Talk and Walk with a Doc 2023

Talk with a Doc
Virtual Health Education Series via Zoom

Talk with a Doc: Stress & Your Health
Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 11 AM
Speaker: Lawrence Michael Ferber, PhD
Director, Behavioral Health Central Intake Services/Director Behavioral Health Student Externship Program, Catholic Health
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April is Stress Awareness Month, the perfect time to explore ways to reduce stress for better health. Join us via Zoom on Wednesday, April 12 at 11 AM for Talk with a Doc: Stress & Your Health with Dr. Lawrence Ferber of Catholic Health. We all experience stress on some level, but the way we deal with it can have chronic effects on our mental and physical health. Dr. Ferber will discuss stress, its health effects, and healthy ways to cope through stressful times.    

Talk with a Doc: Parkinson's Disease 
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 11 AM
Speaker: Guy Schwartz, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology, Director of the Stony Brook Parkinson’s and Movement Disorder Center, Management of Risk Factors and Symptomatic Treatment in Parkinson’s Disease, Stony Brook Medicine
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April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. Join us via Zoom on Wednesday, April 26 at 11 AM for Talk with a Doc: Parkinson’s Disease with Dr. Guy Schwartz of Stony Brook Medicine. Following Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson's disease is the second-most common neurodegenerative disorder in the United States. Dr. Schwartz will discuss Parkinson’s risk factors, symptoms, and management, as well as steps you can take to prevent its onset. 

Talk with a Doc: Skin Cancer
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 11 AM
Speaker: Keasha S. Guerrier, MD, Chair, Family Medicine, Long Island Jewish Valley Stream Hospital; Director, New York State Academy of Family Physicians
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May is a great month to spend more time outdoors, and it’s also Melanoma / Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention Month, a reminder to enjoy your sunshine safely. Join us via Zoom on Wednesday, May 10 at 11 AM for Talk with a Doc: Skin Cancer with Dr. Keasha Guerrier of Northwell Health. Dr. Guerrier will talk about skin cancer risk factors, symptoms, treatment, and most importantly, preventive measures you can incorporate into your daily life. 

Talk with a Doc: Fitness for Longevity
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at 11 AM
Speaker: Shazaan Hushmendy, MD, Mount Sinai South Nassau

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Regular physical activity is vital for health and longevity, and it becomes more important to stay active as we age. Join us via Zoom on Wednesday, May 24 at 11 AM for Talk with a Doc: Fitness for Longevity with Shazaan Hushmendy, MD of Mount Sinai South Nassau in honor of both National Physical Fitness and Sports Month and Older Americans Month. Dr. Hushmendy will discuss safe and easy ways to stay active for those 50+. 

Talk with a Doc: Migraine & Headache
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 11 AM
Speaker: Bruce Mayerson, MD, Chief of Neurology, St. Catherine of Siena Hospital, Catholic Health Physician Partners Medical Group
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More than 36 million people experience migraine headaches in America, which is 12% of the entire population. This National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month, join us via Zoom on Wednesday, June 7 at 11 AM for Talk with a Doc: Migraine and Headache with Dr. Bruce Mayerson of Catholic Health. Dr. Mayerson will discuss explain headaches, migraines, common causal factors, prevention, and treatment. 

Talk with a Doc: Cataracts & Eye Health
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at 11 AM
Jules Winokur, MD, Vice Chair of Ophthalmology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, North Shore University Hospital 
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June is Cataract Awareness Month. Join us via Zoom on Wednesday, June 21 at 11 AM for Talk with a Doc: Cataracts and Eye Health with Dr. Jules Winkour of Northwell Health. Dr. Winokur will discuss cataracts, causal factors, prevention, and treatment.

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Walk with a Doc
In Person Walking Events

 Join the Long Island Health Collaborative for Walk with a Doc,  free community walking events sponsored by AARP New York! Our doc will briefly discuss their specialties and the many health benefits of walking before we take a walk through a scenic location where attendees can walk and talk with the docs.

Walk with a Doc: Babylon
Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 11 AM
Argyle Park, NY-27A, Babylon, NY 11702
Led by Keasha S. Guerrier, MD, Chair, Family Medicine, Long Island Jewish Valley Stream Hospital, Director, New York State Academy of Family Physicians
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Walk with a Doc: Merrick
Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 11 AM
Camman’s Pond Park, Merrick Road and Lindenmere Blvd, Merrick, NY 11566
Led by Linda Mermelstein, MD, MPH, Associate Director, Community Outreach and Engagement, Stony Brook Cancer Center
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Walk with a Doc: Mount Sinai
Saturday, June 24, 2023 at 11 AM
Heritage Park, 633 Mount Sinai-Coram Rd, Mt Sinai, NY 11766
Lead by Raja Jaber, MD, ABFP, dipABLM, Associate Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine, Director Lifestyle and Integrative Medicine Program, Stony Brook Medicine
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