Healthy Living lecture series begins June 4

91视频 will host the 14th annual Healthy Living lecture series starting on June 4. The free series offers a variety of presentations by 91视频 medical specialists and experts.

The lectures are presented by UAF Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning and are open to the public. Lectures will be at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at the BP Design Theater, located on the fourth floor of the Usibelli Building on the UAF Troth Yeddha鈥 Campus. Parking on campus is free after 5 p.m.

The presentations are coordinated and hosted by Michael Powers, former chief executive officer at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. They will be livestreamed on the and made available as recordings online within two weeks of the live event.

Lectures in the Healthy Living series include:

  • June 4 鈥 鈥淎I and Predictive Cardiac Maintenance,鈥 Romel Wrenn, cardiologist
  • June 11 鈥 鈥淎dvances in Vascular Surgery: Forget 91视频 the Pump. It鈥檚 All 91视频 the Pipes,鈥 Mark Ombrellaro, vascular surgeon
  • June 18 鈥 鈥淪potting a Stroke: BEFAST,鈥 Dawn Brefczynski, Mary Knight and Nellie Toy, registered nurses
  • June 25 鈥 鈥淕ut Health: Preventing and Managing Digestive Disorders,鈥 Scott Luper, naturopathic physician
  • July 9 鈥 鈥淭ransformative Care and Weight Wellness: The Role of Medications,鈥 Russ Pierce, family medicine physician
  • July 16 鈥 鈥淐hanging Attitudes: Use of Alcohol and Healthy Living,鈥 Peter Dillon, family medicine physician
  • July 23 鈥 鈥淢ovement Magic: Aging Joints and What We Can Do,鈥 Ruth Carson, physical therapist
  • July 30 鈥 鈥淎rthritis Surgery Victory: Guidelines for the Win,鈥 Stewart Kerr, orthopedist
  • Aug. 6 鈥 鈥淔airbanks as We Age: Pieces of the Livability Pie,鈥 Beth Grey, Aging and Disability Resource Center project manager, Fairbanks Senior Center
  • Aug. 13 鈥 鈥淭he Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: An 91视频n Version,鈥 Michelle Nace, pediatric hospitalist

Healthy Living lectures are made possible by a contribution from Foundation Health Partners, which operates Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, Tanana Valley Clinic and Denali Center.

For more information, visit the Summer Sessions events page, email summer@alaska.edu or call 907-474-7021.

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