[domweek] DOM Week, March 14-18, 2022

[Department of Medicine weekly newsletter]

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DOM Week
March 11, 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>)



Faculty news
Reflecting on 25 years of collaboration and friendship with cancer patients and physicians in Ukraine
[https://jsis.washington.edu/ellisoncenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/03/March-for-Life-and-Hope-2003-800x534.jpg]Dr. Julie Gralow, professor emeritus (Medical Oncology) wrote a guest editorial for the Cancer Letter reflecting on 25 years of collaboration and friendship with cancer patients and physicians in Ukraine.

"Ukraine has a special place in my heart, in my career, and in my life," says Gralow.
[March for Life and Hope, 2003]
A Ukrainian breast cancer project first introduced Gralow to the field of global oncology and the experience of seeing first-hand the challenges (and rewards) of providing cancer care and conducting cancer research in a setting of constrained resources.

"From my very first visit, I was astounded by the hospitality, ingenuity, and resilience of the Ukrainian people. I became fascinated by their history and culture, along with their contributions to art, science, and humanity."

Read the full article in the Cancer Letter<https://bit.ly/3tFutHw>. See also: Ukraine crisis: Resources for health professionals<https://bit.ly/3J8sthl>

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[cid:image007.png at 01D83568.79AEA830]Drs. Bessie Young, professor (Nephrology) and Trish Kritek, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) will begin new administrative roles on March 16, 2022, serving as vice dean for equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and vice dean for faculty affairs, respectively, in the University of Washington School of Medicine. In these new roles, they will work collaboratively with the executive vice dean for clinical affairs and other vice deans of the medical school to further align and integrate our clinical, research, education and EDI activities.


Staff news
Realizing the Promise of Equity in the Organ Transplantation System
[Glenda V. Roberts - Kidney Research Institute]Glenda Roberts, director of external relations and patient engagement, Kidney Research Institute (Nephrology) was one of the reviewers for the recently released report "Realizing the Promise of Equity in the Organ Transplantation System<https://bit.ly/3I3KWdP>" by the National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine.

The report makes near- and long-term recommendations to create a fairer and more equitable, transparent, cost-effective, and efficient system for deceased donor organs.

Read a summary of the findings<https://bit.ly/3J6j36c>.


Education news
[cid:image011.jpg at 01D83568.79AEA830]Dr. Nauzley Abedini, assistant professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) has been appointed assistant program director for wellness for our Internal Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Abedini attends on the inpatient palliative care consult and general medicine services at Harborview Medical Center and is passionate about providing high quality, equitable palliative and end of life care to patients and families of diverse backgrounds, and also teaching these skills to medical learners while also supporting their broader professional development.

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Physician-Scientist Learning Pathway
The Internal Medicine Residency Program's Physician-Scientist Learning Pathway provides dedicated research time, mentorship, a core curriculum, and professional development activities to interested residents planning careers as physician-scientists.

Please welcome the new members of the new Physician-Scientist Learning Pathway:

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Juan Conde, MD, PhD
Dr. Conde plans to pursue a research-intensive career in Hematology/Oncology with a patient-oriented translational research program in solid tumor mutagenesis.

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Olivia Lin, MD
Dr. Lin hopes to align her clinical interest in hematologic malignancies with her passion for disparities research. She hopes that her research will lead to implementation of healthcare interventions to improve health outcomes among underserved groups.

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Liem Nguyen, MD, PhD
Dr. Nguyen aspires to a career as a Hematology/Oncology physician-scientist. He will investigate whether a specific antigen present cell mediates epitope spreading in a murine cancer model to better understand the immunologic impacts of cancer-directed vaccination.

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Cass Sunga, MD
Dr. Sunga is interested in the interaction between advanced heart failure (HFrEF) and end-stage kidney disease. Their goal for residency is to learn more about research careers in nephrology and cardiology and gain skills in clinical outcomes research.



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Program Director Development Series
Join the UW Medicine GME Program Director Development Series (PDDS) on March 29 or April 28. This season's topics are Interdisciplinary Teamwork in the Clinical Learning Environment and Harmonizing the Milestones. See March<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xJh8_WqTLCpd-_2JHIHOXgQbn8Jvtd2n/view> and April<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZF-BjZu5oB_hLo-acozRCeLL2sSzwMLc/view?usp=sharing> agendas (same topics for both dates). PDDS is open to Program Directors, Associate Program Directors, key faculty and Program Administrators. The curriculum is designed to meet ACGME's Common Program Requirements (CPRs) in annual faculty development. Registration is open until March 25. Learn more and register<https://sites.uw.edu/uwgme/pdds-registration/> (NetID required)



Research news
Drs. David Au, professor, and Lucas Donovan, assistant professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) have received funding from Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for their project "Pragmatic Trial to Enhance Quality Safety, and Patient Experience in COPD -- EQuiP COPD<https://bit.ly/3hPkJF1>."


Recent publications
Dr. Nisha Bansal, associate professor (Nephrology) is lead author of "Management of Adults with Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation with and without CKD<https://bit.ly/3CuaqzM>" in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. DOM co-author is Leila Zelnick.

Dr. Helen Chu, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of "Diagnostic Accuracy of an At-Home, Rapid Self-test for Influenza: Prospective Comparative Accuracy Study<https://bit.ly/3MGcVnf>" in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. Read more in "Home-based flu tests comparable to clinical testing<https://bit.ly/3w3kNJF>" from UW Medicine Newsroom.

Dr. Joann Elmore, affiliate professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of "Toward Unbiased Evaluation of Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Challenges and Solutions for the Long Haul Ahead<https://bit.ly/3pMcQES>" in the Annals of Internal Medicine. DOM co-author is Graham Nichol.

Drs. Ryan Lynch, Gary Lyman, and Andrew Portuguese (Medical Oncology) are co-authors of "Patients recently treated for B-lymphoid malignancies show increased risk of severe COVID-19: a CCC19 registry analysis<https://bit.ly/3I0v3ER>" in Blood Cancer Discovery.

Dr. Gary Lyman and Elizabeth Nakasone (Medical Oncology) are co-authors of "Coinfections in Patients With Cancer and COVID-19: A COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19) Study<https://bit.ly/3tTGXvr>" in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Jeanne Poole, professor (Cardiology) is co-author of "Arrhythmias in Female Patients: Incidence, Presentation and Management<https://bit.ly/3J1oy6d>" in Circulation Research.

Dr. Bruce Psaty, professor (General Internal Medicine) is co-author of "Assessing the contribution of rare variants to complex trait heritability from whole-genome sequence data<https://go.nature.com/3HUiw61>" in Nature Genetics.

Dr. Andreea Reilly, fellow, is lead author, and Dr. Sergei Doulatov, associate professor (Hematology) is senior author of "Lamin B1 deletion in myeloid neoplasms causes nuclear anomaly and altered hematopoietic stem cell function<https://bit.ly/3tXjKZk>" in Cell Stem Cell. DOM co-authors are Philip Creamer, Sintra Stewart, Massiel Stolla, Rachel Wellington, Elihu Estey, Pamela Becker, Siobán Keel, Janis Abkowitz, and Zhijun Duan.

Dr. Bessie Young, professor (Nephrology) is senior author of "How the University of Washington implemented a change in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) reporting<https://bit.ly/35JqYbj>" in Kidney 360.


In the news
Dr. Helen Chu, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) talked to KUOW in "Masks work. But do mask mandates work in schools? That's debatable<https://bit.ly/3pUuuGv>."

Drs. Seth Cohen and Joshua Schiffer (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are quoted in "What health experts say about the 'natural experiment' of ditching mask mandates in WA<https://bit.ly/3CygEyD>" in the Seattle Times.

Dr. Larry Corey, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) wrote "Learning to live with COVID-19<https://bit.ly/3HWgp1x>" for the Seattle Times and "Forget Boosters-Will You Need an Annual Covid Shot?<https://bit.ly/3MFqsM4>" in the Seattle Met.

Dr. Jeff Duchin, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "King County health officials shift COVID response to 'next phase of coexistence'<https://bit.ly/3tPPejZ>" in the Seattle Times.

Dr. Gary Lyman, professor (Medical Oncology) is quoted in "For Those Who Are Immunocompromised, 'Normal' Isn't Even Close<https://bit.ly/3hTWe9C>" in the Huffington Post.

Dr. Stephanie Page, professor and head (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in "Why does using hormonal birth control have to suck so much?<https://bit.ly/3CuETxF>" in Metro UK.


Events of interest
Medicine Grand Rounds
Dr. Irl Hirsch (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) will present "Glycemic Control in the Hospital: Do We Have Our Targets Wrong?" at Medicine Grand Rounds on Friday, March 18, 2022,12-1pm, via zoom<https://washington.zoom.us/j/812197730>.

Trauma Stewardship Institute Workshops
UW Medicine and the School of Medicine are partnering with Laura van Dernoot Lipsky and the Trauma Stewardship Institute to address the accumulative toll of the pandemic on UW Medicine healthcare staff and providers through a 2-hour system-wide workshop. Recordings will be posted online for those unable to attend live.
March 23, 1-3pm  Register here<http://discover.uw.edu/MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGC9mKmnB0o-yeJjGWlMCUvQv83FXgDb-tu13WJrtAqoXaOxOr466ag6BL3TwZEg4VYOdqhyCk=>
June 21, 4-6pm Register here<http://discover.uw.edu/MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGC9mKmnJwnjMoaLOcXVeLaMwTs3bay1GilR5I0B4eODjVFNAEcwrD-sP5C91458N2AIB827n0=>


Weekly Calendar, March 14-18, 2022
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.


Coming up
Science Says with Hutch Scientists
Trevor Noah, comedian and host of "The Daily Show" will have a dynamic conversation with Hutch scientists, including DOM faculty Drs. Rachel Issaka and Thomas Lynch, about increasing access to the latest innovative care and research for cancer, COVID-19, HIV and more on March 22, 9-10am. Register for this event<https://bit.ly/3rpMFVE>.

Gender Equity Lunch Series: Data Bias
[cid:image017.png at 01D83568.79AEA830]On Thursday, March 31, 12-1pm, Kelsey Griffin, division operations manager (Gastroenterology), Anna Tappel, resident (Dermatology) and Steph Timm, residency and fellowship programs administrator (Dermatology) will moderate a discussion on Data Bias. Join via zoom<https://washington.zoom.us/j/95127955690>.

Led by guest moderators, the Gender Equity Lunch Series<https://medicine.uw.edu/diversity/gender-equity/lunch> focuses on topics related to gender equity and leadership development. This series is open to all members of all genders in the Department of Medicine. Please register for this series<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=W9229i_wGkSZoBYqxQYL0kziYS8KsPlJp974AFRYu_hURFBNTEdCMVdHWks3RTRPNkg5MTA3VDlZTi4u>.

Symposium in Medical Ethics on Race, Health and Justice
The Benjamin Rabinowitz Symposium in Medical Ethics on "Race, Health and Justice" is a one-day, cross disciplinary symposium which will present theoretical and empirical research on racial injustice and its impact on health and well-being. The Keynote Speaker is George Yancy, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Philosophy at Emory University. April 15. For more information and to register, please visit the UW Dept. of Philosophy website.<https://bit.ly/3sxKoHl>



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