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Speakers Resource Program

The Shands HealthCare Speakers Resource Program is a free community education service that provides educational programs presented by Shands professionals to community organizations, schools, businesses, and civic clubs. The program is designed to help people learn more about their health by interacting with physicians and other healthcare professionals in an informal atmosphere.

There are more than 50 lecture topics available:

General healthcare

Nutrition and exercise

 

Allergies

 

Athletic injuries

 

Arthritis

 

Child injury prevention

 

Brain injury

 

Exercise benefits

 

Burn injury

 

Injury prevention

 

Cancer

 

Nutrition

 

Cosmetic surgery

 

Self-defense

 

Dealing with emergencies

 

Weight control

 

Diabetes

Behavioral health

 

Facial pain

 

Aging and the brain

 

Family health

 

Alcohol

 

First aid

 

Anxiety and anger control

 

Headache pain

 

Conflict resolution

 

Heart disease

 

Death and dying

 

Hernia

 

Domestic violence

 

HIV and STDs

 

Pain management

 

Infection control

 

Stress management

 

Injury prevention

 

Substance abuse

 

Living with pain

 

Treating depression

 

Medication management

Parent and child

 

Osteoporosis

 

Children's health

 

Safety

 

Children's dental helth

 

Stroke

 

Children's safety

 

Transplantation

 

Infertility

 

Women's health

 

Newborn health

Professional growth

 

Parenting skills

 

Communication skills

 

Teen pregnancy

 

Customer relations

 

 

 

Dealing with change

 

 

 

Goal setting

 

 

 

Leadership skills

 

 

 

Self-esteem

 

 

 

Teambuilding

 

 

 

Time management

 

 


Request a Speaker

You can request a speaker by calling Shands HealthCare Marketing and Public Relations at (352) 265-0373 or by applying online.

Please allow at least two weeks to fill your request and have the following information available when requesting a speaker:

  • Three topics of interest
  • Date, time, location, and length of presentation
  • Organization/group name
  • Approximate number of participants
  • Target audience
  • Your name, phone number and email address

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