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August 2008 Events
Changing Health Practices - Changing Rural Environment
August 6-9, 2008
Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center, Burlington
Senior Trotters: New Bridges to Mind, Body, and Spirit series presents, Dr. Margaret Caudill-Slosberg -- Managing Pain Before it Manages You
Friday, August 8, 2008, 10:00 AM
Fellowship Hall, next to the Greensboro United Church of Chirst, Greensboro, Vermont
Cost: $15.00
Contact: trotters@wonderwisdom.org or (802) 533-7171
http://www.wonderwisdom.org/seniortrotters.html
The Senior Trotters of Greensboro Wonder & Wisdom are exploring innovative approaches to improved well-being. New Bridges to Mind, Body, and Spirit encourages Trotters to expand their current concepts of nutrition, balance, and stress and pain reduction. Dr. Caudill-Slosberg, a nationally recognized specialist in the field of Pain Managment, will discuss the issues that she addresses in her book, Managing Pain Before it Manages You. Slosberg has been developing education programs that are patient centered, bringing mind and body together in the treatment of disease.
September 2008 Events
Walk a Mile in My Shoes – Bridging Peer Support & Treatment Services
September 26, 2008; 9 AM -4 PM
Cortina Inn, Killington
Cost: Free
Contact: Patty Breneman at (802)652-2033 or pbreneman@vdh.state.vt.us
Sponsored by Friends of Recovery VT, VT Psychiatric Survivors, VT Vet to Vet, VT Recovery Network, VT Harm Reduction Coalition.
October 2008 Events
11th Annual Breast Cancer Conference
Friday, October 31, 2008
http://vtbreastcancerconference.org/
This event is designed to meet the broad needs of survivors, caregivers, health care professionals, and the general public concerned about complex issues related to breast health and women's health, and provide opportunities to network with other survivors, caregivers, nurses, physical therapists, psychologists, and cancer researchers.