Speakers Bureau

Health care is a subject of great interest to people everywhere. We are eager to learn more about our personal health--preventing cancer and heart disease, eating a healthy weight, managing stress, and more. And we are interested in learning more about public health issues that impact the world around us.

Our providers are skilled at presenting interesting and informative talks at business conferences, church group meetings, school assemblies and community presentations. .

Following is a sample list of topics that you and your group may find interesting. In addition, we can create a presentation that is specifically targeted to the interests of your audience. You may also find out more about our physician speakers on our Find a Physician guide. To request a speaker, please contact us at (607) 547-3914 or public.relations@bassett.org.

ALCOHOL/DRUG ISSUES

• Alcoholism/medical complications
• Cocaine addiction
• Drinking and driving
• Drug and alcohol abuse

CANCER

• Breast cancer/breast reconstruction
• Cancer research, prevention, detection and treatment
• Colon, larynx, oral, prostate, skin cancer

CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE

• Child abuse and neglect
• Healthful habits for children
• Parenting
• Smoking 
• Violence and violence prevention for children

EAR, NOSE, & THROAT

• Audiology/hearing
• Balance problems (vertigo/dizziness)
• Endoscopic sinus surgery
• Larynx and oral cancer
• Laser surgery (nose and throat)
• The professional voice
• Sinusitis
• Swallowing problems
• Tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
• Zenker's diverticulum

EMERGENCIES

• CPR guidelines
• Critical incident and disaster planning
• EMS (Emergency Medical Service) issues
• Emergency childbirth (EMT Class)
• Eye injuries
• First aid
• Heart attack, stroke and seizure
• Heat stroke
• How to save a choking victim
• Hypothermia
• Preventing poisoning
• Shock, trauma management

FARM ACCIDENT AND ILLNESS PREVENTION

• Injuries to migrant and seasonal farmworkers
• Occupational lung disease
• Respiratory illness associated with agriculture

GENERAL TOPICS

• American (U.S.) health care system
• Anxiety/panic disorders
• Allergies (allergic rhinitis)
• Alzheimer's Disease
• Arthritis (see rheumatology)
• Asthma
• Blood pressure
• CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)
• Chronic illness
• Circulatory problems
• Coping with a family member's illness
• Death, dying and grief
• Depression
• Dermatology
• Diabetes
• Domestic violence
• Eye disease and vision (cataracts, glaucoma, pediatrics, surgery, etc.)
• Exercise
• Foot care
• Gallbladder problems
• Hand problems/surgery
• Headaches
• Health Care Proxy/Living Will
• Heart disease and strokes
• HIV
• Immunology
• Infectious diseases
• Influenza
• Lifeline
• Lifestyles for a healthy heart
• Managed care
• Neuromuscular disease  (See below for additional neurological topics)
• Organ/body donation
• Orthotics
• Osteoporosis
• Plastic surgery
• Preventive medicine/health maintenance
• Religion and health care
• "Same Day" (ambulatory) surgery
• Sleep disorders (snoring and sleep apnea)
• Smoking cessation
• Sports injuries and treatment
• Stomach pain
• Stress management
• Surgery
• Using medications safely
• Using your health care provider as a resource
• Weight control

HEALTH AT WORK

• Hazardous materials, management and response
• Industrial medicine and injury prevention
• OSHA topics
• Wellness in the workplace

HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

• Health Care Proxy/Living Will
• New York hospitals
• Patient-focused care systems

HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS

• Careers in health care
• Careers in radiation oncology
• Hospital support services
• Opportunities in nursing and nurse-midwifery
• Physician assistant training/careers
• Volunteering

HISTORY

• History of nursing at Bassett 
• History of Nurse-Midwifery at Bassett

NEUROLOGICAL TOPICS

• Current management of brain tumors
• Current management of brain metastases
• Current management of trigeminal neuralgia
• Current management of low back pain
• Disk herniations in the neck and back

NUTRITION

• Balanced diets
• Diabetic diets
• Eating for a healthy heart
• Low-salt diets
• New trends in nutrition
• Osteoporosis and calcium
• Pediatric nutrition

PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH

• Anesthesia options for the pregnant patient
• Childbirth and prenatal care
• Emergency childbirth (EMT Class)
• Exercise during pregnancy
• Nurse-midwifery care
• Nutrition during pregnancy
• Options during labor and birth
• Smoking cessation during pregnancy

RHEUMATOLOGY

• Arthritis
• Bursitis
• Lupus
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Tendonitis

MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS

• Risk management
• The teaching hospital