Skin Cancer: Know the Risks
BRUSH, Colo. (April 28, 2010) – As the summer quickly approaches, do you know the risk factors associated with skin cancer? There are several different types; each one has different prevention approaches. The East Morgan County Hospital surgeons, Thomas Bryant, MD, Lawrence Schoelkopf, MD, invite you to join them May 6 for the next Lobby Lecture Series topic: Skin Cancer.
Participants will learn about:
- different types of skin cancer
- risk factors
- understand prevention strategies
- types of treatments
Lobby Lectures will be in the EMCH lobby at 7 p.m., May 6. Please use the main entrance to the hospital.
Dr. Bryant and Dr. Schoelkopf hope to inform those who have suspicious skin spots about the options available for the prevention and treatment. This educational opportunity is the sixth in the series that they are presenting to the public. The lecture is offered free of charge and will give participants the opportunity to ask questions and receive information.
Dr. Bryant is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and has more than 25 years of experience as a general and laparoscopic surgery. Dr. Schoelkopf is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and has more than 18 years of experience. He specializes in general and laparoscopic surgery. Both are certified by the American Board of Surgery.
For more information or to make an appointment please call (970) 842-6720.
ABOUT EAST MORGAN COUNTY HOSPITAL
East Morgan County Hospital in Brush, Colo. is licensed by the state of Colorado and certified by Medicare as a 25-bed critical-access hospital. Designated as a Level IV Trauma Center, East Morgan includes a 24-hour emergency department with three trauma bays, one surgery suite, one recovery room, one endoscopy room, and one outpatient surgery suite. It is part of Banner Health, one of the country’s largest nonprofit hospital systems.
ABOUT BANNER HEALTH
Based in Phoenix, Banner Health is one of the largest, not-for-profit health care systems in the country. Banner has 22 facilities that offer an array of services including hospital care, home care, hospice care, nursing registries, surgery centers, laboratories, rehabilitation services. These facilities are located in seven states - Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, and Wyoming. In addition to emergency and medical services, Banner Health medical centers house a variety of specialized services, including heart care, cancer treatment, delivery of high-order multiple births, organ transplants, bone marrow transplants, rehabilitation services, and behavioral health services.
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