MedWest-Haywood is presenting the free Lunch and Learn session “Pain to Performance” with orthopedic surgeon Gerald King, MD from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 22, at the MedWest Health & Fitness Center on the MedWest-Haywood campus in Clyde.

King, who is the director of the Carolina Center for Joint Replacement and practices at Western Carolina Orthopaedic Specialists, will discuss the topic of arthritis.

Advance reservations are required to attend the session. Call 631-8893 or send an e-mail to medwest@westcare.org to reserve a spot.

Western Carolina Orthopaedic Specialists is in the new MedWest Outpatient Care Center, a 42,000-square-foot medical office building at 581 Leroy George Dr., on the campus of MedWest-Haywood. The new location is providing patients with updated facilities and includes a new 10,000-square-foot orthopedic office, physical therapy, radiology services including an MRI and a state-of-the-art outpatient surgical center. For information about the practice, call 452-4131 or visit www.westerncarolinaortho.com.