UCTV: UC San Francisco

You Wanna Piece of Me? Live Donor Transplant at UCSF

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:36:21 PDT

Dr. Chris Freise discusses the option of live donor transplant, where a healthy person gives part of his or her liver to the recipient. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 22569]

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Liver Transplantation: Prometheus’ Promise; The Liver Cancer Epidemic: A Major Health Problem Worldwide

Fri, 4 Nov 2011 7:40:36 PDT

Dr. Nancy Asher, UCSF Department of Surgery, explores advances in liver transplantation. Dr. Francis Yao, Medical Dorector at UCSF Liver Transplantation, discusses liver cancer. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 22567]

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The Massachusetts Health Reform Experience with Dr. JudyAnn Bigby

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:04:58 PDT

Dr. JudyAnn Bigby, Secretary of the Massachusetts Department for Health and Human Services, has successfully implemented many aspects of Massachusetts’ pioneering health care reform law. Massachusetts now has the lowest rate of uninsured persons in the United States. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 22790]

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Immunosuppressive Medications for Transplantation: The GoodThe Bad and The Ugly

Mon, 7 Nov 2011 7:07:28 PDT

Dr. Stephen Tomlanovich, UCSF Professor of Medicine and Surgery is a nationally known kidney transplant specialist. He explores new immunosuppressive medications that help prevent organ rejection. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 22566]

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Kidney Transplants: Who Needs One? How Do We Do It?

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 8:16:33 PDT

Chronic kidney disease is a major health concern in this country afflicting more than eight million Americans. Dr. Ryutaro Hirose performs liver, kidney and pancreas transplants. He discusses when a transplant is needed and how it is done. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 22565]

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HIV Transplant: The Good The Bad The Unexpected

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:54:02 PDT

Kidney disease and liver disease pose threats to HIV-infected individuals but HIV is not the contraindication to transplantation it once was. Dr. Peter Stock, UCSF Professor of Surgery, discusses the safety and effectiveness of solid organ transplantation in people with HIV. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 22564]

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What Organ Shortage? Just Make Your Own! Stem Cells and Organ Engineering

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:01:47 PDT

Dr. Sang-Mo Kang, UCSF transplant surgeon, discuses recent advancements in stem cell research that may lead to the regeneration of tissues and organs. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 22563]

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Women’s Guide to Building Resistance Outsmarting Stress and Optimizing Health in Today’s World

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:01:17 PDT

Margaret Chesney, Director of the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, explores the role women can play in maintenance of optimal well-being. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 21979]

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Advances in Prevention and Treatment of Breast Cancer

Fri, 7 Oct 2011 9:07:50 PDT

Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women and affects approximately one million women worldwide. Dr. Laura Esserman, a nationally known breast surgeon, director of the UCSF Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center, discusses advances in treatment and prevention. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 21976]

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Mind Over Bladder: Preventing and Managing Urinary Incontinence

Fri, 7 Oct 2011 9:07:59 PDT

Millions of women experience urinary incontinence, the loss of bladder control. Dr. Sharon Knight, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science at UCSF, discusses how to prevent and manage this common and often embarrassing problem. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 21977]

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Women’s Health and the Environment: What’s Safe and What’s Not

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:20:02 PDT

Dr. Joanne Perron, is an OB/GYN with over 20 years clinical experience in treating a diverse spectrum of women with reproductive disorders. She offers guidance about environmental contaminants and their effects on health. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 21978]

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Building Better Bones: Women’s Guide to Preventing and Treating Osteoporosis

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:15:55 PDT

As many as 1 in 5 women over 50 have osteoporosis, the loss of bone density. Dr. Judith Walsh is a primary care doctor at the UCSF Women's Health Center discusses options for treating and preventing osteoporosis . Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 21975]

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UCSF School of Dentistry Global Oral Health Symposium - Part 4

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:41:05 PDT

Caroline Shiboski, UCSF Professor of Orofacial Sciences, reviews the role of the mouth in the context of HIV disease, both in domestic settings and in resource-poor settings. Troy Daniels, UCSF Professor of Orofacial Sciences, discusses SICCA – an international chronic disease registry. Series: "UCSF School of Dentistry" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 22623]

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UCSF School of Dentistry Global Oral Health Symposium - Part 3

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:40:47 PDT

Elizabeth Mertz, UCSF School of Dentristry, explores the global capacity for delivering oral health care services; Daniel Davidson, president-elect, California Dental Association, discusses the California Dental Association’s approach; Raymond Gist outlines the American Dental Association’s approach; and Karin Vargervik, UCSF Department of Orofacial Sciences explores craniofacial anomalies and efforts to establish treatment centers for poor children. Series: "UCSF School of Dentistry" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 22622]

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UCSF School of Dentistry Global Oral Health Symposium - Part 2

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:42:37 PDT

Maria Fidela de Lima Navarro, DDS, of University of Sao Paolo,presents her perspective on global oral health. Stuart Gansky, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences at UCSF, discusses the Center to Address Disparities in Children's Oral Health (CAN DO). John Featherstone, UCSF Professor and Dean, discusses global application of CAMBRA (Caries Management by Risk Assessment). Series: "UCSF School of Dentistry" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 22621]

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UCSF School of Dentistry Global Oral Health Symposium - Part 1

Thu, 8 Sep 2011 13:18:28 PDT

After a welcome from UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellman, Dean John Featherstone and Associate Dean John Greenspan, Haile Debas gives an update on Global Health Sciences. Then, David Williams discusses global inequalities in oral health and the International Association for Dental Research research initiative. Series: "UCSF School of Dentistry" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 21686]

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Is Medical Imaging Harmful to Health: Opportunities to Influence Health Policy

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:19:09 PDT

Rebecca Smith-Bindman explores what is known about radiation from medical imaging, and health policy related opportunities to influence clinical practice and oversight. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 21580]

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Adolescent Brain Development: Understanding Unique Opportunities for Early-Intervention and Prevention

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:05:15 PDT

Adolescence is an exciting period of maturation that combines biological, behavioral and social changes, and brings with it an increased vulnerability in children. Families can use this window of opportunity to support their child’s brain development, adjust the parent/child relationship and deepen family bonds. For some this may also include responding to behavioral and/or emotional changes in children. Dr. Ron E. Dahl, UC Berkeley Professor of Community Health and Human Development, describes how exciting advances in knowledge about adolescent brain development is providing unique insights to understanding the vulnerabilities that arise during adolescence. [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 21969]

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Complementing Cancer Care: The Use of Vitamins and Supplements

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:41:19 PDT

Dr. Donald Abrams provides integrative oncology consultations at the UCSF Osher Center. In this presentation he reviews some of the frequently asked questions that he has encountered and gives guidance on the prudent use of vitamins and supplements during and after conventional cancer care. Series: "Integrative Medicine Today" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 21665]

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Women’s Guide to Heart Health: New Strategies for Reducing Risk from A(ctivity) to Y(oga)

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:41:55 PDT

UCSF cardiologist Dr. Rita Redberg discusses what women can do to maintain a healthy heart. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 21974]

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The New Biologic Agents: Transforming the Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:41:05 PDT

Dr. Andrew Gross, UCSF Rheumatology Clinic Director, explores the latest strategies in the treatment of autoimmune diseases. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 21379]

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Rebooting the Immune System with Bone Marrow Transplantation

Fri, 5 Aug 2011 10:20:18 PDT

Dr. Morton Cowan explores the latest in bone marrow transplantation to reboot the immune system. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 21380]

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UCSF Kidney Transplant Update 2011: What’s New? What’s Hot?

Thu, 7 Jul 2011 13:41:13 PDT

Dr. Stephen Tomlanovich on what’s new in kidney transplant. Series: "UCSF Transplant Update" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 21949]

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Immunity and the Gastrointestinal Tract: Food Allergy and Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 9:08:53 PDT

Drs. Laurence Cheng and Uma Mahadevan explore the science behind food allergies and other gastrointestinal tract problems. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 21378]

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UCSF Kidney Transplant Update 2011: What Have We Learned From Management Biopsies

Thu, 7 Jul 2011 13:41:01 PDT

Drs. Zoltan Laszik and Brian Lee explore what we have learned from management biopsies. Series: "UCSF Transplant Update" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 21948]

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Allergy Asthma and Microbes: The Hygiene Hypothesis

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:51:51 PDT

Dr. Homer Boushey explores the hygiene hypothesis, the notion that modern cleanliness causes a lack of stimulation of the immune system in early development, making children more vulnerable to things that cause asthma. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 21377]

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UCSF Kidney Transplant Update 2011: Higher Risk Donors; Paired Donation Chains

Thu, 7 Jul 2011 13:40:38 PDT

Drs. Sang-Mo Kang and Chris Freise explore the risk of higher risk donors and how and why paired donation chains work. Series: "UCSF Transplant Update" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 21947]

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Sugar Highs and Lows: The New Science of Sugar Addiction

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:19:37 PDT

Ashley Gearhardt, Yale & Rudd Center for Policy and Obesity, explores what causes certain foods capable of triggering an addictive process. Series: "UCSF Center for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 21692]

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Sugar Highs and Lows: How to Have a Sweet Ending - Interventions to Reduce Sugar Consumption with Dr. Robert Lustig

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:19:47 PDT

Dr. Robert Lustig, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, in the Division of Endocrinology at UC San Francisco, explores how and why to reduce sugar consumption. Series: "UCSF Center for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 21693]

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Basic Immunology: Nuts and Bolts of the Immune System

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:18:44 PDT

Dr. Anthony DeFranco explores basic immunology, looking at the cells in the immune system, what they do and how they work. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 21376]

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UCSF Kidney Transplant Update 2011: Biomarkers to Monitor Immunosuppression

Thu, 7 Jul 2011 13:39:28 PDT

UCSF Transplant surgeon Drs. Ryutaro Hirose and Allison Webber, UCSF Division of Nephrology, look at the use of biomarkers to monitor immunosuppression. Series: "UCSF Transplant Update" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 21945]

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UCSF Kidney Transplant Update 2011: Skeletal and Mineral Metabolism After Transplantation

Thu, 7 Jul 2011 13:39:44 PDT

Dr.David Wojciechowski, a kidney and pancreas transplant specialist at UCSF, explores skeletal and mineral metabolism after transplantation. Series: "UCSF Transplant Update" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 21946]

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Sugar Highs and Lows: Sugar on the Brain

Tue, 5 Jul 2011 11:29:46 PDT

Kent Berridge, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, discusses his lab's research into fundamental question about the brain and behavior. He discusses how food pleasure is generated in the brain, the neural bases of wanting and liking, and how fear and stress relate to desire. Series: "UCSF Center for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 21689]

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Approaches to Care Giving

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:18:34 PDT

Jennifer Merrilees and Cindy Barton, UCSF School of Nursing, offer advice on caring for the elderly with and without neurological disorders. They also expore how caregivers must care for themselves. Then, Robert Levinson, director of the Institute of Personality and Social Research and the Clinical Science Program and Psychology Clinic at UC Berkeley discusses what happens to couples as they get older. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 21373]

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UCSF Kidney Transplant Update 2011: State of Transplantation; Balance Between Efficacy and Toxicity at UCSF

Tue, 5 Jul 2011 11:31:24 PDT

The UCSF Kidney Transplant Program presents an update on transplantation. In this edition, Dr. John Roberts, chief of the UCSF Transplant Service, gives update on the state of transplantation at UC San Francisco. Then, Dr. Flavio Vincenti, a kidney and pancreas transplant specialist, explores the balance between efficacy and toxicity with a look at strategies with current and emerging immunosuppressive agents. Series: "UCSF Transplant Update" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 21912]

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Sugar Highs and Lows: From Healthy to Horrible - What the History of Artificial Sweeteners Reveals about Sugar

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:50:21 PDT

Carolyn de la Pena presents the history of saccharin, Splenda and the other sugar substitutes that have transformed our relationship with food. A professor of American studies and director of the UC Davis Humanities Institute, de la Peña is the author of “Empty Pleasures: The Story of Artificial Sweeteners from Saccharin to Splenda.” Series: "UCSF Center for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 20835]

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Sugar Highs and Lows: Obesity and the Neural Plasticity Reward Circuit

Tue, 5 Jul 2011 11:30:51 PDT

Eric Stice, Oregon Research Institute, examines factors that increase risk for onset of eating disorders and obesity, as well as the development and evaluation of prevention programs for these conditions. Series: "UCSF Center for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 21691]

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Preventing Dementia: Facts and Fiction

Tue, 5 Jul 2011 11:28:55 PDT

What can be done to prevent diseases of the aging brain? Doctors Adam Gazzaley, Brianne Bettcher and Ron Finley discuss the latest studies exploring efforts to forestall the effects of dementia in older adults. The potential benefits of cognitive training, exercise, drugs and dietary supplements are all covered in an attempt to distinguish what really works versus the hype. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 21374]

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Frontiers in the Biology of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:18:49 PDT

UCSF Neurologists Aimee Kao and Keith Vossel, discuss the latest advances in the research of neurodegenerative disease at the basic biology level. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 21372]

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Alzheimer’s Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:35:45 PDT

The percentage of Americans aged 65 and older will double by 2030, and with this demographic shift the US is preparing for an epidemic of age-related neurological conditions. UCSF neurologists Gil Rabinovici, Adam Boxer, and William W. Seeley, discuss diagnosis and new treatment for dementia and Alzheimer’s. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 21371]

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Healthy Aging of the Brain to Mild Cognitive Impairment

Thu, 9 Jun 2011 10:22:22 PDT

Howard Rosen, MD, Associate UCSF Professor of Neurology, Joel Kramer, PsyD, UCSF Professor of Neuropsychology and Virginia Sturm, PhD, Neuropsychology Fellow, explore how the brain ages and the beginning of cognitive impairment. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 21370]

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How Does the Brain Work and What Does This Tell Me About How I Think?

Tue, 31 May 2011 16:15:47 PDT

Dr. Bruce MIller is the clinical director of the Memory and Aging Center at UCSF. Miller is a behavioral neurologist with a special interest in brain and behavior relationships and has focused his work in the area of dementia. He discusses memory, behavior and how we think. Then, Kate Possin talks about memory and Kate Rankin talks about personality and behavior. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 21369]

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