Steven D. Waldman

Steven D. WaldmanSteven D. Waldman, M.D., J.D., serves as a member of the Humanities Advisory Committee in the School of Medicine. Along with fellow School of Medicine alums, Dr. Waldman served as a founding member of the Sirridge Office of Medical Humanities, helping raise the initial funding for the William Sirridge lectureship. Dr. Waldman is a frequent lecturer in Medical Humanities courses and serves as Co-Instructor of the Medicine and Film course. Dr. Waldman is the Director of Statewide Outreach Services at the UMKC School of Medicine and also serves as the Docent for the MD students. He holds joint academic appointments as Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology and Clinical Professor of Medical Humanities and Bioethics. The author of over twenty textbooks and numerous academic articles on the specialty of Pain Management, Dr. Waldman also continues his clinical work as a member of the Palliative Care Team at UMKC as well as an active member of the medical staff at Truman Medical Center.

Publications

Contemporary Issues in Global Medicine and Moving Toward International Healthcare Equity
Contemporary Issues in Global Medicine and Moving Toward International Healthcare Equity
Nick Comninellis, Steven D. Waldman. © 2022. 463 pages.
The COVID-19 pandemic is only the latest prompt about the importance of international health and its broad influence upon social wellbeing. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted...
Diseases of Poverty: Part 2
Diseases of Poverty: Part 2
John Cleek, Molly Pasque, Steven D. Waldman. © 2022. 12 pages.
In addition to the viral infections discussed in the previous chapter, many other infections and illness are pertinent when covering diseases that highly and disproportionately...
Pain Management in the Low Resource Setting: The Role of Neural Blockade
Pain Management in the Low Resource Setting: The Role of Neural Blockade
Steven D. Waldman, Kathleen M. Spears. © 2022. 11 pages.
The use of nerve blocks as part of the evaluation and treatment of the patient in pain represents a reasonable next step if a careful targeted history and physical examination...
Building a Patient-Centered Interprofessional Education Program
Building a Patient-Centered Interprofessional Education Program
Steven D. Waldman, Stephanie Bowlin. © 2020. 371 pages.
Properly utilized interprofessional education will prepare students in health professions to provide patient care in a collaborative team environment. Once healthcare...
The Positive Impact of Intentional Curricular Design on Interprofessional Learning
The Positive Impact of Intentional Curricular Design on Interprofessional Learning
Nurry Pirani, Steven D. Waldman, Kara Zweerink, Valerie Chuy, Saqib Hassan, Debra Wekesa, Marcella Riley. © 2020. 20 pages.
Interprofessional education has been gaining traction in the educational and professional climate today. As a shift has been made to incorporate the collaboration of health...
How to Use Technology and Telehealth to Enhance the Interprofessional Community of Practice
How to Use Technology and Telehealth to Enhance the Interprofessional Community of Practice
Steven D. Waldman, Corey W. Waldman, Reid A. Waldman, Judith Ovalle Abuabara. © 2020. 7 pages.
The widespread availability and use of digital technology including the internet, cell phones, remote electrocardiogram, PACS (picture archiving and communication) systems, and...
Optimizing Medical Education With Instructional Technology
Optimizing Medical Education With Instructional Technology
Erdem Demiroz, Steven D. Waldman. © 2019. 291 pages.
In today's educational settings, infusing technology into educational practices is not optional. It is a necessity because of the changing expectations and needs of learners....
Technologic Advances in Neurologic Practice and Education: The Cell Phone Replaces the Direct Ophthalmoscope
Technologic Advances in Neurologic Practice and Education: The Cell Phone Replaces the Direct Ophthalmoscope
Charles Donohoe, Sean M. Gratton, Vivek M. Vallurupalli, Steven D. Waldman. © 2019. 11 pages.
Although the visualization of the ocular fundus yields important clinical information regarding the optic nerve and retinal vasculature, proficiency in using the traditional...
Simulation Technology in Anesthesia Education
Simulation Technology in Anesthesia Education
Morgan E. Gonder, Maxwell Holtmann, Steven D. Waldman. © 2019. 26 pages.
This chapter provides an overview of increasing role of simulation technology in anesthesia education. A brief history of the role of simulation is discussed, spanning across the...