Do fecal transplants really save lives? How does the brain decide what to focus on and what to ignore? How far are researchers in the international search for therapies for HIV-1 and other global infectious diseases?
These three topics are only part of the seven-week, sold-out lineup at Mini Medical School hosted by Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry.
Mini Medical School gives community members an inside look at current health topics and issues being discussed by researchers and faculty members from Schulich Medicine & Dentistry.
Beginning Thursday, October 1, internationally recognized researchers will share their knowledge with the public – from Order of Canada recipient, Dr. William Wall, who conducted the first successful liver transplant in Canada in 1982, to a panel presentation with members of Western’s Bone and Joint Institute.
Limited space is available for media. Interested media should contact Tristan Joseph. Mini Medical School will be held in Talbot College, Room 141, and begins at 7:00 p.m.
The full list of 2015 Mini Medical School presentations includes:
October 1 – “Brain filters: How the brain separates the wheat from the chaff”
Dr. Julio Martinez-Trujillo, associate professor; Provincial Endowed Academic Chair in Autism
October 8 – “Team talk: How health care teams communicate and why it matters for patient care”
Lorelei Lingard, PhD, professor; director, Centre for Education Research & Innovation
October 15 – “Fecal transplants: Is this crap really medicine?”
Dr. Michael Silverman, chair; chief, Infectious Diseases, London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care London
October 22 – “Making strides towards lifelong mobility: Arthritis, osteoporosis and disc degeneration”
Panel presentation with members of Western’s Bone and Joint Institute
October 29 – “HIV-1 and global infectious diseases”
Eric Arts, PhD, chair, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
November 5 – “Transplantation: The whole story”
Dr. William Wall, professor emeriti, Department of Surgery
November 12 – “Dental treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: Oral appliances and jaw surgery”
Dr. Ali Tassi, assistant professor and clinic director, Schulich Dentistry
MEDIA CONTACT: Tristan Joseph, Media Relations Officer, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, 519-661-2111 ext. 80387, c: 519-777-1573, tristan.joseph@schulich.uwo.ca
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