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February 12, 2009
Nothing is more important in early human development than learning to use the symbols through which we communicate with one another. In this lecture, Dr. Carlson examines the benefits of symbolic ...
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February 12, 2009
The identification of cervical spine injuries can pose prohibitive problems to the treating physician due to the complexity of injuries, patient comorbidities and patient volumes. Improved ...
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February 12, 2009
A look at the in surgical techniques to repair the irregular rhythms, rapid heart beats, blood clots and ineffective heart muscle contractions associated with atrial fibrillation. Restoration of ...
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February 12, 2009
This program looks at the role spirituality plays in health and healing.  The program describes spirituality, reviews the research link between spirituality and better medical ...
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February 12, 2009
Advanced arthritis in Linda Holland’s left thumb was a disability, and a painful one. “You can’t imagine the things you can’t do without a thumb,” she said. Dr. Thomas Trumble at Harborview ...
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February 12, 2009
Recent psychological research has revealed widely held unconscious thought patterns that most people would rather not possess. Dr. Anthony Greenwald, psychology professor at the University of ...
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February 12, 2009
The high cost of medical care and insurance prohibits many families and individuals from seeking health care. How do the increasing numbers of uninsured and underinsured impact our patients, ...
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February 12, 2009
Dr Bruce Sangeorzan, University of Washington professor and chief of Harboview Orthopedic Service and Traumatology, and Dr. Sigvard Hansen, University of Washington professor and director of Sig ...
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February 12, 2009
Surgery to rebalance a significant spinal deformity is complex and poses a major undertaking and usually requires lifestyle accommodations. Mr. John Webb, Guest of Honor lecturer from the Queen’s ...
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February 12, 2009
Surgical Robots are here now; they have their roots in Stanford based research and Silicon Valley development. How do they work? What can they do? Thomas Krummel, MD, addresses the current uses ...
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February 12, 2009
Surgical management of scoliosis has undergone dramatic changes over a 50year period. Starting with relatively simple posterior systems such as the Harrington and Luque rods, it evolved to ...
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February 12, 2009
Performing a fusion in the thoraco-lumbar spine may be a necessity under certain circumstances, however, includes a greater surgical invasiveness and alters the biomechanics of the spinal column. ...
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February 12, 2009
This three-part talk addresses how Harborview Medical Center is working together with the hospitals in Seattle, King County, and King County Public Health to create an emergency health care ...
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February 12, 2009
Prevention and Care of High Blood Pressure in Young Urban African American Males Young African-American men are at high risk for effects of uncontrolled blood pressure, such as stroke, and heart ...
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February 12, 2009
Active lifestyles range from hard-driving athletes to parents playing ballwith their kids.   When injury or illness takes away the ability to pursue those activities, it affects ...
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February 12, 2009
Stewart Albertson’s grand rounds presentation explains the distinction between fundamental rights and ordinary rights under the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment’s substantive due process clause, ...
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February 12, 2009
One of the goals of deformity surgery in the spine is to minimize the length of a fusion to preserve best possible motion of non-affected spine segments. A number of factors can contribute to ...
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February 12, 2009
The high cost of medical care and insurance prohibits many families and individuals from seeking health care. How do the increasing numbers of uninsured and underinsured impact our patients, ...
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February 12, 2009
Find out what every patient needs to know about refractive surgery. Dr. Tueng T. Shen, Medical Director of UW Medical Center’s Refractive Surgery Center, explains what modern eye surgery can ...
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February 12, 2009
Each year, inadequate health care and conditions result in millions of deaths from preventable diseases. In Africa less than ten percent of the people dying from AIDS have adequate treatment, due ...
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