A series of free UW-Madison public lectures addressing important medical issues, will be available to students beginning Tuesday, Sept. 16.
The series is designed to help raise awareness of health care and provide information about medical issues that concern a vast number of people in Wisconsin.
The lectures are not academically oriented but are delivered for consumers and patients, according to Roger Maclean, associate dean in Continuing Studies of UW-Madison. They will be presented by \great faculty who are on the cutting edge of their area and are good presenters,"" he said.
The lectures and their information are:
-""Alternatives to Hormone Replacement: What's a Woman to Do"" 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, at American Family Insurance corporate headquarters, 6000 American Parkway, Building A, Madison. Christine S. Seibert, associate professor of medicine at the UW Medical School.
-""Alzheimer's Disease: New Treatment and Renewed Hope"" 7:30-9 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 8, Racine Civic Center, Sapphire East Hall, Fifth St., Racine. Mark A. Sager, M.D., director, Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute.
-""Antibiotic Resistance: Can We Stop the Titanic Before it Hits the Iceberg?"" 7-8:30 pm, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 1478 Midway Rd. on the UW-Fox Valley campus in Menasha. George C. Mejicano, M.D., assistant dean for continuing medical education.
-""Asthma: The Silent Epidemic"" 7-8:30 pm, Tuesday Feb. 24, American Family Insurance corporate headquarters, 6000 American Parkway, Madison. Mark Moss, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics.
-""Nutrition and Cholesterol"" 7-8:30 pm, Tues. March 23, CUNA Mutual Group, 5810 Mineral Point Rd., Madison.
-""Osteoporosis: Preventing Bone Loss in the Dairy State"" 7-8:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 13, Promega Corporation, 2800 Woods Hollow Rd., Madison. Neil C. Binkley, M.D., associate professor of medicine.
Students do not need to register in advance to attend any of the lectures. However, the series is on a first-come, first-served basis because of limited seating capacity.
For more information, contact Roger Maclean, (608) 265-8457 or visit
