The fifth annual Omaha Womens Health and Wellness Conference will be
held Friday, Oct. 25, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Georgetowne Club, 2440
S. 141st Circle. The conference will feature educational health and wellness
exhibits and screenings, continental breakfast and luncheon, two keynote
speakers and seven educational lectures on heart health. It is sponsored
by the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Olson Center for Womens
Health, the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Nebraska Health System (NHS)
and Wellness Council of the Midlands.
The cost of the conference is $30, which includes breakfast, lunch,
lectures and 25 exhibits. Limited scholarships are available for women
with financial restrictions. Nurses can receive 5.3 continuing education
credits for an additional $30. Free health screenings will be available.
Low cost screenings will be available, including glaucoma, blood pressure,
cholesterol and thyroid function screenings, as well as flu shots.
Scheduled breakfast keynote speaker is Monique Kusler, M.D., UNMC/NHS
cardiologist, whose lecture will be titled, Women and Coronary Artery
Disease. Luncheon keynote speaker will be Juli Burney, a motivational
humorist, with a lecture titled, She Who Laughs Lasts. Conference attendants
can choose from a variety of sessions. A morning general session titled,
More Energy, Please!, will be presented by Amy Schmidt, a registered
dietician from the Dairy Council of Nebraska.
Sessions to choose from at 1:15 p.m.:
Kicking the Stress Habit, Cynthia Jenkins, Ph.D., and Michelle Millard,
Veritas Consulting
Making Fitness Fun, Affordable and Great for Your Health, Debra Parker,
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska Winnebago U.S. Public Health Service Indian Hospital
Screening for Heart Disease, Cholesterol and More, Atul Ramachandran,
M.D., Nebraska Heart Institute
Sessions to choose from at 2:15 p.m:
Hormone Replacement Therapy & Alternatives, Karen Olson, M.D.,
UNMC Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
Motivational Strategies to Get Fit and Stay Fit, JoAnn Eickhoff-Shemek,
Ph.D., UNO School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Risk Factors for High Blood Pressure, Shirley Blanchard, Salem Baptist
Church
Registration deadline is Friday, Oct. 18. For more information or to
register, call 559-6345 or see www.unmc.edu/olson.