91探花Medicine鈥檚 2005 Mini-Medical School, a six-part series of exciting lectures and demonstrations designed to teach about medical science, patient care and cutting-edge research, is open to the 91探花community and the public. Curriculum for each week鈥檚 presentation is chosen to broaden a participant鈥檚 knowledge of anatomy, physiology and various disease states.
Programs this year will focus on life-altering innovations and techniques of reconstructive plastic surgery, the effectiveness of pre-amputation medications and how the human mind controls pain, and the developing ability to create individualized therapies from disease predictions and molecular diagnosis.
The 2005 series is hosted by Dr. Norman Beauchamp Jr., professor and chair of the Department of Radiology, and Dr. Terry Mengert, professor of medicine and a physician in 91探花Medical Center鈥檚 Emergency Department.
Dates, titles and presenters for the six Tuesday evening programs are below. Each program begins at 7 p.m. in Hogness Auditorium at the Health Sciences Center.
Feb. 8 鈥� 鈥淭he Faces of Medical School鈥� by Mengert and Dr. Alan Kent, director of counseling for the School of Medicine.
Feb. 15 鈥� 鈥淩elieving Pain and Suffering: Real Problems, Real Solutions鈥� by Dr. Dermot Fitzgibbon, associate professor of anesthesiology; Dr. Lawrence Robinson, professor and chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine; Dr. David R. Patterson, professor of rehabilitation medicine and head of psychology services; and Dr. Hunter Hoffman, cognitive psychologist and research engineer at the 91探花Human Interface Technology Lab.
Feb. 22 鈥� 鈥淒o No Harm: Teaching Safe Practices鈥� with Dr. Thomas Gallagher, assistant professor of medicine; Dr. Mika Sinanan, professor of surgery; and Mengert.
March 1 鈥� 鈥淚nfections: Fighting Back!鈥� with Dr. Dorothy Patton, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, and Dr. Thomas 鈥淢ac鈥� Hooton, professor of medicine and medical director of Madison Clinic.
March 8 鈥� 鈥淧lastic Surgery: Reconstructive Success Stories鈥� with Dr. Frank Isik, professor of surgery; Dr. Joseph Gruss, professor of surgery and chief of the plastic surgery division at Children鈥檚 Hospital and Regional Medical Center; and Dr. Nicholas Vedder, professor of surgery and orthopaedics and head of the plastic surgery division.
March 15 鈥� 鈥淚ndividualized Medicine: Creating Tailor-Made Therapies鈥� with Dr. Wylie Burke, professor and chair of the Department of Medical History and Ethics; Dr. Benjamin Greer, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and head of gynecologic oncology; and Dr. Lee Hartwell, president and director of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and 91探花professor of genome sciences.
For more information about the 91探花Medicine Mini-Medical School, or to register, please see the Web site at call the information line at 206-685-9420 or e-mail minimed@u.washington.edu.