This course provides a practical opportunity for students to explore in greater depth the process of clinical teaching. Course work may involve development of a special teaching project for nursing students or for a particular group of patients/clients; it may involve working with clinical faculty in supervising students or groups of patients/clients.
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The goals of this course are to provide students with a knowledge and understanding of the actions of drugs in order to enable them to use therapeutic agents in a rational and responsible manner in patients. Initially, basic principles of pharmacology will be reviewed (from N5375 course), including absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs by the body. Drug-receptor interactions will also be presented and illustrated with appropriate examples. The focus of these lectures will be case-based whenever possible to demonstrate the therapeutic application of these pharmacologic principles and how this translates into efficacy and potential toxicity.
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This course is designed to build upon prior pharmacologic study to address advanced concepts in the clinical management of psychiatric symptoms. Students will critically analyze psychotropic interventions including but not limited to mechanisms of action, indications of use, dosing, side effects, drug-drug interactions, contraindications, and patient education. The use of psychotropic agents and complementary alternative medicine in relation to possible differential diagnoses is considered. Appropriate treatment across the patient lifespan, concurrent pathophysiology, chronic and acute medical conditions, multicultural influences, political and socioeconomic circumstances are also addressed.
This is a Public Health Course. Public Health classes are offered on the Health Services Campus at 168th Street. For more detailed course information, please go to Mailman School of Public Health Courses website at http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/academics/courses
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The course is an introduction to the concepts, methods, and application of decision analysis and economic evaluation of healthcare programs. In particular, the course focuses on the foundations and construction of cost-effectiveness analyses as well as the interpretation and critique of cost-effectiveness literature. Students will gain hands on experience using both Excel and TreeAge Pro to conduct decision analytic models.
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The content of this course focuses on safe and appropriate applications of physical modalities in physical therapy practice. This course is designed to provide students with a theoretical knowledge base and the psychomotor skills required for the therapeutic application of commonly used physical modalities in a safe and appropriate manner. Clinical reasoning will be fostered through lectures, group discussions, hands-on laboratory activities, and case studies. Students will be expected to apply information from previous coursework in a relevant manner to critically analyze a variety of clinical scenarios.
This course provides the basic principles of and evidence supporting several forms of soft tissue mobilization. Great emphasis is placed on the development of manual skills required to perform safe and effective soft tissue interventions in the clinical setting. Students in this course will develop knowledge of and skills in performing soft tissue interventions used in physical therapy for upper-extremity, lower-extremity, and trunk dysfunctions. The basic physiologic principles and the evidence-base supporting varying soft tissue interventions will be presented and discussed as will the clinical decision making that leads to appropriate integration of soft tissue interventions into the plan of care for the individual patient/client. Significant laboratory time will be spent and particular emphasis will be placed on developing manual skills to perform safe, effective, and professional soft tissue interventions in a clinical setting
Clinical seminar in Women's Health is designed to provide the Women's Health Subspecialty student with an opportunity to expand on clinical practicum experiences via case presentation and faculty led group clinical discussion. Each student will present a case chosen from the women's health practicum experience. The presenting student will lead a class discussion based on their case facilitated by the course instructor. Some seminar sessions will include a didactic component presented by the course instructor to further elaborate on clinical issues presented in the cases over the course of the semester.
This course provides the graduate midwifery student with theoretical knowledge and practical skills for the antepartum period emphasizing essential physiology and management within the context of social and reproductive justice.
This course addresses sexual and reproductive health issues and the diagnosis and management of essential health conditions. Measured outcome disparities and social justice issues will be presented as they relate to sexual and reproductive health.
This class builds upon the principles learned in the two foundational courses of the subspecialty in Women’s Health: Comprehensive Women’s Health and Advanced Care for the Childbearing Year. The student will perform and document women's health and/or antepartum physical exams in both laboratory practice and clinical settings focusing on health promotion and maintenance.
Nurse-Midwifery services provide intensive clinical experience in all areas of nurse-midwifery practice. Direct student teaching is provided by nurse-midwifery preceptors affiliated with the program.
This course examines central issues in contemporary international security policy such as general causes of war, American primacy and the rising challenge from China, terrorism and unconventional warfare, nationalism and ethnic strife, humanitarian intervention and global justice, the role of new technologies, environmental conflict and cooperation, and key concepts in the study of international politics and conflict.
Prerequisites: P6530 or equivalent For more detailed course information, please go to Mailman School of Public Health Courses website at http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/academics/courses
This is a Public Health Course. Public Health classes are offered on the Health Services Campus at 168th Street. For more detailed course information, please go to Mailman School of Public Health Courses website at http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/academics/courses
This is a Public Health Course. Public Health classes are offered on the Health Services Campus at 168th Street. For more detailed course information, please go to Mailman School of Public Health Courses website at http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/academics/courses
This independent study in PMH is designed to provide an opportunity for students to be mentored in their exploration of a topic of their choice in the area of psychiatry. Students are required to develop a focus for their study, followed by a thesis statement, outline, and literature review. Students may present an annotated literature review or a brief paper (3-5 pages) as their completed project.
This is a year-long elective course sequence required for Behavioral Health Workforce Education Training (BHWET) interns. The purpose of the seminar is to provide students with enriched educational, training and career development opportunities focused on interprofessional practice, assessment of violence and trauma focused cognitive behavioral techniques. Over the course these 3 semesters, students will gain proficiency in evidence-based methods of trauma informed care, understanding the short and long term consequences of violence and other forms of trauma, and assess for the impact of trauma on well-being and rehabilitation. Didactic, experiential, and simulation training will be made available to enhance participation and learning. Students will gain an understanding of the role of the interprofessional behavioral health team and their individual contributions and therapeutic modalities. At the end of the course sequence, students will be prepared to meet behavioral health needs in varied settings across the life span.
This course is designed to prepare students for evaluating and treating the running athlete. This course includes an overview of foot and ankle mechanics, lower quarter strength and flexibility examination, application of the Functional Movement ScreenTM, and use of Video Analysis to identify relevant pathomechanics observed during running. Students are introduced to the clinical setting by evaluating patients in the context of a simulated running clinic, prior to participating in the student-led, Columbia RunLabTM clinic. Here they engage in clinical reason discussions and advise runners on exercise programs and improvements to running form. Students participate in training sessions required for the clinic including HIPPA and Blood-borne Pathogens training.
This course is the first in a series of four, which applies the Patient Management Model to musculoskeletal conditions associated with the knee and ankle. Examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention and outcome assessment for the knee and ankle are linked with diagnostic imaging and conservative and surgical management. Interventions integrate joint and soft tissue manual therapy techniques with therapeutic exercise. Emphasis is placed on clinical decision- making and evidenced-based practice in individuals with orthopedic conditions. Exercise applications that are utilized throughout lifespan that address identified impairments; activity and participation limitations are emphasized. Students will apply clinical decision-making strategies to practice, design, modify and progress exercise programs with proper biomechanical alignment and proper muscle balance for optimal performance. This coursewill be given in a flipped hybrid- learning format consisting of traditional face-to-face classroom time, asynchronous on-line video lectures, as well as fac eface classroom time for higher level activities to solve problems and apply what has been learned outside the classroom to new situations. The active learning strategies facilitate “thinking on your feet.”
Seminar in Pediatric Primary Care Nursing I is designed to provide PNP students an academic environment to integrate the Columbia University School Of Nursing (CUSON) DNP competencies into clinical encounters. Students will draw upon current pediatric trends, historytaking and assessment skills, and common diagnoses and apply that knowledge to the clinical encounter format. They will engage in class discussions that will strengthen their ability to apply health promotion into their advanced practice. Students will be expected to facilitate a class dialogue and offer appropriate references.
The principal objective of this course is to provide the student with the necessary knowledge base and skills needed to improve the health, independence, and quality of life of the older population. Students will broaden their ability to recognize abnormal findings within the context of aging and apply evidence-based geriatric rehabilitation principles to their assessments and treatment of older adults. A special emphasis will be placed on interpreting functional performance measures in order to manage balance deficits and falls in the aged, and prescribe targeted interventions for age-related syndromes and conditions.
Utilizing a systems approach and a background in basic physical assessment, advanced physical assessment skills are studied. The identification and interpretation of abnormalities in the physical exam are emphasized in depth. The approach to the development of the differential diagnosis is introduced. The goal of this course is to provide the critical thinking necessary for the beginning advanced practice nursing student to analyze history and physical exam data.
Utilizing a systems approach and a background in basic physical assessment, advanced physical assessment skills are studied. The identification and interpretation of abnormalities in the physical exam are emphasized in depth. The approach to the development of the differential diagnosis is introduced. The goal of this course is to provide the critical thinking necessary for the beginning advanced practice nursing student to analyze history and physical exam data.
This course provides the opportunity to manage the symptoms of cancer and its treatments with expert supervision and collaboration in the clinical setting. Learning is facilitated by expert clinicians in oncology/hospice/home/long term care areas. Evidence based practice will be promoted in issues related to quality of life, identification and prevention of complications of treatment and patient and caregiver stress.
The course consists of three parts: historical background, thematic and political issues, and conclusions. It provides historical perspectives on the development of today's Ukraine, analyzes the evolution of its politics since independence, and delves into its quest for Euro-Atlantic integration. While providing an assessment of political, social, and economic transformations, the course examines major causes of Euromaidan and the Revolution of Dignity. The current political situation in the country and the current war with Russia will be thoroughly investigated. The top priority of Ukraine's foreign policy is to ensure international support for its efforts to rebuff Russia’s full-fledged aggression and to restore its sovereignty and territorial integrity. Can diplomacy still play a role? What is to be done to solve existing internal problems? What is to be done to restore the country? Can Ukraine’s president, its government, and parliament solve all these problems? Is there a future for UN peacekeeping operations in Ukraine? These and other issues, including international assistance to Ukraine, behind-the-scenes activities, power struggles, and diplomatic endeavors are analyzed in the course. The course delivers first-hand insight by a
career diplomat who has been actively involved in the implementation of Ukraine's foreign policy and closely connected with the upper echelons of the country's political establishment.
This course is designed to provide the AGNP student an academic environment in which the students share their practicum experience and present case studies for discussion with their peers. In this scholarly forum, the students are expected to present selected cases from their practicum in an organized format. The students are expected to facilitate a class dialogue and offer appropriate references. Incorporated into the seminar is ongoing discussion, review, and assessment of the final project.
This clinical practicum builds upon the principles is designed to develop clinical proficiency of the adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner student. The practicum is a clinical field experience designed to provide opportunity for students to acquire skills in assessment, decision-making and management of care for adults with a variety of episodic and long-term health problems.
Clinical Seminar in Adult-Gerontology Acute Care is designed to provide the AG-ACNP student an academic environment in which the students share their practicum experience and present case studies and journal articles for discussion with their peers. In this scholarly forum, the students are expected to present selected cases from their practicum in an organize forma. The students are expected to facilitate a class dialogue and offer appropriate references.
This course will provide an opportunity to synthesize and integrate the advanced practice knowledge and skills acquired through all previous didactic and clinical coursework. Students will be expected to do clinical case presentations, manage a group of patients of varying diagnoses and variability of acuity, and practice with increasing independence in the acute care advanced practice role. (Previously offered for 4 credits.)
The professional role of the nurse anesthetist will be examined through discussions, writings / presentations and clinical observation. Standards of care, patient safety and legal considerations will be emphasized.
This course will provide an opportunity to synthesize and integrate the advanced practice knowledge and skills acquired through previous didactic and clinical coursework. The focus is on modeling the processes of knowledge acquisition and evaluation, clinical inference, and clinical decision-making that the ACNP will employ once in independent practice. The role of the ACNP will be explored with regard to ethical issues, legal implications of practice, professionalism, board certification, and licensure. This course should be taken concurrently with the integration practicum course 8823.
Clinical experiences provide the opportunity for students to integrate theory within the clinical setting. Students move along a continuum from healthy adults to patients with multi-system failures. The focus is on perioperative theory transfer, development of assessment skills, and the developmental implementation and evaluation of an individualized plan of care. Patient interviews and teaching are integral to the process. Basic principles of decision making are emphasized throughout. Mastery to the specific level of competency is required within a specific time framework. Practice settings include operating rooms, emergency rooms, and diagnostic suites. CRNA or MD preceptors act as facilitators of learning. Clinical conferences and professional meetings help to reinforce and enhance learning.
Clinical experiences provide the opportunity for students to integrate theory within the clinical setting. Students move along a continuum from healthy adults to patients with multi-system failures. The focus is on perioperative theory transfer, development of assessment skills, and the developmental implementation and evaluation of an individualized plan of care. Patient interviews and teaching are integral to the process. Basic principles of decision making are emphasized throughout. Mastery to the specific level of competency is required within a specific time framework. Practice settings include operating rooms, emergency rooms, and diagnostic suites. CRNA or MD preceptors act as facilitators of learning. Clinical conferences and professional meetings help to reinforce and enhance learning.
Clinical focus is on the delivery of anesthesia care in a broad range of clinical settings to patients with multi-system problems. Emphasis is placed on refinement and perfection of decision-making skills in patient care management and rapid assessment of health status of patients. Collaborative practice within a team structure is emphasized. In addition to direct patient care, participation in journal club, clinical case reports, and in-service presentations to a multidisciplinary audience provide the environment for the student to enact his or her role as a clinical nurse specialist. Experience includes obstetrics, neurosurgery, cardio-thoracic surgery, pediatrics, post anesthesia care and critical care units. CRNA faculty members and preceptors act as guides.
This course is the first in a series of four utilizing lectures, discussion, writings, and presentations to integrate didactic instruction and clinical experiences as students progress from novice to advanced beginner student nurse anesthetists.
This course will provide critical analysis of selected topics in nurse anesthesia practice related to Residency IV objectives. Student power point presentation utilizing the TurningPoint format will facilitate and engender discussion in preparation for board examination.
Clinical focus is on the delivery of anesthesia care in a broad range of clinical settings to patients with multi-system problems. Emphasis is placed on refinement and perfection of decision-making skills in patient care management and rapid assessment of health status of patients. Collaborative practice within a team structure is emphasized. In addition to direct patient care, participation in journal club, clinical case reports, and in-service presentations to a multidisciplinary audience provide the environment for the student to enact his or her role as a clinical nurse specialist. Experience includes obstetrics, neurosurgery, cardio-thoracic surgery, pediatrics, post anesthesia care, and critical care units. CRNA faculty members and preceptors act as guides.
Clinical focus is on the delivery of anesthesia care in a broad range of clinical settings to patients with multi-system problems. Emphasis is placed on refinement and perfection of decision-making skills in patient care management and rapid assessment of health status of patients. Collaborative practice within a team structure is emphasized. In addition to direct patient care, participation in journal club, clinical case reports, and in-service presentations to a multidisciplinary audience provide the environment for the student to enact his or her role as a clinical nurse specialist. Experience includes obstetrics, neurosurgery, cardio-thoracic surgery, pediatrics, post anesthesia care, and critical care units. CRNA faculty members and preceptors act as guides.