[domweek] DOM Week, November 20-24, 2023

[Department of Medicine weekly newsletter]

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DOM Week
November 17, 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>)



[cid:image002.png at 01DA1975.392E3AD0]Division spotlight: Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
As part of our 75th Anniversary, we are spotlighting each of our divisions over the course of the year, in the order they were established. In 1977, the discipline of gerontology separated from the Division of Metabolism and Endocrinology, and the Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine was established under the leadership of prominent endocrinologists, including Ed Bierman, Bill Hazzard, and Itamar Abrass.

Learn more on our news site<https://bit.ly/47fE7Dq>.


Awards
2023 Laboratory Safety Awards & Innovations
Congratulations to the following who received Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) Laboratory Safety Awards:

The Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, Top Dawg in Safety Award, Dr. Francis Kim, professor (Cardiology), Pack Leader in Safety Award, and Lynn Barrett, CERID Administrator, Partners in Safety Award. These awards celebrate the innovations and progress being made to enhance the culture of safety in UW laboratory research and teaching spaces.

They will be recognized for their efforts at EH&S’s 2023 Laboratory Safety Awards & Innovations Event on Dec. 8 at 1pm at the HUB room 250, featuring presentations and posters on safety practices and tools developed by UW labs.

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Call for nominations: Excellence in Global Engagement Award
The Excellence in Global Engagement Award<https://bit.ly/3Xd9D07> honors faculty and staff at the UW for their leadership in global engagement. The award will alternate each year between faculty and staff honorees. This year’s award will honor a UW staff member who has led or undertaken activities that connect UW students, faculty, and staff to global communities locally, nationally, and internationally.

The award is the highest recognition for UW faculty and staff who make significant contributions to global engagement at the UW and carries a $5,000 stipend. Nominations are due Nov. 30.


DEI news
Call for applications: Diversity Seed Grants
The Vice President for Minority Affairs & Diversity and University Diversity Officer is pleased to offer Diversity and Inclusion Seed Grants. These small grants support projects for institutional transformation across the University of Washington’s tri-campus community that align with the goals of the 2022-2026 UW Diversity Blueprint. Proposals are accepted twice annually. The fall deadline is Dec. 15. For more information, please visit their website<https://bit.ly/3U3EoBI>.


Clinical news
[cid:image004.jpg at 01DA1975.392E3AD0]Cares Awards
The UW Medicine Cares Award, established in 2013, recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of individuals and teams who consistently exemplify UW Medicine Service Culture Guidelines.

Congratulations to the following DOM members who received the Fall 2023 Cares Awards:


  *   Dr. Marta Alhama-Belotto, clinical assistant professor (Cardiology), Heart Institute South Lake Union

  *   Dr. Yi Huang, clinical assistant professor (General Internal Medicine), UW Medicine Primary & Urgent Care at Issaquah

  *   Adult Cystic Fibrosis Care Team: Eric Rucker, RN; Jenny Hamer, MSW; Chris Goss, MD; Mark Tonelli, MD; Laura Mentele, RN; Ajai Dandekar, MD; Akeda Vasavada, PharmD; Kathy Ramos, MD; Sid Kapnadak, MD; Moira Aitken, MD; Andrea Lopriore, RD; Roshni Praghu, research coordinator; Karissa Culley, RD; Crystal Johnson, CMA; Farah Khan, MD; Heidi Peter


Research news
County first-responders to test cardiac-arrest interventions
[cid:image006.jpg at 01DA1975.392E3AD0]In a three-year study to begin this fall, King County emergency medical responders from area fire departments will alternately deliver two CPR interventions to people who experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

The first  study will compare rescue breathing using a bag mask to deliver breaths versus an airway designed to deliver breaths more directly to the lungs. “Both treatments are considered appropriate strategies for airway management, but it is unclear whether one approach has additional lifesaving benefit,” said Dr. Thomas Rea, professor (General Internal Medicine) and King County Medic One Emergency Medical Services medical director.

The second CPR intervention being studied is chest compressions. “We don’t know whether 100 compressions or 110 or 120 is better, in terms of the person’s regaining a working heartbeat,” said Rea.

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

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[cid:image008.jpg at 01DA1975.392E3AD0]Dr. Tatiana Khokhlova, research associate professor (Gastroenterology) is the 2024 recipient of the Donald E. Bocek Endowed Research Development Award in Pancreatic Cancer. This award recognizes a junior level researcher making significant contributions to research related to pancreatic cancer.



Recent publications
Drs. Heidi Crane, professor, and Adrienne Shapiro, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of “Viral Suppression Trajectories Destabilized After Coronavirus Disease 2019 Among US People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis<https://bit.ly/3SQXMVA>” in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Andrew Hart, medical student, is lead author, and Dr. Pavan Bhatraju, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is senior author of “Identification of prognostic biomarkers for antibiotic associated nephrotoxicity in cystic fibrosis<https://bit.ly/3sD8Afq>” in the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. DOM co-authors are Leila Zelnick, Zoie Bailey, Jordan Lo, Ian Stanaway, Jonathan Himmelfarb, Christopher Goss and Moira Aitken.

Dr. Gail Jarvik, professor and head (Medical Genetics) is senior author of “Ten Years of Incidental, Secondary, and Actionable Findings<https://bit.ly/3QDCuIB>” in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Dr. Steven Kahn, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is co-author of “Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Obesity without Diabetes<https://bit.ly/46c6QHO>” in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Dr. Siobán Keel<https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Keel+S&cauthor_id=37027823>, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of “RNA interference therapy in acute hepatic porphyrias<https://bit.ly/3QBsXlc>” in Blood.

Drs. Eric Morrell, assistant professor, and Sarah Holton, senior fellow, are co-first authors, and Dr. Carmen Mikacenic, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is senior author of “The Transcriptional and Phenotypic Characteristics that Define Alveolar Macrophage Subsets in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure<https://go.nature.com/47ivTue>” in Nature Communications. DOM co-authors are Elizabeth Barnes, Ted Liu, and Mark Wurfel.

Dr. Gregory Morton, research professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is senior author of “High-Fat Diet Feeding Disrupts the Coupling of Thermoregulation to Energy Homeostasis<https://bit.ly/49CEucu>” in Molecular Metabolism. DOM co-authors are Christina Watts, Caeley Bryan, Bao Anh Phan, Vincent Damian and Michael Schwartz.

Dr. Graham Nichol, professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of “Withdrawal of life sustaining treatment after resuscitation from cardiac arrest: Quo Vadis?<https://bit.ly/47xxADD>” in Resuscitation.

Drs. Thomas Rea, professor (General Internal Medicine) and Peter Kudenchuk, professor (Cardiology) are co-authors of “Bag-Valve-Mask Ventilation and Survival from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Multicenter Study<https://bit.ly/3us79Rq>” in Circulation. Dr. Rea also wrote “Resuscitation From Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Location, Location, Location<https://bit.ly/47w8S6G>” in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.


In the news
Drs. Paula Carvalho, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) and Scott Smith, professor emeritus (General Internal Medicine) joined the Mosaics Podcast to discuss “Global Talent Docs: The Journey for New American Doctors<https://bit.ly/49IH9kW>.”

Dr. Connie Celum, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in “Inexpensive antibiotic poised to become STI morning-after pill<https://bit.ly/3ukm5Bn>” in Axios Seattle.

Dr. Thomas Gallagher, professor (General Internal Medicine) joined the Tradeoffs Podcast to discuss “More Hospitals Move to Confront Medical Errors Head On<https://bit.ly/3G0FIkz>.”

Dr. Barak Gaster, professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in “Nearly Everyone With Mild Cognitive Impairment Goes Undiagnosed<https://bit.ly/3QYnyWI>” in Wired.

Dr. Scott Hagen, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in “Wegovy Is Shown to Reduce Risk of Heart Attacks and Strokes in Some Patients<https://nyti.ms/3QBhW3f>” in the New York Times.

Dr. Vishesh Kapur, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is quoted in “UW sleep expert among those pushing federal leaders for permanent standard time<https://bit.ly/3QHYlhZ>” from KIRO News.

Dr. Babak Nazer, associate professor (Cardiology) is quoted in “Experimental Pacemaker Can Recharge Its Own Battery<https://bit.ly/3QvAUZa>” in Health Day.

Dr. Thuan Ong, associate professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) is quoted in “COVID-19 vaccination crucial for older adults amidst ongoing threat<https://bit.ly/3QWXAmC>” in NW Asian Weekly.

Drs. Jerald Radich, professor, and Jacob Appelbaum, assistant professor (Hematology and Oncology) wrote “Is ‘Inflamodulation’ What’s Missing From AML Immunotherapy?<https://bit.ly/46mO6FO>” in Blood Cancers Today.

Dr. Lisa Strate, professor (Gastroenterology) is quoted in “Ignoring rectal bleeding is common. Here’s why it’s dangerous.<https://wapo.st/49C71iI>” in the Washington Post.

Dr. Eugene Yang, clinical professor (Cardiology) shared his perspective on the SELECT trial in “Semaglutide cuts cardiovascular risk by 20% in people with heart disease, obesity: SELECT<https://bit.ly/479Wj1e>” in Cardiology Today and is quoted in “The Future of Obesity Drugs Just Got Way More Real<https://bit.ly/47FPqEL>” in The Atlantic.


Events of Interest
Quiet week: November 20-24, 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.

Upcoming quiet week:
December 25-29, 2023

Weekly Calendar, November 20-24, 2023
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.




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