Thursday, 06. May 2010
The spring 2010 Speaking of Health lecture series was another great success for the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation.
Speaking of Health – a free public lecture series presented twice a year by the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation – has been very popular with the public since it began more than 15 years ago. Featuring informative lectures from some of Canada’s foremost healthcare experts, Speaking of Health provides people with valuable information about a variety of health topics.
The four lectures in April were all very well attended, including the largest Speaking of Health audience yet (340) for the April 15 lecture Dealing with Dementia, presented by Dr. Kathy Lechelt. Total attendance at the lectures was more than 700 people. The other popular sessions were Celiac Disease on April 8, presented by Dr. Robert Bailey, and Ethical End of Life Decision Making, presented by Gary Goldsand on April 29.
The April 22 Speaking of Health lecture was a special one for the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation. Entitled Keeping Youth Safe in the Workplace, it was presented by Dr. Louis Francescutti, an emergency room physician at the Royal Alexandra Hospital and a well-known advocate for public safety. Before Dr. Francescutti’s dynamic lecture, the Foundation was very happy to announce a very generous gift from CN Rail. Their contribution will facilitate research into the health issues and needs of Edmonton’s inner city population with a special focus on children’s health. Paul Miller, Chief Transportation and Safety Officer for CN, spoke briefly to the audience and presented a cheque for $250,000.
“We are delighted to partner with CN in this lecture series, and we are thrilled that CN has named the Royal Alexandra Hospital as a charity of choice for this very special project.” said Andrew Otway, President and CEO of the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation. “We are also delighted that these CN-sponsored lectures on injury prevention will attract a whole new audience to our already popular Speaking of Health series.”
Planning for the fall 2010 Speaking of Health lecture series is already underway. “We get a lot of helpful feedback from our audiences, and that helps us plan future lectures,” said Michael Chevalier, Communications Officer with the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation. “Speaking of Health is very popular with the public and so we’re always keen to hear about what topics people would like to attend and how we can improve things in the future.”
Due to popular demand, the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation is looking into ways to make more Speaking of Health materials available on the Foundation website in the future. Watch for more information on the fall 2010 Speaking of Health series on the website in September.
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