From domweek at u.washington.edu Fri Oct 7 16:18:57 2022 From: domweek at u.washington.edu (Department of Medicine weekly newsletter) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:23:13 2024 Subject: [domweek] DOM Week, October 10-14, 2022 Message-ID: [cid:image028.jpg@01D8DA68.7DF8F030] DOM Week October 7, 2022 News, information, and events of interest from the Department of Medicine (If you have items for DOM week, please email amyf@uw.edu) Awards [cid:image029.jpg@01D8DA68.7DF8F030]Dr. Gail Jarvik, professor and head (Medical Genetics) is the 2022 recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Achievement Award from the Michigan Medicine Alumni Society. This award honors alumni who have typified the Michigan tradition of excellence and have brought credit to the university by their personal and professional accomplishments. Recipients are recognized for their distinguished achievements, dedication to their field, and significant contributions in the science and art of medicine. EDI news Say my name: The importance of name pronunciation [cid:image030.jpg@01D8DA68.7DF8F030]Names matter, and the way we treat them has impact. Research shows that our brains ?light up? when we hear our name, while mispronunciation can lead to feelings of isolation and alienation. The first step in creating an inclusive workplace culture is learning your colleagues' names. Learn more about the importance of name pronunciation, including personal stories by Drs. Geetanjali Chander, Ba?ak ?oruh, Barbara Jung, and Genevieve Pagalilauan on our news site. Resources on inclusion, including help with name pronunciations (and many other topics), are available on our website, in our newly updated EDI Resources section. Faculty news Physician Assistants key to improving health care access [cid:image031.jpg@01D8DA68.7DF8F030]Leah Yoke, PA-C, MCHS, is a teaching associate in the Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. In honor of Physician Assistant week, she wrote an op-ed advocating for continued modernization of health care laws that allow for greater patient access and care. She says our health care system is facing a ?perfect storm.? Demand for medical providers is outpacing supply. More than 96 million Americans lack adequate access to primary care and more than 155 million Americans lack access to mental health care. Add to that health care worker shortages, a growing aging population, shifting percentages of chronic diseases, and the lingering effects of COVID-19. ?To ensure that every patient has access to and receives the high-quality care that they need when they need it, it?s essential that our existing health care workforce can practice to the full extent of their education, training and experience. Physician assistants, also known as PAs, are part of this medical team that must be used fully in order to meet the demands of today?s modern health care needs.? Education news Fellow spotlight: Justin Bullock [cid:image032.jpg@01D8DA68.7DF8F030]Nephrology fellow Justin Bullock has managed bipolar disorder and depression in part by sharing his story and listening to others. He is a suicide survivor who?s lived life openly with bipolar disorder and depression. And he?s a gay man who wasn?t accepted by his family when he came out to them. Some of his experiences are difficult. But he also knows he?s not alone. ?I think the biggest thing that I just really want to say over and over and over again is that I don't think that my struggle with mental illness is special in any way,? Bullock said. ?Every time that I've spoken ? and I've spoken a lot of times at this point ? there's always someone who comes up to me who shares some aspect of my experience, whether it's themselves directly, whether it's their sibling, a best friend. And I think this concept of suffering and mental illness is just extremely prevalent.? Read more about him from UW Medicine Newsroom. Research news [cid:image033.jpg@01D8DA68.7DF8F030]Researchers, including Drs. Neelendu Dey, assistant professor and William Grady, professor (Gastroenterology) have received funding from the NIH for their project ?Understanding Adenoma Progression: Interplay Among Tissue Microenvironment, Clonal Architecture, and Gut Microbiome.? Learn more on our news site. ________________________________ [cid:image034.jpg@01D8DA68.7DF8F030] Dr. Jose Garcia, professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the Western Association of Physicians (WAP) and the Western Society for Clinical Investigation (WSCI) Outstanding Investigator Award. The Outstanding Investigator Award is one of the most prestigious awards given by these societies, and is presented in recognition of Dr. Garcia?s outstanding scientific contributions to academic medicine. He will receive the award at the annual meeting in January. ________________________________ [cid:image035.jpg@01D8DA68.7DF8F030]Dr. Masaoki Kawasumi, assistant professor (Dermatology) received the New Investigator Award from the American Society for Photobiology. This award recognizes an individual performing promising quality research in the fields of photomedicine, photobiology, photochemistry, and/or photophysics performed at a relatively early stage in an investigator's career. ________________________________ [cid:image037.jpg@01D8DA68.7DF8F030]Dr. Ellen Schur, professor (General Internal Medicine) has received funding from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) for more than $1 million over 3 years for a new project titled ?Assessing the effect of diet on hypothalamic gliosis in humans.? This project uses MRI to evaluate the hypothalamus for signs of inflammation due to diets high in calories, fat, and/or sugar. This may lead to a better understanding of whether poor nutrition quality leads to obesity through effects on body-weight regulating areas of the brain. Recent publications Dr. Rosemary Adamson, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is senior author of ?Racial Disparity in Oxygen Saturation Measurements by Pulse Oximetry: Evidence and Implications? in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. DOM co-authors are Jason Coult, Oyinkansola Osobamiroand, and Elizabeth Parsons. Dr. Ian de Boer, professor (Nephrology) is lead author of ?Diabetes Management in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Consensus Report by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO)? in Diabetes Care. DOM co-author is Katherine Tuttle. Drs. Bhargavi Duvvuri and Christian Lood (Rheumatology) are co-authors of ?The role of mitochondria in rheumatic diseases? in Nature Reviews Rheumatology. Dr. Irl Hirsch, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is featured in ?Irl Hirsch: when ranting is an art? in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology. Dr. Edward Libby, associate professor emeritus (Medical Oncology) is co-author of ?Six-Year Results From RELEVANCE: Lenalidomide Plus Rituximab (R2) Versus Rituximab-Chemotherapy Followed by Rituximab Maintenance in Untreated Advanced Follicular Lymphoma? in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Drs. Radhika Narla and Mara Roth (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) are co-authors of ?Appropriate Use of Telehealth Visits in Endocrinology: Policy Perspective of the Endocrine Society? in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Dr. Wendy Raskind, professor (Medical Genetics) is co-author of ?Mutations in protein kinase C? promote spinocerebellar ataxia type 14 by impairing kinase autoinhibition? in Science Signaling. Drs. Tara Reid, Helen Stankiewicz Karita, and Anna Wald (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of ?The COVID-19 Pandemic Unmasked the Challenges Faced by Early-Stage Faculty in Infectious Diseases: A Call to Action? in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Dr. Namrata Singh, is senior author of ?Supporting International Medical Graduates in Rheumatology: A call to action? in Arthritis & Rheumatology. Dr. Nona Sotoodehnia, professor (Cardiology) is co-author of ?Clinical, genetic, and experimental increase in soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor levels promotes atherosclerosis? in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Dr. Kristina Crothers, professor, is lead author, and Dr. Matthew Triplette, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is senior author of ?Patient and clinician recommendations to improve communication and understanding of lung cancer screening results? in Chest. DOM co-authors are Shahida Shahrir and Erin Kross. In the news Dr. Seth Cohen, clinical associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in ?Coronavirus (booster) FAQ: Can it cause a positive test? When should you get it?? from NPR. Dr. Kevin O?Brien, professor (Cardiology) is quoted in ?Rising Global Temperatures May Worsen Heart Failure, Study Says? in Health. Dr. Douglas Paauw, professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in ?9 night sweats causes that can leave you drenched? in Glamour Magazine. Events of interest Unequal Treatment in Cardiovascular Care: Evidence for Racial Bias and the Way Forward [cid:image038.jpg@01D8DA68.7DF8F030]The Department of Medicine is proud to partner with the Institute for Common Power to sponsor a lecture by Dr. Quinn Capers from UT Southwestern. Dr. Capers will review current evidence and studies from the recent past detailing Black-White disparities in cardiac care, and strategies to reduce or eliminate racial disparities in care. Please join us on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 12-1:30pm PST. A Q&A with Department Chair Dr. Barbara Jung and Common Power Director Dr. Terry Scott will follow to discuss how we engage in EDI goals and objectives, increase engagement, and move initiatives forward. Learn more on our news site. Weekly Calendar, October 10-14, 2022 Our events calendar is posted on our website. Coming up Gender Equity Lunch Series: Gender and the Electronic Health Record workload [cid:image039.jpg@01D8DA68.7DF8F030]Special guest moderator, Dr. Eve Rittenberg, Harvard Medical Center, will discuss gender and the EHR workload, and her article ?Primary Care Physician Gender and Electronic Health Record Workload? published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Eve Rittenberg, MD, is an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and a primary care internist at the Fish Center for Women?s Health at Brigham and Women?s Hospital. 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If you haven't already, please sign up for this advisory system as part of an emergency preparedness plan. Awards [cid:image002.jpg@01D8DFEB.8345FBE0]ANIO Academic Excellence Award Dr. Nisha Bansal, professor (Nephrology) is the 2022 recipient of the American Nephrologists of Indian Origin (ANIO) Academic Excellence award. This award recognizes individuals of Indian origin who have made substantial academic contributions to nephrology and have sustained achievements in the areas of research and education. ________________________________ Gilliland Award [cid:image006.jpg@01D8DFEB.8345FBE0]Dr. Ba?ak ?oruh, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is the 2022 recipient of the Bruce C. Gilliland Award for Excellence in Teaching of Residents and Fellows. Named for the late Dr. Bruce Gilliland - who was known for his skills and compassion as a clinician, his many contributions to the field of rheumatology, his service as an administrator in the School of Medicine, and his dedication to teaching residents and fellows - this award is given to a faculty member who is actively engaged in clinical and didactic training or in the implementation of a graduate medical education curriculum. ________________________________ Call for nominations: Awards of Excellence Nominations are now open for the Distinguished Contributions to Lifelong Learning Award, Marsha L. Landolt Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award, Distinguished Teaching Awards, Distinguished Teaching Award for Teams (new), Excellence in Teaching Award and Outstanding Public Service Award. For more information, please visit the UW awards website. Faculty news Faculty spotlight: Rudy Rodriguez [cid:image008.jpg@01D8DFEB.8345FBE0]The VA recently profiled Dr. Rudy Rodriguez in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Dr. Rodriguez is the Director of Hospital and Specialty Medicine at the VA Puget Sound Healthcare System and a professor in the Division of Nephrology. Learn more about him on our news site. ________________________________ [cid:image010.jpg@01D8DFEB.8345FBE0] Dr. Susan Wong, associate professor (Nephrology) has been inducted into the American Journal of Kidney Diseases Reviewer Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame recognizes reviewers who have distinguished themselves by consistently providing insightful, detailed, and valuable input to our authors and our editorial team. Staff news [cid:image012.jpg@01D8DFEB.8345FBE0]Staff spotlight: Rebekah Zaharia Our latest staff spotlight is on Rebekah Zaharia, academic HR manager in the Division of General Internal Medicine. Learn more about her on our news site. Clinical news Equitable Diabetes Care for Latinx Patients [cid:image014.jpg@01D8DFEB.8345FBE0]Hispanic and Latinx people are at higher risk for diabetes and complications from it. In 2020, the Latinx Diabetes Clinic opened at UW Medicine's South Lake Union campus to serve the growing number of people who identify as Hispanic, Latino/a or Latinx who have diabetes or prediabetes. The clinic, directed by Dr. Lorena Alarcon-Casas Wright, clinical associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) also serves as a center of excellence for diabetes research and education for medical students and trainees on providing culturally competent care. Healthcare can be a daunting experience for any patient, and for Latinx patients who face a language barrier and cultural differences, it can be even more challenging. The clinic team seeks to make care accessible, address healthcare disparities, outreach to the community, and educate medical students and trainees. Read the full story in The Huddle. Education news Spotlight on resident research: Explainable Machine Learning Analysis of Right Heart Failure After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation [cid:image016.png@01D8DFEB.8345FBE0]Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs) are used to support blood flow in people with advanced heart failure. They improve quality of life and survival and are used in some cases as a bridge to cardiac transplantation. However, many LVAD recipients experience undesired adverse events, including acute right heart failure (RHF). To improve the understanding of underpinnings and optimal management of post-LVAD right heart failure, Dr. Arjun Bahl, R3, and colleagues examined over 19,000 individuals who had LVAD placement between 2008 and 2017 from the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) database. Learn more on the residency website. Research news Collaborative hemophilia A study [cid:image018.jpg@01D8DFEB.8345FBE0]Hemophilia A is a rare genetic bleeding disorder that affects approximately one in 5,000 live male births. It is caused by a missing or abnormal clotting protein, factor VIII, so the disease is also known as factor VIII deficiency. The most common treatment is factor VIII replacement. While this approach helps a person with hemophilia A to clot, the infusion also can trigger harmful immune responses called inhibitors. Currently, both risk factors for immune complications and the mechanisms that drive them are not completely understood. These unknowns are the focus of a National Institutes of Health-funded research effort based at the University of Washington School of Medicine. A new initiative called Hemophilia A Analytical Cohort Research Program (HARP) will be led by Dr. Jill Johnsen, associate professor (Hematology) and researcher at Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine. Johnsen and research colleagues will trace the roots of risk for immune complications, starting from the time in the womb. The investigators plan to follow fifty pairs of mothers who have the gene change that leads to factor VIII deficiency and their babies who have severe hemophilia A. Read the full story from UW Medicine Newsroom. ________________________________ Effects of elevated systolic blood pressure on ischemic heart disease [cid:image020.jpg@01D8DFEB.8345FBE0]A standardized approach for quantifying the strength of evidence that supports associations between risk factors and given health outcomes is presented as part of a package of papers published this week in Nature Medicine. The findings are presented in an easy-to-understand star rating system showing the strength of evidence for each link. The new star rating system aims to help people make personal health decisions, inform health policy, and guide future research. Dr. Gregory Roth, associate professor (Cardiology) is senior author on the burden of proof study describing the significant harmful effect of high systolic blood pressure on the risk of ischemic heart disease. A systolic blood pressure of between 107.5 and 165 mmHg, for example, was found to raise a person's risk by an average of 101.36% (equal to a five-star rating). Learn more on our news site. Recent publications Drs. Pavan Bhatraju, assistant professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine), and W. Conrad Liles, professor and associate chair, are co-senior authors of "Machine learning-based derivation and external validation of a tool to predict death and development of organ failure in hospitalized patients with COVID-19" in Scientific Reports. Drs. Bhatraju and Liles are also co-authors of "Deep learning models for COVID-19 chest x-ray classification: Preventing shortcut learning using feature disentanglement" in PLOS One. Dr. Kelley Branch, professor (Cardiology) is co-author of "2022 Use of Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography for Patients Presenting with Acute Chest Pain to the Emergency Department: An Expert Consensus Document" In Journal of Cardiovascular CT and lead author of "Fractal Analysis in Myocardial Computed Tomography Perfusion: All That One Cannot See" in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. Dr. Helen Chu, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of "Estimated Global Proportions of Individuals With Persistent Fatigue, Cognitive, and Respiratory Symptom Clusters Following Symptomatic COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021" in JAMA. Dr. Jason Dominitz, professor (Gastroenterology) is lead author of "Understanding the Results of a Randomized Trial of Screening Colonoscopy" in the New England Journal of Medicine. He is also quoted about this in "A colonoscopy study has some wondering if they should have the procedure. What you should know" in CNN Health. Dr. Bishoy Hanna, fellow, is lead author, and Dr. Nazem Akoum, professor (Cardiology) is senior author of "Demystifying electrophysiology" in Heart. Dr. George Ioannou, professor (Gastroenterology) is lead author of "Effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Against Infection, Hospitalization, and Death: A Target Trial Emulation in the Omicron (B.1.1.529) Variant Era" in the Annals of Internal Medicine. DOM co-authors are Ann O'Hare and Edward Boyko. Dr. Gary Lyman, professor (Medical Oncology) is senior author of "Mitigating acute chemotherapy-associated adverse events in patients with cancer" in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology. Glenda V. Roberts, director of external relations and patient engagement, Kidney Research Institute (Nephrology), is co-author of "Patient Perspective on Xenotransplantation" in Kidney360. Dr. Judith Tsui, professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of "Acceptability, feasibility, and outcomes of a clinical pilot program for video observation of methadone take-home dosing during the COVID-19 pandemic" in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. DOM co-author is James Darnton. Read more in "Video app eases methadone dose-confirmation burden" from UW Medicine Newsroom. Dr. Katherine Tuttle, clinical professor (Nephrology) is lead author of "Incidence of Chronic Kidney Disease among Adults with Diabetes, 2015-2020" in the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Pandora (Luke) Wander, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of "Cross-sectional Associations of Multiracial Identity with Self-Reported Asthma and Poor Health Among American Indian and Alaska Native Adults" in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. In the news Dr. Anthony Back, professor (Medical Oncology) is quoted in "Can Psilocybin Challenge Our Pharmaceutical Dependence?" in Vogue. Dr. Jessica Bender, clinical assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "At the Front Lines of Long COVID, Local Clinics Prove Vital" from WebMD. Dr. Helen Chu, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "How to Boost Your Immune System During Cold and Flu Season" in the New York Times. Dr. Seth Cohen, clinical associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Please Just Get the Dang Updated COVID Booster Shot" in GQ. Dr. Shireesha Dhanireddy, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) talked to KUOW about "How to Make Covid Boosters Cool Again." Dr. Mary (Nora) Disis, professor (Medical Oncology) is quoted in "After Giving Up on Cancer Vaccines, Doctors Start to Find Hope" in the New York Times. Dr. Christine Limonte, clinician researcher (Nephrology) wrote the blog post "Advancements in the understanding and treating of diabetic kidney disease" for the American Kidney Fund. Dr. Stephanie Page, professor and head (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in "Male contraception in a post-Roe world" from AAMC News. Dr. Andrew Stergachis, assistant professor (Medical Genetics) is quoted in "Can Start-Ups Significantly Lower the Cost of Gene Sequencing?" in the New York Times. Events of interest Hispanic Heritage Month Event The UW Network of Underrepresented Residents & Fellows (NURF), in collaboration with the Residency Diversity Committee (RDC), and Health Equity & Anti-Racism (HEAR) committee invite you to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month with delicious food, community and salsa dancing. October 21, 6:30-8:30pm, South Campus Center. Please RSVP for this event. Medicine Grand Rounds Dr. Marc Moss (University of Colorado School of Medicine) will present "The Growing Epidemic of Psychological Distress in Healthcare Professionals" at Medicine Grand Rounds on Friday, October 21, 2022,12-1pm, via zoom. Weekly Calendar, October 17-21, 2022 Our events calendar is posted on our website. Coming up Gender Equity Lunch Series: Gender and the Electronic Health Record workload [cid:image021.jpg@01D8DFEB.8345FBE0]Special guest moderator, Dr. Eve Rittenberg, Harvard Medical Center, will discuss gender and the EHR workload, and her article "Primary Care Physician Gender and Electronic Health Record Workload" published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Eve Rittenberg, MD, is an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and a primary care internist at the Fish Center for Women's Health at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Her interests include women's health, trauma-informed care, and health equity. 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Name: image025.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 914 bytes Desc: image025.jpg URL: From domweek at u.washington.edu Fri Oct 21 16:32:18 2022 From: domweek at u.washington.edu (Department of Medicine weekly newsletter) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:23:13 2024 Subject: [domweek] DOM Week, October 24-28, 2002 Message-ID: [cid:image001.jpg@01D8E56A.AD129580] DOM Week October 21, 2022 News, information, and events of interest from the Department of Medicine (If you have items for DOM week, please email amyf@uw.edu) Awards [https://www.idsociety.org/contentassets/f645399c08734c7881a9463295c32476/corey_larry_headshot.jpg]Dr. Lawrence Corey, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is the 2022 recipient of the Alexander Fleming Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). The Alexander Fleming Award for Lifetime Achievement recognizes a career that reflects major contributions to the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge about infectious diseases. ________________________________ [cid:image004.jpg@01D8E56A.AD129580] Dr. David Spach, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is the 2022 recipient of the Clinical Educator Award from the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA). The Clinical Educator Award recognizes HIVMA members who have demonstrated significant achievement in the area of HIV clinical care and provider education. ________________________________ [Headshot]Dr. Chenwei Wu, clinical assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) was awarded the 2022 Gene Peterson Award on behalf of the University of Washington Housestaff Quality and Safety Committee (HQSC). The award is named after Dr. Gene Peterson, who had a great appreciation for the involvement of trainees in the fields of quality improvement and patient safety, and for the unique perspective they bring to the University of Washington. ________________________________ Call for nominations Distinguished Staff Awards Nominations are currently being accepted for the UW Distinguished Staff Awards, the University's highest staff honor. Faculty, staff and students may nominate individual staff or teams primarily composed of staff members who exemplify excellence. Nominations due Dec. 16. Thorud Leadership Awards Please consider recognizing our leaders by nominating them for the David B. Thorud Leadership Award from Oct. 17 to Dec. 16. Open to current UW faculty, academic appointees and staff. William J. Bremner Endowed Mentorship Awards Nominations are open through Nov. 14 for the William J. Bremner Endowed Mentorship Awards, to honor faculty members for their contribution to the scientific, educational, and patient care missions of the Department of Medicine through exemplary mentorship. Two awards are given annually: (1) Excellence in Mentorship of Physician-Scientists and (2) Excellence in Mentorship of Clinician-Scholars or Full-time Clinical Faculty. Education news Violet Zuvela Primary Care IM Scholarship [cid:image008.jpg@01D8E56A.AD129580]Congratulations to this year's recipients of the Violet Zuvela Primary Care IM Scholarship awards, Sarah Lawrence and Astrid Strasik. The Violet Zuvela Primary Care IM Scholarship award was created in 2017 by the generosity of the late Violet Zuvela, who was a patient of Dr. Douglas Paauw, director of Medicine Student Programs (MSP). The Zuvela Fund serves as a deeply meaningful tribute to Violet, while at the same time, provides a scholarship in the amount of $1000 for students with a career interest in primary care internal medicine whose work exemplifies the value of patient-centered care. Clinical news UW Medicine Transplant Institute [cid:image010.jpg@01D8E56A.AD129580]UW Medicine has launched the Transplant Institute, a consolidated program that will enhance coordination efforts across our transplant programs and take our already outstanding services to a new level. The program will be co-led by interim medical and surgical directors Barbara Jung, MD, and Douglas Wood, MD, respectively. "The Transplant Institute will build on all the work done at UW Medicine to lead in transplantation in the region and beyond and provide us with a structure that is built on partnership so that we can work together even more seamlessly across disciplines. I am very proud of what has been accomplished so far and excited about this next step that will propel us forward," says Jung. Read the full story in The Huddle. ________________________________ Living donor liver transplant program [cid:image012.jpg@01D8E56A.AD129580]To help solve the deceased donor organ shortage challenge, family members, friends, and even strangers frequently inquire about the option of a transplant with a living liver donor. The University of Washington Living Donor Liver Transplant Program (LDLT), in cooperation with the team at Seattle Children's Hospital, has the highest volume for adult to pediatric liver transplants in the U.S. this year, and is the only group in the Pacific Northwest performing liver transplants in this innovative manner. Dr. Kiran Bambha, associate professor (Gastroenterology) is medical director of the LDLT. Learn more on our news site. Faculty news [cid:image014.png@01D8E56A.AD129580]Dr. Barak Gaster, professor (General Internal Medicine) has been appointed by Governor Jay Inslee to serve as the physician representative to the State of Washington's Dementia Action Collaborative (DAC.) The DAC is a statewide initiative to help prepare Washington state for the growing population of people living with dementia. In this role, Dr. Gaster will help to disseminate to other health systems the work he and his team have been doing as part of the Cognition in Primary Care Program, improving care for patients with dementia. ________________________________ [cid:image016.jpg@01D8E56A.AD129580] Improving health outcomes through post-acute care Dr. Thuan Ong, associate professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) joined Collective Conversations to discuss post-acute care. Collective Conversations is a series of discussions aimed at highlighting people and groups working to improve health through better health care systems. Research news NIH loan repayment The NIH loan repayment programs support qualified scientific researchers by mitigating the burdens of student loan debt. The programs will repay up to $70,000 of student loan debt over the course of a two-year contract. The application cycle closes Nov. 17. Please visit their website for eligibility details. Recent publications Drs. Lindsey Anderson, acting instructor, and Jose Garcia, professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) are co-authors of "UBR2 targets myosin heavy chain IIb and IIx for degradation: Molecular mechanism essential for cancer-induced muscle wasting" in PNAS. Dr. Claudio Bravo, assistant professor, is lead author, and Dr. Claudius Mahr, clinical professor (Cardiology) is senior author of "Right heart failure after left ventricular assist device: From mechanisms to treatments" in Frontiers. DOM co-authors are Parvathi Mudigonda and Kevin O'Brien. Dr. Eric Chow, assistant professor, is lead author, and Dr. Helen Chu, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of "Human Parainfluenza Virus in Homeless Shelters before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Washington, USA" in CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases. DOM co-authors are Amanda M. Casto, Julia H. Rogers, Sarah N. Cox, M. Mia Shim, Nancy Sugg, and Jeffrey S. Duchin. Dr. Kristina Crothers, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is co-author of "Pulmonary and Physical Function Limitations in Aging Men with and without HIV from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS)" in the Annals of Epidemiology. Dr. Geoffrey Hill, professor (Medical Oncology) is senior author of "Depletion of exhausted alloreactive T cells enables targeting of stem-like memory T cells to generate tumor-specific immunity" in Science Immunology. DOM co-authors are Danniel Zamora, Albert Yeh, Kate Markey, and Michael Boeckh. Learn more in "New approach could make bone marrow transplantation safer, stronger" from Hutch News. Dr. Scott Ramsey, professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of "A Pragmatic Cluster-Randomized Trial of a Standing Order Entry Intervention for Colony-Stimulating Factor Use Among Patients at Intermediate Risk for Febrile Neutropenia" in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Mohamed Sorror, associate professor (Medical Oncology) is lead author, and Dr. Elihu Estey, professor (Hematology, deceased) was senior author of "An 8-year pragmatic observation evaluation of the benefits of allogeneic HCT in older and medically infirm AML patients" in Blood. DOM co-authors are Stephanie Lee, Brenda Sandmaier, and Frederick Appelbaum. In the news Dr. Helen Chu, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Omicron-specific Covid boosters appear to work well, new data says-regardless of the side effects you experience" from CNBC, and "With flu season looming, these tips will help boost your immune system" from KUOW. Dr. J. Randall Curtis, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is quoted in "What happens if you're incapacitated? How to get your advance directives in order." in Marketwatch. Dr. Mary (Nora) Disis, professor (Medical Oncology) talked to KUOW in "UW cancer researcher tells us, 'it's been a ride.' She's hopeful about cancer vaccine prospects." Dr. Jonathan Himmelfarb, professor (Nephrology) is quoted in "Innovation in kidney care requires bright ideas and funding to move forward" in Healio. Dr. Catherine Otto, professor (Cardiology) is quoted in "Prudence or Spin? Mulling Embolic Protection After PROTECTED TAVR" in TCTMD. Dr. Stephanie Page, professor and head (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in "Beyond Condoms!" from NPR. Dr. Coralynn Sack, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "Here's what experts say are the impacts of exposure to unhealthy air quality" from KING 5 News. Dr. Bessie Young, professor (Nephrology) is quoted in "Black heart failure patients less likely to get devices and transplants they need, study finds" from CNN Health. Weekly Calendar, October 24-28, 2022 Our events calendar is posted on our website. Coming up Gender Equity Lunch Series: Gender and the Electronic Health Record workload [cid:image018.jpg@01D8E56A.AD129580]Special guest moderator, Dr. Eve Rittenberg, Harvard Medical Center, will discuss gender and the EHR workload, and her article "Primary Care Physician Gender and Electronic Health Record Workload" published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Eve Rittenberg, MD, is an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and a primary care internist at the Fish Center for Women's Health at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Her interests include women's health, trauma-informed care, and health equity. Nov. 8, 12-1pm, via zoom (meeting ID: 935 5123 6119). Please RSVP. Current concepts in medication therapy This CME conference will highlight innovation in drug therapies, review new indications for old medications, and discuss medication side effects and drug interactions. Speakers include DOM faculty from Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, General Internal Medicine, Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, and Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. Dec. 12-13. 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Name: image022.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 913 bytes Desc: image022.jpg URL: From domweek at u.washington.edu Fri Oct 28 16:28:50 2022 From: domweek at u.washington.edu (Department of Medicine weekly newsletter) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:23:13 2024 Subject: [domweek] DOM Week, October 31 - November 4, 2022 Message-ID: [cid:image001.jpg@01D8EAEA.59ED4B40] DOM Week October 28, 2022 News, information, and events of interest from the Department of Medicine (If you have items for DOM week, please email amyf@uw.edu) Awards [cid:image002.png@01D8EAEA.59ED4B40]Dr. Stephanie Fosback, clinical associate professor (WWAMI, Pullman) has received the Outstanding Volunteer Clinical Teacher Award from the American College of Physicians (ACP). This award is bestowed upon a Member, Fellow, or Master of the College who has consistently volunteered their services to teach medical students, residents, or other trainees outside of their academic responsibilities. Faculty news [cid:image004.jpg@01D8EAEA.59ED4B40]Burnout follows from physician to wellness director Dr. Claudia Finkelstein, clinical associate professor emeritus (General Internal Medicine) writes about burnout and running out of evasive strategies to outmaneuver the changes in how medicine is practiced. And when she knew that, after years of developing wellness electives and curriculum, and directing faculty wellness programs, she was "burned out on burnout, wellness and resilience." Read more on our news site. ________________________________ [cid:image006.jpg@01D8EAEA.59ED4B40]Learning Health Systems Model Dr. Karin (Kari) Nelson, professor (General Internal Medicine) joined Collective Conversations to discuss the Learning Health Systems Model. Collective Conversations is a series of discussions aimed at highlighting people and groups working to improve health through better health care systems. EDI news Save the dates: Gender Equity reconnection events The Department of Medicine Gender Equity Council is hosting a series of reconnection events. The purpose of these events is to meet new people and reconnect with colleagues in the department. These events will be held at different sites as a way for people at each location to meet each other and make new connections. Stop by at any time for donuts and coffee - all genders are welcome! * VA, Nov. 15, 12-1pm, Bldg. 1, Rm. 240 * HMC, Nov. 16, 1-2pm, 3WH 108 * UWMC-ML, Nov. 18, 11am-12pm, RR-110 Staff news Glenda Roberts receives President's Medal [cid:image008.jpg@01D8EAEA.59ED4B40]Glenda Roberts, director of external relations and patient engagement, Kidney Research Institute and Center for Dialysis Innovation (Nephrology), has received the President's Medal from the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), the highest honor the society bestows. The ASN President's Medal is awarded to individuals who have helped advance ASN's mission to lead the fight against kidney disease by educating health professionals, sharing new knowledge, advancing research, and advocating the highest quality care for patients. Read more on our news site. She has also been invited to serve on the Kidney Health Initiative's Board of Directors Strategy Committee. Established in 2012, the Kidney Health Initiative is a public-private partnership between the American Society of Nephrology and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) whose mission is to catalyze innovation and the development of safe and effective patient-centered therapies for people with kidney diseases. She will serve for a three-year term, starting Jan. 1, 2023. Education news [cid:image010.jpg@01D8EAEA.59ED4B40]Dr. Alexandra Collis, clinical instructor (General Internal Medicine) has been selected as the new director of the Transition to Residency course. A graduation requirement, this course serves as a preparation for residency and is scheduled at the end of the students' final year prior to the Physician's Oath and Hooding Ceremony. Students choose sessions relating to the medical issues, evaluation, management, and procedures involved in their planned specialties. ________________________________ [cid:image012.jpg@01D8EAEA.59ED4B40]The Division of Dermatology has created a new endowment in recognition of Dr. Roy Colven and his exceptional leadership as director of the Dermatology Residency Program from 2006-2022. The Colven Endowed Fund to Support Dermatology Residency Team Building and Training Enhancement will provide broad-based direct financial support to UW Dermatology's residents and fellows; ensuring our commitment to provide the highest quality medical training and education to prepare future leaders in dermatology. Learn more on the Dermatology website. Research news Can smoking heroin be less risky than injecting? [cid:image014.jpg@01D8EAEA.59ED4B40]A study recently published in Harm Reduction Journal examined a Seattle-based organization's efforts to introduce heroin pipes as a means to diminish harms associated with injection drug use. "We hope if people have the opportunity to move from injecting to smoking, then we'll be able to keep them healthier longer and give them more of an opportunity to work on their drug use behaviors in such a way where ultimately, they might be able to reduce their use altogether," said Dr. Thomas Fitzpatrick, fellow (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) and the study's lead author. "By moving from injecting to smoking, there's the possibility that people will not experience some of the complications with their heroin use, like overdose or skin and soft tissue infections - and then sometimes those infections going into the bloodstream and causing more serious, life-threatening infections." Read more from UW Medicine Newsroom. ________________________________ [cid:image016.jpg@01D8EAEA.59ED4B40]Dr. Angela Hanson, assistant professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) has been selected to receive the 2022 UCLA MSTAR Best Research Mentor Award. MSTAR (Medical Student Training in Aging Research) is a combined program (UCLA, UCSF and UW) that provides medical students short-term research training in aging and geriatrics with successful mentors in the field, with the goal of encouraging medical students to consider careers as physician scientists in aging research. ________________________________ Call for applications: Doris Duke Physician Scientist Fellowship The Doris Duke Physician Scientist Fellowship program provides grants to physician scientists at the subspecialty fellowship level who are seeking to conduct additional years of research beyond their subspecialty requirement. The goal is to aid in the transition into a research faculty appointment. Application deadline, Jan. 13. For more information and to apply, please visit the Doris Duke website. Clinical news Practitioner Leads in Quality & Safety [cid:image018.jpg@01D8EAEA.59ED4B40]In recognition of their substantial contributions to local healthcare quality and safety, Drs. James Araujo (Gastroenterology), Bernard Ng (Rheumatology), and Karly Williams Silva (chief resident) have been awarded the title of Practitioner Lead in Quality & Safety (PLQS) within the Hospital & Specialty Medicine service line at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System. Recent publications Jennifer Brody, research scientist, Kerri Wiggins, research scientist, and Dr. Bruce Psaty, professor (General Internal Medicine) are co-authors of "Cross-Ancestry Investigation of Venous Thromboembolism Genomic Predictors" in Circulation. Wynn Burke, research program director, and Dr. Charles Landis, associate professor (Gastroenterology) are co-authors of "Rapid detection of hepatitis C virus using recombinase polymerase amplification" in PLOS One. Nicholas Franko, research coordinator, Jennifer Logue, program operations specialist, and Dr. Helen Chu, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of "Imprinted antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages" in Science. Dr. Christine Johnston, associate professor, is lead author, and Dr. Anna Wald, professor and head (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of "Viral Shedding 1 Year Following First-Episode Genital HSV-1 Infection" in JAMA. DOM co-authors are Sarah Gunby, Lichen Ling, Victoria Campbell, and David Koelle. Read more in "Viral shedding ebbs over time with HSV-1 genital infections" from UW Medicine Newsroom. Dr. Barbara Konkle, professor (Hematology) wrote "The burden of heavy menstrual bleeding" in Blood. Dr. Joshua Liao, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) and associate chair, co-wrote the editorial "The Path Ahead for Bundled Payments" in JAMA. Dr. Gary Lyman, professor (Medical Oncology) is lead author of "Risk Model Development and Validation in Clinical Oncology: Lessons Learned" in Cancer Investigation. Dr. Ann O'Hare, professor (Nephrology) is co-author of "Association of Hospice Payer With Concurrent Receipt of Hospice and Dialysis Among US Veterans With End-stage Kidney Disease: A Retrospective Analysis of a National Cohort" in JAMA Health Forum. Dr. Scott Ramsey, professor (General Internal Medicine) is lead author of "Effects of a Guideline-Informed Clinical Decision Support System Intervention to Improve Colony-Stimulating Factor Prescribing: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial" in JAMA Network Open. DOM co-author is Gary Lyman. In the news Dr. Rachel Bender Ignacio, (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) consulted on "We were three," a podcast about a family, their relationship, and COVID-19 misinformation, in the New York Times and This American Life. Dr. Kate Butler, associate professor (Nephrology) is quoted in "Some Canadians call for transparency from policymakers about organ donation legislation" in Healio Nephrology. Dr. Helen Chu, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) talked to KUOW in "Triple-demic???" Dr. J. Randall Curtis, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is quoted in "For doctors like me, the question of resuscitate or palliate never has an easy answer" in the Globe and Mail. Dr. David Garcia, professor (Hematology) is quoted in "Blood Clot Busters: 6 Tips to Prevent VTE During Holiday Travel" in Everyday Health. Dr. Jason Harper, clinical associate professor (Gastroenterology) is quoted in "Expert Answers to Questions About Crohn's Disease" in WebMD. Dr. Irl Hirsch, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) was on the expert panel for the HCP Live docuseries, "Crisis Point: Insulin Access in the United States" and is quoted in "CGM 'becoming standard of care' in diabetes management, with or without insulin use" in Healio Diabetes. Dr. Gary Lyman, professor (Medical Oncology) answers questions about "Cancer chemo side effects and how to limit them" in Hutch News. Dr. Coralynn Sack, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "Health Risks Linked To Working In The Cannabis Industry Are Largely Unknown, But A 27-Year-Old's Death Reveals The Potential Dangers" in BuzzFeed News. Dr. Savitha Subramanian, associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in "Do Statins Increase the Risk of Diabetes?" in the New York Times. Events of interest Medicine Grand Rounds Dr. Chang Li (Medical Genetics) will present the Chair of Medicine Scholars Award presentation, "In vivo precision genome editing for ?-hemoglobinopathies" and Dr. Busola Oluwole (Hematology) will present the Diversity Academic Development Scholars Award presentation, "Neurocognitive Functioning of patients with Sickle Cell Disease" at Medicine Grand Rounds on Friday, November 4, 2022,12-1pm, via zoom. Weekly Calendar, October 31 - November 4, 2022 Our events calendar is posted on our website. Coming up Gender Equity Lunch Series: Gender and the Electronic Health Record workload [cid:image020.jpg@01D8EAEA.59ED4B40]Special guest moderator, Dr. Eve Rittenberg, Harvard Medical Center, will discuss gender and the EHR workload, and her article "Primary Care Physician Gender and Electronic Health Record Workload" published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Eve Rittenberg, MD, is an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and a primary care internist at the Fish Center for Women's Health at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Her interests include women's health, trauma-informed care, and health equity. Nov. 8, 12-1pm, via zoom (meeting ID: 935 5123 6119). Please RSVP. ________________________________ Amy Fields, Editor amyf@uw.edu [cid:image002.jpg@01CF4461.CA7ADDC0] [YouTube_Logo_svg.png] [cid:image024.jpg@01D8EAEA.59ED4B40] To subscribe/unsubscribe from this list, go to: https://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/domweek ________________________________ Privileged, confidential or patient identifiable information may be contained in this message. This information is meant only for the use of the intended recipients. If you are not the intended recipient, or if the message has been addressed to you in error, do not read, disclose, reproduce, distribute, disseminate or otherwise use this transmission. 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