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Elizabeth Leis Patient Expert

Baltimore, Maryland
My name is Brian, and I blog on behalf of LifeBridge Health, a regional health care organization based in northwest Baltimore city and Baltimore County. LifeBridge Health consists of Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Northwest Hospital, Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital, Jewish... Full Bio
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May is National Skin Cancer Awareness Month by Elizabeth Leis Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Did you know that one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime, and that 13 million Americans are living with a history of nonmelanoma skin cancer? Als ... Read on »
Celebrate National EMS Week May 20-26 by Elizabeth Leis Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week is celebrated this year from May 20-26. During this week local hospitals, community members and neighbors honor the emergenc ... Read on »
LifeBridge Health Attends 39th Annual Hampstead Day Event by Elizabeth Leis Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Never was a sense of community more evident than at the 39th Annual Hampstead Day sponsored by the Hampstead Maryland Lion’s Club . The event took place on Saturday, May 1 ... Read on »
Free Concussion Webinar, May 30, with Kevin Crutchfield, M.D. by Elizabeth Leis Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine On Monday evening WBAL-TV ran an excellent story  on whether helmets are needed in girl’s lacrosse. With the growing number of concussions in the sport, the pros and cons ... Read on »
I Knew You Looked Familiar! Looking Different After Weight Loss Surgery by Elizabeth Leis Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Twice last month I ran into colleagues I hadn’t seen since my surgery in 2010.  Both times it took the person some time to figure out who I was. Both people were surprised ... Read on »
May is National Bike Month by Elizabeth Leis Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Did you know that if you avoided driving just 10 miles every week you would eliminate about 500 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions in a year? Now that the weather is nice ... Read on »
Green Garden Project “Grows” at Sinai by Elizabeth Leis Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Did you ever think that you could have your very own garden box, full of vegetables, at work? Or that you could weed and water a garden during your lunch break? That’s ... Read on »
Levindale Treatment Team Presents at Symposium on Advanced Would Care (SAWC) by Elizabeth Leis Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine It’s a feeling like no other; to use your training and expertise to help heal your residents’ and patients’ chronic wounds, and better yet, to prevent wounds from developi ... Read on »
LifeBridge Health Plays Significant Role at Brain Injury Conference by Elizabeth Leis Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine On April 19 and 20, the Brain Injury Association of Maryland (BIAMD) hosted its 24th annual educational conference at the Baltimore Crowne Plaza Hotel. Entitled “Making C ... Read on »
My Experience Working at a Cancer Clinic by Elizabeth Leis Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine As a fairly social 23 year old, I am constantly meeting new people and engaging in the routine small talk that characterizes such encounters.  “What are you going to order ... Read on »
A Personal Decision: Choosing to Undergo Bariatric Surgery by Elizabeth Leis Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine For as long as I can remember, I have always thought of myself as “fat.” I have really grown to dislike that word. Even in college, when I was 155 pounds, I still felt big ... Read on »
2012 Baltimore Kidney Walk Is a Success for LifeBridge Health! by Elizabeth Leis Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine A huge thank you to all of you who walked and/or donated to our first LifeBridge Health 2012 Baltimore Kidney Walk . Dark and damp as the morning was, the zoo was filled w ... Read on »
Women and Heart Health by Elizabeth Leis Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine You’re playing hide and seek with your children. Suddenly, you’re short of breath, you have back pain and you’re sick to your stomach. What’s happening? According to e ... Read on »
The History of the Nurse’s Cap by Elizabeth Leis Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine When we think of nurses, we imagine women in white, their thick-soled shoes beating a fast path toward needy patients. Or we remember pictures in children’s books of Flore ... Read on »
National Nurses Week (May 6-12) by Elizabeth Leis Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine According to the National Nurses Association there are 3.1 million registered nurses in the United States, and 2.4 million of them are actively employed. This is good news ... Read on »
LifeBridge Health Community Events for the Week of May 6-May 12 by Elizabeth Leis Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine LifeBridge Health offers a variety of wellness education classes, lectures and screenings every week. These events range from breastfeeding support groups to stress reduct ... Read on »
Cancer Institute Holds Annual Survivors Day Celebration by Elizabeth Leis Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine On Sunday, June 3, 2012 the Alvin & Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute will be holding its annual Survivors’ Day.  This is a day which distinguishes people surviving cancer as ... Read on »
Goldie the Golden Girl Turns 109 by Elizabeth Leis Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Goldie Miller is truly unique – in more ways than one. At 109, she’s the oldest centenarian in the entire state of Maryland. More importantly, though, she’s a beloved memb ... Read on »
CervoCheck is the Winner of the LBH Entrepreneur Challenge by Elizabeth Leis Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine LifeBridge Health is always searching  for solutions to some of health care’s most pressing challenges. We’ve created the   Entrepreneur Challenge as a way to foster oppo ... Read on »
It’s Easy Bein’ Green At LifeBridge Health by Elizabeth Leis Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Many of us may plan a ramen-noodles-every-night budget, but all we really need to do is make a few tweaks to our daily routines. “Go green” isn’t just Captain Planet’s bat ... Read on »