Monday, May 28, 2018

June Med School Café – ‘Stop the Bleed’

The June Med School Café lecture will feature Dr. Sidney Brevard, professor of surgery at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine and a trauma and critical care surgeon with USA Health.

His lecture, titled ‘Stop the Bleed,’ will be held on June 15, 2018, at the USA Strada Patient Care Center Conference Room on the first floor. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., and the presentation begins at noon.

At the lecture, Dr. Brevard will discuss the National Stop the Bleed Campaign, which helps average citizens learn how to control life-threatening bleeding until paramedics arrive.

Dr. Brevard earned his medical degree from the USA College of Medicine and completed his residency at Wilford Hall Medical Center USAF in San Antonio, Texas, and Louisiana State Health Science Center in Shreveport, La. He also completed his fellowship at Louisiana State Health Science Center.

The Med School Café lecture and lunch are provided free of charge, but reservations are required. For more information or to make reservations, please call Kim Partridge at (251) 460-7770.

Med School Café is a free community lecture series sponsored by USA Physicians Group. Each month, faculty from the USA College of Medicine share their expertise on a specific medical condition, providing insight on the latest treatment available.

The USA Strada Patient Care Center is located at 1601 Center St. in Mobile.