UCI Health Two-Day Blood Drive

UCI Health Blood Donor Center — Orange 
Sept. 6–7
9 a.m.–5 p.m. 

Donate blood and help UCI Health replenish its blood supply after the Labor Day holiday. All blood donors will be treated to a donut and receive a $10 gift card from a local coffee shop. Plus, throughout this month, all donors will be entered into a drawing to win a gift card to Disneyland.

Online LASIK Surgery Seminar

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

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

UCI Culinary Health: Understanding the Microbiome Series — Human Microbiome Through the Lifespan

UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute 
Sept. 8
Noon–1 p.m. 

Learn about the human microbiome through the lifespan. Each class alternates with Katrine Whiteson, PhD, Chancellor's Fellow and associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, and UCI Health SSIHI provider Sanaz Demehry, MS, PA-C, and includes a demonstration from UCI SSIHI Executive Chef Jessica VanRoo on a relevant meal. UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute's Culinary Health webinar series is a 50-minute workshop based on the UCI School of Medicine culinary medicine curriculum.

Healthy Living Series: Heart Health

UCI Health
Sept. 12 & 26
3–4 p.m. 

Discover how to live well and be equipped with the tools you need to improve your life and well-being. This online series will help you gain knowledge on important health topics, exchange resources, solve problems, provide mutual support and empower you to take charge of your health. Classes take place every other Tuesday 3 to 4 p.m. On Sept. 12, the class will discuss heart health. On Sept. 26, the class will discuss healthy eating as we age.

2023 Community Lecture Series: Comprehensive Ophthalmology 

UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute 
Sept. 12
7–8 p.m. 

Your vision is changing with age. What symptoms are important to check? Join this free online seminar led by Kavita K. Rao, MD, associate professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the UCI School of Medicine. Join the UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute’s free seminars to learn about the causes, symptoms and treatment of eye-related conditions.

Advanced Heart Failure and VAD Support Group

UCI Health
Sept. 14
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.

Art of Diagnosis Symposium 

Medical Humanities & Arts Program 
Sept. 14
5–7 p.m. 

UCI School of Medicine’s Medical Humanities and Arts Program (MHAP) invites you to celebrate student art focused on implicit bias and diagnostic medicine. This event aims to promote awareness of thoughts, attitudes and feelings surrounding diagnoses — for both patients and physicians. Dr. Candice Taylor-Lucas will be the keynote speaker, and featured workshops include mask making, medical improv, making miniatures, photography mosaic and stamp-erasers, as well as free painting.

Acupressure for Labor Pain and After-Delivery Care 

UCI Health
Sept. 14
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.

2023 Asian American Women's Health Symposium 

UCI Health
Sept. 16
8:30 a.m.–noon 

Join UCI Health experts for its inaugural Asian American Women’s Health Symposium discussing topics in breast health and women’s health. Space is limited. Register today!

CANDs 3rd Annual Virtual Spanish Autism Conference 

The Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Sept. 16
9 a.m.–12:40 p.m.  

Join this free online conference in Spanish with three presentations: Comfort Connection Resource Center at the Regional Center of Orange County (RCOC); Bright Star Speech & Language Services and Esperanza Speech Therapy; and Dr. Geeta Grover, MD, from The Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. For more details, contact tallerenespanol@hs.uci.edu.

Healthy Happenings is a monthly email that includes a six-week calendar of health 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 at least one week before the first of the month.

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