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News Release
For Immediate Release
For more information, contact:
Lynne Zultanky
Corporate Communications and Public Relations
for Bon Secours Hampton Roads
Office:  757-889-5413; pager:  757-473-7904

Norfolk, Va. (April 14, 2006) – Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center and Eastern Virginia Medical School have joined together to offer primary care physicians a chance to learn the latest advances and issues relating to vascular disease. “Advances in Lower Extremity Arterial Disease,” will be presented on Monday, June 19, 2006, by Dr. Richard Demasi, a vascular surgeon with Vascular and Transplant Specialists in Norfolk. The program will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Town Center City Club in Virginia Beach.

The program will include the latest treatment options for claudication/ischemia, the benefit of limb salvage through endovascular maneuvers and restoring blood flow to the lower extremities through subintimal angioplasty.

This is the second educational seminar in a series of four  being offered to  physicians. Participants will receive Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits through the Eastern Virginia Medical School. The remaining two educational lectures will be held this Fall.

Physicians interested in attending should call 889-CARE to register.

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Bon Secours Hampton Roads Health System is a leading health care organization known for providing care for the whole person with grace and clinical distinction. Bon Secours brings together a network of hospitals, primary care practices, ambulatory care sites and continuing care facilities to provide quality health care services to the residents of Hampton Roads. Bon Secours, which employs more than 4,500, includes: Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center, Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center, Mary Immaculate Hospital, Bon Secours Health Center at Harbour View, Bon Secours Maryview Nursing Care Center and St. Francis Nursing Center.