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t m c » p u l s e | m a y 2 0 1 6 40 CALENDAR May 2016 FOR MORE EVENTS, VISIT TMCNews.org Houston Walk to Cure Arthritis 2016 Saturday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Buffalo Bayou / Fish Plaza 501 Texas St. jtorres@arthritis.org 713-253-0688 U.S. China Innovation and Investment Summit Monday, 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. TMC Innovation Institute 2450 Holcombe Blvd., Suite X jgilford@tmc.edu 713-791-8804 An Evening with Chancellor William H. McRaven Tuesday, 6:15 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. The Westin Galleria Houston 5060 West Alabama jxvaron@texaschildrens.org 832-824-6914 Medical World Americas Conference and Expo Wednesday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. George R. Brown Convention Center 1001 Avenida De Las Americas www.medicalworldamericas.com 713-437-5551 Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center's Ninth Annual Clinical Research Symposium Tuesday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Denton A. Cooley Auditorium Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center 6720 Bertner Ave. research@stlukeshealth.org 832-355-7734 2016 Alzheimer's Association Conference for Professionals Thursday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Congregation Emanu El 1500 Sunset Blvd. jkutac@alz.org 800-272-3900 Nora's Home at the Kentucky Derby Gala Friday, 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston 2222 West Loop South 713-588-4130 American Cancer Society Presents Relay for Life of Houston Saturday, 6:00 p.m. – midnight Houston Sports Park 12211 Kirby Dr. cherrelle.duncan@cancer.org 713-706-5652 Converging Roads Conference: Human Dignity at the End of Life Saturday, 7:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. St. John Paul II Foundation 7730 Westview Dr. info@forlifeandfamily.org 832-779-1070 "A Stamp of Approval: The Ongoing Story" Wednesday, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. UTHealth School of Nursing 6901 Bertner Ave. partners@uth.tmc.edu 713-500-2003 5 14 7 11 16 17 6 18-20 MAY: NATIONAL STROKE AWARENESS MONTH Stroke affects approximately 795,000 Americans and causes 129,000 deaths each year nationwide. A person experiences a stroke every 40 seconds and is killed by one every four minutes, making it the leading cause of disability in the U.S. and the fifth cause of death in the country. Although the national death rate for stroke has dropped 34 percent over the past decade, it's important to remember that many stroke cases are preventable with healthy lifestyle changes and treatable with the proper response. This month, the Texas Medical Center, the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association observe National Stroke Awareness Month. The national campaign is designed to promote awareness around the condition and empower individuals to save lives by recognizing the warning signs with F.A.S.T. (face drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty, time to call 911). 24