Contact: Peggy Evans Phone: (816) 671-8543
Title:      Assistant Administrator/Residential Services Director
Email:    Peggy.Evans@bhshealth.org

SPEAKING OF HEALTH SENIOR SPEAKER SERIES TO ADDRESS
“FACTS ABOUT ARTHRITIS & MEDICATIONS IN THE NEWS”

March 21, 2005 -- St. Joseph, MO – “Facts about Arthritis and Medications in the News” will be the topic for this month’s Speaking of Health Senior Health Speaker Series. The presentation will be at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 31 in Benedictine Hall at the Living Community of St. Joseph, 1202 Heartland Road, St. Joseph, MO.

Wendell D. Bronson, DO, FACR, will present information about arthritis, treatments available, and medications featured in the news headlines today. The public is invited and will have the opportunity to have their questions answered by an expert in the field of arthritis. Dr. Bronson is a rheumatologist with the Heartland Arthritis & Osteoporosis Center in St. Joseph and the only rheumatologist in St. Joseph.
The Living Community of St. Joseph presents Speaking of Health to provide seniors with current health information and education. Each month an interesting topic is discussed by professionals in their field.

Seating is limited, so please RSVP to (816) 671-8500 or for more information about upcoming Speaking of Health presentations.