Cancer-related Classes
OHSU offers a wide range of educational programs, support groups and services for those living with and beyond cancer. See details and and registration information below for the following classes:
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Food for Life
Nutrition and cooking class for cancer prevention and survival -
Living Well With Cancer
Gain real-life skills for living a full, healthy life -
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Class
For People Healing from Cancer and their Caregivers -
Women's Writing Workshops
Encourage health and healing through writing -
Yoga for Women With Cancer
A supportive environment to nourish and encourage healing -
Find additional event listings from the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute.
Food For Life
Nutrition and cooking class for cancer prevention and survival
This 4-week series covers a variety of cancer-related nutrition topics and demonstrates how to prepare meals loaded with antioxidants and phytochemicals, high-fiber and low-fat foods, and healthy dairy alternatives. The series also includes a session on healthy weight maintenance and meal planning. Each class includes a 10-minute nutrition video followed by an hour-long cooking demonstration and sampling of the food prepared. Classes are open to cancer survivors, friends, family, and anyone interested in cancer prevention and healthy eating.
Series 1: dates and topics:
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10/6/09: Fueling Up on Low-Fat Foods/Favoring Fiber
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10/13/09: Discovering Dairy Alternatives/ Replacing Meat
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10/20/09: Antioxidants and Phytochemicals/ Immune-Boosting Foods
- 10/27/09: Planning Healthy Meals/Maintaining a Healthy Weight
Series 2: dates and topics:
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11/3/09: Fueling Up on Low-Fat Foods/Favoring Fiber
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11/10/09: Discovering Dairy Alternatives/ Replacing Meat
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11/17/09: Antioxidants and Phytochemicals/ Immune-Boosting Foods
- 11/24/09: Planning Healthy Meals/Maintaining a Healthy Weight
Class is limited to 30 participants.
All classes run from 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Place:
Teaching Kitchen, Center for Women's Health,Peter O. Kohler Pavilion, 7th floor
Leader:
Chelsea Lenge, R.D.
Fee:
$40
Registration:
call Chelsea Lenge at 503 459-6473 or email chelsealenge@gmail.com
Living Well With Cancer
Gain real-life skills for living a full, healthy life
This six-week workshop is recommended for people living with any type of cancer and their family or friends.
Sessions are fun and interactive. Participants share their successes and build a common source of support. Activities create confidence around regaining control of your life, gaining relief from symptoms, staying active and enjoying life.
Facilitators: Andrea Moyle, M.S.W., and Sue Frymark, R.N.
Workshop leaders are trained in the evidence-based Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) method developed by Stanford University.
For more information, contact Katie Hennis at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute at 503 494-4580.
Date and time:
TBA
Place:
Center for Health and Healing 7th Floor Conference Room 3303 S.W. Bond Ave., Portland
Fee:
$30 (scholarships available)
To register:
Contact Katie Hennis at 503 494-4580
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Class
For People Healing from Cancer and their Caregivers
Each class will involve meditation instruction and practice, group discussions, and educational presentations on the relationships between stress, health and mindfulness. Classes may include very gentle yoga postures. Participants are given a course workbook and CDs for home practice.
Benefits of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
This course is based on the national model developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., at the UMass Medical Center. Two decades of published research shows that most people who complete the course report an increased ability to relax, reductions in pain levels and enhanced ability to cope with pain, increased ability to cope with stress and lasting decreases in physical and psychological symptoms.
About the Instructor
Kimberly Carson, M.P.H., R.Y.T., is a health educator who specializes in using meditation and yoga with people with medical concerns. She currently teaches Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction at OHSU's March Wellness and has previously taught MBSR at Duke University Medical Center, University of North Carolina Hospitals, and the University of Florida.
For more information, contact Katie Hennis at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute at 503 494-4580.
Date and time:
TBD, please contact Katie Hennis at 503 494-4580 for details
Place:
OHSU Center for Health and Healing
S.W. Bond Ave., Portland
Fee:
$75 (Thanks to a generous donation, the cost of this class has been reduced from $250)
To register:
Contact Katie Hennis at 503 494-4580
Women's Writing Workshops
The OHSU Center for Women's Health invites you to join with other women who have been diagnosed with cancer for a writing workshop.
This writing group will offer a confidential and relaxed setting to write stories that encourage health and healing. Participants will be invited to write in response to exercises and then to read their writing if they choose. Fellow writers will have the opportunity to positively respond to another's writing. This writing group will employ the Amherst Writers & Artists method (info at amherstwriters.com) and thus provide a safe and empowering environment to creatively explore your thoughts and feelings through writing.
Workshop leader, SuEllen Pommier, Ph.D. is an assistant professor, OHSU Division of Surgical Oncology. She is trained in the Amherst Writers & Artists method.
Group sizes are limited and pre-registration is required. Please contact SuEllen at 503 494-5034 or pommiers@ohsu.edu for more information and to register.
Dates:
Contact SuEllen at
503 494-5034 or pommiers@ohsu.edu
Place:
Wilcox Conference Room
Center for Women's Health
Leader:
SuEllen Pommier, Ph.D., research assistant professor, Division of Surgical Oncology. Trained in the Amherst Writers & Artists method.
Fee:
FREE
Registration:
Register with the instructor for Women's Writing Workshop by emailing pommiers@ohsu.edu or calling 503 494-5034
Yoga for Women With Cancer
In partnership with the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Taught by a nationally certified cancer yoga teacher and assisted by an OHSU oncology nurse and physical therapist.
Come join other women in a supportive environment designed to nourish you. We will engage in gentle stretching, strength building, breathing exercises, deep relaxation with guided imagery, and some aspects of meditation.
Women in any stage of healing from cancer (at least 6 weeks post-surgery) are welcome. A signed release from your primary cancer care provider is required. Space is limited. Call 503 494-4580 to register now!
Dates:
Mondays
5:30-6:45 p.m.
Place:
Center for Health and Healing, OHSU South Waterfront Campus
Fee:
FREE.
Pre-registration and provider release form required.
To register:
Contact Katie Hennis at 503 494-4580
