Calendars
August
Special Guest Speaker: Dr. Nancy Khardori returns to SIU to share her expertise
as an Infectious Disease specialist with a presentation on “Antibiotics - Past, Present and Future”
Topics include:
Is your child safe in his or her car seat? Don't think you know. Know you know!
SIU Medicine, ThinkFirst and the Illinois Department of Transportation invite you to have your car seats checked by nationally certified child passenger safety technicians on Tuesday, Aug. 27, at SIU School of Medicine. Please bring the child who will be riding in the car seat, the vehicle's owner's manual and the car seat instruction manual, if possible. Car seat checks take approximately 30 minutes.
September
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Are you living with diabetes? SIU Medicine's diabetes educators want to teach you the basics. Bring a friend of family member and join them for Diabetes Living Well Basics on September 12 or November 14 at the Simmons Cancer Institue.
Call SIU Medicine at 217.545.8000 to register. Insurance will be billed.
Questions? Call Missy Schleder at 217.545.6631.
SIU Events for Faculty and Staff, Patient
Topics include:
The Landscape of Financial Toxicity in Cancer Care
Personalized Breast Cancer Care
Personalized Lung Cancer Care
Personalized Colorectal Cancer Care
Personalized Prostate Cancer Care
Personalized Melanoma Care
Personalized Ovarian & Uterine Cancer Care
The Socio-economic Impact of Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment on Patients and Their Families
Built upon the grounds of the original Reisch Brewery, SIU Medicine will pay homage to its historical roots with an official 50th Anniversary beer, crafted and perfected by Obed & Isaac's Microbrewery and Restaurant. The 50th brew will be on tap at select 50th Anniversary events throughout 2020. With the help of Obed & Isaac's, we're down to four finalists:
October
Motivational Interviewing Techniques: How to Get the Whole Story
HPV Vaccines – Fact vs Fiction: Setting the Story Straight
If You Are What You Eat, What SHOULD You Eat?
Exercise Counseling and Prescriptions for Women over 50
Self Care Techniques from Eastern Medicine
Managing Chronic Pain: Assessing Treatment Efficacy and Setting Reasonable Goals
PrEP Training for Primary Care
Join SIU Medicine dietitians for the Down the Aisles Nutrition Tour at County Market in the Springfield Medical District on August 9 or October 11. Our experts will lead you through the grocery store to share their favorite nutrition tips, what foods have the most nutritional value and how unhealthy foods can affect your specific health conditions.
To register, call SIU Medicine at 217.545.8000. Insurance will be billed.
Denim & Diamonds provides the seed funds for critical and innovative cancer research, compassionate patient programs and further address the growing needs of our patient population.
The members of the Cancer Care Teams of Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU (SCI) view the physical aspect of cancer treatment as only part of our approach to care. Our commitment to patients is to heal the whole person -- not just treat the disease.
With our unique approach, we aim to fight cancer on all fronts and with every available resource.
November
Are you living with diabetes? SIU Medicine's diabetes educators want to teach you the basics. Bring a friend of family member and join them for Diabetes Living Well Basics on November 14 at the Simmons Cancer Institue.
Call SIU Medicine at 217.545.8000 to register. Insurance will be billed.
Questions? Call Missy Schleder at 217.545.6631.
SIU Events for Faculty and Staff, Patient
