PinnacleCare Webinars
As your custom healthcare consultant, PinnacleCare presents important healthcare management webinars for its our members and friends. These healthcare management webinars were developed with you in mind.
January, 2012 -- Dr. Dean Ornish -- "Wellness and The Ornish Spectrum"
Dean Ornish, MD, founder and president of the non-profit Preventive Medicine Research Institute and Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco delivers a presentation on wellness. Dr. Ornish’s 35 years of research has led to the development of The Ornish Spectrum, a platform that helps you make health, sustainable lifestyle changes in what you eat, how much activity you have, how you respond to stress, and how much love and support you have.
September, 2011 -- Drs. Shannon M. Bennett and Justin Mohatt -- "Child Anxiety Disorders"
Shannon M. Bennett, Ph.D. and Justin Mohatt, MD, Co-Directors of the Weill Cornell Pediatric OCD, Anxiety, and Tic Disorders Program deliver an exclusive presentation on child anxiety disorders. Drs. Bennett and Mohatt will discuss signs and symptoms of child anxiety, causes of child anxiety, treatment options, and what parents can do to help.
April, 2011 -- Dr. Douglas Drossman -- "Irritable Bowel Syndrom and Functional GI Disorders"
Dr. Douglas A. Drossmanr, MD, Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry and Co-Director, UNC Center for Functional GI and Motility Disorders, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, UNC School of Medicine, delivers an exclusive presentation on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and the functional GI disorders (FGIDs). Dr. Drossman’s presentation includes information on both IBS and FGIDs, related to definition, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment. He emphasizes the value of the physician-patient relationship. He also discusses how he manages patients with the most severe symptoms within his Center at UNC.
February, 2011 -- Dr. Edward Schaeffer -- "Prostate Cancer"
Dr. Edward M. Schaeffer, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Urology, Oncology and Pathology at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins delivers an exclusive presentation on prostate cancer risks, prevention strategies, and treatment opions.
September, 2010 -- Dr. Freya Schnabel -- "Breast Cancer"
Dr. Freya Schnabel, MD, Director of Breast Surgery at NYU Medical Center delivers an exclusive presentation on risk factors for breast cancer including family history, genetics, and atypical hyperplasias.
April, 2010 -- Dr. Patricia Bloom -- "Managing and Reducing Stress"
Dr. Patricia A. Bloom, MD, senior physician in the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development at Mount Sinai, and the Director of Integrative Health Programs for the Martha Stewart Center for Living delivers an exclusive presentation on managing and reducing stress.
October, 2009 -- Dr. David Perlin -- "An Important H1N1 Update"
PinnacleCare Private Health Advisory is pleased to join Dr. David Perlin, Director of the Public Health Research Institute Center at the International Center for Public Health for an important H1N1 update.
September, 2009 -- Dr. Howard Farkas -- "Stress, Self-Control and Emotional Eating"
When speaking with people who ask for help with overeating or binge eating, the feelings they describe are negative: both physically and emotionally. So why would anyone repeat this behavior? What is rewarding or reinforcing about it? And what tools do we have to change our eating habits?
July, 2009 -- Dr. Nieca Goldberg -- "Women are not Small Men"
Heart disease is the number cause of death for women, and frequently presents itself in different ways in women than it does in men. It is imperative for women to learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of heart disease, and to understand the benefits of a heart-healthy lifestyle.
