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Speakers Bureau

In maintaining an environment of educational and technological excellence, Sacred Heart Hospital is committed to educating the community on health issues spanning the generations. From pediatrics and adolescence to orthopedics and geriatrics, Sacred Heart Hospital is equipped with doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals who are ready to share their knowledge and experience. Our team of speakers is prepared to present relevant and up-to-date information to your group, business or organization on the topics listed below. If there is a specific topic that you are looking for which is not listed, please call to inquire about its availability.

Speaker requests may be submitted using our online form or by contacting the Marketing and Public Relations department at 610-776-4816.

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Adult General Health

  • Health screenings for diabetes, colon cancer, prostate cancer and breast cancer
  • Hypertension (High blood pressure)
  • Total blood cholesterol and blood glucose (sugar)

Behavioral Health and Psychiatry

  • Dementia
  • Alzheimer ’s disease
  • Mental wellness in older adults
  • Adult and Older Adult Behavioral Medicine
  • Anxiety and depression
  • Bereavement
  • Intimacy
  • Panic disorders
  • Simplifying your life/stress reduction
  • Mind/body connection
  • Cognitive loss

Gastric Bypass (Weight-loss) Surgery

  • Weight-loss surgery: Is it for you?
  • Plastic surgery after weight loss
  • Nutrition for gastric bypass patients

Cancer

  • Coping with cancer
  • Coping with a family member diagnosed with cancer
  • Breast Cancer
  • Central Nervous System Cancer
  • Gastrointestinal Cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Gynecological Cancer
  • Genitourinary Cancer
  • Leukemia and Lymphoma
  • Lung Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Sarcoma
  • Skin Cancer
  • MammoSite (Partial Breast Irradiation)
  • Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)

Diabetes

  • Coping with diabetes
  • Diabetes education and prevention
  • Insulin administration
  • Self-monitoring of blood glucose
  • Meal planning and nutrition
  • Kidney disease and diabetes
  • Diabetes and pregnancy
  • The diabetic eye

Geriatrics

  • Continuing care of older adults
  • Geriatric assessment and evaluation
  • Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Loss
  • Sexuality and Aging
  • Death and Dying
  • Spirituality and Aging

Health Care

  • Failure Mode Effect Analysis/Root Cause Analysis – Analyze situations and learn how to improve quality
  • Healthcare ethics and general ethical principles

Heart Care

  • Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
  • Cholesterol management
  • Exercise and the heart
  • Heart-healthy eating
  • Hypertension
  • Prevention of heart disease
  • Stroke

Life Support

  • Advance Directives – Learn about handling care in the case of a terminal illness, including resuscitation decisions and who will speak for you if you can’t speak for yourself.
  • Resuscitation
    • ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support
    • PALS – Pediatric Advanced Life Support
    • BLS – Basic Life Support

Nutrition

  • Exercise, nutrition and weight control
  • Nutrition & You
  • Trend dieting (Atkins, South Beach, etc.)

Obstetrics & Gynecology

  • You and your pregnancy
  • A healthy pregnancy
  • Risks, symptoms and treatment of postpartum depression
  • Infertility
  • Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)

Orthopedics

  • Knee replacement
  • Hip replacement

Pediatrics

  • AD/HD
  • Childhood Obesity
  • Behavioral problems in children
  • Parenting a child with a chronic disease
  • Controlling allergies & asthma in children
  • KidShape program
  • Nutrition and eating disorders
  • Epilepsy
  • Immunizations

Physical Therapy (PT)/Occupational Therapy (OT)

  • Exercise and the Elderly
  • Physical therapy and disabilities

 

Respiratory

  • Asthma
  • COPD
  • Respiratory Medication Administration
  • Pulmonary Function Testing
  • Treating Pulmonary Disease
  • Testing in Pulmonary Disease

Sacred Heart Visiting Nurses and Hospice

  • Wound and Ostomy Care
  • Respiratory Care
  • Other topics upon request

Sleep Disorders

  • Insomnia
  • Snoring and sleep apnea
  • Perimenopause and sleep
  • Excessive daytime sleepiness

Treating Victims of Violence

  • Family Violence (Domestic Violence)
  • SANE – Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner

Women’s Health

  • Menopause
  • Incontinence
  • Urodiagnostics
  • Osteoporosis

Wound Care

  • Treatment of non-healing wounds
  • Diabetic wounds
  • Hyperbaric oxygen therapy