Courses

INJURY RELATED COURSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH (excludes clinical training)
Semester	Subj	Xlist	Nmbr	CRN	Title	Instructor/Staff Member	Course Description	Campus
1	BCHS		5814		Mental Health during Emergencies: Collaboration between Public Health and Mental Health	Boland, Richard	Human services and mental health workers provide key services during and after disasters to help first responders, individuals and communities cope with the emergency and continue to function. This course will survey the psychological and social factors affecting community and individual responses to disasters and the techniques used by mental health professionals to assist them. It will explore the legal authority for mental health response and the roles and responsibilities of mental health response teams and crisis counselors. The work of Critical Incident Stress Management Teams, public agencies and other providers will be described. Additional emphasis will be placed on the effects of emergencies on vulnerable communities that may differ by race, social or economic status. In April 2004, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) met with the National Mental Health Association to lay the groundwork for necessary and improved coordination and collaboration between public health and mental health agencies and professionals. This course has the same goal.
1	HPRED	PEDC	1211	10493	ATHLETIC INJURY PREVENTION	SALESI, KARL A	THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ATHLETIC TRAINING PROFESSION. TOPICS TO INCLUDE MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY, MECHANISMS OF INJURY, AND RECOGNITION AND TREATMENT OF COMMON ATHLETIC INJURIES TO MAJOR BODY PARTS.	Pitt
1	REHSCI		1811		BASIC ATHLETIC TRAINING	HUBERT, JOSHUA P	THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ATHLETIC TRAINING PROFESSION. TOPICS TO INCLUDE MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY, MECHANISMS OF INJURY, AND RECOGNITION AND TREATMENT OF COMMON ATHLETIC INJURIES TO MAJOR BODY PARTS.	Pitt
1	BIOENG		1720		BIOMECH 2-BIODYNAMICS OF MOVEMENT	REDFERN, MARK S	THIS COURSE WILL BE GIVEN AT AN INTRODUCTORY LEVEL AND COVER BIOMECHANICAL PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN MOVEMENT. THE FOCUS WILL BE ON WHOLE BODY BIOMECHANICS AND MOVEMENT ANALYSIS. TOPICS TO BE INCLUDED WILL BE: ANTHROPOMETRY, JOINT MOVEMENT ANALYSIS, KINEMATICS OF MOVEMENTS, BIOMECHANICS OF HUMAN GAIT, POSTURAL CONTROL, AND HUMAN STRENGTH ANALYSIS. THE COURSE WILL INTRODUCE THE CONCEPTS USING ANALYSIS, THEN PROGRESS TO A DYNAMIC ANALYSIS. EXAMPLES WILL BE TAKEN FROM OCCUPATION- AL BIOMECHANICS, REHABILITATION, ORTHOPEDICS, AND SPORTS BIOMECHANICS.	Pitt
1	SWINT		2063	01515	CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT: SEXUAL	STUBENBORT, KAREN FRANCES	THE CLASS WILL FOCUS ON IDENTIFICATION, DIAGNOSIS OF, AND INTERVENTION IN, CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CASES. THE ROLE PLAYED BY THE PERPETRATOR, THE VICTIM, AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WILL BE CONSIDERED, AS WILL INTERVENTION STRATEGIES FOR EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS.	Pitt
1	ADMJ		1115	32103	CRIMINALISTICS	STRIMLAN, EDWARD ANTHONY	THIS COURSE INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE SCIENTIFIC TOOLS OF ANALYSIS OF CRIME SCENE EVIDENCE. TOPICS INCLUDE TOXICOLOGY, HAIR, FIBER, BLOOD, DNA, FINGERPRINT, AND FIREARMS ANALYSIS, AS WELL AS CAUSE OF DEATH ISSUES SUCH AS SEXUAL HOMICIDES, SUICIDES, AND ASSISTED SUICIDES, DRUG AND CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING, ACCIDENTAL DEATHS, AND BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA DEATHS. THE CLASS CONSISTS OF INTEGRATED LECTURE AND LAB EACH WEEK. THE LABORATORY ACTIVITIES REQUIRE ONLY BASIC CALCULATIONS.	Pitt
1	BIOENG	IE	2061		ERGONOMICS & OCCUPTNL BIOMECHNC	CHAMDITTHAM, RAKIE	FUNDAMENTALS OF ERGONOMICS AS APPLIED TO THE INDUSTRIAL WORKPLACE. SPECIFIC TOPICS INCLUDE: OCCUPATIONAL BIO-MECHANICS, ANTHROPOMETRY, WORK PHYSIOLOGY, CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS AND SLIP AND FALL PREVENTION APPLIED TO THE ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL DESIGN OF THE WORKSTATION, EFFECTS OF HAND TOOL DESIGN ON WORKERS, AND ANALYSIS OF MANUAL MATERIAL HANDLING JOBS.	Pitt
1	SWINT		2035	05584	FAMILY VIOLENCE	SLAWINSKI, TONYA	THIS COURSE EXAMINES THE DYNAMICS AND TREATMENT IMPLICATIONS OF WORKING WITH FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED VARIOUS FORMS OF PHYSICAL AND/OR SEXUAL MALTREATMENT FROM OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS. PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL CHILD ABUSE, SPOUSE ABUSE AND MARITAL RAPE ARE TOPICS OF CONCERN.	Pitt
1	EM		1111	23875	FOUNDATIONS OF EMS	LEJEUNE, DEBRA	COURSE DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE THE STUDENT TO TOPICS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE RELATED TO THEIR PROFESSION. TOPICS INCLUDE: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AIRWAY MANAGEMENT AND CARE OF THE TRAUMA PATIENT.	Pitt
1	EM		1116		FOUNDATIONS LAB 1	SEITZ, S R		Pitt
1	SWBEH		2062		HUMN BHVR: CHLD FMLY AT RISK	CAHALANE, HELEN	THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO EXAMINE THE STRENGTHS AND NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AT RISK. THE EFFECTS ON PARENT AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT OF POVERTY, NEMPLOYMENT, DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE, FAMILY VIOLENCE, CHILD MALTREATMENT, INADEQUATE HOUSING, INADEQUATE HEALTH CARE, INFERIOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND OTHER MICRO AND MACRO FACTORS WILL BE EXAMINED.	Pitt
1	BIOENG		1085	15382	INTRO TO BIOENGINEERING: SEMINAR	REDFERN, MARK S	THIS COURSE WILL GIVE STUDENTS AN ORIENTATION AND OVERVIEW OF BIOENGINEERING. TOPICS WILL INCLUDE: BIOSENSORS, REHA BILITATION ENGINEERING, BIOMECHANICS, ARTIFICIAL ORGANS, ERGONOMICS, CARDIAC DYNAMICS, GENE THERAPY, ENZYME ENGINEER ING, NMR IMAGING AND SPECTROSCOPY	Pitt
1	HPRED		0101		INTRO TO SPORTS MEDICINE	BAILEY, KRISTEN	PROVIDES THE STUDENT WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FIELD OF SPORTS MEDICINE. TOPICS INCLUDE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY, MECHANISMS OF INJURY, AND RECOGNITION AND TREATMENT OF COMMON ATHLETIC INJURIES.	Brad
1	BIOENG	HRS	2709		REHABILITATION BIOMECHANICS	BERTOCCI, GINA	MATERIAL AT INTRODUCTORY GRADUATE LEVEL. FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOMECHANICS WITH SPECIFIC APPLICATION TO REHABILITATION. BASIC MECHANICS NEWTON'S LAWS, STATICS, DYNAMICS AND VECTOR ALGEBRA (FORCES, MOMENTS, EQUILIBRIUM) WILL FORM THE FIRST PART OF THE COURSE. THE MIDDLE SECTION FOCUSES ON KINEMATICS AND KINETICS APPLIED TO BIOMECHANICS. THE FINAL SECTION EXAMINES WORK/ENERGY METHODS AND STRESS/STRAIN PROBLEMS. SETS ARE ASSIGNED REGULARLY AND THERE ARE LAB EXERCISES/ DEMONSTRATIONS.	Pitt
1	BCHS		2575	47635	SEMINAR MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH	JAROS, KENNETH J	SEMINAR DEALS WITH CURRENT ISSUES IN SOCIETY AFFECTING THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. FOR EXAMPLE, PROBLEMS OF ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY, CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, EMOTIONAL ABUSE AND SEXUAL ABUSE; PREVAILING ATTITUDES AND RESPONSES; ETIOLOGY AND RISK FACTORS; AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES.	Pitt
1	ADMJ		1520		VICTIMOLOGY	MARCINIAK, ELIZABETH M	?	Green
1	OBGYN	EPID	5490		WOMEN'S HEALTH	MCINTYRE-SELTMAN, KATHLEEN	THIS COURSE PRESENTS AN INTRODUCTION TO STUDIES OF THE INFLUENCES ON HEALTH AND DISEASE AMONG WOMEN. IT DISCUSSES EPIDEMIOLOGIC APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING THE BASIC ETIOLOGY AND PRIMARY PREVENTION OF DISEASES UNIQUE TO OR MORE COMMON AMONG WOMEN. COURSE INCLUDES LECTURES, SEMINARS, AND DIS CUSSION.	Pitt
2	HPRED	PEDC	1211		ATHLETIC INJURY PREVENTION	SALESI, KARL A	See above	Pitt
2	SWINT		2064	29675	CHLD MALTREATMENT:PHYSCL ABUSE	TRAFALSKI, THOMAS	THIS COURSE WILL EXAMINE HISTORY, RESEARCH, ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT IN THE AREAS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. SEVERAL FORMS OF ABUSE INCLUDING PHYSICAL, SEXUAL AND PSYCHOLOGICALWILL BE COVERED	Pitt
2	ADMJ		1115		CRIMINALISTICS	STRIMLAN, EDWARD	See above	Pitt
2	BIOENG		1085		INTRO TO BIOENGINEERING: SEMINAR	REDFERN, MARK S	See above	Pitt
2	ADMJ	PUBSRV	1425		PRINCIPLES OF HOMELAND SECURITY	HUMMEL, MICHAEL	THIS COURSE EXAMINES THE NEW PROBLEMS FACING OUR DOMESTIC PUBLIC SERVICE AND JUSTICE PERSONNEL -- THE BORDERLESS WORLD OF GLOBALIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY. ATTENTION IS PAID TO PROBLEMS OF TERRORISM, INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, VIOLENCE INCIDENT RESPONSE PROCEDURES, PLANNING FOR VIOLENCE, CHANGING FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ROLES AND RESPONSE PLANNING, WEAPONS OF MASS EFFECTS, MASS CASUALTY PROGRAMS, CRIME SCENE OPERATIONS, TECHNOLOGY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSES, THE EVOLVING ROLE OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY, AND GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE, AND NON-GOVERNMENT SECURITY ISSUES.	Pitt
	BCHS		2579		EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND DISASTER RESPONSE	CAIRNS, GAIL	THIS COURSE COVERS THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM, ROLE OF LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, SURVEILLANCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS, RISK COMMUNICATIONS, TRAINING AND EVALUATION. THROUGH THIS COURSE, STUDENTS ARE PREPARED TO RESPOND TO BIOTERRORISM, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, AND OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS AND EMERGENCIES.	Pitt
2	PSY		1720		PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY OF TRAUMA	KOESKE, RANDI	AN ADVANCED COURSE THAT ADDRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF BOTH SINGLE-BLOW AND CHRONIC FORMS OF TRAUMA, NEGLECT AND ABUSE IN MENTAL DISORDERS AND ADJUSTMENT. THE CLASS PROVIDES AN IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION OF CURRENT THEORY AND RESEARCH ON TRAUMA; EXPLORES CONTROVERSIES OR DEBATES IN THE FIELD SURROUNDING DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT, MEMORY, AND SELFHOOD; AND ENCOURAGES EXPOSURE TO ORIGINAL RESEARCH AND WRITING IN THE PROFESSIONAL LITERATURE. THE HOLOCAUST IS EXAMINED AS AN IMPORTANT EXAMPLE OF TRAUMA, REMEMBRANCE, AND HEALING.	Green
2	BCHS		2575		SEMINAR MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH	JAROS, KENNETH J	See above	Pitt
2	OBGYN		5490		WOMEN'S HEALTH	GUIDO, RICHARD S	See above	Pitt
3	HPRED		1211		ATHLETIC INJURY PREVENTION	SALESI, KARL A	See above	Pitt
1	EPIDEM				INJURY CONTROL	SONGER, THOMAS J		Pitt
3	EPIDEM		2670	08089	INJURY EPIDEMIOLOGY	SONGER, THOMAS J	IDENTIFIES EXISTING DATA SOURCES AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS FOR INJURIES AND THEIR USES AND LIMITATIONS. STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE AN INTRODUCTORY UNDERSTANDING OF THE DESCRIPTIVE FACTORS BEHIND INJURIES FROM MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, VIOLENCE, SPORTS, AND OCCUPATIONS. THEY WILL ALSO DEVELOP SKILLS IN WORKING WITH COLLEAGUES ON IDENTIFYING DATA AND DESCRIBING ITS IMPORTANCE.	Pitt
3	EPIDEM		2650	16453	FORENSIC EPIDEMIOLOGY	KOHELER, STEVEN	THIS COURSE WILL FOCUS ON BASIC PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY OF DISEASE. SPECIFICALLY, COURSE CONTENT WILL ENCOMPASS THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF NATURAL (E.G., HEART DISEASE, LIVER DISEASE) AND UNNATURAL DEATHS (E.G., HOMICIDE, SUICIDE). EMPHASIS WILL BE GIVEN TO READING AND WRITING ABSTRACT RELATING TO FORENSIC ISSUES BY UTILIZING PUBLISHED ARTICLES AND REAL RAW DATA SETS.	Pitt

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