Women's Wellness Workshop 2009

Overview of the Day

Saturday, September 26
8:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Crowne Plaza Hotel
801 Greenwich Avenue
Warwick, RI
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The schedule below provides a general overview of the day. A more detailed program schedule will be available on the day of the event.

All attendees will receive a gift. You will also have the chance to win exciting prizes. Prize drawings take place during the luncheon.

8:30 a.m.	Sign-in at registration booth • Light breakfast • Visit information booths
9 a.m.	Welcome and opening remarks • Timothy J. Babineau, MD, president and chief executive officer of Rhode Island and The Miriam hospitals • Marsha Weiss, director, Community Health Services, The Miriam Hospital Announce winner of The Betty L. Marcus Women’s Health Award: The Betty L. Marcus Women’s Health Endowment Fund awards a sum of money to the researcher or clinician whose work best epitomizes service to women.
9:15 a.m.	Keynote address Food as Medicine: Eating Your Way to a Healthier You Mary M. Flynn, PhD, RD, LDN Supervisor and chief research dietitian, The Miriam Hospital Assistant professor of medicine at Brown University
10:00 a.m.	Break and health screenings
10:15 a.m.	Morning breakout sessions and workshops begin.
11:15 a.m.	Break Visit the health screenings and information booths.
11:30 a.m.	Break and luncheon greetings Arthur J. Sampson executive director, The Miriam Hospital Healthy Cooking Demonstration Chef Frank Terranova and Mary Flynn, PhD, RD, LDN Luncheon
1:15p.m.	Break Visit the educational and health screening booths.
1:45 p.m.	Afternoon breakout sessions and workshops begin.
2:45 p.m.	Women’s Wellness Workshop concludes.

You are also encouraged to participate in the following health screenings:

• Blood pressure
• Body fat analysis
• Cholesterol
• Dermascan

• Peripheral vascular disease
• Stroke risk assessment
• Varicose veins
• Glucose

Registration

The daylong event costs $30, which includes lunch ($35 after September 18). Fees are non-refundable.