Sanford to host Doc Talk on digestive health

Event is free, but registration is required

BISMARCK, N.D. – Experts from the Sanford Bismarck region will host a Doc Talk on digestive health.

Thursday, Nov. 13 – Bismarck State College National Energy Center of Excellence

• 5 p.m.  Social and light appetizers
• 6 p.m.  Presentation

Yeshitila Mengesha, M.D., and Elida Voth, M.D., will discuss what’s normal and what’s not for constipation, GERD and acid reflux. They will take a deep dive into colon cancer prevention and screening guidelines. Other topics covered include: diverticulosis, polyps, GERD, acid reflux, gut microbiome and more.

The event is free to attend, but registration is required. Join in person at 1200 Schaffer St. in Bismarck or virtually via Webex.

Sanford Health is dedicated to providing the communities it serves with relevant and up-to-date health information. Doc Talk is a free education series where Sanford physicians present and answer your questions on a wide variety of topics.

To register visit https://www.sanfordhealth.org/classes-and-events/doc-talk-bismarck. For more information or questions, call 844-362-6330.

The Sanford Bismarck region provides health care to central and western North Dakota, eastern Montana and northern South Dakota. It includes 26 clinics in Bismarck, Mandan, Minot, Dickinson, Williston and Watford City, as well as a Level II trauma center located in Bismarck.

About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 53,000 employees and serves over 2 million patients and nearly 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 56 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, 147 senior care communities, 4,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies. The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to 78 specialties. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.

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