TALKS AND SCREENINGS FILL WOMANCARE CONFERENCE

St. Francis Medical Center's annual Womancare Conference, a day filled with seminars, presentations, displays and health screenings, will be held Nov. 2 at the University Center.

An optional "Pamper Yourself Night" is slated Nov. 1 at the Cape Girardeau Holiday Inn.

Corporate sponsors for the conference include Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Marion, Southeast Missouri State University and St. Francis Medical Center.

Featured speakers at this year's Womancare Conference are Mamie McCullough and Shirley Lucero.

McCullough, creator of the "I Can" curriculum, is a motivational speaker and author of several books, including "I Can. You Can Too!"

Lucero was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987. She underwent a radical mastectomy and chemotherapy and recovered in time to witness her daughter compete in 1988 Olympic spring-board competition. Lucero's presentation is sponsored by the American Cancer Society's Celebrities Against Cancer program.

Another feature at this year's conference will be a presentation by Susan Johnson, director of continuing education at the Institute for Aerobics Research in Dallas, Texas. In addition to her position with the institute, she is a clinician and consultant with the National Fitness Foundation in California and the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports in Washington D.C.

The conference will also feature several mini-seminars on topics such as "How to make a fashion statement without breaking your budget," "With every beat of your heart," "Coping and caring dealing with aging parents," "Decorating on a budget," "Shout, pout or talk it out," and "Enriching your life with humor."

Exhibits and displays during the conference will spotlight resources, services and products of interest to women. Free health screenings available throughout the day will include blood pressure, glaucoma, body fat composition, blood sugar and hearing. Cholesterol screenings will be available for a $4 fee.

An informal fashion show during the conference luncheon, moderated by KFVS-12 news anchor Mary-Ann Maloney, will give conference-goers a look at some of the fall and winter fashions available from several area retailers. Drawings for door prizes will also be held throughout the day.

A block of rooms in the Holiday Inn's Holidome have been reserved at discount prices for participants of the optional "Pamper Yourself Night." These rooms may be shared by as many as four or five women. Private rooms are also available for those needing a night of peace and quiet. To register for a room, call 334-4491 and ask for a room in the Womancare Conference block.

Those choosing not to stay the night are welcome to attend any of the evening activities, which include therapeutic massages, facials, manicures, pedicures, eyebrow arch and waxing and mini-facial massages. There will be complimentary color and hair styling consultations and special Pamper Yourself rates on sculptured nails an other features.

Several mini-seminars will be available during the Pamper Yourself night including "Pack to travel," presented by Hartfords, "How to make a fashion statement without breaking your budget," presented by Beauty Control Cosmetic Image Consultants, and "The eyes have it," offered by the JCPenney Optical Department.

To register for the Saturday conference, send a $20 check or money order to St. Francis Medical Center, Womancare, 211 St. Francis Drive, Cape Girardeau, Mo. 63701. Full-time students may register for $15. The registration fee includes lectures, continental breakfast, lunch and a variety of conference materials.

For more information, call 339-6209.