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Select any letter to get started. Common Diseases / Conditions: Events and ClassesRob Moy Memorial Poker Run | October 23 | 8:00 am,The Scottsdale Healthcare Annual Rob Moy Memorial Poker Run is back and better than ever! Bring your motorcycle, your family and friends and join us for this fun and exciting event on Saturday, October 23, 2010;
This year’s run features a 215 mile scenic ride through some of the most beautiful scenery Arizona has to offer.
Proceeds from the poker run will benefit the Gift of Life Lodging program for cancer patients.
Presented by Scottsdale Healthcare Foundation, the poker run honors the late Rob Moy, an avid biker and 14-year Scottsdale Healthcare employee.
The Scottsdale Healthcare Rob Moy Memorial Poker Run begins Oct. 23 at 8 a.m. at Go AZ Motorcycles in Scottsdale and ends at San Tan Flats in Queen Creek. Along the route, motorcyclists will collect a playing card at each of the five stops. The best poker hand wins a big-screen television. Winner of the Lucky Hand Draw will win a new motorcycle courtesy of Go AZ Motorcycles worth $20,000.; Cholesterol and Body Composition | August 10 | 8:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.,The cholesterol includes the total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides and ratio. Participants must fast for at least 10 hours prior; water is ok to drink. Results are obtained in about 6 minutes & then reviewed with each patient.
The body composition is a bio-impedance measurement of weight, body mass index, fat percentage, fat mass pounds, fat free mass pounds & hydration status.
PEOPLE WITH A PACEMAKER &/OR ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL DEVICE CANNOT DO THE BODY COMPOSITION.
Participants must pay the full $35.00 even if they only want one test done. Payment is due at the time of registration.
If you have any questions, please call (480) 882-4636. Food For Life Cooking Class | August 11 | 6:00 pm-8:00 pm,Topic: Veggies Morning, Noon, and Night. Vegan cooking class taught by Cancer Project Chef Jason Wyrick and dietitian, Terri Taylor. Lecture, cooking demonstrations and sampling of foods; topics include low fat, high fiber, meat, dairy alternatives and phytochemicals to incorpoprate into eating habits to reduce cancer risk. Class DVD and recipes are revised from previous "Food for Life" class series. New recipes are demonstrated each class; the recipes aren't being repeated.
Loaner books will be available to use during the class, or they can be purchased at Tina's treasures in the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center or online from the Cancer Project at www.cancerproject.org.
Seating is limited. The class is held in the Education Conference room. Please call the Infoline at 480-882-4636 if you have questions about registering for this class.
Scottsdale Healthcare Quality MeasurementsScottsdale Healthcare has created reliable care systems through leadership, teamwork, and patient and family-centered care. Reliable systems produce consistent care, ensuring that patients admitted with pneumonia or heart attack promptly receive critically important medications, such as antibiotics and aspirin. Scottsdale Healthcare outperforms both state and national averages on those potentially life-saving measures.
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New Technology May Help Prevent Heart Attacks Scottsdale Healthcare is first in the region with LipiScan coronary imaging technology, which uses a fiber-optic laser equipped catheter to find lipid core-containing plaque on artery walls that cannot be detected by commonly used tests such as treadmill exams and coronary angiograms. Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center Drug Development Expert Receives Scientific Honor The best career advice Daniel D. Von Hoff, MD, was ever given, he believes, is that the patient deserves his total attention. This advice has indeed served him well — this year, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recognizes Dr. Von Hoff’s substantial contributions to patient care and drug development with the 2010 David A. Karnofsky Memorial Award.
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