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Course Listings 101developing a topic of interest into a formal paper. Papers are written through a processof mutual critique in order to develop arguments while simultaneously analyzing thework of others. Prerequisite: successful completion of 725b, Health Care Ethics, or permissionof the instructor. One and one-half hours per week. D. Olsen. Not offered fallterm 2002.]729b,Alternative and Complementary Therapies. 1 credit hour. Alternative and complementarytherapies are medical interventions not usually taught in medical or nursingschools and are not generally available in U.S. hospitals. Despite the fact that such therapiesas herbs, vitamins, meditation, massage, acupuncture, and therapeutic touch areusually paid for by consumers, approximately one in three adults in the United Statesused such treatments in 1990. Neither advocates nor opponents can afford to remainignorant of the growing body of literature on the clinical and cost effectiveness of thesetherapies. This elective course offers the opportunity to examine the literature andto discuss the clinical implications of published studies. One hour per week. A. Ameling.[731a (RLST 976a), Spirituality in Health Care. 1.5 credit hours. A growing numberof Americans report that they pray daily and that they want their health care providers topray with them and for them. This elective course addresses this trend by providing anintroduction to the spiritual dimension of caring. Issues of health and illness, curing andcaring, the power of belief, and the spiritual healing practices of major religious traditionsare examined. The course has a multicultural and interdisciplinary focus and providesan introduction to spiritual assessment in health care settings. One and one-halfhours per week. A. Ameling, M. Lewis. Not offered fall term 2002.]733b, Living with Dying. 1.5 credit hours. Advances in treatment and technology havetransformed the clinical course of many terminal illnesses. A growing number of peoplewith terminal illness are living longer than ever before. Home care, shorter length ofstay, and restrictions on admissions because of managed care have become a health caredelivery reality for individuals with even the most serious illnesses. Health care providersneed a comprehensive understanding of the individual and family experiences across anillness trajectory as clients adapt to living with disease and the possibility of death. Thiscourse develops practitioners’ cultural and gender awareness, understanding, and competenciesin creating environments to relieve suffering for individuals and their familiesacross settings. Emphasis is on nonpharmacologic interventions to relieve suffering,including spiritual, interpersonal, and sociocultural. The course is structured with thepremise that relief from suffering, meaning, and transcendence at the end of life are bestachieved and understood through the interpersonal use of narrative techniques, likestorytelling, to facilitate communication. One and one-half hours per week. A. Ameling.751a, Advanced Concepts in Women’s Health Care. 4.4 credit hours. This coursefocuses on topics that examine women’s health care in the context of their lives from theoreticaland clinical perspectives. Issues that confront women and their health careproviders are discussed from a multidisciplinary viewpoint incorporating both allopathicand complementary approaches. Specific areas of focus include antepartum care and