Upcoming Events of Interest

Women's Health Forum 2004
Saturday, November 13, 2004
8:00 am - 4:30 p.m.
Boston Marriott Copley Place

Mothers, Daughters, Sisters, Friends:
A health event for women of all ages

Keynote Speakers:

Christiane Northrup, M.D.: Author of the New York Times best-selling books, Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause, and

Liz Walker: An attendee of the Harvard Divinity School, Liz Walker has been an award-winning news anchor in Boston for close to 25 years and is recognized often for her exemplary work on the air and in the community.

Workshops on health topics by Brigham and Women's Hospital and guest experts

Health screening and information

$55 for one person; $35 for each additional person
To register, call 1-800-BWH-9999 (M-F 8:00 am to 5:00 pm) or go to http://www.brighamandwomens.org/whd/

Fall Health Events
Relax through Meditation: FREE introductory class
September 22, 2004, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center, 640 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain

Learn how to relax and improve your concentration with this ancient practice. With training from the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center, Instructor Juan Sosa, LICSW, has practiced vipassana meditation for more than 10 years. Starting the following week (Sept. 29), you may join an 8-week class.

Update: Breast Cancer, Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment
September 28, 2004, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Faulkner Hospital, Huvos Auditorium (3rd floor), 1153 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain

Join Margaret Duggan, MD, Director of the Faulkner Breast Centre, for an overview of breast cancer screening and risk assessment and reduction options, as well as the latest diagnostic techniques, surgical treatments, and recent changes in management of breast cancer.

Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Twin or Triplet Pregnancies
October 5, October 26 and December 7, 2004, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Duncan Reed Conference Room, 75 Francis St., Boston

Are you or a loved one expecting twins or triplets? If so, join David Acker, MD and Julian Robinson, MD, for this informative session on multiple births, including nutrition and other important considerations during pregnancy, the labor and delivery and post partum. Offered in three separate sessions.

Surviving Cancer Book Talk with Ralph Levine
October 18, 2004, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Kessler Health Education Library, 75 Francis St., Boston

Please join Ralph Levine, the voice of Margie Levine, for an introduction to Margie Levine's book "Surviving Cancer". Ralph Levine will reflect on the role of caregiver, and discuss the book's inspiring messages.

Optimizing Your Fertility Options
November 3, 2004, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
South Shore Hospital, Emerson 2 Conference Room, 55 Fogg Road, South Weymouth

Elena Yanushpolsky, MD, from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Center for Reproductive Medicine and Director of the Center for Reproductive Medicine at South Shore Hospital, will lead this session on fertility options for couples looking to build healthy families. The latest techniques in assisted reproductive technology (ART) technology – including in vitro fertilization (IVF) – and when couples should consider contacting a fertility expert will be discussed.

Call (617) 732-5500 for more information or to register for any of these events.

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