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We’re pleased to announce:
PWSA (USA) Educational Webinars
Sunday, June 13, 2010, 7:00 p.m. EST
Food Security: A Review of the Basics and Problem Solving
Presented by Linda Gourash, M.D.
This webinar is suitable for parents of children of all ages with
Prader-Willi syndrome. There will be a 30 minute presentation by Dr. Gourash,
followed by a 30 minute Q & A session.
Presenter
Dr. Gourash is a Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician. As the Medical
Director of the Prader-Willi and Behavioral Disorders Program of the Children’s
Institute of Pittsburgh she worked for more than 5 years almost exclusively with
children and adults with Prader-Willi syndrome and related disorders who were
referred for inpatient crisis intervention for medical and behavioral problems
from throughout the USA and Canada. Dr. Gourash has served on the Board of
Directors of the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of the USA. She is currently
providing clinical consultation for the International Prader-Willi Syndrome
Organization and the PWSA (USA). She provides consultation and educational
programs throughout the US and internationally through Pittsburgh Partnership,
Specialists in PWS. She has a private Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
practice in Pittsburgh, PA and offers a PWS Consultation Clinic together with
Dr. Janice Forster, MD for patients who travel to Pittsburgh.
Dr. Gourash is featured in a DVD, Food, Behavior, and Beyond produced by the
PWSA and IPWSO who recorded her presentations for more widespread distribution.
How long will
the session last?
Approximately
one hour plus a time for questions at the end of the presentation.
What
is needed to participate?
Audio can
be provided by phone (there will be a long distance charge) or at no charge by
using your computer speakers. You will have less chance of audio interference
if you use the phone line as opposed to VoIP.
For PC-based
participants:
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Internet Explorer® 6.0
or newer, Mozilla® Firefox® 2.0 or newer (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled)
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Windows® 2000, XP, 2003
Server or Vista
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Cable modem, DSL, or
better Internet connection
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Minimum of Pentium®
class 1GHz CPU with 512 MB of RAM (recommended) (2 GB of RAM for Windows®
Vista)
For Mac-based
participants:
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Safari™ 3.0 or newer,
Firefox® 2.0 or newer (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled)
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Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®)
or newer
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PowerPC G4/G5 or Intel
processor (512 MB of RAM or better recommended)
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Cable modem, DSL, or
better Internet connection
Is there a
cost to participate?
We
are pleased to be able to provide these seminars to you for a minimal cost of
$35 each. Consider the bargain—NO
WAITING, no travel, no time constraints! Learn from the comfort of your own
home!
PLEASE NOTE:
1.
Registration
will close one hour before the start of the webinar (6:00 p.m. EST).
2.
Registration is
a TWO-STEP process. First you will enter your payment information and
then you will be directed to the website to register for the webinar. If you do
not complete the registration at the second site, you will have paid for the
webinar, but not be able to log in and view the presentation.
Because we
know there is so much to learn, PWSA (USA) strives to find ways to teach you
valuable lessons about Prader-Willi syndrome.
CLICK HERE
TO REGISTER
If you have any difficulty with registration or logging into the event,
please e-mail
jdoherty88@yahoo.com.
edited:
05/19/2010
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