Free webinar
WATCHMAN™ - Reducing the risk of stroke for people with AFib
Does your heart race or skip beats due to AFib (atrial fibrillation)? It's important to know that this condition can raise your risk of having a stroke.

There is an innovative treatment called the WATCHMAN™ that can reduce stroke risk for those with AFib.

Please join PeaceHealth cardiac electrophysiologist, James Reiss, MD, to learn more about treating AFib and reducing stroke risk in this free webinar from noon to 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021.

The session will include:
  • How AFib affects your health
  • The connection between AFib and stroke
  • Management of stroke risk
  • WATCHMAN vs. Blood Thinners
  • How WATCHMAN procedure is performed
  • Questions and answers

Can’t join for the real-time event? Sign up anyway and you'll receive a recording of it to watch later.
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Public Health Pfizer 5-11 Vaccination Clinic, November 13
If you have a child 5-11 years of age that you’d like to have vaccinated against COVID-19, Public Health is offering a clinic from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, November 13 at Houghtaling Elementary School. Sign up at myhealth.alaska.gov and search for 99901.
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