Shawano, Wis. - Aurora BayCare will host a free community education program called "Understanding Seizures & Treatment Options" from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23 at the Comfort Inn, W7393 River Bend Road, in Shawano.

The program is presented by George Morris, M.D., medical director of the epilepsy program at Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay.

Attendees will learn about seizure evaluation and testing.

To reserve a seat, register online at www.Aurora.org/Events (keyword: epilepsy) or call toll-free 1-888-863-5502.

Aurora BayCare Medical Center is a 167-bed, full-service tertiary care hospital located at 2845 Greenbrier Road on Green Bay's east side. It opened in September 2001 as a joint effort of Aurora Health Care and BayCare Clinic.

Aurora Health Care is a not-for-profit Wisconsin health care provider and a nationally recognized leader in efforts to improve the quality of health care. Aurora offers services at sites in more than 90 communities throughout eastern Wisconsin.

BayCare Clinic is the largest physician-owned specialty-care clinic in Northeast Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is comprised of over 100 specialty physicians with expertise in more than 20 specialties. BayCare Clinic physicians have served patients in Green Bay and the surrounding region for over 25 years.

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Contact: Jen Strebel (920-496-6369)