October 4, 2004 :: No. 46

Free Mini Medical Lectures at Cal State Fullerton This Fall

A series of free “mini medical” lectures focusing on health recommendations for senior citizens is scheduled at Cal State Fullerton in October and November. In cooperation with UCI and the Cal State Fullerton Institute of Gerontology, the lectures will be held in Mackey Auditorium of the Ruby Gerontology Center, located on the CSUF campus.

Registration for all programs begins at 9:30 a.m., and the lectures start at 10 a.m. The speakers are all on staff at UCI Medical Center. The programs include the following:

Saturday, Oct. 16, Ken Linden, assistant professor, dermatology, will discuss “Healthy Skin: Signs of Skin Cancer Treatments and Preventions.”

Saturday, Oct. 30, Stanley van den Noort, professor and chair emeritus of the Department of Neurology, will discuss “What You Should Know to Keep Your Brain Healthy as We Age.”

Saturday, Nov. 13, David Hsiang, assistant clinical professor, oncology surgery, will discuss “Prevention and What Can Be Done for Breast Cancer.”

Additional information is available from the CSUF Institute of Gerontology at 657-278-4686 or gerontology@fullerton.edu.