THE MAGIC OF MEDICINE

MEETS: 5 Tuesdays TIME: 10:00am - 12:00pm

DATES COURSE MEETS: 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21

PRICE: $50.00

LOCATION: 8081 E. Orchard Rd., Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Map

TYPE: Lecture,Q&A

CATEGORY: SCIENCE & SOCIAL SCIENCE

DESCRIPTION:

Explore the science of healing from blood-letting to antibiotics to genetic engineering to Nutraceuticals. Delve into such questions as why we get sick, how medications are developed and regulated, how the testing of a new drug is impacted by the placebo effect, and how we can tell if a given medication is effective and safe. In addition, we will see how magical-thinking still plays a role in modern medicine, as it did in primitive societies.

COURSE LEADER:
Dr. Woody Emlen

Dr. Woody Emlen is a graduate of Stanford University and the University of California (San Diego) School of Medicine. He was Professor of Medicine and Immunology at the University of Washington and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center for almost 20 years, where his practice was in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology (Arthritis) and his research focused on inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. In the late 1990s, Dr. Emlen left academic medicine to pursue a career in biotechnology, serving as Vice President of Scientific Affairs for Palo Alto-based InterMune Pharmaceuticals. In 2004 he co-founded his own Denver-based biotechnology company, Taligen Therapeutics, serving as CEO until the Company’s acquisition in 2011. He currently is retired from medicine but serves on the Boards of several early-stage Biotechnology companies.