Healthy Aging
Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013
5 – 7 p.m.
South Shore Hospital’s Home Care Division
30 Reservoir Park Drive, Rockland
Featuring a round table discussion with:
· Kashana Karim, MD Internal Medicine, Harbor Medical Assoc.
· Alexis Levitt, Esq. Attorney
· Hallie Lipa South Shore Elder Services
· Jennifer Logan Exercise Physiologist, South Shore Hospital
· Patty Smith, RN, Director, Home & Health Resources
Join our expert panel who will discuss steps you can take to assure good health as you age.
Please call (781) 624-7423 to register.
South Shore Hospital and Harbor Medical Associates co-sponsoring
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Home & Health Resources: My Life, My Health
Is Living with a Persistent Health Condition Preventing You From Really Living?
A six-week workshop offered to adults living with the challenges of one or more persistent health conditions.
Registration Deadline: Friday, October 4, 2013
Class Begins: Thursday, October 10, 2013
Time: 12:30 to 3 p.m.
(Class meets once a week for six weeks)
Share what you know and learn from others who are experiencing similar challenges such as:
· Chronic pain
· Decreased energy
· Limited mobility
· Frustration with limitations
· A negative impact on your social life and daily activities
· Learn strategies developed and tested by researchers that will help you:
· Set and meet personal goals
· Increase your energy level
· Handle stress and learn to relax
· Identify and try out simple techniques that can improve your quality of life
· Improve communication with your doctor
· Make choices about your treatment
Home Care Division of South Shore Hospital 30 Reservoir Park Drive, Rockland, MA
No cost to participants. Light refreshments will be served.
To register or for more information, call (781) 624-7090
The Chronic Disease Self Management Program was developed by Stanford University Medical Center and has been proven to help people just like you! Program presented through collaboration between Blue Hills Community Health Alliance and the Home Care Division of South Shore Hospital
Breast Cancer Update
Monday, Oct. 7, 2013
6-7 p.m.
Emilson YMCA
75 Mill Street, Hanover
Featuring: Suniti Nimbkar, MD
Breast Surgeon, Breast Care Center
Learn about advances in diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. Get answers to the most commonly asked questions about breast health, current screening guidelines and genetic risk.
Please call (781) 624-7423 to register.
Meet the Midwives
Wednesday, October 9, 2012
6 – 7:30 p.m.
South Shore Hospital Paul Snell Conference Center
(781) 624-4203
Join us as we celebrate National Midwifery Week.
South Shore Hospital presents an open forum for expecting moms and coaches to meet our nurse-midwives who are available day and night to assist you with your labor and birth.
Light refreshments will be available.
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Car Seat Safety Checkpoint : Is Your Child’s Car Seat Safe?
Saturday, October 12, 2013
9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
South Shore Hospital
Cancer Center Parking Garage
101 Columbian St. South Weymouth, MA
Traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for children ages 3 to 14. Come to our free “Car Seat Safety Checkpoint” to learn from certified car-seat technicians about the proper sizing of car seats and restraints; product recalls, defects and expirations; and proper car-seat installation.
This free educational program has been made possible, in part, by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security. Please call South Shore Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit at (781) 624-8373 for more information.
Varicose Veins Treatment Options
Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013
6-7 p.m.
Emilson YMCA
75 Mill Street, Hanover
Featuring
David Denmark, MD
Cardiologist, Harbor Medical Associates
Dr. Denmark will discuss varicose veins and your treatment options.
Please call (781) 624-7423 to register.
A Walk to Remember
Honoring babies lost to miscarriage, unexpected pregnancy outcome, stillbirth or early infant death.
Saturday, October 19th, 2013
DCR Houghton’s Pond
Milton, MA
10 o’clock in the morning
Registration begins at 9:00 am
Hosted by the Pregnancy Loss Team at South Shore Hospital
For more information and to register for the walk please contact the Pregnancy Loss Program at South Shore Hospital at
781-624-4177
Updates in Hip & Knee Replacements
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013
5 – 7 p.m.
Linden Ponds Season’s Catering Room
203 Linden Ponds Way, Hingham
Featuring: Michael Ayers, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Ayers will discuss treatments for hip and knee arthritis, as well as recent advancements in joint replacement procedures. Light supper provided.
Please call (781) 624-7423 to register.
Living Well with Arthritis
Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013
2:30-3:30 p.m.
South Shore Hospital
Emerson conference room
Are you living with arthritis and wonder if there is something else you could do to make it easier?
Learn about recommended strategies and adaptive equipment to help you live well with arthritis. Presented by South Shore Hospital occupational therapists and a certified hand therapist.
Please call (781) 624-8176 for more information.
Alvin Hollis Speaker Series
Connect: The Other Vitamin C.
Presented by Dr. Edward Hallowell
Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 9 -11 a.m.
Derby Clubhouse Auditorium,* Linden Ponds
203 Linden Ponds Way, Hingham
Dr. Hallowell provides an outline of a richly connected life, a recipe that details the essential, as well as optional ingredients in a life that’s high on connection and low on fear; a life that takes advantage of the massive power of connection. A special advantage of connection is that it’s free and infinite in supply. All you have to do to reap the joys and benefits of a connected life is to decide to live one.
In his presentation, he will give you the practical steps you can take to experience the full and marvelous powers of connection.
Dr. Hallowell is a child and adult psychiatrist and founder of the Hallowell Center for Cognitive and Emotional Health in Sudbury, MA. He was a member of the faculty of the Harvard Medical School from 1983 to 2004.
Dr. Hallowell is the co-author of Driven to Distraction (with John J. Ratey, MD) and the author of Crazy Busy, When You Worry About a Child You Love, Worry, Connect, and Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness, among other titles. Barnes and Noble will have copies of Dr. Hallowell’s books available for purchase.
Hosted by Youth Health Connection and sponsored through the generous funding of Alvin Hollis.
Registration is required for this free event. To register, visit southshorehospital.org or contactKarin_Farrell@sshosp.org or call (781) 624-7849.
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