Spring is a busy season for health education and support programs – many of them free — provided to the community by University of Maryland Shore Regional Health:
“Looking Your Best After Surgery for Breast Cancer: What’s New in Oncoplastic and Breast Reconstructive Surgery?” — Tuesday, April 15, 7pm, Kent County Library “Yellow Building,” 408 High Street. Presentation by Roberta Lilly, MD, MPH, FACS, Medical Director, UM Shore Regional Health Comprehensive Breast Center and Nelson Goldberg, MD, FACS, Chief of Surgery at UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown and Professor of Plastic Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine. Free. RSVP: Cathy Wright, 410-822-1000, ext. 5222.
“Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery” — Thursday, April 17, 7pm, Presentation by Khalid Kurtom, MD, FAANS, of Chesapeake Neurological Surgery, UMSMC at Chestertown, Conference Center. Free. RSVP: Cathy Wright, 410-822-1000, ext. 5222.
Grief Management for Those Who Lost a Spouse/Life Partner — Tuesdays, April 22-June 3, 6-7:30pm, UM Chester River Home Care & Hospice. Free. Contact: 410-778-1049.
Service of Remembrance — Thursday, April 24, 6pm, Christ United Methodist Church, 401 High Street. Free. Contact: 410-778-1049.
“Diabetes Management” — Thursday, April 24, 7pm, Kent County Library “Yellow Building,” 408 High Street. Presentation by Kenneth Patrick Ligaray, MD and Faustino Macuha, Jr., MD, of the UM Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology. Free RSVP: Cathy Wright, 410-822-1000, ext. 5222.
Prostate Cancer Support Group – Monday, April 21, 7pm, UMSMC at Chestertown, Conference Center. Free. Contact: Chrissy Nelson, RN, CDE, 410-778-7668, ext. 2175
Diabetes Self-Management Class – Monday, April 28 and May 5, 12 & 19, 4-6pm, UMSMC at Chestertown, Consult Room. Detailed medical information and strategies enabling patients to manage their diabetes for optimal wellness. Referral required. Regarding cost/insurance coverage, and registration, call 410-778-7668, ext. 2175.
Cancer Support Group — Monday, April 28, 7pm, UMSMC at Chestertown, Education Center. Free. Contact: Chrissy Nelson, RN, CDE, 410-778-7668, ext. 2175.
Diabetes Support Group – Tuesday, April 29, 6:30pm, UMSMC at Chestertown, Conference Center. Free. Contact: Chrissy Nelson, RN, CDE, 410-778-7668, ext. 2175.
Better Breathers Support Group — Thursday, May 1, 12:30-2pm, UMSMC at Chestertown, Education Center. Open to anyone interested in better lung health. Dawn Hartsock, RRT will lead a discussion on the best way to take inhalers and nebulizer treatments. Free. Questions and RSVP: 410-810-5666.
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