UWTV: What's New

Quadriceps-Sparing Knee Replacement

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Quadriceps-sparing total knee replacement is a less invasive procedure for inserting knee replacement implants, involving a shorter incision and less recovery time than the traditional approach. UW Medicine orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Seth Leopold specializes in this technique, helping patients with painful arthritis return to the activities they enjoy. .

To view the full Inside Access program, go to Inside Access: Advances in Joint Replacement: Total Hip Resurfacing and Quadriceps-Sparing Knee Replacement.

(Series: Inside Access Preview)

Sports and Spine Physicians

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Active lifestyles range from hard-driving athletes to parents playing ballwith their kids. When injury or illness takes away the ability to pursue those activities, it affects both physical and emotional health. The UW Medicine Sports and Spine Physicians team is dedicated to restoring maximum function so their patients can be fit for life. .

To view the full Inside Access program, go to Inside Access: Regaining an Active Life.

(Series: Inside Access Preview)

Usable Privacy and Security: Protecting People from Online Phishing Scams

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Phishing scams are a kind of semantic attack on computer systems that target the users of computer systems, rather than the system itself. Phishing is estimated to have cost over $3 billion in losses in 2008, with criminals impersonating banks, e-commerce sites, retail sites, and universities to trick people into giving them passwords or credit card information. Phishing attacks have also been used to steal sensitive information from corporations and governments, including the US Department of Defense. This talk will present ongoing research in protecting people from phishing attacks. (Series: CSE Colloquia - 2008)

The Role of Nanotechnology in the Clinical Laboratory

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Nanotechnology is a term widely used today that describes man’s ability to control the manufacture of functional “nanosystems”, or to deliberately create structures at the nano scale that exhibit unique properties. This lecture provides a basic understanding of the concepts underlying nanotechnology, and describes how materials function differently at the nano level compared with the macro scale. The importance of nanotechnology as it relates to medical technology is the primary focus. (Series: Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds)

The Diagnosis Tipping Point: To Change or Not to Change?

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

New tests to diagnose disease often entice clinicians. What should be the tipping points that move a doctor to embrace the new and abandon the old way? In his presentation, "The Diagnostic Tipping Point. To Change or Not to Change?" Dr. Budenholzer will show how he approaches this decision. (Series: Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds)

Back to Nature for the Next Technology Revolution

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Engineering researchers such as Babak Parviz are studying nature on the nanoscale to create the next technology revolution. Imagine using DNA as a template to "grow" electronic devices, or custom designing molecules to build transistors. It could transform our future. (Series: 2008 Engineering Lecture Series)

Tumor Vaccine Group 2008 Open House

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Dr. Mary L. "Nora" Disis, professor of medicine at the University of Washington, joins Dr. Kathleen Tietje, administrative director at the Tumor Vaccine Group, to discuss the group and its mission of being a multidisciplinary group of investigators focused on the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of cancer with novel, immune-based therapies. Involving scientists, doctors, nurses, and patients, our translational research works to bring the most innovative treatments from the bench to the bedside and to harmonize scientific study with patient care. (Series: Tumor Vaccine Group 2008 Open House)

MRSA - The Bug Stops Here

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Ferric Fang, professor of laboratory medicine at the University of Washington presents the novel and problematic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains. These strains have emerged as highly virulent drug-resistant pathogens in both community and hospital settings. This lecture will review current knowledge regarding the epidemiology and pathogenesis of this dangerous microbe and provide guidance with regard to the detection, prevention and treatment of MRSA infections. (Series: Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds)

Advances in Understanding Susceptibility to Infectious Diseases

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Through the use of two case studies, Thomas Hawn, Professor of Medicine from the Department of Allergy and Infectious Disease at the University of Washington, provides a brief history of innate immunity, genetics and the potential for personalized medicine to address infectious diseases in the future. (Series: Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds)

Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring: Revolutionary or Another Fad?

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The management of diabetes, particularly type 1 diabetes, is on the verge of substantial change. Irl Hirsch, professor of medicine at the University of Washington, uses the results of recently published controlled trials and examples to illustrate how a new system of continuous glucose monitoring may change the way in which diabetes patients are treated. (Series: Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds)

Rate Your Plate to Score

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

How much do you consider the health benefits of the food on your plate at each meal time? Learn how to make smart decisions when planning a meal and how those choices can impact your performance as an athlete. (Series: WINForum)

Beyond Oil: Powering the Future

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Transportation consumes 70 percent of the oil used in our country. But as worldwide demand for oil soars and supplies tighten, how will we keep transportation moving? Current and emerging technologies can quickly convert a wide range of plant matter to transportation biofuels, offering a partial solution and contributing to an increasingly diversified and "greener" energy future. (Series: 2008 Engineering Lecture Series)

Assessing Competency in Health Care Workers: Can We Assess Ourselves? How Can We Assess Others?

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Dr. Davis' presentation focuses on aspects of assessment of health professional competence and performance, addressing the question of self-assessment, and the means to assure more objective measurements of competence and performance. It also attempts to develop applications of findings about assessment to continuing education, undergraduate and graduate training, and to the workplace. (Series: Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds)

Computer Science and Engineering Distinguished Lecturer Series: Robotic Cars: Challenges and Perspectives

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

As the US automotive industry is at the brink of collapse, we now face a unique opportunity to "begin more intelligently," as Henry Ford once said. Today's automobile industry is wasteful along many dimensions, such as energy consumption, resource utilization, human comfort, and safety. Sebastian Thrun from Stanford University will talk about innovative ideas for "Car 2.0," which rely heavily on computer science. He will specifically address the topic of robotic cars, discuss his experiences with the DARPA Challenges, and highlight ongoing research on smarter, safer, and more efficient transportation. (Series: CSE Colloquia - 2008)

Technology for Long-Term Care: Scaling Elder Care to the Next Billion

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Long-term care helps the elderly perform key day-to-day tasks such as eating, personal care and medication. Today, such care is overwhelmingly manual. However, the cost of manual care is unsustainable in the face of demographic trends. Without dramatic breakthroughs in the cost of care, over half of all elders are expected to be without adequate care within a generation.

This talk describes a series of studies performed at Intel (in collaboration with several major partner organizations including the University of Washington) over the past six years towards understanding how technology may substantially reduce the manual burden of care.

(Series: CSE Colloquia - 2008)

Combing the Evidence for Support of Lab-based Screening Tests: An Update From the US Preventive Services Task Force

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The use of evidence-based guidelines is gaining renewed interest as an approach toward the rational use of health care dollars in Europe and the US. This lecture will focus on how the US Preventive Services Task force, a national independent body of primary experts sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research, uses evidence-based approaches in making its recommendations regarding screening tests for the US population. We will focus on the recent controversies around recommendations regarding cholesterol screening in children to exemplify the methods of the Task Force and contrast them to other organizations with similar recommendations. (Series: Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds)