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Stroke Savvy - Saturday, March 11
Sarasota Memorial's Neuroscience Center of Excellence
When every second counts, how would you respond in an emergency? Recovery depends on how quickly you or those around you respond to a stroke and what kind of emergency care and advanced treatment options your hospital and community provides. Learn what you can do to protect yourself from the disabling effects of stroke at this free community seminar presented by the National Stroke Association and Sarasota Memorial - Sarasota County's only state designated Primary Stroke Center.

Location: The Glenridge Performing Arts Center at Palmer Ranch, 7333 Scotland Way, Sarasota
Registration: 8:30 a.m.  Program: 9 a.m.-noon  3 CEUs for nurses compliments of Sarasota Memorial.  Register online at www.smh.com or call the HealthLine at 941-917-7777.

Advanced Cardiac Care
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Minimally invasive techniques--which drastically reduce complications, pain, scarring and recovery time associated with surgery--are available to treat a range of conditions, including valve disease, coronary artery disease ("off-pump procedures"), arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, heart failure, thoracic aneurysms and atrial septal defects. Learn more about these techniques: Minimally Invasive Surgery.

Earn An Honorary Health Degree at SMH University
Classes Now in Session ... Register Today ... Tuition is Free
SMH University offers people of all ages a way to stay on top of the latest health care trends and technology with a slate of classes that connect you with the resources and expertise of Sarasota Memorial's best doctors and health education leaders. Don't miss these March classes:

»Saturday, March 11, 9 a.m.-Noon - Neuroscience ... Stroke Savvy: Prevention, Intervention and
   Advanced Treatment Options. Presented by Sarasota Memorial's Neuroscience Center of Excellence and
   featuring a distinguished physician & community panel
»Tuesday, March 14, 4-5 p.m. - Cardiovascular ... Leg Vein Disease by Michael Lepore
»Tuesday, March 21, 4-5 p.m. - Oncology ... The Stop Smoking Shot by Kirk Voelker, MD
»Monday, March 27, 2-4 p.m. - Oncology ... What's New in Treatment and Research of Prostate Cancer
   by Gerald L. Andriolei, MD
»Tuesday, March 28, 4-5 p.m.- Oncology ... Genetic Testing for Cancer by Terry Ferlita, MS, Certified
   Genetic Counselor

Visit our Community Health Calendar or call our HealthLine at (941) 917-7777 for information, to register and for a complete schedule.

Outpatient Cath Lab - Venice
The Sarasota Memorial Heart & Vascular Institute now has a fully digitalized cardiac cath lab in Venice, providing a convenient new location for south county patients, and additional block times for physicians. Located at 1287 U.S. 41 Bypass, Venice. Hours: 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Thursday. Call (941) 496-8438 for more information.

New on smh.com
Sarasota Memorial's website now features the Human Atlas!
Sarasota Memorial has partnered with Thomson/Micromedex to provide the Human Atlas, smh.com's newest web enhancement.  Visit www.smh.com and see human conditions and medical procedures brought to life.  Each of the 150 topics offers a general overview, as well as an animation sequence that virtually takes you directly into that specific section of the human body. Using this technology, the animation guides you through the exact nature of the condition or treatment. Each topic can be viewed by narrated and animated video, printable text, rotating 3-D models or slides.

National Patient Safety Awareness Week
Patient Safety Simulation Lab
In recognition of National Patient Safety Week (March 5–11), Sarasota Memorial is unveiling its new Patient Safety Simulation Lab to facilitate the most advanced training technology in the nation. The Lab is home to “Stan” – or standard man, a computerized, full-sized mannequin that provides hands-on experience for simulated, realistic medical scenarios, from bioterrorism to adverse drug reactions.  The ultrasophisticated and highly versatile human patient simulator blinks, speaks and breathes, has a heartbeat and a pulse, and accurately mirrors human responses to such procedures.   Learn more about how the human patient simulator contributes to patient safety.

Healthplex fitness center
Look for special summer introductory memberships to Sarasota Memorial's new Healthplex, the area's first fully integrated, medically oriented fitness center under construction on Clark Road - a truly evolved health club combining all of the latest amenities of a full-service gym with the world-class medical expertise of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System.  Learn more about our Healthplex fitness center and promotional offers at the Institute for Advanced Medicine. If you would like to be added to our mailing list to receive updates, send your request here: Healthplex Information Request .

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