News & Seminars
Do you experience unpleasant sensations in your feet, legs or arms
while at rest?
These are often described as tingling, burning, jittery,
or creeping and crawling sensations just under the skin of the legs.
Do you have an uncontrollable urge to move your legs or
get up and walk around?
Do you have difficulty sitting through a meeting at work,
watching a movie, having dinner with your family or
relaxing with a book without the urge to move your legs?
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Be Informed. Be Alert.
Because sleep is a vital human need our productivity, attitude, alertness -- our very well being depend on its quality and quantity.
Consider these statistics and facts:
- Almost 74% of all Americans do not get enough sleep each night
- Sleep deprivation costs $150 billion each year as a result of elevated stress and reduced worker productivity
- An Institute of Medicine report estimates that 50 to 70 million Americans chronically suffer from a disorder of sleep and wakefulness, and confirms links to "an increased risk of hypertension, diabetes, obesity, depression, heart attack and stroke"
- 95% of the people with Sleep Disorders remain undiagnosed and untreated
- Childhood insomnia is a high risk factor for adolescent alcohol and drug abuse
- A National Sleep Foundation poll shows that 67% of America's adults are married or live with someone who snores
- Vehicular crashes are the third leading cause of death and injury in the United States, and up to 20% of them are sleep related
Quit Smoking - Comprehensive Smoking Cessation Program
The Pulmonary Medicine Department of DuPage Medical Group is proud to offer a
comprehensive Smoking Cessation Program based upon the American Lung Association’s
Freedom from Smoking Cessation Program. Our program is based on the premise that smoking
is a learned habit and quitting is a process of replacing this habit with healthier habits.
As part of our program, we create a customized plan based on your needs including an
attainable quit date, pulmonary function tests, counseling and group support. If necessary,
we may prescribe you medications to assist you during the quitting process. You can do it. Let us help you.
Register
Pre-registration required, please call Pulmonary Medicine, 630-871-6699.
Interested but have questions? Join us on the first night to find out more.
Cost
$120 (Pulmonary function test excluded)
When
Program meets weekly for eight weeks as follows:
Tuesdays, April 14, 2009 - May 26, 2009 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Official Quit Day is May 5th. We will also meet on Thursday, May 7th.
Location
DuPage Medical Group
1801 S Highland Avenue, Lower Level
Lombard, IL 60148
Instructors
Steve Stakenas, MS, APN
Chuck Heren, RRT
Smoking Cessation Schedule of Sessions (2008)
| Week |
Summary |
Week Update |
| 0 |
Thinking about quitting: Decision Process |
April 14th |
| 1 |
On the road to freedom: Studying your habit and building motivation |
April 21st |
| 2 |
Wanting to quit: Copying with urges and making a plan |
April 28th |
| 3 |
QUIT DAY |
May 5th |
| 4 |
Winning strategies: Recovery and support |
May 7th |
| 5 |
The new you : Stress management and weight control |
May 12th |
| 6 |
Staying off: Active, fun exercise and assertive communication |
May 19th |
| 7 |
Celebration: Relapse prevention and graduation |
May 26th |
