Medical Monday Topics
2008 Schedule
Baptist Health / First Coast News "Medical Monday," presented weekly on WTLV NBC-12 and WJXX ABC-25. Watch past Medical Monday shows online at
First Coast News.
Tune in and find out the answers to your questions about the following medical topics.:
Monday, January 12
Topic: Novalis Tx Treatment for Cancer
Guest: Cynthia Anderson, MD
Radiation Oncologist, Baptist Cancer Institute
Monday, January 5
Topic: TBA
Guest: TBA
Monday, December 29
Topic: TBA
Guest: TBA
Monday, December 22
Topic: Operation Teddy Bear
Guest: Adrian Delaney
Development Associate, Baptist Health Foundation
Monday, December 15
Topic: How to Avoid Holiday Overeating
Guest: Jodi Brindisi, RD
Clinical Dietitian, Baptist Health and Wolfson Children's Hospital
Monday, December 8
Topic: Safe Holiday Travel
Guest: Cynthia Dennis, RN
Coordinator, Safe Kids Northeast Florida
Monday, December 1
Topic: The Importance of Hand-Washing
Guest: Marion Mann, RN, MSN, CNS
Nurse Hospitalist, Baptist Medical Center Nassau
Monday, November 24
Topic: Cancelled Due to Speech by President-Elect Barack Obama
Monday, November 17
Topic: Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes
Guest:
Wasim Deeb, MD Endocrinologist, Baptist Endocrinology
Monday, November 10
Topic: THE PLAYERS Championship Community Health Fair
Guest: Cindy Funkhouser, MSW
Vice President of Health Services, The Sulzbacher Center
Monday, November 3
Topic: Reflux Disease Surgery
Guest:
Craig Morgenthal, MD
Gastrointestinal Surgeon, Baptist Health
Monday, October 27
Topic: Barrett's Esophagus Treatment
Guest:
John Petersen, DO
Gastroenterologist, Baptist Health
Monday, October 13
Topic: Patrons of the Hearts' Artscapade Event
Guest: Hilda Ettedgui (and Baby Rute from Ethiopia)
Co-Founder,
Patrons of the Hearts
Monday, September 29
Topic: Dry Eyes
Guest:
Amit Chokshi, MD
Ophthalmologist, Baptist Health
Monday, September 22
Topic: Weight Loss Surgery
Guest:
Craig Morgenthal, MD
Medical Director, Baptist Center for Bariatrics
Monday, September 15
Topic: High Cholesterol
Guest: Kenneth Mayer, MD
Family Practice Physician, Baptist Primary Care
Monday, September 8
Topic: Red Wagon Parade
Guest:
Kim DeLong
Chairman, Red Wagon Committee
Monday, September 1
Topic: No Show Due to Holiday
Monday, August 25
Topic: The Signs and Symptoms of Asthma: What Parents Should Know
Guest:
Maritza James
Asthma Program Coordinator, Community Asthma Partnership at Wolfson Children's Hospital
Monday, August 18
Topic: No Show Due to the Olympics
Monday, August 11
Topic: No Show Due to the Olympics
Monday, August 4
Topic: Aging and Medication Safety
Guest:
Kathleen Baldwin, BS, MA, PharmD, BCPS
Adult Stroke/Neurology Pharmacist, Baptist Medical Center Downtown
Monday, July 28
Topic: Baptist Hospitals Earn Chest Pain Center Accreditation
Guest:
Joel Schrank, MD
Cardiologist and Medical Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Baptist Heart Hospital
Monday, July 21
Topic: Nutritious Food Choices for Kids
Guest:
Lisa Kidd, RN, BSN
Administrator, Baptist Home Health Care
Monday, July 14
Topic: Laser Treatment for Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH)
Guest:
Apoorva Vashi, MD
Urologist, Baptist Health
Monday, July 7
Topic: Baptist Health Going Smoke-Free
Guest:
Mary Pozatek, MS, AT/L
Wellness Coordinator, Baptist Health
Monday, June 30
Topic: Kids and Medication Safety
Guest:
Katie Wassil, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist, Wolfson Children's Hospital
Monday, June 23
No Show
Monday, June 16
Topic: Child Safety In and Around Vehicles
Guest:
Cynthia Dennis, RN
Coordinator, Safe Kids Northeast Florida
Monday, June 9
Topic: Preventing Heat-Related Illnesses
Guest:
Richard Stromberg, MD
Chief of Emergency Medicine, Baptist Medical Center
Monday, June 2
Topic: Physical Therapy for Urinary Incontinence
Guest: Kristin Smith, PT
Physical Therapist, Baptist Medical Center Beaches
Monday, March 26
No Show Due to Memorial Day Holiday
Monday, May 19
Topic: EMS's Role in Stroke Diagnosis and Care
Guest: Captain Timothy Devin
EMS Training Coordinator, Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department
Monday, May 12
Topic: Speech and Language Therapy
Guest: Erin Scholz, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist, Baptist Medical Center Downtown
Monday, May 5
Topic: Stroke: Education, Prevention and Treatment
Guest:
Sean Orr, MD
Medical Director, Baptist Stroke Center
Monday, April 28
Topic: Water Safety Fair
Guest: Cynthia Dennis, RN
Coordinator, Safe Kids Northeast Florida
Monday, April 21
Topic: Lung Cancer Connection Education Group
Guest: Bridget Rossi, RN, MSN, CCRN, OCN
Clinical Lung Cancer Coordinator, Baptist Medical Center Downtown
Monday, April 14
Topic: Nursing as a Career
Guest: Mary Leen, RN, ARNP, MSN, CCRN
Advanced Practice Partner, Baptist Medical Center Downtown
Monday, April 7
Topic: New Patient Tower at Baptist South
Guest: Ron Robinson
Administrator, Baptist Medical Center South
Monday, March 31
Topic: Sister to Sister's National Women's Heart Health Fair
Guest: Rebecca Wells
Event Coordinator, Sister to Sister
Monday, March 24
Topic: da Vinci® Robotic Surgery for Prostate Cancer
Guest:
Douglas Swartz, MD Chief of Urology, Baptist Medical Center Downtown
Monday, March 17
Topic: Getting Back on the Fitness Track
Guest: Ronald Baxa
Exercise Specialist and ISSA-Certified Fitness Instructor, Wolfson Wellness Center, Baptist Downtown
Monday, March 10
Topic: Prevention of Furniture Tip-Overs and Entrapment
Guest: Cynthia Dennis, RN
Coordinator, Safe Kids Northeast Florida
Monday, March 3
No Show
Monday, February 25
Topic: Cardiac Rehabilitation
Guest: Mary Condorodis
Manager,
Wolfson Wellness Center,
Baptist Heart Hospital
Monday, February 18
Topic: IMPACT Concussion Management Program for Student-Athletes
Guest:
Joseph Czerkawski, MD Internist and Sports Medicine Physician, Baptist Health
Monday, February 11
Cancelled
Monday, February 4
Topic: Joint Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Program
Guest:
Michael Joyce, MD Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist, Wolfson Children's Hospital
Monday, January 28
Topic: Susan G. Komen Foundation for Mammograms
Guest: Linda Hansen-Allen
Director, Women's Imaging Services, Baptist Health
Monday, January 14
Topic: 2008 National Women's Heart Health Fair
Guest: Lynn Sherman
Director, Community Health Initiatives, Baptist Health
Monday, January 7
Topic: Baptist Health Earns Magnet Status
Guest: Diane Raines, RN, MSN
Chief Nursing Officer, Baptist Health
Monday, December 17
Topic: Operation Teddy Bear
Guest: Julia Handley
Director of Development, Wolfson Children's Hospital
Monday, December 10
Topic: Diagnosing Babies' Heart Problems Before Birth
Guest:
Stephanie Lacey, DO Pediatric Cardiologist, Children's Heart Center at Wolfson Children's Hospital
Monday, December 3
Topic: Prevention of Choking, Suffocation and Strangulation in Children
Guest: Cynthia Dennis, RN
Coordinator, Safe Kids Northeast Florida