MEDIA ADVISORY:  June 28, 2007

Contact:  Anne McMillin
Public Relations Specialist
Office: 775-682-9254
amcmillin@medicine.nevada.edu

School of Medicine physicians and students

to provide medical care to Volleyball Festival athletes

WHAT:  Physicians and medical students from the University of Nevada School of Medicine will provide on-site medical services during the women’s Volleyball Festival held at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center July 1 through 7.  Some 9,500 athletes are expected to participate in the tournament which is billed as the world’s largest all female non-professional sporting event.

This is the second year a team from the School of Medicine has provided volunteer medical support for the Festival.  The team works with the tournament’s athletic trainers to help treat a variety of sports and non-sports related injuries and illnesses including sprained ankles, torn ACLs, concussions, flu and cold symptoms and more.

Additional volunteer medical services for the Festival are provided by REMSA, Renown Medical Center, the Reno Orthopaedic Clinic as well as some local dentists.

WHEN / WHERE: 

July 2-5, 2007 

Physicians clinics at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center

4001 S. Virginia Street, Reno

12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. daily

July 6, 2007

Physicians clinics at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center

4001 S.Virginia Street, Reno

12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Lawlor Events Center (tournament finals)

University of Nevada, Reno

1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno

5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

CONTACT:

Anne McMillin

Public Relations Specialist

Office:  775-682-9254

Cell:  702-292-4247

The University of Nevada School of Medicine utilizes a best-practice approach to medicine and is committed to addressing the health needs of Nevada now and in the future. For more information, please visit www.medicine.nevada.edu.

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