Health & Wellness events for January 2010

Boom!, Dec 31, 2009

“Low Back Pain: Don’t Take it Lying Down”

Thursday, Jan. 21, 7:30 p.m. at Oregon Health & Science University Auditorium (old library building), 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland. Free talk presented by the OHSU Marquam Hill Lecture Series features Rick Deyo, M.D., M.P.H., Kaiser Permanente professor of Evidence-Based Family Medicine and professor of medicine, OHSU School of Medicine. Seating is limited and reservations are requested. For more information, call 503 418-9793 or e-mail kollenbu@ohsu.edu.

“Powerful Tools for caregivers” class

Fridays, Jan. 15 through Feb. 19, 1:30 to 4 p.m. at Gentog, 11535 S.W. Durham Road, Suite C5, Tigard (in the Willowbrook Center at Highway 99W). An educational program to help family caregivers (no professional caregivers, please). Learn how to take care of yourself while caring for a relative or friend. Taught by two parish nurses, the class was developed by Legacy Caregiver Services in Portland and has been shown to reduce caregiver guilt, anger and depression; improve caregiver self-care and communication skills, and increase community service use. It does not focus on specific diseases or hands-on caregiving for the care receiver. Registration is required. There is no fee; a donation to cover the cost of your book is appreciated. Call Gentog at 503-639-2600 to reserve your space. For more information, contact Gertrude Welsh at 503-245-1171 or by e-mail at gwelsh_54@msn.com, or Blanche Kobs 503-598-9180 or kobsblanche@yahoo.com.

Milwaukie Center events

The following health and wellness events are scheduled in January at The Milwaukie Center, Trillium Room, 5440 S.E. Kellogg Creek Drive, Milwaukie, 503-653-8100:

• Diabetes Support Group – Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Endocrinologist Richard Bergstrom, MD, will speak on “What’s Important in Treating Type 2 Diabetes.”

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