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Selected Topics in Health and Disease

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Reviewed:: Jul 8, 2022 by Health Sciences

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Overview:

An open source textbook designed and written by the students of HMB422 Topics in Health & Disease. Topics include: Role of Exercise in Potential Future Therapy for Post-Myocardial Infarction Stem Cell Therapies - A potential new treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Neurological Effects of Cannabis and its Potential Uses in Medicine The Effects of a Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD) on Healthspan Use of Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT) to treat bacteria-associated Crohn’s disease Current and novel treatments for bladder cancer

Type of Material:

Open (Access) Textbook

Recommended Uses:

Lecture
Group work
Self-directed study
In the classroom
Recommended reading
Reference

Technical Requirements:

Requires internet access. Accessible through Google Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge. Format is read only. Computer audio and video required to access film clips

Identify Major Learning Goals:

_{After completion, learners will:}

_{Discuss the role of exercise as a therapy for post myocardial infraction}
_{Analyze the emerging trends in stem cell therapies}
_{Explain the neurological effects of cannabis and its role in medical treatment}
_{Describe the effects of fasting mimicking diet on health span}
_{Discuss current treatment of bacteria associated Crohn’s disease}
_{Identify treatment for bladder cancer}

Target Student Population:

Medical students
Health care professionals
Medical researchers
College Upper Division
Professional School Students
Graduate School Students

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

Knowledge of search engines (Google, Explorer, etc.). Knowlege of medical research in health and disease is an asset.
Medical terminology
Pathophysiology is helpful

Content Quality

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Strengths:

Content is evidence based and future forward.
There are opportunities for knowledge learning activities.
Videos are also selectively included for those learners that are visual.
References are current.
Provides thorough overview of selected health and diseases.
Each chapter has an easy to follow guide
A variety of multiple choice and critical thinking questions are provided at the end of each chapter
A mixture of pictures, written and video is used

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:

Each chapter can be used separately
Clear learning objectives are provided
Material provided a variety of teaching methods which provides engagement for the user
Most chapter provides a summary of key take away points
Evidence based material is included throughout.
This resource can be utilized in a varity of ways to facilitate discussion/learning.

Concerns:

Written learning outcomes throughout each section/chapter would improve the experience.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:

All videos are accessible
Interactive quiz at the end of each chapter
Attractive layout
Very easy to use
Photos can be zoomed for better viewing

Concerns:

Chapter 9 should be formatted the same as the other chapters in the text. The layout is not consistant from chapter to chapter (Introduction (should be a brief one); Learning objectives; Content; Test Your Knowledge). Learning objectives should be written to be in a consistant format, using appropriate descriptors (Unit 2: Relevant Experiments: State and Explain is redundant, choose one. Unit 3: How do you measure "See" the effects? of this learning outcome. Test your knowledge sections are not consistant throughout each section/chapter and is in various formats. Consistency in placement and format is needed.

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