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UMMS Blood Drive| Free Weight Loss Surgery Seminars | Life Line Screenings | UM Go Green Workshops | Free Breast Cancer Screenings | Black History / Heart Awareness Day | Keep the Beat...Dance for your Heart | Brain Injury Forum | B'More Healthy Expo | Stop Diabetes Day | Taking Control of IBD | Supper with the Surgeons | Study Volunteers Needed | Wellness Classes and Lunch Time Lectures | Yoga Classes
All community events listed below are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Paca Pratt Building
110 South Paca Street
Baltimore, MD
Upcoming blood drives will also be held on the following dates:
University of Maryland Medical Center (1st Floor near the Gudelsky entrance):
Paca Pratt Building (110 South Paca Street):
All donors are welcome; you don't have to be a Medical Center employee to do your part there is a need for all types of blood 365 days of the year, and you can give blood once every 56 days.
For more information about the blood drive, please click here.
Through the American Red Cross Sickle Cell Donor Program, your blood donation could also help a Sickle Cell patient. To find out how, click here.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Greenbelt Hilton Garden Inn
7810 Walker Drive
Greenbelt, Maryland, USA 20770
The Center for Weight Management & Wellness at University of Maryland offers a comprehensive surgical and medical approach to weight loss. Now is the moment to reserve your seat for this informative seminar, conducted by Dr. Mark Kligman or Dr. Emanuele Lo Menzo on the latest surgical approaches, nutrition, exercise, and complete aftercare programs.
For more information or to register for a seminar, please call 1-877-866-7348 or visit our seminar page.
Upcoming Screenings for February...
February 20, 2012
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Friendship Baptist Church
1391 Sykesville Road
Sykesville, MD 21784
February 23, 2012
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Shiloh Christian Community Church
825 Yale Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21229
February 29, 2012
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Edenton Retirement Community
5800 Genesis Lane
Frederick, MD 21703
In most cases, with early detection, vascular disease can be treated effectively. There are several simple screening tests that detect these problems, all of which are non-invasive and painless. During your Life Line Screening, technicians will assess you for signs and symptoms of the most common vascular diseases.
For more information or to register for a Life Line Screening near you, call 1-800-690-0295 or visit this page.
February 8, 2012
Garbology 101
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
SMC Campus Center
Green Room
February 22, 2012
Clean Streets, Clean Water
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
SMC Campus Center
Green Room
February 27, 2012
The Urban Composter
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
SMC Campus Center
Green Room
March 14, 2012
Grow Your Greens
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
SMC Campus Center
Green Room
March 21, 2012
Going Native
12 - 1:30 p.m.
SMC Campus Center
Green Room
For the full listing of these upcoming programs and to register, visit gogreen.umaryland.edu. Keep up with sustainability news and events on Facebook at UM Go Green and follow us on Twitter.
Every Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
UniversityCare Family Health Centers
Baltimore, Maryland
Two UniversityCare family health centers in West Baltimore are offering free breast cancer screening as part of the Baltimore City Cancer Program, an early-detection effort for uninsured, low-income city residents. UniversityCare officials urge eligible women to take advantage of the free clinical breast exams and mammograms.
The free screenings are available every Monday through Friday at two UniversityCare family health centers in West Baltimore:
The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center also offers free mammograms, breast exams and pap tests to women who reside in Baltimore City, who are 40 years of age and older and have no health insurance.
To enroll in the Baltimore City Cancer Program, city residents can call 410-328-4673 (HOPE).
February 15, 2012
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Maryland State Office Building
201 W. Preston St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
February 17, 2012
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Vollmer Center
Cylburn Arboretum
4915 Greenspring Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21209
This event is designed to keep your heart rate up, keep your feet moving, and help you dance your way to better heart health! Dancing demonstrations, line dancing, and more. Ticket fee of $5 includes bus transportation from slected senior sites, a gourmet heart healthy lunch, and other give-aways.
Advanced tickets required for admittance. Call 410-396-2920 no later than February 4 to make a reservation. Snow date: February 24
March 3, 2012
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront
700 Alieceanna St.
Baltimore, MD
Join us for an interactive discussion on concussion and traumatic brain injury. Topics will range from care of the initial injury to rehabiliation, as well as what we are learning from brain scans and pathology. This event is open to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) survivors, family members, caregivers, advocates and anyone interested in learning more. Dr. Thomas Scalea, Director of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, will be one of the panel speakers.
Admission is free. Please register at asnpublicfourm.org.
March 17, 2012
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Baltimore Convention Center
1 W Pratt St.
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Free community event featuring screening and information. Stop the UMMC area to have your BP, BMI, and other preventive screening as well as meet and greets with many UMMC physicians.
March 21, 2012
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Lexington Market
400 W. Lexington St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
Join UMMC and the ADA at this free event that features a healthy food demonstration, educational booths, and a noontime talk on preventing diabetes.
March 21, 2012
6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel
903 Dulaney Valley Rd.
Towson, MD 21204
Free health seminar. Dinner will be served. Registration is required and space is limited. Call 1-800-492-5538.
March 29, 2012
Greenbelt Marriott
6400 Ivy Lane
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Join renowned transplant surgeons from the University of Maryland as they discuss the kidney transplant process. FREE dinner will be served as surgeons and real patients discuss the transplant experience at the University of Maryland, including living donation and paired kidney exchange.
For more information, call 1(800) 492-5538.
Do you have Cardiovascular Disease and High Cholesterol?
The University of Maryland Division of Cardiology is conducting a new research study, "AIM-HIGH." AIM-HIGH is a clinical trial that will test two different medications to treat high cholesterol. Volunteers will be compensated for their time.
For more information call 410-706-1693
Herbal Drug Study
The National Institutes of Health is sponsoring a trial of a natural treatment for enlarged prostates, also called benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH. The trial, called CAMUS, will test Saw Palmetto in men who have BPH. Office visits and study medications will be provided to patients at no cost. There is no financial incentive provided for participating in this study. If you are interested, contact The University of Maryland Prostate Center at 410-328-7742.
University of Maryland Medical Center's Patient Resource Center
22 S. Greene St.
Baltimore, MD
(get directions)
The University of Maryland Medical Center's Patient Resource Center is offering a variety of classes and lectures including:
For more information or to register for any of the classes (except for Storks Nest), please contact the Patient Resource Center at 410-328-WELL (9355). All sessions are free unless noted.
Thursday Nights
4 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Kernan Hospital
2200 Kernan Drive
Baltimore, MD
Kernan classes are held in the cottage, the classroom behind the mansion, connected to the greenhouse. Be sure to arrive 10 minutes before class to register, wear loose comfortable clothing, and bring a yoga matt or big beach towel.
For information, reservations and price information, call Bonnie Tarantino at 410-448-6595 or e-mail btarantino@compmed.umm.edu.
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