[domweek] DOM Week, August 1-5, 2022

[Department of Medicine weekly newsletter]


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DOM Week
July 29, 2022
News, information, and events of interest from the Department of Medicine <http://bit.ly/1TemKEY>

(If you have items for DOM week, please email amyf at uw.edu<mailto:amyf at uw.edu>)



EDI News
EDI efforts in the Department of Medicine
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The Department of Medicine Diversity Council recently held their year-end retreat to strategize how they can help move equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) efforts further within the Department of Medicine.

They talked about opportunities and priorities, how the council can partner with the Diversity Implementation Workgroup (part of the DOM Strategic Plan), and next steps.

“This was an opportunity for us to gather together and build community for the first time in several years,” said EDI Program Manager Sean Greenlee.

Learn more on our news site<https://bit.ly/3vslmvv>.

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UW NURF Wellness event
The UW Network of Underrepresented Residents and Fellows<https://sites.uw.edu/uwgme/nurf/> (NURF) invites all UW residents and fellows to celebrate the start of a new academic year with a wellness event at Volunteer Park. Food and drinks provided. Please RSVP<https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=W9229i_wGkSZoBYqxQYL0ku1SLIoI8lCmhr1ylMnUcBUN1FEN0lNV1JFNU9DMkZNQ0hZVlVEOEdESC4u>.
July 30, 6-8pm, Volunteer Park.



Staff news
In memoriam: Patti Allen
[image024.jpg]Patti Allen passed away peacefully yesterday, surrounded by family, after developing an aggressive cancer about a month ago. Patti retired from the University of Washington in early 2021, after over 30 years of service.

“Patti was an outstanding administrator and a great support to me because of her can-do style and her complete knowledge of UW and NIH systems and processes,” said Dr. Jan Abkowitz. “She served the Division as our administrator for nearly 20 years and was a trusted partner and friend. We all remember her thoughtfulness along with the collection of fun plastic toys and figures (termed "doodads") on her office shelf. She told me last week that these were to assure folks were relaxed when approaching her.”

A celebration of life is being planned. Condolences may be sent to her daughters Wendy, Mikaila, and Sarah Allen at: 12260 Crest Wood Drive South, Seattle, WA 98178.
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[image025.jpg]Staff spotlight: Angie Bertellotti
Our latest staff spotlight is on Angie Bertellotti, Department of Medicine Office Manager and Assistant to the Chair.

Read about her on our news site<https://bit.ly/3zBVJLb>.



Clinical news
Department of Medicine Health Systems Collective: New Initiative & Website
[image026.jpg]Interested in care delivery innovation, payment, population health, or other health systems-related topics? Want to connect with others with shared interests or aligned work?

The Department of Medicine is excited to present the Health Systems Collective, an initiative aimed at supporting people & groups in DOM interested in improving health through systems of care. The Collective seeks to do so by providing a set of resources and services to DOM members, which will expand over time and complement a set of core programs led by faculty in selected topical areas.

The Collective also hosts Collective Conversations, an interview series that amplifies and disseminates system-related work by department members and their collaborators. The first episode featuring work by Dr. Barak Gaster (General Internal Medicine) & colleagues on dementia can be found here<https://healthsystems.uw.edu/conversations>. Subsequent episodes will feature trainees, recent graduates, and individuals from other divisions.

Learn more on the new DOM Health Systems website<http://healthsystems.uw.edu/>. Those interested in receiving more information about specific services, or updates on new offerings as they are rolled out, can email the team at hscollective at uw.edu<mailto:hscollective at uw.edu> to be added to future announcements.

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University of Washington Medical Center ranked No. 1
[image027.png]For the 11th consecutive year, the University of Washington Medical Center was named the No. 1 hospital in Washington state and in the Seattle metropolitan area by U.S. News & World Report in its annual Best Hospitals<https://bit.ly/3b8lHwk> rankings.

Medical specialties in the top 50 include diabetes and endocrinology (No. 7) and cancer care (No. 27).


Research news
Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium Award
[image028.jpg]Researchers at the Fred Hutch, including immunotherapy expert Dr. Stanley Riddell, professor (Medical Oncology) have received a four-year, $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to learn how to kill metastatic cancer’s deadly seeds before they can sprout.

The new grant mechanism is designed to “support collaborations and ideas that will transform the lives of individuals with, and/or at risk for, breast cancer and will significantly accelerate progress toward ending breast cancer.” And this transformation must be in people's lives, “not in the health care or research system.”

Riddell, who holds the Burke O’Reilly Family Endowed Chair in Immunotherapy, will co-lead a project with translational breast cancer researcher Dr. Cyrus Ghajar that aims to use both natural and engineered immunity to neutralize disseminated tumor cells.

This team will use deep precision profiling of primary tumors, disseminated tumor cells and the immune microenvironments — the immune cells in and around tumor cells — to identify candidate antigens (markers on tumor cells that immune cells could be programmed to target) for engineered T-cell immunity.

Ghajar will serve as scientific director of the newly formed consortium and epidemiologist Dr. Christopher Li will serve as its administrative director.

Read the full story from Hutch News<https://bit.ly/3zQUxUB>.


Recent publications
Dr. Sara Glick, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of “Responding to a surge in overdose deaths: perspectives from US syringe services programs<https://bit.ly/3J6QUMW>” in Harm Reduction Journal. DOM co-authors are Maria Corcorran, Alexa Juarez, Noah Frank and Elisa Healy.

Dr. Helen Jack, acting instructor, is lead author and Dr. Jared Klein, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of “Peer providers and linkage with buprenorphine care after hospitalization: A retrospective cohort study<https://bit.ly/3BoSqbM>” in Substance Abuse.

Dr. Rupali Jain, clinical associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of “Safety, and Tolerability of Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir/ritonavir) in High Risk Patients<https://bit.ly/3PGnl7B>” in Clinical Infectious Diseases. DOM co-authors are Jeannie Chan, Santiago Neme and Shireesha Dhanireddy.

Drs. David Koelle and Larry Corey (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of “Herpes simplex virus lymphadenitis is associated with tumor reduction in a chronic lymphocytic leukemia patient<https://bit.ly/3bdneBq>” in JCI.

Dr. John Lee, assistant professor (Medical Oncology) is co-author of “Physical and in silico immunopeptidomic profiling of a cancer antigen prostatic acid phosphatase reveals targets enabling TCR isolation<https://bit.ly/3S5PWEV>” in PNAS.

Jennifer Logue, Nicholas Franko, and Dr. Helen Chu, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of “Omicron spike function and neutralizing activity elicited by a comprehensive panel of vaccines<https://bit.ly/3SaySxG>” in Science.

Dr. Kristina Utzschneider, associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is lead author of “Weight loss and β-cell responses following gastric banding or pharmacotherapy in adults with impaired glucose tolerance or type 2 diabetes: a randomized trial<https://bit.ly/3Q3Uha1>” in Obesity. DOM co-author is Steven Kahn.


In the news
Dr. John Amory, professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in “Why are there so few male birth-control options?<https://yhoo.it/3J34t06>” in Yahoo Lifestyle.

Dr. Justin Bullock, fellow (Nephrology) is quoted in “Doctors with Disabilities Push for Change as Long COVID Affects Their Workforce<https://bit.ly/3oCpR2Y>” in Time.

Dr. Matthew Golden, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in “As monkeypox cases rise, King County has only about 6% of vaccines needed<https://bit.ly/3OJF3Wu>” in the Seattle Times.

Dr. Carey Jackson, professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in “A Place of Refuge: Harborview Medical Center’s International Medicine Clinic<https://bit.ly/3Jan5eE>” in American’s Essential Hospitals.

Dr. Joshua Liao, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) and associate chair, is quoted in “Can Amazon change healthcare? Experts sound off on tech giant’s $3.9B deal to buy One Medical<https://bit.ly/3zH57gN>” in GeekWire.

Dr. Mengru Wang, clinical instructor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) wrote “Updates in aspirin use, aducanumab, and CKD diagnostic criteria in geriatric medicine<https://bit.ly/3oDUKnm>” in MDedge.


Weekly Calendar, August 1-5, 2022
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.


Coming up
Research Fellows Orientation Course
Everything you need to know to survive & thrive in academics! Please join us for the annual Department of Medicine Workshop: “Surviving and Thriving During the Research Years”, a course covering skills necessary for academic success, such as grant writing, teaching & oral presentations, job negotiations, appointments & promotions, and breakout sessions on opportunities in industry or the public health & policy sector. The course is designed for fellows navigating their research path and is open to fellows and early-stage faculty from all departments. There is no charge to attend this virtual course. Aug. 29, 8:30am-3pm. For more details and to register, please visit our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/education/fellows/research-fellows-orientation-course>.

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