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The 13th annual spirituality and health seminar, "Healthcare Leadership in Challenging Times," will be on Oct. 26.

The keynote speaker is Dr. Jospeh B. Martin, professor of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School and former dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard University.

Martin will explore the fabric of "listening, servant leadership," at a breakfast open to spiritual caregivers and healthcare professionals at 7:30 a.m. Oct. 26 in Marion Mennonite Church, 4365 Molly Pitcher Highway South. Breakfast will be provided.

At 10 a.m. Oct. 26, Martin will talk on "Challenges of Health Care Reform," in the Chambersburg Hospital Lecture Center (video-link to Waynesboro Hospital main conference room). The lecture is open to the public and healthcare professionals. Martin will discuss administrarive costs of the health care industry, lack of primary care workforce and the fee-for-service system. He will share his view on the health care reform bill from humanitarian and Judeo-Christian perspectives.

At noon Oct. 26, Martin will present a talk on "Alzheimer's Disease, Diagnosis and Treatment" open to physicans, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and dentists only at Chambersburg Hospital Lecture Center. The talk will review the state of advances in the diagnosis and management of neurodegenerative disorders.

Martin will speak at each session and will sign copies of his book "Alfalfa to Ivy: Memoir of a Harvard Medical School

The events are free. Space is limited. Register online at SummitHealth.org/Spirituality.

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