Volume 7 Issue 14 July 13, 2012
PRESBYbulletin Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Focus on Nutrition
Penn Medicine CAREs Foundation Grant Recipients Congratulations to Presby’s most recent Penn Medicine CAREs Foundation Grant recipients, Michele Pastorius and Kim Lacy, who will be working hard over the next three months to help coordinate a retreat for local women suffering from the disease of addiction.
Elizabeth Stabler presenting at a recent dietician’s symposium
In June, registered dietitian Elizabeth Stabler spoke at a dietitian’s symposium on the use of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Nutrition Care Process in patient care documentation. The speech was so well received that Elizabeth was invited to present at other organizations. In a program evaluation, one of the attendants said “this is the best presentation on the NCP I have ever witnessed.” We are proud of Elizabeth’s expertise on the NCP process and her excellent presentation skills. Lauren Ginipro RD, LDN, also presented a basic nutrition class at the Red Cross House. This workshop was presented to folks who have lost their permanent housing and are temporarily being sheltered at the Red Cross House. Lauren has been invited back to make this workshop a monthly occurrence. Congratulations go out to Lauren for a job well done!
Michele, a nurse in Interventional Cardiology, her project partner Kim Lacy, have been actively working with women in Narcotics Anonymous (NA) for 25 years. Noticing the need for NA women’s retreats in eastern PA, Michele and Kim have been helping to lead the area’s first retreat in the Poconos on October 12-14th. Sixty women from NA groups from the West Philadelphia, Philadelphia and surrounding counties will attend the Nurture Your Core®: NA Women’s Retreat at Lake Ladore, where the goal is to help empower women in recovery from drugs and alcohol to live a productive, sustained, substance abuse-free life. “This is a group of at-risk women who have a hard time staying clean,” explained Pastorius. “The purpose of the retreat is to give them a chance to get away from all the distractions of daily life – including men, work and just general life stressors – and focus on the core of their being so they can have a better chance of caring for themselves and beating their addictions in the long run.” A weekend of events will encapsulate the retreat’s theme of “Mind, Body and Spirit.” Activities to help women focus on the core of their disease and improving their mind, body and spirit will include aqua aerobics, core strengthening, guest speakers and spirituality meetings. The $500 grant received from Penn Medicine CAREs will help Michele and Kim with supplies and other clerical needs leading up to the retreat. Penn Medicine CAREs Foundation Grant recipient Michele Pastorius, RN, CCRN, MSNEd
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