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Bariatric Information Session

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

6-7:30 pm

Isweightlosssurgery or you? Whatare the

latestsurgical and dietary treatments? Get

the answerstoyour questionsatthisree

presentationand Q&Asession.

Be Supermarket Savvy: A Dietitians Top 11Food Finds

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

7-8:30 pm

Nancy Oliveira, MS, RD, LDN, Nutrition

You may have heard toshop the perimeter

o a supermarket tof nd the mostnaturally

nutritiousoods. Butlets ace it, many o

usspend most o our time inthe center

aisleswith the packaged items, trying to

decipher ood labelstomake the best

possible choices. Joinus or thisinormative,

practicaltalktolearna dietitiansTop 11

Food Findsin your localsupermarket!

FaulknerHospital willbe offering free health

food tastingsfrom6:30 7 pmpriorto the

Be SupermarketSavvy lecture.

Bariatric Information Session

Wednesday, November 2

6-7:30 pm

Isweightlosssurgery or you? Whatare the

latestsurgical and dietary treatments? Get

the answerstoyour questionsatthisree

presentationand Q&Asession.

Whats Hot in Skin Care

Thursday, November 3, 20117-8:30 pm

Dr. Stephanie Caterson, PlasticSurgery

Micheline Hajj, RN, PlasticSurgery

Learnhowyou can bring backhealthy,

beautiulskinby ollowing tipsonhowto

keep your skinlooking young. Inormation

onthe advancementsin skincare, including

laser therapy and pharmaceuticalskin care

productswill alsobe discussed.

A Healthy Heart for the Golden Years

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

7-8:30 pm

Dr. Leonard Lilly, Cardiology

Thisinteractive lecture willreview

specifcriskactorsthatlead toheart

disease, including highblood pressure,

cholesterol, diabetes, cigarette smoking

and physicalinactivity. We willdiscuss howstraightorward attentiontothese actors

reducesthe chances o suering a heart

attackor stroke, and prolongs lie. We will

alsoconsider the use o cardiacmedications

inolder individualsand howtodiscuss

commonside eectswith your doctor or

other healthcare providers.

FaulknerHospital willbe offering a free

cholesteroland blood pressure screening

from5:307 pmpriorto the Healthy Heart

forthe GoldenYearslecture.

Coping with Holiday Stress

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

7-8:30 pm

Brooke Staats, RD, LDN, CNSC, Food &

Nutrition

Learntoavoid giving intoholiday stressby

eating right, staying active and being kind

toyourse l. During thistalk we willprovide

strategiesonhowto tackle holiday parties

and estive mealsby planning ahead to

allowyoursel time tocelebrate withoutthe

guilt! Make thisyour healthiest holiday yet!

Breast Imaging Today

Thursday, November 10, 20117-8:30 pm

Dr. Shara Oken, Radiology

Dr. Bethany Richman, Radiology

Learnaboutthe dierenttypeso breast

imaging, the dierencesbetween screening

and diagnosticmammography and the

currentbre astscreening recommendations.

FaulknerHospital willbe offering free

mammograminformationand the

opportunity to schedule a mammogram

from6:307 pmpriorto the Breast

Imaging Today lecture.

Update on Colon Cancer Screening

Tuesday, November 15

7-8:30 pm

Dr. Alene Conant, Gastroenterology

Coloncancer is one o the more commonlydiagnosed cancersin bothmen and women.

There are severalwaystoscreenor colon

cancer, including colonoscopy. This talk

willreview the currentrecommendations

or coloncancer screening, including who

should be screened, howoten screening

should occur and whatto expectduring

a colonoscopy.

Bariatric Information Session for Spanish

Speaking Adults

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

6-7:30 pm

Isweight losssurgery or you? Whatare the

latestsurgical and dietary treatments? Get

the answerstoyour questionsatthisree

presentationand Q&Asession, whichis

conveniently oered inSpanish.

Innovations in Minimally Invasive

Gynecological Procedures

Thursday, November 17, 2011

7-8:30 pm

Dr. AntonioGargiulo, Obstetrics

and Gynecology

Dr. KarenWang, Obstetricsand Gynecology

Thispresentationwillocuson roboticsurgery or ertility preservationwith a

reviewo ertility-sparing roboticsurgery

optionsor womenacing reproductive

difculties, aswellas a minimally invasive

approachto hysterectomy where the

advantagesand benefts o laparoscopic

proceduresto hysterectomy will

be explained.

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Stroke AssociationsGet WithThe Guide-

lines Stroke Gold PlusPerormance

AchievementAward. The award recognizes

Faulkner Hospitalscommitmentand suc-

cessin implementing excellentcare or

stroke patients, according toevidence-

based guidelines.

Toreceive the award, Faulkner achieved 85percentor higher adherence toall GetWith

The Guidelines-Stroke Perormance Achieve-

mentindicators or twoor more consecutive

12-monthintervals and achieved 75per cent

or higher compliance withsix o 10Get With

The Guidelines-Stroke Quality Measures,

whichare reporting initiativesto measure

quality o care.

These measuresinclude aggressive use o

medications, suchas tPA, antithrombotics,

anticoagulationtherapy, DVTprophylaxis,

cholesterolreducing drugsand smoking

cessation, allaimed atreducing deathanddisability and improving the liveso stroke

patients.

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James Greenberg, MD

Faulkner HospitalsNutrition Clinicis staed by Registered, Licensed

Dietitianswith extensive experience intheir feld. Our outpatient

dietitianswill provide you withindividualized nutritioncounseling to

addressy our specifcneeds and tohelp you live a healthier liestyle.

We workas a teamwithy our physicianand collaborate withyour health

teamtoprovide the bestcare.

Tomake anappointmentto meetwith a Registered Dietitian, signup

or one o our weightloss sessionsor schedule a nutritionpresentation

or wellnesspr ogram, please call617-983-4455or emailus at

FHNutritionClinic@partners.org.

NutritioN you

caN feel good

about

our expert staff

caN help you:

Create a personalized nutritionplan b

needsand ood preerences

Understand the relationship between

illnessor conditionand its impacton

Lose weightsensibly and permanentlyGainweight healthully

Eatwell toenhance athleticperorman

Provide inormationon healthulood

growing amily

Gaininormation onood allergiesor

Lower your riskactors or developin

pre-diabetesor diabetes

Provide healthultips or preparing a

Patients may be referred to the Minimally Invasive

Gynecology Surgery Program at Faulkner Hospital for

evaluation and treatment of the following conditions:

iNdicatioNs

for

referral

Looking your best has never

been easier or quicker

Inadditionto expertise inCosmeticand

Reconstructive Surgery, Brighamand

WomensPlasticSurgery atFaulkner

Hospitalalsooersa ullarray o Laser

and SkinCare Servicesincluding:

Skin Care Analysis /Consultation

Laser /Intense Pulse Light Services

Acne treatment

Spider veins

Leg veins

Scar treatment

Melasma

Rosacea

Hair Removal

Sunspots

Telangiectasia

Skin Rejuvenation

Nonablative skinresuracing

Skintone and smoothness

Microdermabrasion

Skintightening

HydraacialMD

FacialPeels

Pharmaceutical Skin Care Products

including Obagi

Botox, Juvederm, Radiesse,

and Restylane

If you are interested in looking and

feeling your best, contact Brigham

and Womens Plastic Surgery at

Faulkner Hospital at 617-983-7500

today.

Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery Program

oers advanced treatment and personalized care

Brighamand WomensHospitalsMinimally Invasive GynecologicSurgery Program is

expanding itsservices atFaulkner Hospital. Under the leadership o Dr. JonEinarsson,

Director o Minimally Invasive GynecologicSurgery, the program bringstogether exper tgynecologistswho specialize intreating a wide range o gynecologicconditions using

advanced, minimally invasive approaches, including many techniquesthat are designed

topreser ve uterine unction.

Other benets include:

Less blood loss

Lesspost-surgical pain/lessmedication

Quicker recovery and return tonormal activities

Lessscarring

Lesslikelihood o complications

Patientswith multiple gynecologicalissues may be seenand treated by

severalspecialists inthe Programat the same time, whichgives patients

peace o mind inknowing thattheyre being seenand treated by experts

inspecifcfelds.

Medical advances in the eld of gynecology have allowed

us to treat many of the issues facing women while avoiding a

hysterectomy and preserving uterine function,saysDr. James Greenberg, Chie o the Divisiono Gynecology atFaulkner Hospital.

For more information, please call 617-983-7500.

Gastroenterology Associates at

Faulkner Hospitalnow provides

a ullspectrumo diagnosticand

therapeuticservicesto adult

menand womeno all ages.

Gastroenterology isthe medical

specialty or evaluating and

treating diseaseso the digestive

system, whichincludes theupper gastrointestinaltract (the

esophagus, stomach, and small

bowel), the lower gastrointestinal

tract, or colon, and the liver.

While bothmen and womensuer

romconditions o the digestive

system, womenmay be more

prone tosome gastrointestinal

illnesses.

Some womenhave more complex

intestinalissuesgivena prior

history o surgeries, including

hysterectomy, tuballigation,

ovariansurgery, and caesarean

section,says Dr. Conant.Womenare alsoprone toother

gynecologicdiseasesthatcan

aectthe gastrointestinaltract,

suchas endometriosis.

According toDr. Preneta,

accurate diagnosiso conditions

otenresultsin simple and

straightorward treatments.

Inmany instances

canbe treated by si

modifcations, inclu

stress, changesin d

loss, increased exe

statesLo.

To make an appo

Gastroenterolog

at Faulkner Hosp

call 617-983-7500

Fromlet, Dr. AmyLo, Dr. Ewa

Preneta and Dr. Alene Conant.

Faulkner GastroenteroloGists FoCus on womens h

Uterine fbroids

Endometriosis

Ovariancysts

Urinary incontinence

Pelvicprolapse

Overactive bladder syndrome

Abnormalbleeding or menorrhagia