NATAL BYPASS MEETING 02/2011 HELD ONMONDAY 31ST OF JANUARY 2010AT LIFECARE REGIONAL OFFICE, 233 FLORIDA ROAD DURBANat 15:00
PRESENT:Leanne Nyiri (Life Care Hospitals)Dana Govender (Heart & Stroke Foundation)Dan Laban (Natal Bypass Club)Shane Newman (Natal Bypass Club)
1. PURPOSE OF MEETINGThe purpose of the meeting was to agree on the way forward wrt the action plans for 2011.
2. APOLOGIES: None
3. PLAN OF ACTIONLeanne mentioned that there would be a Mended Hearts Group (MHG) meeting organized by Westville and Entabeni hospitals and would be on an alternative monthly basis and any member of the Natal Bypass Club (NBC) could attend any of the meetings the please to.The theme for 2011 would be health & cardiac lifestyle.The 1st meeting which would be held at Entabeni Hospital in the conference room would be at 14:30 on Valentines Day, the 14th of February 2011.As there would be 5 meetings to be scheduled by the Entabeni Mended Hearts, the 5 themes would be :i - Cardiac Disease - Bernie Mothilal - Feb 2011ii - Lifestyle Management - Dana Govender – 14 Apr 2011iii - Cardiac Interventions - Bernie Mothilal – 23 Jun 2011iv - Cardiac Surgery - Bernie Mothilal – 25 Aug 2011v - Cardiac Disease in children - Dana Govender – 13 Oct 2011The dates, times and venues for the above 5 meetings will be addressed to the members of NBC by MHG (LifeCare hospitals). For the Westville Mended Hearts Group for the alternative months of Entabeni Mended Hearts different speakers, on the same topics mentioned above, will be undertaken & members will be advised accordingly. During the course of 2011 LifeCare hospitals will also be doing similar visitations with Mt Edgecomb & Chatsmed hospitals. MHG will also be holding workshops on Saturdays on dates & venues, to be advised, whereby members can have their BP, Cholesterol, BMI, etc all done free of charge.The Natal Bypass Club members need to note that there will be no subs payable to either the NBC or MHG for any of these meetings. However the NBC members will be invited twice a year for a gathering in the conference room at Entabeni hospital, around mid-year and then again for the NBC End of the Year luncheon, so as to maintain the fellowship of the club. At the mid-year get together a speaker will be invited to address the NBC members. It was felt that the fellowship of the members of NBC be maintained, in line with the history of the club.Various posters, flyers, hospital telephone voice systems will also advise on various information to the public and NBC members.The NBC members list would be sent by Shane to Leanne, so that further communications regarding meetings, etc would be sent to members.
4. GENERALPlease note that no meetings of these meetings would be distributed by the Natal Bypass Committee or Mended Hearts Group of any of the hospitals.You are however requested to go to the Life Care Hospitals Website & see any news of Mended Hearts - the website address is http://www.heartfoundation.co.za/heartcondition/support.htm & is done at a national level. Please note that the Mended Hearts Support Group website is alos a link on the Natal Bypass Club blog site.Please also remember to visit the Natal Bypass Club Blog at http://natalbypassclub.blogspot.com, which has been updated, with various cardiac news items, videos, previous minutes, etc, etc.Should you have any further queries on Mended Hearts you can contact Leanne Nyiri at the Entabeni Hospital (031 – 204 1300) or any of the respective members of the NMC committee.
A copy of these minutes has been placed on the Natal Bypass Clubs Blog site at - http://natalbypassclub.blogspot.com/ to view.Issued by Shane Newman – 084 510 8738 or 031 204 5633 (office hours) or shane.newman@absamail.co.zaDate : 06 February 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
General Press Release Launch of First Mended Hearts Support Group in KZN
General Press Release
Launch of First Mended Hearts Support Group in KZN
A Mended Hearts Support Group – the first of its kind in KZN - is to be launched at Life Entabeni Hospital to coincide with Valentine’s Day and the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s `Dress Red Day’ and ‘I Love This’ Campaign*.
The support group will take place in the hospital’s conference room on Monday, February 14 from 14h30 to 16h00 and the subject will be `cardiovascular disease’ presented by Dr Cassim Hansa, a cardiologist from Life Entabeni Hospital. Everyone with an interest in cardiac well-being is invited to attend.
The Mended Hearts Support Group was established by the Heart and Stroke Foundation SA (HSFSA) in 2006 with the goal to provide a meeting place for people, and their family members or friends, who have experienced a cardiovascular event.
Mended Hearts aims to give educational support and advice to survivors, in an effort to prevent a second event from occurring. The HSFSA, in collaboration with Life Healthcare in KZN, will assist members through the recovery process by inviting speakers, ranging from cardiologists, occupational therapists, neurologists and dieticians, to present on relevant health topics such as stroke prevention and recovery; managing high blood pressure and cholesterol; Learning CPR and how to handle medical emergencies; stress management; living with diabetes; shopping and cooking the heart healthy way.
Hundreds of people in the Cape Town area have already benefited from this support group, and plans are in progress to increase the Mended Hearts footprint in KwaZulu-Natal and nationally in order to assist more individuals. The HSFSA aims to create awareness of cardiovascular disease and make it known to the public that cardiovascular disease is a lifestyle disease which can affect people of all ages and backgrounds.
The support group is free of charge and if you would like to book a seat or obtain more information, please contact Dana Govender from the Heart and Stroke Foundation in Durban on (031) 261 9055.
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Issued by: Leanne Nyiri, Regional Marketing Manager: Life Healthcare KZN Region
Tel: (031) 313 7902 or email: leanne.nyiri@lifehealthcare.co.za
*The Heart and Stroke Foundation SA’s `I Love This’ 2011 campaign is the Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa’s (HSFSA) annual national fundraising and awareness campaign running throughout the month of March. The HSFSA is dependent on businesses and the public for funding to enable the Foundation’s vital work in saving lives, supporting those affected by heart disease and stroke (South Africa’s second biggest killers after HIV / AIDS) and help create a healthy future for everyone. This Valentine’s Day do something different by purchasing an “I love this” sticker for R5.00 (from all Life Healthcare Hospitals in KZN). The stickers are available from Clicks from 1-31 March. Stick it on that which you love! By doing this you are showing all of South Africa what you value and protect in the same way that you value and protect your heart.
Launch of First Mended Hearts Support Group in KZN
A Mended Hearts Support Group – the first of its kind in KZN - is to be launched at Life Entabeni Hospital to coincide with Valentine’s Day and the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s `Dress Red Day’ and ‘I Love This’ Campaign*.
The support group will take place in the hospital’s conference room on Monday, February 14 from 14h30 to 16h00 and the subject will be `cardiovascular disease’ presented by Dr Cassim Hansa, a cardiologist from Life Entabeni Hospital. Everyone with an interest in cardiac well-being is invited to attend.
The Mended Hearts Support Group was established by the Heart and Stroke Foundation SA (HSFSA) in 2006 with the goal to provide a meeting place for people, and their family members or friends, who have experienced a cardiovascular event.
Mended Hearts aims to give educational support and advice to survivors, in an effort to prevent a second event from occurring. The HSFSA, in collaboration with Life Healthcare in KZN, will assist members through the recovery process by inviting speakers, ranging from cardiologists, occupational therapists, neurologists and dieticians, to present on relevant health topics such as stroke prevention and recovery; managing high blood pressure and cholesterol; Learning CPR and how to handle medical emergencies; stress management; living with diabetes; shopping and cooking the heart healthy way.
Hundreds of people in the Cape Town area have already benefited from this support group, and plans are in progress to increase the Mended Hearts footprint in KwaZulu-Natal and nationally in order to assist more individuals. The HSFSA aims to create awareness of cardiovascular disease and make it known to the public that cardiovascular disease is a lifestyle disease which can affect people of all ages and backgrounds.
The support group is free of charge and if you would like to book a seat or obtain more information, please contact Dana Govender from the Heart and Stroke Foundation in Durban on (031) 261 9055.
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Issued by: Leanne Nyiri, Regional Marketing Manager: Life Healthcare KZN Region
Tel: (031) 313 7902 or email: leanne.nyiri@lifehealthcare.co.za
*The Heart and Stroke Foundation SA’s `I Love This’ 2011 campaign is the Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa’s (HSFSA) annual national fundraising and awareness campaign running throughout the month of March. The HSFSA is dependent on businesses and the public for funding to enable the Foundation’s vital work in saving lives, supporting those affected by heart disease and stroke (South Africa’s second biggest killers after HIV / AIDS) and help create a healthy future for everyone. This Valentine’s Day do something different by purchasing an “I love this” sticker for R5.00 (from all Life Healthcare Hospitals in KZN). The stickers are available from Clicks from 1-31 March. Stick it on that which you love! By doing this you are showing all of South Africa what you value and protect in the same way that you value and protect your heart.
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