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Featured Events
 Lap-Band® Surgery Informational Seminar
Date & Time: Monday, Nov. 16, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. (see upcoming dates)
Location: Moores UCSD Cancer Center
Registration: RSVP required. To enroll now, click here, or call (800) 926-8273
Overview: If you or someone you know is struggling with severe obesity, the UCSD Medical Center’s LAP-BAND® Program for Obesity can help. The program offers patients an outpatient surgical solution for long-term weight loss. During the seminar additional weight loss procedures such as sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass will also be discussed.
With a highly trained team of surgeons, nurses, nutritionists, exercise therapists and psychologists, UCSD’s LAP-BAND® Program is able to provide patients with the safest, least invasive and only reversible weight loss procedure now available in the United States. Our comprehensive program will help guide you to a happier, healthier life. Attend an informational seminar and learn more. Registration is required
Free Sports Medicine Seminar: Get Back in the Game with Hip Arthroscopy
Date & Time: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 6:30-8:00pm
Location: UCSD Moores Cancer Center, Goldberg Auditorium
Registration: Free. Register online now or call (800) 926-8273 for reservations
Overview: Join UCSD's new specialist in hip arthroscopy, Dr. Catherine Robertson, and learn more about this relatively new, minimally invasive technique to treat common athletic hip disorders such as labral tears and impingement of the hip. These are common injuries in sports that involve pivoting or twisting, such as hockey, baseball, basketball, and golf. Learn more about this seminar.
Smoking Cessation Educational Workshop
Date & Time: Saturday, Nov. 14, 10:00 am
Location: Pharmacy School Building, Room 1182
Registration: Free.
Overview: Presented by pharmacists and students from the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, this free 30-minute interactive session focuses on nicotine replacement therapy as a smoking cessation tool.
3rd Annual Focus on Lung Cancer Day
Date & Time: Saturday, Nov. 14, 10:00 am - 3:00pm
Location: UCSD Moores Cancer Center, Goldberg Auditorium
Registration: Free. Register online now or call (800) 926-8273 for reservations
Overview: Do you or a loved one have lung cancer? Join us for our 3rd Annual Focus on Lung Cancer Day, a free educational event designed specifically for lung cancer patients and their caregivers. In addition, this is a great opportunity for you to ask questions of our experts and meet other lung cancer patients and their families. Please join us Saturday, November 14th for this free, half day event. Space is limited. Learn more about this event.
Free Seminar: Arrythmia - Causes and Treatments
Date & Time: Tuesday, Nov. 17, 6:30-8:00pm
Location: UCSD Moores Cancer Center, Goldberg Auditorium
Registration: Free. Register online now or call (800) 926-8273 for reservations
Overview: Do you ever have irregular heart beats or feel like your heart is fluttering? Have you experienced tightness in your chest, shortness of breath, or a dizzy feeling? All these can be symptoms of an arrhythmia, or abnormal heart rhythm, which can lead to a stroke or sudden death. Join us Tuesday, November 17th for a free seminar on arrhythmia hosted by one of our Top Doctors, Dr. Gregory Feld. Learn more about this event.
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