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Course Description and Target Audience
This series of film discussions will be hosted and taught by Edward C. Halperin, MD, MA, Dean of the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Each of the films was selected because of its portrayal of physicians or other health care professionals. Together, they will provide viewers with insights into the ways in which health care providers have been viewed by society, through the eyes of film makers, during the twentieth century. Each session will focus on a single film, with a discussion following the viewing of the film.

The target audience is health professionals from all specialties along with with any others interested in the topic presented.

Agenda
Tuesday December 1, 2009
4:00 PM   
Arrowsmith (1931)

5:45 PM  
Discussion
Dean Edward C. Halperin


Tuesday February 16, 2010
4:00 PM   
Dr. Kildare’s Strange Case (1940)

5:45 PM   
Discussion
Dean Edward C. Halperin


Tuesday March 23, 2010
4:00 PM   
People Will Talk (1951)

5:45 PM   
Discussion
Dean Edward C. Halperin       

Faculty  

Edward C. Halperin, MD, MA
Dean of the School of Medicine
The Ford Foundation Professor of Medical Education
Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Adjunct Professor, Department of History
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

                                                                                 
Dr. Halperin received a undergraduate degree in economics from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; an MD from Yale; and an MA (in liberal studies) from Duke. He was an intern in internal medicine at Stanford University Medical Center and a resident in Radiation Oncology at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Dr. Halperin's medical specialty and particular area of clinical interest is Pediatric Radiation Oncology: The diagnosis and treatment of malignancy in childhood with a special interest in Ionizing Radiation.

Dr. Halperin is the author/editor of the Fourth and Fifth editions of Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology, the First through Fourth editions of Pediatric Radiation Oncology, and over 185 articles on the causes, prevention, and treatment of childhood cancer, adult central nervous system tumors, malignancies of the eye, and Medical Ethics and History.

Dr. Halperin was a faculty member in the Duke Department of Radiation Oncology from 1983 to 2006, serving as its chairman from 1996 through 2002. He was Vice Dean of the Duke University School of Medicine from 2002 to 2006. He attended Duke’s Graduate School during his lunch hour and in the evenings, leading to his receipt of a Master of Arts degree in 2006. He is currently Dean of the Medical School and Professor of Radiation Oncology, Pediatrics, and History at the University of Louisville.

Continuing Education Credit
Physician Credit - The University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education office designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per session. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Registration
Admission is Free for UofL Faculty, Staff, Students & Alumni.
Pizza and Popcorn will be served.
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Parking
Parking is available to attendees on the street (metered) or in the Chestnut street parking garage or the parking deck at UofL hospital off Jackson St.


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Flyer
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Learning Objectives & Outcomes
1) Describe in general the changes in the portrayal of physicians during the twentieth century.
2) Appreciate the capacity of film to portray societal views of the medical profession.
3) Explain how health care providers are portrayed in three different twentieth century films.
4) Review the humanistic values, interpersonal skills and empathy demonstrated in the films.
5) Utilize humanist values, interpersonal skills and empathy when working with patients. 


Special Services
If you need special accommodations due to a disability, or for an alternative form of course materials, please contact us at chse@louisville.edu. Continuing Health Sciences Education fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof.


Accreditation
The University of Louisville School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.