Month: November 2017

Free diabetic foot ulcer seminar planned

The Providence Medical Center Wound Care Center will present a free Diabetic Foot Ulcer Seminar and Screening* at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, at Providence Medical Center 8929 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kan.

Local experts will present information on the role of diabetes in the development of foot ulcers and current treatments available for diabetic foot ulcers.

Following the free educational seminar, the first 30 in attendance will be eligible to receive a foot screening to include:
• Initial Diabetes Foot Assessment
• Microfilament test (Checks for Peripheral Neuropathy of the foot)
• Quantaflow Test (Checks for Peripheral Artery Disease)

Speakers at the event will include Dr. Douglas Kelling, who is board certified in hyperbaric medicine and wound care by the American Board of Wound Healing., and medical director of the Providence Wound Care Center; and Gregg Morris, a registered nurse and the director of Providence Wound Care Center. He has extensive experience in wound care and treating diabetic foot ulcers.
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Registration is required by registering online at: http://www.providencekc.com/About-Us/Events-Calendar.aspx

The seminar is open to the first 60 persons registered and screenings open to the first 30 in attendance.
A waiting list with a follow-up program will be offered. For more information, individuals with questions may call, 913-596-7230.

BPU Ethics Commission seeks applicants

The Board of Public Utilities is seeking letters of interest and resumes from persons interested in filling two vacancies on the BPU Ethics Commission.

The purpose of the Ethics Commission is to ensure proper implementation of BPU’s code of ethics and to review and report on all violations of the ethics policy. The commission meets to deliberate ethical issues and renders advisory opinions concerning questions of ethics, conflicts of interest, and the applicability of BPU’s Ethics Policy.

The commission is made up of five members. The BPU Board of Directors desires that the Ethics Commission represent the diverse population of the community. The commission must fill two vacancies.

Applicants must live in Wyandotte County. They must be of good moral standing and cannot have been convicted of a felony or serious crimes. All commission members must comply with BPU Ethics Policy.

The deadline for submitting letters of interest and resumes is Nov. 30.

KCKCC opens volleyball playoffs at Highland Saturday

Fort Scott rallies to overtake Lady Blue Devils 3-2 in regular season finale

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC

Kansas City Kansas Community College played arguably the most difficult NJCAA Division II schedule in the nation this fall.

“You can’t get to be the best if you don’t play the best,” said KCKCC coach Mary Bruno, whose Blue Devils played four of the nation’s top seven ranked team – No. 2 Parkland, No. 4 Coffeyville, No. 5 Lincoln Land and No. 7 Cowley College.

Whether or not playing many of the nation’s best can get the Lady Blue Devils a return to the NJCAA national tournament will be determined this Saturday in District N playoff action at Highland.

The No. 7 seed, the Blue Devils (13-14) will take on host Highland, the No. 2 seed with a 30-11 record while No. 3 Cowley College (35-6) will meet No. 6 Fort Scott (26-9) in the other semifinal. The KCKCC-Highland opener is tentatively scheduled for 10 a.m. with Cowley vs. Fort Scott at noon.

Also Saturday, the District M playoffs will be played at Coffeyville with No. 1 Coffeyville (38-2) facing No. 8 Labette (14-21) and No. 4 Neosho County (27-11) clashing with No. 5 Johnson County (15-16). The winners of the two districts will both advance to the national tournament.

Fort Scott wrote a disappointing end to the Blue Devils’ regular season Monday, taking a 3-2 decision after KCKCC had taken a 2-0 lead on 25-18, 25-20 wins.

However, the Lady Greyhounds took a 25-23 win in a pivotal third set, evened the match 25-20 and then won the final set 15-12. It was the fifth straight win for Fort Scott and eighth in the last 10.

The loss enabled Fort Scott (5-5) to nudge KCKCC (4-6) into sixth place in Division II of Region VI.

Unbeaten Coffeyville (10-0) claimed the championship followed by Highland and Cowley, both 8-2; Johnson County (7-3) and Neosho County (6-4) and every one of the six teams that finished ahead of KCKCC were ranked in the nation’s Top 20 at one time or another during the season.