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UPCOMING EVENTS
NEED HELP
WITH HEALTH INSURANCE FOR YOURSELF OR YOUR FAMILY?
Certified, bilingual marketplace guides from Westside Family Healthcare can help you enroll in a plan before Dec. 15 to receive coverage in 2018. Contact the Patient Support Services office at 302-320-6586 or e-mail healthguides@christianacare.org.
December
WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY SEMINARS
6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 12:
Smyrna Health & Wellness Center
Dec.19:
John H. Ammon Medical Education Center
Dec. 21: Wilmington Hospital
2018
January 18
LESLIE AND EDWARD GOLDENBERG, M.D.
DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION LECTURESHIP
8 – 9 a.m., John H. Ammon Medical Education Center
The featured speaker for this Grand Rounds lecture will be Dr. Kara Odom Walker, Secretary of the Delaware Department of Health and Services.
January 25
FREE WOMEN’S HEALTH LECTURE SERIES — HEALTHY EATING FOR A BUSY LIFESTYLE
6:30 – 7:30 p.m., John H. Ammon Medical Education Center
Julianna Yi, RD, Christiana Care registered dietitian, shares strategies for quick, nutritious meals at home, how to read food labels and helpful information on diabetes prevention and management. Register at https://events.christianacare. org/womenslectures or 800-693-CARE.
February 24
PERIOPERATIVE PERSPECTIVE: LATEST TRENDS AND PRACTICES
7 a.m. registration and continental breakfast
7:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m., conference, John H. Ammon Medical Education Center
The Christiana Care Perioperative Value Council presents its 10th annual confer- ence for nursing professionals, student nurses and surgical technicians, featuring:
• Keynote speaker Kris Ann Piazza, health care communications professional, discussing the positive mindset health care needed to successfully navigate through transformation.
• Donna Cardillo, RN, CSP, author, columnist and speaker who travels internation- ally inspiring others to maximize their full potential and energize their career and life.
For more information, contact Starr Fields at sfields@christianacare.org. SAVE THE DATE
March 3 March 9
March 10 22ND ANNUAL DIABETES UPDATE
8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., John H. Ammon Medical Education Center
A free, comprehensive learning experience to help inform about weight-loss surgery and pres- ent the opportunity to meet a bariatric surgeon and members of our Weight Management Center staff to answer your questions.
December 14
CHRISTIANA CARE HOLIDAY MEAL
Christiana Hospital Holiday Meal hours: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; 4 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. and 12 midnight to 3 a.m.
Wilmington Hospital Holiday Meal hours: 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. and 5 – 6:30 p.m.
A traditional way for Christiana Care to thank employees and teams for their dedication and hard work in caring for our neighbors. Check the intranet portals for more information.
December 18
WEIGHT LOSS SEMINAR
6 - 7:30 p.m.
John H. Ammon Medical Education Center
29TH ANNUAL UPDATE IN CARDIOLOGY
7:15 a.m. – 4 p.m. John H. Ammon Medical Education Center
MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND DEMENTIA: FOCUS ON FUNCTION, PRESENTED BY THE SWANK MEMORY CARE CENTER
8 a.m. – noon, John H. Ammon Medical Education Center
The Christiana Care Weight Management Center hosts a free monthly weight loss seminar on
the third Monday of every month, providing information about obesity and treatment options that best fit your own personal needs. Register at https://events.christianacare.org/event/ successfulweightloss-ammon/2017-11-20/
March 16 April 20
4TH BIENNUAL PERINATAL PALLIATIVE CARE
SYMPOSIUM “ETHICAL, CULTURAL, AND FAMILY SUPPORT” 8 a.m. – 4:15 p.m., John H. Ammon Medical Education Center
ANNUAL NEUROVASCULAR SYMPOSIUM
8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., John H. Ammon Medical Education Center
Registration begins at 7 a.m. Breakfast will be provided. ●
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