[domweek] DOM Week, May 1-5, 2023

[Department of Medicine weekly newsletter]

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DOM Week
April 28, 2023
News, information, and events of interest from the Department of Medicine <http://bit.ly/1TemKEY>

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



Division Spotlight: Medical Genetics
[cid:image003.png at 01D979E9.76318D00]As part of our 75th Anniversary, we are highlighting each of our divisions over the course of the year, in the order they were established.

The Division of Medical Genetics was founded in 1957 by Dr. Arno Motulsky, and the Medical Genetics Clinic opened at University Hospital. Then one of the few genetic disease and counseling clinics in the country, it remains prominent today. This established UW at the time as one of only a few medical schools providing training in medical genetics, and as one of the first clinics in the country to provide family counseling for genetic diseases and to employ women in this profession.

Learn more on our news site<https://bit.ly/446CoyV>.


Faculty news
[cid:image025.jpg at 01D979E9.D245C930]Congratulations to Dr. Bruce Clurman, professor (Medical Oncology) who was recently elected as a member of the Association of American Physicians (AAP). Election to the AAP is in recognition of attaining excellence in the pursuit of medical knowledge, and the advancement through experimentation and discovery of basic and clinical science and their application to clinical medicine.

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[cid:image026.jpg at 01D979E9.D245C930]Dr. Irl Hirsch, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) has been selected as the recipient of the 2023 Alan J. Garber, MD, PhD, MACE, Lectureship for the Prevention and Management of the Complications of Diabetes, to be presented during the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) 32nd Annual Meeting next week in Seattle. This lectureship is presented to an individual who has demonstrated exemplary contributions to their individual profession or area of expertise.



Clinical news
Heart racing or skipping? You might've developed 'AFib'
[cid:image027.jpg at 01D979E9.D245C930]Atrial fibrillation, "AFib", is the most common heart arrhythmia in adults and is projected to affect 12 million U.S. residents by 2030. About 70% of people with atrial fibrillation are 65 to 85, a population demographic projected to grow over the next few decades. Dr. Nazem Akoum, professor (Cardiology) specializes in ablation. He maps the heart's atria to locate the likely origin of the arrhythmia. Then, navigating a catheter into the heart, he zaps tissue in 3mm increments using either heat or freezing cold, thereby rendering it unable to trigger or conduct the errant signals and restoring a path to conduct a normal signal.

"It's not perfect but it's the most powerful tool we have, with about a 70% chance of suppressing somebody's AFib completely," he said.

Read the full story from UW Medicine Newsroom<https://bit.ly/3Vdgs1c>.


Education news
Boise Chief Residents
The Boise Internal Medicine Residency is thrilled to announce its AY24-25 Chief Residents: Drs. Miles Babb, Ryan Day, Jay Koernke, and Annika Kohlmeier.

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Drs. Hiba Khan, Noam Kopmar, Chipo Kwendakwema, and Emily Liang (Hem/Onc fellows) have received merit awards from the American Society of Cancer Organization (ASCO). Merit Awards support students and trainees who are first authors on abstracts selected for presentation at the ASCO Annual Meeting. These recipients are recognized for their respective field and research advancements within the cancer care community.


Recent publications
Dr. Aditya Joshi, fellow (Cardiology) is co-author of "The Relationship between Circulating Apolipoprotein A-1 and Atherosclerosis Initiation and Progression in Psoriasis<https://bit.ly/40FUWTL>" in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.

Dr. Rachel Bender Ignacio, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is lead author of "Safety and Efficacy of Combined Tixagevimab and Cilgavimab Administered Intramuscularly or Intravenously in Nonhospitalized Patients With COVID-192 Randomized Clinical Trials<https://bit.ly/3naSKWQ>" in JAMA Network Open.

Dr. Justin Bullock, fellow (Nephrology) is co-author of ""My Assessments Are Biased!" Measurement and Sociocultural Approaches to Achieve Fairness in Assessment in Medical Education<https://bit.ly/4492v8r>" in Academic Medicine.

Dr. Anders Chen, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is lead author of "Telehealth Policy, Practice, and Education: a Position Statement of the Society of General Internal Medicine<https://bit.ly/41Boh38>" in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Dr. Daniel Fishbein, professor (Cardiology) is co-author of "Effectiveness of the Family Heart Talk Communication Tool in Improving Family Member Screening for Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Results of a Randomized Trial<https://bit.ly/3AE7Uqo>" in Circulation.

Dr. Benjamin Freedman, associate professor (Nephrology) is lead author of "Engraftment of Kidney Organoids In Vivo<https://bit.ly/3HjSaNi>" in Current Transplantation Reports.

Dr. Joshua Hill, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is lead author of "SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in the first year after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant: a prospective, multicentre, observational study<https://bit.ly/41KlR2e>" in eClinicalMedicine.

Dr. Hiba Khan, fellow, is lead author and Dr. Veena Shankaran, professor (Medical Oncology) is senior author of "Financial Toxicity in Cancer Care: Implications for Clinical Care and Potential Practice Solutions<https://bit.ly/40r9fvj>" in Journal of Clinical Oncology. DOM co-author is Scott Ramsey.

Drs. Gary Lyman, professor, and Julie Gralow, professor emeritus (Medical Oncology) are co-authors of "ASCO Policy Statement on Biosimilar and Interchangeable<https://bit.ly/442oYUv>
Products in Oncology<https://bit.ly/442oYUv>" in JCO Oncology Practice.

Dr. Mazyar Shadman, associate professor (Medical Oncology) is lead author of "Treatment Discontinuation Patterns for Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in Real-World Settings: Results From a Multi-Center International Study<https://bit.ly/41RG2Lh>" in Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma and Leukemia, senior author of "Targeted Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma: Focus on the Therapeutic Potential of Mosunetuzumab<https://bit.ly/3oFe6fl>" in Cancer Management and Research, and co-author of  "Mosunetuzumab monotherapy is active and tolerable in patients with relapsed / refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma<https://bit.ly/43Xk2jX>" in Blood Advances.

Dr. Matthew Thau, former fellow, is lead author and Dr. Eric Morrell, assistant professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is senior author of "Association of Trauma Molecular Endotypes With Differential Response to Transfusion Resuscitation Strategies<https://bit.ly/3LxMnWM>" in JAMA Surgery. DOM co-authors are Ted Liu, Neha Sathe, W. Conrad Liles, Ian Stanaway, Carmen Mikacenic,  Mark Wurfel, and Pavan Bhatraju.



In the news
Dr. Anthony Back, professor (Medical Oncology) is quoted in "Pharmacists Will Have a Very Important Role in Psychedelic Medicine for Patients With Cancer<https://bit.ly/3L3eg7R>" in Pharmacy Times.

Dr. Helen Chu, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Words In Review: Were you 'wrong'?<https://bit.ly/3Hol4Me>" from KUOW.

Dr. Shireesha Dhanireddy, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "UW Medicine: COVID-19 booster from last fall sufficient to fight variants<https://bit.ly/44n8S8q>" in MyNorthwest.

Drs. Eric Larson, affiliate professor, and Paul Crane, professor (General Internal Medicine) are quoted in "Tracking King County seniors (and their brains) for clues to dementia and Alzheimer's<https://bit.ly/3Augiss>" in the Seattle Times.

Dr. Christine Johnston, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Tired of 'dead end' approach, herpes patients mobilize to demand government action<https://bit.ly/3H9qYAA>" in STAT.

Dr. Joseph Merrill, professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "Is moderate drinking good for your health?<https://bit.ly/3LrTVKS>" from KING 5 News.


Weekly Calendar, May 1-5, 2023
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.


Coming up
Molecular Medicine & Mechanisms of Disease Seminar Series
This seminar series is open to all interested individuals. This year the topic will be "Challenges in Cancer Immunotherapy", with lectures by Drs. Aude Chapuis, Nora Disis, Tina Albertson, Stan Riddell, and Damian Green. Seminars will take place April 5-May 3 on Wednesdays at FHCC. For the complete schedule and more information please visit our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/education/m3d-phd-program#seminar-series>. Any questions, please contact Faith Wall<mailto:fwall at fredhutch.org>.

Annual Symposium from the Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar Series
[cid:image029.jpg at 01D979E9.D245C930]The 2023 Annual Symposium from the Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar Series will focus this year on Diabetic Complications: A Kidney to Heart Talk. This day-long event, on May 4th, will be held at the UW Arboretum (Wisteria Hall) and will feature several outstanding visiting and local speakers across the basic, translational and clinical research spectrum. Please visit the website<https://bit.ly/3oyjTmS> for more information and to register.

Faculty Development Series
All DOM faculty are invited to join the GIM Faculty Development seminar series, 1-2pm, via zoom<https://washington.zoom.us/j/96022648263>.

  *   May 5 - "How to make an effective ask," with Lauge Sokol-Hessner
  *   June 2 - "Using goals and values to find professional satisfaction," with Lauren Beste"

NED conference
The ITHS Research Coordinator Networking to Enhance Development (NED) Conference will be held on May 18. This is an annual professional development conference for research coordinators. Participants expand their knowledge and skills and get a chance to develop contacts, share ideas, and learn from peers. The NED Conference is organized by the Institute of Translational Health Sciences and is a collaboration between the University of Washington, Fred Hutch, and Seattle Children's and offered at no cost to participants. To learn more and register, please visit the ITHS website<https://bit.ly/3KMHUPB>.

Eli Estey symposium on the pathogenesis and therapy of AML
A scientific symposium honoring Dr. Eli Estey's many contributions to leukemia research and care will be held at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center on May 19, 9am to 5:30pm with state-of-the-art talks by esteemed AML colleagues. For more information and to register, please visit the Hematology website<https://hematology.uw.edu/news/aml-pathogenesis-and-therapy-scientific-symposium-honor-dr-eli-estey>.

[cid:image030.png at 01D979E9.D245C930]Gender Equity Lunch Series: Shared mental model for family support
The next Gender Equity Lunch Series is on May 25, 12-1pm, via zoom<https://washington.zoom.us/j/98549930603>. The Family Support Committee of the DOM Gender Equity Council is charged with identifying department needs and seeking solutions related to supporting employees with families.

In early 2022 they conducted five focus group interviews consisting of staff, faculty, and APPs to understand the barriers to supporting employees with families and to explore what an ideal model of support for DOM faculty, staff, and trainees with families might look like.

At the upcoming lunch series, they will discuss this study's results and continue a dialogue about how we might enhance the support of people with families within DOM.

Please RSVP<https://forms.office.com/r/WwEj3dDN3D>.
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Amy Fields, Editor
amyf at uw.edu<mailto:amyf at uw.edu>


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