Health & Fitness
Greenwich Hospital Announces January 2021 Program Calendar
Greenwich Hospital has announced its program calendar for January 2021.
Information via Greenwich Hospital
GREENWICH, CT — Greenwich Hospital has provided the following program calendar for January 2021.
Monday, Jan. 4
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Support: The Bariatric Surgery Pre- and Post-Surgery Support Group will take place from 5 to 6 p.m. via Zoom. Support and information for those who have undergone or plan to have sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass or lap band surgery. Speakers address medical, nutritional and lifestyle topics to maintain long-term weight-loss success.
Contact bariatric_surgery@greenwichhospital.org for login information. Free.
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Monday, Jan. 11
Education: Ann Dyke, RN, will discuss "Preventing Falls: Practical Strategies at Home" from 11 a.m. to noon via Zoom. Learn how to make simple changes at home to minimize risks and stay safely on your feet.
Education: Greenwich Hospital's Piyal Alam, DO, a family medicine physician, will discuss "Identifying Types of Upper Respiratory Illnesses" from 11 a.m. to noon via Zoom. Recognizing the differences between seasonal allergies, the common cold, flu and COVID-19 is critical during the pandemic.
To register, call 888-305-9253 or visit greenwichhospital.org/events. Free.
Wednesday, Jan. 13
Education: Greenwich Hospital's Richard Becker, an exercise physiologist and certified diabetes educator, will discuss “Effects of Exercise on Your Health” from 11 a.m. to noon via Zoom. Learn how exercise can improve risk factors that affect blood lipid profiles, diabetes, mental health and heart disease.
To register, call 888-305-9253 or visit greenwichhospital.org/events. Free.
Education: Greenwich Hospital's Alex Levchenko, DO, interventional pain management physician, will discuss "New Treatments for Chronic Pain" from 6 to 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. Learn about medical and non-medical options that effectively treat chronic pain.
To register, call 888-305-9253 or visit greenwichhospital.org/events. Free.
Tuesday, Jan. 19
Support: The Bariatric Surgery Pre- and Post-Surgery Support Group will take place from 5 to 6 p.m. via Zoom. Support and information for those who have undergone or plan to have sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass or lap band surgery. Speakers address medical, nutritional and lifestyle topics to maintain long-term weight-loss success.
Contact bariatric_surgery@greenwichhospital.org for login information. Free.
Tuesday, Jan. 26
Education: Greenwich Hospital's Nancy Ryan, RD, certified diabetes educator, will present "Taking Diabetes to Heart" from 2 to 3 p.m. via Zoom. Gain an understanding of the dietary recommendations that can help you to better manage Type 2 diabetes by controlling blood glucose (sugar), blood cholesterol and blood pressure.
To register, call 888-305-9253 or visit greenwichhospital.org/events. Free.
Education: Physicians from Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center in Greenwich and Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven will present "Gynecologic Cancers" from 7 to 8 p.m. via Zoom, including a question-and-answer session.
To register, call 888-305-9253 or visit greenwichhospital.org/events. Free.
Participants must register for all events at least 24 hours prior in order to receive the Zoom link.
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