Chat with Our Specialist: Sleep and Your Heart
Jun 13, 2011
Dr. Ashgan Elshinawy, a triple board certified internist who
specializes in pulmonary disease and sleep medicine, will discuss sleep and its
effect on heart health with a live Internet audience when Princeton HealthCare
System (PHCS) hosts its next Web chat on Wednesday, June 15, 2011.
The Web chat, which begins at 7 p.m., is the latest in a
series of such events by PHCS to give consumers access to seminars hosted by medical
professionals without leaving their homes. The chats are hosted on PHCS'
UStream channel: www.ustream.tv/channel/princetonhealth.
Dr. Elshinawy will take audience members' questions after
leading the discussion on sleep, cardiovascular health, and the effects that
sleep disorders have on the heart.
To participate in the Web chat, users will need a PC or MAC
with a broadband Internet connection and Adobe Flash Player installed. Download
the latest Adobe Flash Player at http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/.
Participants will be required to log in or create a new
account at the site to ask questions. To pre-register, call (888) 897-8979 or
visit www.princetonhcs.org/calendar.
Those who register will be entered in a random drawing immediately
following the Web chat for one of several $25 gift cards.
Previous Web chats hosted by PHCS have covered topics
including urinary incontinence, overactive bladder and pelvic floor disorders;
bariatric surgery; nutrition and sustainable weight loss; heart and vascular
health; pediatric emergencies; and gastrointestinal problems. Those Web chats
can be viewed at
www.ustream.tv/channel/princetonhealth.