printer friendly pageEMED 112A: Advanced Training and Teaching for the EMT (EMED 212A)
Ongoing training for current EMS providers. Students practice BLS assessments and medical care through simulated patient encounters. Topics include airway and stroke management, abdominal emergencies, prehospital pharmacology, and teaching skills. Students taking the course for 3 units also serve as teaching assistants for Surgery 111, the Stanford EMT training course. Prerequisites: SURG 111/211 A-C (or equivalent EMT Certification course), CPR-PR certification, and consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2-3
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
D'Souza, P. (PI)
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Marxmiller, E. (PI)
EMED 112B: Advanced Training and Teaching for the EMT (EMED 212B)
Ongoing training for current EMS providers. Students practice BLS assessments and medical care through simulated patient encounters. Topics include assessment and treatment of the undifferentiated trauma patient (including airway management, monitoring, and evaluation) and prehospital care in nontraditional locations. Students taking the course for 3 units also serve as teaching assistants for Surgery 111, the Stanford EMT training course. Prerequisites: SURG 111/211 A-C (or equivalent EMT Certification course), CPR-PR certification, and consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2-3
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
D'Souza, P. (PI)
;
Marxmiller, E. (PI)
EMED 112C: Advanced Training and Teaching for the EMT (EMED 212C)
Ongoing training for current EMS providers. Students practice BLS assessments and medical care through simulated patient encounters. Topics include mass casualty incidents, assaults, and pediatric emergencies.Expanded scope topics may be included - ACLS, ultrasound, and suturing. Students taking the course for 3 units also serve as teaching assistants for Surgery 111, the Stanford EMT training course. Prerequisites: SURG 111/211 A-C (or equivalent EMT Certification course), CPR-PR certification, and consent of instructor.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2-3
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Ngo, J. (PI)
;
Marxmiller, E. (SI)
EMED 122: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism Response (BIOE 122, PUBLPOL 122)
Overview of the most pressing biosecurity issues facing the world today. Guest lecturers have included former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former Special Assistant on BioSecurity to Presidents Clinton and Bush Jr. Dr. Ken Bernard, Chief Medical Officer of the Homeland Security Department Dr. Alex Garza, eminent scientists, innovators and physicians in the field, and leaders of relevant technology companies. How well the US and global healthcare systems are prepared to withstand a pandemic or a bioterrorism attack, how the medical/healthcare field, government, and the technology sectors are involved in biosecurity and pandemic or bioterrorism response and how they interface, the rise of synthetic biology with its promises and threats, global bio-surveillance, making the medical diagnosis, isolation, containment, hospital surge capacity, stockpiling and distribution of countermeasures, food and agriculture biosecurity, new promising technologies for detection of bio-threats and countermeasures. Open to medical, graduate, and undergraduate students. No prior background in biology necessary. 4 units for twice weekly attendance (Mon. and Wed.); additional 1 unit for writing a research paper for 5 units total maximum. PLEASE NOTE: This class will meet for the first time on Wednesday, March 30.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom
Instructors:
Trounce, M. (PI)
EMED 125: Social Emergency Medicine and Community Engagement
Stanford Health Advocates and Research in the Emergency Department (SHAR(ED)) is focused on the practical application of and research in social emergency medicine.Emergency Departments (EDs) are the nation's safety nets, for medical as well as social needs. EDs remain the sole access to any medical care for those in need, 24/7, regardless of insurance status. The ED is a unique bridge to the public, and is a compelling site for community partnership, clinical and health services research geared towards impacting population health and policy. Through direct patient contact and community engagement, students help to meet the social needs of ED patients.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
EMED 199: Undergraduate Research
Consists of Emergency Medicine focused studies and projects (including Research Projects) in progress. Possible topics include management of trauma patients, common medical and surgical emergencies in pediatric and adult populations, topics in disaster medicine, biosecurity and bioterrorism response, wilderness medicine, international medicine, and others. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-18
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Auerbach, P. (PI)
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Barrett, B. (PI)
;
Bresler, M. (PI)
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Auerbach, P. (PI)
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Barrett, B. (PI)
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Bresler, M. (PI)
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Dannenberg, B. (PI)
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Duriseti, R. (PI)
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Emond, S. (PI)
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Ferguson, I. (PI)
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Garmel, G. (PI)
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Gharahbaghian, L. (PI)
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Gilbert, G. (PI)
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Govindarajan, P. (PI)
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Harter, P. (PI)
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Klofas, E. (PI)
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Lin, J. (PI)
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Lipman, G. (PI)
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Mahadevan, S. (PI)
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Murphy, K. (PI)
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Norris, R. (PI)
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Perera, P. (PI)
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Quinn, J. (PI)
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Raphael, E. (PI)
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Schreiber, D. (PI)
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Shen, S. (PI)
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Smith-Coggins, R. (PI)
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Sternbach, G. (PI)
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Strehlow, M. (PI)
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Taleghani, N. (PI)
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Trounce, M. (PI)
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Wang, N. (PI)
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Weiss, E. (PI)
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Williams, S. (PI)
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Yang, S. (PI)
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Zafren, K. (PI)
EMED 201: Basic Cardiac Life Support for Healthcare Professionals
All medical students must be certified in Basic Cardiac Life Support before the end of the first (autumn) quarter. Students who provide documentation of certification received within six months prior to the date of matriculation will be exempted from the requirement. The course teaches one- and two-rescuer CPR, management of an obstructed airway, and CPR for infants and children. Upon completion of the course, students receive an American Heart Association certificate in BLS.nIn addition to CPR training, we will also teach Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) which is the CPR equivalent to psychological emergencies. This portion of the course will allow students to master techniques on how to recognize and respond to an individual in psychological distress and to help in suicide prevention. Our faculty are certified QPR instructors and students will become QPR certified during this course through the QPR Institute certification process.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Smith-Coggins, R. (PI)
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Kumordzie, A. (TA)
EMED 205: Film and Television Emergencies: Grasp Emergency Care through Pop Culture
Focus is on exploring emergency medicine through the analysis of themes broadcast in popular culture film and television. Work in small groups to select screening material and identify content for engaging discussion. Topics include the interplay of technical skills, nontechnical skills and communication in the emergency department management of patients of all ages and acuity.
EMED 210A: Managing Emergencies: What Every Doctor Should Know (Clinical Fundamentals)
Reviews basic but critical concepts in evaluating and managing patients with possible life-threatening emergencies with a special focus on avoiding common errors. Topics include cardiovascular collapse, basic airway management, triage and shock. Teaches skills such as reading an ECG or a chest x-ray to aid students in developing a rapid response to patients with potentially fatal complaints. Class meets online.
Terms: Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 2
Instructors:
Walker, R. (PI)
EMED 210B: Managing Emergencies: What Every Doctor Should Know (High Risk Chief Complaints)
Students learn management of various emergent and traumatic patient presentations. Some topics include advanced airway, trauma, burns, poisoning, and stroke. Key skills and common pitfalls in practice discussed. Providers completing
Surg 210A and B will be better prepared to respond effectively with a challenging and urgent case. Class meets online.
Terms: Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 2
Instructors:
Walker, R. (PI)
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