Danbury Hospital Announces Calendar

For Medical Town Meeting Programs

DANBURY — Danbury Hospital announced this week that the 2005-2006 schedule of medical town meetings, a series of free community health and wellness lectures, begins Tuesday, September 13, at 7 pm with a prostate cancer education program.

“Living With Prostate Cancer — Exploring Medical & Surgical Treatments and Side Effects” will be presented from 7 to 8:30 pm at the Danbury Hospital John C. Creasy Center for Health Education auditorium, 24 Hospital Avenue.

 A board-certified urologist and physician member of the hospital’s Urological Cancer Tumor Board will discuss the current medical and surgical advances in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer and possible treatment side effects, including urinary incontinence, impotence issues, and other related topics.

A second medical town meeting addressing “What’s New in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Arthritis & Systemic Lupus in the Community” will take place on Thursday, September 29, from 7 to 8:30 pm at Danbury Hospital’s auditorium.

Rheumatologists Alla Rudinskaya, MD, and Kenneth Miller, MD, will discuss new treatments for arthritis, and the diagnosis and management of systemic lupus.

The medical town meeting program series also features program presentations on computer-assisted, minimally invasive orthopedic surgical procedures for knee and hip replacements, sports medicine, medical issues and aging, new treatment options for couples struggling with infertility, cosmetic surgery, nutrition and exercise for weight loss, asthma, as well as heart disease, breast, lung, and skin cancer.

Hospital-sponsored medical town meetings are conducted from 7 to 8:30 pm in the John C. Creasy Center for Health Education auditorium at the hospital. Park free in the Blue Visitors Parking Lot, Hospital Avenue entrance. The community health education series and other special events are advertised in mailings and print media advertisements with more comprehensive information regarding program details.

In addition to announcing what community health education topics will be presented at medical town meetings, the Danbury Hospital Health Calendar also features information about other co-sponsored community events and monthly support group meetings such as the biweekly breast cancer education classes that take place on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month in the Ruth C. Donovan Resource Room Library, first floor, Stroock Building (Locust Avenue entrance). The latest information about Danbury Hospital sponsored events, health education programs and support group information can be found on the hospital’s website, www.danburyhosopital.org.

The schedule of 2005-2006 Danbury Hospital medical town meetings, follow.

September 13: “Living With Prostate Cancer — Exploring Medical & Surgical Treatment and Side Effects.”

September 29: “What’s New in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Arthritis & Systemic Lupus in the Community?”

October 11: “My Aching Shoulder — What Can I Do?”

October 18: “Make Your Next Step a Good One — Modern Concepts in Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery.”

October 25: “Breast Cancer — From Diagnosis to Treatment.”

November 1: “Understanding Chronic Kidney Disease.”

November 10: “Prenatal Diagnosis – Then and Now.”

November 15: “What You Need to Know about Lung Cancer and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.” (Prior to the program, a pulmonary function screening will be conducted from 6 to 7 pm.)

December 13: “Medical Issues, Aging, and Driving Safety.”

No program is scheduled in January, but starting in February, and continuing until early June, the following topics will be addressed at Danbury Hospital Medical Town Meetings:

February 14: Cardiac Health sponsored by the Regional Heart & Vascular Center at Danbury Hospital.

February 21: “Living Wills, Advance Directives & End of Life Issues.”

March 9: Headache Update.

March 21: Depression program.

March 28: “New Treatment Options for Couples Struggling with Infertility.”

April 5                : Sleep Disorders.

April 6: “When a Loved One Needs Care.”

April 18: Diabetes Endowment Lecture.

May 9: “Let’s Talk About Asthma — Causes, Diagnosis & Treatment.”

May 10: Stroke prevention program.

May 16: “Makeover Madness — Advanced Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery: Is Cosmetic Surgery Right For You?”

May 23: Skin Cancer program. (Skin cancer screenings take place on May 24 and May 25, from 6 to 8 pm at the Praxair Cancer Center at Danbury Hospital.)

June 8: “Nutrition & Exercise for Weight Loss: A Review of Current Fads — Do They Really Work?

For more information, visit the website or call the hospital at 797-7247.