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1270 Belmont Avenue<br />

Schenectady, NY 12308<br />

Non-Profit<br />

Organization<br />

U.S. Postage<br />

PAID<br />

Albany, NY<br />

Permit # 370<br />

The 21st Annual Hoffman Lecture, sponsored<br />

by Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital,<br />

was held on September 25 at Glen Eddy<br />

in Niskayuna.<br />

The lecture, which attracted 85 individuals,<br />

is held each year in memory of Robert Hoffman,<br />

MD, founder of the Department of<br />

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and<br />

the Department of Rheumatology at Sunnyview.<br />

Dr. Hoffman’s vision was to encourage<br />

professional and community-based dialogue<br />

on important geriatric issues.<br />

Entitled “Get the Facts About Stroke,” this<br />

year’s lecture featured Lynne Nicolson, MD,<br />

Vincent Somaio, MD, Robert Gillen, PhD,<br />

and Alycia Gregory, MSW.<br />

<strong>Health</strong> screenings <strong>for</strong> blood pressure, hearing,<br />

vision, balance and driver reaction, as<br />

well as massage therapy, were held prior to<br />

the lecture.<br />

10/09 9300 S<br />

21st Annual Hoffman Lecture<br />

Special thanks to the following<br />

donors who supported this<br />

year’s event: Mr. and Mrs. Clark<br />

Gittinger, Heather Mauro, and<br />

Jonathan Mariano Pfizer.<br />

Presenters (l to r) Dr. Somaio,<br />

Alycia Gregory, Dr. Nicolson<br />

and Dr. Gillen.<br />

Sunnyview staff provided<br />

health screenings prior<br />

to the lecture.

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