[domweek] DOM Week, August 14-18, 2023

[Department of Medicine weekly newsletter]

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DOM Week
August 11, 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>)



DEI news
A shared mental model for family support
[cid:image002.jpg at 01D9CC6B.2D096E20]Working caregivers in medicine, particularly women, must balance the needs of their families, patients, and other work responsibilities with limited support and resources.

The context and climate of academic medicine reinforce gender inequities and lead to increased burnout in women physicians, gender pay inequities, and decreased opportunities for career advancement.

To inform efforts to improve gender equity in the Department of Medicine, the Gender Equity Council sought faculty and staff perspectives to understand the barriers to supporting employees with families and to explore what an ideal model of support for faculty, staff and trainees with families might look like.

Systemic challenges identified within the department included cultural and structural issues as well as the perpetuation of societal inequities.

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

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Cancer and the LGBTQ+ community
[cid:image004.jpg at 01D9CC6B.2D096E20]LGBTQ+ people with cancer face discrimination, distress and delays, and they may also face higher risk of cancer recurrence. Discovering what's at the heart of these health disparities and poor outcomes is crucial, especially as the population ages and the number of cancer patients - of all stripes - continues to rise.

But there's a dearth of data on LGBTQ+ patients with cancer. The main reason? A lack of self-reported sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data.

Dr. Matthew Triplette, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) has launched a pilot study to help collect sexual orientation and gender identity data to better help LGBTQ+ patients dealing with cancer.

Read the full story from Hutch News<https://bit.ly/3s3kNcP>.


Education news
[cid:image006.png at 01D9CC6B.2D096E20]Training refugee physicians
Since 1975, Boise, Idaho has accepted more than 30,000 refugees from more than 50 countries. Annually, Boise accepts one of the largest amounts of refugees in the nation and one of the largest shares relative to its population.

This community includes a number of physicians whose practices were interrupted due to the development of conflict in their countries.

Drs. Scott Smith, professor emeritus (General Internal Medicine) and Paula Carvalho, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine) recently conducted a multi-station skills session in the Boise VA Simulation Lab for a group of refugee physicians.

These doctors - practicing physicians and surgeons in their own countries (Ukraine, Afghanistan, Africa, Middle East) - are now living in Boise as part of Idaho's refugee programs.

Learn more on our news site<https://bit.ly/3s1h7YY>.


Research news
Revolutionizing methadone treatment
[cid:image008.jpg at 01D9CC6B.2D096E20]Dr. Judith Tsui, professor (General Internal Medicine) is PI on a $1.96M small business innovation research award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse for the project "Video observed therapy to enhance flexibility and reduce in-person visits for patients treated with methadone in a multi-site opioid treatment program."

The study aims to scale video direct observed therapy of methadone take-home doses across a large, multisite opioid treatment program organization via a Hybrid Type 2 Effectiveness-Implementation study with stepped wedge cluster randomized trial design in which they will simultaneously test implementation and clinical outcomes.

Read the press release<https://bwnews.pr/3KBnrNh>.

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Treating advanced prostate cancer
[cid:image010.jpg at 01D9CC6B.2D096E20]PI Dr. Wesley Van Voorhis, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) and co-investigators Drs. Steven Plymate, professor and Cynthia Sprenger, research assistant professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) and Robert Moritz (Institute for Systems Biology) were awarded a Washington State Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment (CARE Fund) grant for $500,000 over 2 years for their work on developing Selective Glycolysis Inhibitors (SGIs) as late preclinical therapeutic candidates for advanced prostate cancer disease.

The SGIs selectively shut down glycolysis in prostate cancer cells, inhibit prostate cancer growth in human tumors implanted in SCID mice, and have excellent pharmacokinetic and safety attributes.

This work is also supported by matching funds from the Lopker Family Foundation.


Faculty news
[cid:image012.jpg at 01D9CC6B.2D096E20]Dr. Jake Berman, clinical associate professor (General Internal Medicine), was elected to the UW Physicians Board as an at-large trustee. Drs. Berman and John Gore (Urology), will join current at-large trustees, Drs. Tamara Atkins (Family Medicine), Shireesha Dhanireddy (Allergy and Infectious Diseases), Laura Quinnan-Hostein (General Internal Medicine), and Estell Williams (Surgery).



Strategic plan
[cid:image014.jpg at 01D9CC6B.2D096E20]Call for participants: Professional development needs in the DOM
The Strategic Plan Professional Development workgroup is organizing focus groups this fall to collect data on the professional development needs for faculty and staff in the department.

The data collected will inform the direction and initiatives of the Professional Development workgroup in the coming years. If you are interested in participating, please fill out the relevant survey:

Faculty intake form<https://uwsom.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Jc2RnfJaERgQaW> | Staff intake form<https://uwsom.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6FQtm1bV4Tr0afI>


Recent publications
Dr. Kelley Branch, professor (Cardiology) is lead author and Dr. Nick Johnson, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is senior author of "Head-to-Pelvis CT Imaging after Sudden Cardiac Arrest: Current Status and Future Directions<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0300957223002290?via%3Dihub>" in Resuscitation. DOM co-author is Peter Kudenchuk. Dr. Branch is also co-author of "Scientific document development standards for the society of cardiovascular computed tomography (SCCT): A statement from the SCCT Guidelines Committee<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1934592523003933?via%3Dihub>" in the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.

Dr. Justin Bullock, fellow (Nephrology) is co-author of "The Problem and Power of Professionalism: A Critical Analysis of Medical Students' and Residents' Perspectives and Experiences of Professionalism<https://bit.ly/3YwdmXI>" and "From Eggshells to Action: A Qualitative Study of Faculty Experience Responding to Microaggressions Targeting Medical Students<https://bit.ly/45p3fGe>" in Academic Medicine.

Dr. Rotonya Carr, associate professor and head (Gastroenterology) is co-author of "Large-scale identification of undiagnosed hepatic steatosis using natural language processing<https://bit.ly/3rYSdZU>" in eClinicalMedicine.

The late J. Randall Curtis (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) was senior author of "Hospital Culture and Intensity of End-of-Life Care at 3 Academic Medical Centers<https://bit.ly/45GpLeb>" in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Pankhuri Gupta, student, Genetic Counseling Graduate Program, is lead author of "Familial co-segregation and the emerging role of long-read sequencing to re-classify variants of uncertain significance in inherited retinal diseases<https://go.nature.com/3qsl3BD>" in npj Genomic Medicine. DOM co-author is Fuki Hisama.

Dr. Helen Jack, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is lead author of "Applying a mutual capacity building model to inform peer provider programs in South Africa and the United States: A combined qualitative analysis<https://bit.ly/47pbOCR>" in the International Journal of Drug Policy.

Drs. Steven Kahn, professor, and Michael Schwartz, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) wrote a tribute to Dr. Daniel Porte in Diabetologia<https://bit.ly/3Ky0j2l>.

Dr. Cory Simpson, is senior author of "Targeting SERCA2 in organotypic epidermis reveals MEK inhibition as a therapeutic strategy for Darier disease<https://bit.ly/3Ytk5l8>" in JCI Insight. DOM co-author is Afua Tiwaa.

Dr. Judith Tsui, professor, is lead author and Dr. Joseph Delaney, research associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of "Methamphetamine use and utilization of medications for opioid use disorder among rural people who use drugs<https://bit.ly/3s8iqWh>" in Drug and Alcohol Dependence. DOM co-authors are Rob Fredericksen and Heidi Crane.


In the news
Dr. Anthony Back, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is quoted in "Researchers assess if psilocybin reduces anxiety related to metastatic cancer<https://bit.ly/3KyKA2O>" in Healio.

Dr. Christopher Blosser, clinical professor (Nephrology) is quoted in "Cancer & organ transplant clinic<https://bit.ly/3YtM98c>" from WGEM.

Dr. Helen Chu, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Three Shots for Fall: What You Need to Know<https://nyti.ms/3OtDEW0>" in the New York Times and talked to KUOW in "Covid cases are going up. Here's what you should know.<https://bit.ly/3YwOgYw>"

Dr. Marianne Dubard-Gault, assistant professor (Medical Genetics) is quoted in "Celebrities Are Getting Full-Body Health Scans-Should You?<https://bit.ly/3ORKpCb>" in Time.

Dr. Irl Hirsch, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in "Drugmakers Promised Cheaper Insulin but Diabetics Can't Find It<https://bit.ly/3ORooUj>" from Bloomberg Law.

Dr. Vishesh Kapur, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is quoted in "Jet Lag: Get Back in the Rhythm<https://nyti.ms/3qoz975>" in the New York Times.

Dr. Eugene Yang, clinical professor (Cardiology) is quoted in "Why heart attacks are rising in young adults-and what to watch out for<https://on.natgeo.com/47uhdIM>" in National Geographic and "Obesity drug data could boost companies' case for US coverage<https://reut.rs/3OzhsJY>" in Reuters.


Weekly Calendar, August 14-18, 2023
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.


Coming up
Research Fellows Orientation Course
Everything you need to know to survive & thrive in academics! Please join us for the annual Department of Medicine Workshop: "Surviving and Thriving During the Research Years", a course covering skills necessary for academic success, such as grant writing, teaching & oral presentations, job negotiations, appointments & promotions, and breakout sessions on opportunities in industry or the public health & policy sector. The course is designed for fellows navigating their research path and is open to fellows and early-stage faculty from all departments. There is no charge to attend this course. Aug. 23, 8:30am-3pm, Brotman Auditorium, South Lake Union. For more details and to register, please visit our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/education/fellows/research-fellows-orientation-course>.


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