 Wichita Public Radio, the University of Kansas School of Medicine – Wichita and
the Medical Society of Sedgwick County will again collaborate to present the
Live & Learn Lecture Series. The series is designed to provide information
on various medical and health topics, and features a monthly public lecture at
the KU School of Medicine – Wichita campus at 1010 N. Kansas, two in-depth radio
news reports on each topic, and a website archive of the news reports and
recordings of the lectures.
All lectures are FREE and open to the public, and will be
held the second Tuesday of each month, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Each lecture will be
held in the Sunflower Room at the KU School of Medicine – Wichita campus. You
are invited to bring a sack lunch. Snacks and/or dessert and beverages will be
provided. Registrations are requested by calling 316-293-2643.
KMUW News Reports
Each month,
KMUW will explore the topic of the Live & Learn lecture through interviews
and special reports. Listen the preceding Monday and during Morning Edition the
day of the lecture for these segments.
Website Resources
In case you miss the
Live & Learn discussions or the special reports on KMUW, we will be
archiving that audio on this portion of KMUW's website. Check back often for
new developments.
Topics
| Date |
Topic |
Presenter |
| September 12, 2006 |
Daily Activity: Tip the Balance in Your Favor |
Nicole Rogers, PhD, senior research associate, Family and Community Medicine
|
| October 10, 2006 |
Hospice: About Living or Dying? |
Gerard
Brungardt, MD, clinical associate professor, Internal Medicine &
Tom Welk, DMin, dir. of professional education and pastoral care, Harry
Hynes Memorial Hospice |
| November 14, 2006 |
Smoking: It's Time To Quit |
Tim Scanlan, MD, MBA, clinical associate professor, Family and Community Medicine |
| December 12, 2006 |
HIV/AIDS: Where We Are and Where We're Going |
Donna Sweet, MD, professor, Internal Medicine |
| January 9, 2007 |
Bird Flu: Avoiding Pandemic Panic |
Doren
Fredrickson, MD, PhD, associate professor, and Carolyn Synovitz, MD,
MPH, clinical assistant professor, Preventive Medicine and Public Health |
| February 13, 2007 |
Patient/Physician Communication: How to Talk
with Your Doctor |
Douglas Woolley, MD, MPH, associate professor, Family and Community Medicine
|
| March 13, 2007 |
Healthy Eating: From Planning to Potluck |
Judy Johnston, MS, RD, LD, research instructor, Preventive Medicine and Public Health |
| April 10, 2007 |
Adolescent Suicide: What You May Not Know |
Mercedes Perales, MD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences |
| May 8, 2007 |
Sleepy, Grumpy, Dopey & Doc: In Search of a
Good Night's Sleep |
Thomas Bloxham, MD, FCCP, clinical ass't. professor, Internal Medicine |
| June 12, 2007 |
Obesity Update: 2007 |
James Early, MD, clinical associate professor, Preventive Medicine and Public Health |
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