Celebrate Fitness scheduled for March 10

2012/01/26

It’s that time of year again, and we couldn’t be more excited!

Celebrate Fitness, an annual 90-minute fitness workshop for men and women, will be held Saturday, March 10 at the Washington University Athletic Complex. Participants will choose one of nine exercise activities, including, for the first time, a competitive 10K run managed by the Missouri Running Co.

“We added a 10K run this year because we wanted to provide a training opportunity for runners competing in longer spring and summer running events,” says Cathy Cooksey, co-chair of Celebrate Fitness. “Also, we have limited capacity with our indoor workouts, and outdoor events offer the best way to open Celebrate Fitness to more participants.”

This year’s event benefits two initiatives at the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine: the Young Women’s Breast Cancer Program, a support and research program focused on breast cancer patients under the age of 44, and the Director’s Discovery Fund, which provides funding for promising, cutting-edge research at Siteman.

“The Siteman Cancer Center is extremely grateful to Celebrate Fitness for having raised over $1 million that support Siteman’s innovative clinical and research programs” says Timothy J. Eberlein, MD, Siteman director. “Through their support, the volunteers of Celebrate Fitness help us give lasting hope to thousands of people battling cancer in our region.”

In addition to the 10K run, Celebrate Fitness workout options include:

  • Boot camp
  • Yoga
  • Deep water aerobics
  • Shallow water aerobics
  • Zumba/hip hop
  • 5K run managed by Missouri Running Co.
  • 5K walk
  • 1-mile fun walk

Event Details

7 a.m.: Check in and registration

8 a.m.: Welcome ceremony

8:30 a.m.: Workouts begin

Location: Washington University Athletic Complex, Clayton, Mo.

Cost: $30 for those who preregister or $35 the day of the event

For more information or to register, visit www.celebrate-fitness.org.

To learn more about Celebrate Fitness, watch Missy Fish, one of the founders, discuss how the event came to be and what it all entails.

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31 Days of Health Tip #13 – Heart Tips & Fashion

2012/01/18

You may be confused by the title – heart and fashion don’t usually go together.

Well, they do when it comes to one of the ways Barnes-Jewish Hospital educates our community on heart disease:

February is American Heart Month and doctors are spreading the word about lowering the risk of heart disease.

 Anita Bhandiwad, MD, cardiologist at the Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Heart & Vascular Center, says awareness is important

“Heart disease is America’s leading cause of death and major disability. If you look at coronary artery disease, stroke and peripheral vascular disease in women, more people die from those causes than all other causes combined,” says Dr. Bhandiwad, who will talk more about this at the upcoming event “Heart Health and High Style,” February 4, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza St. Louis-Clayton Hotel, 7750 Carondolet Avenue. The complimentary event will feature blood pressure screenings and “ask the expert” booths on nutrition and fitness.

With heart disease prevention such a part of the event, member of our Heart & Vascular Center have a “Top 10” list of ten tips to prevent heart disease:

1. Maintain a proper diet.

2. Exercise for 150 minutes each week.

3. Manage your weight (normal body mass index is 18.5 – 24.9).

4. Manage your blood pressure (less than 120 – 130 mm Hg systolic AND less than 80 – 85 mm Hg diastolic).

5. Decrease your salt intake (less than 1.5 – 2 mgs per day).

6. Control your cholesterol (total cholesterol less than 200).

7. If you smoke, stop smoking. If you don’t smoke, don’t start.

8. Reduce your blood sugar.

9. Avoid excessive alcohol intake (fewer than two drinks per day for a man, fewer than one drink per day for a woman).

10. Manage stress levels at work and at home.

For more information on cutting heart disease risk or to register for the “Heart Health and High Style” event, call 314-TOP-DOCS or 866-867-3627.

-Jason Merrill

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The season of giving & the spirit of giving back

2011/12/07

As the days of December fly by evermore quickly, I realize I still have a few people on my list who fall into that “so hard to shop for” category.

In case you have a few loved-ones who fall into this category as well, I wanted to share a couple of unique gifts ideas in case they help you check someone off that list:

- Make a charitable gift in honor of your loved one. Your gift can be designated to any area of your choice at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. To find out more about making a Tribute gift, please contact The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital (email is GivingBarnesJewish@bjc.org ).

- Check out the sales that the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Auxiliary is sponsoring this month. Proceeds benefit our patients through The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital:

o      Dec. 6 and 7 from 8AM – 4PM– Handmade Jewelry Sale, North Gift Shop

o      Dec. 8 and 9 from 9AM – 4PM – Leather Sale, Shoenberg Lobby, North Campus

o      Dec. 14 and 15 from 8AM – 4PM – Jewelry Sale, North Gift Shop

o      Dec. 20 and 21 from 8AM – 4PM – AKS Designs Gifts and Toys, North Gift Shop

- Donate your platelets in honor of a loved one. Did you know that every day cancer, cardiac and organ transplant patients run the risk of excessive bleeding which can even lead to death? Your platelets can help. Give this gift of yourself and your time in honor of a loved one.

- Last doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with the hospital, but I have found some of my favorite gifts on this site. They make gift-giving personal and easy, even for the hardest person to shop for on your list: www.RedEnvelope.com

Happy holidays!

-Abby Hughes

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Men’s health event in December focuses on “issues below the belt”

2011/11/22

We have a pretty cool event coming up in December you may want to get on your calendar. It’s called “A Frank Discussion For Men About Issues Below the Belt.”

Do you have questions or concerns about men’s cancer screenings? Join the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine for a discussion designed to set the record straight about prostate and colon cancer screening, prevention and treatment. This free event will feature lectures from two Washington University surgeons. In addition, a St. Louis Rams executive will join the conversation, and participants will have the chance to win Rams tickets.

Time and Location:

6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 13

The Piano Bar at Harrah’sSt. Louis

777 Casino Center Drive

Maryland Heights,MO63043

The program will include:

-Free dinner and refreshments, with a cash bar, beginning at6:30 p.m.

-Four guest speakers, including a Washington University urologist and colorectal surgeon, a Rams executive and chief executive of the Colon Cancer Alliance, beginning at 7:15 p.m.

-The chance to speak with physicians after their presentations and meet a Rams player, executive and cheerleaders

-The chance to win four VIP pregame field passes and tickets to the Dec. 18 Rams game against the Cincinnati Bengals or one of 50 pairs of tickets to the game

Registration is required. Call 314-747-7222 or 800-600-3606 today for more information or to register. Seats are limited.

For a full list of Barnes-Jewish events, click here.

-Jason Merrill

 

 

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KSDK’s Show Me St. Louis Features Arts + Healthcare’s Live Music

2011/11/17

When I am in the hospital, I tend to have an acute sense of seriousness. I think it’s hard not to experience this, since we are all aware that people are here, right now, to have their health restored and to be cared for. While this feeling isn’t necessarily a bad thing – over time it can lead to stress and anxiety, which definitely are not good things.

That’s where Mary and Howard Surtherland come in to brighten this picture! Mary and Howard are musicians who volunteer their time through the Arts + Healthcare Program every week to bring live music to everyone passing through the Center for Advanced Medicine lobby at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. With Mary on piano and Howard singing, moments spent walking through the lobby become relaxing, rejuvenating and a break from the expected sterile environment of a hospital. The community has been so taken by the Sutherlands, that KSDK’s Show Me St. Louis paid them a visit while they played yesterday. Their interview and clips from their performance aired on Show Me at 12:30 today; check out the clip here.

The Arts + Healthcare program is possible because of charitable gifts to The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital. To support the program, please visit our online giving form.

-Abby Hughes

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We’ve reached a milestone, thanks to you!

2011/11/17

This post marks a milestone of sorts.

It’s #1,000 in a long line of posts we’ve shared with you over the last year and a half since we launched this blog.

We’ve enjoyed writing about new innovations and breakthroughs that Barnes-Jewish Hospital has been a part of, such as the Kling Center for Proton Therapy, the transcatheter aortic valve implantation, and the new stroke robot, Maestro.

We’ve also been able to bring to you many patient stories, such as the humor of brain tumor patient George Malich, our first heart/kidney transplant patient Jonathan Sadowski, and heart transplant patient Megan Moss.

But the most amazing thing about what this blog has afforded Barnes-Jewish Hospital, it’s team members, patients and community is a voice. We’ve been granted a unique way to communicate with you, and you’ve been great about sounding off to us. These are conversations we enjoy, and frankly, can’t get enough of.

So as we move forward into our next 1,000 posts, we’d like to say thanks for being a part of this conversation. Thanks for telling us what you think. And thanks, in advance, for continuing to provide us with feedback that will help us give you the information you’re looking for.

We’re listening. And we can’t wait to hear from you.

Warmly,

Kathy, Jason & Co.

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