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Exploding the Myths: What Research is Teaching Us About Women’s Health (Mll04024)

Historical failure to include women in research studies has led to inadequate attention to gender differences in health and disease. UCSF is a nationally designated Center of Excellence in Women’s Health designed to help address this and other inequities in patient care.

Course chair: Jeanette S. Brown, MD, UCSF professor and director of the UCSF Women’s Continence Center, and co-director of the UCSF Women’s Health Clinical Research Center.

Breast Cancer Prevention: A New Hope
April 28
Jeffrey Tice, MD, UCSF assistant professor of medicine, and Mary Beattie, MD, UCSF assistant professor of medicine. Learn how women can assess and reduce their risk of breast cancer and look ahead to preventive therapies on the horizon.

Memory Loss: Is It Just Normal Aging?
May 5
Kristine Yaffe, MD, UCSF associate professor of psychiatry, neurology, and epidemiology and biostatistics.
Discover how to distinguish normal aging from something more serious as well as methods to possibly prevent dementia.

Urinary Incontinence in Women: The Hidden Epidemic
May 12
Jeanette S. Brown, MD, UCSF professor and director of the UCSF Women’s Continence Center, and co-director of the UCSF Women’s Health Clinical Research Center.
Hear an update on prevention, new treatments and research involving a condition that affects nearly half of all women.

Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy: What Have We Learned So Far?
May 19
Deborah Grady, MD, MPH, UCSF professor of epidemiology and biostatistics and director of the UCSF Women’s Health Clinical Research Center. Hear the stories behind the headlines of hormone therapy.

Diabetes, Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome: Three Emerging Epidemics
May 26
Alka Kanaya, MD, UCSF assistant professor of medicine. Hear about the prevention of diabetes, treatments for obesity and diabetes, and under-recognized complications of diabetes that are specific to women.

A Heart-to-Heart About Women’s Heart Disease
June 2
Kirsten Fleischman, MD, UCSF assistant professor of medicine. Discover what you can do to help prevent the number-one killer of women.

Art, Architecture, and Healing (MLL04023)

In recent years, architects, landscape designers and artists have grown to recognize the power of design in creating healing environments.

Course chair: Laura J. Esserman, MD, professor of surgery and director, UCSF Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center.

The History and Future of Healing Environments
April 29
Stephen Verderber, ArchD, Architect, NCARB, professor of architecture and adjunct professor of health systems management, Tulane University.

Enhancing the Healing Environment
May 6
Cindy Perlis, director, Art For Recovery Program, UCSF Mount Zion and Gordon Huether, artist.

Healing Gardens and Beyond
May 13
Marni Barnes, MSW, ASLA , landscape architect who designs and consults on the creation of healing landscapes. Introduction by Ann Chamberlain (see 5/27).

Designing for Well-Being
May 20
Linda Sobuta, principal, architecture; Anthony Bernheim, principal for sustainable design; and Phyliss Martin-Vegue, principal interior design, all with SMWM, San Francisco.

Innovative Hospital and Hospice Environments
May 27
Richard Bohmer, MD, professor of technology and operations management, Harvard Business School; Ann Chamberlain, faculty member, San Francisco Art Institute.

Integrating Art into Landscape Design at UCSF Mission Bay
June 3
James Lord and Sarah Kuehl, associates with Peter Walker and Partners Landscape Architects.

Brain and Mind: A Remarkable Universe (MLL04022)

Take a look into our current understanding of the function of the human brain and some of the important diseases that cause nervous system dysfunction.

Course chair: Daniel Lowenstein, MD, professor of neurology and director, UCSF epilepsy program.

Epilepsy
April 28
A Window into the Very Nature of Brain Function: Dan Lowenstein, MD, UCSF professor of neurology.

The Neurobiology of Anxiety
May 5
A Tale of Mice and Wo/men: Laurence Tecott , MD , PhD, UCSF associate professor of psychiatry.

The Amazing Visual System
May 12
The Latest Insight in Sight: Jonathan Horton, MD, PhD, UCSF professor of ophthalmology.

Dementia, Memory and the Aging Brain — Any Reason for Hope?
May 19
Howard Rosen, MD, UCSF assistant professor of neurology.

Defining the Mind: I Think Therefore I Am?
May 26
Sophia Vinogradov, MD, UCSF professor of psychiatry.

Brain Attacks: The Rapidly Evolving World of Neurovascular Medicine
June 2
Wade Smith, MD, PhD, UCSF associate professor of neurology.

The Science of Extreme Makeover (MLL04021)

“Extreme Makeover” has been one of this year’s most successful new reality television shows. For those wondering what happens behind the scenes, here’s a chance to hear from experts who help set the standards for others.

Course Chairs: Carol Fox, assistant vice chancellor, public affairs and Lorie Rice, associate dean, external affairs, School of Pharmacy.

Nutritional Makeover
April 28
Learn how to win the food fight and emerge fit, healthy and more confident from Robert B. Baron, MD, MS, professor of medicine and associate dean, UCSF School of Medicine.

Put a Face to It
May 5
Explore the possibilities of cosmetic surgery — including face-lifts and associated procedures, such as brow-lifts, laser peels to remove fine lines in the upper lip and eyelid surgery from Mary McGrath, MD, UCSF professor of surgery.

Body Work
May 12
Discover what really happens when a body gets re-sculpted with liposuction, breast augmentation, tummy tucks and other cosmetic plastic surgery from Stephen J. Mathes, MD, UCSF professor of surgery and chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery at UCSF Medical Center .

Move Forward
May 19
Get mobile with Kimi Hori, fitness manager for UCSF’s Millberry Recreation and Fitness Center , who will move you with demonstrations of exercises, weight training, yoga, Tai Chi and other activities.

Skin – It’s A Wrap
May 26
Learn what really works in cosmetic dermatology — from Botox to lasers and beyond and how to care for the skin, for men and women from Christopher B. Zachary, FRCP, Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, &
Co-Director, Dermatologic Surgery and Laser Surgery.

Keep on Trekking
June 2
Get the facts on what to do about common and not-so-common foot conditions from Alicia Knee, DPM, UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Expecting the Unexpected: Caring for Aging Relatives

Nearly every family, at some point, faces the need to care for a loved one who is aging.

Course Chair: Joan B. Wood, PhD, director, Northern California Geriatric Education Center, associate director, UCSF Mount Zion Center on Aging.

Jan. 21: What to Expect as Your Relative Ages, Bree Johnston, MD, MPH, UCSF associate clinical professor of geriatrics. Learn what is considered “normal” with aging.

Jan. 28: Successful, Healthy Aging, William Strawbridge, PhD, MPH, visiting professor in the UCSF Institute for Health and Aging. Learn to enhance quality of life for oneself and one’s spouse or partner.

Feb. 4: When You Need Care at Home, Anne Hinton, MSW, director of Case Management Services, Institute on Aging. Learn what kinds of services are available at home.

Feb. 11: Financial and Legal Issues in Late Life, Doris Hawks, Esq., elder law attorney. Learn about advance directives, surrogate decision making, powers of attorney, and conservatorship as well as related financial issues.

Feb. 18: Levels and Venues of Elder Care, Jennie Chin Hansen, RN, MS, executive director, On Lok Senior Health. Learn about the levels of care and services provided in retirement communities, independent living, adult day health care, board and care homes, and assisted living.

Feb. 25: Nursing Homes, Charlene Harrington, PhD, UCSF professor of social and behavioral sciences. Learn what a family should look for to ensure that their loved one receives quality care.

Conversations with UCSF Authors

KQED’s Michael Krasny, host of the award-winning “Forum,” interviews UCSF authors about their latest books.

Course Chair: Carol Fox, assistant vice chancellor, public affairs.

Jan. 21: Taking the History; Making; Blessing, and other books of poetry by David Watts, MD, UCSF clinical professor of medicine. A musician, poet, and physician, Watts is a regular commentator on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.”

Jan 28: Combat Medic: World War II, by John A. Kerner, MD, UCSF clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology. A UCSF surgical resident when called to active duty in 1943, Kerner landed in Normandy shortly after D-Day. He was involved in combat for 264 days, and more than 55 years later, wrote with great immediacy about his experiences by drawing on descriptions from his letters home.

Feb. 4: A Question of Intent: A Great American Battle with a Deadly Industry, by David A. Kessler, MD, dean of the UCSF School of Medicine. As commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, Kessler led a carefully considered, thorough, and aggressive assault against the tobacco industry. His book is about the search for truth, the choices people make and moral courage.

Feb. 11: This lecture has been rescheduled to March 10th.

Feb. 18: Dr. Dean Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Disease; Eat More, Weigh Less; Love & Survival, and other best-selling books by Dean Ornish, MD, UCSF clinical professor of medicine and founder, president, and director of the non-profit Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, Calif. For the past 25 years, Ornish has directed clinical research demonstrating, for the first time, that comprehensive lifestyle changes may begin to reverse even severe coronary heart disease, without drugs or surgery.

Feb. 25: Internal Bleeding: The Truth Behind America’s Terrifying Epidemic of Medical Mistakes, Robert Wachter, MD, UCSF professor of medicine. Co-authored by Kaveh Shojania, MD, UCSF professor of medicine, this book tells patients what can be done to avoid becoming just another “mistake.”

Mar. 10: Crones Don’t Whine: Concentrated Wisdom for Juicy Women; The Millionth Circle; Goddesses in Older Women, and other best-selling books by Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD, UCSF clinical professor of psychiatry. In brief essays, she offers commonsense wisdom, calling on women to empower themselves.

Mental Health Across the Lifespan

This course examines psychological health through the lifespan, focusing on the concerns of older adults.

Course Chair: Stuart Eisendrath, MD, director of clinical services, Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, and UCSF professor of clinical psychiatry.

Jan. 21: Belonging and Individuality: The Role of Attachment in Mental Health, Alicia Lieberman, PhD, UCSF professor of psychiatry and director of the Child Trauma Research Project. Lieberman has conducted groundbreaking research in issues related to childhood development.

Jan. 28: Flirting With Disaster: The Adolescent Roller Coaster, Susan Smiga, MD, associate clinical professor and associate director of the Children’s Center in the Department of Psychiatry at UCSF.

Feb. 4: Am I Depressed or Just Tired? Depression in Women Across the Lifespan, Ellen Haller, MD, UCSF adjunct professor and director of adult psychiatry at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute and founder of the WomenCare Mental Health Clinic.

Feb. 11: Coping with Depression: New Understandings and New Treatments, Stuart Eisendrath, MD, director of clinical services, Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, and UCSF professor of clinical psychiatry.

Feb. 18: Late-Life Depression: New Findings for Older Folks, Craig Nelson, MD, professor and the Leon Epstein Chair in Geriatric Psychiatry at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute at UCSF.

Feb. 25: Integrative Psychiatry: Holistic Healing for the Mind, Sudha Prathikanti, MD, UCSF assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and on the staff of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine.

The Truth About Infectious Diseases: Understanding Today’s Newly Emerging Infections

Put the dangers posed by various infections into perspective.

Course Chair: John Conte, MD, UCSF professor of epidemiology & biostatistics, medicine, and microbiology and immunology; director of hospital epidemiology and infection control at UCSF Medical Center.

Jan. 21: The Impact of HIV: In the US and Around the World, George W. Rutherford III, MD, UCSF professor and director of the Institute for Global Health.

Jan. 28: Bioterrorism Update: Defining the Clinical and Public Health Response, Tomas Aragon, MD, MPH, director and medical epidemiologist, Center for Infectious Disease Preparedness, University of California, Berkeley.

Feb. 4: Influenza: New Threats from an Old Germ, W. Lawrence Drew, MD, PhD, UCSF professor of laboratory medicine and medicine.

Feb. 11: Mad Cow Disease: No Longer Just a European Issue, Michael D. Geschwind, MD, PhD, assistant adjunct professor of neurology, UCSF Memory and Aging Center.

Feb. 18: Food-Borne Diseases: What is Really Safe to Eat?, Duc Jackson Vugia, MD, MPH, UCSF assistant clinical professor of medicine, and chief, Disease Investigations and Surveillance Branch, California Department of Health Services.

Feb. 25: West Nile Fever and Other Zoonoses – Diseases That Can Spread from Animals to Man, Michelle Jay, DVM, MPVM, Veterinary Public Health Section, California Department of Public Health Services.

Forensic Medicine: The Science of Crime Scene Investigation

Course Director Meredithe Mendelsohn, MPA Administrator, Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center

Check up on the technique of all the crime scene investigators popping up on television by learning from the real experts in forensic medicine.

Oct. 9: Heather Pringle, a science journalist and author of “The Mummy Congress,” an examination of the long and bizarre history of human obsession with the preserved dead

Oct. 16: Jessica Snyder, a science journalist and author of “Corpse: Nature, Forensics, and the Struggle to Pinpoint Time of Death,” an exploration of the means by which pathologists measure the interval between death and a body’s discovery

Oct. 23: Mary Roach, author of “Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers,” which includes chapters on embalming, the use of the dead to test vehicles for safety, forensic pathology, donor transplants, and cremation

Oct. 30: Steven Karch, MD, assistant medical examiner for the City and County of San Francisco, is an authority on the effects of drug abuse on the heart and has published nine books on the subject of drug abuse. He lectures frequently on the investigation of drug-related deaths.

Nov. 6: Clyde Snow, PhD, a leading medical anthropologist who helped pioneer forensic law, biological anthropology, and human rights, and is the only full-time consultant in forensic anthropology in the United States

Nov. 13: Alison Galloway, PhD, D-ABFA, a forensic consultant and professor of anthropology at the University of California, Santa Cruz

The Bionic Man And Woman: Using New Technology To Stay Functional (MLL04006)

Course Director Robert B. Baron, MD, MS, UCSF Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education, School of Medicine

Learn about the latest in replacement parts and new technology to keep our original parts healthy – from eyes to knees – that promise to keep us active and enjoying life as we age.

Oct. 8: “The ABCs of Aging, Bifocals and Cataracts” Stephen McLeod, MD, UCSF assistant professor of clinical ophthalmology and co-director of the refractive surgery service. Discussion of the mechanism of near vision loss that leads to dependence on bifocals or reading glasses, cataract formation and how emerging artificial lens technology might address both problems.

Oct. 15: “Dental Implants vs. Dentures: How to Choose the Best Cosmetic Dentistry Alternative” Arun Sharma, BDS, MSC, UCSF assistant clinical professor of preventive and restorative dental sciences.

Oct 22: “New Developments in Hearing Aids and Auditory Training” Robert W. Sweetow, PhD, UCSF professor of otolaryngology and director of audiology. Digital hearing aids, multiple microphones, feedback control, disposable hearing aids, middle ear implants, FM and infrared assistive listening devices – which offer potential improvement and which are merely hype?

Oct. 29: “Use It or Lose It – Feel Younger with Exercise” Bree Johnston, MD, UCSF associate clinical professor of geriatrics, and Nancy Byl, PhD, PT, UCSF professor and chair of physical therapy and rehabilitation science. Although aging is inevitable, the speakers will discuss how we can slow the aging process through physical exercise and the benefits of exercise on different diseases.

Nov 5: “New Advances in Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery: How Far We’ve Come” Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA, UCSF assistant professor of surgery. Hip and knee replacements are among the most successful operations in all of medicine, with more than a half-million Americans receiving the procedures each year. The discussion will focus on new technologies and surgical techniques that allow a faster recovery and return to a normal, pain-free life after total hip or knee replacement.

Nov 12: “New Techniques for the Management of Common Spinal Conditions in the Aging Population” Sigurd Berven, MD, UCSF assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery. The talk will review age-related degenerative changes and discuss surgical interventions – microscopic surgery, vertebral augmentation and future options, including tissue engineering and gene therapy.

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