Delaware Public Health Association
 

Previous Osher Medical Series Lectures

Fall 2021

DatePresentation
September 21Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
September 28Diabetes
October 5Heart Health
October 12Kidney Health
October 19Sleep Apnea/Snoring
October 26Lymphedema
November 2TMJ & Bone Health
November 9MS & Other Movement Disorders
November 16CRISPR & Gene Editing

Summer 2021

DateTopicLink
July 6Healthy Aging: Promoting Well-Being in Older Adults (65 min)https://youtu.be/Zdfw8uQ-vA4
July 13The Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health (47 min) https://youtu.be/hhZTTgegiMg
July 20The Top 10 Medical Advances in History (< 6 min)
Biggest Medical Breakthroughs of the Last Decade (15 min)
Medical Technologies of the Future (17 min)
https://www.proclinical.com/blogs/2021-6/the-top-10-medical-advances-in-history

https://globalnews.ca/news/6273754/medical-breakthroughs-10-years/

https://youtu.be/PXPIu8LazqI
July 27Student Choice

Spring 2021

Class was not held.

Fall 2020

DatePresentation
September 1Class Orientation
September 8Irritable Bowel Syndrome
September 15Basic Lifesaving Techniques
September 22Sudden, Unplanned Weightloss
September 29"Dicken's Diagnosis"
October 6A Disease So Old, It's Mentioned in the Bible
October 13Infant Emergencies
October 20A Serious Accident
October 27The Health of Young Adults
November 3No Class
November 10Cough, Cough, Cough
November 17Dizzy Attacks
November 24A Confused Father

Spring 2020

The spring 2020 class was only able to meet five times before the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

DatePresentation
February 11Hickam's Dictum - one patient, multiple diseases
February 18A Persistent Fever
February 25What's Old is New Again
March 3A Tale in Two Parts
March 10The Genetics of Disease
March 17Irritable Bowel Syndrome
March 24Basic Lifesaving Techniques
March 31Spring Break - NO CLASS
April 7Sudden, Unplanned Weight Loss
April 14"Dicken's Diagnosis"
April 21A Disease So Old, It's Mentioned in the Bible
April 28Infant Emergencies
May 5A Serious Accident
May 12The Health of Young Adults

Fall 2019

DateSpeakerTopic
September 3Ed Sobel, DOQuality Improvement in Medical Practice
September 10Gregory Hovan, BS, MBABiosafety
September 17Audrey Sernyak, MDCardiology
September 24Timothy Manzone, MD, JDBone Health
October 1Chris Manning, MPATrends in Healthcare
October 8Dan Meara, MD, DMDOral Maxillofacial Surgery
October 15TBTTBT
October 22Jobayer Hossain, MDSocioeconomic Variation and Cancer
October 29Kate Smith, MD, MPHSpleen 101
November 5Prayus Tailor, MDHypertension/Kidney
November 12Mark Thompson, MHAAbout the Medical Society of Delaware
November 19Tom Blackson, RTRespiratory Therapy
November 26No ClassNo Class
December 3Justin Martello, MDNeurology Case Studies

Spring 2019 Semester

DateSpeakerTopic
February 12Dan Meara, MD, DMDOral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Hospital Dentistry
February 19Taylor Alger, PTExercise and Aging
February 26Sandra Medinilla, MD, MPHTrauma - Case Presentations and a Focus on Falls
March 5Giovanna Morini, PhDEarly Language Acquisition and Cognitive Development
March 12Vishesh Agarwal, MDAddiction is a Disease of the Brain
March 19Emily Day, PhDNanomedicine and Gene Regulation
March 26John Swanson, MDKidney 101
April 2Spring Break
April 9Amanda Schartel, PharmD
Sean Thomas, PharmD
Polypharmacy and its Management
April 16Ed Woodford, PAScope of Practice for Physician Assistants, and a Focus on Atrial Fibrillation and its Treatment
April 23Kara Odom-Walker, MD, MPH, MSHSView from the Cabinet Secretary's Office - Healthcare in Delaware
April 30John Ruano-Salguero, BSIn-Vitro Blood Brain Barrier for Cutting Edge Research and Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases (Alzheimers)
May 7Ryan Keating, JDData Privacy and Your Health Information
May 14Elisabeth Scheneman, MADelaware Healthcare Commission Roles and Responsibilities

Fall 2018 Semester

DateSpeakerTopic
September 4Brian Little, MD, PhDAdvances in the Treatment and a Cure for Muscular Dystrophy
September 11Diana Lanham, RNFederal Government Requirements that Impact Hospitals, Physicians, and Patients
September 18Anand Panwalker, MDSafety and Quality in Health Care
September 25Andrew Wilson, EsqAt the Intersection of Health and Law
October 2Diana Dickson-Witmer, MDAdvances in the Detection and Treatment of Breast Cancer
October 9Tim Gibbs, MPH
Kate Smith, MD, MPH
The Theories and Models of Public Health Practice
October 16Jeff Guarino, MDSleep, and Its Role in the Health of Older Adults
October 23Rita Landgraf, Former DHSS Cabinet SecretaryHealth Communities
October 30Louis Bartoshesky, MD, MPH"Personhood" in the Movies - framing and teaching bioethics through the movies
November 6No ClassElection Day
November 13Steve Dellose, MDConsideration for Joint Replacement in Older Adults
November 20No ClassThanksgiving Holiday
November 27Ryan Keating, EsqHealth Information Privacy and Consumers Rights to Access in the Digital Age
December 4John O'Neill, Jr., DOUpdates to the Adult Vaccination Schedule, and "How Vaccines Work"

Spring 2018 Semester

DateSpeakerTopic
February 2Lou Bartoshesky, MD, MPHThe History of Genetic Testing
February 13Randy Gaboriault, MSMedical Information Technology and You
February 20Sarina Pasricha, MDConstipation: More Than Just A Lazy Gut
February 27Bill Swiatek, MA, AICP
David Edgell, MA, AICP
Planning and Public Health
March 6Alison Wessel, MLSHealth and E-Health Literacy
March 13Erin Knight, PhDSocial Determinants of Health 101
March 20Cris Coconcea, MDCreativity and Psychopathology
March 27No ClassSpring Break
April 3Mia Papas, PhDEpidemiology 101
April 10Scott Siegel, PhDBehavioral Health
April 17Victor Gregory, DMDDentistry
April 24Omar Khan, MD, MHSEnd of Polio? Lessons from Global Health Eradication
May 1Chad Duffalo, MDOur Microbiome - The Universe Within
May 8Lee Dresser, MDNeurovascular Disease and Stroke

Fall 2017 Semester

DateLecturerTopic
September 12Gregory BurtonBack Pain & Physical Therapy
September 19Brad Sandella, DOBone Health
September 26David Simpson, MDDementia
October 3Velma Scantlebury, MDKidney Transplant
October 10Michael Teixido, MDMigraines
October 17Kathleen McNicholas, MD, JDCardiology - Then & Now
October 24Babak Vakili, MDPelvic Conditions / Urogynecology
October 31Brian Little, MD, PhDHuman Subject Protection - From Nuremberg to Today
November 7Barbara Albani, MDNeuro-Interventional Surgery / Stroke
November 14Janice Nevin, MD, MPHHealth Systems
November 21Jason Weinberger, DOThe Path to Being a Physician
November 28Margot Savoy, MD, MPHAdult Vaccines
December 5Eric Kmiec, PhDGene Editing

Spring 2017 Semester

DateSpeakerTopic
February 7, 2017Ralph Milner, MDOphthalmic Trauma
February 14, 2017Lewis Yu, DMDHolistic Dentistry
February 21, 2017Barbara Prestano, AuDHearing Aids
February 28, 2017Linsey Brandt, MDMedication Safety in Older Adults
March 7, 2017David Larned, MDBlepharoplasty
March 14, 2017Alan Fink, MDMedical Malpractice
March 21, 2017Robert Abel, MDComplementary Medicine
March 28, 2017Spring Break
April 4, 2017Anthony Cucuzzella, MD & David Sowa, MDAll Numbness is Not Carpal Tunnel
April 11, 2017Timothy Gibbs, MPHPublic Health
April 18, 2017Michael Teixido, MDHearing Difficulty in the Elderly
April 25, 2017Mark Cadungog, MDOncologic Gynecology
May 2, 2017Jason Kaplan, MDRetinal Disease

Fall 2016 Semester

DatePresentationPresenter
September 13StrokeLee Dresser, MD
Septermber 20Patient SafetyKathleen McNicholas, MD, JD
September 27Delaware Medical Orders for Scope of TreatmentKate Smith, MD, MPH & Susan DelPesco, Esq.
October 4Parkinson's DiseaseBrian Little, MD, PhD
October 11MemoryJim Ellison, MD
October 18Zika VirusSteve Eppes