Kneibert Clinic Now Has
North Poplar Bluff Facility

Kneibert Clinic has expanded its health care services to a convenient new location. The new facility, Kneibert Clinic North, is located in the Hillsdale Plaza on Highway 67 in North Poplar Bluff and was purchased recently from Doctors Regional Medical Center.

On staff at Kneibert Clinic North is Burton D. Cox, Sr., D.O. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Our experienced health care team cares for major medical problems to colds and flu. X-ray and lab services are available. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, please call (573) 785-5909.

AAFP Honors Dr. Turner
Dr. Kirby Turner was honored recently for 30 years of membership in the American Academy of Family Physicians. The AAFP is the national medical association representing more than 88,000 family physicians, family practice residents and medical students from across the country. The AAFP recognizes Dr. Turner and pays tribute to those Academy members whose many years of involvement have contributed significantly to the position of prominence family physicians occupy in today's health care delivery system. The AAFP, founded in 1947, was instrumental in establishing the medical specialty of family practice in 1969. It also was a pioneer in establishing a requirement that its members earn 150 hours of approved continung medical education every three years.

Dr. Madduri Presents Paper
Dr. S.D. Madduri's paper "Filiform Guide Wire: Safe and Effective Urethral Dilation" was accepted for presentation at the 78th annual meeting of the American Urological Association held in Sante Fe, N.M., in September. The topic of the presentation was a new urologic device Dr. Madduri invented, a guide wire with a flexible tip and stiff body, which can be safely used in dilating the channel that drains urine from the bladder and helps in inserting a catheter. Dr. Madduri practices urology at Kneibert Clinic.

Dr. Madduri Awarded Grant
For His Study on Viagra
S.D. Madduri, M.D., urologist, has been awarded an unrestricted educational grant to continue his studies on Viagra by the company that markets the drug. Madduri received the grant from Pfizer Pharmaceuticals after conducting research on 60 patients to determine if the drug was as effective as its widespread publicity claimed. Viagra gained worldwide attention after its release in the spring of 1998 for the treatment of male erectile dysfunction. The grant will allow Madduri to complete statistical analysis and help him present or publish the study in medical journals.

Mental Health Awareness Day - Friday, May 12, 2000 - 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Sponsored by Kneibert Clinic, Positive Resources and Poplar Bluff Public Schools, this event will include more than 100 booth exhibitors from the mental health professions, speakers discussing mental health topics, door prizes and children's activities. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Terrie Davis at Kneibert Clinic, 573-785-1911.

Urgent Care Moves to Clinic

Kneibert Clinic Urgent Care, formerly located in the DRMC Emergency Room area, is now located within Kneibert Clinic at 686 Lester St., Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Our Urgent Care Center has extended clinic hours for greater convenience to patients, at the same low fee paid at the physician's office.

Urgent Care hours are:

• 8-9 a.m. Monday-Saturday
• 5-8 p.m. Monday-Friday
• 12-5 p.m. Saturday
• 1-5 p.m. Sunday

Regular clinic hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday.

Walk-ins are welcome. No appointment is necessary. New patients are accepted.

Kneibert Clinic Lab Receives CAP Accreditation

The Kneibert Clinic Laboratory has been awarded national accreditation by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists, based on the results of a recent on-site inspection. The laboratory's director learned of this national recognition and was congratulated for the "excellence of services" being provided. The CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program, begun in the early 1960s, is recognized by the federal government as being equal to or more stringent than the government's own inspection program. The College of American Pathologists is a medical society serving nearly 16,000 physician members and the laboratory community throughout the world.

Missouri News: MC+ for Kids
Parents of uninsured children, stop by to see if you are eligible for MC+ for Kids -- Missouri's Health Insurance Program for Uninsured Children. Read more about this program here:

"Carnahan Signs Children's Health Initiative" on the Missouri State Government Web.