Women Physicians OB/GYN Blog

Women Physicians Ob-Gyn and California Skin Institute are partnering with El Camino Hopital to provide a morning of fun and information especially geared for women in their 30s and 40s.
Participants will enjoy free health screenings including heel bone density testing, skin analysis, blood pressure, and genetic testing information. There will also be an “Ask a Doc” room where you can ask your questions and have a one-on-one consultation with specialists after each lecture. Our event also includes:
Free membership to the Women’s Hospital membership program
Brunch
Raffle prizes
Free childcare provided by Cubes&Crayons
15 women’s health lectures in 3 tracks:

Track 1 – Women’s Health Track
9:05 – 9:35 am
Contraception Controversies by Rita Leard, MD

9:40 – 10:10 am
Hormones thru the Ages by Katherine Sutherland, MD

– Break –

10:25 – 10:55 am
Bringing home a Newborn by Amy Oro, MD

11:00 – 11:30 am
Sexuality – The Woman’s Perspective by Katherine Sutherland, MD

11:35 – 12:00 pm
Updates on Women’s Health by Rita Leard, MD

Track 2 – Skin Health and Skin Care Track
9:05 – 9:35 am
Non-Surgical Wrinkle Correction by Greg S. Morganroth, MD

9:40 – 10:10 am
Breast Health and Rejuvenation by Jerome Liu, MD

– Break –

10:25 – 10:55 am
Skin Cancer by Brian Somoano, MD

11:00 – 11:30 am
Local Anesthesia Cosmetic Surgery by Greg S. Morganroth, MD

11:35 – 12:00 pm
Adult Acne and Skin Care Secrets by Todd Anhalt, MD
and Joan Gonzalez, Licensed Aesthetician

Track 3 – Exercise and Fitness Track
9:05 – 9:35 am
Weight Management by Mariam Manoukian, MD

9:40 – 10:10 am
Bone Health by John Parker, MD

– Break –

10:25 – 10:55 am
Portion Size Me by Amanda Cooley RD, El Camino Hospital dietitian

11:00 – 11:30 am
Women and Exercise by Diane Pearce El Camino Hospital exercise physiologist

Registration
There is no cost for this event however registration is required. Please register by calling 800-216-5556 or register online.
The location is El Camino Hospital – Mountain View
Conference Center – Ground Floor
2500 Grant Road
Mountain View, CA 94040

Women Physicians wants to bring health news quickly and effectively to our patients and the community. A convenient way for many of you to be notified of updates is through your pages on Facebook so we’ve entered the modern era of networking! As a launch for our new page on Facebook, we are offering a drawing for our “premier” fans. Just sign onto our WPMG page and post a brief comment telling us what you like best about Women Physicians Ob-Gyn. You can do this by signing onto your Facebook account and searching for Women Physicians Ob/Gyn or click this link. All of our “fans” who post comments by 2/1/2010 will be eligible for a drawing of a $25 Macy’s gift certificate. Your friends on Facebook are welcome to join our “fan” club as well.

Did you know we publish a quarterly on-line newsletter? Our latest newsletter is now available at http://www.elcaminoobgyn.com/2010.htm. You’ll find information on mammograms, dense breasts, how to look and feel your best, and teen sexuality. You are welcome to share our newsletters with friends and family.

The lastest issue of Pause, an on-line newsletter for women in perimenopause and menopause, has just been released. This issue highlights cancer prevention.
Go to http://pause.acog.org/president/ovarian-cancer?utm_source=Pause+E-Newsletter&utm_campaign=f11ac70b11-PauseOctober2009&utm_medium=email

To sign up for a free e-mail copy of the newsletter and to see other articles of interest for women in their 40’s and above, go to http://pause.acog.org.

Welcome to Women Physicians Ob-Gyn blog. We are a group of 4 women physicians and a nurse practitioner dedicated to women’s health. We will be posting current topics of interest for women of all ages. If you would like to make a post yourself about women’s health or you have a topic you would like us to discuss, please reply to this post. In the meantime, check out the newsletters on our website at http://www.elcaminoobgyn.com/newsletter_index.htm.
You will find numerous articles of interest to women.