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Archive: UCSF events for August 2007
Dr. David G. Hwang
EVENTS
Wednesday, August 1
UCSF COMMUNITY MEETING
This meeting concerns the future of UCSF Medical Center inpatient facilities at Mission Bay. The agenda will cover pedestrian and bicycle access. 6 - 8 pm. UCSF Mission Bay Campus, Genentech Hall, Room 114, 600 16th Street, San Francisco. For more information, visit www.community.ucsf.edu or call (415) 476-8318.
Wednesday, August 8
MISSION BAY COMMUNITY TASK FORCE MEETING
A forum for UCSF and neighbors to discuss the future direction of UCSF in and around Mission Bay over the next five years. 6:30 - 9:30 pm. UCSF Mission Bay Campus, Genentech Hall, Room 114, 600 16th Street, San Francisco. For more information, contact Barbara Bagot-López at (415) 476-8318 or [email protected].
Monday, August 20
FREE LASIK SEMINAR - MEET AND GREET WITH SURGEON
Free seminar with the opportunity to meet Dr. David G. Hwang, co-director of UCSF Refractive Surgery and a leading LASIK surgeon in San Francisco. Dr. Hwang will give an overview of vision correction procedures offered and will answer questions. 6 - 7 pm. UCSF Koret Research Building, 10 Koret Way, Room K302, San Francisco. For reservations, call (415) 476-5698.
LECTURES AND LEARNING
Thursday, August 9
HEALING, DEVOTIONAL PRACTICE, & SPIRITUALITY
Amy Ifátólú Gardner, MD, MPH, PhD(c) will present an introduction to West African & diasporic wisdom teachings as part of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine’s educational lecture series. Free event. Noon -1 pm. UCSF Cancer Resource Center, 1701 Divisadero St, Suite 150, San Francisco. For more information, call (415) 353-7700.
CLASSES AND COURSES
Wednesday, August 1
PAIN RELIEF & LABOR
Presented by UCSF National Center of Excellence, Women’s Health Resource Center and Great Expectations Pregnancy Program. Learn about the pain medication options available during labor and childbirth. Question-and-Answer session with a UCSF anesthesiologist. $40 per person. 7 - 8:30 pm. UCSF Women’s Health Center, 2356 Sutter Street, Third Floor, Room J3-08, San Francisco.
Saturday, August 4
INFANT/CHILD CPR
Learn vital skills to handle an emergency. This class covers recognizing an infant or child in distress, performing emergency measures to relieve airway obstruction in a choking infant or child, performing CPR on an infant or child. 11 am - 1 pm. UCSF Women’s Health Center, 2356 Sutter Street, Third Floor, Room J3-08, San Francisco. For more information, email [email protected].
Tuesdays, August 21
MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION
Free informational meeting introducing an 8-wk program that introduces mindfulness practice in the form of sitting meditation, body awareness and mindful movement starting on September 4th. 7 - 9:30 pm. Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at UCSF, 1701 Divisadero Street, Suite 150 at Sutter St., San Francisco. For more information, call Charlie Johnson at 415-353-7718.