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Free health seminars in September

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Renown Health will offer one free in-person seminar and three free Online Health Series webinars on a variety of health related topics during the month of September. All four seminars are open to the public. The Online Health Series seminars are accessible to anyone with a phone and a computer with internet access. Participants are encouraged to register early for the seminars.

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  • 45 minutes that will change your life: a new era in minimally-invasive weight loss procedures: Wednesday, Sept. 5, 5 p.m., Mack Auditorium, Renown Regional Medical Center(free public event) – Kent Sasse, MD, MPH, FACS, will discuss current weight-loss procedures. Topics include the recently approved laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, weight-loss procedure risks, the risk of not undergoing a procedure and reasons for why a weight-loss procedure can cure type II diabetes.
  • 45 minutes that will change your life: a new era in minimally-invasive weight loss procedures: Thursday, Sept. 6, Noon, Online – (free public event) – Kent Sasse, MD, MPH, FACS, will discuss current weight-loss procedures. Topics include the recently approved laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, weight-loss procedure risks, the risk of not undergoing a procedure and reasons for why a weight-loss procedure can cure type II diabetes.
  • Sports Injury Prevention and Recovery: Wednesday, Sept. 19, 6 p.m., Online(free public event) – Amber Hayes, MD, will discuss ways to limit sports related injuries. Topics include sports injury prevention measures, sports physicals and steps to take if an injury occurs.
  • Prostate Health: Tuesday, Sept. 25, Noon, Online – (free public event) – Angelo Kanellos, MD, will discuss important information about prostate health including who should be screened, signs and symptoms of prostate cancer and leading-edge treatment for prostate cancer using the physician-guided da Vinci Surgical System.

A question and answer session will occur at the end of each live seminar. Recordings of the Online Heath Series will be available online after each presentation. To learn more, register for an in-person seminar or Online Health Series or to view a recording of a past seminar, visit renown.org/onlinehealthseries.

 

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