Common pathophysiological processes applied to common acute and chronic diseases. Research, theory, and practices in pharmacology as a base for the safe administration of drugs. Beginning conversational Spanish to familiarize students with the Spanish language around health related issues. The basis of understanding the symptom of pain is discussed from physiological, anatomic, pathologic, and psychologic perspectives. Examples of how health professionals from many disciplines can work together to assess and treat pain are examined through case studies.
Classes are interactive and give learners opportunities to experience varied teaching techniques.
This course is an introduction to the basic elements of research design for clinical inquiry emphasizing the process of developing clinically relevant and feasible research questions, concepts of reliability and validity in measurement and design, and the application of a variety of research designs for answering questions of clinical interest. Basic statistics for graduate students in the health professions, including descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Taught at Harvard Medical School. Basic ethical theory combined with a problem-solving approach to ethical issues commonly confronting health professionals. Provides an understanding of dying, death, and bereavement from historical, cultural, societal, interpersonal, and personal perspectives.