[domweek] DOM Week, November 6-10, 2023

[Department of Medicine weekly newsletter]

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DOM Week
November 3, 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>)



Awards
Celeste Lee Award
[cid:image019.jpg at 01DA0E6F.6C6D44B0]Congratulations to Glenda Roberts, director of external relations and patient engagement (Nephrology) who is this year's recipient of the Celeste Lee Award<https://bit.ly/3sninGe> for patient activism. This award was established in honor of Celeste Castillo Lee, a longtime advocate for patient-centered care and empowerment. It is the highest honor given by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) to a distinguished kidney patient who exemplifies NKF's mission and Celeste's legacy of putting patients at the center of all aspects of healthcare through their involvement with NKF and community partners.


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Call for nominations: William J. Bremner Endowed Mentorship Awards
Nominations are currently open for the William J. Bremner Endowed Mentorship Awards, to honor faculty members for their contribution to the scientific, educational, and patient care missions of the Department of Medicine through exemplary sustained and high impact mentorship. Two awards are given annually to recognize excellence in mentorship. Faculty in all promotion tracks at the rank of associate professor and above are eligible to be nominated. Nominations are due Nov. 20. For more information, please visit our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/about/awards/dom-awards/bremner/>.


DEI news
Date change: Career development and well-being initiatives for staff
Please note the date has changed for our upcoming Gender Equity Lunch Series<https://medicine.uw.edu/diversity/gender-equity/lunch> on career development and well-being initiatives for staff from Nov. 8 to Nov. 29. Please update your calendars!


Faculty news
Petter Bjornstad to direct UW Medicine Diabetes Institute
Dr. Petter Bjornstad will be the new director of the UW Medicine Diabetes Institute, [cid:image020.jpg at 01DA0E6F.6C6D44B0] effective May 2024. A pediatric endocrinologist, he is currently an associate professor of pediatrics and medicine at the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, where he leads an exceptional bench to bedside research program with an international reputation for innovation exploring the pathophysiologic underpinnings of diabetic kidney disease and optimal treatment strategies to prevent the complications of diabetes across the lifespan.

Read more on our news site<https://bit.ly/3tYU8ib>.


Research news
[cid:image021.jpg at 01DA0E6F.6C6D44B0]Dr. Lindsey Anderson, acting assistant professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) was presented with an award for receiving a perfect score on her poster presentation "Muscle stimulation for physical function maintenance during hematopoietic stem cell transplantation" at the 7th Cancer Cachexia Meeting in Edinburgh.



Clinical news
Patient Priorities Care
[cid:image022.jpg at 01DA0E6F.6C6D44B0]Dr. Katherine Ritchey, clinical assistant professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) and associate director for clinical innovation at VA Puget Sound GRECC, showed in a recent Geriatrics study<https://bit.ly/3QISVEE> how a patient-centered approach, Patient Priorities Care<https://bit.ly/45Za5SV> (PPC), is a feasible way to ask what matters in a Veterans Affairs Community Living Center (CLC) or skilled nursing facility. The community living center staff felt that PPC benefitted patient care and built a more person-centered culture. Learn more about this Age-Friendly approach<https://bit.ly/3QI63K3>.


Recent publications
Dr. Ryan Abe, clinical instructor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of "Equity M&M - Adaptation of the Morbidity and Mortality Conference to Analyze and Confront Structural Inequity in Internal Medicine<https://bit.ly/3FIzLIA>" in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. DOM co-authors are Hannah Oren and Helen Jack.

Joshua Bis, research scientist, Jennifer Brody, research scientist, and Dr. Bruce Psaty, professor (General Internal Medicine) are co-authors of "Mosaic chromosomal alterations in blood across ancestries using whole-genome sequencing<https://go.nature.com/3MpIvqR>" in Nature Genetics.

Dr. Catherine Butler, assistant professor (Nephrology) is lead author of "Beyond Autonomy: Ethics of Decision Making About Treatments for Kidney Failure at the Extremes of Age<https://bit.ly/3QhKONS>" in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

Dr. Heather Cheng, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of "Tumor Mutational Burden Testing in Solid Tumors<https://bit.ly/3FGqsZM>" in JAMA Oncology.

Dr. Maria Corcorran, assistant professor, is lead author, and Dr. H. Nina Kim, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of "Strategies for Hepatitis B Virus Prevention in People Living with HIV<https://bit.ly/45QP9NX>" in Current HIV/AIDS Reports.

Dr. Andrew Coveler, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of "Long-Term Results of Organ Preservation in Patients With Rectal Adenocarcinoma Treated With Total Neoadjuvant Therapy: The Randomized Phase II OPRA Trial<https://bit.ly/46Z7MRc>" in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Dr. George Ioannou, professor (Gastroenterology) is lead author of "Effectiveness of Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir Against the Development of Post-COVID-19 Conditions Among U.S. Veterans: A Target Trial Emulation<https://bit.ly/40qgRQj>" in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Matthew Hulverson, research scientist, Ryan Choi, research scientist, Dr. Kayode Ojo, research professor, Lynn Barrett, research manager, and Dr. Wesley Van Voorhis, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of "An early treatment with BKI-1748 exhibits full protection against abortion and congenital infection in sheep experimentally infected with Toxoplasma gondii<https://bit.ly/3QIYtz5>" in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Ganesh Raghu, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is senior author of "Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: aligning murine models to clinical trials in humans<https://bit.ly/45YdmBU>" in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

Dr. Judith Tsui, professor (General Internal Medicine) is co-author of "Nurse Care Management for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: The PROUD Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial<https://bit.ly/461RR30>" in JAMA Internal Medicine.


In the news
Dr. Bradley Anawalt, professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "8 Sneaky Signs Your Testosterone Is Too Low<https://bit.ly/3Yef6TW>" in Men's Health.

Dr. George Ioannou, professor (Gastroenterology) is quoted in "Paxlovid Probably Won't Cut Your Odds for Long COVID: Study<https://bit.ly/3tWdrsD>" from U.S. News & World Report.

Dr. Matthew Triplette, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is quoted in "More adults should be screened for lung cancer under updated guideline, American Cancer Society says<https://cnn.it/3sjGohy>" from CNN Health.


Weekly Calendar, November 6-10, 2023
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.


Coming up
Office of Faculty Affairs Workshops, Fall/Winter 2023

  *   Mid-Career Faculty: You Got Promoted to Associate Professor, Now What?<https://faculty.uwmedicine.org/events-calendar/mid-career-faculty-you-got-promoted-to-associate-professor-now-what-3/>, Nov. 16, 9-11am
  *   Leading Change<https://faculty.uwmedicine.org/events-calendar/leadership-series-leading-change/>, Dec. 6, 1-3pm
DEI Lecture Series
Angela Roumain, executive director of Denova Collaborative Health, will present "Unveiling Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in the United States: Disparities and Challenges in Women's Health" on Nov. 13, 3-4pm, followed by Q&A, 4-4:30pm.
Learn more and register<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/bit.ly/45O1Ie0__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!hlTirDtNjidkqsqFcZNRlBRLFl8sMAqkpn3oQI5Pt6oQ8fHg0kxhDUrDH3jjA_jGaedFkoJdkBZQJS3K0lEEQZw$>.

DOM LGBTQ+ Fall Gathering
Please join us for a Department of Medicine LGBTQ+ meet & greet. We welcome all LGBTQ-identifying members and allies to come for a lunch break. All people within DOM are welcome, including faculty, staff, fellows, residents, and students. The event will be a casual mixer, with sandwiches and coffee. Please come chat with us on how to get more involved in the LGBTQ+ Council. Nov. 13, between 11:20am and 1:30pm, Health Sciences room BB 1220. Please RSVP<https://forms.office.com/r/dqWqFw8B68>



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