By Stanford Hospital seeks volunteers
Stanford Hospital’s Partners in Caring program needs volunteers to provide friendly visits, transportation, shopping and meal assistance to people who are homebound. Training sessions for new volunteers are held once a month. For information, call 725-4137.
Healing imagery for cancer patients
Medical hypnotherapist Jeanne Fournier is set to teach healing meditation and deep relaxation techniques to cancer patients, 6-7:30 p.m., May 29, in the Oncology waiting room, Level A, of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, 795 El Camino Real. Participants will also have the opportunity to share their healing stories at the seminar. Fournier has scheduled additional seminars 6-7:30 p.m., June 12 and 26. There is no charge, but advance registration is required. For information, call 961-3479.
Childbirth preparation refresher course
Perryn Rowland, a certified childbirth educator, has scheduled “Preparing for Birth: A Refresher,” a one-session class for families expecting a second child, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 8, at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, 795 El Camino Real. The class is suitable for parents who have previously participated in a comprehensive childbirth program. Cost is $70, and advance registration is required. For information or reservations, call 853-2960.
Insulin resistance program at PAMF
Physician Randolph Linde is set to speak about “Syndrome X of Insulin Resistance,” 7-8:30 p.m., June 11, at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, 795 El Camino Real. There is no charge, but advance registration is required. For information and registration, call 853-4873.
Inflammatory bowel disease seminar
Physicians Andrew Shelton and Mark Welton, of the Stanford Colorectal Surgery Program, plan to discuss inflammatory bowel syndrome, its causes, surgery and other treatments, 9-10:30 a.m., May 25, at the Stanford Health Library, Suite 2-B, Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto.
There is no charge, but advance registration is required. For information and registration, call 498-7826.
Vertebral fracture pain treatment
Huy Do, an assistant professor of radiology and neurosurgery, is scheduled to speak about vertebroplasty, a new treatment for vertebral fractures and the ongoing back pain they cause, 9-10:30 a.m., June 8, at the Stanford Health Library, Suite 2-B, Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto.
There is no charge, but advance registration is required.
For information and registration, call 498-7826.
Aesthetic plastic surgery program
Physician David M. Kahn has scheduled “Freshening Up: The Ins and Outs of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery,” 7-8:30 p.m., June 13, at the Stanford Health Library, Suite 2-B, Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto.
Kahn will explain what brow lift, eyelid surgery, face lift and rhinoplasty procedures involve and what benefits they may provide.
There is no charge, but advance registration is required.
For information and registration, call 498-7826.
Lymphoma research and treatment
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society has scheduled a program on non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, new research and treatments, 6:30-8:30 p.m., June 13, at Sequoia Hospital Health and Wellness Services, 702 Marshall St., Redwood City.
There is no charge, but advance registration is required. For information and registration, call (415) 625-1105.
