January 10, 2008 at 5:30
Free Lecture: "Training Muscles to Work for Skiing and Snowboarding”Aspen Skiing Company Health Track
Presentation by: Venu Akuthota, M.D., Director Spine Center Denver

January 31, 2008 at 5:30
Free Lecture: “What’s the Right Amount of Exercise? Can You Over Exercise?”Aspen Skiing Company Health Track
Presentation by: Judy Regensteiner, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Women's Health Research, University of Colorado Health Science Center Denver

February 13, 2008 at 5:30
Free Lecture: “Arthritis Treatments; Medical & Surgical”Aspen Skiing Company Health Track
Presentation by: Thomas Pevny, M.D., Orthopaedic Assoc. Aspen & Aryeh Fischer, M.D., National Jewish Medical Center & University of Colorado Health Science Center

February 2008
Free Children’s Dental Fair at the Given Institute

March 5, 2008
Free Lecture: “Spring Conditions; How to Prevent Injuries” Aspen Skiing Company Health Track
Presentation by: Libby Pettit, P.T., Roaring Fork Physical Therapy

June 4, 2007 Monday Free Lecture
Spinal Stenosis: the Debilitator
- Stanley D. Gertzbein, M.D., Professor Baylor College of Medicine & the Aspen Back Institute

June 7, 2007 Thursday Free Event
Senior Expo- Plans & Protections for Seniors
- Pitkin County Senior Center 0275 Castle Creek Road 12pm-3pm

July 19, 2007 Thursday Free Lecture
Macular Degeneration: Prevention & Treatment
-Naresh Mandava, M.D. Associate Professor & Interim Chair
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado School of Medicine

July 30, 2007 Monday Lecture *fee event
Physical & Psychological Impacts of Menopause
-Alan M. Altman, M.D. Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School & Dr. Ken Pollock, PhD

August 16, 2007 Thursday Free Lecture
Brain Imaging: New Tools to Learn About Brain Function & Behavior
- Marie T. Banich, Ph.D. Director, Institute of Cognitive Science
Professor, Dept. of Psychology, University of Colorado Boulder

Children’s Fair
Saturday May 21st, 2005 – 10 am – 12 noon @ Yellow Brick School Park – Co-Sponsored by Kids First featuring: auditory testing, literacy corner, car seat checks and many other games and activities for kids.

Senior Expo: Plans & Protection for Seniors

Free Health Education Series Summer 2005

Wednesday July 20th, 2005 – The Cancer Challenge: Halving Deaths by 2015 – Is it Possible? Presented by Tim Byers, MD, MPH Professor of Preventive Medicine and Deputy Director, University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Wednesday August 31st, 2005 – New Strategies for Treating Cancer: Highly Targeted Tumor Treatment. Presented by Andrew M. Thornburn, Ph.D., Grohne Professor of Cancer Research Associate Director for Basic Research University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center.

SuperFoods RX, Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life, Presented by author, Steven Pratt, M.D.

Friday August 19th, 2005 – Lecture by Dr. Pratt, followed by a question and answer period at the Given Institute at 5:30pm; tickets are available now by contacting the Aspen Given Foundation. Cost is $15

Saturday August 20th, 2005 – “Meet the Author” Cocktail party and private reception, limited availability. Call now for reservations, sponsorship opportunities available.

Women’s Health Event

September 16th & 17th, 2005 – A Matter of Heart; an evening of entertainment and education about women and heart disease presented by Jan Snooks. Co-sponsored with the Aspen Valley Hospital and the AVH Nurse Council. Event will be held at the Given Institute at 7:00pm.

Children’s Health Lecture & Reception
September 30th, 2005 – Free public lecture, George J. Dover, M.D. Department of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Dover will be speaking on the importance of genes and how they affect our children children’s health. There will also be a private dinner and reception held after the lecture.

Vision Fair
Saturday October 29th, 2005 – Save Your Sight Vision Fair – Free Vision Screenings, El Jebel Community Center from 10am to 2pm.

Winter 2005/2006

Altitude and Attitude: December 7, 2005, Olympic Techniques for Training and Injury Prevention. - Tim Reed, MS, PT and Riggs Klika, PhD, Lab Director – Carmichael Training Systems, D’arcy Brown, DC moderator

Sex, Myths & Babies: January 17, 2006, What You Need to Know about Women’s Reproductive Health Ages 25-45 – William Schlaff, MD, Reproductive Endocrinology, UCHSC, Gail King, MD, Aspen Center for Women’s Health, Moderator.

Controversies in Menopausal Therapy and Sexual Function: February 9, 2006, - Alan M. Altman, MD is Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School.

Children's Dental Fair, February 24, 2006

Psychological aftermath of Terrorists, Tsunamis and Tropical Storms: March 24, 2006, - J. Raymond DePaulo, MD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University

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