PRESENTATION TOPIC SUGGESTIONS Urinary system - Reproductive system - Endocrine System - Nervous System - Human Senses to be chosen by speakers, HOWEVER – the topics must deal with issues relevant to the SPRING SEMESTER – BE RELEVANT AND INTERESTING TO THE LISTENERS - medical topic you have read (widely) about and you are building substantial expertise in and for which you will do background reading in English (mentioned in the bibliography) - practical knowledge: work experience in hospitals and other medical institutions - reporting a case / a disease / a collection of diseases - description of a system - description of a procedure / surgery - communication aspects of doctor-patient relationship - latest research - the job of a medical doctor – highlights and downsides, the psychology behind - Western vs Easter concepts of health / What is health vs what is disease - revising for your exams in other subjects - professional organizations (you are/ you want to be a member of like Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, United Nations etc.) Plastic Surgery Organ Donation / Oocyte Donation Transplantations Contraception, Abortion Humans and Sex The way we are born First Aid Drugs, Smoking Eating Disorders Cancer Alternative Medicine Sleep Hypnosis Civilization Diseases Blindness/Deafness in Human Life Pain / Pain Management What we eat and our Health Obesity Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)/ HIV History of Medicine – Discoveries/Inventions Addictions Psychosomatic Aspect of Diseases Stress-related Disorders Stem cell research The latest news in research Becoming a Medical Doctor – my future specialism Medical series – TV, intenet – sources of English: using medical drama to learn English Importance of communication skills in medicine / Doctor-Patient Communication Alcohol Use and/or Abuse Ethical/Moral Aspects of Medical Doctor’s Job Memory Burnout Syndrome Alcohol Abuse Among Medical Doctors In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Diagnostic Screening Methods Embryogenesis Children’s Diseases Genetic Diseases Diabetes Diseases of theEndocrine System Autoimmunity Diseases in Developing Countries Stress Factors in Medical Students´ Life