Memorial Medical Center to host free seminar on men's urologic health

[September 09, 2015]  SPRINGFIELD - Memorial Medical Center will host a free seminar on urologic health for men at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, in the Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation.

The two-hour program will feature Dr. David Leiber, a Springfield Clinic urologist, and Dr. Kevin McVary, an SIU HealthCare urologist. The seminar, “Urologic Health: What Every Man Should Know,” is open to men and women.

Participants will learn about prevention, evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of the following conditions: prostate cancer, urination problems, benign prostatic hyperplasia (a noncancerous enlargement of the prostate gland) and erectile dysfunction. They will also be able to try out the da Vinci robotic surgical system. Door prizes and light refreshments will be available.

The Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation is at 228 W. Miller St., at the southeast corner of Rutledge and Miller streets. Free parking is available on the first two levels of the parking garage south of the center at Rutledge and Carpenter streets.

The seminar will be in the 1A Auditorium. To register, visit MemorialMedical.com or call 217-788-3333.

[Michael Leathers, Memorial Health Systems]