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Health Equity Panel: Heart Safe, Stroke Smart

April 03, 2025

Join us for our 2025 Health Equity Panel: Heart Safe, Stroke Smart on Thursday, April 3, 2025! We are working together with our community partners to bring you this event!

We will talk about the risk factors of cardiovascular disease and the steps you can take to reduce your personal risk of stroke and heart attack.

  • Wellness, nutrition, exercise, stress management
  • Health factors including blood pressure, cholesterol levels, blood sugar, smoking
  • How genetics and family health history affect your risk
  • Recognizing symptoms to better advocate for yourself and your loved ones

Moderator:

Frankye Myers, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Executive Vice President/Chief Nurse Executive, Riverside Health

Our Expert Panelists:

  • Torry Pledger, M.D. Family Medicine, Primary Care, Riverside Health
  • Jatifa Harris, MSN-Ed, ACNPC-AG, CCRN, SCRN, Quality Director of Neuroscience & Cardiovascular Service Lines, Riverside Health
  • Shonna Johnson, M.D., Family Medicine, Primary Care, Riverside Health
  • Mary Haigh, MSN, RN, CEN, NE-BC, Director of Emergency Services, Riverside Health
  • Wendy Bunting, MS, CCC-SLP, System Director for Rehabilitation & Wellness Services, Riverside Health
  • Luisel Ricks-Santi, Ph.D., Senior Associate Vice President for Diversity & Inclusion, EVMS

This event will be held in person and starting at 5 p.m. we will have an interactive hour that includes a resource fair, blood pressure checks, exercise demonstrations, food, free merchandise & giveaways. An expert panel discussion will begin at 6:00 p.m.

To register for this event at New Beech Grove Baptist Church on April 3rd at 5:00 p.m., click the Yellow REGISTER NOW button on the right side of the page and complete the form and questions.  
 
In addition, the following satellite locations will LIVE stream the panel discussion and will host their own community health fair. Click the corresponding links to register for their events:

Once registered for the event that you choose, you will be provided the link to join the panel discussion LIVE.

For more information, please email Toiya Sosa at [email protected].

Don't miss this opportunity to learn about preventing stroke & heart disease for all. We look forward to you joining us at this great event!

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Understanding & Treating Tremors, from Diagnosis to Advanced Treatments

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Join Riverside Movement Disorders specialists for an evening focused on tremors. Many people aren’t aware of the condition or the many treatment options available for managing the often-disruptive symptoms.

Plan to join us to better understand tremors, the diagnostic process and the latest available treatments.

Presenters:

Suraj Rajan, M.D., Neurologist
Riverside Neurology Specialists

John Lamm, Jr., M.D., Neurosurgeon
Riverside Hampton Roads Neurosurgical & Spine Specialists

Registration is recommended! To register, click on the yellow Register Now button and complete the form.

The Annex D is the building on the left of the main hospital. Enter the sliding doors and turn left towards the conference room.

We look forward to you joining this FREE event! Light refreshments will be provided.

For more information, visit riversideonline.com/movementdisorders.

Monday 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Riverside Regional Medical Center
500 J. Clyde Morris Blvd
Newport News, VA, 23601

Movement Disorder

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Wednesday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

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Riverside Health's 16th Annual Stroke Symposium

Thank you for your interest in Riverside Health's 16th Annual Stroke Symposium which will be held on Friday, May 2, 2025 at the Newport News Marriott at City Center. Breakfast will begin at 7:00 a.m.

Please join us for a day focused on the latest advances in caring for stroke patients.

Registration is required. To register, click the yellow REGISTER NOW button and complete the form. Deadline to register is April 28, 2025.

Registration fees are as follows:

  • Physicians | Pharmacists - $150
  • Nurse Practitioner | Physician Assistant - $120
  • Nurse | EMS | Other Allied Health - $90
  • Full-Time Student (Medical | Nursing | Allied Health | Resident) - $50 (Letter of Faculty Approval Required)
  • Exhibitors - $1,000

For payment via Inter-Company Transfer of Funds, please choose the "pay by mail" payment option when registering and then contact Nicole Duck for more information by emailing here.  

Exhibitors will register on this site through Riverside by clicking the yellow REGISTER NOW button. Exhibitor registration includes a table to showcase product/institution. Deadline for exhibitors to register is April 28, 2025.

For hotel accommodations, visit Book your corporate rate for RIverside, choose your date(s) and click check availability. Then select special rates and choose your room. You can also call the Marriott at (757) 873-9299 and mention the Riverside Health Stroke Symposium special rate of $135.

For questions, additional information or special dietary requests, please email Nicole Duck, Stroke Program Coordinator, Riverside Regional Medical Center.

We look forward to you joining us this year!

Friday 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Newport News Marriott City Center
740 Town Center Drive
Newport News, VA, 23606

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