Marshfield Clinic to host Fritz Wenzel Science Conference

CONTACT:  Jake Miller, Media Relations Specialist, , 715-387-5762, [email protected]; Bob Mackle, Media Relations Manager, 715-387-5250, [email protected]

Teachers and students from throughout Wisconsin will learn how contemporary science and technology concepts are applied in health care on Feb. 18, during Marshfield Clinic’s annual Fritz Wenzel Science Conference.

The theme for the one-day conference, held on the campus of Marshfield Clinic’s Marshfield Center, is: “26 Years Celebrating: Health Care, Scientific Research and Education.”

The conference will feature a variety of lectures, demonstrations, hands-on activities and tours that include:

• Morgue tours
• Simulation lab demonstration
• Robotics in health care
• University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point nanowire research
• Ethical and legal issues in clinical genetics
• Breast cancer
• Pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases
• Careers in pharmacy, medical interpreting, nursing, nutrition and dietetics
• Pediatric orthopedics

Katharyn May, dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, will provide the morning keynote address, “Health Sciences: Not Just About Finding a Cure for Cancer!”

The featured speaker, Marshfield Clinic Chief Operating Officer Jim Coleman, will address “Careers in Health Care Management.”

Dr. Edward Belongia, director of the Marshfield Clinic Epidemiology Research Center, will conclude the day with the presentation, “The New View of the Universe: Cosmology for the 99 percent.”

Teachers and students are invited to attend the conference, which will include a continental breakfast, lunch and course material. The fee is $75 for teachers and $40 for students.

For more information, or to register, call 715-389-3776 or 1-866-894-3622 ext. 9-3776.