From domweek at u.washington.edu Fri Sep 2 16:13:54 2022 From: domweek at u.washington.edu (Department of Medicine weekly newsletter) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:23:13 2024 Subject: [domweek] DOM Week, September 5-6, 2022 Message-ID: [cid:image024.jpg@01D8BEE6.FCDDA7D0] DOM Week September 2, 2022 News, information, and events of interest from the Department of Medicine (If you have items for DOM week, please email amyf@uw.edu) EDI news How Sexism Impacts Women Faculty In the past year, a survey found that 20 percent of female faculty at UW Medicine have experienced gender-based discrimination or harassment.[cid:image025.jpg@01D8BEE6.FCDDA7D0] Identifying the problem is the first step toward fixing it, and leaders throughout UW Medicine, including Dr. Trish Kritek, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) and vice dean for faculty affairs for the UW School of Medicine, are finding ways to make the workplace more equitable. Kritek and her colleagues in Academic Appointments and Compensation conduct salary equity reviews for faculty in each department to work to minimize inequitable pay practices. They also examine how long it takes female faculty to get promoted in comparison to their male counterparts. The Women in Medicine and Science committee, Office of Faculty Affairs and Office of Healthcare Equity have created programs and other opportunities for female faculty to network with peers, find mentors, pursue leadership roles, advance careers, and more. Read the full story from The Huddle. ________________________________ Unequal Treatment in Cardiovascular Care: Evidence for Racial Bias and the Way Forward [cid:image026.jpg@01D8BEE6.FCDDA7D0]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. Quinn Capers, IV, MD, FACC, FSCAI is the Rody P. Cox Professor of Internal Medicine (Cardiology) and Associate Dean of Faculty Diversity at UT Southwestern School of Medicine. Learn more on our news site. Faculty news [cid:image027.jpg@01D8BEE6.FCDDA7D0]Faculty Spotlight: Christopher Knight Dr. Knight received his medical degree from and completed his medical training at the University of Washington, where he stayed on as a chief resident and then joined the faculty in the Division of General Medicine. He is recognized as an outstanding educator, leader, and clinician. Learn more about him on the GIM website. ________________________________ [cid:image028.jpg@01D8BEE6.FCDDA7D0]Faculty Spotlight: Judith Tsui Dr. Tsui came to the University of Washington in 2014, after completing her fellowship at UCSF and working in addiction medicine at Boston University. She works on innovative approaches to improving health for those with substance use disorders and complicating conditions such as HIV and hepatitis infection. Learn more about her on the GIM website. ________________________________ Well-Being and Resilience Curriculum Want to support your team's well-being during the transitions and challenges of the coming year? Sign up for a four-part Well-Being and Resilience series led by Anne Browning, PhD, associate dean for Well-Being at UW School of Medicine and founding director of UW Resilience Lab. The series will incorporate the themes outlined below and can be experienced as standalone workshops or in a sequence of four sessions. Register for one or all events in the series: * Sept. 15: Resilience and Emotional Intelligence * Oct. 20: Compassion, Empathy, and Pursuing Kindness to Ourselves * Nov. 17: Exploring Gratitude: Positive Emotions and Expansive Thinking * Dec. 15: Coping with Uncertainty and the Effects of Chronic and Acute Stress on our Well-Being Zoom information will be provided upon registration. Education News [cid:image029.jpg@01D8BEE6.FCDDA7D0]Dr. Bridget Collins, clinical associate professor of medicine (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is the new Director of ILD Education for the Center for Interstitial Lung Diseases (CILD) at UWMC-Montlake, effective Sept. 1. Working with Dr. Ganesh Raghu, professor and director of CILD, she will enhance the awareness and knowledge of ILD for internal medical residents, medical students, pulmonary fellows, and the medical community and patients within UW Medicine, our region and beyond. Dr. Collins' effort for this dedicated role is supported by the Candace Norquist Memorial Fund for the Center for Interstitial Lung Disease. Research News New faculty research onboarding The UW Office of Research and the Libraries are offering new workshop, Jumpstart Research@UW, to introduce new faculty to the UW research ecosystem. In addition to learning about the offices and resources that support research, panel discussions will touch on topics such as publishing, increasing visibility and impact, student mentoring, opportunities for collaboration, and support for specific research methodologies. Faculty from all three UW campuses who joined since summer 2021 are welcome. Sept. 12, 1-5pm, HUB 250. If you are interested in attending all or part of this workshop or related events, please register. You can impact the choice of panels if you register by Sept. 5. Recent publications Dr. Amanda Casto, acting assistant professor, is lead author, and Dr. Helen Chu, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of "Phylogenomics of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Emergency Shelters for People Experiencing Homelessness" in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. DOM co-authors are Julia Rogers, Amy Link, and Michael Boeckh. Drs. Connie Celum, Helen Chu, Christine Johnston, Helen Stankiewicz Karita, and Anna Wald are co-authors of "Self-Assessed Severity as a Determinant of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Symptom Specificity: A Longitudinal Cohort Study" in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Ryan Choi and Dr. Wesley Van Voorhis (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of "Accurate de novo design of membrane-traversing macrocyclesv" in Cell. Dr. Nancy Davidson, professor and head (Medical Oncology) wrote the editorial "In It for the Long Haul: Long-Term Benefit With Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Premenopausal Women With Early-Stage Steroid Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer" in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Paul Drain, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is lead author of "Accuracy of 2 Rapid Antigen Tests During 3 Phases of SARS-CoV-2 Variants" in JAMA Network Open. Read more in "Rapid antigen tests accurately detect COVID variants" from UW Medicine Newsroom. Dr. Kevin Duan, acting instructor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is lead author of "U.S. Health Care Spending on Respiratory Diseases, 1996-2016" in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. DOM co-authors are Maxwell Birger, David Au, Laura Spece, and Laura Feemster. Dr. Rachel Issaka, assistant professor (Gastroenterology) is co-author of "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Gastroenterology and Hepatology: A Survey of Where We Stand" in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Dr. Chris Longenecker, associate professor (Cardiology) is co-author of "Longitudinal changes in subclinical vascular disease in Ugandan youth with HIV" in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Dr. Linzee Mabrey, fellow, is lead author, and Dr. Pavan Bhatraju, assistant professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is senior author of "Presence of Antibodies to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 on Admission Is Associated With Decreased Mortality in COVID-19 Critical Illness" in Critical Care Explorations. DOM co-authors are Leila Zelnick, Eric Morrell, Mark Wurfel and Conrad Liles. Dr. Juliana McElrath, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of "Analysis of the HIV Vaccine Trials Network 702 Phase 2b-3 HIV-1 Vaccine Trial in South Africa Assessing RV144 Antibody and T-Cell Correlates of HIV-1 Acquisition Risk" in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. DOM co-author is Larry Corey. Dr. Jeffrey Probstfield, professor (Cardiology) is co-author of "Effect of statin therapy on muscle symptoms: an individual participant data meta-analysis of large-scale, randomised, double-blind trials" in The Lancet. Dr. Vincent Raikhel, clinical instructor, is lead author, and Dr. Anders Chen, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of "An equity timeout in quality improvement medical education" in Medical Education. DOM co-authors are Hannah Oren and Chenwei Wu. In the news Dr. Scott Barnhart, professor (General Internal Medicine) wrote a letter to the editor re the article "Moderna Sues Pfizer and BioNTech Over Coronavirus Vaccine" in the New York Times. Dr. Seth Cohen, clinical associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "UW doctor's advice for those with BA.5 testing positive for 10 days" from My Northwest. Dr. Larry Corey, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Fred Hutch doctor outlines lessons learned during COVID-19 pandemic" from KIRO News. Dr. Helen Chu, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Washington state plans for rollout of new Covid-19 booster" from KUOW. Dr. Laura Evans, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is quoted in "Cocoon-like patient device to be tested during emergency drills" from KIRO News. Read more in "Cocoonlike patient device to be tested in mock emergency" from UW Medicine Newsroom. Dr. Paul Pottinger, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Family tragedy inspires Kenmore teen to spread word about health threat" in the Seattle Times. Dr. Ken Steinberg, IM residency program director, is quoted in "She once thought becoming a doc wasn't possible" from UW Medicine Newsroom. Weekly Calendar, September 5-6, 2022 Our events calendar is posted on our website. Coming up [cid:image030.jpg@01D8BEE6.FCDDA7D0]Gender Equity Lunch Series: Equality and reproductive rights Department Chair Dr. Barbara Jung and Dr. Amy Baernstein (General Internal Medicine) will moderate a discussion about equality and reproductive rights - the history, and where we go from here. We have worked with UW Libraries to provide access to view The Janes, a documentary about a secret abortion service network established by women in the seventies. The network used a series of code names and safe houses to provide women in need with illegal abortions during a time when abortions were banned by the state and church. Sept. 23, 12-1pm, via zoom (meeting ID: 994 2980 0256). Please RSVP. ________________________________ Gender Equity Lunch Series: Gender and the Electronic Health Record workload [cid:image031.jpg@01D8BEE6.FCDDA7D0]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). 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Name: image034.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 914 bytes Desc: image034.jpg URL: From domweek at u.washington.edu Fri Sep 9 16:08:25 2022 From: domweek at u.washington.edu (Department of Medicine weekly newsletter) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:23:13 2024 Subject: [domweek] DOM Week, September 12-16, 2022 Message-ID: [cid:image026.jpg@01D8C466.62669D30] DOM Week September 9, 2022 News, information, and events of interest from the Department of Medicine (If you have items for DOM week, please email amyf@uw.edu) Reconnection events A crucial component of the DOM's recently developed strategic plan is to assess and develop strong support for employee well-being. A dedicated workgroup composed of both staff and faculty has been established to lead the department's efforts, and our strategy to address well-being and burnout will include: continuing to identify and address toxic workplace behaviors; improve diversity and inclusivity; provide professional development opportunities for staff and faculty; train current and aspiring leaders to support well-being; and promote social connection. For our first initiative, we have received seed funding to support and promote reconnection events in the DOM, as a way to foster community building and colleague connections. Please visit our website to learn more about our work and initiatives in this area. Awards 2022 Seattle Met's Top Doctors [image004.jpg@01D7A65B]Congratulations to those who made the Seattle Met's Top Doctors, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants list this year: Rosemary Adamson, Matthew Altman, Drew Ayars, Jenn Azen, Katherine Bennett, Pooja Bhattacharyya, Peter Byers, Lauren Carpenter, E. Gabriela Chiorean, Stacey Cohen, Roy Colven, Jason Comer, Paul Cornia, Andrew Coveler, Anthony DeSantis, Shireesha Dhanireddy, Marianne Dubard-Gault, R. Alan Failor, Cora Fix, Gregory Gardner, Claire Grigsby, Matt Guindon, Jason Harper, William Harris, Leah Haseley, Ken He, Irl Hirsch, Fuki Hisama, Gail Jarvik, Andrea Kalus, Patricia Kritek, Jared Klein, Eric Krieger, Anna Lang, Joanne Lang, Scott Lee, Andrew Lin, Andrew Luks, John Lynch, James McCabe, Wayne McCormick, Megan McGuire, Joseph Merrill, Alec Moorman, Paul Nghiem, Thuan Ong, Darrell Owens, Grady Paden, Brian Palen, Elizabeth Parsons, Catherine Patterson, Steven Pergam, Paul Pottinger, May Reed, Leah Roess, Jenny Roraback-Carson, Mara Roth, Michael Saunders, John Sheffield, Michi Shinohara, Anand Singla, Matthew Smith, Heather Smith, Lisa So, Karen Stout, Lisa Strate, Adam Templeton, Michelle Trager, Melissa Winckler, Eugene Yang, Leah Yoke. EDI news New Associate Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion [cid:image028.jpg@01D8C466.62669D30]Dr. David Horne, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) has been selected as our new Associate Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, effective Nov. 16. In this role, he will provide leadership and guidance on initiatives to further the department's efforts to directly confront bias and racism at the individual program, departmental and systemic levels through innovative programs and policies in support of all divisions and programs, as well as in our partnership with local, regional and global partners and communities that we serve. He will play a key role in development of our strategic plan around DEI, and lead both short- and long-term planning and development of DEI programs to grow and sustain an equitable and inclusive working and learning environment for students, trainees, faculty and staff. "Dr. Horne combines lived and professional experiences with a passion and strong commitment to DEI work," said Department Chair Dr. Barbara Jung. "I'm excited to partner with him to move our department forward." Thank you to search committee chair, Dr. Fuki Hisama, and the entire search committee for their efforts, and to Dr. Dan Cabrera, who has served as interim associate chair for DEI since 2021. Faculty news Faculty spotlight: Joanne Stekler [cid:image029.jpg@01D8C466.62669D30]Dr. Joanne Stekler, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) came to Seattle in 1997 for residency and joined the Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in 2000. She provides care and preventive services for patients living with and at risk for HIV, providing HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the community clinic she started in 2013 (the first in the country to provide PrEP via telemedicine back in 2015.) "I've been able to share in the lives of people who thought they'd never grow old. I've seen the medicines become so effective that helping people living with HIV get on treatment can prevent the transmission of HIV to anyone else." In January 2021, she started a food blog, Ugly Duckling Bakery . "Blogging has given me new ways to connect with people," she says. "I get to teach people things they may not know about cooking and baking. And, just like with medicine, I've been both mentor and mentee to other food bloggers." Learn more about Dr. Stekler in The Huddle. Research News Expanding immune therapy targets A transformative $78M gift to establish the Stuart and Molly Sloan Precision Oncology Institute - the largest single gift in Fred Hutch's 47 year history - will accelerate center's leadership in the future of cancer research. It will also help more researchers capitalize on the deep knowledge of the immune system and immunotherapy. "Fred Hutch has this incredible history in immunotherapy, and now we're committing and deepening our background and track record in precision oncology to bring these two areas together," said Dr. Thomas Lynch, president and director of Fred Hutch. Fred Hutch pulmonologist Dr. Viswam Nair, who joined the center a few years ago, agrees. "I came here to learn about immunology and apply that to my research," he said. "I think about the Hutch not only as a cancer center, but as an infectious disease center. Not a lot of cancer centers have that dual mission. Because now immunology is the forefront of tumor treatment, we're uniquely positioned." There's a lot of potential to make immunotherapy more personalized, said Hutch pulmonologist Dr. McGarry Houghton, who studies lung cancer and leads the center's Lung SPORE. Houghton also studies the role of the immune system in cancer. "What we're trying to get at is how you would use immune therapies to target individual cancers," he said. For the most part, immunotherapies currently on the market don't take into account unique mutations. Read the full story from Hutch News. ________________________________ Jumpstart: Communication priming intervention [cid:image030.jpg@01D8C466.62669D30]Drs. Erin Kross, associate professor, and J. Randall Curtis, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine) are dual principal investigators for a new 5-year, $7 million R01 award from National Institute on Aging, for their study, "Hybrid efficacy-effectiveness trial to promote goals-of-care discussions for patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their family caregivers." The study is a large pragmatic trial of a communication-priming intervention, called Jumpstart, to increase the occurrence and quality of goals-of-care discussions with patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their family caregivers. The study will be conducted in primary and specialty clinics across UW Medicine to facilitate communication and receipt of medical care consistent with patients' goals. The study is being conducted in collaboration with the UW Alzheimer's Dementia Research Center and the UW Memory and Brain Wellness Center. This award builds on prior work of the Jumpstart program, which has been studied in both inpatient and outpatient settings across UW Medicine, and incorporates adaptations to Jumpstart specific to patients living with dementia and their caregivers. DOM contributors: Ruth Engelberg, Barak Gaster, and Rashmi Sharma. ________________________________ Using nanotechnology and AI to diagnose TB in children [cid:image031.jpg@01D8C466.62669D30]A technique that combines nanotechnology with artificial intelligence can diagnose tuberculosis in children in whom the deadly disease might otherwise go undetected, an international team of researchers report. TB is the second most common cause of infectious disease death worldwide. It was only recently pushed out of first place by SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19. Each year more than 10 million people become sick with TB, and TB kills more than 1.5 million. The disease is particularly deadly in young children, especially those already infected with HIV, the virus that can lead to AIDS. Of the quarter of a million children younger than 15 years of age who die from TB each year, more than 80% are younger than 5. In almost all these cases, roughly 96%, the youngsters had not been diagnosed. "This is a tragedy because when children are diagnosed and treated, they do well," said Dr. Sylvia LaCourse, assistant professor of medicine (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) and of global health, and lead of the clinical part of the study. "But we have to find them first." Read the full story from UW Medicine Newsroom. Recent publications Dr. Eric Chow, assistant professor, is lead author, and Dr. Helen Chu, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of "The clinical and genomic epidemiology of seasonal human coronaviruses in congregate homeless shelter settings: A repeated cross-sectional study" in The Lancet Regional Health-Americas. DOM co-authors are Amanda Casto, Sarah Cox, Caitlin Wolf, Jeffrey Duchin, and Nancy Sugg. Dr. Heidi Crane, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of "Effect of adopting the new race-free 2021 CKD-EPI eGFR creatinine equation on racial differences in kidney disease progression among people with HIV; an observational study" in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Drs. Julie Dombrowski, Heidi Crane and Mari Kitahata (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of "Syphilis Testing and Diagnosis Among People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Engaged in Care at 4 US Clinical Sites, 2014-2018" in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Dr. George Ioannou, professor (Gastroenterology) is senior author of "Moving Away From a One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance" in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Dr. Scott Ramsey, professor (General Internal Medicine) is lead author of "Economic Analysis of Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Technologies for Cancer: Reflections and a Roadmap for Prospective Authors" in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. In the news Dr. Alwiya Ahmed, R3, is quoted in "More Black People Eligible for Lung Cancer Screening Under New Guidelines" in Real Health. Dr. Helen Chu, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "The Strongest Signal That Americans Should Worry About Flu This Winter" in The Atlantic. Dr. Seth Cohen, clinical associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Fall boosters coming soon - now what? UW doctor answers FAQs" in My Northwest. Dr. Shireesha Dhanireddy, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) talked to KUOW in "Coming soon: an Omicron booster." Dr. Ruchi Kapoor, clinical assistant professor (Cardiology) is quoted in "Heart attack portrayals in TV and movies can be bad for your health" from KIRO News Radio. Dr. Catherine Otto, professor (Cardiology) is quoted in "AI-Assisted Reading of Echocardiograms Readily Detects Severe Aortic Stenosis" in Medscape. Dr. Stephanie Page, professor and head (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in "Male birth control? UW seeking couples for study" from KIRO News. Events of interest Medicine Grand Rounds Dr. Scott Hagen (General Internal Medicine) will present "A Weight-Skeptical Approach to the Care of Patients with Obesity" at Medicine Grand Rounds on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022,12-1pm, via zoom. Weekly Calendar, September 12-16, 2022 Our events calendar is posted on our website. Coming up [cid:image032.jpg@01D8C466.62669D30]Gender Equity Lunch Series: Equality and reproductive rights Department Chair Dr. Barbara Jung and Dr. Amy Baernstein (General Internal Medicine) will moderate a discussion about equality and reproductive rights - the history, and where we go from here. We have worked with UW Libraries to provide access to view The Janes, a documentary about a secret abortion service network established by women in the seventies. The network used a series of code names and safe houses to provide women in need with illegal abortions during a time when abortions were banned by the state and church. Sept. 23, 12-1pm, via zoom (meeting ID: 994 2980 0256). Please RSVP. ________________________________ Unequal Treatment in Cardiovascular Care: Evidence for Racial Bias and the Way Forward [cid:image033.jpg@01D8C466.62669D30]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. ________________________________ Gender Equity Lunch Series: Gender and the Electronic Health Record workload [cid:image034.jpg@01D8C466.62669D30]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). 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Name: image037.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 914 bytes Desc: image037.jpg URL: From domweek at u.washington.edu Fri Sep 16 16:32:46 2022 From: domweek at u.washington.edu (Department of Medicine weekly newsletter) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:23:13 2024 Subject: [domweek] Dom Week, September 19-23, 2022 Message-ID: [cid:image026.jpg@01D8C9E9.F0E01590] DOM Week September 16, 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:image027.jpg@01D8C9E9.F0E01590]Dr. Justin Bullock named one of six WebMD Health Heroes WebMD annually recognizes individuals who work to improve the mental health of medical professionals, veterans, first responders, and older adults. Dr. Justin Bullock, fellow (Nephrology) is recognized for speaking out about suicide and mental health in medicine, using his own personal struggles to help others overcome the stigma. Learn more on WebMD. Faculty news [cid:image028.jpg@01D8C9E9.F0E01590]The intersection of kidney and heart disease Dr. Nisha Bansal, professor (Nephrology) joined Collective Conversations to discuss the intersection of kidney and heart disease. Collective Conversations is a series of discussions aimed at highlighting people and groups working to improve health through better health care systems. ________________________________ [cid:image029.jpg@01D8C9E9.F0E01590]Dr. Bryan Kestenbaum, professor (Nephrology) has been appointed as the next holder of the David S. and Nayda Utterberg Endowed Professorship in Nephrology. Dr. Kestenbaum is internationally recognized for his research that is focused broadly on the metabolic effects of kidney diseases. Learn more about Dr. Kestenbaum and the endowed professorship on our news site. Education news Clinical Teaching Certificate Program [cid:image030.png@01D8C9E9.F0E01590]The Center for Leadership and Innovation in Medical Education (CLIME) is excited to offer the Clinical Teaching Certificate for the second year led by Somnath Mookherjee, MD, CLIME Associate Director of Faculty Development in Clinical Teaching. This Certificate Program is designed to help teachers maximize learning in the clinical environment. Faculty who teach students, residents, or fellows alongside providing clinical care, as well as those who teach clinical skills outside of their own clinical practice will benefit from this program. All interested participants affiliated with UW School of Medicine including those throughout the WWAMI region are encouraged to participate. Registration is now open. Direct questions to UW CLIME leadership. Research News [cid:image031.jpg@01D8C9E9.F0E01590]New grant seeks to strengthen depression treatment in primary care in Zimbabwe Drs. Helen Jack, acting instructor (General Internal Medicine) is principal investigator for a new K23 award from the NIH, for the study, "Practice facilitation and supervision to strengthen depression treatment in primary care in Zimbabwe". This five-year career development award will support implementation science research into how to support nurses to identify patients with depression and implement WHO depression treatment guidelines in primary care in Zimbabwe. Deepa Rao, professor (Department of Global Health) is a primary mentor and Judith Tsui, professor (General Internal Medicine) is a co-mentor. Clinical News Inaugural Hospitalist Partner in Care Awards In an effort to provide additional recognition for the many people that make UWMC-NW a special place to work, the hospitalist team has created the Hospitalist Partner in Care Award to recognize individuals who most embody the values of the UWMC-NW Hospitalist team including dedication, collaboration, and compassion. Congratulations to the DOM recipients and nominees for these inaugural awards: Awardees: Dr. Vikram Padmanabhan, clinical instructor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine), William Ehni, clinical assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Nominees: Jon Keller, clinical instructor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine), Darrell Owens, clinical associate professor, Eddie Marzbani, clinical associate professor (Medical Oncology) Recent publications Dr. Jared Baeten, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of "Incidence of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infection Among African Women Using Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate, a Copper Intrauterine Device, or a Levonorgestrel Implant for Contraception: A Nested Randomized Trial" in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Robin Bennett, clinical professor (Medical Genetics) is lead author of "Standardized pedigree nomenclature update centered on sex and gender inclusivity: A practice resource of the National Society of Genetic Counselors" in Journal of Genetic Counseling. Dr. Catherine Butler, acting assistant professor is lead author and Dr. Ann M O'Hare, professor (Nephrology) is senior author of "Concurrent Hospice and Dialysis: Proof of Concept" in the Journal of American Society of Nephrology. Drs. Catherine Butler, acting assistant professor (Nephrology), Rashmi Sharma, associate professor (General Internal Medicine), J Randall Curtis, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) and Ann O'Hare, professor (Nephrology) are co-authors of "Differences Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups in the Unmet Existential and Supportive Care Needs of People Receiving Dialysis" in the Journal of American Medical Association Intern Medicine. Candice Church, research scientist, is lead author, and Dr. Paul Nghiem, professor and head (Dermatology) is senior author of "Transcriptional and functional analyses of neoantigen-specific CD4 T cells during a profound response to anti-PD-L1 in metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma" in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer. DOM co-authors are Thomas Pulliam, Song Park, Lichen Jing, and David Koelle. Dr. Lawrence Corey, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author and Drs. Thomas Payne, professor (General Internal Medicine), and Seth Cohen, clinical assistant professor (allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of "Application of Statistical Learning to Identify Omicron Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 Viral Genome Sequence Data From Populations in Africa and the United States" in JAMA Network Open. Drs. Anila Finnegan, Susan Glass, and Somnath Mookherjee (General Internal Medicine) are co-authors of "An encompassing issue" in the Journal of Hospital Medicine. Dr. Joshua Hill, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of "Humoral and Cellular Responses to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines Before and After Chimeric Antigen Receptor-Modified T Cell Therapy" in Blood Advances. DOM co-authors are Jim Boonyaratanakornkit, Victoria Campbell, Damian Green, David Maloney, Jordan Gauthier, Andrew Cowan, and David M Koelle. Dr. Ellora Karmarkar, fellow, is lead author and Dr. Sylvia LaCourse, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of "Report: A pox presenting without pox" in Sexually Transmitted Diseases. DOM co-authors are Desta Russom, Alwiya Ahmed, Maria Amoreth Ramiro Gozo, Anna Cogen, Steven Disharoon and W. Conrad Liles. Dr. Joshua Liao, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is co-author of "Medicare's Bundled Payment Models" in the Journal of American Medical Association. Dr. Joshua Liao, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of "Remote Patient Monitoring-Will More Data Lead to More Health?" in the Journal of American Medical Association Intern Medicine. Dr. Jimmy Ma, fellow (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is lead author and Dr. Mari Kitahata, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of "Current Antiretroviral Treatment Among People with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the United States: Findings from the Centers for AIDS Research Network of Integrated Clinic Systems Cohort" in Clinical Infectious Diseases. DOM co-authors are Drs. Robin Nance, Bridget Whitney and Heidi Crane. Dr. Veena Shankaran, professor (Medical Oncology) is co-author of "Navigating financial toxicity in patients with cancer: A multidisciplinary management approach" in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. Dr. Ana Weil, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is lead author and Dr. Helen Chu, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of "Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants on a university campus" in Nature Communication. DOM co-authors are Drs. Amanda Casto and Geoff Gottlieb. Dr. Ana Weil, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of "Impact of a human gut microbe on Vibrio cholerae host colonization through biofilm enhancement" in Elife. In the news Dr. Rachel Bender Ignacio, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases)is quoted in "Enrollees sought for trial of drug to treat monkeypox" from UW Medicine Newsroom. Dr. Stacy Cohen, associate professor (Medical Oncology) is interviewed in "Stacey A. Cohen, MD, Discusses the Relevance of ctDNA as a Prognostic Marker for Resected Stage I-III CRC" in CancerNetwork. Dr. Shireesha Dhanireddy, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "10 Misconceptions About Monkeypox You Shouldn't Believe" in Everyday Health. Dr. Irl Hirsch, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in "Seattle company developing non-invasive glucose monitor raises more cash in new public offering" from GeekWire. Dr. Radhika Narla, associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in "Good News, Bad News for Global Hip Fracture Rates" in Medpage Today. Dr. Cora Sack, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "Wildfire smoke: How to protect yourself, your home from hazardous air quality" from Q13 Fox News. Events of interest Gender Equity Lunch Series: Equality and reproductive rights [cid:image032.jpg@01D8C9E9.F0E01590]Department Chair Dr. Barbara Jung and Dr. Amy Baernstein (General Internal Medicine) will moderate a discussion about equality and reproductive rights - the history, and where we go from here. We have worked with UW Libraries to provide access to view The Janes, a documentary about a secret abortion service network established by women in the seventies. The network used a series of code names and safe houses to provide women in need with illegal abortions during a time when abortions were banned by the state and church. Sept. 23, 12-1pm, via zoom (meeting ID: 994 2980 0256). Please RSVP. Weekly Calendar, September 19-23, 2022 Our events calendar is posted on our website. Coming up Unequal Treatment in Cardiovascular Care: Evidence for Racial Bias and the Way Forward [cid:image033.jpg@01D8C9E9.F0E01590]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. ________________________________ Gender Equity Lunch Series: Gender and the Electronic Health Record workload [cid:image034.jpg@01D8C9E9.F0E01590]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). 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Daniel Cabrera, clinical associate professor (General Internal Medicine), Luis Tulloch-Palomino, clinical assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases), and Lorena Alarcon-Casas Wright, clinical associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) from DOM ? who shared some of their favorite things about their cultures and why it?s important to recognize that, even among all the differences and diversity of Hispanic and Latinx people, they are stronger together and have ties that unite them. Read the full story in The Huddle. Awards Call for nominations: William J. Bremner Endowed Mentorship Awards Nominations are now open 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. Nominations are due Nov. 14. For more information, please visit our website. Faculty news [image034.jpg]Intersection of health systems factors and pulmonary medicine Dr. Kevin Duan, acting instructor (Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine) joined Collective Conversations to discuss the intersection of health systems factors and pulmonary medicine. Collective Conversations is a series of discussions aimed at highlighting people and groups working to improve health through better health care systems. ________________________________ [image035.jpg]Dr. Matthew Rivara, associate professor (Nephrology) is the new Director of Inpatient Dialysis at Harborview. He is director of the outpatient dialysis practice, medical director of the Broadway and Elliott Bay Kidney Centers, and vice chair of the Medical Executive Committee at Northwest Kidney Centers. He takes over from Dr. Sarah Struthers, who will focus her work in the Nephrology Fellowship Program. Read more on our news site. Staff news [image036.jpg]Glenda Roberts, director of external relations and patient engagement, Kidney Research Institute (Nephrology) has been selected to serve as a voting member on the APOLLO Steering Committee and as the new co-chair of the APOLLO Community Advisory Council (CAC). APOLLO is a national observational study that tests kidney donors and kidney transplant recipients for variants of the apolipoprotein L1 gene (APOL1) to determine whether they impact outcomes. Read more on our news site. Research news Mary-Claire King named Citation Laureate [image037.jpg]Clarivate has named 20 leading researchers from four countries as Citation Laureates?. These are individuals whose research publications are highly cited and whose contributions in their fields have been extremely influential and transformative. They have each had an outstanding impact on scientific discovery worldwide. Dr. Mary-Claire King, professor of medicine (Medical Genetics) and genome sciences, was recognized as a scientific leader in the fields of physiology and medicine for demonstrating inherited susceptibility for breast and ovarian cancer and discovering the role played by mutations of the BRCA1 gene. ________________________________ QI Scholars [image038.jpg]Congratulations to Dr. Anna Halpern, assistant professor (Hematology) and Dr. Nicole DeCuir Shoals, fellow (Gastroenterology) who have been accepted into the QI scholars program. Dr. Halpern?s project is ?Evaluation of an Oral-Skin Bundle to Reduce Readmissions in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Managed in the Outpatient Setting: A Pilot Study? and Dr. DeCuir Shoals project is ?Quantifying Adenoma Detection Rates Among General Gastroenterologists at UW-Montlake.? The QI Scholars Program supports junior and mid-level faculty pursuing QI as a scholarly focus. This competitive one-year program provides the skills and support needed to successfully complete and publish rigorous QI research projects. ________________________________ [image039.jpg]Drs. Vincenzo Cirulli, associate professor and Laura Crisa, associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition), and Hannele Ruohola-Baker and Shiri Levy (Biochemistry) have received the first state-funded 2022-2023 ISCRM Team Award (ITA). Funding will allow the researchers to develop and validate a multidisciplinary approach to generate clinically applicable pancreatic tissue for transplant in diabetes treatment. The goals of the ITA-funded effort are to gather data required for a multi-PI center grant and ultimately to make a transformative impact on the lives of people living with type 1 diabetes. ________________________________ [image040.jpg]Drs. Jill Johnsen, associate professor (Hematology), Shannon Meeks (Emory University), and Grier Page (RTI) have been awarded a new UG3 (total $6,683,280) from the NHLBI. This UG3 is the first stage in a planned UG3/UH3 program entitled, "A Severe Hemophilia A Intergenerational Cohort Research Program for the Study of Factor VIII Immunogenicity". This program will establish a Hemophilia A Analytical Cohort Research Program (HARP) to support the development of an Intergenerational Precision Medicine Program for the study of factor VIII (FVIII) immunogenicity in severe hemophilia A. The HARP will work with a clinical consortium to develop a new longitudinal cohort following genetic carrier mothers and their babies with severe hemophilia A over at least the first two years of life and to build a shareable HARP NIH resource. ________________________________ [image041.jpg]Dr. Masaoki Kawasumi, assistant professor (Dermatology) has received an R01 from the National Cancer Institute for his project ?Targeting epigenetic abnormalities to inhibit cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.? The study focuses on cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC), the second most common cancer in humans. Learn more on the Dermatology website. Education news 2022 Distinguished CHEST Educators Drs. Ba?ak ?oruh, Amy Morris, and James Town (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) were recognized by the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) as 2022 Distinguished CHEST Educators. This designation provides national-level recognition of excellence in continuing medical education through their commitment, involvement, and leadership in CHEST education programs and activities. ________________________________ Dr. Alex Vengerovsky, clinical assistant professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) was nominated by the Emergency Medicine residents as the HMC Outstanding Consultant of the year. Recent publications Dr. Lindley Barbee, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of ?Incidence and Duration of Pharyngeal Chlamydia Among a Cohort of Men Who Have Sex With Men? in Clinical Infectious Diseases. DOM co-authors Olusegun Soge and Matthew Golden. Dr. Larry Corey, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of ?Durability of protection and immunogenicity of AZD1222 (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) COVID-19 vaccine over 6 months? in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Dr. David Garcia, professor (Hematology) is co-author of ?Duration of Anticoagulation Interruption Before Invasive Procedures and Outcomes in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Insights From the ARISTOTLE Trial? in Circulation. Dr. Gary Lyman, professor (Medical Oncology) is co-author of ?Integrative Medicine for Pain Management in Oncology: Society for Integrative Oncology?ASCO Guideline? in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Steven Kahn, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is co-author of ?Glycemia Reduction in Type 2 Diabetes ? Microvascular and Cardiovascular Outcomes? in the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. H. Nina Kim, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of ?Evaluating the Cardiovascular Risk in an Aging Population of People With HIV: The Impact of Hepatitis C Virus Coinfection? in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Dr. Tara Reid, acting instructor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author 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. Adrienne Shapiro, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is lead author of ?An updated systematic review of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis treatment strategies? in HIV Medicine. Dr. Chenwei Wu, clinical assistant professor, is lead author, and Dr. Paul Cornia, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of ?Simple signature/countersignature shared-accountability quality improvement initiative to improve reliability of blood sample collection: an essential clinical task? in BMJ Open Quality. Dr. James Wykowski, inpatient chief resident, wrote ?Finding Your Voice to Champion Hope in the Intensive Care Unit? in ATS Scholar. In the news Dr. Kleber Fertrin, assistant professor (Hematology) is quoted in ?Royal Family Affliction or Not, Porphyria Is Treatable? from Medscape. Dr. Andrew Luks, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is quoted in ?Fact check: No, masks do not make people more obedient and 'slave like'? in USA Today. Dr. Addie McClintock, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) joined the Academic Medicine Podcast to discuss ?Fostering Psychological Safety in the Clinical Learning Environment.? Dr. Rajnish Mehrotra, professor and head (Nephrology) is quoted in ?Medicare is using one of its biggest hammers to try to fix the dialysis system: how providers are paid? in STAT. Dr. Eugene Yang, clinical professor (Cardiology) is quoted in ?Already Taking a Blood Thinner? Adding Aspirin May Do Harm? in U.S. News & World Report. Weekly Calendar, September 26-30, 2022 Our events calendar is posted on our website. Coming up Unequal Treatment in Cardiovascular Care: Evidence for Racial Bias and the Way Forward [image042.jpg]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. ________________________________ Gender Equity Lunch Series: Gender and the Electronic Health Record workload [image043.jpg]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). 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Name: image046.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 914 bytes Desc: image046.jpg URL: From domweek at u.washington.edu Fri Sep 30 16:14:44 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 3-7, 2022 Message-ID: [cid:image001.jpg@01D8D4E7.BD535A80] DOM Week September 30, 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:image031.jpg@01D8D4E7.BD535A80]Dr. Rajnish Mehrotra, professor and head (Nephrology) is the 2023 recipient of the J. Michael Lazarus Distinguished Award from the National Kidney Foundation. He is being honored for his work advancing the understanding of the barriers to a greater use of home dialysis, biologic determinants of peritoneal dialysis, and clinical trials to test interventions for managing symptoms experienced by patients undergoing long-term dialysis. This award was established to honor Dr. J. Michael Lazarus for his major contributions to the clinical science and care of dialysis patients, and to recognize individuals whose research has yielded novel insights related to renal replacement therapy. Faculty news [cid:image034.jpg@01D8D4E7.BD535A80]Faculty spotlight: Ba?ak ?oruh Our faculty spotlight for Women in Medicine month features Dr. Ba?ak ?oruh, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) and director of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine fellowship program. Learn more about her on our news site. ________________________________ Living with an aging mind: Personal, philosophical and practical considerations [cid:image036.png@01D8D4E7.BD535A80]Dementia affects a significant fraction of the aging population.The University of Washington Computational Neuroscience Center is hosting a conversation between Dr. Barak Gaster, professor (General Internal Medicine) and philosopher of science Noga Arikha to discuss the experience of living with dementia and practical steps one can take to prepare for this contingency. Oct. 14, 7pm, Foege Auditorium (and streaming). Reception to follow in the Vista Caf?. Learn more on our news site. ________________________________ Primary care innovation [cid:image037.jpg@01D8D4E7.BD535A80]Dr. Ashok Reddy, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) joined Collective Conversations to discuss the VA?s Primary Care Innovation Lab (PCIL). Collective Conversations is a series of discussions aimed at highlighting people and groups working to improve health through better health care systems. ________________________________ [cid:image038.jpg@01D8D4E7.BD535A80]Dr. Leah Haseley, clinical professor (Nephrology) is the new section head of Nephrology at Harborview Medical Center. She has served as the interim section head for the past 7 months. Read more about Dr. Haseley on our news site. Staff news New senior director of clinical programs [cid:image039.jpg@01D8D4E7.BD535A80]Alyssa Williamson has accepted the newly created position of senior director of clinical programs. In this role, she will work closely with Dr. Robb MacLellan on clinical priorities and long-term strategies, optimizing clinical activity, productivity and finances, and delivery of care. Alyssa joined us as administrator in the Division of Cardiology in 2021 with 17-years of experience in healthcare centered around process improvement and clinical operations, half of that at UW Medicine. She has a bachelor?s degree in Business Management from the University of Oregon, Eugene, and an MBA and Executive MHA from the University of Washington. Research news ?Bionic pancreas? improves type 1 diabetes control [cid:image040.jpg@01D8D4E7.BD535A80]A pocket-size wearable device known as a bionic pancreas, which uses next-generation technology to automatically deliver insulin, was more effective at maintaining blood glucose (sugar) levels within normal range than standard-of-care management among people with type 1 diabetes, a new multicenter clinical trial has found. Results were published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. Automated insulin-delivery systems, also called artificial-pancreas or closed-loop control systems, track a person?s blood glucose levels using a continuous glucose monitor; they automatically deliver the hormone insulin via pump as needed. These systems replace reliance on fingerstick tests of glucose levels, glucose monitoring that still requires multiple daily insulin injections, and non-automated pumps. ?This pump uses more artificial intelligence than the other pumps on the market. It identifies trends of the continuous glucose monitor to give insulin that keeps blood glucose in the normal range ? without patients having to count carbohydrates,? said Dr. Irl Hirsch, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition). Read the full story from UW Medicine Newsroom. ________________________________ Center of Excellence to achieve better cancer diagnosis [cid:image041.jpg@01D8D4E7.BD535A80]Dr. Thomas Gallagher, professor (General Internal Medicine), in partnership with colleagues at the Brigham and Women?s Hospital, received a 4-year, $3.8 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to create a Diagnostic Center of Excellence that seeks to proactively identify cases of delayed cancer diagnosis and respond to these cases with transparency, empathy, and learning. The project, which also involves collaborators at the Fred Hutch Cancer Center and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, will have a special emphasis on vulnerable patients. Learn more on our news site. ________________________________ Expanding the search for new kidney diseases and therapeutic targets [cid:image042.jpg@01D8D4E7.BD535A80]Drs. Jonathan Himmelfarb, professor (Nephrology), and Matthias Kretzler (University of Michigan) are co-Principal Investigators for two new awards totaling $30.8 million from NIH?s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) for the Kidney Precision Medicine Project (KPMP). KPMP is an ambitious, multi-year collaboration of more than 40 leading research institutions across the United States to create a kidney tissue atlas that will help understand the mechanisms of acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD), define new disease subgroups, and identify cell states and pathways for new therapeutic targets. Learn more on our news site. ________________________________ A new study to treat methamphetamine use disorder [cid:image043.jpg@01D8D4E7.BD535A80]Dr. Judith Tsui, professor (General Internal Medicine) is site-PI for Monthly Injectable Buprenorphine for Methamphetamine Use Disorder (MURB), a multi-site, over $8M study sponsored by the NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) that will investigate the use of injectable buprenorphine compared to injectable placebo for the treatment of methamphetamine use disorder among individuals with mild co-use of opioids. Other DOM faculty involved in the study include Dr. Elenore Bhatraju as study physician and Dr. Rachel Bender Ignacio, who directs UW Positive Research. Learn more on our news site. Large genomic study on stroke informs drug discovery and risk prediction across ancestries [cid:image045.jpg@01D8D4E7.BD535A80]The results of the largest genomic study on stroke thus far were published online today in the journal Nature. The study was based on DNA samples of more than 2.5 million participants of whom 200,000 had a stroke. The study was conducted by members of the GIGASTROKE consortium, involving several international consortia and networks, and investigators from over 20 countries, including Dr. Bruce Psaty, professor of medicine (General Internal Medicine) and epidemiology from the University of Washington. Learn more on our news site. Clinical news [cid:image046.jpg@01D8D4E7.BD535A80]First donation-after-circulatory-death heart transplant LifeCenter Northwest, the Organ Procurement Organization for Washington, and UW Medicine?s heart transplant team recently facilitated the Pacific Northwest?s first donation-after-circulatory-death (DCD) heart transplant. For decades, only donor hearts from patients who experienced brain death have been transplanted; hearts from patients who experienced circulatory death were deemed less predictable in terms of their long-term viability. The game-changer was technology that keeps blood and nutrients pulsing through donor hearts after recovery and during transit. It enables doctors to closely monitor the organs? health and ensure suitability for transplant. UW Medicine operates the biggest heart-transplant program in the Pacific Northwest. It is led by Dr. Jay Pal, surgical director, Dr. Daniel Fishbein, medical director of heart transplant services, and ARNP Lisa Guertin, associate director of heart transplant. Read the full story from UW Medicine Newsroom. Recent publications Dr. Fred Appelbaum, professor (Medical Oncology) is co-author of ?Diagnosis and management of AML in adults: 2022 recommendations from an international expert panel on behalf of the ELN? in Blood. Dr. Jared Baeten, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of ?Population-Level Correlation Between Incidence of Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-1 Among African Women Participating in HIV-1 Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Trials? in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Dr. Kelley Branch, professor, is first author, and Dr. Jeffrey Probstfield, professor (Cardiology) is senior author of ?Dulaglutide and cardiovascular and heart failure outcomes in patients with and without heart failure: a post?hoc analysis from the REWIND randomized trial? in the European Journal of Heart Failure. Dr. Branch is also co-author of ?2022 ASNC/AAPM/SCCT/SNMMI guideline for the use of CT in hybrid nuclear/CT cardiac imaging? in Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. Dr. Larry Corey, professor (Allery and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of ?Lower SARS-CoV-2 specific humoral immunity in People Living with HIV-1 recovered from non-hospitalized COVID-19? in JCI Insight. Dr. Nicole Kim, acting instructor, is lead author, and Dr. George Ioannou, professor (Gastroenterology) is senior author of ?Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk Declines but Remains High Enough for Screening in the First 7 Years After Hepatitis C Virus Cure With Direct-Acting Antivirals in Patients With Cirrhosis or High Fibrosis-4 Score? in Gastroenterology. DOM co-author is Philip Vutien. Dr. Cynthia Ko, professor (Gastroenterology) and associate chair, is co-author of ?AGA Clinical Practice Update on Management of Refractory Celiac Disease: Expert Review? in Gastroenterology. Dr. James Mullins, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of ?Neutralization titer biomarker for antibody-mediated prevention of HIV-1 acquisition? in Nature Medicine. Dr. Kayode Ojo, research associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of ?High-resolution crystal structure and chemical screening reveal pantothenate kinase as a new target for antifungal development? in Structure. Dr. Helen Stankiewicz Karita, acting assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of ?The COVID-19 Pandemic Unmasked the Challenges Faced by Early-Stage Faculty in Infectious Diseases: A Call to Action? in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Drs. Mark Wurfel, Pavan Bhatraju, and Jonathan Himmelfarb are co-authors of ?Plasma Soluble Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Concentrations and Clinical Events After Hospitalization: Findings From the ASSESS-AKI and ARID Studies? in the American Journal of Kidney Disease. In the news Dr. Janis Abkowitz, professor and head (Hematology) is quoted in ?Ferritin Blood Test Information? in U.S. News & World Report. Dr. Shireesha Dhanireddy, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) talked to KUOW in ??Sweetheart Deal? ? Inside sex work and addiction on Seattle's Aurora Avenue.? Dr. Matthew Golden, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in ?Syphilis cases are surging. Should I be worried?? in the Washington Post. Dr. Vishesh Kapur, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is quoted in ?Always Waking Up at 3 a.m.? Here's What Your Body's Trying to Tell You? from MSN. Events of interest Medicine Grand Rounds Drs. Adelaide McClintock, Nina Tan (General Internal Medicine) and Jessica Beaman (UCSF) will present ?Now what? Roles for the Internist in the post-Dobbs era? at Medicine Grand Rounds on Friday, October 7, 2022,12-1pm, via zoom. Weekly Calendar, October 3-7, 2022 Our events calendar is posted on our website. Coming up Unequal Treatment in Cardiovascular Care: Evidence for Racial Bias and the Way Forward [cid:image047.jpg@01D8D4E7.BD535A80]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. ________________________________ Gender Equity Lunch Series: Gender and the Electronic Health Record workload [cid:image048.jpg@01D8D4E7.BD535A80]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). 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