You are invited to join us for these programs designed to provide insight and information about topics relevant to our community.

Details and registration available at wkhs.com, ‘Classes & Events,’ or by calling (318) 212-8225.

Community Education

SMOKING CESSATION

Hang tough, Don't Puff

Monday, Feb. 2, 5 p.m.

WK Health & Fitness Center, 2474 Greenwood Road Helps smokers address use and dependence on tobacco. Other dates and locations may be available. Call for details.

Shaking the Sodium from Your Diet and Thriving with Cardiopulmonary Disease

Offers advice and support from cardiac rehab nurses and dietitians to address heart failure and chronic cardiopulmonary disease.

Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2 p.m.

WK Health & Fitness Center, 2474 Greenwood Road

Thursday, Feb. 12, 10 a.m.

WK Bossier Health Center, Conference Room B, 2400 Hospital Drive

Wednesday, Feb. 18, 1 p.m.

WK Pierremont Health Center, 8001 Youree Drive, Room 203

JOINT REPLACEMENT CAMP

Designed for those who are considering or who have scheduled total hip or total knee replacement surgery. The Willis-Knighton Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Institute offers participants insight into the joint replacement process, from preadmission planning to surgery, follow-up and rehabilitation.

Tuesday, Feb. 3, 9 a.m.

WK Bossier Health Center, Conference Room B

Tuesday, Feb. 17, 9 a.m.

WK Pierremont Health Center, Conference Room 203

Dance Fest 2015

Thursday, Feb. 26, 5:30 p.m.

WK Pierremont Health Center 8001 Youree Drive, 2nd Floor Conference Room

Did you know dancing burns as many calories as activities like swimming, walking or bike riding? It doesn’t matter if you’re ballroom dancing or grooving to the latest tunes, dancing provides physical and mental health benefits. Bring your family and friends to Dance Fest to participate in health screenings, listen to music and learn fun and simple ways to dance to better health.

Support Groups at Willis-Knighton

Support groups at Willis-Knighton are provided at no cost to the participants. Reservations are required.

CANCER

Willis-Knighton Cancer Center, 2600 Kings Highway Lunch provided for all noon meetings.

General Cancer Support Group

Conducted by Eileen Czerwinski, MA

Tuesdays, Noon 4th

Floor Conference Room

Helps patients and their loved ones consider challenges faced by patients with cancer.

Look Good, Feel Better

Monday, Feb. 2, 11:30 a.m.

4th Floor Conference Room

Helps participants deal with appearance, including hair loss. Two-hour workshop presented by the American Cancer Society and local cosmetologists.

Coping With…GU Complications

Wednesday, Feb. 11, Noon

2nd Floor Conference Room

This educational workshop gives cancer patients and their loved ones information on cancer related issues that will be of value before, during and after cancer treatment. Patients and caretakers will also have the opportunity to discuss their concerns with knowledgeable healthcare professionals.

Men to Men: Support Group for Men With Cancer

Wednesday, Feb. 18, Noon 2nd Floor Conference Room

This program is an educational and support program for male cancer patients and their families.

BEREAVEMENT

Offers information and support for people experiencing the loss of a loved one.

Adults: Thursdays, 5:30 p.m.

Children & Adolescents:

Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. Call for appointment. Willis-Knighton Hospice of Louisiana 616 East Flournoy Lucas Road

HEART DISEASE & STROKE

Heart to Heart

– Women’s Cardiovascular Support Group

Dedicated to offering information to women with heart disease.

Thursday, Feb. 5, Noon

WK Health & Fitness Center, 2474 Greenwood Road

Thursday, Feb. 12, 11 a.m.

WK Bossier Wellness Center, Cardiac Rehab Education Room, 2450 Hospital Drive

Tuesday, Feb. 17, Noon

WK Pierremont Health Center 8001 Youree Drive, Room 203

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Tuesday, Feb. 3, 6:15 p.m.

Kerlin Memorial Conference Center in WK Eye Institute, 2611 Greenwood Road

STROKE

Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2 p.m.

Kerlin Memorial Conference Center in WK Eye Institute, 2611 Greenwood Road

PARKINSON’S

Friday, Feb. 13, 1 p.m.

Kerlin Memorial Conference Center in WK Eye Institute, 2611 Greenwood Road

FIBROMYALGIA

Tuesday, Feb. 17, Noon

Kerlin Memorial Conference Center in WK Eye Institute, 2611 Greenwood Road

POST POLIO

Monday, Feb. 23, 11 a.m.

Kerlin Memorial Conference Center in WK Eye Institute, 2611 Greenwood Road

LYMPHEDEMA

Monday, Feb. 23, Noon

WK Cancer & Lymphedema Therapy Clinic 2403 Greenwood Road

Registration is required for all seminars and events at The Oaks.

Details and registration available at wkhs.com, ‘Classes & Events,’ or by calling (318) 212-8225.

LECTURES AND SEMINARS

Book Review: The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra by Helen Rappaport

Guest Speaker: Jacqueline Gore

Tuesday, Feb. 10, 3:30 p.m.

Chapel at The Oaks

“The Romanov Sisters” is the story of the four daughters of Czar Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra: Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia Romanov. While readers know how the tale ends before reading the first page, this story provides detail into their personal lives, drawing from unpublished letters, journals, diaries and archival sources from the grand duchesses themselves written to their friends and family during the downfall of the late Imperial Russia, WWI and the Russian Revolution. Cost: $5, nonresidents. Registration is required.

Well Worth It Series: How to Brew Beer – A Keg of Information

Guest Speaker: Jared Beville, a founder of Red River Brewing Company

Friday, Feb. 27, 3 p.m.

Tower Ballroom

Robert McGuire, Jared Beville and Beau Raines are the founders of the Red River Brewing Company in Shreveport. The trio had a mission to bring quality and tasty local beer to Shreveporters and finally realized that goal in the fall of 2013 (their nano-brewery is supplying some of Shreveport’s favorite brews.) Jared Beville is the business manager behind this company (taking it from a dream to reality). He will share some tips of the trade (science of beer making) in mastering a great tasting brew! Cost: $5, nonresidents. Registration is required.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Healthwise: Mindfulness and Meditation: Secrets to Healthy Minds

Guest Speaker: Holly Winterrowd, manager/ senior wellness coordinator for The Oaks of Louisiana

Friday, Feb. 20, 2:30 p.m.

Alta and John Franks Community Centre

Holly Winterrowd will discuss the benefits of meditation and how it improves one’s physical, mental and emotional health. Through meditation, participants can lower their blood pressure and resting heart rate. They can decrease anxiety and increase relaxation, thereby achieving a “go with the flow/chill out” state of mind. Cost: $5, nonresidents. Registration is required.

SPIRITUAL

The Great Stories of the Bible: The New Testament

Discussion Leader: The Rev. Larry Williams, Broadmoor Baptist Church

Wednesdays, 10 a.m.

2nd Floor Activity Room, Tower at The Oaks

The Rev. Larry Williams’ new Bible study will help participants understand the historical context in which the New Testament was written and show them how to apply the Bible’s principles to the present day. FREE. Registration is required.