This course, presented by the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, will define modern medicine’s most successful strategies for addressing the treatment and management of cancer. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear national experts on the latest science about the treatment and management of cancer. Emphasis will be placed on the biology of cancer; tips on [...]
Archive | August, 2009
Heart to Heart: Understanding the Cardiovascular System in Health and Disease
Learn about the latest developments in heart disease and related conditions. This course, presented by leading national experts from the UCSF Division of Cardiology and Department of Surgery, will discuss key elements in the development of heart disease, including normal and abnormal physiology, prevention, and the latest in drug therapy, stents and surgery. Course Chair: [...]
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage: Dialing You into Medicare Part D
Prescription drug coverage will be a new benefit offered by Medicare in January 2006. This program will offer an extensive overview of the new prescription drug benefit, available options and a workshop. Participants will be offered a unique opportunity to be paired with a health care professional who will walk them through the enrollment process [...]
Preventive Health Care for Older Adults
What can you do to help prevent and cope with the conditions brought on by diabetes, osteoporosis, arthritis and other health problems? How can exercise help with arthritic pain? What types of foods should you eat? What can you do to prevent heart disease and cancer? This course explores some health problems commonly experienced by [...]
Brainstorms to Breakthroughs: Frontiers of Medicine
Leading health care experts offer new information and insights about some of the most important health policy issues facing our society. Attendees will learn about the impact of the possible privatization of Social Security and Medicare, hospital quality report cards, threats to the delivery of emergency care, the challenges and successes of interventions to prevent [...]
Health Policy: The Next Decade
Leading health care experts offer new information and insights about some of the most important health policy issues facing our society. Attendees will learn about the impact of the possible privatization of Social Security and Medicare, hospital quality report cards, threats to the delivery of emergency care, the challenges and successes of interventions to prevent [...]
