AIDS: Fear and Hope

University of Michigan

About this Course

The basic biology of the virus, HIV, and the disease it causes, AIDS. The economic, social and political factors that determine who gets sick and who remains healthy, who lives and who dies. The progress of scientific research and medical treatments. The reasons for hope; the reasons for fear. (To get a glimpse of some of the materials that students have been posting on the course forums, go to @AIDSFAH or #AIDSFAH.)

100% online course

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Approx. 14 hours to complete

Suggested: 2-4 hours/week

English

Subtitles: English

100% online course

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Approx. 14 hours to complete

Suggested: 2-4 hours/week

English

Subtitles: English

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

1

Section

2 hours to complete

Unit 1 - Beginnings: A New Disease Surprises The World

HIV Basics, Stigma, Three Books, Chimps to Humans, Some Memories...

9 videos (Total 94 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz

9 videos

01.01 - Mini-Intro (1): Terminology, Stigma6m

01.02 - A Snapshot of the Epidemic6m

01.03 - Mini-Intro (2): Suggested Books6m

01.04 - Memories of the Beginning: San Juan and Cambridge, Mass.15m

01.05 - Some History17m

01.06 - Memories of the Beginning: Chicago and Philadelphia19m

01.07 - Mini-Intro (3): Learning about Science; The Bodily Fluids that Carry HIV2m

01.08 - HIV, Other Viruses, Other Species, Virus Hunters17m

01.09 - Mini-Intro (4): Talking About Sex2m

5 readings

Syllabus6m

Discussion Forum Guidelines4m

Welcome to Unit 1!4m

Video Schedule6m

Help us learn more about you!10m

1 practice exercises

Unit 1 Quiz20m

2

Section

2 hours to complete

Unit 2 - Transmission, Gender, Politics

Transmission, Gender, More Memories...

7 videos (Total 89 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

7 videos

02.01 - Women, Gender Inequality, and HIV16m

02.02 - Sexual Transmission of HIV13m

02.03 - Taking a Sexual History11m

02.04 - Non-Sexual Transmission of HIV7m

02.05 - Four Presidents (1): Reagan16m

02.06 - Memories of the Beginning: Princeton and Washington, DC, and Ann Arbor, MI17m

02.07 - Memories of the Beginning: NIH6m

1 readings

Unit 2: What to expect4m

1 practice exercises

Unit 2 Quiz20m

3

Section

2 hours to complete

Unit 3 - Testing (and Some Politics and Memories)

The Critical Issue--Testing...

9 videos (Total 119 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

9 videos

03.01 - Working with African Ministers 21m

03.02 - Memories of the Beginning: Detroit17m

03.03 - Future Ministers Get Tested13m

03.04 - Test Counselors19m

03.05 - Professor Tests Himself, Oral Swab 13m

03.06 - Professor Tests Himself, Blood 7m

03.07 - Four Presidents (2): Museveni10m

03.08 - Update on Testing6m

03.09 - 03.09 - Course Recap8m

1 readings

Welcome to Unit 34m

1 practice exercises

Unit 3 Quiz20m

4

Section

1 hour to complete

Unit 4 - Living With HIV

Not a death sentence, but not easy; More Politics, Sexual Orientation...

5 videos (Total 63 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

5 videos

04.01 - Richard's Story - HIV Diagnosis, Coping, Early Life, Spiritual Quest19m

04.02 - Richard's Story - Living with HIV9m

04.03 - Bug Chasers and Gift Givers5m

04.04 - Four Presidents (3): Bush13m

04.05 - AIDS, Gender, Sexual Orientation Issues14m

1 readings

Unit 4 Preview4m

1 practice exercises

Unit 4 Quiz20m

5

Section

2 hours to complete

Unit 5 - Caring for Patients

Doctors, Medication, More Politics, More Memories...

7 videos (Total 100 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

7 videos

05.01 - Caring for Patients: Dr. Brown and Ms. Corkery at the Detroit Receiving Hospital (Part 1)19m

05.02 - Caring for Patients: Dr. Brown and Ms. Corkery at the Detroit Receiving Hospital (Part 2)10m

05.03 - Memories of the Beginning: St. Louis and Detroit9m

05.04 - Four Presidents (4): Mbeki17m

05.05 - AIDS and the Practice of General Medicine6m

05.06 - Caring for Patients: Dr. Riddell at the University of Michigan22m

05.07 - The Drugs: Dr. Riddell Describes Antiretroviral Therapy13m

1 readings

Unit 5 Introduction4m

1 practice exercises

Unit 5 Quiz20m

6

Section

2 hours to complete

Unit 6 - Prevention, Art, Poetry

...

8 videos (Total 90 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

8 videos

06.01 - Needle and Syringe Exchange, Addiction, Harm Reduction11m

06.02 - Blood Nobility 15m

06.03 - Gardenias 8m

06.04 - HIV, Cultural Complexity, Art 26m

06.05 - Vaccine6m

06.06 - Circumcision and Prevention 2m

06.07 - Trusted Messengers in Zambia 4m

06.08 - Outreach to African-American Ministers 13m

1 readings

Unit 6 Introduction10m

1 practice exercises

Unit 6 Quiz20m

7

Section

2 hours to complete

Unit 7 - Wrapping Up

Cure? Legal Issues, Cost, The Future, Acting Up...

10 videos (Total 96 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz

10 videos

07.01 - HIV and the Law 8m

07.02 - The Criminalization of HIV 9m

07.03 - The Search for a Cure12m

07.04 - The Cost of Drugs7m

07.05 - Infected but not Treated8m

07.06 - Anti-Retroviral Treatment: The Problems 7m

07.07 - PrEP and PEP 4m

07.08 - Case Management and Community Health Workers19m

07.09 - Activism14m

07.10 - Farewell3m

2 readings

For the last time . . .1m

Post-Course Survey10m

1 practice exercises

Unit 7 Quiz20m

Instructor

Richard Meisler, Ph.D.

Lecturer

About University of Michigan

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AIDS: Fear and Hope