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September 7
Clinical Update: Current Care of the
Bariatric Patient
The Hotel Hershey, 100 Hotel Road Hershey, Pennsylvania
Jointly held conference by Christiana Care Health System and Penn State College of Medicine is designed to provide strategies that health-care professionals can use in caring for the acute needs of bariatric patients. For information call 717-531- 6483 or email continuinged@pennstatehealth.psu. edu. Register at ce.med.psu.edu.
September 9
Heart Walk
9 a.m., Wilmington Riverfront
A three-mile walk benefiting the American Heart Association. Registration opens at 8 a.m. Post-walk festivities start at 10. To participate, call Judi Smith at 302-623-7265 or register online at heart.org/ wilmingtonwalk.
September 25
6th Annual Addiction Medicine Symposium: Current Issues in Addiction Medicine: Pain, Marijuana & Opioid MAT
8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Clayton Hall
University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware Hosted by Christiana Care Health System. Contact Cheryl Botbyl at 302-733-6107 with questions. Registration information will be announced in August and posted at attcnetwork.org.
October 5
Dementia Care 2018: Managing Behaviors and Optimizing Quality of Life
8 a.m. – noon, Rehoboth Beach Country Club, Rehoboth Beach
Presented by Swank Center for Memory Care and Geriatric Consultation, this information- packed symposium is appropriate for primary care clinicians, psychiatrists, nurses, social workers and other providers caring for and treating memory-impaired patients. For information contact Cyndy Fanning, cfanning@ christianacare.org. Register at Events. christianacare.org/dementia2018.
October 6
Every Woman Matters
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
John H. Ammon Medical Education Center
A free Breast Health Awareness Month breakfast for all women including breast cancer survivors, their family and friends who would like to learn more about breast health, skin cancer, HPV, breast cancer screenings, treatment and survivorship. For more information or to reserve table call 302-623-4661.
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25th Annual E.G. Scott Microbiology Symposium
John H. Ammon Medical Education Center
This is an update on current issues in clinical microbiology for microbiology technologists and other professionals including laboratorians, directors, managers, supervisors, infection control practitioners, and physicians from hospitals, universities, and public health industries. Registration fee is $60, $30 for students, which covers conference materials, morning refreshments, lunch and afternoon refreshments. Contact Continuing Medical Education at 302-623-3882 for more information.
October 13
An Evening of Hope
7 – 11 p.m., Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute
4701 Ogletown-Stanton Road Newark, Delaware
Plan now to gather under the tent on the grounds of the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute for an evening of enlightening presentations, heavy hors d’oeuvres, music and dancing. Proceeds will support the Fund for Translational Cancer Research to accelerate innovative advancements being investigated right here — from a revolutionary blood screening test to detect invasive breast cancer, to the use of the revolutionary CRISPR gene editing technique in novel treatment therapies, to groundbreaking T-Cell technology to destroy cancerous ovarian tumors. Register at https://events.christianacare.org/event/hope.
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October 27
11th Annual Delaware Orthopaedic Symposium
November 10
5th Annual HVIS Conference
7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., John H. Ammon Medical Education Center John H. Ammon Medical Education Center
Presented by Christiana Care Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Delaware Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
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