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The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation in collaboration with UCI Health is pleased to virtually present the 2020-2021 season of Medicine in Our Backyard featuring an extraordinary group of renowned doctors and researchers speaking on a wide range of topics. The UCI doctors present the latest studies and newest technologies in an engaging online forum. This series is funded in part by the generosity of long time Newport Beach Public Library Foundation members Mike and Polly Smith.

MEDICINE IN OUR BACKYARD

Fall 2020

Achy Joints?  Manage your Pain with Ancient Wisdom and Emerging Integrative Therapies
Kim Hecht, DO , Medical Director of Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute
Monday, September 28, 2020 at 4pm

What happens to our musculoskeletal system as we age, and what can we do to improve the health of our tendons, ligaments and joints? At this lecture, Dr. Kim Hecht will present on common age-related joint and other musculoskeletal pain issues and will discuss supplements, medical devices and regenerative injections to optimize function and decrease pain. Dr. Hecht is a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician as well the medical director of the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute. She has a passion for helping patients with various pain conditions through a team-based integrative approach.

                                            REGISTER HERE

Coping with the Current Pandemic: A COVID-19 Update
Thomas C. Cesario, MD , Infectious Disease Specialist, UCI Infectious Disease Services
Monday, October 26, 2020 at 4pm

 COVID-19: What can we expect next? Dr. Thomas Cesario, professor emeritus of the UCI School of Medicine and a renowned expert on multiple infectious diseases, will discuss what we know now about the virus and answer frequently asked questions, including: is the virus mutating? Do mask and social distancing really work? What are our diagnostic tests and how good are they? Where are we with vaccines? And what we all want to know, how close are we to controlling this?

 REGISTER HERE

Event details and RSVP Information: 

• All virtual Medicine in our Backyard take place on Monday at 4:00 p.m. 
• Location: NBPL Foundation’s ZOOM Webinar Room 
• Virtual Doors open 5 minutes before program begins promptly at 4:00p.m. 
• To see the schedule for Medicine in our Backyard Series - Click HERE
• FREE event with reservation 

 Questions? 949-717-3818 or kupshaw@nbplfoundation.org