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Show Arthritis w Education T Day Set It's time you took Arthritis , seriously. Arthritis isn't just $ minor aches and pains, it's ? America's number one crip-pler. crip-pler. "COPING WITH Arthritis" is the theme of Arthritis Edu-cation Edu-cation Day, scheduled for Oct. " ' ' 10 at I p.m. in the Salt Palace ' Assembly Hall. " Sponsored by the Utah Arthritis Foundation and Har- ' mon City (One-Stop Shop-ping), Shop-ping), this years Education ': Day will feature Sheric Sle-wart. Sle-wart. Miss Wheelchair Utah as keynot speaker. Miss Stewart ! has had rheumotoid arthritis " since childhood and plans to ! speak about her experiences :" with the disease. "- FIVE WORKSHOPS offered. Each workshop will be repealed three times with a -question and answer period during each session. The ' workshop topics include: 1. Community Resources- Where can I turn for help? ; 2. New trends in Surgery-Are ' they for me? 3. Potential new drugs-Are we closer to a cure? 4. Self management-What is ; my responsibility as patient? 5. Exercise and rest-A conflict ' ; in arthritis management? THE WORKSHOPS are conducted by arthritis special- " ists from the University f Medical Center, Arthritis Di- ' vision and by specialists in pri-vate pri-vate practice. The workshop '" on Community resources will ' be conducted by the Utah y Arthritis Foundation. The University Medical Center is one of the nation's leading arthritis research centers. cen-ters. Mrs. Norma Matheson, honorary chairman for the arthritis foundation will also speak briefly. |