MD and Christine Jones, MD 
  • Gait, Balance and Falls: Motor Performance and Aging – Robert Hamill, MD and Julie Adams, PT, DPT
  • Women's Heart Disease – From Awareness to Action - Friederike Keating, MD

 

10:30-11:00 Break / Visit Exhibits 

 

11:00-12:00 Session II (please choose one)

  • When Is the Right Time to Consult a Reproductive Geneticist? – Stephen Brown, MD
  • How to Be Your Breast Friend: A Woman's Guide to Breast Imaging – Sally Herschorn, MD
  • Restoring Confidence: Practical Solutions to Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse – Richard Kershen, MD and Julie LaCombe, MD 
  • Aging and Memory: You May Forget Where You Put Your Keys, but Not Your Husband's Name – William Pendlebury, MD
  • A Review of Popular Diets: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Cathy McIsaac, MS, RD

 

Noon-1:00 Buffet Lunch
Atrium area of the Ambulatory Care Center, Level III
Tour of Women’s Services in the new Ambulatory Care Center, Level IV

 

1:00-2:00 Session III (please choose one)

  • How to Stay Healthy and Happy: The Science of Prevention – Charles MacLean, MD and Jennifer Gilwee, MD 
  • Caring for an Aging Parent – Robert Karp, MD and Suzanne Goetschius, MSN, GNP
  • The Natural Process of Menopause: What Women Can Expect – Julia Johnson, MD
  • Colon Cancer: The Equal Opportunity Disease – Doris Strader, MD
  • Why Do My Legs Ache? Understanding Varicose Veins – Julie Adams, MD 

 

2:00-2:30  Break / Visit Exhibits

 

2:30-3:30 Session IV (please choose one)

  • HPV Vaccines and Cervical Cancer Prevention - Emmanuel Soultanakis, MD
  • Movement Is Medicine: How to Start a Healthy Exercise Program - Patrick Savage, MS
  • Stroke Prevention: Signs and Symptoms - Christopher Commichau, MD
  • Preserving Your Vision: What You Need to Know about Macular Degeneration - Brian Kim, MD
  • Planning for the End of Life - Robert Macauley, MD

 

3:30   Adjourn

 


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