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Ted E. Dielman, Ph.D., professor emeritus of medical education, died June 29
Ted E. Dielman, Ph.D., professor emeritus of medical education at the University of Michigan Medical School, died June 29, in Green Valley, Ariz. He was 68.
The Midwest native was known internationally for his significant contributions to multivariate analysis of health behavior research, particularly adolescent health behaviors, and guided many Ph.D. students as they prepared their dissertations.
Dielman came to U-M in1972 and by 1978 he joined the Office of Educational Resources and Research in the Department of Postgraduate Medicine and Health Professions Education at UMMS. He was also professor of health behavior and health education at the School of Public Health. In 1993, his health called for early retirement.
Funeral services are being handled by Olson’s Funeral Home in Canton, Kan. The family suggests memorials be made to the Ted Dielman Memorial Fund at Green Fields Country Day School, 6000 N. Camino de la Tierra, Tucson, Ariz., 85741, or in his memory to the Sharon United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 543, Manchester, MI, 48158.
July 17: Annual Chang Lecture on Art and Medicine
The U-M Department of Urology invites all members of the university and public to attend, "Healing Power: Art, Artists, and Disease through History," with Mysoon Rizk, Ph.D., University of Toledo, from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17, in Ford Auditorium, University Hospital.
During this lecture Rizk will examine how art and artists have intersected with disease throughout history.
The U-M Medical School designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should only claim credit.
Certificate in the Foundations of Public Health online program
The University of Michigan School of Public Health is currently accepting applications for the online Certificate in the Foundations of Public Health.
This program offers public health workers, and those interested in exploring the field, the unique opportunity to earn an academic credential in public health through a convenient, part-time, distance-learning format.
This 16-credit graduate program is taught by leading School of Public Health faculty and is comprised of the following five foundational courses:
Principles of Environmental Health Sciences
Psychosocial Factors in Health-Related Behavior
Introduction to Biostatistics
Strategies and Uses of Epidemiology
Survey of the U.S. Health Care System
For an idea about the program and to sample a "class," visit the online experience.
The Learning Resource Center is offering free computer classes
The Learning Resource Center at the U-M School of Medicine is offering free computer classes for Health System faculty, students and staff. Classes include:
Beginning and advanced PowerPoint for effective communication skills
Introduction to Gliffy, a simple program for chart creation
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Seminars,
lectures, colloquia and events for next week
Tuesday,
July 08, 2008 7 p.m.Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology Special Evening Lecture. Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, M.D., professor and chief, Division of Epidemiology/Family and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine,University of California, San Diego, speaking on, "Women's Health A to Z," room 1690, Lane Family Auditorium, School of Public Health I
Wednesday,
July 19, 2008 7 p.m.Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology Special Evening Lecture. Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, M.D., professor and chief, Division of Epidemiology/Family and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine,University of California, San Diego, speaking on ,"Risks and Benefits of Post-hoc Analyses after Clinical Trials: Examples from Selective Estrogen Receptor and Hormone Therapy Trials in Women," Lane Family Auditorium, School of Public Health I
Thursday,
July 10, 2008 Noon Gifts of Art. Acoustic folk rock by Souls Alike, UH Courtyard, Rain location, UH Main Lobby, floor 1
Friday,
July 11, 2008 11 a.m. Second annual Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Fund Lecture. Terence Ketter, M.D., Stanford University, will discuss new options for treating bipolar disorder and how such treatments are actually helping reveal differences between newly recognized subtypes of the disorder in the Rachel Upjohn Building Auditorium.
Noon Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. Subramaniam Pennathur, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, will present, "Dysfunctional HDL and Cardiovascular Disease," in Ford Auditorium
