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Health Promotion Series

Boston University offers a diverse series of programs to assist and inform employees about many health and life issues.

Online registration for the Fall 2008 season is now available. You can select the training sessions you would like to attend, complete the registration form, and click the "Register now" button. Employees may register for any programs that have not yet been held. You will be contacted by electronic mail to confirm receipt of your registration.

  • All workshops begin promptly at the time stated. Please be courteous and arrive on time.
  • Lunch is provided at the Health Promotion Series seminars.
  • Please notify the Office of Human Resources at 353-3500 or email whl@bu.edu as soon as possible if you are unable to attend a workshop for which you enrolled—preferably at least twenty-four hours before the workshop.
  • If special accommodations are needed, please call 353-3500.

Following is a list of programs offered for the Fall 2008 season. Please select all workshops and seminars for which you would like to register by clicking the boxes to the left of the workshop titles. (An "X" or a check mark should appear next to each program you wish to attend.) Then complete the information below the list and select the "Register Now" button. You must receive your supervisor's permission to register for workshops (except for the lunch time Health Promotion Programs.)

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The following Seminars are sponsored by the Occupational Health Center and feature prominent Boston Medical Center Physicians.

HP22: Shoulder Injury
Date and Time: Monday, October 6, 2008 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Presenter: Timothy Foster, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine.
Location: Boston University Occupational Health Center, 930 Commonwealth Avenue, West (Pleasant Street entrance)

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HP37: New Techniques for Colon Screening Colonoscopy and Gastroenterology
Date and Time: Monday, October 27, 2008 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Presenter: Daniel Mishkin, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Gastroenterology Center for Digestive Disorders, Boston Medical Center
Location: Boston University Occupational Health Center, 930 Commonwealth Avenue, West (Pleasant Street entrance)

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HP26: Update in Preventive Medicine
Date and Time: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Presenter: Steven Abreu, MD, Instructor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
Location: Boston University Occupational Health Center, 930 Commonwealth Avenue, West (Pleasant Street entrance)

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HP34: GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
Date and Time: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Presenter: Michael Wolfe, MD, Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Chief, Section of Gastroenterology, Boston Medical Center.
Location: Boston University Occupational Health Center, 930 Commonwealth Avenue, West (Pleasant Street entrance)

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HP36: Vitamin D: A D-Lightful Story for Your Health - NEW DATE
Date and Time: Tuesday, December 9, 2008 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Presenter: Michael Holick, PhD, MD, Professor of Medicine, Physiology, Biophysics, Boston University School of Medicine.
Location: Boston University Occupational Health Center, 930 Commonwealth Avenue, West (Pleasant Street entrance)

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HP05: Retinal Complications of Diabetes
Date and Time: Thursday, December 11, 2008 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Presenter: Elliot Sternthal, MD, Clinical Director of Diabetes Services, Boston Medical Center, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine.
Location: Boston University Occupational Health Center, 930 Commonwealth Avenue, West (Pleasant Street entrance)

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HP02: Exercise
Date and Time: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Presenter: Trace Sears, DPT, Senior Physical Therapist, Sargent Boston University Rehabilitation Services.
Location: Boston University Occupational Health Center, 930 Commonwealth Avenue, West (Pleasant Street entrance)

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HP46: The Connection Between Overall Health and Oral Health
Date and Time: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Presenter: Margaret Errante, DDS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Director, Boston University Dental Health Center.
Location: Boston University Occupational Health Center, 930 Commonwealth Avenue, West (Pleasant Street entrance)

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HP49: Restless Leg Syndrome
Date and Time: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Presenter: Sanford Auerbach, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Medical Director, Sleep Lab at Quincy Medical Center.
Location: Boston University Occupational Health Center, 930 Commonwealth Avenue, West (Pleasant Street entrance)

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HP43: Dermatology
Date and Time: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Presenter: Niels Krejci, MD, Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Medical Director and Chief of Cosmetic Surgery, Boston University Center for Cosmetic Laser and Surgery
Location: Boston University Occupational Health Center, 930 Commonwealth Avenue, West (Pleasant Street entrance)

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HP50: Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Cardiac Conditions - REVISED
Date and Time: Thursday, February 5, 2009 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Presenter: Gary Balady, MD, Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine.
Location: Boston University Occupational Health Center, 930 Commonwealth Avenue, West (Pleasant Street entrance)

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HP14: Women's Health Issues: Focus on Menopause
Date and Time: Thursday, February 12, 2009 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Presenter: Andrea Kronman, MD, MSc, Clinical Instructor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine.
Location: Boston University Occupational Health Center, 930 Commonwealth Avenue, West (Pleasant Street entrance)

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HP51: Why We Have to Change the Way We Think About Food
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Presenter: Stacey Zawacki, MS, RD, Director of Nutrition/ Fitness Center, Sargent Boston University Rehabilitation Services.
Location: Boston University Occupational Health Center, 930 Commonwealth Avenue, West (Pleasant Street entrance)

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HP52: Chronic Lung Disease
Date and Time: Thursday, February 19, 2009 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Presenter: Karin A. Sloan, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Boston University School of Medicine, Medical Director of Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Boston Medical Center.
Location: Boston University Occupational Health Center, 930 Commonwealth Avenue, West (Pleasant Street entrance)

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Please select all workshops and seminars for which you would like to register by clicking the boxes to the left of the workshop titles. (An "X" or a check mark should appear next to each program you wish to attend.) Then complete the information below the list and select the "Register Now" button. You must receive your supervisor's permission to register for workshops (except for the lunch time Health Promotion Programs.)

First Name
Last Name 
E-mail  Address
Title
Department
Phone Number
Salary Grade (If you are a faculty member, please enter FA for a salary grade.)

How did you hear about the Work, Health, and Life training programs?

Have you ever attended a Work, Health, and Life program before?


Staff must receive supervisor's permission to register for workshops (except for the lunch time Health promotion Programs.)

Supervisor's Name
Supervisor's E-mail Address