Medical Series (Open to the Public)

 

Alternate Wednesdays • 7 p.m.-9 p.m. • Zoom / Stream

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This series will contribute to your “medical literacy” and is co-sponsored with OLLI by the physicians of St. Jude Medical Center and the physicians at UCI Health . Topics are related to issues of particular interest to people of retirement age.

Coordinators: Joseph Lawton, M.D., Joyce Ono and Carol Thurk

Tech Coordinator: Bill Reilly

Topic, Date, Speaker

Description

Updates on the Cancer Moonshot and the Goal of Accelerating Scientific Cancer Discoveries

January 24

Speaker: Edward Nelson, M.D. Chief Hematology/Oncology Division, Professor, Dept. of Medicine, School of Medicine and Dept. of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, UCI.

Dr. Edward Nelson has been following and lecturing on this topic since 2018. He will provide a perspective on why this is such an exciting and daunting time for oncology. He will highlight the clinical and basic science advances that enabled us to embark upon the”Moonshot”; and
imagine individualized/precision/tailored medicine. Dr. Nelson will provide examples of entirely new therapeutic strategies, their development and clinical application and highlight some of the contributions that are being made in oncology locally and nationally.

Urinary Tract Problems and Solutions for Seniors

February 7

Speaker: Akhil Das, M.D., Professor, Department of Urology, UCI School of 

Dr. Akhil Das is a board-certified, fellowship-trained UCI Health urologist who specializes in prostate disease, male and female urology, and female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. He will present on the urologic problems many people encounter with age. Dr. Akhil
will focus on voiding dysfunction and urinary incontinence in both men and women as well as kidney stone disease and UTI’s.

Deep Vein Thrombosis : Prevention and Treatment

February 21

Speaker : Ehab Sorial, M.D.

 

Dr. Sorial is a graduate from Minya University in Egypt. He completed his General and Vascular training in California, Ohio, and Kentucky and has been practicing vascular surgery for 16 years. His discussion on deep venous thrombosis will define the causes, consequences, treatment challenges, and surgical/non-surgical therapy for simple and complex DVTs.

Frailty Prevention and Life Extension

March 6

Speaker: Bruce Mutter, M.D.

Dr. Bruce Mutter is a board certified Family Practitioner and Gerontologist affiliated with the St Jude Medical Center and the Heritage Medical Group.  He is the Medical Director of Morningside Retirement Community and the Park Vista Nursing Facility.  He will discuss some
recent research on increasing human lifespan and some practical techniques to prevent frailty in this era of increasing human life expectancy.

History of Medical Implants for the Failing Heart: Latest Devices and Techniques

March 20

Speaker: Dawn Lombardo, DO., Professor, Division of Cardiology, UCI Department of Medicine and Medical Director UCI Health Heart Failure and LVAD Program.

Dr. Lombardo will take us through the history of medical implants and explain new techniques that are being used and developed, like the Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD), to prolong a Heart Failure patient’s quality of life.  She will answer the question: Why is it we do not hear
very much about heart transplants like we did in the 80’s and 90’s?  What is the heart failure patient’s journey in the 2020’s? How does LVAD and the LVAD program work to extend and save life.

Acupuncture for Chronic Pain: Evidence and Practice

April 10

Speaker: Lauren Kim

Cancelled.

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