Advance Directives

UCI Health
March 2
Noon–1:30 p.m.

Who will speak for you and your healthcare if you can't speak for yourself? An advance healthcare directive does just that — it tells your healthcare providers what you want to have done (and not done) when you can't speak for yourself. In this 90-minute class, a doctor and social worker will explain what a healthcare directive form is and how they are used.

Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series

UCI School of Medicine's Office of the Dean
Community Lecture: March 6 at 7–8 p.m.
Scientific Lecture: March 7 at Noon–1 p.m. 

The UCI School of Medicine Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series is designed to bring together influential leaders from healthcare and academia to share their insights, experience, and anecdotal stories with our faculty, staff, students and community members.

This next lecture series features Richard J. Barohn, MD, executive vice chancellor for health affairs and the Hugh E. Sarah D. Stephenson dean of the University of Missouri School of Medicine. Dr. Barohn’s community lecture on March 6 will focus on “What They Never Taught You in School About Healthcare Career Pathways.” His scientific lecture on March 7 is about “How to Run Multicenter Federally Funded Clinical Trials on $1,000 a Day.” 

2023 Community Lecture Series: Age-Related Macular Degeneration

UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute 
March 7
7–8 p.m.

Join this free online seminar on age-related macular degeneration and discover the latest in stem cell therapies for retinal disease. This seminar will be led by speakers Stephanie Lu, MD, and Mitul Mehta, MD. The Gavin Herbert Eye Institute’s free seminars aim to further educate the public on eye health and related topics to help improve our community’s overall health and well-being.

Acupressure for Labor Pain and After-Delivery Care 

UCI Health
March 8
7–8 p.m.

Learn how you can use acupressure to reduce pain during labor as well as after delivery for breastfeeding. In this 60-minute Zoom class, pregnant mothers and their labor partner(s) will learn how to apply acupressure during labor and after delivery, as well as the benefits for your overall health and wellness during the first days after your baby's birth.

Advanced Heart Failure and VAD Support Group

UCI Health
March 9
3:30–4:30 p.m.

UCI Health offers a monthly support group for people with advanced heart failure, those who have ventricular assist device (VAD) implants or those who are in need of one.

Online LASIK Surgery Seminar

UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
March 9
6:30–7:30 p.m.

If you are tired of wearing glasses or contact lenses, LASIK surgery may be right for you. Join us for a free online informational seminar to learn about LASIK surgery, including whether you might be a candidate for the procedure.

Getting a Grip on Crohn's Disease

UCI Health
March 27
7 p.m.

What is Crohn’s disease and who does it affect? Is it the same as Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)? The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation estimates that IBD affects close to 3 million Americans, yet many people don’t understand what it means. Dr. Nimisha Parekh, gastroenterologist and director of Inflammatory Bowel Disease at the Digestive Health Institute at UCI Health, will help us to better understand this disease, including available medical therapies and new treatments on the horizon, while Dr. Steven Mills, surgeon and program director for Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship at UCI, will discuss the latest updates and options for surgery for Crohn’s disease.

The Havana Syndrome: A Disorder of Neuropolitics? 

UCI Center for Neuropolitics 
April 19
5–6:15 p.m.

In one of the most extraordinary cases in the history of science, the mating calls of insects were mistaken for a “sonic weapon” that led to a major diplomatic row. This lecture by Robert W. Baloh, MD, professor of neurology and head and neck surgery (emeritus) at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, will trace the origins of the Havana syndrome, as well as the U.S. government’s response, results from scientific investigations and opinions, the evolution of the syndrome over time and similar phenomena that have occurred in the past.

Healthy Happenings is a monthly email that includes a six-week calendar of healthy news and events. To be included, events must be open to the public, health-related, and hosted or co-hosted by a UCI Health entity. Healthy Happenings is distributed at the beginning of every month. To appear in next month's edition, you must submit your event by one week before the first of the month.

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