Events

FEB­RU­ARY 2012:

Deal­ing With Com­mon Women Prob­lems?
Date: Wednes­day, Feb­ru­ary 22, 2012
Time: 6.30pm – 7.30pm
Fee: FREE
Venue: Pacific Health­care Spe­cial­ist Cen­tre, 290 Orchard Rd, #19 – 01, Paragon Tower Lobby 2
Web­site: www​.pachealth​hold​ings​.com
 
Learn about com­mon women’s con­di­tions like cysts and fibroids, and endometrio­sis. Find out the lat­est diag­nos­tic and treat­ment modal­i­ties available.

To reg­is­ter, con­tact Pacific Assis­tance Call Cen­tre (24-​hour hot­line) at 6883 6966 or e-​mail to: pacc@​pachealthholdings.​com.

MARCH 2012:

Insights on Alzheimer’s Dis­ease & Art Ther­apy
Date: Saturday, March 3, 2012
Time: 11am – 12.30pm — talks (F201, Block F, Level 2); 2pm – 5.30pm (G402, Block G, Level 4) — art ther­apy work­shop
Fee: $30 (for the talk, inclu­sive of lunch), $65 (for talk and work­shop, inclu­sive of lunch and refresh­ments)
Venue: LASALLE Col­lege of the Arts
Web­site: www​.dont​for​get​tore​mem​ber​.org
 
In con­junc­tion with the Don’t For­get to Remem­ber visual art exhi­bi­tion con­cep­tu­alised and exe­cuted by six second-​year Arts Man­age­ment stu­dents from LASALLE Col­lege of the Arts and the theme of Mem­ory, an out­reach pro­gramme called “Insights on Alzheimer’s Dis­ease and Art Ther­apy” is spe­cially planned for the care­givers of those with Alzheimer’s Dis­ease. Three guest speak­ers (includ­ing Prof Kua Ee Heok of the National Uni­ver­sity Health Sys­tem) will share their invalu­able Alzheimer’s-related knowl­edge and expe­ri­ences dur­ing the talk, while the art ther­apy work­shop gives care­givers a novel and prac­ti­cal approach in tack­ling this con­di­tion.
 
Lim­ited seats are avail­able. For enquiries and/​or pur­chase tick­ets, e-​mail to: outreach@​dontforgettoremember.​org.

Healthy Heart
Date: Wednes­day, March 7, 2012
Time: 4pm – 5.30pm
Fee: $18
Venue: WINGS, 9 Bis­han Place, Junc­tion 8 Office Tower, #06 – 05
Web­site: www​.wings​.sg

It is gen­er­ally known that the risk of heart dis­ease rises as a person’s blood cho­les­terol level increases. It is one of the main risk fac­tors for coro­nary heart dis­ease and stroke. In this talk, find out:

• What is cho­les­terol & why I need it
• Good vs bad cholesterol
• Weight, BMI and cholesterol
• Learn to under­stand your cho­les­terol numbers.
• Healthy food options
• Herbs and sup­ple­ments that can help me.
• Does exer­cise really help?

To pre-​register, call WINGS at: 6250 – 1012. Reg­is­tra­tion is open for women 40s and above only. Sign up as a mem­ber and enjoy a member’s rate immediately.

Man­ag­ing Your Time and Stress While Care­giv­ing (mod­ule)
Date: Saturday, March 10, 2012
Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm 
Fee: $40 (see below on the waiver)
Venue: Khoo Teck Puat Hos­pi­tal
Web­site: www​.awwa​.org​.sg
 
Any­one who is a care­giver is wel­come! You are a care­giver if you are car­ing for your elderly, dis­abled, chron­i­cally or men­tally ill fam­ily mem­ber, rel­a­tive or friend in terms of their phys­i­cal, finan­cial, social, and emo­tional and/​or health needs. Each par­tic­i­pant will receive a free copy of the hand­book titled “Care­giv­ing … the jour­ney starts with you!” pub­lished by AWWA Cen­tre for Care­givers. This mod­ule is part of the AWWA Care­givers Edu­ca­tion & Sup­port Programme.

Pre-​registration is required. Please fill in the Care­givers Train­ing Grant form for waiver of $40 course fee per ses­sion.
 
For reg­is­tra­tion or enquiries: Yvonne Cheah at 1800 2992 992.

The Bond work­shop
Date: Mon­day, March 12, 2012
Time: 2pm – 3.30pm
Fee: $10 (per pair of grandparent/​grandchild OR parent/​child)
Venue: WINGS, 9 Bis­han Place, Junc­tion 8 Office Tower, #06 – 05
Web­site: www​.wings​.sg

Want to learn more about your fam­ily his­tory, val­ues, fam­ily recipes and other inter­est­ing facts in a fun and inter­ac­tive work­shop? Join The Bond work­shop this March school hol­i­days and have a mean­ing­ful fam­ily time together.

The guest speaker is Pauline Loh, a for­mer jour­nal­ist and now author and a free­lance writer, who will share her per­sonal expe­ri­ence in writ­ing a mem­oir of her late father-​in-​law. Open to grand­par­ents, par­ents and children.

About The Bond: An inter­gen­er­a­tional ini­tia­tive by WINGS to encour­age grand­par­ents and grand­chil­dren (and parents/​extended fam­ily) to start a jour­ney of explo­ration and dis­cov­ery of each other and the fam­ily and to appre­ci­ate the unique­ness of each fam­ily and its members.

To pre-​register, call WINGS at: 6250 – 1012. Reg­is­tra­tion is open for women 40s and above only. Sign up as a mem­ber and enjoy a member’s rate immediately.

Improve Your Diges­tion Through Opti­mal Nutri­tion
Date: Thurs­day, March 15, 2012
Time: 2pm – 3.30pm
Fee: $17
Venue: WINGS, 9 Bis­han Place, Junc­tion 8 Office Tower, #06 – 05
Web­site: www​.wings​.sg

Do you often feel bloated and uncom­fort­able after a meal? Is your food doing you more harm than good? Learn how and what to eat to improve your diges­tion and increase your energy at this work­shop with nutri­tion­ist Mayura Mohta.

To pre-​register, call WINGS at: 6250 – 1012. Reg­is­tra­tion is open for women 40s and above only. Sign up as a mem­ber and enjoy a member’s rate immediately.

Metta Char­ity Walk-​cum-​Family Car­ni­val
Date: Sunday, March 18, 2012
Time: 9am – 5pm
Fee: Need to buy car­ni­val coupons prior to or dur­ing the event
Venue: ITE Col­lege East, 10 Simei Ave
Web­site: www​.metta​.org​.sg
 
With food and games pavil­ions, a health and well­ness cor­ner, cook­ing demon­stra­tion and excit­ing give­aways, this Char­ity Walk and Fam­ily Car­ni­val has some­thing for every­one. Grass­roots adviser Jes­sica Tan Soon Neo, MP for East Coast GRC, will be present.

For enquiries, call Metta Wel­fare Asso­ci­a­tion at 6580 4688 or e-​mail to: events@​metta.​org.​sg.

50Plus Expo 2012
Date: Fri­day, March 23, 2012 – Sun­day, March 25, 2012
Venue: Sin­ga­pore Expo
Web­site: www​.50plussin​ga​pore​.com
 

50plus Expo 2012 takes on a new look and will focus on well­ness, as a sequen­tial jour­ney of expe­ri­ence for its vis­i­tors. The­matic areas of exhi­bi­tion will pro­vide a unique, learning-​based expe­ri­ence for all. Themed “Live Well” the pub­lic edu­ca­tion zone will present a food gate­way that will lead into six dimen­sions of well­ness: Phys­i­cal, voca­tional, social, emo­tional, intel­lec­tual and spiritual.

Deal­ing With Emo­tions Aris­ing From Care­giv­ing (mod­ule)
Date: Saturday, March 24, 2012
Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm 
Fee: $40 (see below on the waiver)
Venue: Khoo Teck Puat Hos­pi­tal
Web­site: www​.awwa​.org​.sg
 
Any­one who is a care­giver is wel­come! You are a care­giver if you are car­ing for your elderly, dis­abled, chron­i­cally or men­tally ill fam­ily mem­ber, rel­a­tive or friend in terms of their phys­i­cal, finan­cial, social, and emo­tional and/​or health needs. Each par­tic­i­pant will receive a free copy of the hand­book titled “Care­giv­ing … the jour­ney starts with you!” pub­lished by AWWA Cen­tre for Care­givers. This mod­ule is part of the AWWA Care­givers Edu­ca­tion & Sup­port Programme.

Pre-​registration is required. Please fill in the Care­givers Train­ing Grant form for waiver of $40 course fee per ses­sion.
 
For reg­is­tra­tion or enquiries: Yvonne Cheah at 1800 2992 992.

MAY 2012:

Ladies, You Don’t Have To Live With It!
Date: Sunday, May 20, 2012
Time: 1.30pm – 4pm
Fee: $10 (inclu­sive of tea refresh­ment)
Venue: KKH Audi­to­rium (Train­ing Cen­tre), Level 1, Women’s Tower
Web­site: www​.kkh​.com​.sg
 
Top­ics include:
1) Why do I feel a lump at my vagina? Is it Pelvic Organ Pro­lapse?
2) How To Stop The Leak in 10 mins?
3) Oh No! I Have to Visit The Toi­let again!
4) Recur­rent Uri­nary Tract Infec­tions — Is It Pre­ventable? Is It Nor­mal To Have Blood In Your Urine?
5) Secret To Look­ing Fab­u­lous And Youthful

Con­tact details for enquiry: 6394 3096÷1027÷5038.