Memorial and Sutter Gould plan
Heart Education and Training Presentation
for the public

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information, contact:
Jennifer Downs-Colby, (209) 572-7262.

MODESTO – August 5, 2009 – Memorial Medical Center and Sutter Gould Medical Foundation invite the public to a free heart education and training program, Hot Topics in Cardiology: F.I.T.T. in the Fall, on September 29. The event begins with registration, vendors and refreshments at 5:30 p.m. and continues with a presentation until 7:30 p.m. at Memorial’s Health Education and Conference Center in McHenry Village, 1700 McHenry Ave., Suite 60B, Modesto.

Featured speakers include Lisa Masson, MD, MBA, family practice, Gould Medical Group, who will address life after a cardiac event, the benefits of exercise and overcoming barriers to exercise. Brooks Girton, EP, certified wellness coach, Memorial Medical Center, will discuss the F.I.T.T. (frequency, intensity, time and type of exercise) equation, exercises that people can perform at home, and how to track exercise. Seating is limited. To register, call 548-7860 by September 25.

Memorial is part of Sutter Health, a family of not-for-profit hospitals, physician organizations and other medical services that share resources and expertise to advance health care quality and access. Serving more than 100 communities in Northern California, Sutter Health is a regional leader in cardiac care, cancer treatment, orthopedics, obstetrics, and newborn intensive care, and is a pioneer in advanced patient safety technology.

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