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Voorhees Classes
Women’s Health Fair - Wednesday, October 20, 2004
- Free Stroke Risk Assessment – 4 to 6 p.m.
- Treating Fibroids Without Hysterectomy – 5 to 6 p.m.
Joseph Bonn, MD, Director of the Division of CardiovascularInterventional Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital,
discusses uterine fibroid embolization, a minimally invasive alternative.
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Breast Cancer Before 50 – 6 to 7 p.m.
Join Kristen Brill, MD, Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, in a discussion on breast cancer before
50, (or pre-menopausal cancer) and how it presents unique challenges with regard to imaging and diagnosis, surgical options,
chemotherapy options and genetic evaluation.
FREE Pedometer for all who attend!
The Therapeutic Benefits of Hyperbaric Wound Care - Wednesday, November 10, 2004, 6 to 7 p.m.
Hyperbaric wound care is a valuable therapy for many patients with serious wounds often associated with diabetes, as well
as radiation treatments in patients with head and neck cancers. Learn more about the criteria for hyperbaric therapy from
R. Anthony Carabasi, MD, Director of Vascular Surgery, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, and
Phillip Forman, DPM, from New York Hyperbarics and Wound Centers, Inc.
Nutrition and Prevention for Type II Diabetes - Tuesday, November 16, 2004, 6 to 7 p.m.More than one-third of Americans with Type II Diabetes are unaware of their condition. Learn from Serge Jabbour, MD and Cheryl
Marco, RD of Jefferson Endocrinology and Diabetes Associates, as they lead a discussion on how to determine if you have Type
II Diabetes, how you can prevent or delay the onset by following a program to eliminate or reduce risk factors - particularly
losing weight, making better nutritional choices and increasing exercise.
Location of all events: Jefferson HealthCARE – Voorhees, 443 Laurel Oak Road (in the Voorhees Corporate Center), Voorhees, NJ
To Register for Any Events: Call 1-800-JEFF-NOW (hearing-impaired callers should call 1-800-654-5984) or click here.
