Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone (Audio)
The mission of the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health is to nurture health and inspire well-being in all people. Our educational programming, formerly known as Osher Mini Medical School for the Public, has been reimagined as Osher WISE (Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone). This public education program offers courses on integrative health topics that are current and compelling, providing an opportunity for community members to become active, informed participants in their own health and well-being journey.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 201
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Introduction to Ocular Disease and Cataract Surgery
Drs. Neeti Parikh and Saras Ramanathan discuss the structure of the eye and how it works and then explore ocular diseases and surgical as well as non-surgical treatments for cataracts. Series: "Osher…
01:24:15 |
Mon 12 Jul 2021
The Role of Music in Dementia Caregiving Relationships
Research suggests that listening to or singing songs can provide emotional and behavioral benefits for people with Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Theresa Allison provides an overview of music in the contex…
01:20:50 |
Fri 09 Jul 2021
COVID-19 Vaccines: Science and Safety
Coronaviruses are not new but the new COVID-19 causes more severe symptoms and led to a global pandemic, in large part because it can be spread asymptomatically. In March 2020 the US became the epice…
00:58:38 |
Wed 30 Jun 2021
COVID-19 Diagnostics: Everything You Need to Know About Tests and Variants
COVID-19 is uniquely characterized by pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic transmission. Dr. Chaz Langelier explores types of COVID testing, infectiousness and use cases for certain types of tests. He al…
01:18:30 |
Tue 22 Jun 2021
The COVID-19 Pandemic: Year One Experience of a Frontline Provider and National Advisor
ICUs, Emergency Departments and their staffs have been disproportionally affected by COVID. UCSF Professor of Emergency Medicine Dr. Robert Rodriguez looks back at the past COVID year and explores th…
01:04:55 |
Mon 14 Jun 2021
What Do We Know about Long COVID?
Long COVID is a range of symptoms that can last weeks or months after first being infected or can appear weeks after infection. Long COVID can happen to anyone who has had COVID-19, even if the illne…
01:13:23 |
Sat 12 Jun 2021
Developmental Impact of COVID-19: Addressing Parental and Student Stress
The pandemic heightened stress and anxiety in families and children. Dr. Petra Steinbuchel explores the collective mental impact of the pandemic and looks at tools and interventions to promote coping…
01:16:44 |
Mon 07 Jun 2021
COVID Therapeutics
Dr. Annie Luetkemeyer discusses improving outcomes for COVID patients as well as medications such as remdesivir, dexamethasone, and anticoagulation. She also looks at outpatient treatments and a curr…
00:37:59 |
Sat 05 Jun 2021
The Importance of Community Engagement In the Care of COVID-19
Dr. Diane Havlir knows it takes a community to end a pandemic. Latinx was particualry hard hit with COVID-19. She talks about what Unidos en Salud did to respond to the virus and where things stand i…
00:48:44 |
Tue 01 Jun 2021
Cultivating Emotion Awareness and Fierce Compassion
Eve Ekman is a contemplative social scientist and teacher in the field of emotional awareness and burnout prevention. She discusses how to develop emotion awareness and enact compassion. She also add…
01:17:01 |
Sat 29 May 2021
COVID-19: Science and the Public Health
Dr. George Rutherford shares what we know about the emergence and spread of SARS-CoV-2, the epidemiology of COVID-19, and the status of immunizations. He also explores what can still go wrong and wh…
01:22:10 |
Fri 28 May 2021
A Call to Action: Transforming Community-Academic Partnerships to Secure Environmental Justice for All
This presentation reflects on the long history of contamination in the Bayview Hunters Point community, the health harms disproportionately suffered by community members, and the challenges and oppor…
01:37:55 |
Mon 24 May 2021
Aging of the Immune System in Space
To study aging, scientists are looking to outer space. Space travel causes changes to the body that are similar to aging. Dr. Sonja Schrepfer, UCSF Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery, investiga…
00:21:26 |
Sat 22 May 2021
Environmental Injustice and Health Politics: Systems Change and Social Care
This moderated discussion explores the structural inequities of the healthcare system, laid to bare most recently by the COVID pandemic, and the institutional, socio-political and policy changes that…
01:24:16 |
Thu 20 May 2021
Integrative Therapy to Manage Anxiety and Reduce Stress
Dave Berger, somatic psychotherapist, physical therapist and bodyworker, provides practical suggestions for managing stress and anxiety. When stress and anxiety run high, nurturing your body-brain an…
01:10:56 |
Sun 16 May 2021
Space: The Spinal Frontier
Prolonged exposure to microgravity experienced by astronauts in space is known to cause low back pain and a heightened risk of intervertebral disc herniations following space flight. Jeff Lotz, Profe…
00:25:08 |
Sat 15 May 2021
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon: Technology Issues in Human Spaceflight
Dr. Jonathan Clark explores enabling technologies and how they've been used in advancing humans in space while also having impacts on terrestrial applications. Clark worked at NASA from 1997 to 2005 …
00:45:23 |
Fri 14 May 2021
Effect of Spaceflight on the Skeleton
The environment of long-duration spaceflight causes major disruption to all aspects of human functioning, including the musculoskeletal system. But astronauts are not the only ones that worry about b…
00:35:58 |
Fri 14 May 2021
Structural Racism and Environmental Justice in a World of Pandemics
Reflecting on the devastating, disparate impacts of the COVID pandemic on communities of color, this panel examines the role of structural racism in health outcomes and the systemic changes necessary…
01:25:14 |
Fri 30 Apr 2021
Bringing Willingness and Values to Challenging Times
Dr. Walter E. B. Sipe, UCSF Psychiatry and Pediatrics, explores acceptance and commitment therapy that allows for creating a rich, full, and meaningful life while accepting the pain that inevitably g…
00:29:30 |
Mon 26 Apr 2021
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