New Mini Medical School for the Public to begin at UCSF
The public is invited to join the world's leading experts in medicine and the health sciences at the spring quarter of UCSF's Mini Medical School, presented by the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine.
The new program begins February 27 with two courses: "Advances in Chronic Disease Management: Closing the Gap in Achieving Goals of Therapy;" and "Healthy Living 2008: Living Longer, Living Better."
UCSF Mini Medical School invites Bay Area residents to attend intellectual explorations in health and leading edge health sciences research. The lectures feature the same world-renowned faculty who teach UCSF students in the health professions.
The "Advances in Chronic Disease Management" course will provide perspectives on patient-practitioner relationships that affect patient outcomes, the pharmacist care service model and interprofessional care, specific challenges in the care of patients with cancer, diabetes, depression, and infectious disease, and understanding the risk and value of herbal medicines in treating chronic disease. Classes will be held Wednesday evenings, February 27 - April 2.
The "Healthy Living 2008" course will discuss measures we can take to promote our long-term health, including nutrition and exercise, the value of sleep, the importance of finding meaning, and healthy aging and aging mechanisms. Classes will be held Thursday evenings, February 28 - April 3.
All classes will be held on the UCSF campus, 513 Parnassus Ave, from 7:00- 8:45 pm. Each class includes a one-hour lecture followed by a question-and-answer session. Tuition is $75 for one course and $125 for both courses. Parking in the UCSF Millberry Union campus garage is $5 per evening.
For more information or to register, call the UCSF Office of CME at (415) 476-4251 or visit the website.
The complete schedule for UCSF Mini Medical School follows:
Advances in Chronic Disease Management
- • Feb 27: "Health Policy and Pharmaco-Economic Perspectives of
the Cost of Care in Chronic Disease" by R. William Soller, PhD
- • Mar 5: "The War on Bugs: Antibiotic Use and Co-existence with
the Microbial World" by Conan MacDougall, PharmD
- • Mar 12: "Challenges in Meeting Standard of Care Goals for Chronic
Disease: Diabetes" by Nancy Nikansah, PharmD
- • Mar 19: "Pharmacogenomics and Cancer: Personalized Medicine
for the 21st Century" by Ogechi N. Ikediobi, PharmD
- • Mar 26: "Herbs and Supplements: The Science Behind the Spin"
by Cathy Dennehy, PharmD
- • Apr 2: "Caring for the Patient with Depression: The Collaborative
Care Treatment Mode" by Patrick R. Finley, PharmD
- • Course chair is R.W. Soller, PhD
- • Feb 28: "Vitamins and Supplements: Vital or Superfluous?"
by Donald I. Abrams, MD
- • Mar 6: "The Spectrum: How to Personalize a Way of Eating and
Living That's Just Right For You" by Dean Ornish, MD
- • Mar 13: "Sleep: The Forgotten Key to Health and Wellness"
by Ellen Hughes, MD, PhD
- • Mar 20: "The Gift of Story: The Art of Living Every Minute
of Your Life" by Rachel Naomi Remen, MD
- • Mar 27: "Energize Yourself, Stay Physically Active"
by Catherine Waters, RN, PhD, FAHA
- • Apr 3: "Chromosome Ends and Diseases of Aging" by Elizabeth
Blackburn, PhD
- • Course chair is Ellen Hughes,
MD, PhD