2013 Archive
Non-Invasive Treatment of Back Pain
Sponsored by Stanford Hospital Health Library
Back pain is one of the most common health complaints affecting 8 out 10 people across their lifespan, and causing more lost work time than any other ailment. Since it has many causes, there are reasons to explore different treatment modalities other than surgery, if possible. This talk focused on ways of addressing back pain that do not involve surgery.
Speakers: Matthew Smuck, MD,
Associate Professor – Med Center Line, Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford University Medical Center
January 17, 2013
Francis C. Arrillaga Alumni Center
Virtual Colonoscopy: What is Its Role in Diagnosing Cancer?
Sponsored by Stanford Hospital Health Library
Virtual Colonoscopy is a medical imaging procedure which uses computed tomography (CT), sometimes called a CAT scan, and advanced computer software to produce two- and three-dimensional images of the colon that can be viewed on a video screen.
The major reason for performing virtual colonoscopy is to screen for polyps or cancers in the large intestine. This talk will explain what virtual colonoscopy is, how it differs from traditional colonoscopy and for which patients it is most appropriate.
Speakers: Peter Poullos, MD,
Clinical Assistant Professor, Radiology – Diagnostic Radiology and Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine – Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Stanford University Medical Center
Victor Benlice, RN, Stanford University Medical Center
February 7, 2013
Francis C. Arrillaga Alumni Center
Long Term Care
Presented by HICAP (Santa Clara County Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program) and Stanford Hospital Health Library
As aging adults look to the future, questions regarding long term care abound. Long term care provides assistance with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing, and eating. It is neither medical nor is it independent living. This talk will address long term care options, including the types of plans available, payment options, including the role insurance can play, home care and facility-based care. Nothing is being sold or referred.
Speaker:
Don Rush, HICAP Counselor
March 14, 2013
Stanford Hospital Health Library
211 Quarry Road, Suite 201
Prenatal Genetic Screening and Diagnosis in 2013
Sponsored by Stanford Hospital Health Library
Prenatal genetic screening options have grown significantly in recent years to the point that expectant parents may now undergo fairly accurate non-invasive blood test screening for common genetic abnormalities. This talk will address common approaches to genetic screening and diagnosis, and discuss the advantages and limitations of established and cutting edge approaches currently available.
Speakers: Jane Cheuh, MD,
Clinical Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology —
Maternal Fetal Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center
March 21, 2013
Francis C. Arrillaga Alumni Center
LOVE YOURSELF: For Everyone Else's Sake
Presented by Stanford Center for Integrative Medicine
LOVE YOURSELF: For everyone else’s sake, is a six-week program designed to nourish your whole self so that you increase your capacity to give love and care to others. Class members will participate in guided exercises once a week, orchestrating your body, mind and soul into a self-nourishing whole person, strengthening your ability to give love to others by loving yourself (first).
Instructor: Mark Abramson, DDS, founder and facilitator of Stanford’s Mindfulness Meditation stress reduction program. Dr. Abramson has practiced dentistry in the Bay Area for more than twenty years, renowned for his innovative non-drug oriented care in the treatment of chronic pain and temporomandibular disorders. He has lectured throughout the country on orofacial pain treatment and led meditation retreats for a variety of wellness audiences.
April 10 – May 15, 2013
Stanford Hospital Health Library
Hoover Pavilion
Understanding High Cholesterol -- Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Presented by Stanford Hospital Health Library
Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) affects one in every 500 people worldwide and causes a huge increase in the risk of heart disease especially at an early age. FH is passed in families so that if one parent has the disease, each child has a 50% chance of FH. FH is very treatable with currently available medications but despite the very high health consequences and the cheap therapies it is estimated that fewer than 10% of people in the US have been diagnosed. In the talk we address the challenges that FH creates as well as the opportunities that are available to help turn this critical problem around.
Speaker: Joshua Knowles, MD, Instructor, Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center
April 10, 2013
Redwood City Public Library
Prescribing Drugs for an Aging Population: Polypharmacy (Multiple Medications) and the Health of the Elderly
Presented by Stanford Hospital Health Library
The geriatric population is prescribed the highest proportion of medications in relation to their percentage of the U.S population-13% of current geriatric population purchase 33% of all prescription drugs and this number will increase to 50% by 2040. Prevalence of both adverse drug reactions and treatment failures increase in the older patients. Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) are responsible for 5-28% of acute geriatric medical admissions. It has been estimated that for every one dollar we spend on medications at nursing home facilities, we spend $1.33 in health care resources for the treatment of drug related morbidity and mortality. In this review we will talk about the drug mechanism, why some people are able to tolerate some medications and why some others not, what we can do to change the nature of practice of medicine in the future and how we can provide more safety for us when we age.
Speaker: Mehrdad Ayati, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center
April 24, 2014
Redwood City Public Library
Forgive for Good Workshop
The workshop is led by Dr. Frederic Luskin, director of the Stanford Forgiveness Project and author of Forgive for Good, published by Harper Collins.
The importance of practicing forgiveness has been extolled for centuries, but only recently has research demonstrated that forgiveness can reduce anger and depression as well as enhance hopefulness and self-efficacy.
This workshop series has four sessions of lecture and discussion interspersed with guided practice of forgiveness tools. The format is not intended as group therapy; but rather to teach self-care skills to heal old wounds and prevent new ones.
Workshop participants who complete the series will be able to:
- Describe the core components that create an interpersonal grievance
- Articulate a practical definition of forgiveness for improved understanding of
self and others - Explain new strategies for managing anger and hurt
- Understand the physiological response to positive and negative affective states
- Describe the advantages to forgiveness as a general problem-solving strategy
- Discuss ways forgiveness can be used to enhance interpersonal relationships
- Use the HEAL model of working through interpersonal grievances
- Practice the positive emotion refocusing technique
- Learn how to practice forgiveness to prevent conflicts
April 30 through May 21, 2013 (Tuesdays)
Hoover Pavilion Campus, Stanford Health Library
211 Quarry Rd, Second Floor, Suite 201;
Palo Alto, CA 94304
More about the instructor -- Frederic Luskin, PhD is a research associate at the Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention. He holds a PhD in Counseling Psychology from Stanford University and is a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Center on Conflict and Negotiation. Dr. Luskin's personal web site, Learning To Forgive, has access to video, audio and book products.
Implications of Healthcare Reform for Total Hip and Knee Replacement Patients
Presented by Stanford Hospital Health Library
This talk will cover the different perspectives on how the value for treatment can be defined, and the role of the orthopaedic joint replacement community in shaping the challenging road that lays ahead.
Speaker:
James Huddleston, MD, Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center
June 13, 2013
Stanford Hospital Health Library
211 Quarry Road, Suite 201
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