UC San Francisco (Video)

Elliott H. Sherr, MD, PhD. Institute of Human Genetics, UCSF. Series: "Developmental Disabilities 2017 Update" [Show ID: 32207]

Bennett L. Leventhal, MD. Department of Psychiatry, UCSF. Clinical Director, STAR Center for ASD and NDD. Series: "Developmental Disabilities 2017 Update" [Show ID: 32208]

Whitney Ence, PhD, BCBA-D. The Service, Training, Advocacy, and Research (STAR) Center for ASD and NDDs. Series: "Developmental Disabilities 2017 Update" [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 32210]

Psychiatry specialist Dr. Jeffrey DeVido highlights the defining features of substance use disorder, also known as addiction. Series: "UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine presents Mini Medical School for the Public" [Show ID: 32187]

Psychiatry specialist Dr. Jeffrey DeVido discusses proven methods that help addicts decide to change. Dr. DeVido emphasizes using an empathic approach in order to get the addict to discussing the issue. Series: "UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine presents Mini Medical School for the Public" [Show ID: 32149]

Rev. Denah Joseph, Chaplain and Associate Director UCSF Palliative Care Service, reflects on the positive effects of connecting the seriously ill patient with nature. Series: "UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine presents Mini Medical School for the Public" [Show ID: 32151]

Dr. Jahan Fahimi, a UCSF emergency room physician, looks at the need for firearms research to inform clinical and public health interventions. And Leilani Schwarcz explains her work spearheading efforts to support the City’s Vision Zero policy, aiming for zero traffic deaths in San Francisco. Series: "UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine presents Mini Medical School for the Public" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31568]

Urgent medical attention is critical to minimize the effects of any head or neck trauma. Dr. William Whetstone, UCSF professor of emergency medicine, and Dr. Lisa Pascual, UCSF professor of rehabilitation, go over how and why spinal cord injuries are managed even before the patient reaches the hospital. Series: "UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine presents Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31566]

Ramana Naidu, MD, argues that Opioid abuse is not a pandemic but rather an American epidemic. Americans constitute 4.6% of the world's population and consume 80% of the world's opioids. There are five times more Americans with opioid substance use disorder than addicted to heroin. Series: "UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine presents Mini Medical School for the Public" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32035]

Drs. Clement Yeh and Rachael Callcut reflect on the response to the deadly Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash at San Francisco International Airport. Yeh, an emergency physician at San Francisco General Hospital, and Callcut, the backup surgeon at the hospital the day of the crash, were among those treating patients. Series: "UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine presents Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31565]