Free Prostate Screenings Prostate cancer has no symptoms in its early stages, but it can usually be detected with a quick test and examination by a physician. Statistics show that one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and African Americans are at even greater risk. Free screenings will be offered this fall on a number of dates, including those on Sept. 22 in Roanoke (5 - 7 p.m.) and Sept. 28 in Vinton (5 - 7 p.m.). Those eligible for screening are men who are: age 50 or over; age 45 or over and African American; age 45 or over with a family history of prostate cancer; and those age 40 or over who meet additional criteria. For more information, call 540-2666000 or 800-422-8482 or go to CarilionClinic.org/Carilion/prostatescreenings. Registration is also required by calling the numbers shown.
vice President for Medical Affairs Named Maxine Lee, M.D., M.B.A. has been named Vice President for Medical Affairs for Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Dr. Lee received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed a residency in anesthesiology at Yale New Dr. Maxine Lee Haven Hospital. She is board certified in anesthesiology. In her new role, she will promote the effective and efficient use of clinical resources through patient safety measures, provider quality improvement, medical staff credentialing, peer review, and the use of evidence-based medicine.
Better Breathers Support group Carilion Clinic’s Better Breathers Club offers patients and their families the chance to learn ways to better cope with chronic lung disease— and get support from others with the same condition. The group, which meets the third Thursday of each month from 3 to 4 p.m. at 3 Riverside Circle in Roanoke, offers tools for achieving the best possible quality of life. Members receive guidance in such areas as breathing retraining, exercise, medications, preventing infections, sleep disorders, nutrition, airway clearance, oxygen therapy, travel, and emotional and social well-being. For more information and registration, call 540-266-6000 or 800-422-8482.
Carilion Clinic Named to Top 100 Most wired Carilion Clinic has again been named as one of the 100 Most Wired by the American Hospital Association and its publication, Hospitals & Health Networks. Carilion has been named to the list a number of times in the past 12 years.
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