Calendar of events

Tuesday, Nov. 7, 5 p.m.
Free one-hour seminar on refractive eye surgery conducted by surgeons of the UC Davis Laser Vision Correction Service, held in the UC Davis Department of Ophthalmology, Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center, Suite 2400. The sessions are intended to provide basic information and answer questions about all aspects of refractive eye surgery. For more information, call (916) 734-6650.

Tuesday, Nov. 7, 6:30 p.m.
“Taking Charge of Your Life,” part of the “Coming of Age” lecture series sponsored by the UC Davis Center for Aging and Health, UC Davis Cancer Center auditorium, 4501 X Street, Sacramento. Learn how to communicate with your health-care practitioner to achieve optimum results. A guide to assessing risk factors in your life, maintaining records of symptoms and becoming your own health advocate. For more information, call (530) 754-8679 or (530) 752-9463.

Wednesday, Nov. 8, 12:15 p.m.
“Holiday Survival I,” part of the UC Davis Medical Center Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Lecture Series, Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center, 4860 Y St., room 3015B. For more information, call (916) 734-8407.

Thursday, Nov. 9, 10-11 a.m. and 2-3 p.m.
Staff Assembly Fall Meeting, Cancer Center Auditorium. A “UC Davis Health System Update” will feature Joseph Silva Jr., chief executive officer of UC Davis Health System and dean of the medical school; Martha H. Marsh, chief operating officer of UC Davis Health System; and Robert E. Chason, chief operating officer of UC Davis Medical Center. Seating is limited to the first 200 people. Refreshments will be served. Release time with supervisory approval is appropriate. Both sessions also will be broadcast via video conferencing at the medical school, in the dean's conference room in Med Sci 1-C. For more information call Adriane Lewis at (916) 734-3507 or Sandy Graham at (916) 734-6222.

Tuesday, Nov. 14, 5 p.m.
Free one-hour seminar on refractive eye surgery conducted by surgeons of the UC Davis Laser Vision Correction Service, held in the UC Davis Department of Ophthalmology, Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center, Suite 2400. The sessions are intended to provide basic information and answer questions about all aspects of refractive eye surgery. For more information, call (916) 734-6650.

Wednesday, Nov. 15, 12:15 p.m.
“Common Injuries,” part of the UC Davis Medical Center Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Lecture Series, Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center, 4860 Y St., room 3015B. For more information, call (916) 734-8407.

Tuesday, Nov. 21, 5 p.m.
Free one-hour seminar on refractive eye surgery conducted by surgeons of the UC Davis Laser Vision Correction Service. The sessions are intended to provide basic information and answer questions about all aspects of refractive eye surgery. For more information, call (916) 734-6650.

Wednesday, Nov. 22, 12:15 p.m.
“Exercise & Arthritis,” part of the UC Davis Medical Center Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Lecture Series, Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center, 4860 Y St., room 3015B. For more information, call (916) 734-8407.

Tuesday, Nov. 28, 6:30 p.m.
“Living Well at the End of Life,” part of the “Coming of Age” lecture series sponsored by the UC Davis Center for Aging and Health, UC Davis Cancer Center Auditorium, 4501 X Street, Sacramento. End of life care should not focus on dying, but on living with life-threatening illness. How can families maintain quality of life and redefine their perceptions of illness and death? The speaker is Frederick J. Meyers, professor and chair of internal medicine. For more information, call (530) 754-8679 or (530) 752-9463.