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Beebe Medical Center Calendar

04/08/09

Screenings
Free Glucose Screenings
Every Wednesday at Three Locations
1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
No appointments are necessary. The results of these screenings can indicate whether a patient needs to see a physician for evaluation for diabetes. They are not intended for diabetes management.

Beebe Lab Express (302) 645-3568
Beebe Medical Center, 1st Floor, East entrance

Beebe Lab Express (302) 645-3010 ext. 2444
The Beebe Health Campus, Route 24

Beebe Lab Express - Milton (302) 684-8579

Diabetic Foot Screening
In order to increase awareness of the potential for foot problems in persons with diabetes, Beebe Medical Center's Diabetes Management Department will offer a Free Diabetic Foot Examination at the Long Neck Health Center, just South of Route 24 on Long Neck Road, on selected Wednesdays: May 20, June 17, August 19, and September 16, from 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm.

This foot screening is for individuals with diabetes who do not have podiatry care. Participants also will receive education on daily foot care, proper footwear, and problems requiring treatment. To register, or for more information on diabetes education, please call (302) 947-2500.

Support Groups
Caregivers' Support Group
Third Thursday of Each Month
A support group for caregivers of those with Alzheimer's disease and related diseases meets at The Gull House (Bay Mart Shopping Center, opposite Spring Lake, Rehoboth). For further information, please call Kathleen Graham Frey at (302) 226-2160.

Fibromyalgia Support Group
For further information please contact Beebe Medical Center's Integrative Health
at (302) 645-3528.

Mended Hearts Support Group
First Town Mended Hearts -- Chapter 344 - a support group for heart patients and their families. Meets every 3rd Tuesday at 2pm at the McCurry Conference Center in the Medical Arts Building, next to Tunnel Cancer Center on John J. Williams Highway. For information, contact Beebe Medical Center Cardiac Rehab at (302) 645-3514.


Stroke Support Group
A stroke support group meets from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on the 4th Thursday of the month at Tunnell Cancer Center, 18947 John J. Williams Highway in Rehoboth Beach. The group provides support to stroke survivors, care partners, spouses and friends. It provides education and resources to maximize participation in home and community. For information contact Holly Sullivan, Speech/Language Pathologist, at (302) 645-3010, ext. 2436.

Classes
CPR -- ACLS - PALS
Beebe Medical Center offers CPR, ACLS (advanced cardiac life support), and PALS (pediatric advanced life support) classes. CPR courses are offered every 3rd Tuesday of the month. Health Care Provider recertification is offered from 9 a.m. -- 1 p.m. and Heartsaver AED is offered from 1:30 -- 5:30 pm. Courses are $50 each. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) are offered as 1 day recertification ($110) and 2 day certification ($200) courses.
Please note that a current CPR card and basic knowledge of dysrhythmia interpretation are prerequisites for ACLS and PALS courses. All class fees include the cost of the required manual(s) (American Heart Association requires that the student has the course manual prior to the start of the course) and the appropriate AHA certification card.
For further information or to sign up for an American Heart Association course, please call the Education Department at (302) 645-3248.
CPR courses can also be scheduled privately for your group of 5 or more. To schedule a class, please call Corey Esposito at (302) 645-3100 ext. 5935.


Diabetes
Diabetes educational programs are offered three times each month for persons newly diagnosed and those who need a refresher course for managing their disease. An 8-hour diabetes self-management education series is presented as four 2-hour classes or as two 4-hour classes each month. Both provide the ADA standard curriculum for healthy eating, increasing activity, monitoring blood glucose, taking medications, healthy coping, problem solving, and preventing complications. Certified Diabetes Educators teach all classes. Contact: Diabetes Management Department at the Beebe Long Neck Health Center, 32060 Long Neck Road; telephone (302) 947-2500.

Meditation and Hand Drumming
3 p.m., May 5, Epworth United Methodist Church, 19285 Holland Glade Road, Rehoboth Beach. The instructor is Cheyenne Luzader, MS, Integrative Health Coordinator at Beebe Medical Center. Free; sponsored by Beebe Medical Center Integrative Health.
For more information and to register, call (302) 227-7743, ext. 107.

Laughter Yoga
3 p.m., May 19, Cadbury of Lewes, 17028 Cadbury Circle, Lewes. The instructor is Phyllis Kelly, trained laughter leader. Free; sponsored by Beebe Medical Center Integrative Health. For more information and to register, call (302) 344-6969.

Events

25th Annual Families, Individuals, and Community Conference
"Healthy Communities Start With You"
The conference will take place 8:30 a.m., May 1, at the Carter Partnership Center, Delaware Technical & Community College, Georgetown, with sponsorship from Beebe Medical Center.

The key note speaker is Karyl Thomas Rattay, MD, MS, innovator of the Five, Two, One, Almost None program. She is a Pediatric Preventive Medicine Physician at
Nemours Health and Prevention Services, Newark, Delaware. The conference includes workshops, learning activities, panel discussions and health screenings plus many exhibitors. The fee is $35 which includes lunch.
To register, contact Christel Shumate, (302) 855-7890.
Save The Date:
June 13 - The 20th Annual Best of the Beach Art Auction
To take place under an enormous tent on the grounds of the Tunnell Cancer Center.


Beebe Medical Center is a not-for-profit community medical center with a charitable mission to encourage healthy living, prevent illness, and restore optimal health with the people residing, working, or visiting in the communities we serve. For more information, please visit us online at www.beebemed.
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