Mini Medical School Spotlights Women's Health

INDIANAPOLIS - That adage about an ounce of prevention being worth a pound of cure is sage medical advice. With prevention and education in mind, the Indiana University School of Medicine is delivering a weighty amount of information about contemporary and controversial women's health issues at the fall series of Mini Medical School.

"Among their many roles in society, women are the driving force in seeking health care for their families, but women often neglect their own well-being," says Bette G. Maybury, M.D., clinical associate professor of neurology. Dr. Maybury is co-moderating Mini Medical School with her fellow IUSM colleagues, Stephen G. Lalka, M.D., professor of surgery, and Antoinette F. Hood, M.D., professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and of dermatology.

Among the topics and presenters at this year's Mini Medical School:
Domestic Violence: An Equal Opportunity Risk - DeWana L. Stubbs, M.D., IUSM clinical assistant professor of medicine, and Ann DeLaney, J.D., executive director of The Julian Center shelter for domestic violence victims and their children.
After The Childbirth Years - Ann Zerr, M.D., associate director of the IU National Center of Excellence in Women's Health, and Marguerite K. Shephard, M.D., IUSM professor of obstetrics and gynecology.
Hearts And Science - Elisabeth von der Lohe, M.D., medical director of IU Hospital's Women's Heart Clinic, and Michael F. Busk, M.D., M.P.H., IUSM associate professor of medicine and medical and research director for the National Institute for Fitness and Sport.
Breast Cancer: Disease And The Female Icon - Kathy Miller, M.D., IUSM assistant professor of medicine and physician at the Indiana Cancer Pavilion, and Victoria L. Champion, D.N.S., R.N., associate dean of research at IU School of Nursing.
Trick Or Treat: Fear, Anxiety And Addictions - Susan Ball, Ph.D., IUSM associate professor clinical psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, and Anna M. McDaniel, D.N.S., R.N., IU associate professor of nursing administration and health care informatics.
Out From Under The Covers: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Ginat Mirowski, D.M.D., M.D., IUSM assistant professor of dermatology and assistant professor of oral surgery medicine pathology at the IU School of Dentistry, and Kenneth H. Fife, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine in IUSM's Division of Infectious Diseases.

The two-hour sessions begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays, Oct. 3 through Nov. 7, at the Ruth Lilly Health Education Center, 21st Street and N. Senate Avenue. Cost for all six sessions is $35, and includes parking, refreshments and a course certificate. For registration information, call 317-278-7600.

The IU Medical Group and Indianapolis radio station WIBC sponsor Mini Medical School, which is offered by The Indiana University School of Medicine Faculty Community Relations Committee through the IUPUI Division of Continuing Studies.

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