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Mini Medical School -Iowa City 2012
3 week series
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Week 1: (April 10, 2012)
Pre Program:
Explore the Human Brain through Plastinated Human Specimens - Marc Pizzimenti, PhD, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Brain Surface Anatomy Worksheet
Watch video: Introduction to the Lobes of the Brain
MRI
Research Session (30 minutes session from 5:45 - 6:15 p.m.)
- Dan Thedens, PhD
Tours of the Carver College of
Medicine(15 minute walking tour; leaves every 10-15 minutes from
5:30 - 6:15 p.m.) - Current UI medical students
Program
"Functional Anatomy of the Brain in 3D"
Darren Hoffmann, PhD - Lecturer of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Learn basic brain anatomy focusing on how the brain works and how changes in the brain affect the rest of the body. To get inside the skull and visualize the brain, we will be use Cyber-Anatomy, a new 3D anatomy program developed here at Iowa.
Watch Video of Dr. Hoffmann's presentation
"Blue Genes: Depression and DNA"
James Potash, MD, MPH - Professor and Head of Psychiatry
Genetics can tell us much about what causes mood disorders, and thus lay a foundation upon which we can build additional knowledge about how the illnesses unfold in the brain, and what we can do to interrupt the process.
Watch Video of Dr. Potash's presentation
"Making the Transition Home from Soldier to Civilian"
Dan Grinstead, MSW, LISW, ACSW - Social Work Specialist II
Learn what it’s like to live and practice social work in a combat zone. Hear examples of the kinds of problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder faced in this environment and what it’s like to make the transition back home from soldier to civilian.
Watch video of Captain Grinstead's presentation
Week 2: (April 17, 2012)
Pre Program:
Beers Criteria: Changes in Medication Appropriateness with Age – Presented by UI College of Pharmacy faculty
Homework for Week 2 Pre-Program Session: Please print out and complete the Medication Record and bring with you to the pre-program session.
Supplemental Materials for Pre-Program:
10 Meds to Avoid in the Elderly Tip Sheet
Identifying Medications that Older Adulsts Should Avoid or Use with Caution...
Program:
"Warm Milk and Sudden Death: How seratonin neurons protect you while you sleep"
George Richerson, MD, PhD - Professor and Head of Neurology
We have discovered that serotonin neurons in the brainstem are critical for detecting a rise in carbon dioxide levels. They stimulate breathing and will wake you if you are asleep. Dysfunction of these neurons contributes to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy patients (SUDEP), suggesting that SIDS and SUDEP might be preventable by boosting serotonin actions.
Watch video of Dr. Richerson's Presentation
"Restoring Blood Flow to the Brain for Treatment of Acute Stroke"
Michael Froehler, MD, PhD - Clinical Assistant Professor of Neuro Interventional Service
When a blood clot obstructs an artery in the brain, it causes a stroke. If a stroke victim reaches medical care in time, the clot can be broken up or removed to restore blood flow and avoid a large stroke. Learn how UI researchers are investigating ways to improve success when removing those blood clots using a variety of tools in the arteries of the brain.
Watch video of Dr. Froehler's Presentation
Supplemental Materials:
Week 3: (April 24, 2012)
Pre-Program:
The Mindful Brain - Bev Klug, MA, Director of Mindfulness-Based Porgrams and Trudy Goldman, MD, Mindfulness Instructor
What is mindfulness and what does it have to do with the brain? Join us for an introduction to mindfulness-based programs at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, what research suggests about the impact of consistent mindfulness practices on the brain, our physical and mental health, attention and the quality of our daily lives.
Program:
"Studies of Normal Brain Functions in Neurosurgery Patients"
Matt Howard, MD - Professor and of Head of Neurosurgery
Learn about new research methods for identifying brain changes that occur with aging and dementia. This research is helping to distinguish how aging changes can evolve over time to develop into Alzheimer’s disease. Research that helps to tease apart these changes is key to developing new treatments. Future treatment avenues for Alzheimer’s disease will be discussed.
Watch video of Dr. Howard's Presentation
"Research Update in Alzheimer's Disease"
Susan Schultz, MD - Professor of Psychiatry
Learn about new research methods for identifying brain changes that occur with aging and dementia. This research is helping to distinguish how aging changes can evolve over time to develop into Alzheimer’s disease. Research that helps to tease apart these changes is key to developing new treatments. Future treatment avenues for Alzheimer’s disease will be discussed.
Watch video of Dr. Schultz's presentation
Supplemental Materials and Info for Dr. Schultz's presentation:
Alzheimer's Association-New Criteria and Guidelines for the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
Follow-Up Study of Brain Measures in Older Adults: Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
Mini Medical School -Sioux City and Spencer, Iowa
When: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 and Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Location: St. Luke's Regional Medical Center, Sioux City, Iowa and Spencer Community Theatre, Spencer, Iowa
Topic: Breakthroughs in Cancer Research at IOWA
Presenters:
Michael Henry, PhD
Associate Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Breakthroughs in Prostate Cancer
Adam Dupuy, PhD
Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Decoding Cancer: Identifying Gene Mutation that Produce Tumors
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Mini Medical School - Ames and Carroll, Iowa
When: Monday, February 20, 2012 and Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Location: Iowa State Center, Ames Iowa and St. Anthony Education Center - St. Francis and Clare Rooms, Carroll, Iowa
Topic: Breakthroughs in Emergency Medicine - Research, education and prevention related to traumatic brain injury and all-terrain vehicles
Presenters:
Charles Jennissen, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Wheels of Misfortune: A Research Agenda on All-Terrain Vehicles in Iowa
Christopher Buresh, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
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Mini Medical School for Parents/Adults with Girls - Iowa City
A partnership program with the Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. Girl Scouts will have an interactive Junior Mini Medical School experience concurrently with their parents having a Mini Medical School experience.
When: Saturday, February 4, 2012
Location: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
Presenters:
Victoria Sharp, MD, MBA
Clinical Professor, UI Carver College of Medicine Department of Urology and Family Medicine
- Supporting and Encouraging Your Daugther to Pursue STEM Careers -
Ginny Ryan, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, UI Carver College of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Adolescent Gynecology - Understanding the latest research to keep young women healthy -
Holly Bolger, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor, UI Carver College of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Talking to your Daughter about her Health, her Changing Body...and More-
Mini Medical School - Iowa City, Iowa
When: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Topic: Breakthroughs in Cancer Research
Location: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
Presenters:
George Weiner, MD
Director, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
C.E. Block Chair of Cancer Research
Professor, UI Carver College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
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Aliasger K. Salem, PhD
Associate Professor, UI College of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutics
Mini Medical School/BODY WORLDS Vital - Des Moines, Iowa
Location: Science Center of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
Presenters: Paul Rothman, MD
Dean, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Darren Hoffmann, PhD
Lecturer, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
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Mini Medical School — Iowa City, Iowa
When: Tuesdays, April 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2011
Topic: Breakthroughs in Medicine - Genetics
4 Week Program Schedule
Week 1: Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Presenters: Dean of the UI Carver College of Medicine, Paul Rothman, MD to welcome you and present "Personalized Medicine" as well as Jeff Murray, MD, "Genetics /Genomics 101- An introduction to the personal genome" and Richard Smith, MD, "The Miracle of Hearing"
Week 2: Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Presenters: Erin O’Brien, MD with "Human Microbiomes: Your body’s bacterial ecosystem" and Darren Hoffmann, PhD presenting "Dissecting your Health in a Virtual Anatomy Laboratory Experience"
Week 3: Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Presenters: Paul McCray, MD with "Cystic Fibrosis – From gene to models to treatments" and John Dagle, MD, PhD presenting "Genetics and Prematurity"
Week 4: Tuesday, April 26, 2011
We will wrap up the series with a look at genetics and ethics including Janet Williams, PhD with "Molecular Genetic Approaches that Generate Ethical, Legal and Social Issues" and Jeff Murray discussing "Personal Genetics and Ethics: Doing the Right Thing with Your Genetic Information"
Lectures available online:
Personal Genetics and Ethics: Doing the Right Thing with Your Genetic Information (Janet Williams, PhD)
Molecular Genetic Approaches that Generate Ethical, Legal and Social Issues (Jeff Murray, MD)
Mini Medical School - Iowa City, Iowa
Cardiovascular Disease - What You Should Know
Tuesdays, April 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2009
Carver College of Medicine
Medical Education and Research Facility
Dr. Prem Sahai Auditorium
Videos from the program are now available.