Griffin Hospital Launches Health Empowerment Series

By JOHN VOKET

Published: Oct 10, 2008 12:00 am

Griffin Hospital Launches

Health Empowerment Series

Derby â Learn from the experts at the Health Empowerment Series designed to encourage attendees to be active participants in their health care and to educate them on some of the latest treatments and procedures being used at Griffin Hospital.

The upcoming Health Empowerment Series includes:

Arthritis and Joint Pain on three consecutive dates at 2:30 pm: Tuesday, October 14; Wednesday, November 12; and Tuesday, December 9.

Dr Ignatius Komninakas, board certified orthopedic physician with advanced training in the latest hip and knee replacement techniques, will discuss arthritis and other causes of joint pain, medications and treatments, including minimally invasive techniques and the latest surgical advances.

Griffinâs Joint Replacement Center offers a comprehensive, focused approach to the care and treatment of persons undergoing hip and knee joint replacement, properly preparing them for surgery and offering a coordinated after-care program.

âSleep Problems â No More Counting Sheep!â will be presented Wednesday, October 15, at 6:30 pm, by Dr K. Marya Chaisson, director of Griffinâs Sleep Wellness Center.

Dr Chaisson will answer questions and give attendees more insight into the causes of sleep problems and ways to get a good nightâs sleep. Dr Chaisson is board certified in sleep medicine, internal medicine, critical care and pulmonary disease, giving her a broad scope of expertise.

Other dates and topics include:

âBurn, Baby, Burn â From Heartburn to Ulcersâ by Dr Harold Schwartz on Tuesday, October 28;

âAdvances in Multiple Sclerosisâ by Dr Joseph Guarnaccia on Tuesday, November 4;

âGoing Tobacco Freeâ by Dr Dominick Casablanca and behavioral counselor Mary Mascolo on Wednesday, November 19;

âFertility 101â by Dr Gad Lavy on Thursday, December 4;

âThe Long and Winding Road â Things You should know About Your Colonâ on Thursday, December11; and

âAdvances in Cancer Careâ by Dr Leland Soto on Wednesday, December 17.

These sessions all begin at 6:30 pm and take place at Griffin Hospital. To register for an upcoming program, call Griffin Hospital at 732-1511 or visit www.griffinhealth.org/events.

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Hey, there you go! Richard solved it. Thanks, that seems so easy- we'll just get rid of the 2nd amendment and the Supreme Court. Seriously, the 2nd amendment doesn't create violent criminals or mental illness. The Supreme Court doesn't create violent criminals or mental illness. The problem is not the tools, but the criminals & the mental illness. The state of Connecticut seems to be focused on the tools, like Richard, while ignoring the users of those tools.

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Ned, please familarize yourself with 8-30G, and then please share the unique flaws that may be helpful in formulating a denial An 8-30g project can be denied only on very narrow grounds – i.e., if it presents health, safety or other concerns that exceed a town’s need for affordable housing. According to the TOG website, “projects cannot be rejected for incompatibility with a Town’s Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD); density; traffic congestion; height; aesthetics; concerns of neighbors or the community; and failure to comply with local zoning regulations.” 8-30g proposals are rarely denied by planning and zoning officials because the burden of proof on appeal is on the town. Appeals are costly, but a municipality can be successful in a court case if it has sufficiently established that the concerns leading to denial are factual and substantive.

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The town should certainly measure its performance against the statewide strategies. Unless I missed it I only know of one small cluster of homes that would meet the affordable housing program. Given the 500 or so new units being added in the last 10 years I think that 4/500 would not meet the metric to allow for a moratorium. I mean, fingers crossed for a Christmas miracle but I suspect we will see a few 8-30's sent our way in a method to avoid the Nimby mob. Thanks, Nimby mob.

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