Events & Classes

Kidney Donation Educational Workshop

2012-03-07 06:02:25.0

A free educational program providing patients, families and care providers important information on living and paired kidney donation.

Complimentary light dinner will be served.

Agenda

6 p.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
S. John Swanson M.D., chief, Christiana Care Kidney Transplant

6:15 to 6:45 p.m.
The Evaluation for Donation/Review of Kidney Sharing Process
Emily Pruitt, MSN, RN, living donor coordinator, Christiana Care

6:45 to 7:15 p.m.
Kidney Donation Surgery and Recovery
S. John Swanson M.D., chief, Christiana Care Kidney Transplant

7:15 to 7:45 p.m.
Long Term Health After Donation
Stephanie Gilibert, M.D., medical director, Christiana Care Kidney Transplant

7:45 to 8 p.m.
Questions and Closing Remarks

Caregivers Education Series

2012-02-29 06:53:40.0

The Christiana Care Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) and C.A.R.E. Delaware Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities will hold a series of helpful workshops for family and other caregivers supporting loved ones healing at home. This Caregivers Education Series will present the following topics:

Community Resources – Learn about community resources available to you to help with your caregiving duties.

Managing Day to Day Tasks of Daily Living – Learn about daily tasks such as bathing, managing medications and making the home environment safe.

Reducing Stress – Learn various coping skills and ways to reduce stress in the caregiver role. This series is ideal for anyone who is a spouse, parent, other relative or friend caring for an individual.

A light supper is included.

Caregivers Education Series

2012-02-29 06:50:28.0

Community Resources – Learn about community resources available to you to help with your caregiving duties.

Managing Day to Day Tasks of Daily Living – Learn about daily tasks such as bathing, managing medications and making the home environment safe.

A light supper is included.

Value: Medicine’s New Frontier

2012-02-14 12:14:24.0

Join national thought leaders in this timely and provocative dialogue.

Innovative Ways to Measure Value
Bending the Cost Curve and Improving Quality
Health Care Value – The Patient’s Perspective
End of Life Issues – Optics and Ethics
Engaging Community Physicians in the Value Proposition
Population Health – New Care Pathways

A presentation of the Christiana Care Value Institute. Co-sponsored by the Delaware Public Policy Institute.

Delaware Parkinson’s Day

2012-02-14 08:17:02.0

A learning and connecting day for Delawareans who live with Parkinson’s disease Admission is free.

Heart Health Nutrition Class

2012-01-06 08:42:00.0

As part of Christiana Care’s heart disease prevention program, one-hour Heart Health Nutrition Classes are led by a registered dietitian from our Preventive Medicine & Rehabilitation Institute. Our dietitians teach class participants how to make dietary changes to improve heart health based on individual risk factors. All classes are held in Christiana Care Cardiac Rehabilitation Program facilities. Please arrive 5 minutes prior to posted class time.

Heart Health Nutrition Class

2012-01-06 08:41:37.0

Heart Health Nutrition Class

2012-01-06 08:41:11.0

Heart Health Nutrition Class

2012-01-06 08:40:56.0

Heart Health Nutrition Class

2012-01-06 08:40:40.0