Medical Terminology and Common Medical Acronyms in Clinical Research

Stanford Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellow Andrew Moore, MD, provides a solid foundation in medical terminology and common medical acronyms.
This session discusses the typical components of medical terms, as well as the important anatomic landmarks, which, in combination, can be used to interpret the majority of medical terminology.
At the conclusion of this class, you will be able to:
-Interpret key roots, prefixes, and suffixes for medical terms
-Apply important anatomic terminology
-Recognize the importance of acronyms in medical practice
-Understand when the use of medical acronyms is appropriate and when it should be avoided
-Apply common medical acronyms, abbreviations, and colloquialisms
Identify and use resources to improve health literacy
About the Presenter:
Andrew Moore, MD, is a pulmonary and critical care medicine fellow at Stanford. He grew up in Virginia and completed his Bachelors in neuroscience at the College of William and Mary followed by his MD at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and his residency and chief residency here at Stanford. As a fellow here, his research focuses on the use of bioinformatics to develop better diagnostic and prognostic tools in the ICU.