Upcoming Events
- Bariatric Surgery Information
TU, Apr 18, 8 to 9:30 a.m.
Jorge A. Almodovar, MD, Board Certified in General Surgery
To register online, visit EsenhowerHealth.org/Caleindar, or call 760-834-3796.Understanding Respiratory Issues: Health Screening and Lecture
TH, Apr 20, noon to 1 p.m.
Nadia Jensen, RCP, RRT, Respiratory Case Manager, and Jamie Balius, RCP, Respiratory Coordinator
To register online, visit EisenhowerHealth.org/Calendar, or call 760-423-4855.Bunion Surgery Has Changed
TH, Apr 20, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
David Friscia, MD, Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery
To register online, visit EisenhowerHealth.org/Calendar, or call 760-423-4855.
Blood Drive
TU, Apr 25, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
To register online, visit LStream.org/EisenhowerHealth, or call 800-879-4484.Stress Management for Overall Health
W, Apr 26, 10 to 11 a.m.
Karen Stewart, RN
To register online, visit EisenhowerHealth.org/Calendar, or call 760-423-4855.Neuroscience: Parkinson’s Wellness Expo
F, Apr 28m 10 a.m. to noon
This event will be held at Palm Desert Community Presbyterian Church, Miller Hall, 47-321 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA 92260.For more information, please call 760-855-4516 or email us at deewieringa@gmail.comMalignant Melanoma: Therapeutic Advances in 2023
M, May 1, 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Constantin Dasanu, MD, PhD, Board Certified in Medical Oncology and Hematology
To register online, visit EisenhowerHealth.org/Calendar, or call 760-834-3798.
Stroke Risk Factors and How to Prevent a Stroke
W, May 10, 10 to 11 a.m.
Kathy Cash, BSN, RN, SCRN, Eisenhower Health Stroke Coordinator
To register online, visit EisenhowerHealth.org/Calendar, or call 760-423-4855.
Mitral Valve Disease and the MitraClip Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement Procedure
TH, May 11, 6 to 7 p.m.
Praveen Panguluri, MD, Board Certified in Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease
To register online, visit EisenhowerHealth.org/Calendar, or call 760-423-4855.
Skin Cancer Screenings
SA, May 13, 8 to 11 a.m.
Limited appointments available, registration is required.
To register online, visit EisenhowerHealth.org/Calendar, or call 760-834-3798.
Diabetes and Heart Disease: Changing Trends and Treatment Options
M, May 15, Noon to 1 p.m.
Marielena Cid, MSN, RN, CDCES, Eisenhower Diabetes Education Services, and Leah Papazian, Registered Dietitian
To register online, visit EisenhowerHealth.org/Calendar, or call 760-423-4855.
Eisenhower Health Opens State-of-the-Art Simulation Center
Eisenhower Health physicians, nurses and clinical staff can now practice and sharpen their skills in its new John Stauffer Center for Innovation in Learning — the area’s most advanced simulation center. Thanks to the generous philanthropy of the John Stauffer Charitable Trust and The Thomas and Elizabeth Grainger Family, this innovative training center includes ICU, OBGYN/NICU, medical/surgical, and emergency rooms, each fully equipped with the world's most advanced patient simulator manikins by Gaumard®.The Gaumard simulators are highly sophisticated, providing a very lifelike experience that allows Eisenhower's clinical staff, including physicians, residents, nurses, respiratory therapists, and others, to learn high-risk procedures in a low-risk environment. “It's about sharpening essential critical thinking skills,” says Solomon Sebt, MD, Medical Director of the John Stauffer Center for Innovation in Learning, Eisenhower Health. “The manikins can make voice commands, perform functions that simulate real-life emergent medical conditions, sweat, bleed, cry, urinate, and use artificial intelligence to converse with learners in real-time using genuine responses.”
Fiber is Your Best Friend
Or at least it should be
One of the most important sources of good nutrition is fiber. Your body needs an adequate amount of fiber every single day 25 to 35 grams. As a vehicle for feeding the microbiome — healthy community of bacteria — in your gut, fiber is the foundation of health and the superstar of regulating glucose and maintaining a healthy weight. Research has shown that high-fiber foods may have other heart healthy benefits, such as reducing blood pressure and inflammation. So why are many Americans falling short when it comes to consuming enough fiber?Processed foods — inexpensive and loaded with sugar, salt and saturated fats — are partly to blame for a lack of fiber in our diets. Busy schedules and sedentary lifestyles also play a role in promoting routines based on convenience and exhaustion. Perhaps it is just a little too easy to pick up fast food or to throw a frozen pizza in the oven. Being tired can trigger cravings for comfort foods — processed carbohydrates that break down quickly, spiking blood sugar.
