Franciscan Health to host Heart to Heart event on Nov. 15

The Franciscan Health Heart & Vascular Institute at Olympia Fields is hosting a free Heart to Heart event on Wednesday, Nov. 15 aimed at preventing, recognizing and treating heart disease.

The event will feature heavy hors d’oeuvres, health screenings, nutrition label reading tips and presentations. Attendees will receive a heart-healthy cookbook and have the opportunity register for a $49 heart scan.

Interventional Cardiologist Omar Hamoui, MD, who serves as director of the Franciscan Health Heart & Vascular Institute at Olympia Fields, will lead a discussion on blood pressure, cholesterol and prediabetes and their association with heart disease, risk and prevention.

The event is scheduled to take place from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Odyssey Country Club, 19110 S. Ridgeland Ave. in Tinley Park. The event is free, but registration is required.

Registration is available online.