News Release July 25, 2007

Geriatric Trauma Summit focuses on aging: falls, fractures and osteoporosis
St. Paul, Minn., - Regions Hospital orthopaedic medicine and surgery department and the HealthPartners Medical Group and Clinics, in partnership with the University of Minnesota, are holding their second annual Geriatric Trauma Summit for medical professionals in September.

Participants will learn how to best care for fragility fractures, discuss care issues for vulnerable geriatric patients, learn techniques and tools to fix geriatric fractures and improve bone health through case presentations, lectures and workshops.

Participants will also be introduced to a new geriatric care model being developed at Regions Hospital with emphasis to all aspects of care and care delivery in addition to specific fracture management.

What:Geriatric Trauma Summit
When:Sept. 6-8
Where:St. Paul RiverCentre

Interested medical professionals can obtain more information by contacting Susan Zimmerman of Regions Hospital at 651-254-3247 or susan.l.zimmerman@healthpartners.com, or sign up for the conference by contacting the University of Minnesota at 612-626-7600 or logging on to www.cme.umn.edu and clicking on "course calendar."

Regions Hospital is a Level I trauma center and teaching hospital serving Minnesota and western Wisconsin for more than 130 years. Regions is a private hospital providing outstanding care in women's health, heart, cancer, surgery, orthopaedics, burn, emergency care and more. Regions is part of the HealthPartners family of care. Additional information is available at regionshospital.com.

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