Atlanta Patient Education Presentations 2011

Atlanta Patient Education Presentations

When: Saturday, March 26, 2011

Where: Emory Conference Center Hotel
1615 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329

Contact: For more information, please contact your Regional Education and Support Manager, Mary Ball, at mball@ccfa.org or (404) 982-0616

Presentations Listed by Speaker:

Understanding IBD

Dr. Cary Sauer

Emory University Children's Center

An Alternative Approach to IBD

Dr. Tasneem Bhatia

Atlanta Center for Holistic and Integrative Medicine

Infections, immunizations and swine flu: What every IBD patient needs to know

Dr. Athos Bousvaros

Children’s Hospital of Boston

Research Update

Dr. Josh Korzenik

Massachusetts General Hospital

IBD Medications

Dr. Bret Lashner

Cleveland Clinic

Dr. Sonia Michail

Children’s Medical Center of Dayton

Extra-intestinal manifestations: What are they and what can we do about them?
Dr. Miguel Regeuiro

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

2011 Take Steps for Crohn's & Colitis

Savannah, Georgia Take Steps Walk

Date and Time: May 1, 2011
Registration Start: 4:00 PM
Walk Start: 5:00 PM

Location: Daffin Park

Local Contact: Grace Murphy at gmurphy@ccfa.org or call (404) 982-0616

For more info: http://online.ccfa.org/site/TR/2011TakeStepsWalk/Chapter-Georgia?pg=entry&fr_id=2661

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Atlanta, Georgia Take Steps Walk

Date and Time: May 15, 2011
Registration Start: 4:00 PM
Walk Start: 5:00 PM

Location: Centennial Olympic Park

Local Contact: Grace Murphy at gmurphy@ccfa.org or call (404) 982-0616

For more info: http://online.ccfa.org/site/TR/2011TakeStepsWalk/Chapter-Georgia?fr_id=2565&pg=entry

It's a time for giving: How one Atlanta company took time to Pay It Forward

A note from Mary Ball, Regional Education and Support Manager:


In an effort to introduce Atlanta-based company Skylight Financial employees to local non-profit organizations, the "Pay It Forward" program was initiated. A group of ten employees commits to creating awareness and build relationships for their assigned charity. Skyline Financial provides the team with $500 and challenge the team to turn that money into a greater donation. The team must be creative with the money and use it for supplies or materials. The team gets 4.5 hours to make a difference in the Atlanta community.

On November 10, "Team Sandals" jumped to action for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation. They made an INCREDIBLE difference that day. The team went out in town and got local companies to donate board games, balls, arts and crafts and so much more for our Camp Oasis campers. They also created awareness for us by posting about CCFA on their blogs and radio show. Last but not least they sold 11 tickets for the Bottoms Up event! What a way to Pay It Forward! On behalf of the CCFA and everyone with Crohn's or colitis, THANK YOU SKYLINE FINANCIAL!

Skyline Financial, a NetSpend Corporation, is one of the leading providers of prepaid debit cards in the United States. For more information about the company you can visit www.skylinefinancial.com or www.netspend.com