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More than 450 people attended last year’s Senior Expo at Fauquier Hospital. Anyone who pre-registers for the 2016 event will be placed in a drawing for an iPad Air. |
Senior Expo
When: Saturday, October 24, 9 a.m. to 12 noon
Where: Fauquier Hospital Bistro and Conference Center
Cost: FREE
Register: 540-316-3588
FREE Health Screenings
· Blood pressure
· Cholesterol
· Height and weight checks (BMI)
· Balance and flexibility assessment
· Bone density testing
Get Expert Advice
· Stroke prevention
· Medicaid and Medicare
· Cancer
· Social Security handouts
· And much more!
Individuals 55 and older represent the
fastest-growing age group in America, and this population is focused on
maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle. Fauquier Health’s Senior Expo,
slated for Saturday, October 24, will provide an opportunity for the community
to take advantage of FREE health screenings and experience firsthand the
services available locally.
Screenings,
demonstrations and advice from health experts will be included. Anyone who
pre-registers will be entered into a drawing for an iPad Air (must be present
to win).
Festivities
will begin promptly at 9 a.m. and continue until 12 noon. At 1 p.m. there will
be a cancer panel discussion in the Sycamore Room focusing on prostate and
colon cancer, with oncologist Syed Salman Ali, M.D., general surgeon Kip
Dorsey, M.D., urologists Brian DeCastro, M.D., Kathryn Sullivan, M.D. and David
Pfeffer, M.D., gastroenterologist Paul Arnold, M.D., and Richard Shrout, RN,
MSN, oncology nurse navigator.
The
Bistro on the Hill restaurant will be open during and after the event, and the
Bistro’s chef, James Wedderburn, will offer healthy cooking demonstrations
throughout the morning.
Fitness
demonstrations covering Zumba, a stretch, strength and balance demo, and yoga
will also be presented in the Bistro.
Screenings will be offered in the
Conference Center on the first floor of the hospital and are all FREE.
Prostate
and Colon Cancer Panel Discussion
Saturday,
October 24
1
p.m.
Sycamore
Room
Prostate
and colon cancers are two of the most common types of cancers. The panel will
discuss different treatment options and their side effects, as well as moving
on after treatment. Those who attend the panel discussion will be placed in a
drawing for an iPad Mini, which will be given out after the discussion.
With
Syed Salman Ali, M.D.
oncology/hematology
Paul
Arnold, M.D.
Gastroenterology
Brian
DeCastro, M.D.
urology
Kip
Dorsey, M.D.
general
surgery
David
Pfeffer, M.D.
urology
Kathryn
Sullivan, M.D.
urology
Richard
Shrout, RN, MSN
oncology
nurse navigator
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