Mayo Clinic President and CEO to Participate in Nonpartisan Health Roundtable Prior to the Democratic National Convention

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Denis Cortese, M.D., president and CEO of Mayo Clinic will participate in the 2008 Rocky Mountain Roundtable on Health, Wellness and Prevention on Monday, Aug. 25, at Boettcher Hall in the Denver Performing Arts Complex in Denver.

The roundtable participants will address a variety of health topics including fiscal burden related to chronic diseases, how to create a culture of wellness, capacity of United States medical systems to provide sufficient care, and the impact of an aging population on health care services.
More information on the roundtable can be viewed at: http://www.2008rmr.org/Roundtable-Health.asp

WHO:
Denis Cortese, M.D. President and CEO of Mayo Clinic

WHAT:
The Health, Wellness and Prevention Roundtable is one of a series of ten issue-oriented, nonpartisan roundtables initiated by the Denver 2008 Convention Executive Committee.

WHEN:
Monday, Aug. 25 at 9:30 a.m. MT

WHERE:
Boettcher Hall, Denver Performing Arts Complex
Speer & Arapahoe, Downtown Denver

INTERVIEWS:
To arrange an interview with Dr. Cortese, please contact Jane Jacobs at 507-284-2387 or jacobs.jane@mayo.edu.

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