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Weekly didactic sessions are a core component of the clerkship learning activities. Links to both required handouts and readings are listed below. Supplemental articles and materials are also available on a variety of topics. Any items marked supplemental are NOT testable material, but are recommend reading to learn more about a specific topic.

Didactic Schedule San Antonio
Didactic Locations:
In San Antonio: Family Medicine, Conference Room 624E
In Harlingen: Regional Academic Health Ctr, Room 2.120
In Corpus Christi: Televideo Conference Room

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Didactic Materials
Topic (alphabetical order) Those sessions NOT* required for the exam are noted.	Handouts/Supplemental Material/Resources *NOTE: All Handouts should be printed and brought to the corresponding didactic session.	PPT Presentation Click on check mark.
Alpha Home Workshop	Supplemental MATERIAL: Substance Abuse Assistance Programs	N/A
Assessing Elderly Patients/Dementia	Supplemental ARTICLE: "Evaluation of Dementia", David S. Geldmacher, MD and Peter J. Whitehouse, MD, PhD. The New England Journal of Medicine, August 1, 1996 Supplemental ARTICLE: "Osteoporosis", Paula Cifuentes Henderson and Richard P. Usatine, MD. Exerpt from: Robert B. Taylor, Family Medicine Principles and Practice, Sixth Edition, 2003. Supplemental MATERIAL: - Fracture Risk Assessment Tool -"A Patient's Guide to Preventing Falls", The AGS Foundation for Health in Aging.
Cancer Screening Workshop Supplemental, not required for final exam	N/A
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)	N/A
Dermatology	Interactive Dermatology Atlas: www.dermatlas.net Once on the atlas website, enter the Case Mode to create your log-in profile. Click on the link to create a username and password. Choose the Family Medicine clerkship case, Set #1 to work through. Select a case and get started! Once you have completed the case set, print or email your completion information, which can be accessed at the bottom of the opening window of the clerkship case mode.
Diabetes, Fact or Fiction	N/A
Domestic Violence	Supplemental ARTICLE: "Identifying and Managing Intimate Partner Violence in Primary Care", Sandra Burge, PhD and David Schneider, MD
Family Medicine Review	*Be sure you turn up the volume on your computer to get the full effect. Have Fun!
Health Behaviors/Smoking Cessation	HANDOUT: Smoking Cessation Encounter Form Supplemental RESOURCE: AAFP Website, www.aafp.org/x16611.xml AREAS OF INTEREST: *Article: "Integrating Health Behavior Counseling into Routine Primary Care", Carlos Jaen,MD, PhD.	N/A
Health Care for the Homeless Supplemental, not required for final exam.	Supplemental ARTICLE: " Skin Diseases of the Homeless", Richard P. Usatine, MD
Health Literacy Supplemental, not required for final exam.	*N/A
HTN Pharmacotherapy	HANDOUT: HTN Cases (print out and bring to class) REQUIRED READING: "The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committe on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure" JAMA, May 21, 2003 - Volume 289, No. 19. Supplemental ARTICLES: -"Cardioselective Beta Blockers in Patients with Reactive Airway Disease: A Meta-Analysis", Salpeter SR. Ormiston TM. Salpeter EE Annals of Internal Medicine. 137(9):715-25, 2002 Nov 5. -"Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme, Inhibitor-Associated Elevations in Serum Creatinine: Is this a cause for concern?" American Medical Association Supplemental MATERIAL: Reference Card from "The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure, The JNC 7 Report", JAMA, May 21, 2003 - Volume 289, No. 19
Lipids Supplemental, not required for final exam.	Supplemental ARTICLE: Niacin Dosing Regimen
Maternity Care Supplemental, not required for final exam.	Supplemental ARTICLES: -"Birthing: Techniques for managing the physiologic and psychosocial aspects of childbirth", Loel Fenwick, MD, P-N. May/June 1984 -"A Critical Review of Labor and Birth Care", The Journal of Family Practice, Vol. 33, No. 3, 1991.	N/A
Musculoskeletal & Joint Injection Workshop	Supplemental MATERIAL: Notes on Musculoskeletal examinations.
Musculoskeletal & Joint Injection Workshop	DIGITAL RECORDING (You will need RealPlayer to play. Can be downloaded from www.real.com.) *Please note the ppt from this recording will vary slightly from one list on the left, but they should cover the same topics.	Digital Recording
Obesity/Nutrition	Supplemental ARTICLE: "Stages of Behavioral Change", Sandra Burge, PhD.
Pediatrics, Top Visits	N/A
Prevention Jeopardy & Exercise RX	HANDOUT: Exercise RX template (print out and bring to class)	To be loaded after the session.
SimMan Workshop Supplemental, not required for final exam.	Supplemental MATERIAL: Images of... -Ischemic Chest Pain Algorithm -Comprehensive ECC Algorithm -Bradycardia Algorithm -Pulseless Electrical Activity Algorithm	N/A
Skin Cancer and Biopsy/Suture Workshop	N/A
Smoking Cessation	*NOTE: For Digital Recording (listed to the right). Fast forward to 4:50 for start of Smoking Cessation interview. The screen will show a computer desktop for the first few minutes, but will switch to Dr. Usatine and the patient.	Digital Recording
Social Factors in Cross-cultural Care Supplemental, not required for final exam.	Supplemental ARTICLE: "Integrating Social Factors into Cross-cultural Medical Education"	N/A
Sore Throat & Clinical Decision Making	Supplemental MATERIAL: Sore Throat Encounter Form
STDs and Contraception Supplemental, not required for final exam.	N/A
Substance Abuse	HANDOUT: "Brief Office Intervention for Alcohol Abuse", David Schneider, MD (print out and bring to class)
Use of Medical Interpreters Supplemental, not required for final exam.	Supplemental MATERIAL: Working with Interpreters, adapted from Guidelines from the University of Vermont RESOURCE: http://www.mgh.harvard.edu/interpreters/working.asp	N/A
Yoga & Medicine Supplemental, not required for final exam.	N/A

*If you have trouble accessing any of the didactic materials, please contact Thea at 210-567-4556 or ballinger@uthscsa.edu.

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