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Public Health Grand Rounds #5
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Course Details: Rapid Assessment Methodologies and Application in Hurricane Rita - Beatrice Selwyn, Sc.D, UT SPH & David Zane, MS, Texas Department of State Health Services. First presented April 20, 2006
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact Carol Galeener at 713-500-9399 or Carol.Galeener@uth.tmc.edu

Health Finance #19
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Course Details:
Health Spending in the U.S.
This module discusses health spending drivers and spending trends in the U.S. Time required: 25 minutes.
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact Carol Galeener at cagaleener@yahoo.com

Public Health Grand Rounds #20
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Course Details: John Herbold, DVM, PHD, MPH, UT SPH - San Antonio presents information about Human and Avian Influenza. Originally presented December, 2005.
Cost: $ 0.00

Health Finance #21
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Course Details:
For Profits vs. Not For Profits
This module discusses the history and financial consequences of organizing as a not-for-profit entity.
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact Carol Galeener at cagaleener@yahoo.com

Health Finance #22
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Course Details:
Organizational Forms
This module discusses the legal and financial implications of how healthcare entities are organized in the U.S.
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact Carol Galeener at cagaleener@yahoo.com

Public Health Grand Rounds #23
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Course Details:
From West Nile Virus to Arboviruses
Capacity of WN virus surveillance and control and components of arbovirus surveillance.
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact Liz Trevino: etrevino@hsc.unt.edu or 817-735-0311

Health Finance #24
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Course Details:
Medicare
Covers history, part D (drug), what is covered, funding and spending levels for Medicare
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact Carol Galeener at mailto:cagaleener@yahoo.com

Fundamentals of Population Health #25
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Course Details: This course explains the concepts of public health and how PH differs from individual health. The ecological approach to PH and the categories of determinants of health are also covered.
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact Nancy.M.Crider@uth.tmc.edu

Health Finance #26
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Course Details:
Medicaid and SCHIP
This module discusses the Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Progrms. It requires about 60 mins to complete and has no prerequisites.
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: For more information contact Carol Galeener at cagaleener@yahoo.com

Health Finance #39
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Course Details:
Accounting Concepts and Income Statement
The course material is presented at a graduate level and requires about 60 minutes.
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact: Carol Galeener, cagaleener@yahoo.com

Principles of Public Health Practice #40
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Course Details: Six modules addressing Public Health: definition/ history; fit in healthcare system; Organization, infrastructure in Texas and US; Legal basis, core functions, practice areas, competencies, challenges
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact: Nancy.M.Crider@uth.tmc.edu

Health Finance #41
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Course Details:
Balance Sheet
Module requires about 60 mins to complete; prereq is Acct Concepts & Income Statement
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact Carol Galeener, cagaleener@yahoo.com

Public Health Grand Rounds #50
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Course Details: Human Papillomavirus & the Vaccine to Protect Against It - Stephen Tyring, MD. Originally presented live February 14, 2007.
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact Nancy Crider at 713-500-9399 or nancy.m.crider@uth.tmc.edu

Public Health Grand Rounds #52
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Course Details: Extreme Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB) Barbara Seaworth, MD, Medical Director Heartland National TB Center, San Antonio, TX and Edward Graviss, PhD, MPH discuss XDR-TB, Presented live 3-14-07.
Cost: $ 0.00
Payment Details: Webcast is free of charge
For more information: Contact Nancy Crider at 713-500-9399 or nancy.m.crider@uth.tmc.edu

Public Health Grand Rounds #55
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Course Details: Lead and Heavy Metals: Where Else Besides Paint? Speaker: Dr. Brenda Reyes, Bureau Chief, Children's Environmental Health, City of Houston Health Department. Originally broadcast live April 11, 2007
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact Nancy Crider at nancy.m.crider@uth.tmc.edu

Public Health Grand Rounds #56
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Course Details: "Preparing for West Nile" Speaker: Broadcast live April 18, 2007. Speaker: Mark Johnsen, PhD, TAMU School of Rural Public Health
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact Sherry L. Falgout, Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health (979) 845-2387 or slfalgout@srph.tamhsc.edu

Public Health Grand Rounds #57
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Course Details: "Exploring Accreditation" Speaker Katherine Bender, RN, PhD, FAAN discusses the proposed voluntary accreditation of health departments. Original broadcast live March 29, 2007
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact Zeida Rojas at zrojas@hsc.unt.edu

Public Health Grand Rounds #58
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Course Details: "Large Scale Disaster Response:The Kashmir Earthquake Experience" Presented live Wednesday, June 13, 2007 by Umair Shah, MD, MPH, Deputy Director Harris County Public Health Environmental Services
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact Yamini Gupta at 713-500-9394 or yamini.gupta@uth.tmc.edu

Public Health Grand Rounds #59
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Course Details: Alzheimer's What We Know, What We Need to Know. Speaker: Stephen Waring, DVM, PhD, Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact Yamini Gupta at 713-500-9394 or yamini.gupta@uth.tmc.edu

Public Health Grand Rounds #60
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Course Details: Infection Prevention with an Influenza Twist Speaker:Kit Thorton MS, CIC, M, MT(ASCP) Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact:Sherry L. Falgout, Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health (979) 845-2387 or slfalgout@srph.tamhsc.edu

Public Health Grand Rounds #66
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Course Details: The Human Side of Evacuations - Presented by Robert Stein, Ph.D., The Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, Rice University Originally broadcast 7/11/07
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact Nancy Crider at 713-500-9399 or nancy.m.crider@uth.tmc.edu

Public Health Grand Rounds #68
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Course Details: Universal Influenza Vaccination. Speaker Paul Glezen, MD. UTMB Galveston. Broadcast live September 12, 2007.
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact Nancy Crider 713-500-9399 or nancy.m.crider@uth.tmc.edu

Public Health Grand Rounds #69
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Course Details: "A North Texas Pertussis Outbreak" Speaker:Joyce Hood, MPH, RN, COHN-S, Director of Occupational Health Services at Cook Children's Hospital in Ft. Worth, TX. Broadcast live June 29, 2007.
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact: Zeida Rojas Kon, at zrojas@hsc.unt.edu

Public Health Law #72
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Course Details: The Role of Public Health Law Officer: The Legal Tools of Public Health Law Enforcement. Robert Kaman, JD, PhD This webbased course consists of (7) modules.You can complete one module at a time.
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact Zeida Rojas-Kon at zrojas@hsc.unt.edu

Public Health Grand Rounds #81
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Course Details: "Democratizing Access to Data and Analysis to Improve Public Health". Speaker: E. Richard Brown, PhD; Professor, UCLA School of Public Health. Originally broadcast live on Nov 13, 2008.
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact: Sonali Vaid at sonali.vaid@uth.tmc.edu or 713-500-9396

Public Health Grand Rounds #82
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Course Details: "Health Technologies" City of Houston Dept of Health and Human Services. Originally broadcast live Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact: Sonali Vaid at sonali.vaid@uth.tmc.edu or 713-500-9396

Public Health Grand Rounds #83
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Course Details: “Certification of Public Health Professionals in Today’s World” City of Houston Dept of Health and Human Services. Originally broadcast live Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: http://avacast.talho.org/GrandRounds_25_vod/

Public Health Grand Rounds #84
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Course Details: "Mental Health Preparedness" Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health Originally broadcast live Thursday, November 15, 2007
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact: Sonali Vaid at sonali.vaid@uth.tmc.edu or 713-500-9396

Public Health Grand Rounds #85
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Course Details: “Emerging Infectious Diseases: Is the US a Developing Country?”. Speaker: Herbert L. DuPont, M.D., UT SPH. Originally broadcast live November 14, 2007
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact: Sonali Vaid at sonali.vaid@uth.tmc.edu or 713-500-9396

Public Health Grand Rounds #86
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Course Details: "Environmental Toxins and Reproductive Health Effects" Speaker: Deborah J. del Junco, Ph.D. Originally presented on December 12, 2007.
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact: Sonali Vaid at sonali.vaid@uth.tmc.edu or 713-500-9396

Public Health Grand Rounds #87
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Course Details: "Communicable Diseases: A National Security Issue?" Speaker: Richard J. Stoll, Department of Political Science, Rice University. Original broadcast January 9, 2008.
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact: Sonali Vaid at sonali.vaid@uth.tmc.edu or 713-500-9396

Public Health Grand Rounds #88
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Course Details: "Injury Prevention". Speaker: Carolyn Fowler, PhD, Assistant Professor, John Hopkins School of Public Health. Originally presented on October 8, 2008.
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact: Sonali Vaid at sonali.vaid@uth.tmc.edu or 713-500-9396

Public Health Grand Rounds #89
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Course Details: "The Impact of Education on Health and the Environment". Speaker: K.C. Donnelly, PhD, Professor, Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health. Originally broadcast live on August 6, 2008.
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact: Sonali Vaid at sonali.vaid@uth.tmc.edu or 713-500-9396

Public Health Grand Rounds #90
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Course Details: "Epidemiology and Clinical Investigation of West Nile Virus in Houston, Texas". Speaker: Kristy Murray, D.V.M.,Ph.D. Assistant Professor, UT School of Public Health. Broadcast live on March 13, 2008.
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact: Sonali Vaid at sonali.vaid@uth.tmc.edu or 713-500-9396

Public Health Grand Rounds #91
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Course Details: "Using Qualitative & Quantitative Research to Develop Targeted Influenza Vaccine Messages". Speakers: Beatrice Selwyn, Sc.D, & L. Kay Bartholomew, Ed.D, MPH from UT SPH. Presented live on Feb 13, 2008
Cost: $ 0.00
For more information: Contact: Sonali Vaid at sonali.vaid@uth.tmc.edu or 713-500-9396