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Classes, Events and Seminars at UC San Diego Health System

bullet Weight Loss Educational Seminar

Dates: March 7, March 21 see more upcoming dates
Location: UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
Registration: To enroll call 800-926-8273 or sign up online
Overview: If you or someone you know is struggling with severe obesity, the UC San Diego Bariatric and Metabolic Institute can help. The program offers patients surgical and non-surgical solutions for long-term weight loss. During the seminar weight loss procedures such as sleeve gastrectomy, gastric band and gastric bypass will also be discussed. Our highly trained team of surgeons, nurses, nutritionists, exercise therapists and psychologists are dedicated to help guide you to a happier, healthier life. Attend an informational seminar and learn more. Please note, seminar attendance is required prior to a consult or surgery, and you have the option of attending in person or watching an online presentation.

bullet Meet the Midwives

Dates: March 26, May 21, July 23, Sept. 24, Nov. 26 
Time: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Location: UC San Diego, Hillcrest, Main Hospital Auditorium
Registration: Online Registration
Fee: No charge
Overview: Several times each year, UC San Diego Medical Center offers an informal social event where patients and community members have the opportunity to learn more about the UC San Diego Medical Center midwifery services. Limited space is also available before and after the event to take a tour of the Birth Center and Labor and Delivery suites. Tours require separate registration.

bullet Meet the Maternity Team

Dates: Feb. 27, April 23, June 25, Aug. 27, Oct. 22 
Time: 6 p.m. to 7p.m.
Location: UC San Diego, Hillcrest, 200 West Arbor Drive Auditorium, San Diego, CA 92103
Registration: Online Registration
Fee: No charge
Learn about:
  • Our modern labor and delivery unit and in-hospital Birth Center
  • UC San Diego Medical Center's superb team of obstetricians, certified nurse midwives and family medicine physicians
  • What our "Baby-Friendly" designation means for you
  • Other amenities and services designed to enhance your birthing experience

bullet Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction:

First day of class in series: March 13, March 14 
Location: 5060 Shoreham Place, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92122
Registration: Online Reigstration
Fee: $495, $395 for UC San Diego employees
Overview: The course schedule consists of eight weekly classes and one daylong class on a weekend. This highly participatory, practical course includes:
  • Guided instruction in mindfulness meditation practices
  • Gentle stretching and mindful yoga
  • Inquiry exercises to enhance awareness in everyday life
  • Individually tailored instruction
  • The first class session is considered an orientation/informational session

bullet Hip & Knee Joint Replacement Class

Hillcrest Dates: 1st Wednesday of every month from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Classes are also offered in Spanish.
Location: UC San Diego Hillcrest, 5th floor conference room

Thornton Dates: 3rd Wednesday of every month from 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Location: UC San Diego Thornton, Building 1 (located next to the Radiation Oncology PET/CT Center)

Overview: Learn more about hip or knee replacement surgery. Classes are taught by our multidisciplinary joint surgery team including nurses, physical therapists and occupational therapists. You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions so that you feel comfortable with every aspect of the joint replacement process.
 
For more information call Patient Education at 619-543-3646

bullet Support Group for Women with Heart Disease

Date: Third Tuesday of every month, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: Thornton Hospital, Lycan Room (1-245)
Registration: Contact Susan Iliff at 858-793-0478 or 619-302-4040; or e-mail susan_iliff@sbcglobal.net
Overview: This ongoing discussion and networking group is for women with any of the following: heart disease, bypass surgery, heart attack, angioplasty, stent(s), arrhythmia, pacemaker, defibrillator, valve replacement or other heart conditions.

bullet Stein Institute for Research on Aging - Lecture Series

Dates: Every third Wednesday of the month, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Garren Auditorium, UC San Diego campus
Registration: Free to the public
Overview: This monthly lecture series covers a variety of health-related topics. Free parking is available: You must call 858-534-6299 at least three working days in advance to receive your free permit. Paid parking is also available at metered spaces or by purchasing a pass at the Gilman Drive kiosk.

bullet Programma de Reduccion de Estres Basado en la Atencion Plena (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction)

Contacto: Carmen Ayala, LCSW, 858-822-5406 para mas informcion.

bullet Nutrition Counseling Program

Registration: See our Healthy Eating Program site or call 858-822-6790 or 800-820-9435 for details on fees and scheduling.
Overview: This program is designed to help you adopt a diet that will promote health and fight disease. Based on research conducted at UC San Diego, a nutritious diet can help you look and feel better, as well as help control weight. Program includes: 8 one-on-one counseling phone calls; computerized dietary analysis; education materials, self-monitoring tools; and recipes.

Events at Moores Cancer Center

bullet Support groups for:

  • Cancer patients
  • Caregivers
  • CLL (chronic lymphocytic leukemia) patients
  • Spanish-speaking patients
  • Gastrointestinal cancer patients
  • Gynecological cancer patients
  • Breast cancer patients
  • Lung cancer patients

bullet Mind, Body & Image Classes:

  • Gentle Yoga
  • Look Better, Feel Better workshop
  • Mind & Body Wellness workshop
  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

bullet Chemotherapy and BMT Classes

bullet Nutrition Counseling for Cancer Patients

bullet Healthy Eating Program Classes and Seminars

bullet Sun Hats, Dolls & Stuffed Animal Donations for Seniors
Dates: Every Friday from 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Resgistration: Elisabeth Refn, OTR, at erefn@ucsd.edu
Overview: Sun Hats, Dolls and Stuffed Animals – Senior Behavioral Health Unit, 7E, is asking for donations of new or washable sun hats, dolls, and stuffed animals for senior inpatients. The dolls and stuffed animals will be given to selected agitated, hospitalized seniors with advanced dementia, and hats will be used by senior patients for use outside in the patio and healing horticulture garden.

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