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Navigating Your Way Through Chemotherapy Nutrition Counseling and Treatment Strategy
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus
Date: First Tuesday of the month
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 947-3322
Orientation to Chemotherapy. A class for newly diagnosed cancer patients and their families facing chemotherapy treatment and its potential side effects presented by an Oncology Nurse. A nutritionist focuses on dietary concerns in the second hour. Reservations are needed.
Navigating Your Way Through Chemotherapy Nutrition Counseling and Treatment Strategy
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Concord Campuses
Date: Third Tuesday of the month
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 674-2190
Orientation to Chemotherapy. A class for newly diagnosed cancer patients and their families facing chemotherapy treatment and its potential side effects presented by an Oncology Nurse. A nutritionist focuses on dietary concerns in the second hour. Reservations are needed.
Navigating Chemotherapy and Nutrition
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Concord Campuses
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 947-3322
Orientation to Chemotherapy. A class for newly diagnosed cancer patients and their families facing chemotherapy treatment and its potential side effects presented by an Oncology Nurse. A nutritionist focuses on dietary concerns in the second hour. Reservations are needed.
Navigating Chemotherapy and Nutrition
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek and Concord Campuses
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 674-2190
Orientation to Chemotherapy. A class for newly diagnosed cancer patients and their families facing chemotherapy treatment and its potential side effects presented by an Oncology Nurse. A nutritionist focuses on dietary concerns in the second hour. Reservations are needed.
Cardiac Nurse Education Appointment
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 941-7965
At this appointment, our cardiac nurse educator will help you understand what your lab numbers mean-which is critical to maintaining cardiac health-and develop a personalized care plan for keeping your heart healthy. Bring your recent (within 45 days) cholesterol lab results and meet with our nurse educator. She'll help you understand your numbers and make plans to keep your heart healthy.
Stress Reduction for a Healthy Heart
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 947-5254
A 4-week program designed to assist cardiac patients in living a more stress-free life. Offered at John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus.
Breast Self-Examination Instruction
Location: John Muir Breast Health Services
Date: Call for appointment
Time:
Phone: (925) 947-3322
Breast Health Nurse at John Muir Medical Centers, Walnut Creek Campus and Concord Campus is available to provide one-on-one breast self-examination instruction. Appointment needed
Diabetes Care and Management
Location: John Muir Diabetes Center, Walnut Creek
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 941-5076
Education is provided to help those with diabetes better manage their disease. The programs help individuals with diabetes learn about diet, oral medication or insulin.
Diabetes Education
Location: John Muir Diabetes Center, Concord
Date: Physician Referral Required
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 674-2077
Classes and one-on-one consultation are available at both hospitals' diabetes centers to help individuals better manage their diabetes. Physician referral required.
Diabetes Education
Location: John Muir Diabetes Center, Walnut Creek
Date: Physician Referral Required
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 941-5076
Classes and one-on-one consultation are available at both hospitals' diabetes centers to help individuals better manage their diabetes. Physician referral required.
Diabetes Exercise Program
Location: John Muir Diabetes Center, Walnut Creek
Date: Physician Referral Required
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 947-4452
The John Muir Diabetes Center in conjunction with the John Muir Cardiac Rehabilitation Department offers an exercise program for stable diabetics. Individualized exercise plans are established under the guidance of an exercise physiologist. Exercise is done using a variety of equipment including treadmills, stationary bikes, step machines, seated steppers, rowers, and weight equipment. A physician referral is required.
Diabetes Exercise Program
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Concord Campus
Date: Physician Referral Required
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 674-2351
The John Muir Diabetes Center in conjunction with the John Muir Cardiac Rehabilitation Department offers an exercise program for stable diabetics. Individualized exercise plans are established under the guidance of an exercise physiologist. Exercise is done using a variety of equipment including treadmills, stationary bikes, step machines, seated steppers, rowers, and weight equipment. A physician referral is required.
Insulin Pump Program
Location: John Muir Diabetes Center, Concord
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 674-2077
Individual instruction in an insulin delivery system that assists in providing improved blood glucose levels and a flexible lifestyle.
Insulin Start
Location: John Muir Diabetes Center, Concord
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 674-2077
Education is provided for individuals newly diagnosed with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes mellitus who require insulin therapy. Offered at both centers. Physician referral required.
Insulin Pump Program
Location: John Muir Diabetes Center, Walnut Creek
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 941-5076
Individual instruction in an insulin delivery system that assists in providing improved blood glucose levels and a flexible lifestyle.
Diabetes Care and Management
Location: John Muir Diabetes Center, Concord
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 674-2077
Education is provided to help those with diabetes better manage their disease. The programs help individuals with diabetes learn about diet, oral medication or insulin.
Insulin Start
Location: John Muir Diabetes Center, Walnut Creek
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 941-5076
Education is provided for individuals newly diagnosed with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes mellitus who require insulin therapy. Offered at both centers. Physician referral required.
Diabetes Exercise Program
Location: John Muir Outpatient Center, Brentwood
Date: Physician Referral Required
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 674-2351
The John Muir Diabetes Center in conjunction with the John Muir Cardiac Rehabilitation Department offers an exercise program for stable diabetics. Individualized exercise plans are established under the guidance of an exercise physiologist. Exercise is done using a variety of equipment including treadmills, stationary bikes, step machines, seated steppers, rowers, and weight equipment. A physician referral is required.
Sweet Success - Diabetes and Pregnancy Program
Location: John Muir Diabetes Center, Concord
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 674-2077
The John Muir Diabetes Center, Concord is a regional perinatal program
Intensive Insulin Therapy
Location: John Muir Diabetes Center, Walnut Creek
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 941-5076
This program combines individual and group sessions for individuals who want to improve control of their blood sugar levels and adjusting insulin dosage, including intensive therapy and the use of an insulin pump.
Intensive Insulin Therapy
Location: John Muir Diabetes Center, Concord
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 674-2077
This program combines individual and group sessions for individuals who want to improve control of their blood sugar levels and adjusting insulin dosage, including intensive therapy and the use of an insulin pump.
Osteoporosis Movement and Exercise
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Wednesdays
Time: 9:15- 10:45 a.m.
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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Drop in to learn exercise techniques and safeguard against falling, which can be extremely beneficial in managing osteoporosis. All you'll need to bring is a mat; wear comfortable clothes.
The Lebed Method
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Please call
Time: 9:15-10:15 a.m.
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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Master techniques that will improve your mental and physical well-being over a six-week series. This therapeutic exercise program benefits those living with chronic conditions or who are cancer survivors.
Comprehensive Women's Heart Risk Assessment
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 941-7965
This unique, private, one-hour appointment gives you a comprehensive screening typically not given by a health-care provider. Get one-on-one education regarding your customized fitness reports and risks for heart disease. Copies of your results are sent to your primary care physician to assist with continuing your preventive care.
- Full lipid and glucose screening (must be fasting)
- Blood pressure (including peripheral)
- Physical Activity Index
- Abdominal measurements
- Women and Heart Questionnaire, with a five-page custom report
- Education session with a cardiac nurse
Navigating a Positive Course
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Concord Campus
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 674-2190
An educational series is offered to provide information for those newly diagnosed as HIV-positive or with AIDS, as well as their partners, families and friends.
Injury Prevention Program
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 947-5224
Various classes are offered to educate individuals on how to reduce preventable injuries, both unintentional and intentional, including classes in car seat safety, bike safety and violence prevention.
Cerebral Aneurysms and Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs)
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 941-5050
These conditions are evaluated and treated by a team of neurosurgeons and neurointerventional radiologists. The appropriate treatment strategy may include endovascular techniques such as embolizations or coiling and/or neurosurgical procedures. Treatment is always available on an emergency basis. For emergencies call 911.
Vestibular Rehabilitation
Location: John Muir Physical Rehabilitation, Rossmoor
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 947-5300
This includes evaluation and treatment for vestibular and balance dysfunction. The program requires a written referral from a physician, and is covered by most insurance plans. Evaluation includes testing specific for assessing the degree of balance deficits, such as postural control and motion sensitivity. The interpretation of these tests are discussed with the patient. Treatment is based on the findings of the testing, and is directed toward improving balance with daily functional activities. An individualized home program is included as part of the treatment.
Vestibular Rehabilitation
Location: John Muir Physical Rehabilitation, Pleasant Hill
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 947-5300
This includes evaluation and treatment for vestibular and balance dysfunction. The program requires a written referral from a physician, and is covered by most insurance plans. Evaluation includes testing specific for assessing the degree of balance deficits, such as postural control and motion sensitivity. The interpretation of these tests are discussed with the patient. Treatment is based on the findings of the testing, and is directed toward improving balance with daily functional activities. An individualized home program is included as part of the treatment.
Brain Injury Program
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 941-5050
Specialized, multidisciplinary, rehabilitation staff provide a continuum of care and treatment to patients who have sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI), Components include education, information and referral, task force, trauma protocol, brain injury protocol, TBI research group, community education, Brain Injury Survivor Group, "On-Track" collaboration with Mt. Diablo School District's community-based day program.
Neuropsychology/Memory Clinic
Location: Please call
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 947-4296
Neuropsychology and speech pathology collaborative, comprehensive, outpatient clinical evaluations of cognitive functioning to identify areas of cognitive deficits and strategies for coping and/or remediation.. Assists in patient and family education in the course of their response to disability.
Nutrition Counseling
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus
Date: Weekdays
Time: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Phone: (925) 947-5313
A registered dietitian is available for individual counseling and development of a diet and menu plan that takes into consideration your food preferences, lifestyle and medical needs. Physician referral required.
Nutrition Counseling
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Concord Campus
Date: Weekdays
Time: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Phone: (925) 674-2518
A registered dietitian is available for individual counseling and development of a diet and menu plan that takes into consideration your food preferences, lifestyle and medical needs. Physician referral required.
Weight Loss Center: The Doctors Answer Program
Location: 2700 Grant Street, Concord
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 933-3438
Physician supervised program offered by the John Muir Physician Network offered to help overweight people reach and maintain a healthy weight.
Corporate Health
Location: John Muir Corporate Health and Wellness Service
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 941-4031
Customized corporate wellness programs, including speakers, health fairs, screenings, smoking cessation, CPR and first aid classes are offered through the Corporate Health and Wellness service.
Ergonomic Training
Location: John Muir Health & Fitness Institute
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 685-1779
Worksite evaluations and comprehensive ergonomic training are available by physical and occupational therapists with extensive ergonomic education and experience.
Centers for Occupational Medicine
Location: Centers for Occupational Medicine
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 685-7744
Provides employers with a cost-effective and comprehensive program for reducing and controlling worker's compensation costs, while providing employees with comprehensive health services.
Back/Neck Class
Location: John Muir Physical Rehabilitation, Pleasant Hill
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 947-5300
This 1 - 1 1/2 hour class reviews good movement patterns for home and work. Participants learn ways to protect their backs from injury while bending, lifting, carrying and reaching overhead, as well as when driving and sitting at a computer. Opportunity to explore solutions to individual situations. Physician referral required.
Back/Neck Class
Location: John Muir Physical Rehabilitation, Danville
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 831-1414
This 1 - 1 1/2 hour class reviews good movement patterns for home and work. Participants learn ways to protect their backs from injury while bending, lifting, carrying and reaching overhead, as well as when driving and sitting at a computer. Opportunity to explore solutions to individual situations. Physician referral required.
Preoperative Total Joint Replacement Surgery Education
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Concord Campus
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 674-2505
This class is designed to answer questions for the person who is scheduled to have total hip or total knee replacement surgery. It provides an overview of the preparation and recovery process.
Back/Neck Class
Location: John Muir Physical Rehabilitation, Rossmoor
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 988-7595
This 1 - 1 1/2 hour class reviews good movement patterns for home and work. Participants learn ways to protect their backs from injury while bending, lifting, carrying and reaching overhead, as well as when driving and sitting at a computer. Opportunity to explore solutions to individual situations. Physician referral required.
Preoperative Total Joint Replacement Surgery Education
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 952-2736
This class is designed to answer questions for the person who is scheduled to have total hip or total knee replacement surgery. It provides an overview of the preparation and recovery process.
Preoperative Spine Surgery Class
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 952-2736
This class is designed to answer questions for the person who is scheduled to have spine surgery. It provides an overview of the preparation and recovery process.
Sibling Celebration
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Call or go online for dates
Time: Call or go online for times
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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Here's an opportunity for your children, age 2 to 6, to discover the fun of becoming a big brother or sister. They'll get hands-on practice with lifelike newborn dolls. Register for a Sibling/Family Tour for an afternoon that celebrates their new role in the family.
Childbirth- Brentwood Personal Class
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Call or go online for dates
Time: Call or go online for times
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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Our signature childbirth classes are offered in a variety of options to best suit your style and comfort. From in-class instruction to online interactive learning, get the expert instruction and compassionate counsel you're looking for, structured to meet your family's specific needs.
Playgroups: Roly Poly (3-6 months)
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus
Date: Call or go online for dates
Time: Call or go online for times
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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This popular 5-week series is designed specifically for mothers and their new babies. Share your thoughts in a safe, nurturing atmosphere
- Form lasting friendships in a special small-group environment
- Get the support you need and deserve to be the best Mommy to your new bundle of joy
- Brainstorm solutions to an easier transition to your new role...Mother
Playgroups: Itsy Bitsy (0-3 months)
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus
Date: Call or go online for dates
Time: Call or go online for times
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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This popular 5-week series is designed specifically for mothers and their new babies. Share your thoughts in a safe, nurturing atmosphere
- Form lasting friendships in a special small-group environment
- Get the support you need and deserve to be the best Mommy to your new bundle of joy
- Brainstorm solutions to an easier transition to your new role...Mother
Infant & Child CPR and Safety
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Call or go online for dates
Time: Call or go online for times
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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Learn basic infant and child CPR (birth to 8 years), treatment for airway obstruction, and safety.
Baby Basics
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Call or go online for dates
Time: Call or go online for times
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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In this session, you'll explore the essential information and skills you'll need to feel confident and prepared for your newborn's care. Learn basic diapering, feeding and bathing techniques.
Car Seat Check-Up
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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Four out of five child safety seats are installed incorrectly, experts say. To help safeguard your children, the Fitting Station's certified technicians check safety or booster seat installation, provide one-on-one instruction on proper installation techniques, and answer your child passenger safety questions. Registration required.
Surviving Your First Weeks at Home with Your Baby
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Call for dates
Time: Call for times
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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New parents face challenges when they bring their baby home from the hospital. This class will help you deal with sleepless nights, exhaustion and communication hurdles. Learn practical skills and vital resources for surviving—and thriving—during those crucial first weeks with your new baby.
Pregnancy Massage
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Call or go online for dates
Time: Call or go online for times
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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Relieve tension and stress related to pregnancy with a massage designed specifically for the pregnant woman. Massages are provided at the Women's Health Center by a certified massage therapist who specializes in pregnancy massage.
Breastfeeding
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Call for dates
Time: Call for times
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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Learn about benefits of breastfeeding and get tips from a lactation expert. This class is designed for both partners to attend.
Surviving Your First Weeks at Home
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Call or go online for dates
Time: Call or go online for times
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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Prepare to make your transition into parenthood during those crucial first weeks with your newborn.
Diabetes in Pregnancy Programs - Sweet Success
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Concord Campus
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 674-2077
This comprehensive program for pre-pregnant and pregnant women with diabetes is offered at John Muir Medical Center, Concord Campus.
CPR- Infant CPR and Safety for Grandparents
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Call or go online for dates
Time: Call or go online for times
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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Join other grandparents or soon-to-be grandparent for instruction in CPR and safety skills for infants and children.
Diabetes in Pregnancy
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 941-5076
The John Muir Diabetes Center, Walnut Creek Campus offers a program for women who have diabetes prior to becoming pregnant and those who develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy.
Marvelous Multiples
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Call or go online for dates
Time: Call or go online for times
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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Marvelous Multiples®, a national program, is now available at the Women's Health Center. This comprehensive prenatal class series offers expectant parents of twins or more with information regarding the aspects of multiple pregnancy including childbirth, newborn care, and breastfeeding.
Multiples Breastfeeding
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Call or go online for dates
Time: Call or go online for times
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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Multiples require different feeding regimens, and flexibility is the key to success. Learn how to successfully feed your babies- whether you choose to breast or bottle feed- and maybe even how to get a little sleep.
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Maintenance Exercise Program
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 947-5291
An ongoing exercise program and monthly educational/ support group sessions are offered for graduates of the initial John Muir Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program. Physician referral is required.
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Maintenance Exercise Program
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Concord Campus
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 674-2351
An ongoing exercise program and monthly educational/ support group sessions are offered for graduates of the initial John Muir Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program. Physician referral is required.
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Concord Campus
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 674-2351
An intensive six-week educational and exercise program for patients with chronic lung disease. Physician referral is required.
Adaptive Driving Program
Location: John Muir Physical Rehabilitation, Pleasant Hill
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 947-5300
Behind-the-wheel assessment and training is offered for individuals with physical, visual, perceptual and cognitive deficits.
Balance Improvement Class
Location: John Muir Physical Rehabilitation, Pleasant Hill
Date: Tuesdays and Fridays
Time: 1-2 p.m.
Phone: (925) 947-5300
This class is for patients with mild balance impairments who want to continue exercising under the supervision of skilled therapists. Caretakers may need to be present if participants need assistance getting on or off equipment. Participants must meet the following criteria: Medical release signed by an M.D., stable vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, respiration), six months or more after date of stroke (post cerebral vascular accident (stroke), completed treatment in a one-on-one therapy program.
Biofeedback
Location: John Muir Physical Rehabilitation, Pleasant Hill
Date: Please call
Time: Please call
Phone: (925) 947-3224
Treatment using computer monitoring of muscle tension, skin temperature and other physical signs to retrain movement patterns and decrease pain from repetitive strain and associated injuries. Biofeedback can also be used to treat chronic or migraine headaches, not associated with other disease processes
Basic Pilates Mat Class
Location: John Muir Physical Rehabilitation, Pleasant Hill
Date: Wednesdays
Time: 5:45-6:45 p.m.
Phone: (925) 947-5300
Class is for former physical therapy patients for safely guiding patients toward rehabilitating an injury and transition into community classes. Taught by Pilates-certified physical therapists. Physician referral required.
Promoting Pelvic Health: What Every Women Needs to Know
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Tuesday, October 13th
Time: 6:30-8pm
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Thursday, September 17th
Time: 6:30-8pm
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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Robotic Revolution Comes to Pelvic Surgery
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Tuesday, August 18th
Time: 6:30-8pm
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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AARP Driver Safety Training (2-day class)
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Concord Campus
Date: November 10
Time: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Phone: (925) 947-3300
Senior Services offers the AARP Driver Safety Training program at JMMC, Concord Campus and JMMC, Walnut Creek Campus. This eight-hour classroom course, designed for motorists over age 50, helps drivers refine existing skills and develop safe, defensive driving techniques. Also offered is the new four-and-a-half hour refresher course for those who have taken the eight-hour course within the last four years. Bring your certificate for verification. The refresher course can be repeated every three years. Classes fill up quickly so please register early!
Welcome to Medicare
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus
Date: November 11
Time: 7 – 9:30 p.m.
Phone: (925) 947-3300
This course is for those new to Medicare, or soon to enroll, who want to understand the many benefits available. Learn about health benefits, drug coverage and how to supplement your coverage. Medicare & You 2009 booklet and other materials are provided. Presented by the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) of Contra Costa County. HICAP does not sell or endorse insurance products.
Who Will Speak for You? Advance Health Care Directives
Location: John Muir Outpatient Center - Tice Valley/Rossmoor Campus
Date: November 5
Time: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Phone: (925) 947-3300
All adults, regardless of age, need to understand how they can have control over their own life and death decisions. Suzanne Leib, Geriatric Care Coordinator, provides detailed information regarding the choices you or your family may face due to an accident or serious illness. This is an opportunity to clarify your own choices and make sure they will be carried out should you become unable to make your own health care decisions. Required documents will be provided.
Senior Health Focus Day
Location: Concord Senior Center, 2727 Parkside Circle, Concord
Date: November 4
Time: 9:00 a.m. – Noon
Phone: (925) 671-3320
Come to receive preventive health screenings and learn about cardiac wellness and fall prevention. These free events are open to the public. Screenings offered: Balance, Blood Pressure, Bone Density*, Memory*, Cholesterol/Glucose*. *Reservations required, call senior center for details. Presented by John Muir Senior Services and Women's Health Center.
Senior Health Focus Day
Location: Martinez Senior Center, 818 Green Street, Martinez
Date: October 30
Time: 9:00 a.m. – Noon
Phone: (925) 370-8770
Come to receive preventive health screenings and learn about cardiac wellness and fall prevention. These free events are open to the public. Screenings offered: Balance, Blood Pressure, Bone Density*, Memory*, Cholesterol/Glucose*. *Reservations required, call senior center for details. Presented by John Muir Senior Services and Women's Health Center.
AARP Driver Safety Training (2-day class)
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Concord Campus
Date: November 3
Time: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Phone: (925) 947-3300
Senior Services offers the AARP Driver Safety Training program at JMMC, Concord Campus and JMMC, Walnut Creek Campus. This eight-hour classroom course, designed for motorists over age 50, helps drivers refine existing skills and develop safe, defensive driving techniques. Also offered is the new four-and-a-half hour refresher course for those who have taken the eight-hour course within the last four years. Bring your certificate for verification. The refresher course can be repeated every three years. Classes fill up quickly so please register early!
The Wonders of Guided Imagery and Self-Hypnosis
Location: John Muir Outpatient Center, Brentwood
Date: November 12
Time: 9:30 – 11 a.m.
Phone: (925) 947-3300
Gain the ability to become supremely relaxed. In this class, you'll learn simple techniques that will allow for less stressful daily living, better sleep, and an overall improvement in your quality of life.
The Changing Brain
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus
Date: November 13
Time: 9:30 – 11 a.m.
Phone: (925) 947-3300
Our brains are in a constant state of change and adaptation to our environment. Sometimes these changes enhance our functioning, other times changes are a response to a disease or medical condition that cause a decline in function. This presentation includes information on our changing brains, lifestyle choices that support a healthy brain, diseases and medical conditions that affect our brain, and how to identify differences between normal changes in brain function versus abnormal loss of function.
Welcome to Medicare
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus
Date: December 9
Time: 7 – 9:30 p.m.
Phone: (925) 947-3300
This course is for those new to Medicare, or soon to enroll, who want to understand the many benefits available. Learn about health benefits, drug coverage and how to supplement your coverage. Medicare & You 2009 booklet and other materials are provided. Presented by the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) of Contra Costa County. HICAP does not sell or endorse insurance products.
AARP Driver Safety Training (1-day class)
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus
Date: December 12
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Phone: (925) 947-3300
Senior Services offers the AARP Driver Safety Training program at JMMC, Concord Campus and JMMC, Walnut Creek Campus. This eight-hour classroom course, designed for motorists over age 50, helps drivers refine existing skills and develop safe, defensive driving techniques. Also offered is the new four-and-a-half hour refresher course for those who have taken the eight-hour course within the last four years. Bring your certificate for verification. The refresher course can be repeated every three years. Classes fill up quickly so please register early!
Who Will Speak for You? Advance Health Care Directives
Location: John Muir Outpatient Center, Brentwood
Date: December 9
Time: 10:00 a.m. – Noon
Phone: (925) 947-3300
All adults, regardless of age, need to understand how they can have control over their own life and death decisions. Suzanne Leib, Geriatric Care Coordinator, provides detailed information regarding the choices you or your family may face due to an accident or serious illness. This is an opportunity to clarify your own choices and make sure they will be carried out should you become unable to make your own health care decisions. Required documents will be provided.
Managing and Conquering Anger and Frustration
Location: John Muir Outpatient Center - Tice Valley/Rossmoor Campus
Date: December 4
Time: 9:30 – 11 a.m.
Phone: (925) 947-3300
This is an important component in having a happy and comfortable journey through our older adult years. As we age, we typically become less tolerant of people and may lose patience more easily. Learn the necessary techniques to reverse these tendencies and be a generally happier person.
AARP Driver Safety Training (refresher class)
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Concord Campus
Date: November 14
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Phone: (925) 947-3300
Senior Services offers the AARP Driver Safety Training program at JMMC, Concord Campus and JMMC, Walnut Creek Campus. This eight-hour classroom course, designed for motorists over age 50, helps drivers refine existing skills and develop safe, defensive driving techniques. Also offered is the new four-and-a-half hour refresher course for those who have taken the eight-hour course within the last four years. Bring your certificate for verification. The refresher course can be repeated every three years. Classes fill up quickly so please register early!
Recent Developments in Estate Planning
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: October 23
Time: 9:30 – 11 a.m.
Phone: (925) 947-3300
Do your estate planning documents need to be updated to reflect changes in the increased estate tax exemption amount or due to health care privacy laws? How will changes in the law affect your planning for long term health care needs? Hear updated information from two attorneys with expertise in the area of elder law.
AARP Driver Safety Training (1-day class)
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus
Date: October 24
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Phone: (925) 947-3300
Senior Services offers the AARP Driver Safety Training program at JMMC, Concord Campus and JMMC, Walnut Creek Campus. This eight-hour classroom course, designed for motorists over age 50, helps drivers refine existing skills and develop safe, defensive driving techniques. Also offered is the new four-and-a-half hour refresher course for those who have taken the eight-hour course within the last four years. Bring your certificate for verification. The refresher course can be repeated every three years. Classes fill up quickly so please register early!
Senior Health Focus Day
Location: Alcosta (San Ramon) Senior Center, 9300 Alcosta Boulevard, San Ramon
Date: September 30
Time: 9:00 a.m. – Noon
Phone: (925) 973-3250
Come to receive preventive health screenings and learn about cardiac wellness and fall prevention. These free events are open to the public. Screenings offered: Balance, Blood Pressure, Bone Density*, Memory*, Cholesterol/Glucose*. *Reservations required, call senior center for details. Presented by John Muir Senior Services and Women's Health Center.
Senior Health Focus Day
Location: Walnut Creek Senior Center, 1375 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek
Date: October 6
Time: 9:00 a.m. – Noon
Phone: (925) 943-5851
Come to receive preventive health screenings and learn about cardiac wellness and fall prevention. These free events are open to the public. Screenings offered: Balance, Blood Pressure, Bone Density*, Memory*, Cholesterol/Glucose*. *Reservations required, call senior center for details. Presented by John Muir Senior Services and Women's Health Center.
AARP Driver Safety Training (refresher class)
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus
Date: September 26
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Phone: (925) 947-3300
Senior Services offers the AARP Driver Safety Training program at JMMC, Concord Campus and JMMC, Walnut Creek Campus. This eight-hour classroom course, designed for motorists over age 50, helps drivers refine existing skills and develop safe, defensive driving techniques. Also offered is the new four-and-a-half hour refresher course for those who have taken the eight-hour course within the last four years. Bring your certificate for verification. The refresher course can be repeated every three years. Classes fill up quickly so please register early!
Making the Most of Your Hospital Stay
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus
Date: September 25
Time: 9:30 – 11 a.m.
Phone: (925) 947-3300
Being hospitalized raises a variety of emotions and questions. The Geriatric Clinical Nurse Specialist at John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek will discuss how to prepare for a hospital stay, important information for your nurse and physician while you are hospitalized, and the role of the hospitalist. This is an opportunity to get answers to your questions.
Managing and Conquering Anger and Frustration
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Concord Campus
Date: September 24
Time: 9:30 – 11 a.m.
Phone: (925) 947-3300
This is an important component in having a happy and comfortable journey through our older adult years. As we age, we typically become less tolerant of people and may lose patience more easily. Learn the necessary techniques to reverse these tendencies and be a generally happier person.
The Changing Brain
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Concord Campus
Date: October 22
Time: 9:30 – 11 a.m.
Phone: (925) 947-3300
Our brains are in a constant state of change and adaptation to our environment. Sometimes these changes enhance our functioning, other times changes are a response to a disease or medical condition that cause a decline in function. This presentation includes information on our changing brains, lifestyle choices that support a healthy brain, diseases and medical conditions that affect our brain, and how to identify differences between normal changes in brain function versus abnormal loss of function.
Department of Motor Vehicles and Senior Driving
Location: John Muir Outpatient Center, Brentwood
Date: October 8
Time: 9:30 – 11 a.m.
Phone: (925) 947-3300
A video, "Taking Charge, How Seniors Plan to Get Around" will be shown and questions answered about DMV services. Topics covered include: Driving safer and longer, DMV's reexamination and hearing process, potentially unsafe drivers and referral process, DMV's driving test criteria.
Who Will Speak for You? Advance Health Care Directives
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus
Date: September 17
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Phone: (925) 947-3300
All adults, regardless of age, need to understand how they can have control over their own life and death decisions. Suzanne Leib, Geriatric Care Coordinator, provides detailed information regarding the choices you or your family may face due to an accident or serious illness. This is an opportunity to clarify your own choices and make sure they will be carried out should you become unable to make your own health care decisions. Required documents will be provided.
Welcome to Medicare
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus
Date: September 9
Time: 7 – 9:30 p.m.
Phone: (925) 947-3300
This course is for those new to Medicare, or soon to enroll, who want to understand the many benefits available. Learn about health benefits, drug coverage and how to supplement your coverage. Medicare & You 2009 booklet and other materials are provided. Presented by the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) of Contra Costa County. HICAP does not sell or endorse insurance products.
Welcome to Medicare
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus
Date: October 14
Time: 7 – 9:30 p.m.
Phone: (925) 947-3300
This course is for those new to Medicare, or soon to enroll, who want to understand the many benefits available. Learn about health benefits, drug coverage and how to supplement your coverage. Medicare & You 2009 booklet and other materials are provided. Presented by the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) of Contra Costa County. HICAP does not sell or endorse insurance products.
Who Will Speak for You? Advance Health Care Directives
Location: John Muir Medical Center, Concord Campus
Date: October 14
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Phone: (925) 947-3300
All adults, regardless of age, need to understand how they can have control over their own life and death decisions. Suzanne Leib, Geriatric Care Coordinator, provides detailed information regarding the choices you or your family may face due to an accident or serious illness. This is an opportunity to clarify your own choices and make sure they will be carried out should you become unable to make your own health care decisions. Required documents will be provided.
The Wonders of Guided Imagery and Self-Hypnosis
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Thursday, December 3rd
Time: 6:30-8 p.m.
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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Gain the ability to become supremely relaxed. In this class, you'll learn simple techniques that facilitate less stressful daily living, better sleep and an overall improvement in your quality of life.
Managing Pain with Alternative Methods
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Wednesday, September 16th
Time: 6:30-8 p.m.
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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Learn simple techniques to help control and minimize chronic pain, using methods that can complement your medications.
Managing Menopausal Blues
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Thursday, September 3rd
Time: 6:30-8 p.m.
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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Explore common causes and cures for midlife blues that are unique to women. And leave with an individualized plan to brighten your mood.
Weight Management Before and During Menopause
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Thursday, October 7th
Time: 6:30-8 p.m.
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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Find out why premenopausal and menopausal women tend to gain weight and how to help control unwanted pounds.
Super Diet: Healthy Heart, Healthy Heart Healthy Cholesterol
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Thursday, September 10th
Time: 6:30-8 p.m.
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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Get smart about a heart-healthy diet. Certain foods can lower your cholesterol and fight heart disease.
Mindful Healing
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Tuesday, October 27th
Time: 6:30-8 p.m.
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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Explore the healing power of the mind-body connection. This session features a live demonstration of hypnosis, used to explore emotional aspects of physical concerns.
Pelvic Health and Bladder Control
Location: John Muir Women's Health Center
Date: Monday, November 2nd
Time: 10 a.m.- noon
Phone: (925) 941-7900, option #3
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Bladder control problems are treatable and often curable. In this informational session, you will learn methods for better bladder control and discuss resources for further support.