Health briefs: ORs are new classrooms at RMU
Aurora
ORs are new classrooms at RMU
Robert Morris University is launching a surgical technologist program in a brand new Nursing and Health Sciences facility at its DuPage campus in Aurora.
The program involves experiential learning. Instead of learning about hospital instruments and procedures in a lecture hall, the students are immersed in an operating room environment so they can experience hands-on what the professionals in their field do every day.
Each state-of-the-art lab is made up of a scrub area with sinks just outside the operating room. Inside the operating room is an operating table, a surgical mannequin, operating room lighting, trays and tables to hold the surgical instruments. There are also standard pieces of equipment such as anesthesia machines, heart-rate monitors, cauterizing machines, laparoscopy video monitors. It looks and feels like a real operating room.
The students take turns acting as a surgical team. Under a doctor's supervision, they act out the procedures in a standard surger.
Both the Aurora and Chicago facilities have state-of-the-art operating room labs. Students need good SAT scores and a science background is helpful. The program includes a lot of science classes – anatomy, biology, and even human cadaver dissection.
Visit www.robertmorris.edu/healthstudies/surgicaltech/.
Rush-Copley offering two programs
Rush-Copley Medical Center has announced two programs this week.
"Sleepless in Chicago — Helping Your Child Develop a Healthy Sleep Pattern: will address why good sleep is so important, normal sleep patterns, how sleep changes as a child grows and as parents what we can do to improve health by getting better sleep. It is set for 6:30 to 9 p.m. today in the Rush-Copley Heart Institute Conference Room. Cost is $25.
"Feeding Baby — Beyond the First Six Months" focuses on feeding the 6- to 12-month-old infant. Topics include when to begin solids, nutritional needs specific to age group, foods to improve immunity, how to make your own baby food, and more. It is set for 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the Rush-Copley Heart Institute Conference Room. Cost is $30
To register for these programs, visit rushcopley.com or call 866-426-7539.
Boys' Night Out zooms in on men's health
Dreyer Medical Clinic invites all area men interested in learning more about their health and wellness to the ninth annual Boys' Night Out mini-conference from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Nov. 18.
Free of charge, this year's Boys' Night Out event will be held in an informal, nonmedical setting at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Aurora on Orchard Road off Interstate 88.
The Boys' Night Out program will feature Matthew P. Evans, M.D., dermatologist, who will focus on skin cancer; Michael Radtke, M.D., allergist/immunologist, will be presenting on allergies and immunology; Layne Rousseau, D.O., urologist, will address prostate issues (besides cancer); and Anthony N. Williams, P.A.-C, physician assistant in orthopaedics, will present information on joint injections and knee problems.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Seating is limited. Make a reservation with Kristen at 630-906-5048.
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Valley West offers free CPR class
Valley West Community Hospital is offering residents a free cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) class through a partnership with the American Heart Association.
Family & Friends CPR is at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Valley West Medical Office Building, 1310 N. Main St., Sandwich. Register at 815-786-3962.
The course lasts about three hours. Visit local.americanheart.org for more.
