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Breast Cancer: Am I at Risk?

09/26/2008
Breast cancer affects one in eight women during their lives. It kills more women in the United States than any cancer except lung cancer. No one knows why some women are diagnosed, but there are a number of factors that influence a woman's risk of developing breast cancer.

Rockwood Clinic First Annual Clinical Symposium

08/08/2008
Join us for a full day of continuing education for clinical staff, medical assistants, LPNs and RNs in the Eastern Washington region. Topics will include “Risk Management,” “Women’s Health,” “Enhancing the Skill of Triage,” and much more.

Health Talks - The Importance of Colorectal Screenings in the Early Diagnosis of Colon Cancer

05/23/2008
Rockwood Clinic and Premera Blue Cross continue the18th year of HealthTalks with a June 3 presentation entitled “The Importance of Colorectal Screenings in the Early Diagnosis of Colon Cancer.”  Michael Brophy, M.D., a Rockwood Clinic gastroenterologist, will present information about the types of screenings available and the risk factors associated with the disease.

CPR Courses for Youth Coaches

03/28/2008
Certified athletic trainers from the Rockwood Clinic Sports Medicine department are offering a free educational course for youth sports coaches. The course is an American Heart Association Heartsaver course that will address CPR for adults, children, and infants. Course participants will receive an American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR card upon course completion. In  addition to learning CPR, participants will be able to discuss basic first aid and sports medicine concepts/topics with the ATC s.

Pre-diabetes: What you need to know

02/04/2008
Rockwood Clinic and Premera Blue Cross continue the 18th year of HealthTalks with a February 13 presentation entitled “Pre-Diabetes: What you need to know about this diagnosis.”  Carol Wysham, M.D. a Rockwood Clinic endocrinologist and international diabetes expert, along with Mary Beth Sherwood, R.D., CDE, will present information about conditions that result in "pre-diabetes" and how best to manage factors to avoid it, or address it if you are newly diagnosed.

Diabetes Day 2008 Registration

01/15/2008
Diabetes Day is an educational program promoting diabetes self management for patients, their families and the general public. Medical experts will be speaking on all areas of diabetes care, treatment and complications of Type I and II diabetes.