Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at St. Tammany Parish Hospital is hosting an educational forum about breast cancer June 1 at the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Conference Center, 1202 S. Tyler Street, Covington. The event, which starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends at noon, is free and open to the public.
The forum will bring together medical oncologists and surgeons to focus on understanding and incorporating the latest research to strengthen collaborative treatment approaches and enhance patient care. Following the presentations and discussions, attendees can visit a wellness resource fair which will highlight products and services that specifically help breast cancer survivors: acupuncture, yoga, tai chi, massage, counseling support services, lymphedema therapy and nutrition.
?Our hope is that attendees will leave the event feeling more informed about their health and the complexities of breast cancer as well as more empowered to make healthy lifestyle choices,? said Jane Freudenberger, licensed clinical social worker at the Cancer Center.
Funding for the breast cancer forum was provided by an educational grant from the St. Tammany Cancer Fund.
The schedule of events includes: 8:30 a.m., Breakfast and registration; 9 a.m., presentations by Drs. Celeste Lagarde (surgeon), Richard Celantano (plastic surgeon) and James Carinder (hematology/oncology), as well as Robin Brookter, LOTR/MHA, and Rebecca Guidry, MS, DABR; 10:30 a.m., a Moment of Healing by Ellen LaRocca, LMT, CPSM; and 10:30 a.m. to noon, a Wellness Resource Fair.
Among those participating in the Wellness Resource Fair are Melinda Breaux, MED, LPC, LMFT; Stephanie Fredericks, licensed massage therapist; Susan Giovengo, certified lymphedema therapist; Kelly Kiviko, licensed acupuncturist; Erlinda Nye, yoga and Tai Chi instructor; Wendy McKee, certified yoga instructor; Phyllis Sales, Still Me boutique; Hailey Tanner, dietitian; Angela Wilkie, certified lymphedema therapist; and the STPH Woman?s Pavilion.
Advance registration for this free event is encouraged. For more information and to register, please contact Jane Freudenberger, MSW, LCSW, at jfreudenberger@marybird.com or 985.276.6832.
The information for this article was provided by the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at St. Tammany Parish Hospital.
Source: http://www.nola.com/community/st-tammany/index.ssf/2013/05/free_breast_cancer_forum_offer.html
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