Oregon Health & Science University Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center is sponsoring a free health fair to promote diabetes education and prevention on World Diabetes Day, Nov. 14. The following Saturday, Nov. 19, the center is hosting the Pacific Northwest Diabetes Summit, where local and national experts will share the latest information on prevention and treatment in the management of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The summit is open to everyone.
Free Health Screenings — Monday, Nov. 14, from noon to 4:30 p.m.
Pacific NW Diabetes Health Summit — Saturday, Nov. 19, from noon to 5 p.m.
OHSU Center for Health & Healing, 3303 S.W. Bond Ave., Portland, Ore. 97239
OHSU Free Health Screenings/World Diabetes Day
OHSU cardiovascular medicine experts will measure:
* Nurses and physicians will be on hand for consults on test results.
2011 Pacific Northwest Diabetes Summit
The summit is open to health care professionals, public health leaders, health plan and health system administrators, employer groups, school administrators, teachers, students, patients and their family members.
Topics include:
The cost is $30 for one person; $50 for 2; $70 for 3; and $80 for 4. See the full program and register.