Louisville Lectures

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Health Disparities: Food Insecurity and Food Deserts with Dr. Jennifer Olges

Dr. Jennifer Olges presents "Health Disparities: Food Insecurity and Food Deserts" by first defining food insecurity and food deserts. She then compares and contrasts hunger and food insecurity and describes the scope of the issue in Louisville/Jefferson County as well as in the clinic population. After, Dr. Olges describes the clinical implications of food insecurity and finally, reviews the process for accessing the food bank in the AIM clinic.

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Biostats for Internal Medicine with Dr. Jennifer Olges

Dr. Olgres presents a quick overview on “Biostats for Internal Medicine”. In this lecture, Dr. Olges explains how to calculate sensitivity and specificity, as well as how to accurately interpret sensitivity and specificity in regards to test results. She then calculates the likelihood ratios and uses them to determine post test probabilities. After, she discusses the difference between relative and absolute risk.

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