Thursday, April 30, 2015

SE*ED: What You Need to Know About Rheumatology

Rheumatology is a medical sub-specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic illnesses such as arthritis and osteoporosis. The field of rheumatology involves diseases of the joints, muscles and bones, as well as disorders of the immune system.
Eman Boulis, MD, will be the featured speaker at the Monday, May 11, Grinnell Regional Medical Center SE*ED program. Boulis will present, “What You Need to Know About Rheumatology,” an overview of this field of medicine. Boulis is a visiting physician seeing patients at GRMC.
Boulis is certified by the American Boards of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine. She completed an internship and residency in internal medicine in Pennsylvania and a fellowship in rheumatology at the University of Mississippi, Jackson, where she was an affiliated staff.
She has published research on lupus and osteoporosis and has experience in the diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, bursitis, carpal tunnel, and joint and muscle pain, among other conditions and treatments.
The program is free and open to the public at the Drake Community Library. Refreshments are served beginning at 9:30 a.m. and the program begins at 10 a.m. No reservations are needed. Donations are accepted.
There will be no program on May 18 due to Grinnell College Commencement. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend commencement exercises at the college. Additionally, Monday, May 25, is Memorial Day and the library will be closed for the holiday.
Parking is available at the Drake Community Library, along Park Street, on Fifth Avenue, and in the First Presbyterian Church parking lot.
Seniors needing transportation may call GRMC Communications and Development, 641-236-2593, by Thursday before the program.
If you are a person with a disability who requires special assistance,
please call 641-236-2593. For more information about upcoming speakers please check GRMC’s website at www.grmc.us or call 641-236-2954.

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