Health Symposium-Joint project between the National Black MBA Association and the Cleveland Medical Association







Date: Saturday, April 11, 2009
Time 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: South Pointe Hospital
West Wing Conference Room
2000 Harvard Road
Warrensville Heights, OH 44122

Cost: FREE!!!!

Seminar Schedule:
9:00 - 10:00 am Heart Health, presented by Dr. Brandon Atkins-Cardiology
10:00 - 11:00 am Breast & Colon Cancer Screening, presented by Dr. Ronald Copeland- General Surgery
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Advance Directives, Diabetes presented by Dr. Bonita Coe- Internal Medicine
12:00 - 1:00 pm HIV/AIDS presented by Dr. Muda Buhari-Infectious Diseae Specialist

Blood pressure screening will also be conducted.

The Cleveland Medical Association
P.O. Box 22470
Beachwood, Ohio 44122
216-445-1789
E-mail: clevelandmedical@yahoo.com
Website: www.clevelandmedicalassociation.org

Monthly meetings included presentations from MedWish International, City of Cleveland Board of Health, Cuyahoga County Commissioner Peter Lawson Jones
2008 CMA General Body Meeting Topics:

January 16

"Working Toward Mealtime Control"

Isaiah Pittman MD, PhD

February 20

"Alzhiemer's Disease and the Exelon Patch"

Jay P. Berke MD

March 19

Depression-Gary Wilkes MD

Dementia-Robert Richardson MD

June 18

"Evidence Based Approach to Initiating Anti-Platelet Therapy in Acute Coronaty Syndromes"

Ali Askari MD

Department of Cardiology

The Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio

August 20

"Advance Non-small Cell Lung Cancer:Understanding the Role of Targeted Therapy in Senior Adults"

Tanyanika Phillips Towe

Department of Hematology and Oncology

University Hospitals of Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio

September 17

"Rationale for Treating Beyond LDL-C"

Michael Rocco, MD
Medical Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Stress Testing

The Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio

October 15

"Headaches/Migraines"

Roderick Spears, MD

Center for Headache and Pain

The Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio

November 19

"The Treatment of Hypertension in Special Populations"

Lonnie Joe, MD

President, Detroit Medical Society (Detroit Chapter of National Medical Association)

December 17

"Hospice Care in African Americans"

The Visiting Nurses Association of Cleveland

 

2008 Projects

CMA Adopt A School Program-Audubon Elementary   (Cleveland Municipal School District)

Health Fair with Radio One  Saturday, April 25, 2008 and Sunday, April 26, 2008

Participated in the Health Equity in Cancer Program Town Hall meeting Donated to the Karamu House lobby renovation on January 27, 2008 Placed an ad in the Karamu Hall of Fame Fundraiser program book CMA mentioned in Kaleidoscope Magazine Activities with the Case Medical School and Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine SNMA chapter: CMA/SNMA Mixer on September 26, 2008 SNMA Mentorship Program SNMA Retreat SNMA Region V Conference SNMA Leadership Institute Participated in the Cleveland Office on Minority Health Conversation on health Disparities on October 6-7, 2008 CMA Health Education Series: CMA members published articles in CP2, the entertainment supplement of the Cleveland Call and Post Newspaper to use its collective expertise to educate the African-American community about disease, prevention and health maintenance Participated in a health care equipment sort with MedWish International on October 4, 2008 Donated the to Toys for Tots fundraiser on December 12, 2008. The donation also went to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland. 25 CD's with the CMA logo and info and articles from the CMA Health Education Series articles submitted along with smoking cessation trinkits for the Ohio Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease Care Packages for Ohio Congressional members