LEWISTON – “Fibromyalgia: What Is It and What Can I Do About It?” will be the subject of an Accenting Women’s Health program being offered at Central Maine Medical Center on Monday, Oct. 20, and again on Thursday, Oct. 23.

Dr. Erica D. Lovett, an integrative medicine specialist at Central Maine Medical Center, will talk about the common chronic pain syndrome that affects 2 percent of adults in the United States. She will discuss its diagnosis and treatment options.

A graduate of the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo., Lovett earned her medical degree at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Ore. She served a family medicine residency at Maine Medical Center in Portland and an integrative medicine fellowship in Tucson, Ariz.

Integrative family medicine combines evidenced-based traditional western or allopathic medicine with other healing traditions to create an individualized approach for each patient.

The Oct. 20 program will be presented at 1 p.m. and the Oct. 23 program will begin at 6 p.m. Both will be offered in the Chairmen’s Rooms, lower level of the 12 High Street Medical Office Building adjacent to CMMC.

Those interested in attending either of the programs should register in advance by calling 795-8240 or e-mailing [email protected]. Interpreter services are available upon advance request.