Mini Medical School 2010
The Brain Revealed: From Chemistry to Mystery
The Institute for Health & Healing announces its 13th annual Roberta E. Neustadter Mini Medical School in Integrative Medicine, a free public lecture series on Wednesday April 7, 14, 21, & 28 in San Francisco and on Thursday May 6 in Marin. Be inspired by physicians and experts who will discuss how to keep your brain active and vital, and reveal the brain's remarkable capacity to regenerate and adapt. This unique community education program is made possible through the generous support of Roberta E. Neustadter.
Lectures
Wed April 7
Opening
William B. Stewart, MD, Co-founder and Medical Director, Insitute for Health & Healing, CPMC
Brain Health & Neuroplasticity
Wed April 14
Neurotransmitters and Optimizing Your Emotional Health
Bruce Roberts, MD, Integrative Physician, Institute for Health & Healing, CPMC
Traumatic Stress: Conventional and Holistic Treatment Approaches
Thomas Neylan, MD, Director, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Program, VAMC
Wed April 21
Stroke and Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Scott Rome, MD, Director of CPMC's Rehabilitation Center
Healing Into Possibility
Alison Bonds Shapiro, MBA and Author
Wed April 28
The Truth About Memory Loss and Preventing Alzheimer's
Catherin Madison, MD, Director of CPMC's Memory Clinic
Exercise Your Brain: Use It and Improve It
Alvaro Fernandez, MBA and Co-founder of SharpBrains
Thurs May 6 (Marin)
Meditation and the Brain
Richard Mendius, MD, Neurologist
Integrative Approaches to Brain Health & Vitality
Molly Roberts, MD, MS, Integrative Physician, Institute for Health & Healing, CPMC
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Info & Registration
San Francisco: Mini Medical School will be held on Wednesday April 7, 14, 21 and 28 at the Jewish Community Center (3200 California Street) from 6:30-8:30pm. There is no cost for the lectures, but pre-registration is required. Please email ihhminimed@sutterhealth.org with your name, what nights you'll attend in SF and/or Marin and please let us know if you'd like nursing CEUS. Street parking is available or you can park for a fee at the JCC or UCSF Laurel Heights Campus.
Marin: Mini Medical School will be held on Thursday May 6th at the Marin Cancer Center and Medical Building (1350 South Eliseo Drive, Greenbrae) from 6:30-8:30pm. There is no cost for the lecture, but pre-registration is required. Please email ihhminimed@sutterhealth.org with your name, what nights you'll attend in SF and/or Marin and please let us know if you'd like nursing CEUS. Parking is available.
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CEUs
Nursing contact hours are available. Please be sure to register online in advance and indicate your request for credits. Non-CPMC employees pay $50 for CEUs. Payment in cash or check will be collected the first evening, and you must attend all the evenings.
If you have further questions, please call (415) 600-HEAL, leave a message on our Mini Medical School hotline at (415) 600-2120 or email tullyca@sutterhealth.org.
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