Tuesday, April 08, 2008
A Celebration of Women’s Health
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The Vincent Club is widely recognized as Boston’s foremost fundraising force dedicated to advancing medical research in women’s health.
Founded in 1892, following the opening of The Vincent Memorial Hospital the year before, the Vincent Club has raised millions of dollars and helped Vincent Memorial, now the Women’s Care Division of MA General hospital, work toward its dual goals of advancing the field of women’s health and caring for “sick and indigent women.” According to the Vincent Club, Vincent doctors care for more financially disadvantaged women than any other department at Mass General. Now that’s something to celebrate.
Lawson Prince Allen, the President of the Vincent Club explains it like this:
Our mission is to raise funds in aid of the Vincent Memorial Hospital… and to host educational forums that provide information and support for the issues and concerns of women’s lives… For over a century, The Vincent Club has provided a structure for, and a model of, women helping women.
On Wednesday, April 30 at noontime, the Vincent Club is hosting
“A Celebration of Women’s Health”
to honor that tradition, inspire new women to join and share the Vincent’s latest research developments.
The luncheon will be held under a tent on the terrace at Massachusetts General Hospital. Lead researcher Jonathan L. Tilly, PhD will speak about his groundbreaking clinical work. The Director of the Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology, Chief of the Division of Research, Vincent Obstetrics & Gynecology Service at MGH and Associate Professor, Dept. of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School, it’s safe to say Dr. Tilly is something of an expert on women’s reproductive health. His long term goals of improving reproductive healthcare and overcoming infertility have led to breakthrough studies on menopause and gynecologic cancers.
A Celebration of Women’s Health
Mass General Hospital Terrace
12:00 noon on April 30, 2008
For ticket information, call The Vincent Club Office on 617-523-3900 or email
Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecological Services at Mass. General Hospital offers contraceptive management, pre-conception counseling, Pap smears and related services. Vincent also specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of infertility offering IVF, single embryo transfer, preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), and cryopreservation.
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There’s another great women’s health expo coming up in May at Hynes Convention Center… if you’ve ever considered becoming a midwife, there’s a special opportunity, too:
The ACNM Women’s Health Expo will be an interactive consumer-oriented health event that is free to the public. The dynamic Expo will feature more than 200 exhibitors in a large exhibit hall with educational materials, entertainment, and the chance to interact with women’s health experts. This event is perfect for women of any age and their families. Join us on May 24 for a fun-filled day of valuable health information and services, giveaways, excitement, and fun. You don’t want to miss this!
10 a.m.-4 p.m., May 24, 2008
John B. Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston Street, Boston, MA,
Free Health Screenings
Film Festival
The Latest Health Products and Services
Huge Exhibit Hall
Unique Products and Services
Book Signings
Healthy Living Theater featuring expert speakers
Door Prizes
Gift Bags
Raffles
Become a Midwife Forum
Learn about a career in midwifery
Meet certified nurse-midwives, talk with student midwives and experience what you’ll learn in midwifery school at a FREE interactive career event for aspiring midwives.
9 a.m.-11 a.m., Saturday, May 24 at the Commonwealth Room, Sheraton Boston Hotel, 39 Dalton Street (connected to the Hynes Convention Center)
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