Pennington Biomedical Men's Health Summit 2025

Presented by Our Lady of the Lake 

 

Time Until The Event:

 

Saturday, August 23, 2025
7 a.m. – 1 p.m.

C.B. Pennington, Jr. Conference Center at Pennington Biomedical Research Center
6400 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70808

For a map to the location, please click here.

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Our free health sessions will be coupled with informative, education sessions. We will have health screenings covering blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol, glaucoma, visual acuity, and several different cancer screenings. All are welcome!

Our free health sessions will be coupled with informative, education sessions. We will have health screenings covering blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol, glaucoma, visual acuity, and several different cancer screenings. Activities include a vintage car show and more!

Schedule of Events 

7:00 am - Check-in; screenings and exhibits open

9:00 am and 10:30 am - UFC Sherwood demonstration

9:30 am and 10:30 am - Educational sessions

  • Dr. Barrios, OLOL - Irregular Heart Rhythms
  • Dr. Marsden, OLOL - Lung Cancer Prevention
  • Dr. Sayes, Primary Care Plus - Alzheimer's Disease: What to Know and What You Can Do
  • Drs. Apolzan, Collier, Gilbert, and Dubin, Pennington Biomedical- Your Questions, Our Experts: Men’s Health Edition

12:15 pm - Screening lines close and lunch is served

1:00 am - Event ends 

 

Health Screenings, Vaccinations, & Blood Donations

Health Screenings  (while supplies last)

  • Blood Pressure
  • Blood Glucose*
  • Total Lipid Panel
  • Stroke Risk
  • Body Mass Index (BMI)
  • EKGs
  • Testosterone Level
  • Eye Pressure
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
  • And more!

*Note:  For blood glucose screenings, fasting is not required, but eating or drinking in the 9-12 hours prior to your test could affect the accuracy of your test results. 

Vaccinations
Walgreens will providing vaccinations. A full list of the vaccinations available will be onsite the day of the event.

LifeShare  Blood Donations
The LifeSHare Blood Center will be on-site to collect blood donations. All blood types are needed, so please consider donating blood while at the event. For more information, visit the LifeShare - Donor Portal.

Activities

  • UFC Demonstration
  • Baton Rouge Corvette Club Car Show
  • Speakers and Panel Discussions

Sponsors

Hosting Sponsors

PBRC

PBRF

 

Presenting Sponsor

OLOL

 

Associate Sponsors

Primary Care Plus Blue Cros Blue Shield

 

In-Kind Sponsors

Baton Rouge Cardiology Cnter Walgreens Lamar          lifeshare logo

 

TRIO Eyecare      Community     UFCRegymen BR Corvette Club Logo

 

Space is Limited! Pre-Registration is strongly recommended!

 

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