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Prescribing Drugs for an Aging Population

The Risks and Benefits of Polypharmacy in the Health of the Elderly
Speaker: Mehrdad Ayati,MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine ,Department of Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center
Presented by Stanford Hospital Health Library; Sponsored in part by Friends of Redwood City LibraryThe geriatric population is prescribed the highest proportion of medications in relation to their percentage of the U.S population-13% of current geriatric population purchase 33% of all prescription drugs and this number will increase to 50% by 2040.Prevalence of both adverse drug reactions and treatmen

Date:

Wed, 04/24/20137:00pm

Location:

Main Library - Community Room - 1044 Middlefield Road , Redwood City, CA 94063

Let's Talk Books

Laura Hillenbrand’s "Unbroken: a World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption"
“A second book by the author of Seabiscuit (2001) would get noticed, even if it weren't the enthralling and often grim story of Louie Zamperini. An Olympic runner during the 1930s, he flew B-24s during WWII. Taken prisoner by the Japanese, he endured a captivity harsh even by Japanese standards and was a physical and mental wreck at the end of the war.

Date:

Thu, 04/18/201312:00pm

Location:

Main Library - Small Meeting Room - 1044 Middlefield Road , Redwood City, CA 94063

Vitamin D & Calcium-Kaiser Permanente Health Talk

Topic: Vitamin D and Calcium
Featuring: Renée L. Riley, PharmD
& Andy Chan, PharmD
Kaiser Permanente, Redwood City. Learn more about natural sources of Vitamin D and Calcicum, supplementation why or why not, and how much.

For more information: http://www.redwoodcity.org/calendar/eventdetail.aspx?id=3717

Date:

Thu, 03/21/201312:00pm-1:00pm

Location:

Main Library - Community Room - 1044 Middlefield Road , Redwood City, CA 94063

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Noontime Lecture- Student Debt

Student Debt

Redwood City - The average college graduate has over $25,000.00 in student loan debt. The responsibility and burden of paying this debt can seem overwhelming as the college graduate moves from student to (hopefully) worker.

Date:

Thu, 04/11/201312:00pm-1:00pm

What's Keeping You from Finding Work that Fits?

With Marcia Cannon Davis. Are you feeling stuck in your job search? Starting to believe the disparaging voices in your head? Still downcast that your last job didn't work out? Learn skills for adjusting your self-limiting beliefs so they don't impede your progress. Marcia Davis-Cannon had a 20-year corporate career in operations, finance and product management before following a new calling. She has an MBA from Wharton and a coaching certificate from Western Seminary. She is Director of Large Group Meetings for Career Action Ministry.

Date:

Tue, 04/23/201310:00am-12:00pm

Location:

Main Library - Community Room - 1044 Middlefield Road , Redwood City, CA 94063

Job Lab - Help With Your Job Search

Help with your Job Search, Online Applications and Resume Writing.
Volunteers with human resources experience offer coaching in the 21st century skills you need on your job search. - Tuesdays
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library

For more information: http://www.redwoodcity.org/calendar/eventdetail.aspx?id=3714

Date:

Tue, 04/30/201310:00am-12:00pm

Location:

Main Library - 1044 Middlefield Road , Redwood City, CA 94063