printer friendly pageHRP 243B: Health Policy Seminar: Health Care
This seminar course is intended to introduce students to the role of policy in the provision of health care in the United States. In addition to speakers from HRP and the School of Medicine, we will be bringing in speakers from outside organizations in the Bay Area with expertise in a variety of issues in health care. There are no pre-requisites and no assignments.
HRP 243A and 243B are offered in alternating academic years. Lunch will be provided.
HRP 263: Advanced Decision Science Methods and Modeling in Health
Advanced methods currently used in published model-based cost-effectiveness analyses in medicine and public health, both theory and technical applications. Topics include: Markov and microsimulation models, model calibration and evaluation, and probabilistic sensitivity analyses. Prerequisites: a course in probability, a course in statistics or biostatistics, a course on cost-effectiveness such as
HRP 392, a course in economics, and familiarity with decision modeling software such as TreeAge.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Goldhaber-Fiebert, J. (PI)
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Alarid Escudero, F. (SI)
HRP 299: Directed Reading in Health Research and Policy
Epidemiology, health services research, preventive medicine, medical genetics, public health, economics of medical care, occupational or environmental medicine, international health, or related fields. May be repeated for credit. Students are expected to connect with instructor and should discuss plans and the instructor's expectations for the course units for the quarter BEFORE enrolling in that faculty¿s section. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Instructor approval required to enroll.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-18
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Adams, A. (PI)
;
Alarid Escudero, F. (PI)
;
Asch, S. (PI)
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Instructors:
Adams, A. (PI)
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Alarid Escudero, F. (PI)
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Asch, S. (PI)
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Baker, L. (PI)
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Bendavid, E. (PI)
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Bhattacharya, J. (PI)
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Chan, D. (PI)
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Chertow, G. (PI)
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Goldhaber-Fiebert, J. (PI)
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Goldstein, M. (PI)
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Haberland, C. (PI)
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Heidenreich, P. (PI)
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Hlatky, M. (PI)
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Luby, S. (PI)
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Mello, M. (PI)
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Miller, G. (PI)
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Morris, A. (PI)
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Owens, D. (PI)
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Pershing, S. (PI)
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Polyakova, M. (PI)
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Rose, S. (PI)
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Rossin-Slater, M. (PI)
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Sabety, A. (PI)
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Salomon, J. (PI)
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Sanders, L. (PI)
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Serna Borrero, N. (PI)
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Singer, S. (PI)
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Studdert, D. (PI)
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Sun, E. (PI)
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Wang, C. (PI)
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Wise, P. (PI)
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Zulman, D. (PI)
HUMBIO 27: Traditional Chinese Medicine
The philosophy and history behind traditional Chinese medicine. Concepts such as Qi, Yin/Yang, meridians, Chinese organs, and the 5 elements. How these concepts are applied through techniques such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, Qi gong, and massage. How traditional Chinese medicine is understood from a scientific standpoint. Political and socioeconomic implications. Observation of an acupuncturist. Readings on the integration of Eastern and Western medicine and on traditional Chinese medicine. Freshmen/Sophomore reserved enrollment capacity 25 students.
Last offered: Spring 2023
HUMBIO 51: Big Data for Biologists - Decoding Genomic Function
Biology and medicine are becoming increasingly data-intensive fields. This course is designed to introduce students interested in human biology and related fields to methods for working with large biological datasets. There will be in-class activities analyzing real data that have revealed insights about the role of the genome and epigenome in health and disease. For example, we will explore data from large-scale gene expression and chromatin state studies. The course will provide an introduction to the relevant topics in biology and to fundamental computational skills such as editing text files, formatting and storing data, visualizing data and writing data analysis scripts. Students will become familiar with both UNIX and Python. This course is designed at the introductory level. Previous university-level courses in biology and programming experience are not required.
Last offered: Winter 2023
| UG Reqs: WAY-AQR
HUMBIO 88: Introduction to Statistics for the Health Sciences
Students will learn the statistical tools used to describe and analyze data in the fields of medicine and epidemiology. This very applied course will rely on current research questions and publicly available data. Students will gain proficiency with Stata to do basic analyses of health-related data, including linear and logistic regression, and will become sophisticated consumers of health-related statistical results.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Math, WAY-AQR
HUMBIO 133: Human Physiology (BIO 112)
Human physiology will be examined by organ systems: cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal and endocrine. Molecular and cell biology and signaling principles that underlie organ development, pathophysiology and opportunities for regenerative medicine are discussed, as well as integrative control mechanisms and fetal development. Prerequisite: HUMBIO3A or HUMBIO4A or BIO83 or BIO84 orBIO86 or consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
HUMBIO 139S: Sport and Exercise Medicine
This is an upper division course with a common theme of injury as well as injury prevention in sport and physical activity. The topics include the treatment and evaluation of common sports injuries and illnesses for both musculoskeletal and non-musculoskeletal/medical conditions. Students will also develop critical reading and thinking skills. Classes will incorporate didactic lectures, critical analysis of sports medicine literature, as well as hand-on labs incorporating current sports medicine injury evaluation tools. Enrollment limited to students with sophomore academic standing or above. Prerequisite: Human Biology Core or Biology Foundations or equivalent or consent of instructor.
Last offered: Spring 2022
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
HUMBIO 159: Genes and Environment in Disease Causation: Implications for Medicine and Public Health (EPI 238)
The historical, contemporary, and future research and practice among genetics, epidemiology, clinical medicine, and public health as a source of insight for medicine and public health. Genetic and environmental contributions to multifactorial diseases; multidisciplinary approach to enhancing detection and diagnosis. The impact of the Human Genome Project on analysis of cardiovascular and neurological diseases, and cancer. Ethical and social issues in the use of genetic information. This course must be taken for a minimum of 3 units and a letter grade to be eligible for Ways credit. Basic knowledge of genetics and human physiology to better understand chronic diseases and preferably have taken or concurrently in the statistics core. Prerequisites: Human Biology core or Biology Foundations or consent of instructor. Preferably have¿taken the statistics core or concurrently enrolled in it.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Popat, R. (PI)
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Sediqi, S. (TA)
HUMBIO 162L: The Literature of Psychosis (ANTHRO 82P, PSYC 82, PSYC 282)
One of the great gifts of literature is its ability to give us insight into the internal worlds of others. This is particularly true of that state clinicians call "psychosis." But psychosis is a complex concept. It can be terrifying and devastating for patients and families, and yet shares characteristics with other, less pathological states, such as mysticism and creativity. How then can we begin to make sense of it? In this course, we will examine the first-hand experience of psychosis. We will approach it from multiple perspectives, including clinical descriptions, works of art, and texts by writers ranging from Shakespeare, to the science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, to patients attempting to describe their experience. This class is not only for students thinking of careers in medicine, psychology or anthropology, but also readers and writers interested exploring extraordinary texts. There are no prerequisites necessary; all that is needed is a love of language and a curiosity about the secrets of other minds.
Last offered: Spring 2021
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 10 units total)
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