News

PATIENT EDUCATION DAY

Annenberg Center for Medical Education

at Lankenau Medical Center

Creating community and sharing knowledge for people with migraine

and other headache disorders and their loved ones.

Saturday, March 23, 2019

9:30 AM – 4:00 PM

The day will include multiple formats:

• Lectures
• Experiential activities
• Facilitated, small group discussion

The day will include the following topics:

• Research update
• Medical and non-medical treatment
• Self-care
• Reducing stigma
• Self-advocacy
• Understanding anxiety and depression
• Mindfulness

This program is designed for:

• People with Chronic and

Episodic Migraine

• Families and people who care about

those with Migraine

• People with other headache disorders
• People with a genuine interest

in the well being of persons with

headache disorders

Registration: $20

Registration at milesformigraine.org

Meningococcal Serogroup B:  Disease Education & Vaccine Information 

Educational Event:

PRESENTATION BY: Thomas Dumas, Pharm D, GSK

SAVE THE DATE!

December 4th at 6:30pm: Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar 555 East Lancaster Avenue, Suite 10 Radnor, Pennsylvania 

FOR QUESTIONS OR TO RSVP. PLEASE CONTACT: JOAN RUFFINI: joan.s.ruffini@gsk.com by 11/30/18. RSVP is required.

Best- Sue

Educational Event-

RESENTATION BY: Leonard Friedland, MD VP and Director, Scientific Affairs and Public Health, GSK Vaccines and Nick Springer Meningococcal Disease Survivor

SAVE THE DATE!

August 28 at 630pm at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar 555 East Lancaster Avenue, Suite 10 Radnor, Pennsylvania 

FOR QUESTIONS OR TO RSVP. PLEASE CONTACT: JOAN RUFFINI: joan.s.ruffini@gsk.com by 8/25/2018. RSVP is required.

Best-

Catherine Sharbaugh,DNP

Haverford College

Director of Health Services

Does anyone have the dates and location of the 2018 MACHNA annual meeting?  

ACHA 2016 Annual Meeting in San Francisco

Congratulations to the three winners of the 2016 poster awards! 

The Professional/Research Poster winner: Influence of e-Health Technology Text Messages Linked with Student Health Portal to Increase College Influenza Vaccination Rate. Presenter: Catherine Sharbaugh, DNP, CRNP, Haverford College Director of Health Services

The American College Health Association has gathered information from various stakeholders and has provided a page with information specific to colleges and universities.  This page is an index of ACHA and other resources on this topic. Resources include association projects, programs, publications, guidelines, and more. Additional information may be available under “External Resources.”   Please visit   http://acha.org/Topics/ebola.cfm     

Montgomery County Department of Drug and Alcohol and Montgomery County Community College’s Student Support & Referral Team in conjunction with The Council on Compulsive Gambling of PA will present a free educational workshop on the topic of Problem Gambling and the College Population on Thursday, May 10, 2012  from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM at the Blue Bell Campus Advanced Technology Center Room 101 with video-conferencing to the Pottstown Campus South Hall Room 213.

Guest Speaker - Joanna Franklin, MS, NCGC II

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will review and discuss the definitions of Gamblers and typology, the DSM IV and V criteria for Pathological Gambling
• Participants will be able to discuss prevalence rates among young adults and teens for problem and pathological Gambling
• Participants will be able to list important research findings on adolescent gamblers and college student gamblers

Target Audience:  COLLEGE FACULTY, ADMINISTRATORS, COUNSELORS, COLLEGE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, STUDENTS, and DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROFESSIONALS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY

To register for this free workshop, please e-mail elaffert@montcopa.org or call: Eileen Lafferty, 610-278-3538

Directions to MCCC available at website:  www.mc3.edu

Hope to see you,

Grace Spena, RN, MSN

Director of Health & Wellness Initiatives

gspena@mc3.edu

Montgomery County Community College will be showing the film “Telling Amy’s Story” that documents the domestic abuse of Amy Homan McGee, a Verizon Wireless employee and mother of two who was murdered by her husband in 2001.  Detective Deirdri Feshel narrates Amy’s story highlighting the steps that could be taken to stop a similar situation.  Afterward, a discussion of domestic violence and how to increase awareness and information on where to secure help will follow.

Blue Bell Campus

340 DeKalb Pike

Blue Bell, PA 19422

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

12 Noon - 1:30 pm

Science Center Auditorium - Room 214

Light Lunch/Refreshments provided
RSVP is required – VIP parking available - Please respond by March 16th  to 215.641.6534 or via email at dkhateeb@mc3.edu

Please share this information with all who may benefit from attending this free event that is open to the public.