2009 Fall Quarter Elective Information
9/30/2009 - 12/2/2009, Wednesdays 12-1pm, HSW-300
FCM 170.13 - Hepatitis B: Community Outreach and Education
FCM 170.14 - Hepatitis B: Clinical Training
Elective Coordinators: Shirley Yan and Julia Zhu
Clinical Training Coordinators: Tiffany Chai and Marlene Morcos
Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Cindy Lai, MD and Dr. Albert Yu, MD, MPH, MBA
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Elective Schedule
9/30 Introductory Lecture – Role of San Francisco Hepatitis B Collaborative (SFHBC)
Speaker: Elective and Clinic Coordinators, SFHBC Board Members and Volunteers
Slides: Intro Lecture Slides
Room: HSW 300
*Learning Objectives*:
Brief overview of SFHBC
Brief introduction of all the board members and faculty sponsors
Understand the different components of the elective
Understand the role and goals of SFHBC. How many people does the program impact?
Understand the different requirements of fulfilling the elective units (1 or 2 units)
Answer any questions
10/7 Hepatitis B 101
Speaker: Cindy Lai, MD
Slides: HepB101 Slides
Room: HSW 300
*Learning Objectives*:
General Introduction on what is Hepatitis B, virology, routes of infection, prevalence, etc.
Understand why Hepatitis B disproportionately affects the Asian American Community
Motivations for awareness and outreach
10/14 Standard Precautions (MANDATORY)
Speaker: Laurel Gibbs
Room: HSW 300
Slides: Standard Precautions Slides
*Learning Objectives*:
Introduction to universal precautions
Present Clinical cases for students (specific to the Hepatitis B clinics)
Talk about what happens at the clinics (share real stories with students)
Possibly integrate active learning questions
10/21 Hepatitis B in our Community
Speaker: Janet Zola, MPH
Room: HSW 300
*Learning Objectives*:
Understand the global disease burden of hepatitis B (distribution, affected population, social and economic impact).
Be able to explain why hepatitis B disproportionately affects the API community.
Social / Economic impact of hepatitis B.
Public health strategies against hepatitis B.
Understand the role of SF HepB Free in combating Hepatitis B in San Francisco, including key findings so far
10/28 Surgical Aspects of Hepatitis B Infection
Speaker: Nancy Ascher, MD
Room: HSW 300
Slides: Surgical Aspects Slides
*Learning Objectives*:
Understand when surgical options are considered for individuals with chronic hepatitis B
Learn about Hepatitis B infection from a surgeon's eye
Provide clinical cases
11/4 Healthcare Provider's Guide to Chronic Hepatitis B
Speaker: Robert Chang, Pharm D
Room: HSW 300
*Learning Objectives*:
Provide clinical cases to first year students Introductory overview of interpreting hepatitis B serologic screening results
Introductory overview of follow-up and treatment for individuals with chronic hepatitis B (keep this simple for the first-year audience)
11/18 Navigating Language Barriers in Health Care
Speaker: Alicia Fernandez, MD
Room: Cole Hall
Time: 6-8 pm
Appreciate the challenges of working cross-culturally with populations using interpreters.
Learn how to be effective interpreters (if needed).
Provide active learning questions – help students to participate in discussion
11/25 Patient Education Interactive: Hepatitis B Interactive (Video)
Speaker: Stanford Asian Liver Center
Room: HSW 300
*Learning Objectives*:
Understand the social impact of Hepatitis B on the patient and their families
12/2 Last Day of Class “Who wants to be a millionaire?” Game
Speakers: Shirley Yan, Julia Zhu and other coordinators who can come
Room: HSW 300
Review some important topics that we covered throughout the quarter
Encourage participation (can give out some small prizes at the end)
Elective Requirements
FIRST OFF: NO EXAMS
1 Unit (FCM 170.13)
Attendance: one excused absence, one make-up absence*
Attend Navigating Language Barriers in Health Care Workshop 6-8 pm, Cole Hall.
(Make up for this 2 hour lecture would include attending 2 hours of Hepatitis B community outreach)
Attend Universal Precautions lecture
2 Units (FCM 170.13 + FCM 170.14)
Attendance: one excused absence, one make-up absence*
Attend 2 HepB clinics (can substitute 1 community outreach event)
Attend 2 clinical training sessions (dates listed below)
* Make-up involves looking through lecture presentation and answering a few multiple choice questions or attending a conference or outreach event involving Hepatitis B
Clinical Training (Phlebotomy and IM) Sessions: CHOOSE TWO
Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm
Various locations, TBA
9/30
10/5
10/7
10/13
10/15
10/21
10/26
10/29