Calendar of events

Monday, May 15, noon to 1 p.m.
“How Clinical Trial Results Can Mislead Doctors Treating Individual Patients: The Example of Reperfusion Therapies in Heart Attack and Stroke,” La Bou restaurant, room 1104. Part of the Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care seminar series. The speaker is David Kent, assistant professor of medicine and clinical research at Tufts University. For more information, call (916) 734-7918.

Wednesday, May 17, 12:15 p.m.
“Exercise Training,” part of the UC Davis Cardiac Rehabilitation Program lecture series, Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center, room 3015B. For more information, call (916) 734-8407.

Thursday, May 18, noon to 1 p.m.
“Maximizing Outcomes From Academic Meetings Through Application of Educational Principles,” Part of the Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care seminar series. The speaker is Donald Hilty, associate professor of clinical psychiatry. For more information, call (916) 734-5572.

Thursday, May 18, 4-6 p.m.
“How Does the Skeleton Respond to Exercise and Why? Cellular and Molecular Biology of the Adaptive Response of Bone to Loading,” UC Davis Cancer Center auditorium. Presented by the UC Davis Center for Healthy Aging Research Forum. The speaker is Timothy Skerry, professor of orthopaedic biology, School of Medicine, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. For more information, call (916) 734-4534.

Friday, May 19, 8 a.m.
“Women’s Stress: How it Contributes to Heart Disease,” part of the UC Davis Cardiac Rehabilitation Program’s Women’s Educational Program, Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center. For more information, call (916) 734-8407.

Tuesday, May 23, 5:30 p.m.
“Refractive eye surgery,” free, one-hour seminar on refractive eye surgery conducted by surgeons of the UC Davis Laser Vision Correction Service, 77 Cadillac Drive, Suite 101. For more information, call (916) 734-6650.

Wednesday, May 24, 12:15 p.m.
“Mythology of Nutrition,” part of the UC Davis Cardiac Rehabilitation Program lecture series, Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center, room 3015B. For more information, call (916) 734-8407.

Thursday, May 25, noon to 1 p.m.
“Design Insights for Epidemiological Studies of Prevalent and Incident Dementia,” part of the Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care seminar series. The speaker is Daniel Tancredi, associate professor of clinical psychiatry. For more information, call (916) 734-5572.

Wednesday, May 31, noon to 1 p.m.
“Medical Decisions When They Count Most,” Caregiver Support Group meeting, Patient Support Services Building auditorium. The speaker is Kathy Glasmire, associate director of Compassionate Care Alliance. Those interested in attending should RSVP by May 21 to Marjorie Trogdon at marjorie.trogdon@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu or (916) 734-2727, or Beth Hieb at beth.hieb@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu or (916) 734-6694.

Wednesday, May 31, 12:15 p.m.
“Independent Risk Factors,” part of the UC Davis Cardiac Rehabilitation Program lecture series, Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center, room 3015B. For more information, call (916) 734-8407.