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Student initiated lecture series. Guest speakers. Topics include: neglected diseases, underserved and impoverished markets, disease profiles of lower and middle income countries, pricing and distribution of biomedical end products, intellectual property in medicine and its effect on delivery of healthcare.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
PEDS 206: Pursuit of Happiness and Health (PEDS 106)
Evidence-based correlations between health and quality of life measures: core theoretical concepts and research findings. Topics include cognitive neuroscience and positive emotion, genetics and set point theory, psychological research and subjective well-being. Emphasis on issues relevant to high-achieving adolescents and young adults.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
PEDS 211: Medical-Legal Issues in Children's Health
(Same as
LAW 643) Explores the link between poverty and children's health and how the medical and legal fields can work together to improve health outcomes for low income children. Weekly class meetings covering medical legal issues such as asthma immigration, health insurance; intake interviews with patient families and analysis of their medical legal issues; group project focused on a medical legal policy issue; final paper cowritten by law and medical students. May be taken for 2 units (weekly 2.5 hour seminar meetings only), 3 units (participation in either intake interviews or policy work) or 4 units (full participation in all course components). Prerequisite: instructor consent. Preference to students committed to full participation.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2-4
Instructors:
Heymach-Friedman, B. (PI)
;
Weintraub, D. (PI)
PEDS 214: Pediatric Lecture Series: Topics in Pediatric Medicine
Introduction to the various aspects of pediatrics, directed at pre-clinical students. Course composed of interactive lectures conducted by pediatric faculty on subjects regarding different pediatric subspecialties, current issues in the field, and opportunities for students considering this specialty. Students also have the opportunity to shadow pediatricians and pediatric specialists. Intended to stimulate interest in pediatrics and to inform students about the possibilities within the field.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Whitney, J. (PI)
;
Mark, J. (SI)
PEDS 215: Health Promotion and the Campus Culture (PEDS 105)
Multidisciplinary perspectives of public health and health psychology. The prevalence of health risk behaviors on the contemporary college campus and the challenges of risk reduction. Students apply theoretical frameworks to peer health promotion campus projects. Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: consent of instructor following first meeting.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Friedman, I. (PI)
;
Pertofsky, C. (PI)
PEDS 222: Beyond Health Care: Seeking Health in Society (HUMBIO 122)
Available evidence at the national and cross-country level linking social welfare interventions and health outcomes. If and how non-health programs and policies could have an impact on positive health outcomes. Evaluation of social programs and policies that buffer the negative health impact of economic instability and unemployment among adult workers and their children. Examination of safety nets, including public health insurance, income maintenance programs, and disability insurance. Prerequisites:
HUMBIO 4B or equivalent, and background in research methods and statistics.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Rodriguez, E. (PI)
PEDS 230: Pediatrics Journal Club
Current issues in pediatric medicine. Discussion of recently published original studies led by faculty experts. Topics range from the childhood obesity epidemic to problems surrounding healthcare access for children to implications of long-term survival for pediatric cancer patients. Students are expected to review the chosen article before class and participate in discussion. Emphasis on the methodology and statistical analysis of each study.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Mark, J. (PI)
PEDS 250: Social and Environmental Determinants of Health
How race/ethnicity and SES contribute to health disparities, how vulnerable populations are uniquely at health risk, and how the built environment relates to health and wellness. Topics include: gender, age, race/ethnicity, language, education, individual SES and neighborhood SES as related to health; individual and structural race bias; health needs of vulnerable populations (e.g., the homeless, the incarcerated, immigrant populations, children, and uninsured/underinsured); and environmental forces (e.g., urban design/planning, traffic/car culture, green space, housing, food access/culture, law enforcement, and media).
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Chamberlain, L. (PI)
PEDS 253: Applied Grant-Writing Skills for Community and Clinical Research
Skill-building in writing scientific research proposals. Topics include: grant proposal preparation; scientific literature review; developing research aims; decision-making on study design & methodology; planning statistical analyses; determining research compliances, timelines and resources. Students develop drafts of potential projects, peer-review and critique writing samples, and receive detailed feedback from instructor on all aspects of research projects.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Castro Sweet, C. (PI)
;
Chamberlain, L. (PI)
PEDS 254: Pediatric Physical Findings Rounds
Pediatric patients with specific physical findings and hospitalized at LPCH are identified and introduced to students. Students in small groups examine patients at the bedside to note the physical finding and discuss it within the context of the patient's clinical problem. Emphasis is on basic science discussion to understand the cause of the finding.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Prober, C. (PI)
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