Childbirth Classes: Winter Park Office
Taught by Lucy Sciandra. Tuesdays from 6:30 pm-9:30 pm
For more information and to register for class, contact Lucy Sciandra:
(407) 599-7303 or LSciandra@womenscarefl.com
Have You had your Mammogram this year?
It is pretty hard to miss that October is "Breast Cancer Awareness Month". Just about every store I walk into has a multitude of pink-colored items and special pink packaging with the awareness ribbon stamped on the front . On the television there are commercials to remind us of "pink October", sports teams wearing pink, and news stories reminding us to have our mammograms done. The sobering statistics are that about 1 in 8 of us will eventually be diagnosed with breast cancer. That means that we all have somebody in our life who has been affected (or will be affected) by this disease.
My job as a physician is to educate you (my patients and friends) about the best ways to prevent disease, and to try and catch disease early so that you will have a long, healthy life. There ARE some things that you can do to try to decrease your risk for breast cancer:
Don't smoke! There is not much more to say about this except that it is terrible for your health in every way.
Limit alcohol The more you drink, the higher the risk of breast cancer. Limit to one drink a day or less.
Control your weight Obesity, especially after menopause increases your risk for breast cancer
Breast-feed There is a protective effect- the longer, the better
Exercise You need 150 minutes a week of moderate aerobic activity, or 75 minutes of vigorous activity -plus strength training twice a week
Limit dose and duration of hormone therapy Talk with your doctor about choosing the lowest dose for the shortest number of years
Do your breast self-exams monthly How else will you know if there is a new lump?
In order to detect breast cancer early, mammograms still remain the best test that we have. There has been a lot of confusion in the media lately about what age to start mammograms, and how often to have them done. In looking at all of these studies, we still recommend to start yearly mammograms at age 40 and continue them for your whole life. There may be some of you that need to start testing earlier, but that will depend on medical and family history. Read More »
A Sad Day for Our Practice
On Friday, June 13,2014, our beloved Dr. Arnold Lazar passed away.
Dr. Lazar was co-founder of this practice. He touched many lives and delivered thousands of babies in his 37 years with OB & GYN Specialists. He held several leadership positions at Orlando Health, and has received many honors throughout the years. To our practice, he was the dreamer, mentor, protector of patients, voice of reason and fairness, and the "heartbeat" of our group. He was an example of a physician that truly cared for his patients and their well-being, and was often the last to leave the office each day because he spent extra time helping someone through a difficult time.
The funeral for Dr. Lazar will be Sunday, June 15 at 11:00 a.m.
Temple Israel Cemetery 9200 Morton Jones Road Gotha, FL 34734
Dr Arnold Lazar Honored at Winnie Palmer Hospital
Dr Arnold Lazar was honored at a party in his honor on May 6, 2014 for his many years of service to the Orlando Health Hospital System. He has served the hospital in various leadership positions, including his most recent role as Chief Quality Officer. He is a great communicator and educator, so it is fitting that the learning classrooms at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies are now named the "Arnold J. Lazar,MD Conference Center."
Over 200 of Dr Lazar's friends, family and colleagues were in attendance to honor him. They enjoyed some of Dr Lazar's favorite things including: Twizzlers, Ice Cream and his love of cycling. His best friend and founding partner of OB & Gyn specialists, Dr Don Diebel spoke about the early days in practice and at the hospital. Kathy Swanson (President of Arnold Palmer medical Center), and Dr Mary Farrell also spoke about Dr lazar and all of the wonderful things that he has done to improve healthcare for patients in Orlando over the years. Congratulations to Dr Lazar !
New Patient Portal
On January 1, 2014 our practice converted to a new electronic medical records and computer system. The good news for you is that the new Patient Portal will enable you easier access to do many more things such as:
- complete paperwork ahead of your visit
- receive and view lab results
- request prescription refills
- request future appointments
- ask questions
There is also a free app available on iTunes and Google Play called "Healow" which allows access to the Patient Portal from your smartphone.
Please note that your previous Patient Portal registration (on the old computer system prior to Jan 1, 2014) will not work on this new system.
You must be registered on the new Patient Portal and have an account.
If you no longer have, or have forgotten your username and password, please contact our support staff at : billingsystems@womenscarefl.com
For security purposes, please include your date of birth and phone number in your email.
If you know your username you can request your password online at the portal login screen.
Your patient portal is best viewed in Internet Explorer 8 and above, Google Chrome, and Firefox. If you are using an Apple MAC please use Safari.
***You must be web-enabled by our office prior to being able to register on the portal. You may use the above email contact or call the office to make your request.
Friendships: The Medicine of Life
I recently lost one of my best friends to cancer. I am overwhelmed with the amount of sadness I feel...nothing really prepares you for this. My friends are helping to ease the pain. You could argue that maybe this is because my partners in the practice (who are also my friends), are going through the same grief, and therefore we are commiserating with each other. But, my non-physician friends do just as great of a job in helping me to feel both physically and emotionally better, even without having that personal connection to my friend who passed away.
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