[domweek] DOM Week, December 25-29, 2023

[Department of Medicine weekly newsletter]

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DOM Week
December 22, 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>)


Well-being news
Reconnection Fund
For a second year, the Department of Medicine has funded the Well-being Strategic Plan Workgroup's Reconnection Fund, which facilitates community-building and connection amongst our colleagues. For more information and to apply for funds, please visit our website<https://bit.ly/3DsmiDh>.

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Quiet week: December 25-29, 2023
As we continue to rebuild resilience and focus on mental health, we would like to preserve department-wide quiet weeks throughout the year. During these weeks, we hope that individuals can limit non-essential meetings to recharge and reflect, as well as thoughtfully minimize emails. We realize that this will not be possible for everyone, but encourage all to take breaks when they are able.

2024 quiet weeks:

  *   February 19-23
  *   April 8-12
  *   August 5-9
  *   November 25-29
  *   December 23-27


Clinical news
Breaking boundaries for better aortic care
[cid:image003.jpg at 01DA34EA.E2C8C110]Because it extends into the body's upper and lower regions, the aorta crosses into the domains of several different medical specialists, including surgeons, cardiologists and medical geneticists.


>From a surgical perspective, conditions affecting the aorta below the diaphragm have traditionally been known as vascular surgeon territory. Cardiac surgeons lead aortic repair around the heart and into the top of the aorta - also known as the aortic arch.


A team at UW Medicine is intentionally breaking down these long-standing care boundaries. They've created the Multidisciplinary Thoracic Aortic Program<https://sites.uw.edu/uwmtap> (MTAP) to provide holistic, team-based care for complex aortic disease. With a team of cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, clinic staff, genetic counselors, medical geneticists and vascular surgeons, the MTAP team discusses 250 to 300 patient cases annually.

Team members from the Department of Medicine include Drs. Catherine Otto, professor, Yonatan Buber, associate professor, and James Kirkpatrick, professor (Cardiology) and Peter Byers, professor (Medical Genetics).

Read the full story from The Huddle<https://bit.ly/3NEyJ4R>.


Research news
Outsize benefit seen in trial of drug for kidney disease
[cid:image005.jpg at 01DA34EA.E2C8C110]In a clinical trial of patients with chronic kidney disease, an experimental drug significantly reduced albuminuria - albumin in urine, a sign of kidney damage - for 50% of participants. When the experimental drug was paired with a standard-care medication, 70% of participants reportedly experienced a significant reduction in albuminuria.

The findings were published Dec. 15 in The Lancet<https://bit.ly/3tqhLjI>. The paper's lead author is Dr. Katherine Tuttle, clinical professor (Nephrology) and executive director for research at Providence Inland Northwest Health in Spokane. She is also the clinical trial's principal investigator.

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

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[A person smiling at the camera  Description automatically generated]Congratulations to Dr. Karolline May, postdoctoral scholar (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) who has been awarded a UW Nutrition Obesity Research Center Pilot and Feasibility Research ADVANCE Award, which targets early career scientists from underrepresented groups. The title of her project is: "SCFA serve as a direct link between gut microbiota and adipocyte metabolism via FFAR2 signaling, thereby beneficially regulating whole-body homeostasis."

Dr. Vitor Oliveira from the UW School of Nursing also received an ADVANCE award for his project, "Relationship between Myosteatosis, Sarcopenia, Physical Activity, and Diet Among Adults With HIV."


Recent publications
Dr. Justin Bullock, fellow (Nephrology) is senior author of "The Next Era of Assessment: Can Ensuring High-Quality, Equitable Patient Care Be the Defining Characteristic?<https://bit.ly/485pItD>" in Academic Medicine.

Dr. Heather Cheng, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of "Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitor Combinations in First-Line Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: Increasing Toxicity With Unclear Benefits<https://bit.ly/3ZZYkKD>" in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Dr. Sarah Gunby, fellow, is lead author, and Dr. Lisa Strate, professor (Gastroenterology) is senior author of "Smoking and alcohol consumption and risk of incident diverticulitis in women<https://bit.ly/48ix2Tb>" in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. DOM co-author is Miriam Levy.

Drs. R. Scott McClelland, professor, Connie Celum, professor, and Jared Baeten, affiliate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of "Durability of single-dose HPV vaccination in young Kenyan women: randomized controlled trial 3-year results<https://bit.ly/47dDXeK>" in Nature Medicine.

Dr. Anna Morenz, clinician researcher (General Internal Medicine) is lead author of "Use of New Audio-Only Telemedicine Claim Modifiers<https://bit.ly/3RzjX0m>" in JAMA Network Open. DOM co-author is Joshua Liao.

Dr. Namrata Singh, assistant professor (Rheumatology) is lead author of "Frailty and risk of serious infections in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with biologic or targeted-synthetic DMARDs<https://bit.ly/41zezyM>" in Arthritis Care & Research. DOM co-author is Katherine Wysham.

Dr. Evan Yu, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of "Tucatinib and Trastuzumab for Previously Treated Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Positive Metastatic Biliary Tract Cancer (SGNTUC-019): A Phase II Basket Study<https://bit.ly/46sjVx5>" in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Lauren Violette, research consultant, Dr. Olusegun Soge, associate professor, Dr. R. Scott McClelland, professor, and Dr. Jared Baeten, affiliate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of "Doxycycline Prophylaxis to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections in Women<https://bit.ly/3TAjxJQ>" in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Dr. Pandora (Luke) Wander, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is lead author, and Dr. George Ioannou, professor (Gastroenterology) is senior author of "Rates of ICD-10 Code U09.9 Documentation and Clinical Characteristics of VA Patients With Post-COVID-19 Condition<https://bit.ly/478ZDIU>" in JAMA Network Open. DOM co-authors are Ann O'Hare and Edward Boyko. Dr. Wander is also senior author of "Addressing Common Sources of Bias in Studies of New-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Following COVID that Use Electronic Health Record Data<https://bit.ly/3GRD4hb>" in Diabetes Epidemiology and Management. DOM co-author is Edward Boyko.


In the news
Dr. John Amory, professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "Why are there so few male birth-control options?<https://bit.ly/47aTMTq>" in Yahoo Life.

Dr. Connie Celum, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "There's an effective morning-after pill for STIs but it's not clear it works in women<https://n.pr/48rJM9z>" from NPR.

Dr. Jason Deen, associate professor (Cardiology) is quoted in "Native American Pregnant Women's Heart Health: Expert's View<https://wb.md/48K0gtZ>" from WebMD.

Dr. Leo Morales, professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "What Recovery?<https://bit.ly/3GOv1BY>" in Palabra.

Dr. Mazyar Shadman, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is quoted in "Autologous transplant improves survival vs. CAR-T for certain patients with lymphoma<https://bit.ly/4at3lQE>" in HemOnc Today.


Weekly Calendar, December 25-29, 2023
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.


Coming up
Understanding the long COVID landscape
Drs. Anita Chopra, clinical assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) and Eric Chow, clinical assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) will present "Understanding the long COVID landscape" on Jan. 5, 2024 at 5pm. Sponsored by the Washington Chapter of the American College of Physicians. Join via zoom<https://washington.zoom.us/j/96809793062>.



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