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May 11 at HSA (22 credit package)
May 11, 2018 @ 9:30 am
$299.00Lecture and 2 Home Study Exams
Friday, May 11 at HSA, 145 Wood Road, Braintree. Enter on left as you face the building from Wood Road.
Starting at 9:30 AM
45 minute lecture: Quantifying Risks: How Well Does Preventive Care Actually Work?
This lecture suggests that our definitions of illness make Americans increasingly sick – leading to higher medical costs with few related health benefits.
After the lecture, take the 2 Self Study exams below. Read the texts in advance. You will not be permitted to take the exams otherwise. Available from amazon.com
- Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick in Pursuit of Health by Dr. H Gilbert Welch of Dartmouth Medical School. Mass course # C95210, 12 credits. Available from amazon.com and audible.com.
- Should I Be Tested for Cancer? Maybe Not and Here’s Why by Dr. H. Gilbert Welch, Mass course #C08840, 10 credits. Available from amazon.com.
Exams take about 20 minutes each after the lecture. Proctors provided. Graded immediately.
$299 for entire package
Checks and credit cards accepted in class