Past Events
High Blood Pressure: Addressing and Attacking the Silent Killer
High blood pressure adds to your heart’s workload and damages your arteries and organs over time. It is a major risk factor for stroke and other cardiovascular events. This seminar will focus on risks, treatments[...]
High blood pressure adds to your heart’s workload and damages your arteries and organs over[...]
The Promise of Precision Health
Your DNA could hold the key to cures for a wide range of medical conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer and COVID-19. Clara Lajonchere, PhD, deputy director, UCLA Institute for Precision Health, will present[...]
Your DNA could hold the key to cures for a wide range of medical conditions,[...]
Colorectal Cancer Prevention
UCLA gastroenterologist Didi Mwengela, MD, will give an overview of colorectal cancer, how and when to screen and simple steps you can take to reduce your risk of colon cancer.LocationRSVP: 800-516-5323
UCLA gastroenterologist Didi Mwengela, MD, will give an overview of colorectal cancer, how and when[...]
New Method for Detecting and Managing Prostate Cancer
Jeremie Calais, MD, UCLA Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, will discuss Ga-PAMA PET/CT, a new method for detecting and visualizing metastatic prostate cancer not visible with previously available imaging technology. The new technique, now[...]
Jeremie Calais, MD, UCLA Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, will discuss Ga-PAMA PET/CT, a[...]
Understanding Hearing Loss
UCLA audiologist Kelsey Kerkhove, AuD, will discuss hearing loss and how it can affect the quality of your life. She will explore types of hearing loss, how it occurs, how to protect your hearing and[...]
UCLA audiologist Kelsey Kerkhove, AuD, will discuss hearing loss and how it can affect the[...]
Oh My Aching Back!
OH MY ACHING BACK! Disorders of the spine can be painful and even debilitating. But a variety of new treatments can provide safe relief without necessarily requiring surgery. UCLA Health Physiatrist, Dr. Kyle Yang, discusses[...]
OH MY ACHING BACK! Disorders of the spine can be painful and even debilitating. But[...]
Getting a Good Night’s Sleep
This session will focus on sleep hygiene, sleep’s essential role in good health and treating sleep conditions to get a good night’s sleep.LocationRSVP: 800-516-5323
This session will focus on sleep hygiene, sleep’s essential role in good health and treating[...]
(RE-SCHEDULED) It’s a Pain in the Neck!
This health talk has been re-scheduled to 4/6/21 Learn how posture — at rest and with activity — and use of computers, tablets and cellphones can cause neck pain, stiff neck and pinched nerves. Easy[...]
This health talk has been re-scheduled to 4/6/21 Learn how posture — at rest and[...]
Tech Help for U - UCLA undergraduate students offer a free workshop
UCLA undergraduate students offer free workshops on using computers and smartphones. 9 am – Staying In Touch, 10 am - Laptop/Desktop questions, 11 am – Smartphone questions. Teleconference session.ContactRSVP: 800-516-5323
UCLA undergraduate students offer free workshops on using computers and smartphones. 9 am – Staying[...]
Kidney Disease: What You Should Know
UCLA CORE Kidney Program presents Anjay Rastogi, MD, PhD, clinical chief of nephrology, discussing how early diagnosis and intervention can improve outcomes and what you can do to enhance your kidney health. LocationRSVP: COREKidney@mednet.ucla.edu or[...]
UCLA CORE Kidney Program presents Anjay Rastogi, MD, PhD, clinical chief of nephrology, discussing how[...]
Total Joint Replacement and Recovery - The Outpatient Experience/Same Day Discharge
UCLA orthopaedic surgeon Adam Sassoon, MD, will discuss the indications, technical aspects and postoperative recovery for total hip replacement and partial/total knee replacement now available on an outpatient basis with same day discharge. LocationRSVP: 800-516-5323
UCLA orthopaedic surgeon Adam Sassoon, MD, will discuss the indications, technical aspects and postoperative recovery[...]
Weight: Beyond a Number (CANCELLED)
Is there an ideal weight for me? UCLA internist Elizabeth Ko, MD, will answer this question and will discuss body mass index, body composition and the optimal components of an exercise regimen.
Is there an ideal weight for me? UCLA internist Elizabeth Ko, MD, will answer this[...]
POSTPONED - Heart Health and COVID-19 Update
Boris Arbit, MD, UCLA cardiologist, will discuss the effects of novel corona virus, COVID-19, on cardiovascular health. During the talk, he will address concerns as they relate to the pandemic. Thursday April 29 at 10:30[...]
Boris Arbit, MD, UCLA cardiologist, will discuss the effects of novel corona virus, COVID-19, on[...]
HIP & KNEE PAIN SEMINAR
Join Dr. Harpreet Bawa, fellowship-trained joint replacement surgeon at Southern California Orthopedic Institute, for a FREE VIRTUAL seminar, Walk Away From Hip or Knee Pain – the Latest Technology. During this seminar, Dr. Bawa will[...]
Join Dr. Harpreet Bawa, fellowship-trained joint replacement surgeon at Southern California Orthopedic Institute, for a[...]
Balance and Falls
UCLA Health, Geriatric Medicine Fellow Lana Cong, DO and her mentor, Erin Atkinson Cook, MD will focus on common risk factors for falls, plus strategies to prevent falls and stay safe and steady as you[...]
UCLA Health, Geriatric Medicine Fellow Lana Cong, DO and her mentor, Erin Atkinson Cook, MD[...]
