MPM Experts Host Community Health Seminars

Smoking Cessation, Heart and Valve Conditions, Understanding Atrial Fibrillation, Carbohydrates and Coronary Artery Disease

CLEARWATER, Fla., (January 9, 2018) -- Health experts from Morton Plant Mease invite the community to attend upcoming health seminars in February focusing on smoking cessation, heart and valve conditions, understanding atrial fibrillation, carbohydrates and coronary artery disease. The monthly seminars are free and held at BayCare’s various Morton Plant Mease facilities and community centers around Pinellas County. 

Smoking Cessation Class
Saturday, February 3
10 a.m.
Mease Dunedin Hospital, Education Conference Room, 601 Main St., Dunedin

This two-hour class provides valuable tools to help you quit using tobacco. It includes four free weeks of patches, gum or lozenges.

Smoking Cessation Class
Saturday, February 10
1 p.m.
Mease Countryside Hospital, Medical Arts Building, Suite 103, 1840 Mease Drive, Safety Harbor

This two-hour class provides valuable tools to help you quit using tobacco. It includes four free weeks of patches, gum or lozenges.

Smoking Cessation Class
Tuesday, February 20
5 p.m.
Morton Plant Hospital, Axelrod Pavilion, Suite 280, 400 Pinellas Street, Clearwater

This two-hour class provides valuable tools to help you quit using tobacco. It includes four free weeks of patches, gum or lozenges.

Heart and Valve Conditions
Wednesday, February 21
Noon
Aging Well Center at the Long Center, Grand Room, 1501 N Belcher Road, Clearwater

Cardiothoracic Surgeon Joshua Rovin, MD, will discuss structural and valve conditions, the causes and symptoms, and the advanced treatment options available.

Do We Really Need Carbohydrates?
Tuesday, February 27
10 a.m.
Morton Plant Hospital, Cheek-Powell Heart & Vascular Pavilion, Meeting Room A, 455 Pinellas St., Clearwater

A certified diabetes educator discusses carbohydrates, recommended quality/quantity, and their effect on body weight and blood glucose/fats.

Understanding Atrial Fibrillation
Tuesday, February 27
12:30 p.m.
Palm Harbor Library, Harbor Room, 2330 Nebraska Avenue, Palm Harbor

Cardiac Electrophysiologist AJ Moondra, MD, will discuss the heart’s rhythm patterns and AFIB risk factors, detection and new treatment options.

Coronary Artery Disease
Wednesday, February 28
12:30 p.m.
North Pinellas YMCA, Multipurpose Room 4550 Village Center Drive, Palm Harbor

Cardiologist Sherief Khalil, MD, will explain the causes and symptoms of coronary artery disease, its risk factors and how to prevent it.

To pre-register for a health seminar, call (727) 953-6877, or visit: www.BayCareEvents.org

About Morton Plant Mease
Nationally recognized for health care excellence, Morton Plant Mease Health Care is dedicated to providing community owned health care services that set the standard for high-quality, compassionate care. Morton Plant Mease Health Care is comprised of the following hospitals – 
Morton Plant, Clearwater; Mease Dunedin, Dunedin; Mease Countryside, Safety Harbor and Morton Plant North Bay, New Port Richey. For more information about Morton Plant Mease, go to www.baycare.org/about-us/morton-plant-mease. 

About BayCare Health System
BayCare is a leading not-for-profit health care system that connects individuals and families to a wide range of services at 14 hospitals and hundreds of other convenient locations throughout the Tampa Bay and central Florida regions. Inpatient and outpatient services include acute care, primary care, imaging, laboratory, behavioral health, home care, and wellness. Our mission is to improve the health of all we serve through community-owned, health care services that set the standard for high-quality, compassionate care. For more information, visit BayCare on the Web at www.BayCare.org.