Postponing Sexual Involvement: Abstinence Counseling and Education
Among the topics discussed in this program are current issues in abstinence education, specific techniques to use in patient counseling, the characteristics of successful abstinence programs, and resources available to you to enhance this area of your practice.

Rebroadcast:
Wed., April 6th, 3:30-5:30pm

11:00am - 12:00pm

An Integrated Approach to Chronic Disease Prevention
In the United States today, seven of ten deaths are attributable to chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and asthma. This program will showcase a new innovative model for addressing the prevention of these chronic diseases. The benefits of an integrated approach will be demonstrated through discussions with community stakeholders and highlights from selected interventions from the four Steps to Healthier NY communities.

Rebroadcast:
Fri., April 29th, 11:00am-12:00pm

2:00 - 3:30pm

Behavioral Obesity Treatment: Today's State of the Art
Objectives of this event are: to review empirical data on health outcomes of effective behavioral weight control programs; to identify components of effective behavioral weight control programs; and to provide details on implementation of behavioral weight control strategies.

5:34 - 5:58pm

Women Are Surgeons
This program highlights the careers and personal lives of three women surgeons and encourages students who are interested in medical careers to make proper curriculum choices.

Third Thursday - Keeping the Winter Layer Off
Despite annual New Year's resolutions, weight-loss and regular physical activity continue to be goals that many Americans find hard to reach. With skyrocketing obesity rates, this personal concern is also a growing public health problem. The good news: there is a body of research showing us what does work.

Shoe-Leather Epidemiology: A Guided Tour
The fundamentals of epidemilogy and outbreak investigation come alive as an actual recent investigation unfolds from the initial identification of the outbreak through to its conclusion.  Research Scientist Geraldine Johnson will give us the latest updates.

The Visually Impaired Patient
This broadcast will cover the four major causes of vision loss: Cartaract, Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma and Diabetic Retinopathy and how they affect vision.  Also included are discussions of communication courtesy, home safety issues, isolation prevention, adaptive devices and community resources.

The Triply Diagnosed Patient: HIV, Mental Health & Substance Use
This broadcast discusses treatment issues of patients who have a triple diagnosis of HIV, substance use and mental illness. Focuses include: the difference between patients who become HIV infected as a result of mental illness versus those who develop mental illness secondary to their HIV diagnosis; review of the major mental health diagnoses seen among patients infected with HIV; outline the different models of mental health care in correctional settings; review of the mechanisms for recognition of Depression and common treatment options; and a review of how drug addiction impacts mental health, HIV disease and their treatments.

4:00 - 5:00pm

New Developments in HIV/Hepatitis C Co-Infection
This program addresses the synergism of HIV and Hepatitis C co-infection; the transmission and epidemiology of who is at risk; unique diagnostic tests; and the complexity of therapy.

5:00 - 6:00pm

Bipolar Disorder: Management of Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Challenges in Correction
This program explores evidence-based treatments for manic episodes including the extent of improvement that can be expected from single treatments, a rational treatment strategy for mania; aspects of manic episodes that selectively predict responses to treatments; and pharmacological and non-pharmacological obstacles to treatment in the correctional setting.

2:00 - 5:30am

Epidemiology and the Treatment of Vaccine Preventable Diseases
This program will discuss principles of vaccination, general recommendations on immunization, vaccine administration, and vaccine storage and handling.

Part 2 (of 4)
Wed., April 20th, 2:00-5:30pm

Part 3 (of 4)
Fri., April 22nd, 2:00-5:30pm

9:00 - 11:00am

Heart Disease: The Number One Health Problem for Women
This event covers topics such as: what is coronary artery disease (CAD); diagnosis; outcomes of angioplasty and surgery in women; management of heart attack in women; and medical therapies. Objectives include: to review new information regarding estrogen replacement and risk of CHD and stroke in women; to review coronary artery disease in women including the different presentation symptoms and the various responses to therapy.