Community Hospital

Speakers Bureau

Healthcare professionals from Community Hospital are available to speak to local groups. To schedule a talk, call (219) 836-4582. Among the topics that can be addressed include:

Community Relations

  • History, Mission and Development of Community Hospital
  • Community Benefits and Public Health Initiatives
  • Volunteer Activities

Cancer

  • Various Issues Relating to Cancer
  • High-Dose Chemotherapy with Stem Cell Rescue
  • Radioactive Seed Implants for Prostate Cancer
  • Cancer Registry
  • Breast Radiography

Heart Disease

  • Assertiveness
  • Basics of Exercise: Cardiovascular Conditioning
  • Cholesterol and Lipids
  • Fitness
  • Heart Disease and Risk Factors
  • Heart Healthy Diet
  • Positive Attitude for Success
  • Signs and Symptoms of Heart Disease
  • Self-Esteem
  • Stress Management
  • Weight Loss and Metabolism
  • Yoga

Health Information

  • Advance Directives / Living Will
  • Confidentiality - Patient Rights

Insurance

  • What to know about HMOs, PPO, POS and more

Nutrition

  • Various Nutrition Topics for All Ages
  • Weight Loss
  • Eating Disorders

Pharmacy

  • Drug Use and the Senior Citizen
  • Medications Used in Treating Hypertension
  • Medications Used in Treating Diabetes
  • Medications Used in Asthma

Social Services

  • Adoptions
  • Alzheimer's Disease / Senile Dementia
  • Child Abuse / Child Sexual Abuse
  • Issues relating to Death and Dying
  • Medicare
  • Prospective Payment Systems
  • Psycho-Social Aspects of a Stroke
  • Rape / Rape Advocacy
  • Suicide
  • Teen Pregnancy: Decision Making, Parenting and Implications
  • The Role of the Hospital Social Worker
  • Variety of Issues Concerning Work with the Elderly
  • Case Management

Radiology

  • Advances in Medical Diagnostic Imaging
  • Computerized Tomography
  • Medical Radiation -- Benefits and Risks
  • Bone Density Testing and Osteoporosis