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Join Lee Health and ‘pedal for a purpose’

Get ready to put on your cycling shoes and “pedal for a purpose.” Lee Health recently announced an event that will help bring state-of-the-art cancer care closer to home for south Lee County residents and visitors. Pedal for a Purpose will take place on Thursday, Jan. 26, from 5-9 p.m. The event is a pedal-a-thon that will be done on stationary bikes at Lee Health Coconut Point, located at 23450 Via Coconut Point in Estero. Funds raised during Pedal for a Purpose will aide in the expansion of Lee Health’s Regional Cancer Center at the Bonita Health Center with the creation of ...

Living with Alzheimer’s for Caregivers series starts Thursday

Living with Alzheimer’s for Caregivers - Middle Stage, Part 1, will be held Thursday, Jan. 19, 1-2 p.m., via Zoom. In the middle stage of Alzheimer’s disease, those who were care partners now become hands-on caregivers. Join us for this 3-part series and hear caregivers and professionals discuss helpful strategies to provide safe, effective and comfortable care in the middle stage of Alzheimer’s. To register online, use the ZOOM link at https://alz-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsdO6orz8qHdyGEvd2DAXN6vzcJZ-n4StM For questions or help, please call the Alzheimer ...

Chronic disease self-management program begins Jan. 26

Lee Health’s “It’s All About You, Chronic Disease Self-Management Program” a self-management resource program with the SMRC, is offering a research based program for the community. The program is designed for people 18 years of age or older with chronic health conditions to help them learn ways to better manage their chronic conditions and the symptoms that often accompany chronic health conditions. Participants will receive a complimentary copy of the book, “Living a Healthier Life with Chronic Conditions.” The workshop is 2 1/2 hours once a week for 6 weeks and it ...

Lee Health welcomes four neurosurgeons to Lee Physician Group

Lee Health’s Lee Physician Group welcomes the addition of four new neurosurgeons into its medical practice. Through the purchase of Southwest Florida Neurosurgical and Rehab Associates, Gary Correnti, M.D., Wesley Faunce III, M.D., Donald Moyer, M.D., and Douglas Savage, M.D. are now part of Lee Physician Group’s innovative and expert neurosurgery team. Lee Health’s neurosurgeons work to prevent, diagnose and treat disorders that affect any portion of the nervous system, including the brain, spinal column, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and the cerebrovascular system. Drs. ...

Lee Health opens state-of-the-art simulation lab at Gulf Coast Medical Center

Lee Health nurses and CNAs can now grow and hone their skills in a highly realistic simulation lab that just opened at Gulf Coast Medical Center. The new, innovative training experience includes a fully-equipped ICU and medical-surgical rooms, each with its own high-fidelity SimMan® 3G PLUS simulator and patient monitor. A control room between the simulation rooms enables facilitators to control the high-fidelity simulator manikins and patient monitors to tailor scenarios for specific training needs. The manikin is extremely realistic, and can even make voice commands and ...

Six-week Powerful Tools for Caregivers Workshop Jan. 24-Feb. 28

Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a six-week, evidence-based program, is designed to assist caregivers in improving: self-care behaviors, self-confidence, and community connections. Over the course of six weeks, participants are coached in proactive ways to deal with the difficult emotions that can often accompany caregiving and are connected to a network of individuals to share support and best practices. Starting in January, the Area Agency on Aging for SWFL, will offer a free, virtual six-week Powerful Tools for Caregivers Workshop. This workshop series begins Jan. 24th and ...