[domweek] DOM Week, July 3-7, 2023

[Department of Medicine weekly newsletter]

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DOM Week
June 30, 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: Rheumatology
[cid:image003.png at 01D9AB6D.87F4C290]As part of our 75th Anniversary, we plan to spotlight each of our divisions over the course of the year, in the order they were established. Originally named the Division of Arthritis, the Division of Rheumatology was founded in 1958 by Dr. John Decker.

Learn more on our news site<https://bit.ly/3r8VjKI>.


Awards
Beeson Award
[Dr. Amanda Shepherd smiling.]Congratulations to Dr. Amanda Shepherd, clinical assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) who is the recipient of the 39th annual Paul B. Beeson Award. Dr. Shepherd was chosen by the medicine residents in recognition of outstanding clinical teaching and for exemplifying scholarship, humility, compassion, and integrity.

The award commemorates Dr. Paul Beeson, a distinguished physician at the Seattle VA in the 1970s, who was celebrated for his teaching skills.

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Steven R. McGee, MD Teaching Excellence Award
[cid:image037.png at 01D9AB6D.926E56F0]Congratulations to Dr. Radhika Narla, associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition), this year's recipient of the Seattle VA Medical Center Steven R. McGee, MD Teaching Excellence Award. She was selected for her excellence in clinical teaching, clinical care, and scholarship.

This award was created in recognition of Dr. McGee's unique contributions as a master clinician educator and role model dedicated to exceptional patient care and teaching of students, residents, fellows and colleagues; pursuit of knowledge; and the art of physical examination and bedside diagnosis.
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David J. Pierson Award for Excellence in Education and Mentoring
[Dr. Ylinne Lynch]The graduating class of Pulmonary and Critical Care fellows selected Dr. Ylinne Lynch, clinical instructor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine), as this year's recipient of the David J. Pierson Award for Excellence in Education and Mentoring. This award was established to acknowledge those faculty who are recognized by the fellows as being especially dedicated to their education and mentoring. The award is named for David J. Pierson, who was a quintessential educator and mentor in the division for more than 35 years.


Faculty news
[cid:image039.jpg at 01D9AB6D.926E56F0]Faculty spotlight: Helen Jack
Our latest faculty spotlight is on Dr. Helen Jack, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine). Dr. Jack is a physician-scientist focusing on primary care, mental health, substance use disorders and global health.

Learn more about her on our news site<https://bit.ly/441BAdV>.

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[cid:image040.jpg at 01D9AB6D.926E56F0]Dr. Thomas Payne, professor (General Internal Medicine) has been elected to fellowship in the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics (IAHSI). Established in 2017, IAHSI nominates and elects those whose contributions in informatics are recognized internationally.

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[cid:image041.jpg at 01D9AB6D.926E56F0]In the latest Thrivecast, "What it Means to be Patient and Family Centered<https://bit.ly/44sr6EO>," Dr. Anneliese Schleyer, professor (General Internal Medicine) brings insight on what it means to center patients and families in the work we do. Hosted by Dr. Trish Kritek, Thrivecast<https://bit.ly/3qQS1rs> provides tips to help clinicians, educators, and researchers thrive professionally in their careers, covering topics from time management and organization to leadership and self-advocacy.

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Dr. Rashmi Sharma, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) received the Society of General Internal Medicine's Distinguished Professor of Geriatrics Best Poster Presentation Award for "Challenges Experienced by Family Members of Hospitalized Older Adults with Dementia When Making 'in-the-Moment' Decisions Regarding Intensity of Care."

Learn more on our news site<https://bit.ly/43Xlz9h>.


Research news
CAR T-cell therapy is the leading edge of care for post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder
[cid:image043.jpg at 01D9AB6D.926E56F0]Physicians in the Cancer and Organ Transplant Clinic (COTC) at Fred Hutch recently published a report of a patient who became the 17th in the world to receive this life-saving therapy.

"Until recently, the use of CAR T-cell therapy for PTLD had been largely unknown," says Dr. Christopher Blosser, clinical professor (Nephrology) and COTC director. "Aggregated data from our case and the 16 previously published reports show this treatment is safe and effective. CAR T-cell therapy does not appear to cause organ rejection and has limited side effects when compared to other chemotherapies and immunotherapies."

Read the full story from Hutch News<https://bit.ly/3NU8Wq1>.

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Healthy Brain Initiative Road Map
[cid:image044.png at 01D9AB6D.926E56F0]The Healthy Brain Initiative: State and Local Road Map for Public Health, 2023-2027 provides public health officials throughout the nation with a set of strategies to promote brain health and improve the quality of life for people living with dementia and their caregivers.

In this new edition, the HBI Road Map<https://bit.ly/3pBld9c> includes 24 actions to promote brain health, improve diagnoses, and maximize care, with a larger focus on partnerships, evaluation and health equity.

Dr. Barak Gaster, professor (General Internal Medicine) was part of the executive team that put the HBI Road Map together.

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Addressing health challenges in rural areas
[cid:image045.jpg at 01D9AB6D.926E56F0]The American Heart Association is funding a new $20 million scientific research initiative comprised of a network of special projects focused on advancing the understanding of the factors that impact health in rural America. The University of Washington will serve as the coordinating center for the network, and led by Dr. Chris Longenecker, associate professor (Cardiology) and director of the Global Cardiovascular Health Program.

"Our network will generate evidence for strategies to reduce persistent rural health inequities in the United States. We'll use technologies like mobile health, drones and artificial intelligence-guided heart ultrasound, and build capacity among health professionals such as pharmacists, emergency medical service providers and community health workers," Longenecker said. "We also will work with the sites to generate policy briefs, communication strategies, and advocacy to engage policymakers and bring the evidence we generate to real-world practice."

Learn more from UW Medicine Newsroom<https://bit.ly/3XpDGC8>.

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[cid:image046.jpg at 01D9AB6D.926E56F0]Drs. Kelley Branch, professor, and Dr. Bryce Johnson, fellow (Cardiology) were awarded a CoMotion Innovation Award for $50,000 for development of the Seattle Clinical Pathway Platform (SCiPP) to update and market the current Chest Pain Pathway<https://bit.ly/3CKlda6> as well as expand the Platform to other disease states.


Education news
[cid:image047.jpg at 01D9AB6D.926E56F0]Dr. Rafee Talukder, fellow (Medical Oncology) received a 2023 John Quale Travel Fellowship from the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network. The Travel Fellowship Program engages early-career individuals, such as basic scientists, urologists, oncologists, and pathologists, and connects them with hundreds of other bladder cancer research and medical professionals at the Bladder Cancer Think Tank annual meeting.

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Save the date: 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>.


Recent publications
Dr. Kiran Bambha, associate professor, is lead author and Dr. Scott Biggins, associate professor (Gastroenterology) is senior author of "Maximizing utility of nondirected living liver donor grafts using machine learning<https://bit.ly/3NTwona>" in Frontiers in Immunology. DOM co-author is Nicole Kim.

Dr. Kelley Branch, professor (Cardiology) is senior author of "Associations between clinical characteristics of cardiac arrest and early CT head findings of hypoxic ischaemic brain injury following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest<https://bit.ly/3XqEBCl>" in Resuscitation. DOM co-author is Nicholas Johnson.

Dr. Justin Bullock, fellow (Nephrology) is co-author of "Editors as Gatekeepers: One Medical Education Journal's Efforts to Resist Racism in Scholarly Publishing<https://bit.ly/3XE80Jt>" in Academic Medicine.

Dr. H. Joachim Deeg, professor (Medical Oncology) wrote the editorial "Reward from half a match<https://bit.ly/3psBaia>" in Blood.

Dr. Paul Drain, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of "Rapid antigen and antibody microfluidic immunofluorescence assays compared to culture, PCR, and laboratory reference tests: Performance in a longitudinal cohort<https://bit.ly/3CUfaQs>" in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Drs. Jason Goldman, clinical assistant professor, Helen Chu, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) and Katherine Tuttle, clinical professor (Nephrology) are co-authors of "Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) adult study protocol: Rationale, objectives, and design<https://bit.ly/42UVRkx>" in PLoS One.

Dr. Scott Lee, associate professor (Gastroenterology) is co-author of "Filgotinib for the Treatment of Small Bowel Crohn's Disease: The DIVERGENCE 1 Trial<https://bit.ly/3PCbrhL>" in Gastroenterology.

Dr. Chetan Seshadri, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of "IFN-γ independent markers of Mycobacterium tuberculosis exposure among male South African gold miners<https://bit.ly/3XpXkOB>" in eBioMedicine. DOM co-authors are Erik Layton and Thomas Hawn.

Dr. T. Eoin West, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is joint senior author of "IL-1R2-based biomarker models predict melioidosis mortality independent of clinical data<https://bit.ly/3NBmeq5>" in Frontiers in Medicine.

Drs. Mark Wiley, postdoctoral scholar, and Jessica Bauer, research scientist, are co-lead authors and Dr. Barbara Jung, professor and chair, is senior author of "Non-Canonical Activin A Signaling Stimulates Context-Dependent and Cellular-Specific Outcomes in CRC to Promote Tumor Cell Migration and Immune Tolerance<https://bit.ly/3XpwOoy>" in Cancers.


In the news
Dr. John Amory, professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "Why Talking About Mental Health With Men Saves Lives<https://bit.ly/3pwtjQr>" from Right as Rain.

Dr. Justin Bullock, fellow (Nephrology) wrote "I Am a Physician Face of Affirmative Action - The Supreme Court's ruling hurts, but still I have hope<https://bit.ly/444eHGZ>" in Medpage Today.

Dr. Larry Corey, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "U.S. Vaccine Program Now Flush With Cash, but Short on Key Details<https://nyti.ms/3CNTYLA>" in the New York Times.

Dr. Mary (Nora) Disis, professor (Medical Oncology) is quoted in "Vaccines could be the "next big thing" in cancer treatment, scientists say<https://cbsn.ws/3CQruRu>" from CBS News.

Dr. Scott Hagan, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "A Pill Form of Ozempic Is on the Horizon<https://nyti.ms/442uzde>" in the New York Times and wrote "BMI alone will no longer be treated as the go-to measure for weight management - an obesity medicine physician explains the seismic shift taking place<https://bit.ly/3Pyhd47>" for The Conversation.

Dr. Wayne McCormick, professor and head (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) is quoted in "How to Stay Cool and Safe in a Heat Wave<https://nyti.ms/439iRMF>" in the New York Times.

Dr. Matthew Triplette, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is featured in "How LGBTQ+ UW Medicine Employees Define Pride<https://bit.ly/435PpqT>" in The Huddle.

Dr. Ana Weil, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Have a summer cold? Common viruses are back from a pandemic hiatus<https://nbcnews.to/3JDe8Mm>" from NBC News.


Weekly Calendar, July 3-7, 2023
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.


Coming up
Wellness Retreat
The SKY Wellness Retreat is a dynamic, experiential and immersive self-development retreat for students, staff and faculty. Participants develop a daily evidence-based breath-work and meditation practice, gain stress-management and leadership skills, develop strategies for social connection, and engage in peer-driven service initiatives. Space is limited and on a first come, first serve basis. July 14-16. Sign up here<https://bit.ly/44aPWsi>.



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