Speakers Bureau Topics

Breast Health

• Breast Self-Exam and Early Detection of Breast Cancer
• Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy
• Breast Cancer Education 

Cancer Awareness/Prevention

• Cancer Risk Assessment
• Prostate Cancer
• Skin Cancer
• Colorectal Cancer
• Gynecological Cancer
• Cancer Imaging: Mammogram, Ultrasound and Breast MRI
• Lung Cancer

Bone Health

• Foot Care
• Making Lifestyle Changes for a Healthy Back
• Osteoporosis: Treatment and Prevention
• Safety in the Home: Preventing Trips and Tumbles

Careers in Health Care

Children's Health/Parent Education

• Building your child's self-esteem
• The benefits of breastfeeding
• Childhood diseases
• Child-proofing your home
• Managing childhood asthma
• Preparing your child to stay home alone
• Home, Bicycle and Car Seat Safety
• Childhood Obesity
• Aerobic Exercise - Children's Need for Exercise
• Communication with Your Child

Chronic Disease

• Chronic Pain Management
• Fibromyalgia
• Crohn's & Colitis Disease

Death and Dying

• Grief & Loss
• Bereavement Care
• Communication
• Hope through Hospice Care
• Nutrition in Advanced Illness
• Palliative Care
• Pain & Symptom Management in Advanced Illness
• Volunteering at Hospice House

Diabetes

• Risk and Prevention
• Treatment Options
• Diabetes and Meal Planning

Emergency Care

• Basic First Aid and CPR Overview
• Bruises & Bumps: When to Take Your Child to a Doctor
• Signs and Symptoms of Heart Attack and Stroke
• When to Call 911 and What to Do While You Wait for EMS to Arrive

Health Consumer Education

• Advanced directives (living will, durable power of attorney)
• End of Life Decisions
• Confidentiality & Legal Aspects of Health Information Management (Med Records), HIPPA

Communicating with Your Physician

• Navigating the Health System
• Understanding Health Insurance Options
• Choosing a Nursing Home
• The Mercy Foundation - Why You'll Want to Give Even Though I'm Not Going to Ask You|

Healthy Aging /Wellness for Mature Adults

• Exercise routines for mature adults
• Eating Smart as You Age
• The activity pyramid for seniors
• How to Keep Your Mind Active
• Security & Safety Tips

Healthy Living

• Benefits of Exercise
• Strength Training
• Making positive lifestyle changes
• Getting a handle on stress
• The power of relaxation
• The life balance pyramid
• Activity pyramid
• Secrets to waist management
• Laughter is the best medicine
• Smoking Cessation

Heart, Lung and Vascular Health

• Heart Disease
  • Risk factors
  • Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring CT Scan
  • Framingham Risk Scoring for Heart Disease
  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • Vital Communication with your Physician about Heart Disease
  • Prevention and screenings
  • Treatment options
• Women and Heart Disease
  • Risk
  • Symptoms
  • Treatment
  • Heart2Heart
  • Prevention
  • Diet and exercise
  • Cardiac Pulmonary Rehab
  • Diet
  • Exercise
  • Living with chronic conditions
  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Heart Arrhythmias
  • Fibrillations
  • Pacemakers
• Stroke
  • Risks
  • Prevention
  • Symptoms
• Peripheral Vascular Disease
  • Risk
  • Prevention
  • Treatment options
• Know Your Numbers
  • Cholesterol
  • Blood pressure
  • Blood sugarPulmonary Topics
  • Lung conditions (asthma, chronic pulmonary disease, pneumonia)
  • Pulmonary function tests
  • Living with pulmonary conditions
  • Tobacco cessation

Home Health Care

• Overview of Home Care Services
• Use of Telemonitors to Help Elderly Remain Independent
• Safety and Fall Prevention Tips for the Elderly in their Home
• Healthy Eating
• Caring for Your Aging Parent

Infection Control

• Emerging Diseases
• Infectious Disease Prevention
• Bloodborne Pathogens

Men's Health

• Prostrate and Urinary Problems
• Incontinence

Mental Health (Behavior Check-up)

• Addiction in America: The addictive nature of our society
• Alcoholism: Facts and Myths
• Adolescents and Alcohol and Drug Use
• Drug Use in the Workplace
• Anger management
• Dealing with grief
• Dealing with challenging people
• Dealing with Depression
• Coping with change
• Domestic violence
• Communication with Your Child
• Community Resources/Medicare/Medicaid
• Mind/Body Medicine
• Stress Relief
• When You Love Someone Who is Addicted

Nutrition and Diet

• Eating Disorders
• Body Image and the media influence
• Food for Thought
• Creative ideas for Cooking Nutritious Foods
• Fast food facts
• Geriatric nutrition
• Vitamin Lore
• Soy: is it for you?
• The Healthy Way to Weight Loss
• Portion Control for Weight Control
• Fad Diets: Fact or Fiction
• Nutrition for the Adolescent Athlete
• Food Labeling
• Nutrition and Heart Disease
• Boning Up on Calcium with Food
• Heart Healthy Eating
• Nutrition for Women
• Healthy Eating

Pain Management

• Understanding and Managing Pain
• Migraines

Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Breastfeeding
• Going Home with Baby
• Having a Baby Later in Life
• Preconception Issues
• The Normal Newborn

Sleep Health

• Importance of Sleep and Sleep Hygiene
• Snoring and Sleep Apnea
• Sleep and Aging
• Teens and Sleep

Sports Medicine

• Preventing Sports-Related Injuries
• Taking care of your back and neck
• What is a physical therapist?

Teens

• Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Abuse
• Adolescent Sexuality
• Dating Violence
• Is Your Teen at Risk for an Eating Disorder?
• Raising Today's Teenager
• Teen Stress and Suicide

Women's Health

• Managing Menopause and/or Peri -menopause
• Osteoporosis: risks and testing
• Women and Heart Disease
• Women and Depression
• Breast Self Examinations
• Breast Cancer
• Coping with PMS: Pre-Menstrual Syndrome
• Promoting Women's Health across the Lifespan
• Health Screenings for Women