Members of the general public are invited to attend a two-hour program, sponsored by the Siruno Stroke Education Center, focusing on stroke prevention and rehabilitation Saturday, May 14, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Caribou Inn and Convention Center. A Healthy Heart lunch will follow the program.
Cesar Siruno, M.D. was a longtime general surgeon at Cary Medical Center who suffered a major stroke in 2008 and died in January, 2009. At the time of his death his family donated more than $100,000 to create the Siruno Stroke Education Center, which sponsors professional and community education program focusing on stroke prevention.
Bill Flagg, director of community relations and development at Cary Medical Center said that the generosity of the Siruno family has made it possible to bring national speakers to Caribou and the Stroke Conference.
“The Siruno family has really made a profound difference in our ability to bring national speakers to Caribou for the Stroke Prevention Conference,” said Flagg who is coordinating the program. “We have some outstanding speakers who will be joining us this year and we are delighted that the community will have the opportunity to hear from them about important issues related to Stroke.”
Speaking at the event will be nationally renowned cardiologist, Michael Ozner, M.D., a board certified cardiologist and a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. Dr. Ozner is also medical director of Wellness and Prevention at Baptist Health South Florida, one of the leading healthcare facilities in America and medical director of the Cardiovascular Prevention Institute of South Florida. He is the author of “ The Miami Mediterranean Diet, the Great American Hoax.” He will focus his remarks on stroke prevention through nutrition.
Focusing her remarks on stroke prevention and rehabilitation Jackie Mayer, Miss America 1963, who at the age of 28 suffered a major stroke. For the next seven years she worked to relearn basic functions and ultimately regained about 90 percent of her pre-stroke abilities. Mayer became a founding member of the American Stroke Association and has spent her professional career speaking around the nation about stroke survivorship.
Pre-registration for the May 14 conference is required and a $15 fee will be charged which will include the heart healthy lunch served from noon to 1 p.m.
For more information or to register go to carymedicalcenter.org or call 498-1112.
