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Health Promotion Series

Boston University offers a diverse series of programs to assist and inform employees about many health and life issues.

Online registration for the Spring 2008 season is now available. You can select the training sessions you would like to attend, complete the registration form, and click the "Register now" button. Employees may register for any programs that have not yet been held. You will be contacted by electronic mail to confirm receipt of your registration.

  • All workshops begin promptly at the time stated. Please be courteous and arrive on time.
  • Lunch is provided at the Health Promotion Series seminars.
  • Please notify the Office of Human Resources at 353-3500 or email whl@bu.edu as soon as possible if you are unable to attend a workshop for which you enrolled—preferably at least twenty-four hours before the workshop.
  • If special accommodations are needed, please call 353-3500.

Following is a list of programs offered for the Spring 2008 season. Please select all workshops and seminars for which you would like to register by clicking the boxes to the left of the workshop titles. (An "X" or a check mark should appear next to each program you wish to attend.) Then complete the information below the list and select the "Register Now" button. You must receive your supervisor's permission to register for workshops (except for the lunch time Health Promotion Programs.)

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The following Seminars are sponsored by the Occupational Health Center and feature prominent Boston Medical Center Physicians.

HP29: Common Podiatric Conditions
Date and Time: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Presenter: Christopher M. Locke, DPM Assistant Professor of Surgery, Boston Medical Center Surgical Assoc.
Location: Boston University Occupational Health Center, 930 Commonwealth Avenue, West (Pleasant Street entrance)

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HP15: Understanding Lasik
Date and Time: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Presenter: Ernest Kornmehl, MD, FACS, Associate Clinical Professor at Tufts, Clinical Instructor at Harvard, Kornmehl Laser Eye Associates
Location: Boston University Occupational Health Center, 930 Commonwealth Avenue, West (Pleasant Street entrance)

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HP16: Allergies & Asthma
Date and Time: Thursday, April 3, 2008 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Presenter: Frederick Little, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
Location: Boston University Occupational Health Center, 930 Commonwealth Avenue, West (Pleasant Street entrance)

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HP43: General Dermatology
Date and Time: Wednesday, April 9, 2008 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Presenter: Niels Krejci, MD, Boston University Center for Cosmetic Surgery
Location: Boston University Occupational Health Center, 930 Commonwealth Avenue, West (Pleasant Street entrance)

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HP26: Preventative Medicine - (Date change)
Date and Time: Thursday, April 10, 2008 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Presenter: Steven Abreu, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Boston University School of Medicine
Location: Boston University Occupational Health Center, 930 Commonwealth Avenue, West (Pleasant Street entrance)

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HP20: Summer Safety & Travel
Date and Time: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Presenter: Carolina Sanchez-Vegas, MD, Pediatric Infectious Disease, Boston University School of Medicine
Location: Boston University Occupational Health Center, 930 Commonwealth Avenue, West (Pleasant Street entrance)

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HP48: Age Related Eye Disease and Nutrition
Date and Time: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Presenter: Mark O'Donoghue, OD, New England Eye Commonwealth
Location: Boston University Occupational Health Center, 930 Commonwealth Avenue, West (Pleasant Street entrance)

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Please select all workshops and seminars for which you would like to register by clicking the boxes to the left of the workshop titles. (An "X" or a check mark should appear next to each program you wish to attend.) Then complete the information below the list and select the "Register Now" button. You must receive your supervisor's permission to register for workshops (except for the lunch time Health Promotion Programs.)

First Name
Last Name 
E-mail  Address
Title
Department
Phone Number
Salary Grade (If you are a faculty member, please enter FA for a salary grade.)

How did you hear about the Work, Health, and Life training programs?

Have you ever attended a Work, Health, and Life program before?


Staff must receive supervisor's permission to register for workshops (except for the lunch time Health promotion Programs.)

Supervisor's Name
Supervisor's E-mail Address