Sarasota Memorial offers a variety of educational presentations and health resources to the community through its Speaker’s Bureau. Businesses, organizations, groups and schools throughout the community are welcome to request a qualified speaker to present on a variety of topics (see list below). Please email Meghann Ryan at meghann-ryan@smh.com or call (941) 917-6219 for information. Requests should be made at least 2-3 weeks in advance.

Speaker Bureau topics include:

• Overview of Sarasota Memorial
• Alcohol/Drug Issues
• Nutrition & Lifestyle Coaching
• Bone health
• Cardiac Care
• Chest Pain
• Back Pain
• Childbirth education
• Mental Health Issues
  (child, adolescent, adult, sr. adult, parenting, power of humor, relationships, anxiety, depression, stress management, anger management)
• Managing chronic disease
• Pain Management
• Diabetes Education
• Stroke Prevention & Treatment
• Clinical Research Trials
• Exercise Because Your Life Depends On It
• Patient Safety
• Pediatric Wellness/Care
• Eye Care/Diseases
• Radiology/Imaging Services
• Rehabilitation Services
• Senior care
• Health Care Careers (medical or non-medical)
• Sleep Disorders
• Sports Medicine
• Home Health Services
• Choosing a Nursing Home
• Volunteer Services
• Women’s Health Issues
• Hyperbaric Medicine (diving accidents, wound healing)

Topics of particular interest to seniors:

• Alzheimer’s — Understanding/Dealing with
• Better Balance
• Pain Management
• Parkinson’s Disease — Understanding/Dealing with
• Caring for the Caregiver
• Caring for your Heart
• Changes with Aging
• Chest Pain
• Stroke Symptoms, treatment and research
• Coping with Loss and Grief
• Successful Aging
• Diabetes and the Elderly
• Tips to Enhance Your Memory
• Grandparenting
• Understanding/Managing Your Medications
• Insomnia and Other Sleep Disorders
• Understanding Cancer
• Is the Good Life Getting the Best of You?
• Vitamin Supplements — Are They Necessary?
• Living Wills
• Weight Management
• Maintaining Good Mental Health
• Your Spiritual Journey