Community Education At Our Hospitals

Melanoma Monday – Free Cancer Screenings

Presented by Sarah G. Baker, MD, Josephine M. Futrell, MD, PhD, and Sarah E. Glorioso, MD, Dermatology Monday, May 5, 8 a.m. – Noon f Screenings will be conducted by the doctors in their clinics.

Dr. Baker, Dermatology Specialists at North Willis-Knighton Medical Center Diagnostic and Surgical Building 2751 Albert Bicknell Drive, Suite 2-D Dr. Futrell, Ark-La-Tex Dermatology WK Bossier Health Center MOB II 2300 Hospital Drive, Suite 400 Dr. Glorioso, Ark-La-Tex Dermatology WK Pierremont Health Center 8001 Youree Drive, Suite 830 FREE. Reservations required, space limited.

Joint Replacement Camps

Conducted by Willis-Knighton Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Institute For patients who are scheduled for total hip or total knee surgery or who are considering surgery in the near future. Participants will learn about the entire joint replacement process from pre-admission planning, surgery and follow up outpatient therapy. FREE. Reservations requested. Tuesday, May 6, 9 a.m. WK Bossier Health Center Conference Room B (For nearest access, use the main entrance near the Emergency Room) Tuesday, May 20, 9 a.m. WK Pierremont Health Center Conference Room 203 (For nearest access, use the Fitness Center entrance and elevators)

Shaking the Sodium from Your Diet and Thriving with Cardiopulmonary Disease

This seminar addresses the needs of people with heart failure or signs and symptoms of chronic cardiopulmonary disease. FREE. Reservations requested.

Thursday, May 8, 10 a.m. Facilitated by Anita Vondra, RN, BSN, cardiac rehab nurse, and Micah Pullig, dietitian WK Bossier Health Center Auditorium 2400 Hospital Drive

Tuesday, May 13, 2 p.m. Facilitated by Dot Quigley, RN, cardiac rehab nurse and Stephanie Bryson, RD, dietitian Willis-Knighton Medical Center WK Health & Fitness Center, 2474 Greenwood Road

Wednesday, May 21, Noon Facilitated by Maggie McMillian, RN, cardiac rehab nurse, and Julie Harley, RD, LDN, CHHC WK Pierremont Health Center 8001 Youree Drive, Room 203

Support Groups

Bereavement Support Group

Adults: Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. Children & Adolescents: 5:30 p.m. by appointment only. Call for appointment. Willis-Knighton Medical Center Hospice Family Room, Suite 3 3300 Albert L. Bicknell Drive

Support Groups conducted by Willis-Knighton Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Institute FREE. Reservations requested.

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group

Facilitated by Lori Berry, MA, LMFT Tuesday, May 6, 6:15 p.m. Willis-Knighton Medical Center Kerlin Memorial Conference Center in WK Eye Institute, 2611 Greenwood Road For people with multiple sclerosis, family members and caregivers.

Parkinson’s Support Group

Facilitated by Syria Harris, LMSW Friday, May 9, 1 p.m. Willis-Knighton Medical Center Kerlin Memorial Conference Center in WK Eye Institute – Back Section, 2611 Greenwood Road For people with Parkinson’s Disease, family members and caregivers.

Stroke Support Group

Facilitated by Melissa Hewitt, LCSW Tuesday, May 13, 2 p.m. Willis-Knighton Medical Center Kerlin Memorial Conference Center in WK Eye Institute, 2611 Greenwood Road For people who have experienced a stroke, family members and caregivers. Topic: Wills, Trusts & Estates. Speaker: John Cox, attorney

Post Polio Support Group

Facilitated by Jennifer Richard, LMSW Monday, May 19, 11 a.m. Willis-Knighton Medical Center Kerlin Memorial Conference Center in WK Eye Institute – U Section, 2611 Greenwood Road For people with Polio, family members and caregivers.

Fibromyalgia Support Group

Facilitated by Lori Berry, MA, LMFT Tuesday, May 20, Noon Willis-Knighton Medical Center 4th floor classroom in WK Eye Institute, 2611 Greenwood Road For people with fibromyalgia, family members and caregivers. Video Presentation: Nutritional Support for Fibromyalgia

Lymphedema Support Group

Facilitated by Katy Arsenault, PT, CLT Monday, May 26, Noon Willis-Knighton Medical Center WK Cancer & Lymphedema Therapy Clinic, 2403 Greenwood Road For people with lymphedema, family members and caregivers.

Classes for Moms-to-Be:

A comprehensive prenatal class schedule and information booklet is available at offices of all OB/GYN physicians who deliver at Willis-Knighton hospitals.

Live Long and Eat Green

Part of the My Heart My Life program

in partnership with the American Heart Association.

Facilitated by Julie Hartley, RD, LDN, CHHC Wednesday May 14, Noon Willis-Knighton Medical Center Kerlin Memorial Conference Center in WK Eye Institute, 2611 Greenwood Road

We can win the war against heart disease by making a few simple and profound dietary and lifestyle changes. Eating a diet of delicious, natural, unprocessed foods can lower the risk for developing heart disease. Join Julie Hartley, RD, LDN, CHHC, and learn now to rethink the way you eat for a more vibrant life. Learn how easy it can be to choose healthy, green and organic foods and how to think outside of the box to keep things interesting when choosing greens. A nutrient-packed diet based on plant-based foods can lead to extra years of healthy living.

Reservations required, space limited. Individual seminar cost: $7, includes lunch.

Heart to Heart — Women’s Cardiovascular Support Group

For women with cardiovascular illness. Guest Speakers: Merikay Ringer, PhD, or Susan Miller, spokespersons from WomenHeart, The National Coalition of Women with Heart Disease. FREE. Reservations requested.

Thursday, May 1, Noon Facilitated by Dot Quigley, RN, Cardiac Rehabilitation nurse. Willis-Knighton Medical Center WK Health & Fitness Center, 2474 Greenwood Road

Thursday, May 8, 11 a.m. Facilitated by Rhonda Curtis, RN, Cardiac Rehabilitation nurse WK Bossier Health Center WK Bossier Wellness Center, Cardiac Rehab Education Room, 2450 Hospital Drive

Tuesday, May 20, Noon Facilitated by Rhonda Curtis, RN, Cardiac Rehabilitation nurse WK Pierremont Health Center 8001 Youree Drive, Room 203