Health and Wellness Lecture Series 2009

Find links to recent past presentations, and see a schedule of upcoming speakers for the Health and Wellness Lecture Series, offering monthly events on topics related to health issues, personal well-being, and disability prevention and management.

The UCSD Accommodation Counseling and Consulting Services Health and Wellness lectures occur once a month, from noon – 1 p.m. All lectures are free and wheelchair accessible.

Register online or contact Alane Reardon, (858) 534-6744, to attend.

• Note: To request American Sign Language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, contact Alane Reardon, (858) 534-6744, at least 1 week before the event.

To view videos of the presentations, you must have the current version of Real Player or (for more recent presentations) another media player. To view video or slide presentations from previous years, see Health and Wellness Lecture Series Archive.

Health and Wellness Lecture Series 2009 schedule

Upcoming Presentations:

• Nov. 18, 2009: In Your Shoes: A Social Justice Lens; Dialogue on Abilities, Access, and the Environment.
  Find out how the environment impacts access and resource issues for persons with disabilities as UC San Diego students and staff members with disabilities have volunteered to share a portion of their typical day.
  • Moderator: Barry Niman
  • Location: The Price Center, West - Thurgood Marshall College Room (map)
    (formerly the Santa Barbara/Los Angeles Room)
  Dec. 3, 2009: Gratitude: Giving Gifts to Oneself and Others
  • Presenter: Dr. Roger Cavnaugh
  • Location: The Geisel Library, The Seuss Room (map)

Past Presentations

Archived presentations can be found at BlinkCast.

• Nov. 5, 2009: Hypnosis: A Path to Better Health

• Oct. 14, 2009: Very Shy: Social Anxiety from Kindergarten to College

• Sept. 22, 2009: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• Aug. 18 , 2009: The Latest on LASIK Eye Surgery

• July 29, 2009: Blood Pressure, Stress, and Ethnicity

• June 11, 2009: Steps You Can Take to Prevent, Detect, and Manage Skin Cancer

• May 20, 2009: Emotions Matter: Using Emotional Intelligence to Work with Others and Stay Healthy

• April 1, 2009: Feeling the Burn of Harmless Heartburn or of Relentless Reflux? Expert Advice on Detecting and Treating Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

• March 19, 2009: Heartburn or Heart Attack? Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease in Women

• Feb. 5, 2009: Rheumatology: Managing Arthritis Effectively

• Jan. 13, 2009: Pain Management: Therapeutic Cannabis Usage Studies for Cancer Pain Symptoms

Sponsors

• Community Advocates for Disability Rights and Education (CADRE) promotes full inclusion and equal opportunity for people with disabilities at UCSD.
• UCSD Accommodation Counseling and Consulting Services provides disability management, accessibility coordination, and job accommodation services to UCSD departments and to campus-funded faculty and staff members.
• UCSD Medical Center
• UCSD School of Medicine
• Vice Chancellor – External and Business Affairs

Human Resources

Health & Wellness

• Blood Drives
• Celebration of Abilities Month
• FitLife
• FitWell
• Lecture Series
• Lecture Series Archive
• Walk UCSD