Well Informed | spring 2008

Healthy Happenings

For information, call 314-SSM-DOCS or visit www.ssmdepaul.com, and click on “Calendar of Events.”

Nutrition Education

SSM DePaul registered dietitians can help you make sure your diet is right for you. Call 314-344-6157 for information or 314-344-7220 for an appointment.

Childbirth Classes

SSM DePaul offers childbirth preparation and refresher, infant care, infant/child CPR and breast-feeding classes as well as monthly tours of the labor and delivery unit. For tours, call 314-344-6453; for classes, call 314-SSM-DOCS.

Diabetes Basics

Proper diabetes treatment and education can help you learn to live well with diabetes. Call 314-344-7024 for information or 314-344-7220 to enroll.

Fertility Care Services

SSM provides training with the Creighton fertility care method. Call 314-344-7115.

Breast Cancer Support Group

5-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, March 11, April 8, May 13
Women’s Imaging Department, Waiting Room
For more information, please call 314-344-7460.

Mighty Heart and Lungs Support Group

Noon-1 p.m., Thursdays, March 13, April 10, May 8
For patients and family members coping with cardiac and pulmonary problems. Call 314-344-7277 to register.

Weight-Loss Surgery Seminar

7 p.m., Thursdays, March 13, May 8, Wednesday,
April 2
Attend this seminar to learn the benefits and risks of bariatric surgery, types of weight-loss surgery and who is considered a candidate. To register for this free seminar, call 314-SSM-DOCS.

Healthy Heart Program

Noon-1:30 p.m., Tuesdays, March 11, April 8, May 13
Determine your risk for cardiac disease with this comprehensive screening program. Cost: $49. Call 314-SSM-DOCS to register.

Cancer Care Support Group

5-6:30 p.m., Wednesdays, March 12, April 9, May 14
Ongoing support for patients and family members coping with cancer. To register, call 314-344-6090.

I Can Cope

8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Wednesdays, March 19, April 16,
June 18
Informative topics to manage cancer before and after treatment. To register, call 314-344-6090.

Weight-Loss Support Group

5:30-7 p.m. Wednesdays, March 19, April 16, May 21
For more information, call 314-344-6800.

Look Good…Feel Better

1-3 p.m., Mondays, March 17, May 19
A licensed cosmetologist teaches beauty suggestions for women undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Makeup and refreshments provided. To register, call 314-344-6090.

Managing Congestive Heart Failure

10-11 a.m. Tuesdays, March 18, April 15, May 20
Find out what you can do to feel better. Learn the causes, symptoms, foods to avoid, medication benefits and the importance of exercise. Call 314-344-7277 to register.

Freedom from Smoking

10-11 a.m. Tuesdays, March 18, April 15, May 20
This is an 8-week program supported by the American Lung Association to aid people with smoking cessation. Please call 314-344-7460 for information on when the next class will be held.