Healthcare Competence and Patient Diversity: Delivering Healthcare to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Patients and Non-Traditional Families will be held at Memorial Regional Hospital, Auditorium, 3501 Johnson St., Hollywood on Wednesday, February 22 from 8 - 11:30 a.m. The program will address cultural and social diversity’s impact on legal and medical decision making. Healthcare administrators, discharge planners, risk managers, nurses, etc will learn about ways to interact with diverse communities to benefit all communities. For more information, contact events@sunserve.org or call (954) 764-5150.

The Nursing Consortium of South Florida has organized an educational conference to focus on the region’s readiness to fully to embrace and implement the recommendations of the landmark Institute of Medicine report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. Moving Towards the Future of Nursing in South Florida will be a day of challenging analysis, thought-provoking presentations, and dialogue on regional best practices. The conference will take place on Friday, February 24 from 8 a.m. to 4: p.m. at the Signature Grand, 6900 W State Road 84 Davie. For more information, visit www.nursingconsortium.us or call (305) 669-9644.

Please join Broward Health North Broward Medical Center (BHNBMC) as it hosts a free Community Health Fair in honor of Black History Month on Saturday, February 25 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at E. Pat Larkins Center, 520 Martin Luther King Blvd., Pompano Beach.  BHNBMC will be providing free carotid artery screenings, blood pressure checks, colorectal cancer screening kits, stroke assessments as well as pharmacy brown bag consults, where the public can bring their medications and ask a BHNBMC pharmacist questions. Free cholesterol and blood sugar screenings will be available to the first 60 people to register. Registration begins at 9 a.m. You must fast 12 hours prior to the screening. Dr. Mayuri Gupta, gastroenterologist, will give a healthy talk on common gastrointestinal disorders and treatments, and Dr. Ridwan Lin, interventional neurologist, will speak on the latest stroke prevention and treatment. There will also be a cooking demonstration and tasting.

The Third Annual ANF Tour de Broward is scheduled for February 26 starting at 7:30 a.m. at Miramar Regional Park. Proceeds from this year’s ANF Tour de Broward will fund hospital services at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital’s fourth floor “Dreams” unit, where children diagnosed with cancer receive care. For more information, visit tourdebroward.com.

The Martin Health Foundation Women in Philanthropy is hosting its third annual Women’s Health Summit on March 3. The free event will be held at the Wolf High Technology Center, located on the Indian River State College Chastain Campus at 2400 S.E. Salerno Rd. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with refreshments provided. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (772) 223-2812, or by visiting GIVEmmhs.org.

Florida National College will hold their Nursing Pinning Ceremony on Thursday, March 8 at 7 p.m. at the Howard Johnson Hotel, 7707 NW 103rd St., Hialeah Gardens. RSVP to Lissett Cardenas at (305) 821-3333 ext. 1033 or lcardenas@mm.fnc.edu.

Dade Medical College is lending support and leadership to one of Miami’s most anticipated events of the social season – the American Heart Association’s Miami Heart & Stroke Ball – as this year’s signature sponsor. The 44th annual event will take place on Saturday, March 10 at the Four Seasons Hotel Miami. For further information, call Marla Wilson at (305) 631-4752 or visit www.heart.org/miamiheartball.

The Caring Hearts Auxiliary of Florida Atlantic University’s Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center will host “Shades of Green: Music, Memories & Dance” on Saturday, March 10, from 6 to 9 p.m., at the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing atrium lobby, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus. The event benefits scholarships to Day Center participants and caregiver support programs. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (561) 297-4066, e-mail lwill42@fau.edu or visit https://fauf.fau.edu/shadesofgreen.  

In honor of National MS Education and Awareness Month, The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation and Cinema Paradiso proudly present a screening of Forks over Knives. The free viewing will commence at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14 at Cinema Paradiso, 503 Southeast 6th St., Fort Lauderdale. All proceeds benefit The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. For more information or to RSVP, visit www.msfocus.org or contact Nathalie Sloane at (954) 776-6805 ext. 146 or nsloane@msfocus.org.

Treasure Coast Healthcare Executive Network & Central & North Florida Chapter Healthcare Information Management Systems Society's March 28th meeting will be held at Good Samaritan Medical Center, 1309 N. Flagler Ave., W. Palm Beach from 6 - 8 p.m. Topic is Florida Healthcare Information Exchange: What is happening and how is it being implemented? Keynote speaker is Rep. Gayle Harrel, R District 81, Health Information Technology Consultant. For more information, contact info@cfhimss.org or info@then.ache.org.