Member Highlights: Poughkeepsie Public Library District, Poughkeepsie, NY

Library Speaker Series with the MidHudson Regional Hospital The Poughkeepsie Public Library District has offered a Health & Wellness speaker series, beginning in January 2018, presented by staff from the MidHudson Regional Hospital. All of the programs within this series discussed easy ways to implement suggested life-style changes into participants’ daily lives. Nancy Case, MS, RDN, CDN Paul Hanna, MD Syed Naqvi, MD, FAAC Corey Scurlock, MD, MBA Zubair M. Khan, MD, and Lisa McKevitt, RRT, RPSGT, RST Nutrition for a New Year (January 2018) – Presented by Outpatient Dietitian Nancy Case, MS, RDN, CDN, this session focused on assessing healthy eating habits, and covered basic nutrition recommendations that are easy to apply at home or on the road. Less Meat for a Healthy Heart Beat (February 2018) – Presented by Cardiologists Paul Hanna, MD and Syed Naqvi, MD, FAAC, participants in this session learned how diet plays a role in cardiovascular health, including nutritional options for a healthy heart. What is Telemedicine? An Overview of eICU (March 2018) – Presented by Medical Director Corey Scurlock, MD, MBA, this session discussed the economic, social and technological factors that drive the use of telemedicine, how it can improve best practices, and reduce overall healthcare costs. Sleep Hygiene and Common Sleep Issues (April 2018) – Presented by Sleep Specialist and Associate Chief of Critical Care & Pulmonary Medicine Zubair M. Khan,...
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