BODY WORLDS 3 Lecture Series and Resource Fair, presented by OHSU and OMSI May 15, 2007

Oregon Health & Science University and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) are presenting a free, four-month-long lecture series on biomedicine as part of the upcoming BODY WORLDS 3 exhibit. The lectures are geared toward the general public and will feature researchers and practicing clinicians.

Lectures begin at 7 p.m. in the OHSU Auditorium/Old Library, 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland. A resource fair featuring health displays is open from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and continues after each lecture from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. No pre-registration is required.

The schedules is as follows:

• May 15 – "A is for Anatomy: The Art and Science of Human Dissection," by Karmen Schmidt, Ph.D. (gross anatomy), OHSU.

• May 29 – "The Body: A Cultural and Ethical Consideration," by Peter Boghossian, Portland State University.

• June 19 – "Change the World, One Child at a Time," by OHSU expert panel: Dolores Orfanakis, M.D. (community pediatrician); Jeff Koh, M.D. (pediatrics); Prashant Gagneja, D.D.S. (dentistry).

• July 17 – "Change the World, One Teen at a Time," by OHSU expert panel: Michelle Berlin, M.D. (women’s health); Linda Stork, M.D. (pediatrics); Bonnie Nagel, Ph.D. (psychiatry).

• Aug. 21 – "Change the World, One Adult at a Time," by OHSU expert panel: Brian Druker, M.D. (cancer); Sonja Connor, M.S., R.D. (nutrition); Jonathan Emens, M.D. (sleep).

• Sept. 18 – "Change the World, One Senior at a Time," by OHSU expert panel: Jeffrey Kaye, M.D. (aging, Alzheimer's); Joanna Cain, M.D., (women's health); Bob Johnson, D.M.D. (oral health).

The series kicks off with a talk on the history of how we’ve learned about the human body and how it has changed both medicine and art. This will be followed by a discussion on the various cultural views of the human body and its uses, especially in medicine and teaching. The next four in the series will present OHSU experts discussing the latest breakthroughs in health and medicine for all Oregonians—children, teens, adults, and seniors.

For more information, contact Bobby Heagerty at 503-494-3237 or heagerty@ohsu.edu.

Official Website: http://bodyworlds.ohsu.edu/lectures.php