CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Stony Brook Medicine is dedicated to the health and well being of our community. We are pleased to share with you important information that can help keep you healthy. Throughout February, American Heart Month, Stony Brook supports the American Heart Association’s national campaign, “Go Red for Women,” and will host free opportunities for you to get screened, get educated and get involved in your own heart health. We hope you will join us for one or all events, and join in the fight against heart disease. And should you ever need immediate heart care, you can count on our Heart Institute to deliver world-class medicine, including state-of-the-art cardiothoracic surgery, leading-edge interventions, access to clinical trials and progressive, comprehensive care right here on Long Island.
A Heartfelt Invitation to Our Community
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4
Vascular Screenings
Participants should be 60 or older with one or more of the following risk factors: current or past smoker, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease or a family history of
aortic aneurysm. Pre-registration and a brief qualifying interview are required by calling 638-2100.
8 am to 4 pm
Heart Institute, Level 5
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6
Lecture: “Heart Disease in Women”
Kathleen Stergiopoulos, MD
Learn about the current issues
in diagnosis and treatment.
noon to 1 pm
Heart Institute, Level 5
Conference Room
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Lecture: “Depression and Heart Disease: Not Just a Simple Case of the Blues”
Virginia A. Coletti, PhD, RN, NPP, CARN, CS, and Corrine Jurgens, PhD, RN, ANP-BC
Depression predicts health outcomes and quality of life. Increased awareness of and screening for depression among patients with heart disease is important. Mechanisms of depression, diagnosis, differences based on gender and the importance of treatment will be discussed.
noon to 1 pm
Heart Institute, Level 5
Conference Room
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8
Cholesterol Screening
Do you know what your numbers are, and what they mean?
No fasting necessary.
8 am to 11 am
Main Lobby
Conference Room 1
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8
Lecture: “The Benefits of Exercise: How to Start and Progress an Exercise Program”
Carla Caruso, PTA, CPT
Learn tips for beginning or progressing that much needed heart-healthy exercise program.
noon to 1 pm
Main Lobby
Conference Room 2
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9
CPR and AED Demonstration
Learn lifesaving CPR skills and how to use an AED (automated external defibrillator).
1 pm to 3 pm
Heart Institute, Level 5
Conference Room
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13
Lecture: “Women and Heart Disease: Mending a Broken Heart”
Luis Gruberg, MD
Learn how the incidence, presentation, degree and prognosis of heart disease differ between the sexes.
noon to 1 pm
Main Lobby
Conference Room 1
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14
Lecture: “Cardiovascular Imaging in Women”
Smadar Kort, MD
Learn about the current diagnostic tools used in performing cardiac imaging in women, as well as some of the common indications and challenges.
noon to 1 pm
Main Lobby
Conference Room 1
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15
Lecture: “Mechanical Solutions to Advanced Heart Disease”
Hal Skopicki, MD, and Kathleen Newton, ANP
When and why is a ventricular assist device (VAD) used? A discussion about how this advance in technology can help improve quality of life for individuals with late-stage heart failure.
noon to 1 pm
Main Lobby
Conference Room 2
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15
Cholesterol Screening
Do you know what your cholesterol levels are and what they mean for your cardiovascular health? Take a simple blood test to learn the number that could help you take the necessary
steps for a heart-healthy life.
No fasting necessary.
4 pm to 6:30 pm
Heart Institute, Level 5
Conference Room
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16
Lecture: “The Latest Treatments for Patients with Heart Failure”
Hal Skopicki, MD, and Michelle Bloom, MD
Learn about state-of-the-art
therapies for patients with heart failure, including investigational drugs, newer mechanical devices and cell transplantation therapies.
noon to 1 pm
Main Lobby
Conference Room 2
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17
Lecture: “Nutrition and Heart Disease: What Are the Best Things to Eat?”
Anne Marie Berggren, RD
A review of heart-healthy foods that should be enjoyed more often, and have a chance to win an American Heart Association “Party Host Kit” so you and your family and friends can learn to cook heart-healthy meals.
noon to 1 pm
Main Lobby
Conference Room 2
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17
Lecture: “Living with Heart Failure”
Charlotte Moore, RN, Fola Akande, ANP, Virginia Fitzgerald, RN, and Ellen McCarty-Santoro, ANP
Topics include lifestyle, diet, medications, exercise and more.
1 pm to 2 pm
Main Lobby
Conference Room 2
