By PAMF offers flu shots

The Palo Alto Medical Foundation is offering flu shots to its established patients at its local clinic sites. High-risk patients may receive flu shots 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Oct. 28, at the Palo Alto Medical Clinic, 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Other patients may receive their shots 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 10-11 and 17-18, at the same venue. Shots are also available Nov. 10, 14 and 17 at the Los Altos Center, 370 Distel Circle. A charge of $18 will be billed to patients’ insurance. For information on the flu vaccine, logon to the Centers for Disease Control Web site at www.cdc.gov.

Healing imagery for cancer patients

Medical hypnotherapist Jeanne Fournier is set to lead a seminar, “Healing Imagery for Cancer Patients,” 6-7:30 p.m., Oct. 31 and Nov. 14, in the oncology waiting room of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. The seminar is free. For more information, call 961-3479.

Guided imagery for pain management

Certified hypnotherapist Mary Horngren is scheduled to present a guided imagery workshop in a small group setting for patients with chronic pain, 7-9 p.m., Nov. 1, at the Stanford Health Library, 2-B Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto. The workshop is free, but attendance is limited to the first 25 reservations. To register, call 498-7826.

Headaches: classification and treatment

John Lacy, M.D., is slated to lead a discussion of the different types of headaches, and medical and nonmedical approaches to their treatment, 7-8:30 p.m., Nov. 13, Hearst Center for Health Education, third floor, Jamblis Building, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto.

Attendance is free, but reservations are required. For reservations, call 853-4873.

Stanford study on Sept. 11 impact

Stanford psychiatrist David Spiegel is seeking people to participate in a confidential online survey to assess the psychological impact of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

The first part of the survey is a series of multiple choice questions designed to evaluate individuals’ reactions to the attacks.

Spiegel estimates the questions can be completed in 15-20 minutes.

The second part is optional and involves additional questions.

Participants, who must be age 18 or older, will then be contacted within six months to participate in an additional online assessment to determine which coping strategies and other factors prove most and least beneficial in the long term.

To participate, logon to http://coping.stanford.edu.

For more information, call Cathleen Desjardins at 723-8471.