Calendars
July
A summer AWIMS Life Crisis Seminar will focus on resiliently navigating divorce, family separation and serious illness as a health care provider. Speakers will include Susan Hingle, MD, Douglas Carlson, MD, and Patricia Klos, APRN. Join us for the informative hour at noon, Monday, July 22, in the South Auditorium and video-conferenced to Carbondale (Lindegren 310), Decatur Family Practice Conference Room and Quincy Library.
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, July 23, 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.
Join SIU Medicine for a free Clinical Careers Networking Event at Cafe Moxo from 4:30-6:30 PM on Wednesday, July 24. Those interested in nursing, medical assisting and medical office positions are invited to attend and speak with representatives from a variety of different departments and divisions regarding clinical job opportunities. Enjoy delicious food from Cafe Moxo, provided by SIU Medicine, as you network and learn about what SIU Medicine has to offer for your career. Benefits and employment counselors from our Human Resources department will be available to speak with.
SIU School of Medicine and District 186 invite you to reflect on the impact poverty can have on patients and families living in Central Illinois. Role-play the lives of low-income families and individuals at the organizations' free poverty simulation on Friday, July 26, at the Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation. Register at the event from 8:30-9 am or signup online.
August
SIU Center for Family Medicine in Quincy invites community members to celebrate National Health Center Week beginning Monday, Aug. 5, with the Neighborhood Pool Party.
For more information about these events, contact Diane Hughes at dhughes@siumed.edu.
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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.
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 Friday, Aug. 9, at the Springfield Fire Department on Koke Mill Road. 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.
Step up to the plate for some tasty ballpark cuisine in the 801 North Rutledge courtyard Monday, August 12. We're celebrating America's pasttime and welcoming the second-year students to Springfield with our annual hot dog lunch, beginning at 11:30 am.
Give what's in your heart on Wednesday, Aug. 14.
SIU Medicine will host a blood drive in the Prairie-Sangamon Conference Rooms located at 327 W. Calhoun Ave. in Springfield. To sign up, call the Blood Center at 217-241-7550 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org. Walk-ins are also welcome!
Questions? Contact Stacy Bond at 217.545.2076.
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
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
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
