Living with Parkinson’s Disease: Mike’s Story An active discussion is the key to an interesting and engaging online course. Discussion in this course is designed to simulate a classroom discussion. As others join in the discussion, you should read what has already been posted and add substantively to the discussion.  We will go through the […]

The Cancer Experience An active discussion is the key to an interesting and engaging online course. Discussion in this course is designed to simulate a classroom discussion. As others join in the discussion, you should read what has already been posted and add substantively to the discussion.  We will go through the questions one at […]

Surviving and Surpassing Stigma – The LGBTQ Experience It is important that every person has the opportunity to achieve his or her full health potential. Health organizations from the local to national and global levels are finding ways to eliminate chronic disease and, with it, the painful illness experience. With all these efforts, stigma remains […]

Parenting Children with Chronic Illness Caregiver stress can occur as the demands of providing care for an ill family member increase and intensify. We learn through our readings and videos that family caregivers of all ages experience stress. Some stressors are unique to different stages of life, while others are universally experienced. This week, we […]

Changing Policy, Changing Lives of People with Chronic Illness Welcome to this week’s discussion! A few suggestions to improve your success in this week’s discussion are as follows. Make your first post no later than Wednesday and be sure to post frequently throughout the week. Avoid mini-papers that seek to answer the questions in one […]

Using Adverse Conditions to a Company’s Advantage Chakravorti discusses four methods that corporate innovators use to turn adverse conditions to their advantage. These methods include: (1) Matching Unneeded Resources to Unmet Needs; (2) Rounding Up the Usual Suspects; (3) Finding Small Solutions to Big Problems; and (4) Thinking Platform, Not Just Product.   Examine an […]