STONY BROOK, NY, September 1, 2004—Taking charge of your personal healthcare—“Patient 101”—and how to locate reliable medical information, support groups, and screenings, is just one of the topics that will be discussed in Stony Brook University’s “Mini-Medical School,” the popular lecture series designed for the general public that covers a wide range of medical and health topics. The series, which runs for seven weeks, will resume in the Fall, 2004 at the School of Medicine at the Health Sciences Center.
The “Mini-Med School” begins Wednesday, October 6 and continues every Wednesday evening through November 17, from 7:00 PM-9:00 PM. Other topics to be explored by Stony Brook medical faculty include “Designer Babies”—techniques that allow couples who are at risk for a genetic disorder to use in vitro fertilization to select an egg or embryo that does not carry the mistake—and “Joints by the Case,” an examination of common orthopedic conditions
No tests or grades are given for the courses, and attendees who attend at least six lectures will receive certificates of achievement at the conclusion of the series. Classes will be held in the Health Sciences Center lecture halls and the Coller Learning Center. Cost is $35 per person for the entire series ($25 per person for members of the Mini-Med Alumni Association). Cost includes course materials, parking and a light dessert. The series, which is sponsored by a grant from the Times Beacon Record Newspapers, is limited to 200 registrants.
“The public’s interest in medicine and health, and particularly about the leading role played by Stony Brook in these areas, is strong,” said Norman H. Edelman, M.D., Vice President of the Health Sciences Center and Dean of the School of Medicine. “We are pleased to have the opportunity to educate the public in the science of medicine and the medical resources we have here at the Health Sciences Center and to make the information relevant.”
The series begins with an introduction to academic medicine by Dr. Edelman. He will be followed by “The Trauma Surgeon, Intensivist, and President,” which will explore the leading cause of death in the U.S. among individuals under the age of 44.
Registration is required by September 18. To receive an application, please call (631) 444-3423.
The Mini-Med Series schedule:
October 6—“Introduction to Academic Medicine,” Norman H. Edelman, Vice President/health Sciences Center and Dean of the School of Medicine. “The Trauma Surgeon, Intensivist, and President, Dr. Mark Shapiro, Professor, Surgery and Anesthesiology and Chief, General Surgery, Trauma, Critical Care, & Burns.
October 13—“Cancer Prevention and Screening in Women,” Dr. Michael L. Pearl, Associates Professor, Obstetrics, and Gynecology.
October 20—“Benign Prostate Hypertrophy—A Preventable Disease,” Dr. Howard L. Adler, Assistant Professor of Urology and Director of the Prostate Care Program.
October 27—“Patient 101: Taking Charge of Your Healthcare by Using Evidence-based Information,” Susan E. Werner and Ying Xing, Informatics Librarians, Center for Healthcare Informatics Education. “Genetic Engineering: Will it Change Life As We Know It,” Dr. Michael Hadjiargyrou, Associate Professor of Biotechnology.
November 3—“Patient 101: Taking Charge of Your Healthcare by Using Evidence-based Information,” Susan Werner and Ying Xing, Informatics Librarians, Center for Healthcare Informatics Education. “Designer Babies,” Dr. Patricia Galvin-Parton.
November 10—Colon and Rectal Cancer: Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment in the New Millennium,” Dr. David Rivadeneira.
November 17—“Joints by the Case,” Dr. Edward Wang.
