Conference to discuss women’s health issues

TCU Women’s Resource Center, local PBS station KERA and Harris Methodist hospitals will present Fort Worth’s “Speaking of Women’s Health” conference from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Student Center.

This is the fourth year of the conference but the first in Fort Worth, said KERA publicist Jerry Johnson.

“The conference is usually held in Dallas,” he said. “We decided to expand to Fort Worth this year.”

Johnson said the 500 tickets available for the conference sold out very quickly and that they will expand next year to give more people the opportunity to attend.

Paula Statman and Mary Marcdante, two well-known women’s health authors, will be keynote speakers, he said.

About 25 doctors and health care experts from local Harris Methodist hospitals will be discussing health issues such as nutrition, heart health, skin care and cosmetic surgery, Johnson said.

“The purpose of the conference is to educate women on health issues and to teach them how to lead healthier lives,” he said.

- Amy Johnson