The Health and Wellness Garden offers three presentations on wellness and prevention, plus an area with free heart health screenings and St. John’s Mercy physician specialists, where you learn about health care prevention and treatments for women at every age.

• Optimal Health through Nutrition
  Margaret Coplin, M.D.
  From foods loaded with antioxidants to vitamins, learn about the powerful connection between optimal health and the foods we eat and how we prepare them. Learn the latest updates from Dr. Maggie Coplin, a board-certified medical oncologist and internist with a master’s of science degree in Human Nutrition and Nutritional Biology. Dr. Coplin is passionate about helping women lose weight and maintain healthy lifestyles through providing accurate diet information, and encouraging physical fitness.
  
• Take it to Heart: Have Fun, Get Fit, Be Informed
  Jeanne Cleveland, M.D.
  You’ve probably heard by now that cardiovascular disease is your biggest health risk: more women die from this disease every year than any other. Dr.Cleveland, a cardiovascular surgeon and medical director of PULSE, St. John’s Mercy Women’s Heart and Vascular Program, provides life-changing, lifesaving information on your risk factors for developing cardiovascular disease and how to beat those odds, as well as the signs and symptoms of a heart attack.
  
• Varicose Veins: More than a Cosmetic Issue
  Ketan M. Desai, M.D.
  Varicose veins affect over 40% of women and many experience bulging, twisting veins, discomfort, pain, swelling and burning sensations. Some symptoms may develop into a serious medical issue if treatment is delayed, such as blood clots, phlebitis, skin ulcers and bleeding. Learn about the underlying causes and factors leading to varicose veins, and ways to prevent them. If you have varicose veins and are experiencing symptoms, learn about the latest surgical and non-surgical treatment options available to you. Dr. Desai is board-certified in his specialty of vascular surgery and is on staff at St. John's Mercy Heart and Vascular Hospital.
  
• Gynecologic Robotic Surgery: The Future is Now
  Chad Caudill, M.D.
  One in three women in the United States will experience hysterectomy by age 60. For your mother's generation, hysterectomy typically meant a painful recovery and potential complications. Chad Caudill, M.D. explains how the daVinci Surgery System offers the most advanced technology through robotics for minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. With daVinci Surgery, hysterectomies are performed without a big incision. A woman's recovery time is usually days rather than the usual weeks required with traditional surgery. Learn about this fascinating technology and treatment for gynecologic problems.
  
• Conversations with Physician Specialists
  Stop in and chat with our physicians throughout the day. The following list of specialty areas are available – check the Event Schedule for times.
  
  • High-Risk Pregnancy – Maternal Fetal Medicine
  • Heart and Vascular
  • Headaches, Migraines and Chronic Pain
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pediatrics
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Gynecologic Oncology
  • Breast Health
  • Urogynecology