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and heart disease) and their caregivers. Topics include communicating better with health professionals, healthy eating, appropriate exercise, medications and decreasing fatigue. To register, call 410-222-4366 or go to aacounty.org/aging. BLOOD DRIVES 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, and Friday, April 18. Give the lifesaving gift of blood by participating in a UM BWMC-sponsored blood drive. Visit redcrossblood.org to review donor eligibility guidelines. To schedule an appointment to donate, call 410-787-4367. ENGAGE WITH AN EXPERT SERIES Go with the Flow: Maintaining Your Vascular Health Justin Nelms, MD Saturday, Feb. 15 Heartbeat for Health Looking for a fun way to warm up and get healthy this winter? Join us from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Severna Park Community Center, 623 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd., for UM BWMC's annual heart-healthy educational event, designed to motivate you to take the right steps for better health. For a complete list of this year's demonstrations, performances and screenings, go to mybwmc.org. Vascular surgeon Justin Nelms, MD, will showcase conditions that affect arteries and veins, such as stroke and peripheral artery disease (PAD), and discuss prevention and treatment options to maintain an active lifestyle. Wednesday, Feb. 26, 6:30 p.m., at the Leo & Lysbeth Courtney Conference Center, on the eighth ﬂoor of UM BWMC, 301 Hospital Drive Joint Decision: Preventive Treatments for Aging Joints Leo Courtney, MD Orthopaedic surgeon Leo Courtney, MD, will discuss treatment options for aging joints. Tuesday, March 18, 6:30 p.m., at the Dr. Constantine Padussis Conference Center, on the third ﬂoor of UM BWMC, 301 Hospital Drive Dressing Up: The Basics of Wound Care and Healing Cornelious Musara, MD Physicians Cornelious Musara, MD, and Richard Kelton, MD, offer an informative discussion about treating chronic nonhealing wounds. Thursday, April 10, 6:30 p.m., at the Dr. Constantine Padussis Conference Center, on the third ﬂoor of UM BWMC, 301 Hospital Drive To register to attend these free lectures, call 410-787-4367. Richard Kelton, MD and free screenings at UM BWMC, email bwmcpr@bwmc.umms.org. mybwmc.org | Winter 2014 15 http://www.aacounty.org/aging http://www.redcrossblood.org http://www.mybwmc.org http://www.mybwmc.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Maryland's Health Matters - BWMC - Winter 2014

Maryland's Health Matters - BWMC - Winter 2014
Contents
A Healthy Start
Age Appropriate
The Brain and Beyond
Your Point of View
Back on the Beat
At a Glance
News and Events

Maryland's Health Matters - BWMC - Winter 2014