(WEST PALM BEACH, FL) -- The latest findings on women’s
health issues and new advances in preventing, detecting
and treating diseases in women were presented last week
during Palm Beach’s third annual “A Woman’s Journey”
symposium sponsored by Johns Hopkins Medicine. The
conference took place at the Palm Beach County
Convention Center and featured speakers during breakfast
and lunch.
Nearly 400 conference attendees almost doubled last
year’s attendance and came to listen to Johns Hopkins
doctors and specialists discuss new medical treatments
and important health issues facing women, such as:
getting a good night’s sleep,
heart disease, nutrition, cancer
and common symptoms that women shouldn’t ignore.
Keynote speaker for the event was Pamela Paulk, vice
president, human resources at The Johns Hopkins Hospital
and Health System whose organ donation contributed to
eight kidney transplants. Paulk shared her personal
story and the motivation that led her to save the lives
of strangers.
“As women, it is important that we gain the knowledge
about gender-based differences in diseases and empower
ourselves to make wise decisions about health care for
us and our families,” said Susan Keenan, a member of the
Johns Hopkins Medicine Regional Board of Governors for
Palm Beach and an honorary co-chair of the program. “In
only its third year, ‘A Woman’s Journey’ continues to
attract motivated women of all ages, and this year’s
event was our best yet.”
“A Woman’s Journey” is the creation of two women from
Baltimore, Md., Harriet Legum and Mollye Block, who
together realized the need to provide women with a forum
to gain knowledge about their health concerns. Lee
Callahan, Susan Keenan, Betsy Meany, Susan Telesco and
Norma Tiefel were co-chairs of the Palm Beach event.
A Woman’s Journey is funded in part by Braman Motors,
Gunster, Lydian Bank & Trust, Patrick Park and
individual underwriters.