From domweek at u.washington.edu Fri May 5 16:34:36 2023 From: domweek at u.washington.edu (Department of Medicine weekly newsletter) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:23:15 2024 Subject: [domweek] DOM Week, May 8-12, 2023 Message-ID: [cid:image001.jpg@01D97F6F.778D32E0] DOM Week May 5, 2023 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 Medicine Grand Rounds [cid:image002.jpg@01D97F6F.778D32E0]The Department of Medicine Diversity Council is proud to sponsor the Grand Rounds lecture on May 19, 12-1pm, via zoom. Dr. Deidra Crews will present: "Centering the Margins to Achieve Kidney Health Equity." Dr. Crews is a professor of medicine (Nephrology) and deputy director of Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity. She is also president-elect of the American Society of Nephrology. ________________________________ Women Faculty Day Save the date: Women Faculty Day will be held on June 5, 9am-4pm, at the Center for Urban Horticulture. It will focus on the experiences of and building community between women faculty in academic medicine but UW Medicine community members of all genders are welcome to join. The annual Women Faculty Day is a time to celebrate the accomplishments of School of Medicine faculty who identify as women or non-binary, as well as come together with colleagues of any gender to promote equity and inclusion in our work environments. Dr. Grace Farris (University of Texas at Austin) will give the keynote: "Building Community for Women in Medicine & Science." Register for this event. Faculty news [cid:image004.jpg@01D97F6F.778D32E0]Dr. John Amory, professor (General Internal Medicine) will be the new director of the UW Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS), effective February 2024. ITHS is one of more than 50 Clinical and Translational Science Award sites nationwide working to change how biomedical research and training is performed. Amory has served as section head of General Internal Medicine at the University of Washington Medical Center since 2011, and as interim GIM Division Head from 2021-2022. He is currently deputy director and assistant PI of ITHS. He is also the faculty co-director of the ITHS KL2 Program. He will take the helm from Dr. Mary (Nora) Disis who has directed ITHS since 2007. Read more on our news site. ________________________________ [cid:image006.jpg@01D97F6F.778D32E0]Dr. Philip Greenberg, professor (Medical Oncology) has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Members are elected in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive. Greenberg is an internationally-recognized expert in cancer immunotherapy, a form of therapy that aims to harness the power of immune cells to eliminate cancer. ________________________________ [Dr. Peter Nelson M.D.]Dr. Peter Nelson, professor (Medical Oncology) has been named vice president of Precision Oncology and director of the Sloan Precision Oncology Institute. He will also become the inaugural holder of the Stuart and Molly Sloan Precision Oncology Institute Endowed Chair. The Sloan Precision Oncology Institute was made possible by a transformational gift by Stuart and Molly Sloan, the largest single gift in Fred Hutch's 47-year history. Learn more from Hutch News. ________________________________ Reconnection event: Planting a tree [cid:image010.jpg@01D97F6F.778D32E0]A group led by Dr. William Weppner, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) and section head at the Boise VA, planted a mature red oak between the residency offices, back entrance to hospital and entrance to the resident teaching clinic, so faculty can walk by it on a regular basis. They had great support from the VA groundskeepers, City of Boise Arborist and representatives of the Treasure Valley Canopy Network, who attended the first part of the reconnection event, read an Arbor Day proclamation from the Mayor, and answered questions about the urban heat island effect and efforts locally to address climate change through projects like these. Funds are available to support and promote reconnection events in the DOM as a way to foster community building and colleague connections. This can be a great way to reconnect with colleagues or meet newer department staff or faculty. To learn more, see what others have done, and to request funds, please visit our website. Education news Combatting bias and burnout through storytelling [Drs. Alam & Crimp]Dermatology residents Mariam Alam and Caitlin Crimp are organizing patient panels as part of their collaborative research project, "Mitigating Bias and Burnout Through Patient-Centered Narrative Medicine." In June 2022, they received a grant through the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's (ACGME) Back to Bedside program to develop a narrative medicine curriculum for dermatology residents, with the goal to improve residents' understanding and connection to patients and mitigate both bias and burnout. Narrative Medicine is an emerging approach to health care that draws on the study of art and literature to enhance listening and observation skills. By exploring patient stories, context, and background related to illness, health care professionals can better understand each patient's unique life experience, beliefs and values. Understanding a patient's story can illustrate how they became ill, what caused them to look for care, and what challenges they face to get better. Read the full story on the Dermatology website. ________________________________ [cid:image014.jpg@01D97F6F.778D32E0]Humanities and the Arts Pathway inaugural art show The Humanities and the Arts Pathway (HAP), first established in 2020 by Dr. Andrea Kalus, associate professor (Dermatology), is now showcasing its inaugural Graduate Art Show at the UWMC-Montlake Sky Gallery through May 25. The new exhibit features projects by fourth-year medical students Kathryn Franke and Mary Mathison The Humanities and the Arts Pathway (HAP) program is a unique educational experience for medical students to thoughtfully and creatively engage with patient stories and the experience of becoming a physician using specialized modules, clinical experiences, reflection, and creative expression. Learn more on the Dermatology website. Research news [cid:image016.jpg@01D97F6F.778D32E0]Dr. Teal Hallstrand, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine), along with a group of investigators from the UW DOM, Seattle Children's Research Institute and the Benaroya Research Institute, was awarded a new NIAID U19 Asthma & Allergic Diseases Cooperative Research Center grant focused on the airway epithelium in asthma. Investigators in the DOM include Dr. William Altemeier (Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine) and Dr. Matthew Altman (Allergy and Infectious Diseases). Recent publications Dr. Anna Condella, fellow (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is lead author of "Veno-venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19: A Call For System-Wide Checks to Ensure Equitable Delivery For All" in ASAIO Journal. Dr. Lawrence Corey, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of "Comparing antibody assays as correlates of protection against COVID-19 in the COVE mRNA-1273 vaccine efficacy trial" in Science Translational Medicine. Dr. Petros Grivas, professor (Medical Oncology) is lead author of "Avelumab First-line Maintenance Therapy for Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma: Comprehensive Clinical Subgroup Analyses from the JAVELIN Bladder 100 Phase 3 Trial" in European Urology. Dr. Samuel Rayner, assistant professor, is lead author and Dr. William Altemeier, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is senior author of "Lung Pericytes as Mediators of Inflammation" in the American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. DOM co-authors are Chi Hung and W. Conrad Liles. Dr. Coralynn Sack, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is co-author of "Association between any underlying health condition and COVID-19-associated hospitalization by age group, Washington State, 2020-2021: a retrospective cohort study" in BMC Infectious Diseases. Dr. Matthew Thau, former fellow, is lead author and Dr. Pavan Bhatraju, assistant professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is senior author of "Following the MAP for Improved Kidney Function in Hepatorenal Syndrome" in Kidney 360. Dr. Matthew Triplette, associate professor, is lead author and Dr. Kristina Crothers, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is senior author of "Lung Cancer Screening in People with HIV: A Mixed-Methods Study of Patient and Provider Perspectives" in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. DOM co-authors are Jehan Budak, Nicholas Giustini, and Nicolas Murphy. Dr. Lisa Vande Vusse, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) wrote "White Hair Ritual" in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. In the news Dr. Nazem Akoum, professor (Cardiology) is quoted in "New Risk Factors, Better Treatments for AFib: What to Know" from WebMD. Dr. Bradley Anawalt, professor (General Internal Medicine) explains the two essential disagreements about equal access to sports competitions for transgender females in "Science won't resolve debates about trans athletes" from UW Medicine Newsroom. Dr. Nisha Bansal, professor (Nephrology) is quoted in "Cardiovascular disease: New tool may help predict risk in people with chronic kidney disease" in Medical News Today. Glenda Roberts, director of patient engagement and external relations (Nephrology) is quoted in "Dialysis Was Hell to Me" in Kidney News Online. Dr. Coralynn Sack, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "Exploitation, Abuse, and Death: The Dark Side of Working in the Weed Industry" in The Nation. Dr. John Scott, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Washington state extends pandemic law enabling healthcare delivered via audio" in GeekWire. Dr. Adam Templeton, clinical associate professor (Gastroenterology) is quoted in "Why Is Pancreatic Cancer So Deadly?" in Health. Weekly Calendar, May 8-12, 2023 Our events calendar is posted on our website. Coming up Faculty Development Series All DOM faculty are invited to join the GIM Faculty Development seminar series. The next one, "Using goals and values to find professional satisfaction," with Lauren Beste, is on June 2, 1-2pm, via zoom. 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 to 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 UW, Fred Hutch, and Seattle Children's and offered at no cost to participants. To learn more and register, please visit the ITHS website. 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. Gender Equity Lunch Series: Shared mental model for family support [cid:image018.png@01D97F6F.778D32E0]The next Gender Equity Lunch Series is on May 25, 12-1pm, via zoom. 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. Sepsis Forum The Sepsis Forum builds from the Pacific Northwest Sepsis Conference's 10-year history of providing sepsis education. This year, Sepsis Canada joins with the Pacific Northwest Sepsis Conference, Action on Sepsis, the BC Sepsis Network and the Canadian Sepsis Foundation, to launch a re-imagined North American Sepsis Conference to provide the latest insights on sepsis care from the bench, the bedside, and beyond. The 2023 Sepsis Forum is a free one-day virtual event on June 21, 8am- 3:15pm, with sessions for bedside providers, sepsis researchers, global health professionals, sepsis survivors, and more. 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Name: image023.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 914 bytes Desc: image023.jpg URL: From domweek at u.washington.edu Fri May 12 16:18:57 2023 From: domweek at u.washington.edu (Department of Medicine weekly newsletter) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:23:15 2024 Subject: [domweek] DOM Week, May 15-19, 2023 Message-ID: [cid:image036.jpg@01D984ED.70D8EB00] DOM Week May 12, 2023 News, information, and events of interest from the Department of Medicine (If you have items for DOM week, please email amyf@uw.edu) Awards Gender Equity Awards Established in 2021, the Department of Medicine Gender Equity Awards recognize and celebrate individuals who are dedicated to supporting the success of women and gender minorities. Congratulations to the 2023 recipients: Mentorship Awards Monica Fawthrop, administrator (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine and Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine); Erin Kross, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine); and Judith Tsui, professor (General Internal Medicine). Trailblazer Award Lex Powers, genetic counselor (Medical Genetics). [cid:image003.jpg@01D984ED.4D4B5B00] Learn more about them on our news site. ________________________________ [cid:image037.jpg@01D984ED.70D8EB00]Dr. Shailender Bhatia, professor (Medical Oncology) has received a 2023 Distinguished Faculty Award from the Binaytara Foundation. The Binaytara Foundation's mission is to minimize cancer disparities and to improve access to cancer care for all. The distinguished faculty award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated long-standing excellence in teaching and improving access to education for health care providers. EDI news [cid:image038.jpg@01D984ED.70D8EB00]EDItorial: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month The EDItorial is a monthly Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Awareness Newsletter created by our IM residency program staff. Each month they highlight different marginalized groups with opportunities to engage, support, and participate on international, national, and local levels. The May newsletter highlights Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Read the EDItorial on the IM residency website. ________________________________ Year Up interns [cid:image039.jpg@01D984ED.70D8EB00]The Department of Medicine is thrilled to introduce our new Year Up interns - Emily Ly and Sovanny Seng. Year Up is a job training program, tuition free, that helps students with skills based training and internships. 80 percent of Year Up alumni are employed and/or enrolled in college within 4 months of graduation. Emily is in the business track at Year Up and will be primarily working with Cardiology, but will also help with EDI projects for the department. Sovanny is in the software development track and will be working on a variety of EDI projects for the department. Learn more about them on our news site. Faculty news Faculty spotlight: Elizabeth Vig [cid:image040.jpg@01D984ED.70D8EB00]Our latest faculty spotlight is on Dr. Elizabeth (Lisa) Vig, associate professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine). For over 20 years, she has cared for patients at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System where she attends on the palliative care, hospice, and geriatrics services. She is also an experienced educator and researcher, working on numerous projects focusing on geriatric and palliative medicine care as well as medical ethics. Learn more about her on our news site. ________________________________ [cid:image041.jpg@01D984ED.70D8EB00]Dr. Katherine Bennett, assistant professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) has been elected Chair of the Fellowship Director's Group for the American Geriatrics Society/Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs. She will serve a three-year term, chair the Fellowship Director's Preconference and represent the fellowship program director's at society board meetings. ________________________________ [cid:image042.jpg@01D984ED.70D8EB00]Dr. Matthew Rivara, associate professor (Nephrology) has accepted the position of Chief Medical Officer for Northwest Kidney Centers, effective September 1. For the last nine years, Rivara has been a part of the Northwest Kidney Centers medical staff, and has been medical director for the Broadway Kidney Center since September 2020. He also served as medical director for Elliot Bay Kidney Center. Staff news Staff spotlight: Lori Joubert [cid:image043.jpg@01D984ED.70D8EB00]Our latest staff spotlight is on Lori Joubert, program coordinator for the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Imaging programs at the UW Medicine Heart Institute. Learn more about her on our news site. Education news [cid:image044.jpg@01D984ED.70D8EB00]A?A Pharos Poetry Award Congratulations to medical student Dana Arenz who received first place in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Pharos Poetry award for "Home to Alaska." The winning poems will be published in the 2023 Summer edition of The Pharos. ________________________________ IM Residency annual Senior Scholarship Day Please join us in celebrating the graduating IM residents' scholarship presentation on June 8, 9-11am, Harborview's R&T Building. The day will feature oral and poster presentations from 28 graduating residents. "We are overjoyed to return to an in-person opportunity to share and learn from our residency-scholars," said Dr. Lisa Vande Vusse, associate program director for research and scholarship. Research news First-in-the-world heart procedure Cardiologists at the UW Medicine Heart Institute recently performed a first-in-the-world procedure, detaching and retrieving a clip device from a patient's mitral valve and [cid:image045.jpg@01D984ED.70D8EB00] placing a replacement biologic valve - all through a catheter. Previously this sequence of tasks had been performed only via open surgery. A catheter-placed mitral valve, currently being tested in a national clinical trial, was authorized through an FDA compassionate use exemption. "We're just trying to emulate surgery for people who can't have surgery," said Dr. James McCabe, professor (Cardiology) who led the procedure. Read the full story from UW Medicine Newsroom. ________________________________ Scientists join NIH study of genomic variation among cells [cid:image046.jpg@01D984ED.70D8EB00]Researchers at the UW School of Medicine and Seattle Children's Research Institute have been awarded a $12.5 million from NIH to study variations in the genomes of normal cells that accumulate as we grow, develop and age. The UW effort will be led by Dr. Andrew Stergachis, assistant professor (Medical Genetics), Dr. Jimmy Bennett (Seattle Children's Research Institute), and Evan Eichler (Genome Sciences). The grant is part of a $140-million, five-year effort led by NIH to characterize the differences between the genomes of somatic cells. Read the full story from UW Medicine Newsroom. Recent publications Dr. Kelley Branch, professor (Cardiology) is lead author of "Diagnostic yield, safety, and outcomes of head-to-pelvis sudden death CT imaging in post arrest care: The CT FIRST cohort study" in Resuscitation. DOM co-authors are Peter Kudenchuk, Jeff Probstfield, David Carlbom, and Nicholas Johnson. Dr. Mary (Nora) Disis, professor (Medical Oncology) is lead author of "A Phase I/II trial of HER-2/neu vaccine primed autologous T-cell infusions in patients with treatment refractory HER-2/neu overexpressing breast cancer" in Clinical Cancer Research. DOM co-authors are Yushe Dang, Andrew Coveler, and Jennifer Childs. Dr. Laura Evans, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is senior author of "Maintaining Your Certification in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine: The New ABIM Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment" in Chest. Matthew Hulverson, research scientist, Dr. Wes Van Voorhis, professor, and Kayode Ojo, research associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of "Photoswitchable Inhibitors to Optically Control Specific Kinase Activity" in ACS Chemical Biology. Dr. Jocelyn James, assistant professor, is lead author and Dr. Judith Tsui, professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of "Training Providers of People Who Use Drugs to Offer Hepatitis C Treatment: A Washington State Initiative" in Substance Abuse. Dr. Namrata Singh, assistant professor (Rheumatology) is lead author of "Use of Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Supporting Shared Decision-Making Between Patients With Cancer and Clinicians" in ACR Open Rheumatology. DOM co-authors are Petros Grivas and Ann O'Hare. Dr. Mitchell Vollger, fellow (Medical Genetics) is lead author of "Increased mutation and gene conversion within human segmental duplications" and co-author of "A draft human pangenome reference" in Nature. Learn more in "UW Medicine plays key role in NIH pangenome studies" from UW Medicine Newsroom. In the news Dr. Fred Appelbaum, professor (Medical Oncology) has written the book "Living Medicine: Don Thomas, Marrow Transplantation, and the Cell Therapy Revolution." Mayo Clinic Press, 2023. Read an excerpt, "The miracle cure: the world's first successful bone marrow transplant for aplastic anemia" from KevinMD. Dr. Nisha Bansal, professor (Nephrology) is quoted in "Researchers may have discovered link between chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease" in Medical News Today. Dr. Kendra Bergstrom, clinical assistant professor (Dermatology) is quoted in "Which UV rays age the skin and which cause cancer: how to protect your skin from UV rays" from KOMO News. Dr. Lianne Hirano, clinical assistant professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) is quoted in "'A different animal': Doctors warn seniors about potency of cannabis products" from KOMO News. Dr. Irl Hirsch, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in "Personalized approach emphasized in AACE consensus statement for treating type 2 diabetes" in Healio Endocrinology. Dr. Ana Weil, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Is It a Cold or RSV?" in Everyday Health. Events of interest Medicine Grand Rounds [cid:image047.jpg@01D984ED.70D8EB00]The Department of Medicine Diversity Council is proud to sponsor the Grand Rounds lecture on May 19, 12-1pm. Dr. Deidra Crews will present: "Centering the Margins to Achieve Kidney Health Equity." Dr. Crews is a professor of medicine (Nephrology) and deputy director of Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity. She is also president-elect of the American Society of Nephrology. Weekly Calendar, May 15-19, 2023 Our events calendar is posted on our website. Coming up [cid:image048.png@01D984ED.70D8EB00]Gender Equity Lunch Series: Shared mental model for family support The next Gender Equity Lunch Series is on May 25, 12-1pm, via zoom. 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. If you have any suggestions for upcoming lunch series topics, please email Amy Fields. ________________________________ George Stamatoyannopoulos Lecture Dr. Betty Pace (August University) will present "Drug Repurposing Strategies for Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease" on June 2, 3:30pm, Foege Hall Auditorium and via zoom. To learn more and RSVP, please visit the Medical Genetics website. ________________________________ Women Faculty Day Women Faculty Day, June 5, 9am-4pm, Center for Urban Horticulture. "Building Community for Women in Medicine & Science" Keynote Speaker: Dr. Grace Farris, University of Texas at Austin Women Faculty Day will focus on the experiences of and building community between women faculty in academic medicine but UW Medicine community members of all genders are welcome to join. Our annual Women Faculty Day is a time to celebrate the accomplishments of our School of Medicine faculty who identify as women or non-binary, as well as come together with colleagues of any gender to promote equity and inclusion in our work environments. This year's theme is "Building Community". Register for this event. ________________________________ Amy Fields, Editor amyf@uw.edu [cid:image002.jpg@01CF4461.CA7ADDC0] [YouTube_Logo_svg.png] [cid:image052.jpg@01D984ED.70D8EB00] To subscribe/unsubscribe from this list, go to: https://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/domweek ________________________________ Privileged, confidential or patient identifiable information may be contained in this message. This information is meant only for the use of the intended recipients. If you are not the intended recipient, or if the message has been addressed to you in error, do not read, disclose, reproduce, distribute, disseminate or otherwise use this transmission. 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Name: image052.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 914 bytes Desc: image052.jpg URL: From domweek at u.washington.edu Fri May 19 15:53:30 2023 From: domweek at u.washington.edu (Department of Medicine weekly newsletter) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:23:15 2024 Subject: [domweek] DOM Week, May 22-26, 2023 Message-ID: [cid:image001.jpg@01D98A69.C65293C0] DOM Week May 19, 2023 News, information, and events of interest from the Department of Medicine (If you have items for DOM week, please email amyf@uw.edu) Awards 2023 Scholar Awards Congratulations to the 2023 recipients of the Department of Medicine scholar awards: Chair of Medicine Scholar Awards Amanda Casto, acting assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Helen Jack, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) Jason Simmons, acting assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Tessa Steel, acting instructor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) [cid:image002.jpg@01D98A69.C65293C0] Learn more about the COM award winners. Diversity Academic Development Scholarship Awards Tara Reid, acting instructor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Massiel Stolla, acting instructor (Hematology) Ana Valencia, acting instructor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) [cid:image003.jpg@01D98A69.C65293C0] Learn more about the DADSA award winners. Fialkow Scholar Award [cid:image004.jpg@01D98A69.C65293C0]Rachel Bender Ignacio, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases). Dr. Bender Ignacio's main scholarly focus is translational research in HIV, with broad work that spans from biomarker work related to HIV outcomes to implementation science. She has more recently established herself as a highly-collaborative clinical trialist, who has helped design and execute innovative studies for HIV, and more recently COVID-19. Learn more about Dr. Bender Ignacio. All award recipients will present at Medicine Grand Rounds in the fall. ________________________________ Distinguished Staff Award Congratulations to the Husky Coronavirus Testing Team, the 2023 recipient of the UW Distinguished Staff Award, in the Innovation Award category. Team members from the Department of Medicine: * Julia Bennett, research assistant, Allergy and Infectious Diseases * Amanda Casto, acting assistant professor, Allergy and Infectious Diseases * Natalie Lo, director of program operations, Allergy and Infectious Diseases * Kyle Luiten, research consultant, Allergy and Infectious Diseases * Devon McDonald, research coordinator, Allergy and Infectious Diseases * Caitlin Wolf, program manager, Allergy and Infectious Diseases * Tessa Wright, research coordinator, Allergy and Infectious Diseases The winners will be honored on June 8, 3:30-5:30pm at the Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater in Meany Hall. ________________________________ Staff Spotlight Awards [cid:image005.png@01D98A69.C65293C0]Please consider nominating a staff member by June 1 for the inaugural Staff Spotlight Awards. These annual awards were created to recognize and celebrate exceptional staff members who are dedicated to supporting our organization's mission and demonstrate excellence in the areas of diversity and inclusion, learning, teamwork, and innovation. Recipients will be put forward as nominees for the UW Distinguished Staff Awards, in addition to receiving $750 in professional development funds. Nominations are now open until June 1. To learn more and nominate a staff member, please visit our website. EDI news Bias Navigator Program [cid:image006.jpg@01D98A69.C65293C0]We would like to introduce two new navigators to our Bias Navigator Program. Lori Joubert is a program coordinator in Cardiology and Shinetra Pryor is the program administrator for the Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Programs. The Bias Navigator program was piloted from August-December with DOM central staff, and the divisions of Cardiology, Nephrology and Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine and has been open to the entire department since January. Our Navigators are trained individuals dedicated to providing safe, confidential support to help guide Department of Medicine faculty, staff and trainees through bias incidents they may have experienced in the workplace. Navigators can provide a safe space to express concerns, help to navigate through the resources and options available, and provide conflict resolution coaching. This program is not intended to replace any existing programs/tools (i.e. BIRT, academic or staff HR processes, or Peer to Peer support). ________________________________ A shared mental model for family support [cid:image008.jpg@01D98A69.C65293C0]Dr. Susan Merel (General Internal Medicine) and Whitney Harper (IM Residency Program) presented "Learning how to manage a two-year-old is intensely useful in one's work life: A Shared Mental Model for Support of Faculty, Staff and Trainees with Families in a Department of Medicine" at the Society of General Internal Medicine annual meeting in Aurora, CO. A shared mental model for family support is the topic of our next Gender Equity Lunch Series on May 25, 12-1pm, via zoom. The Family Support Committee of the DOM Gender Equity Council 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. If you have any suggestions for upcoming lunch series topics, please let us know. ________________________________ [cid:image010.jpg@01D98A69.C65293C0]Participate in the Seattle Pride parade on June 25 UW Medicine employees are invited to join the team at the Seattle Pride Parade. Sign up now (first-come, first-served basis) to be among the 200 participants. Plus, receive a UW Medicine Pride T-shirt while supplies last. Register here. Faculty news In memoriam: Daniel Porte [cid:image012.jpg@01D98A69.C65293C0]Dr. Daniel Porte, professor emeritus (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) passed away on May 14 at the age of 91. He was a giant in the fields of endocrinology and diabetes and his contributions to advancing our understanding of the pathophysiology of diabetes and its complications were recognized nationally and internationally. Dr. Porte's legacy continues on with the many trainees, colleagues and friends who attribute much of their success to his mentorship. Learn more about Dr. Porte on our news site. Education news [cid:image014.jpg@01D98A69.C65293C0]Dr. Somnath Mookherjee, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is the recipient of the 2023 National Award for Scholarship in Medical Education from the Society of General Internal Medicine. He received the award for his extensive body of scholarly work related to clinical teaching and evidence-based physical exam that has impacted medical education across the spectrum from UME to GME to CME, and also his successful mentoring in educational scholarship and demonstration of educational leadership. Research news Pilot and Feasibility Research Awards [cid:image016.jpg@01D98A69.C65293C0]Congratulations to Drs. Christine Limonte (Nephrology) and Ana Valencia (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) who received Pilot and Feasibility Awards from the joint Diabetes Research Center, Diabetes Institute, and Nutrition and Obesity Research Center Pilot and Feasibility Research Program. Dr. Limonte's research project is "Kidney Proximal Tubular Cell Ultrastructure in Type 1 Diabetes," and Dr. Valencia's research project is "Adaptation of Mitochondria to Weight Loss, and their Impact on Energy Balance and Inflammation." Learn more on the DRC website. ________________________________ Request for applications: HMC Pilot Project Awards The Harborview Medical Center Pilot Project Award Program's purpose is to promote knowledge generation, collaboration, and expertise to benefit the mission populations served by Harborview Medical Center, including the most vulnerable residents of King County. Applications due July 15. Learn more and apply. Recent publications Dr. Pavan Bhatraju, assistant professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is lead author and Drs. Mark Wurfel, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) and Jonathan Himmelfarb, professor (Nephrology) are co-senior authors of "Integrated Analysis of Blood and Urine Biomarkers to Identify Acute Kidney Injury Subphenotypes and Associations With Long-term Outcomes" in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. Dr. Elizabeth Krakow, associate professor (Medical Oncology) is co-lead author of "Trans-population graph-based coverage optimization of allogeneic cellular therapy" in Frontiers in Immunology. Drs. John Lee, assistant professor (Medical Oncology), Jason Goldman, clinical assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) and Philip Greenberg, professor (Medical Oncology) are co-authors of "Large libraries of single-chain trimer peptide-MHCs enable antigen-specific CD8+ T cell discovery and analysis" in Communications Biology. Dr. Graham Nichol, professor (General Internal Medicine) is co-author of "COVID-19 Booster Vaccine Hesitancy in the Emergency Department" in Annals of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Kayode Ojo, research associate professor, Lynn Barrett, research manager, and Dr. Wesley Van Voorhis, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of "Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Terrestrial Animals in Southern Nigeria: Potential Cases of Reverse Zoonosis" in Viruses. Drs. Jeff Probstfield, professor, and Kelley Branch, professor (Cardiology) are co-authors of "Global Variations in Heart Failure Etiology, Management, and Outcomes" in JAMA. Dr. Bruce Psaty, professor, Joshua Bis, research scientist, and Dr. James Floyd, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) are co-authors of "Association of Severe Hypercholesterolemia and Familial Hypercholesterolemia Genotype With Risk of Coronary Heart Disease" in Circulation. Dr. Joshua Schiffer, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of "Memory T cells possess an innate-like function in local protection from mucosal infection" in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. In the news Dr. Irl Hirsch, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in "Price cuts, legislation aim to reverse 2 decades of increasing insulin costs" in Healio. Dr. Vishesh Kapur, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is quoted in "Wide Awake at Bedtime Despite Being *So* Sleepy Mid-Afternoon? Here's What To Know About Catching a 'Second Wind' of Energy" from Well+Good. Dr. Rajnish Mehrotra, professor and head (Nephrology) is quoted in "Discussion, use of decision aids can improve mental health of patients with kidney disease" in Healio. Dr. Ana Weil, assistant professor (Allergy and infectious Diseases) is quoted in "When You Should Worry About RSV" in Everyday Health. Dr. Eugene Yang, clinical professor (Cardiology) is quoted in "Why Are South Asians Dying of Heart Disease? MASALA Looks For Answers." in AHA News. Weekly Calendar, May 22-26, 2023 Our events calendar is posted on our website. Coming up George Stamatoyannopoulos Lecture Dr. Betty Pace (August University) will present "Drug Repurposing Strategies for Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease" on June 2, 3:30pm, Foege Hall Auditorium and via zoom. To learn more and RSVP, please visit the Medical Genetics website. Women Faculty Day Women Faculty Day, June 5, 9am-4pm, Center for Urban Horticulture. "Building Community for Women in Medicine & Science" Keynote Speaker: Dr. Grace Farris, University of Texas at Austin Women Faculty Day will focus on the experiences of and building community between women faculty in academic medicine but UW Medicine community members of all genders are welcome to join. Our annual Women Faculty Day is a time to celebrate the accomplishments of our School of Medicine faculty who identify as women or non-binary, as well as come together with colleagues of any gender to promote equity and inclusion in our work environments. This year's theme is "Building Community". 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Name: image023.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1068 bytes Desc: image023.jpg URL: From domweek at u.washington.edu Fri May 26 15:59:20 2023 From: domweek at u.washington.edu (Department of Medicine weekly newsletter) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:23:15 2024 Subject: [domweek] DOM Week, May 29 - June 2, 2023 Message-ID: [cid:image041.jpg@01D98FEB.05246CA0] DOM Week May 26, 2023 News, information, and events of interest from the Department of Medicine (If you have items for DOM week, please email amyf@uw.edu) [cid:image042.png@01D98FEB.05246CA0]Division Spotlight: Nephrology 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. The Division of Nephrology was established in 1958 by Dr. Belding Scribner, and is regarded as the birthplace of outpatient dialysis worldwide. Learn more on our news site. Awards Alumni Humanitarian Award [cid:image043.jpg@01D98FEB.05246CA0]Congratulations to Dr. Julie Gralow, professor emeritus (Medical Oncology), the 2023 recipient of the Alumni Humanitarian Award. This award honors an alum who embodies the ideals of UW Medicine and whose career reflects an ongoing commitment to serve others through the practice of medicine, or whose research has contributed to greater communal good. Gralow is being honored for humanitarian medical work throughout her career as a clinician, researcher, teacher, advocate, author, policymaker and mentor, improving the lives of cancer patients across the globe. She will receive the award at the Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony on June 2. ________________________________ Distinguished Mentor Award [cid:image044.jpg@01D98FEB.05246CA0]Dr. Ann O'Hare, professor (Nephrology) is the 2023 recipient of the Distinguished Mentor Award from the American Society of Nephrology (ASN). This award recognizes individuals who have made contributions to the kidney community through the mentorship and development of other clinicians or researchers and inspires trainees to pursue nephrology and become leaders in the transformation of healthcare through innovations in research, education, and practice. Faculty news Rising leaders Congratulations to the DOM faculty who have been selected to join the 2023-2024 School of Medicine Rising Leaders cohort: * Nauzley Abedini, assistant professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) * Jessica Bender, clinical assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) * Adrianne Maurer, teaching associate (Medical Oncology) * Radhika Narla, associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) * Javeed Shah, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) * Kathryn Weaver, clinical assistant professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) * Susan Wong, associate professor (Nephrology) Rising Leaders is a course designed to bring practical leadership skills to School of Medicine faculty who are new to leadership or aspiring to new leadership roles, as well as help build connections and community across our system. ________________________________ [cid:image045.jpg@01D98FEB.05246CA0]Dr. Jose Garcia, professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) has accepted the position of Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) Director at the VA Puget Sound Healthcare System. GRECCs were established by Congress in 1975 in order to improve the health and health care of older Veterans. They are located at 20 medical centers across the country and each is connected with a major research university. "I look forward to contributing to our shared mission for improving the healthcare of Veterans and Washingtonians through research, education and clinical innovation," said Garcia. ________________________________ [cid:image046.jpg@01D98FEB.05246CA0]Dr. Andrew Kaz, associate professor (Gastroenterology) has been appointed Gastroenterology Section Head in the Hospital and Specialty Medicine Service Line for VA Puget Sound. As the interim section head since April 2022, he was able to address the COVID related backlog and successfully recruited a number of outstanding gastroenterologists. Kaz brings substantial leadership experience to this role, having served in numerous roles including VA Site Director for GI trainees, director of the GI and IBD outpatient clinics, and local site director for several VA Cooperative Studies. His professional interests include Barrett's esophagus diagnosis and management and care of patients with inflammatory bowel disease. ________________________________ [cid:image047.jpg@01D98FEB.05246CA0]Dr. Rajnish Mehrotra, professor and head (Nephrology) will be the new Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN) and Senior Editor-in-Chief for the ASN Journal Portfolio. Mehrotra's term will begin January 1, 2024, and continue through December 31, 2029. He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of CJASN. The ASN Journal Portfolio includes three monthly journals, JASN, CJASN, and the online-only, open access journal, Kidney360. ________________________________ [cid:image048.jpg@01D98FEB.05246CA0]Dr. Katherine Tuttle, clinical professor (Nephrology) has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the John Peters Award from the American Society of Nephrology. The John P. Peters Award recognizes individuals who have made substantial research contributions to the discipline of nephrology and have sustained achievements in one or more domains of academic medicine including clinical care, education and leadership. Established in 1983, this annual award is named for one of the fathers of the discipline of nephrology. Education news [cid:image049.jpg@01D98FEB.05246CA0]Congratulations to Dr. Fernando Picazo, fellow (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine), a 2023 recipient of the Underrepresented Trainee Development Scholarship from the American Thoracic Society (ATS). The ATS created the Underrepresented Trainee Development Scholarship to increase representation of underrepresented racial and ethnic groups in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine research by providing an opportunity for trainees in U.S. based programs to attend the ATS International Conference. ________________________________ Society of General Internal Medicine top pearls The Curbsiders Internal Medicine podcast featured top pearls from the recent Society of General Internal Medicine annual meeting, including Dr. Barak Gaster, professor (General Internal Medicine) for "Dementia in Primary Care" and Drs. Rebecca Gold (R2) and Adelaide McClintock, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) for "Trauma-Informed Care." Research news Biomarkers may help ID treatment of acute kidney injury [cid:image050.jpg@01D98FEB.05246CA0]Hospital inpatients who develop an acute kidney injury (AKI) generally fare poorly after being discharged, and have few options for effective treatment. A recent study led by Drs. Pavan Bhatraju, assistant professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) and Jonathan Himmelfarb, professor (Nephrology) suggests that new tests might improve this narrative. In much the same way that distinct biomarkers inform treatments of subgroups of patients with cancer or asthma, so, too, could blood- and urine-based biomarkers help identify subgroups of patients with AKI, leading to new ideas for treatments. Read the full story from UW Medicine Newsroom. ________________________________ Researchers identify most common symptoms of long COVID [cid:image051.jpg@01D98FEB.05246CA0]A study of nearly 10,000 Americans has identified the most common symptoms seen in long COVID-19 patients. The study is part of an effort by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) project called the Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) initiative. "Long COVID has been challenging to study and to define," said Dr. Helen Chu, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) and principal site investigator for the RECOVER study. "The findings from this analysis will allow us to better understand what symptom profiles are associated with long COVID, and how to start classifying individuals by the types of symptoms they have. This will provide a measurement tool that can be used for studies of interventions to prevent and treat long COVID." Read the full story from UW Medicine Newsroom. ________________________________ Young Investigator Awards First awarded in 1984, the Young Investigator Award provides research funding to promising young physicians during the final years of training to support the transition to a faculty appointment and to encourage quality research in clinical oncology. Congratulations to the following who received 2023 Young Investigator awards from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO): [cid:image052.jpg@01D98FEB.05246CA0]Dr. Hiba Khan, fellow (Medical Oncology) for "Dismantling Disparities in Access to Oral Novel Hormonal Therapies in Prostate Cancer--A Mixed-Methods Analysis from a Population, Systems, and Patient-Centered Lens." Dr. Lynn Symonds, assistant professor (Medical Oncology) for "Evaluation of genomic risk scores and the presence of metastasis initiating cells in early-stage estrogen receptor positive breast cancer." ________________________________ [cid:image053.jpg@01D98FEB.05246CA0]Dr. Benjamin Freedman, associate professor (Nephrology) has been selected to receive the 2023 Donald W. Seldin Young Investigator Award from the American Society of Nephrology (ASN). This award is presented to an individual with an outstanding record of achievement and creativity in basic or patient-oriented research related to the functions and diseases of the kidney. ________________________________ [cid:image054.jpg@01D98FEB.05246CA0]Dr. Ian de Boer, professor (Nephrology) has been selected to receive the 2023 Distinguished Researcher Award from the American Society of Nephrology. This award recognizes individuals who have made substantial research contributions to the discipline of nephrology and displays innovation and excellence in research to advance the science and/or practice of nephrology. ________________________________ [cid:image055.jpg@01D98FEB.05246CA0]Dr. Kevin Duan, acting instructor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) has been awarded a new NHLBI K23 studying Medicare competitive bidding and the effects on supplemental oxygen prescribing among patients with COPD. Mentors in the DOM include Dr. David Au (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) and Dr. Joshua Liao (General Internal Medicine). ________________________________ [cid:image056.jpg@01D98FEB.05246CA0] Dr. Stephanie Kim, clinical assistant professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) has received a CLIME small grant for her project "Implementation of an On-Demand Diabetes Project ECHO for Healthcare Trainees." Recent publications Dr. J. Randall Curtis, professor (deceased), was lead author and Dr. Ruth Engelberg, research professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is senior author of "Intervention to Promote Communication About Goals of Care for Hospitalized Patients With Serious Illness: A Randomized Clinical Trial" in JAMA. DOM co-authors are Robert Lee, Erin Kross, Lois Downey, Janaki Torrence, Nicole LeDuc, Crystal Brown, and Nauzley Abedini. Dr. Ian de Boer, professor (Nephrology) is co-author of "Comparative Effects of Glucose-Lowering Medications on Kidney Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes: The GRADE Randomized Clinical Trial" in JAMA Internal Medicine. Dr. Mary Geist, R1, is lead author and Dr. Jocelyn James, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of "Timing of hepatitis C treatment initiation and retention in office-based opioid treatment with buprenorphine: a retrospective cohort study" in Addiction Science and Clinical Practice. DOM co-authors are Andrea Radick, Judith Tsui, and Nancy Connolly. Dr. Ajay Gopal, professor (Medical Oncology) is senior author of "Safety of loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with severe hepatic dysfunction" in Cancer. Dr. Cynthia Ko, professor (Gastroenterology) is co-author of "American Gastroenterological Association-American College of Gastroenterology Clinical Practice Guideline: Pharmacological Management of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation" in Gastroenterology. Dr. Gary Lyman, professor (Medical Oncology) is senior author of "Mitigating long-term and delayed adverse events associated with cancer treatment: implications for survivorship" in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology. Dr. Ryan Lynch, assistant professor, is lead author and Dr. Ajay Gopal, professor (Medical Oncology) is senior author of "Concurrent pembrolizumab with AVD for untreated classic Hodgkin lymphoma" in Blood. DOM co-authors are Chaitra Ujjani, Christina Poh, Edus Warren, Stephen Smith, Mazyar Shadman, Brian Till, Vikram Raghunathan, Hilary Coye, Susan Ottemiller, Kaitlin Verni, Jacquelin Vandermeer, Ashley Gaston, Heather Rasmussen, Paul Martin, and Edmond Marzbani. Drs. Janine Maenza, clinical professor, and Dr. Juliana McElrath, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of "A first-in-human germline-targeting HIV nanoparticle vaccine induced broad and publicly targeted helper T cell responses" in Science Translational Medicine. Read more in "A promising HIV vaccine candidate gets a little help" from Hutch News. Dr. Michelle Sabo, acting assistant professor, is lead author and Dr. R. Scott McClelland, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of "Changes in vaginal bacteria and inflammatory mediators from periconception through early-postpartum in a cohort of HIV-negative Kenyan women" in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. DOM co-authors are Grace John-Stewart and David Fredricks. Dr. Talicia Savage, R3, is lead author and Dr. Rachel Issaka, assistant professor (Gastroenterology) is senior author of "Association between patient, clinic, and geographical-level factors and 1-year surveillance colonoscopy adherence" in Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology. DOM co-authors are Veena Shankaran and Scott Ramsey. Dr. Brian Wood, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) wrote "Reassuring data for cardiovascular health after switching a boosted protease inhibitor to dolutegravir" in Clinical Infectious Diseases. In the news Dr. Jason Castaneda, R2, is quoted in "Insomnia Drug Class May Not Influence Exacerbation Risks in COPD Patients" in Sleep Review. Dr. Helen Chu, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "We'll soon have tools to protect infants against RSV. Can we put them to good use?" in STAT. Dr. Kristina Crothers, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is quoted in "Information sheet after lung cancer screening results helpful, but discussion still needed" in Healio. Dr. Irl Hirsch, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in "'We have to make it easy': Barriers hinder CGM access for some people with diabetes" in Healio. Dr. Nicolae Leca, professor (Nephrology) is quoted in "Farewell, my kidney: Why the body may reject a lifesaving organ" from NPR. Dr. Gregory Roth, associate professor (Cardiology) is quoted in "Cardiovascular disease is poised to kill more older people" in the Washington Post. Dr. Alison Ward, diabetes psychologist at the UW Medicine Diabetes Institute, is quoted in "How to Talk to Friends and Family About Your Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis" in Self. Weekly Calendar, May 29 - June 2, 2023 Our events calendar is posted on our website. 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