22-102 HOW SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES AND TECHNOLOGIES HAVE IMPROVED DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MEDICINE (UPDATED REPEAT)
Ken Marich, Mondays, 2 to 4 pm
Sonoran Room: January 10, 17, 24, 31, February 7, 14
How will technology affect your health? The course will present an overview of existing and new technologies that are used to diagnose and treat diseases. Specific areas of interest will include great scientists and their discoveries, organ systems, laboratory medicine (blood tests), medical imaging, organ transplantation, bacterial and viral infections, vaccines, regenerative medicine, stem cell therapy, prosthetics, robotics, cardiology and oncology advances, the enhanced role of your pharmacist and a look to future innovations.