Health and Wellness Lecture Series 2013

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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.

Note: To request American Sign Language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, contact ACCES Program, (858) 534-6744, at least two weeks 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.

As of January 2010, the lectures are no longer streamed live. Archived audio and video will be available a few days after each lecture date.

Health and Wellness Lecture Series' 2013 schedule

Jan. 08: Managing Disability: The Interactive Process, Reasonable Accommodation and Related Issues
Presenter: Fred Bellinger, Ph.D., ACCES Disability Management Counselor, UC San Diego
Location: Price Center West (map) - Green Table Room
Time: Noon-1:00 p.m.
May. 31: Spring Quarterly Event. A Personal Journey: How Diabetes Saved My Life. A Collaboration with the UC San Diego Veteran's Association and UC San Diego Community Advocates for Disability Rights and Education (CADRE).
Presenter: Mr. Urban Miyares, World's Fastest Blind Skier, Multi Disabled Vietnam War Veteran and Founder/President of the Disabled Businesspersons Association, (DBA)
Location: Price Center West (map) - Thurgood Marshall College Room
Time: Noon-1:00 p.m.
July 23: Summer Quarterly Event. Anyone CAN Overcome Adversity. It's All a Matter of Perspective; the Choice is Yours.
Presenter: Ms. Chris Timmins, Author, Speaker, Teacher and Community Service Advocate
Location: Price Center West (map) - Green Table Room
Time: Noon-1:00 p.m.

Health and Wellness Lecture Series' 2012 schedule:

Jan 17: An Open Panel Discussion - In Your Shoes Event: A Social Justice Lens Dialogue on Abilities, Access, and the Environment.
Moderator: Barry Niman
Location: Price Center West (map) - Thurgood Marshall College Room
Time: Noon-1:00 p.m.
Feb. 14: Building a Personalized Eldercare Plan.
Presenters: Ann Butterfield, RN; Tony Bevin; Sydney Kennedy, CSA; and Michelle Brown-Shelton, M.A., ATR, CEAP.
Location: Price Center West (map) - Eleanor Roosevelt College Room
Time: Noon-1:00 p.m.
March 22: Get It in Writing: The Importance of Your Advanced Care Directive.
Presenters: Tauna Austin, MS, CRS, and Dena West, MS, MFT, both of LightBridge Hospice & Palliative Care
Location: Price Center West (map) - Eleanor Roosevelt College Room
Time: Noon-1:00 p.m.
April 10: Good Addictions, Bad Addictions, and Healthy Habits
Presenter: John Smith, LCSW, Counselor at the UC San Diego Faculty and Staff Assistance Program
Location: Price Center West (map) - Green Table Room
Time: Noon-1:00 p.m.
May 29: The Mind's Healing Power: Next Step in Advancement for Gene Research and Brain Function
Presenter: Tom Bartol, Ph.D., Computational Neuroscientist, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla
Location: (Old) Student Center Expansion Bldg - 1st Floor, Dolores Herta-Vera Cruz Room
Time: Noon-1:00 p.m.
June 12: Internet Safety: If You Think You Know What Your Kids are Doing Online... You Don't!
Presenter: Detective Susan Righthouse, San Diego Police Department
Location: Price Center West (map) - Earl Warren College Room
Time: Noon-1:00 p.m.
July 30: Managing Disability: The Interactive Process, Reasonable Accommodation and Related Issues
Presenter: Fred Bellinger, Ph.D., Disability Management Counselor, ACCES Program, UC San Diego
Location: Price Center West (map) - Green Table Room
Time: Noon-1:00 p.m.
Aug 14: The Six Fundamentals of Sexual Health for Healthy Living
Presenter(s): Douglas Braun-Harvey, MFT, CGP, John Smith, LCSW, Counselor, UCSD FSAP Program and Janette Shelton, Disability Management Counselor, UCSD ACCES Program
Location: Price Center East (map) - John Muir College Room
Time: Noon-1:00 p.m.
Sept. 11: Premarital Financial Planning: Seven Steps to Wedded Bliss
Presenter: Chase Peckham, Director of Community Outreach, DebtWave Credit Counseling, Inc.
Location: Price Center East (map) - John Muir College Room
Time: Noon-1:00 p.m.
Oct. 26: A Celebration of Abilities Learning Opportunity Event. An Open Panel Discussion. In Your Shoes: A Social Justice Lens. Dialogue on Activities, Access and Environment.
Moderator: Barry Niman
Location: Price Center West (map) - Green Table Room
Time: Noon-1:00 p.m.
Nov. 13: Veg-Appeal: Whole Food, Plant-Powered, and Planet-Friendly Cooking
Presenter(s): Sheila Fisher, Ami Chitalia, and Tracy Childs, co-founders of Veg-Appeal
Location: Price Center West (map) - Eleanor Roosevelt College Room
Time: Noon-1:00 p.m.
Dec. 11: The Stuart Collection: A World Famous Art Collection in Our Own Backyard.
Presenter: Mary Beebe, Director of the Stuart Collection at UC San Diego
Location: Price Center West (map) - Eleanor Roosevelt College Room
Time: Noon-1:00 p.m.

Health and Wellness Lecture Series' 2011 schedule:

Jan. 12: The Neurobiology of Wisdom, Relationship of Wisdom with Aging, the Associated Neuroplasticity, and a Speculation of the Possible Evolutionary Significance of Wisdom.
Presenter: Dr. Dilip Jeste
Location: (Old) Student Center Expansion Bldg - 1st Floor, Dolores Herta-Vera Cruz Room
Time: Noon-1:00 p.m
Feb. 24: A Personal Story: Families Working Together to Overcome Attitudinal Barriers of Stigma and Prejudice of Perceived Disability Labels.
Presenter: Mark Goffeney
Location: (Old) Student Center Expansion Bldg - 1st Floor, Dolores Herta-Vera Cruz Room
Time: Noon-1:00 p.m.
Mar 8: Mindworks: A Brain-Based Program for Organizing Your Life. A Collaboration with The Learn at Lunch Program.
Presenter: Joan Landguth, LCSW, UC San Diego Gifford Clinic
Location: The Price Center, West (map) - The Green Table Room
Time: Noon–1:00 p.m.
Apr. 26: Allow Joy Back into Your Life. Transform Your Energy Burnout Through the Daily Benefits of Laughter.
Presenter: Shawn Pelofsky, a Talented, Comedienne Headliner from the World Famous - on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood and the La Jolla Comedy Store. Shawn is annually featured as the Emcee/Master of Ceremonies of the UC San Diego Annual Celebration of Abilities Entertainment Events in October held at the La Jolla campus.
Location: The (Old) Student Center Expansion Bldg - 1st Floor, Dolores Huerta-Vera Cruz Room
Time: Noon-1:00 p.m
May 26: Title of DVD to be shown: "Juicy Living, Juicy Aging". NOTE: This presentation has been cancelled and rescheduled for Aug, 2011.
Presenter: Loretta LaRoche, an adjunct faculty member of the Behavior Institue of Medicine which is an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, is an irreverent humorist, speaker, author and health expert who presents at seminars and lectures to employee groups and others around the country on effective ways to handle stress, aging, love and life balance.
Location: Price Center - West (map) - The Thurgood Marshall College Room.
Time: Noon-1:00 p.m
June 15: Discover an Untapped Resource: Working with Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Presenter: Linda Iacelli, Assistant Director on Employment, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY and UCSD's own Georgia Robins Sadler, MBA, Ph.D., Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, UCSD SOM.
Location: The (Old) Student Center Expansion Bldg - 1st Floor, Dolores Huerta - Philip Vera Cruz
Time: Noon–1:00 p.m.
July 12: The Heart of Healing. A Collaboration with The Learn at Lunch Program.
Presenter: Roger Cavnaugh, Ph.D. is a private practice psychologist in the La Jolla area helping people to enpower themselves to create more effective, healthy and fulfilling lifestyles and relationships. Dr. Cavnaugh is a faculty member at the California Institute for Human Science.
Location: The Geisel Library, The Seuss Room
Time: Noon–1:00 p.m
Aug 29: Title of DVD to be shown: "Juicy Living, Juicy Aging".
Presenter: Loretta LaRoche, an adjunct faculty member of the Behavior Institue of Medicine
Location: (Old) Student Center Expansion Bldg - 1st Floor, Dolores Herta-Vera Cruz Room
Time: Noon-1:00 p.m
Sept 13: Walking The Autumn Labyrinth. A Collaboration between The Learn at Lunch Program, UC San Diego Staff Association and CADRE.
Presenter: Gary Krueger, United First Methodist.
Location: The Price Center, East - The Dance Studio - Level 2
Time: Noon–1:00 p.m.
Oct 11: Documentary film to be shown: "Rolling" that provides care-givers, policy makers and healthcare professionals insight into life on wheels for 1.6 million Americans. This Celebration of Abilities Learning Opportunity is co-sponsored by UC San Diego SOM, Office of Admissions and Student Affairs, UCSD's Gold Humanism Honor Society, Arnonld P. Gold Foundation, The Chancellor's Office and CADRE.
Location: Medical Education and Telemedicine (MET) Building, Main Auditorium
Time: 5:30pm - 7:00 p.m
Oct 25: An Open Panel Discussion - In Your Shoes Event: A Social Justice Lens Dialogue on Abilities, Access, and the Environment. This Celebration of Abilities Learning Opportunity is co-sponsored by CADRE and the Chancellor's Office.
Location: (Old) Student Center Expansion Bldg - 1st Floor, Dolores Herta-Vera Cruz Room
Time: Noon-1:00 p.m.
Nov 17: Making Critical Sense of Disability: The Roles of Normalcy, Independence, and Hierarchy. This combined Health and Wellness Lecture and Celebration of Abilities Learning Opportunity is co-sponsored by CADRE.
Presenter: Suzanne Stolz, Ed.D.
Location: (Old) Student Center Expansion Bldg - 1st Floor, Dolores Herta-Vera Cruz Room
Time: Noon–1:00 p.m.
Dec 1: An Open Panel Discussion: World AIDS Day Event. Collaboration with Campus Community Centers, and a number of organizations and departments at UC San Diego including the LGBT Resource Center.
Presenter: Dr. Shaun Travers, Director, UC San Diego LGBT Resource Center
Location: The Chancellor's 111-A Conference Room
Time: Noon–1:00 p.m.

Health and Wellness Lecture Series' 2010 schedule:

Jan. 12: Good Grief and Not So Good Grief
Presenter: Dr. Sid Zisook
Location: Price Center, West – Eleanor Roosevelt College Room (map). A collaborative effort w/ FSAP's Learn At Lunch Program.
Time: Noon–1:00 p.m
Feb. 25: Don't Just Do Something – Stand There! How to enhance your relationships with loved ones, friends, and colleagues who have been diagnosed with cancer.
Presenter: Tina Friedman, MSW, Community Relations Manager/ Patient & Family Support Service, Moores UCSD Cancer Center
Location: The Price Center, West – The Earl Warren College Room (map)
Time: Noon–1:00 p.m.
March 11: Food for Thought: Healing Foods to Savor
Presenter: Vicky Newman, MS, RD; Director of Nutrition Services, UCSD Cancer Prevention & Control Program
Location: Price Center, West – Eleanor Roosevelt College Room (map)
Time: Noon–1:00 p.m
April 27: Myth or Fact: Can What We Eat Affect our Body's Acid-Base Balance? What is the Impact on our Health?
Presenter: Vicky Newman, RD, MS; Director of Nutrition Services, UCSD Cancer Prevention & Control Program
Location: Price Center, West – Eleanor Roosevelt College Room (map)
Time: Noon–1:00 p.m
May 18: Are You at Risk? Cancer in the Family Tree: Heredity, Genetic Testing, and the Risk of Cancer.
Presenter: Lisa Madlensky, Ph.D.
Location: Price Center, West - Eleanor Roosevelt College Room (map)
Time: Noon–1:00 p.m
June 24: Eyes Wide Open About Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Presenter: Dr. Don Kikkawa
Location: Price Center, West – Thurgood Marshall College Room (map)
Time: Noon–1:00 p.m
July 28: Interested in Maintaining your Occupational Health? Discover What Occupational Health and Hygiene Resource Programs are Available at UC San Diego so that You May Retire with Optimal Health.
Presenter: Daphne Thaung, MPH, CIH
Location: The Price Center - West, The Eleanor Roosevelt
Time: Noon–1:00 p.m
Aug. 11: Did You Choose Your Parents Wisely?
Genetics Studies of Psychiatric Conditions
Presenter: John Kelsoe, M.D.
Location: The (Old) Student Center which is located on the 1st floor of Student Center Expansion - Dolores Huerta - Philip Vera Cruz Room
Time: Noon–1:00 p.m
Sept. 28: Ergonomic Risk Factor Awareness: Avoiding Repetitive Pain and Disability.
Presenter: Julia Jensen
Location: The (Old) Student Center which is located on the 1st floor of Student Center Expansion - Dolores Huerta - Philip Vera Cruz Room
Time: Noon–1:00 p.m
Oct. 15: In Your Shoes: A Social Justice Lens - Dialogue on Activities, Access, and the Environment
Location: The Price Center - West, The Eleanor Roosevelt College Room Time: Noon-1:00 p.m
Nov. 30: Mind, Brain and the Path of Peace
Presenter: Roger Cavnaugh, Ph.D.
Location: The Geisel Library, The Seuss Room
Time: Noon–1:00 p.m.
Dec 16: Fitness a Go-Go: Tools and Incentives to Embark on the Path to Wellness featuring UC San Diego's own Fitwell Program.
Presenter: Jonna Haupu
Location: The (Old) Student Center which is located on the 1st floor of Student Center Expansion - Dolores Huerta - Philip Vera Cruz Room
Time: Noon–1:00 p.m.

Health and Wellness Lecture Series 2013

As of January 2010, the lectures are no longer streamed live. Archived audio and video will be available a few days after each lecture date.

Health and Wellness Lecture Series' 2013 schedule

Health and Wellness Lecture Series' 2010 schedule:

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