From domweek at u.washington.edu Fri Oct 6 16:12:14 2023 From: domweek at u.washington.edu (Department of Medicine weekly newsletter) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:23:17 2024 Subject: [domweek] DOM Week, October 9-13, 2023 Message-ID: [cid:image001.jpg@01D9F86F.D864E710] DOM Week October 6, 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 Call for nominations: William J. Bremner Endowed Mentorship Awards Nominations are now 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 mentorship. Two awards are given annually: (1) Excellence in Mentorship of Physician-Scientists and (2) Excellence in Mentorship of Clinician-Scholars or Full-time Clinical Faculty. Nominations are due Nov. 20. For more information, please visit our website. DEI news Celebrating National Latino Physician Day [cid:image002.jpg@01D9F86F.D864E710]National Latino Physician Day was established on Oct. 1, 2022, as a day to celebrate Hispanic and Latinx physicians in the U.S. and to help build awareness and bridge the gap in representation. Drs. Dan Cabrera, clinical associate professor (General Internal Medicine), Leo Morales, professor (General Internal Medicine), Johnnie Orozco, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) and Rudy Rodriguez, professor (Nephrology) recently talked to The Huddle about the importance of Hispanic and Latinx physicians to be represented in our physician populations for better patient outcomes and to encourage a new generation of Hispanic and Latinx physicians. Faculty news New Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Division Head [cid:image004.jpg@01D9F86F.D864E710]We are pleased to announce that Dr. Reena Mehra will be the new head of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. She will join us in the spring of 2024. Dr. Mehra is currently a professor of medicine of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. She is director of the Cleveland Clinic Sleep Disorders Research program, and internationally recognized for her expertise in sleep disorders and health outcomes, including cardiopulmonary and neurologic disease. She has a passion for team building and mentoring and is a staunch advocate for the advancement of women in medicine. "I am thrilled to partner with Reena and share her strong vision for the division," said Department Chair Dr. Barbara Jung. "I look forward to the insights and leadership she will bring to the division and department and know that her expertise and compassion will propel the division forward." Thank you to Cynthia Ko and the entire search committee for their efforts, and Robb Glenny for his outstanding contributions over the years. ________________________________ [cid:image006.jpg@01D9F86F.D864E710]Dr. Matthew Hollon, clinical professor, has received mastership in the American College of Physicians (MACP). MACP is one of the most prestigious awards in the college, for those fellows of the college who demonstrate integrity, the utmost professional behaviors, excellence in the practice of medicine, and significant impact on the profession. MACPs represent a very small percentage of college membership. Clinical news Congressional roundtable discussion on kidney health [cid:image008.jpg@01D9F86F.D864E710]Members from the Division of Nephrology (Dr. Jonathan Himmelfarb, Dr. Yue-Harn Ng, Glenda Roberts, and Dr. Susan Watnick) were part of a roundtable discussion with Rep. Suzan DelBene to discuss innovation in kidney health and transplantation. Convened in partnership with Northwest Kidney Centers and the University of Washington, DelBene made a point to connect with patients, researchers, and health professionals in her home district to better understand the needs of the 37 million Americans with kidney diseases and ultimately guide her work as co-chair of the Congressional Kidney Caucus. Learn more on our news site. ________________________________ [cid:image010.jpg@01D9F86F.D864E710]National Tele-Rheumatology Program Dr. Bernard Ng, associate professor (Rheumatology) has been awarded a $1.6 million federal grant from the VA Office of Rural Health to establish a National Tele-Rheumatology Program (NTRP) to improve access to rheumatology care for Veterans, especially those who live in rural areas. The NTRP will provide general rheumatology care through current telehealth modalities, as well as develop, test and validate new and established telemedicine examination techniques that can be done over virtual video connections. Dr. Ng is the pioneering director of the NTRP and will be hiring and managing clinical teams of rheumatologists, RNs, telecare technicians and clinical pharmacists. There will also be opportunities for rheumatology fellows to train in the NTRP during their clinical rotations. Education news QI Scholars [cid:image012.jpg@01D9F86F.D864E710]Congratulations to Drs. Gina Kim, clinical assistant professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine), Garbo Mak, clinical assistant professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) and Molly Rosenthal, clinical assistant professor (General Internal Medicine), who have been accepted into the QI Scholars Program. Dr. Kim's project aims to identify barriers in using professional interpreter services, Dr. Mak will be working to improve the referral process at the Northwest Respiratory Clinic and Dr. Rosenthal will focus on the process of guardianship and how it varies across institutions. The QI Scholars Program supports junior and mid-level faculty pursuing QI as a scholarly focus. This competitive one-year program provides the skills and support needed to successfully complete and publish rigorous QI research projects. Research news More study needed into the 'why' of new weight-loss drugs [picture of cartridge injector for diabetes drugs]Hitting the market over the past six years, the drugs Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro are viewed as a therapeutic breakthrough for the 42% of the U.S. population who are clinically obese. However, more research is needed. These drugs are not the be-all and end-all to weight-loss therapy, wrote Dr. Michael Schwartz in a commentary published Oct. 2 in The Journal of Clinical Investigation (co-author is postdoctoral fellow Dr. Sophie Yang Gou.) Many experts seem to be saying "OK, we've fixed this problem. We're done," noted Schwartz, who co-directs the UW Medicine Diabetes Institute. That is simply not the case, he said. Read the full story from UW Medicine Newsroom. ________________________________ [cid:image016.jpg@01D9F86F.D864E710] Dr. Joshua Veatch, assistant professor (Hematology and Oncology) has received a Career Development Award from the Melanoma Research Foundation for his project "Targeting melanoma with engineered CD4+ T cells." ________________________________ [cid:image018.jpg@01D9F86F.D864E710]Dr. Andrew Wescott, fellow (Cardiology) is the recipient of a 2024 Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Washington Research Foundation. The foundation supports 12 postdocs annually from institutions across Washington state, with the goal to promote innovative discoveries and technologies that lead to the delivery of a new project, service or practice to the public. The projects they select hold potential of real-world impact and public benefit. Dr. Wescott's project is "Mechanisms of Arrhythmogenic Calcium Release in Cardiac Stem Cell Therapy." Recent publications Dr. Nisha Bansal, professor (Nephrology) is co-author of "Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate, Albuminuria, and Adverse Outcomes: An Individual-Participant Data Meta-Analysis" in JAMA. Dr. Rachel Bender Ignacio, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of "Protocol for evaluating mechanistic pathways associated with HIV acquisition via nested Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selective Operator analysis" in STAR Protocols, and "Strategies for Expediting Clinical Trials in the Next Public Health Emergency" in JAMA Health Forum. Joshua Bis, research scientist, and Dr. Bruce Psaty, professor (General Internal Medicine) are co-authors of "Multi-ancestry genome-wide study identifies effector genes and druggable pathways for coronary artery calcification" in Nature Genetics. Dr. Rotonya Carr, associate professor and head (Gastroenterology) wrote the editorial "Embracing the principles of practice transfer to get the word out on the new metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease nomenclature" in Hepatology Communications. Dr. Geetanjali Chander, professor and head (General Internal Medicine) is co-author of "Hepatitis C treatment in people living with HIV: Potential to eliminate disease and disparity" in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Dr. John Choe, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of "Evaluation of an Individualized Learning Plan Template for the Transition to Residency" in the Journal of Graduate Medical Education. Dr. Jason Dominitz, professor (Gastroenterology) is co-author of "Significant Reduction in the Diagnosis of Barrett's Esophagus and Related Dysplasia During the COVID-19 Pandemic" in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Drs. Lorenzo Giacani, associate professor, Olusegun Soge, associate professor, Tara Reid, acting instructor, and Matthew Golden, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of "Genomic Epidemiology of Treponema pallidum and Circulation of Strains With Diminished tprK Antigen Variation Capability in Seattle, 2021-2022" in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Dr. Petros Grivas, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of "Definitions, End Points, and Clinical Trial Designs for Bladder Cancer: Recommendations From the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer and the International Bladder Cancer Group" in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Irl Hirsch, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is co-author of "Second international consensus report on gaps and opportunities for the clinical translation of precision diabetes medicine" in Nature Medicine. Dr. Sylvia LaCourse, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of "Impact of HIV and peripartum period on Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection detection" in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. DOM co-author is Grace John-Stewart. Kerry Laing, research scientist (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is lead author of "Recruitment of na?ve CD4+ T cells by the recombinant zoster vaccine correlates with persistent immunity" in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. DOM co-authors are Emily Ford and David Koelle. Dr. Graham Nichol, professor (General Internal Medicine) is co-author of "Standardized Definitions for Cardiogenic Shock Research and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: Scientific Expert Panel From the Shock Academic Research Consortium (SHARC)" in Circulation. In the news Dr. Paula Carvalho, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Magazine) is featured in "Wonder Women of Idaho" in IdaHome Magazine. Dr. Connie Celum, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "CDC proposes new antibiotics policy aimed at reducing STIs" in STAT. Dr. Helen Chu, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Infectious disease experts warn of viral season, new tools to combat RSV introduced" from KOMO News and "Preparing for the convergence of viral illnesses - Navigating the challenges of RSV, influenza, and COVID-19 this fall and winter" in Northwest Asian Weekly. Dr. Scott Hagan, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "The Wegovy Shortage Drags On, Leaving Patients in Limbo" in the New York Times. Dr. Nina Kim, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Black People Less Likely to Be Eligible for Hepatitis B Treatment" in Cancer Health. Dr. Leo Morales, professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "'You're my queen.' A Latina wife with dementia and the loving husband who cares for her" from KUOW. Dr. Jerald Radich, professor (Hematology and Oncology) talked to the Medscape InDiscussion podcast about the "State of the Art Monitoring and Diagnostics in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: the Philadelphia Chromosome and Future of CML." Weekly Calendar, October 9-13, 2023 Our events calendar is posted on our website. Coming up Faculty bootcamp: Back to the bedside DOM faculty who are working to grow as teachers in the clinic or hospital setting are invited to register for the Division of General Internal Medicine's Faculty Development Boot Camp: Back to the Bedside. Topics include balancing autonomy and supervision, teaching procedures, coaching on physical exam and presentations, addressing racism and bias, and maximizing bedside teaching efficiency. Oct. 27, 12-5pm at South Campus Center 301. Lunch will be provided. Registration is required to attend and will close Oct. 18. Open to all faculty in the department. Office of Faculty Affairs Workshops, Fall/Winter 2023 * Well Being & Resilience Series: Compassion, Empathy, and Pursuing Kindness to Ourselves, Nov. 1, 2-3pm * Leadership Series: Healthcare Finance 101, Oct. 24, 9-11am Leading Change, Dec. 6, 1-3pm * Career Development Series: Mid-Career Faculty: You Got Promoted to Associate Professor, Now What?, Nov. 16, 9-11am 2023/24 Gender Equity Lunch series The theme for the 2023/2024 Gender Equity Lunch Series is: Am I on the right track? Career development, support, and mentorship for women and gender minorities in the Department of Medicine. Upcoming lunches: * Nov. 8, 2023: Career development and well-being initiatives for staff (Panel: Mona Deprey, Rebekah Zaharia, Maureen Johnson, Ruth Sanchez, Lori Joubert) * Jan. 24, 2024: Non-linear career paths: Advocacy (Panel: Andrea Christopher, Helen Jack, Amy Kennedy, Genevieve Pagalilauan) * March 4, 2024: Supporting women in academia: A dyad mentorship model (Addie McClintock) * May 10, 2024: Building a career as a woman physician-scientist (Panel: Nisha Bansal, Rotonya Carr, Geetanjali Chander, Ellen Schur) ________________________________ Amy Fields, Editor (206) 685-3685 amyf@uw.edu [cid:image002.jpg@01CF4461.CA7ADDC0] [YouTube_Logo_svg.png] [cid:image022.jpg@01D9F86F.D864E710] 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. 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This award recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to mentorship, teaching, and professionalism for trainees. The award honors Dr. Chait?s two passions?teaching in the clinical setting and providing mentorship for trainees in the research setting. ________________________________ Lifetime Achievement in Science Award [cid:image005.jpg@01D9FDF3.1AB21920]Dr. Joachim Deeg, professor emeritus (Hematology and Oncology) is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement in Science Award from the Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation. Recipients are selected for the impact of their careers on bone marrow failure disease research and treatment. He will be presented with the award at the end of this month at the Foundation?s 40th Annual Summit in Bethesda. ________________________________ Call for nominations Awards of Excellence [cid:image007.jpg@01D9FDF3.1AB21920]For more than five decades, the UW?s Awards of Excellence have honored faculty, staff, students and alumni whose accomplishments are an outstanding reflection of our University?s core values and mission of public service. These exceptional individuals enrich and diversify our community through their innovation, collaboration, dedication and passion for creating positive impact. Please consider nominating a colleague for one of these awards. Nominations are now open for all Awards of Excellence. Award for Excellence in Mentoring Women Faculty The UW School of Medicine Excellence in Mentoring Women Faculty Award recognizes the importance of mentoring of women faculty by all faculty and has been in existence since 2003. Two awards will be presented: one focused on outstanding mentorship by an early-to-mid career faculty member (assistant or associate professor) and one recognizing the cumulative impact of a more senior faculty member?s mentoring (associate or full professor). Nomination deadline is Nov. 17. DEI news Save the dates [cid:image009.png@01D9FDF3.1AB21920]Gender Equity Lunch Series: Career development and well-being initiatives for staff Our next Gender Equity Lunch will be on Nov. 8, 12-1pm, via zoom. Our panel will discuss career development and well-being initiatives for staff in the Department of Medicine. Open to all. Panel: * Mona Deprey, administrator, Hematology and Oncology * Maureen Johnson, float AHR/HR administrator, Department of Medicine * Lori Joubert, program coordinator, Cardiology * Ruth Sanchez, assistant director, Medicine Student Programs * Rebekah Zaharia, AHR manager, General Internal Medicine DEI Lecture Series [cid:image011.jpg@01D9FDF3.1AB21920]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. Faculty news Listening session Department Chair Dr. Barbara Jung and Associate Chair Dr. Cynthia Ko will be holding a virtual listening session on Nov. 8, 7:30-8:30am to hear the concerns of department faculty and answer questions. If you would like to attend, please RSVP here and include any questions you would like us to address. To facilitate discussion, we will cap this session at 20 participants. Please direct any questions or concerns to Cynthia Ko. ________________________________ Drs. Tyler Albert, associate professor, and Paul Cornia, professor (General Internal Medicine) presented ?The Evolution of Morning Report: from Oversight to Clinical Reasoning? at VA National Hospital Medicine Grand Rounds this week. Education news [cid:image013.jpg@01D9FDF3.1AB21920]Dr. Ba?ak ?oruh, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is the inaugural Medical Educator Scholar Diversity Fellowship Mentor for the Association of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Program Directors (APCCMPD) and CHEST Medical Educator Scholar Diversity Fellowship Award. Established in 2023, the CHEST and APCCMPD Medical Educator Diversity Scholarship Fellowship Award recognizes the value of a diverse community in improving medical education in pulmonary and critical care medicine. The Medical Education Mentor is provided protected time to mentor the awarded fellow-in-training via a virtual relationship. Research news Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests spiked during pandemic [cid:image015.jpg@01D9FDF3.1AB21920]Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) rose by 19% and survival of those events fell by about 4% during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis of emergency medical services? responses in Seattle and King County, Washington. But acute infections of the SARS-CoV-2 virus appeared not to be a primary cause of the changes. In comparing EMS responses during the two years prepandemic (2018-19) against those during the pandemic in 2020-21, the investigators found data suggesting that indirect factors of COVID-19, such as slower response times by paramedics who needed to don more protective gear, and fewer cardiac arrests in public, had greater influence on OHCA incidence and survival. The findings were published this month in JAMA Network Open, Dr. Thomas Rea, professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author and Dr. Peter Kudenchuk, professor (Cardiology) is co-author. Read the full story from UW Medicine Newsroom. Recent publications Dr. Connie Celum, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of ?Efficacy estimates of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention in cisgender women with partial adherence? in Nature Medicine. Dr. Geetanjali Chander, professor and head (General Internal Medicine) is co-author of ?Weighing cessation: Rising adiposity of current smokers in NHANES? in Preventative Medicine. Dr. Andrew Coveler, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is lead author of ?Perioperative Chemotherapy and Chemoradiotherapy for Patients With Resectable and Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma? in Pancreas. DOM co-authors are David Zhen, Gentry King, Lindsay Hannan and E. Gabriela Chiorean. Drs. Shireesha Dhanireddy and Christopher Spitters (Allergy and Infectious Diseases), Bijan Ghassemieh, David Horne and Masahiro Narita (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) and Elizabeth Kracen (General Internal Medicine) are co-authors of ?Implementation of Bedaquiline, Pretomanid, and Linezolid in the United States: Experience Using a Novel All-Oral Treatment Regimen for Treatment of Rifampin-Resistant or Rifampin-Intolerant Tuberculosis Disease? in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Dr. Stefanie Deeds, assistant professor, is lead author, and Dr. Ashok Reddy, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of ?Automated Reminders Enhance Mailed Fecal Immunochemical Test Completion Among Veterans: a Randomized Controlled Trial? in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. DOM co-authors are Linnaea Schuttner, Lauren Beste, Anders Chen, Jason Dominitz and Karin Nelson. Drs. Sina Gharib, professor, and T. Eoin West, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) are co-senior authors of ?Plasma Metabolomics Reveals Distinct Biological and Diagnostic Signatures for Melioidosis? in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. DOM co-author is Rozenn Lemaitre. Dr. Joshua Hill, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of ?Plasma Microbial Cell-Free DNA Sequencing in Immunocompromised Patients with Pneumonia: A Prospective Observational Study? in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Dr. Rachel Issaka, associate professor (Gastroenterology) is lead author of ?Health System-Provided Rideshare is Safe and Addresses Barriers to Colonoscopy Completion? in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. DOM co-authors are Lisa Chew and Lisa Strate. Dr. Edward Libby, associate professor emeritus (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of ?Birtamimab plus standard of care in light-chain amyloidosis: the phase 3 randomized placebo-controlled VITAL trial? in Blood. Dr. Jos? L?pez, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of ?Low-density lipoprotein promotes microvascular thrombosis by enhancing von Willebrand factor self-association? in Blood. DOM co-author is Xiaoyun Fu. Dr. Ganesh Raghu, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is lead author of ?Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis-associated Interstitial Lung Disease: Evidence-based Recommendations. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline? in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. DOM co-author is Gregory Gardner. Dr. Raghu is also co-author of ?De novo design of highly selective miniprotein inhibitors of integrins ?v?6 and ?v?8? in Nature Communication. Dr. Tessa Steel, assistant professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is lead author of ?Critical care for patients with substance use disorders? in Current Opinion in Critical Care. DOM co-author is Elenore Bhatraju. In the news Dr. Helen Chu, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in ?Am I Still Contagious?? in the New York Times. An essay on the impact of Dr. J. Randall Curtis? life and death, ?Getting What You Want At The End Of Life?Lessons From A Dying Man? was published in Forbes. Dr. Thomas Rea, professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in ?Before Modern CPR, There Were Tobacco-Smoke Enemas? in Discover. Dr. Michael Schwartz, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in ?Wegovy, Ozempic Help Folks Lose Weight, But How?? in HealthDay. Dr. Tracy Tylee, associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in ?Nonsurgical Option for More Large Thyroid Nodule Patients?? in Medscape. Dr. Eugene Yang, clinical professor (Cardiology) is quoted in ?Why men should see their doctor more often? from KING 5 News. Events of interest Medicine Grand Rounds Dr. Joel Kaufman, professor (General Internal Medicine) will present ?Wildfires, Gas Stoves, Climate Change, and the Coming Energy Transitions: Health Implications? at Medicine Grand Rounds on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023,12-1pm, via zoom. Updates in Hospital Medicine This two-day course will be held on Oct. 19-20 (Live Webinar). The program is designed for providers who take care of hospitalized general medicine patients. This includes sub specialty healthcare providers who work in inpatient settings. The purpose of the course is to update the skills of inpatient providers with a focus on common problems in clinical care. Registration is open until Oct. 18. Weekly Calendar, October 16-20, 2023 Our events calendar is posted on our website. Coming up Faculty bootcamp: Back to the bedside DOM faculty who are working to grow as teachers in the clinic or hospital setting are invited to register for the Division of General Internal Medicine?s Faculty Development Boot Camp: Back to the Bedside. Topics include balancing autonomy and supervision, teaching procedures, coaching on physical exam and presentations, addressing racism and bias, and maximizing bedside teaching efficiency. Oct. 27, 12-5pm at South Campus Center 301. Lunch will be provided. Registration is required to attend and will close Oct. 18. Open to all faculty in the department. Office of Faculty Affairs Workshops, Fall/Winter 2023 * Well Being & Resilience Series: Compassion, Empathy, and Pursuing Kindness to Ourselves, Nov. 1, 2-3pm * Leadership Series: Healthcare Finance 101, Oct. 24, 9-11am Leading Change, Dec. 6, 1-3pm * Career Development Series: Mid-Career Faculty: You Got Promoted to Associate Professor, Now What?, Nov. 16, 9-11am 2023/24 Gender Equity Lunch series The theme for the 2023/2024 Gender Equity Lunch Series is: Am I on the right track? Career development, support, and mentorship for women and gender minorities in the Department of Medicine. Upcoming lunches: * Nov. 8, 2023: Career development and well-being initiatives for staff (Panel: Mona Deprey, Maureen Johnson, Lori Joubert, Ruth Sanchez, Rebekah Zaharia) * Jan. 24, 2024: Non-linear career paths: Advocacy (Panel: Andrea Christopher, Helen Jack, Amy Kennedy, Genevieve Pagalilauan) * March 4, 2024: Supporting women in academia: A dyad mentorship model (Addie McClintock) * May 10, 2024: Building a career as a woman physician-scientist (Panel: Nisha Bansal, Rotonya Carr, Geetanjali Chander, Ellen Schur) ________________________________ Amy Fields, Editor (206) 685-3685 amyf@uw.edu [cid:image002.jpg@01CF4461.CA7ADDC0] [YouTube_Logo_svg.png] [cid:image019.jpg@01D9FDF3.1AB21920] 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. 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Name: image019.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 914 bytes Desc: image019.jpg URL: From domweek at u.washington.edu Fri Oct 20 15:17:08 2023 From: domweek at u.washington.edu (Department of Medicine weekly newsletter) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:23:17 2024 Subject: [domweek] DOM Week, October 23-27, 2023 Message-ID: [cid:image001.jpg@01DA0368.7AE4AD60] DOM Week October 20, 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 Department of Health Secretary's Award [cid:image002.jpg@01DA0368.7AE4AD60]Dr. Leo Morales, professor (General Internal Medicine) is this year's recipient of the Secretary's Award from the Washington state Department of Health. The Secretary of Health's Annual Award recognizes the strong work occurring around Washington state in the field of public health and links that work with the dedicated people working every single day - often behind the scenes - to protect and promote the health and well-being of everyday Washingtonians. Dr. Morales was honored for his work protecting and promoting the health of Latino communities in Washington state and across the Pacific Northwest. Learn more on our news site. ________________________________ Women Oncologist of the Year [cid:image004.jpg@01DA0368.7AE4AD60]The Women Leaders in Oncology (WLO) presented Dr. Julie Gralow, professor emeritus (Hematology and Oncology) with the Woman Oncologist of the Year Award. She was honored as a true leader in this field, distinguished not only by her work to advance breast cancer research, but also to promote greater equity across cancer care. DEI news [cid:image006.jpg@01DA0368.7AE4AD60]Civil Rights Learning Tour Sean Greenlee, DEI program manager, and Dr. Masaoki Kawasumi, assistant professor (Dermatology) embarked on a Civil Rights Learning Tour last spring, with stops in Atlanta, Georgia and Birmingham, Selma, Tuskegee and Montgomery, Alabama. Read about the highlights from their trip on our news site. ________________________________ Save the date: 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. Faculty news [cid:image008.jpg@01DA0368.7AE4AD60]Dr. Rotonya Carr, associate professor and head (Gastroenterology) has been appointed Governing Board Councilor for the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). AASLD is the leading organization of scientists and health care professionals committed to preventing and curing liver disease. Staff news New Cardiology Administrator [cid:image010.jpg@01DA0368.7AE4AD60]We are pleased to announce that Ashleigh Grogan will be our new permanent administrator in the Division of Cardiology, effective immediately. She is currently the interim administrator. Ashleigh came to the University of Washington in 2021 as an associate administrator in the Division of Cardiology with work spanning all areas of division operations. Prior to joining the UW, she worked at the at the University of Arizona for nearly 10 years in increasingly progressive leadership roles, including as a business manager for the Division of Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences. She has a bachelor's degree in Health Sciences from the University of Arizona. Research news 'Morning-after' pill recommended to reduce spread of STIs [cid:image012.jpg@01DA0368.7AE4AD60]A common antibiotic is poised to become a "morning-after" pill to reduce the spread of chlamydia, syphilis and gonorrhea among populations at higher risk for contracting those bacterial infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last week issued a preliminary recommendation for doxycycline to be prescribed to members of two groups - trans women and men who have sex with men - who also have experienced at least one sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the previous year and who are at ongoing risk to acquire an STI. Preventive doxycycline is "the best new intervention that's been identified for STI prevention for quite a long time," said Dr. Connie Celum, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases). "Every year for the last six or seven years, there's been an increase in bacterial STIs in the U.S. So, the current approach of testing and treating is just not enough." Read the full story from UW Medicine Newsroom. ________________________________ TRIAD Study [cid:image014.jpg@01DA0368.7AE4AD60]Dr. May Reed, associate professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) is PI for the TRIAD study within the Dog Aging Project. TRIAD (Test of Rapamycin in Aging Dogs) is a clinical trial currently underway across the United States that seeks to assess the effects of rapamycin on health and aging in dogs. Rapamycin, originally developed as an immunosuppressant for organ transplant patients, has become the subject of keen interest in aging and longevity research due to numerous positive lifespan and health span studies in research labs around the world. TRIAD has 20 sites across the United States and over 100 dogs enrolled. There is a potential to learn from TRIAD about human longevity. "There is such a clear correlation in dogs with the syndromes that older people develop, whether you want to call it aging, or diseases associated with aging," said Reed. Learn more about the project. Recent publications Dr. Rahul Banerjee, assistant professor, is lead author, and Dr. Andrew Cowan, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of "Association between dexamethasone exposure and visually significant cataracts in multiple myeloma" in the American Journal of Hematology and "Definers and drivers of functional high-risk multiple myeloma: insights from genomic, transcriptomic, and immune profiling" in Frontiers in Oncology. DOM co-author is Kara Cicero. 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" in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Helen Chu, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of "Burden of respiratory syncytial virus-associated acute respiratory infections during pregnancy" in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Dr. Jason Dominitz, professor (Gastroenterology) wrote "Key landmarks to be documented and photographed during colonoscopy" in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Dr. Stephan Fihn, professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of "Evaluating the Application of Large Language Models in Clinical Research Contexts" in JAMA Network Open. Dr. Carrie Ho, fellow, is lead author, and Dr. Stephen Smith, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of "Pembrolizumab with R-CHOP in Previously Untreated DLBCL: Sustained, High Efficacy and Safety with Long-Term Follow-Up" in Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma & Leukemia. DOM co-authors are Ajay Gopal, Brian Till, Mazyar Shadman, Ryan Lynch, Andrew Cowan, Heather Rasmussen, Chaitra Ujjani and Ryan Cassaday. Dr. Emily Liang, fellow, is lead author, and Dr. Jordan Gauthier, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of "Factors associated with long-term outcomes of CD19 CAR T-cell therapy for relapsed/refractory CLL" in Blood Advances. DOM co-authors are Aya Albittar, Jennifer Huang, Alexandre Hirayama, Erik Kimble, Andrew Portuguese, Aude Chapuis, Mazyar Shadman, Brian Till, Ryan Cassaday, Filippo Milano, Hans-Peter Kiem, Stanley Riddell, Cameron Turtle and David Maloney. Dr. Catherine Liu, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of "Priorities and Progress in Gram-positive Bacterial Infection Research by the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group: A Narrative Review" in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Drs. E. Houston Warren, professor, Lee Cranmer, professor, Elizabeth Loggers, clinical associate professor, Michael Wagner, associate professor, and Stanley Riddell, professor (Hematology and Oncology) are co-authors of "Toll-Like Receptor 4 Agonist Injection With Concurrent Radiotherapy in Patients With Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma: A Phase 1 Nonrandomized Controlled Trial" in JAMA Oncology. Dr. Monica Pagano, adjunct associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of "Red Blood Cell Transfusion: 2023 AABB International Guidelines" in JAMA. Dr. Andrew Portuguese, assistant professor, is lead author, and Dr. Damian Green, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of "Acquired CD38 Gene Deletion as a Mechanism of Tumor Antigen Escape in Multiple Myeloma" in Blood Advances. Dr. David Watkins, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) wrote "Policy priorities for preventing stroke-related mortality and disability worldwide" in The Lancet Neurology. In the news Dr. Ian de Boer, professor (Nephrology) is quoted in "Will Kidney Disease Patients Finally Receive New Drug Class?" in Medscape. Dr. Mary (Nora) Disis, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is quoted in "Clinical Challenges: Vaccines That Target Cancers" in MedPage Today. Dr. Sylvia LaCourse, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Maternal COVID-19 Vaccination, Infection Boosts Infant Antibody Response" in Contagion Live. Dr. Jonathan Himmelfarb, professor, and Glenda Roberts, director of patient engagement and external relations (Nephrology) wrote the commentary "Innovation pillars can help guide development of dialysis transformation" in Healio. Dr. Doug Paauw, professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "6 Tips to Avoid Medication Mistakes" in Newswires. Dr. Anna Wald, professor and head (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is featured in "Genital herpes: expanding the toolbox" in Contemporary Pediatrics. Weekly Calendar, October 23-27, 2023 Our events calendar is posted on our website. Coming up Office of Faculty Affairs Workshops, Fall/Winter 2023 * Well Being & Resilience Series: Compassion, Empathy, and Pursuing Kindness to Ourselves, Nov. 1, 2-3pm * Leadership Series: Leading Change, Dec. 6, 1-3pm * Career Development Series: Mid-Career Faculty: You Got Promoted to Associate Professor, Now What?, Nov. 16, 9-11am 2023/24 Gender Equity Lunch series The theme for the 2023/2024 Gender Equity Lunch Series is: Am I on the right track? Career development, support, and mentorship for women and gender minorities in the Department of Medicine. Upcoming lunches: * Nov. 8, 2023: Career development and well-being initiatives for staff (Panel: Mona Deprey, Rebekah Zaharia, Maureen Johnson, Ruth Sanchez, Lori Joubert) * Jan. 24, 2024: Non-linear career paths: Advocacy (Panel: Andrea Christopher, Helen Jack, Amy Kennedy, Genevieve Pagalilauan) * March 4, 2024: Supporting women in academia: A dyad mentorship model (Addie McClintock) * May 10, 2024: Building a career as a woman physician-scientist (Panel: Nisha Bansal, Rotonya Carr, Geetanjali Chander, Ellen Schur) Listening session Department Chair Dr. Barbara Jung and Associate Chair Dr. Cynthia Ko will be holding a virtual listening session on Nov. 8, 7:30-8:30am to hear the concerns of department faculty and answer questions. If you would like to attend, please RSVP here and include any questions you would like us to address. To facilitate discussion, we will cap this session at 20 participants. Please direct any questions or concerns to Cynthia Ko. 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. ________________________________ Amy Fields, Editor (206) 685-3685 amyf@uw.edu [cid:image002.jpg@01CF4461.CA7ADDC0] [YouTube_Logo_svg.png] [cid:image018.jpg@01DA0368.7AE4AD60] 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: image018.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 913 bytes Desc: image018.jpg URL: From domweek at u.washington.edu Fri Oct 27 16:54:32 2023 From: domweek at u.washington.edu (Department of Medicine weekly newsletter) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:23:17 2024 Subject: [domweek] DOM Week, October 30-November 3, 2023 Message-ID: [cid:image017.jpg@01DA08F6.3CCEE520] DOM Week October 27, 2023 News, information, and events of interest from the Department of Medicine (If you have items for DOM week, please email amyf@uw.edu) Division Spotlight: Allergy and Infectious Diseases [cid:image018.png@01DA08F6.3CCEE520]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 1976, the Division of Infectious Diseases (founded in 1949 and led by Dr. William Kirby) and the Division of Allergy (founded in 1954 and led by Dr. Paul VanArsdel), were combined to form the new Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, led by Dr. Seymour Klebanoff. Learn more on our news site. ________________________________ New Department of Medicine Intranet site The DOM Intranet site has recently been updated and migrated to a new modern SharePoint site. The new Intranet still contains all of the same content as the old site, however bookmarks and links to the Intranet will need to be updated. View the new DOM Intranet. Staff news New interim chief financial officer [cid:image019.jpg@01DA08F6.3CCEE520]We are pleased to announce that Dave Green will be our interim chief financial officer (CFO) and financial business planning and operations consultant, effective Nov. 6. Dave has been the CFO/Associate Dean for Finance for the School of Medicine for 16 years, and in June transitioned to a Senior Finance Director role. He has been with the School of Medicine for 25 years, including 9 years as the Department of Neurosurgery Vice Chair position. DEI news Names & Pronunciations Initiative A medical student-led initiative offers free badges personalized with written phonetic name pronunciation, available to UW and WWAMI personnel. Once ordered, badges will be printed and available for pick up at a UW mailbox or other convenient location. Place your order and learn more about the project. ________________________________ Next ACC Health Equity Series Discusses Improving Cardiovascular Health Among Indigenous Communities Join the ACC's Health Equity Task Force on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. ET for the next installment of the Health Equity Webinar Series focused on improving cardiovascular health among Indigenous communities. Dr. Jason Deen, associate professor (Cardiology), ACC's IM Cardiology Program Steering Committee Co-Chair; and Dr. Amanda M. Fretts, will examine the burden of cardiovascular disease among Indigenous Peoples and the social determinants of health that contribute to this issue, while providing effective solutions and interventions. Register today and follow along on X (formerly Twitter) using #ACCDiversity. Research news [cid:image020.jpg@01DA08F6.3CCEE520]'AI-triaged' 3D pathology improves cancer detection An interdisciplinary research team including Wynn Burke, research consultant, and Dr. William Grady, professor (Gastroenterology) utilizes 'AI-triaged' 3D pathology to improve identification of esophageal neoplasias in patients with Barrett's esophagus, all while reducing the workload per specimen for the reviewing pathologist. Read more from Hutch News. ________________________________ [cid:image021.jpg@01DA08F6.3CCEE520]Dr. Rachel Issaka, associate professor (Gastroenterology) received the Presidential Poster Award for "Implementing an Organized Colorectal Cancer Screening Program Across a Large Health System" at the American College of Gastroenterology's Annual Scientific Meeting & Postgraduate Course. Clinical news HMC Mobile Health Outreach program [cid:image022.png@01DA08F6.3CCEE520]The Harborview Medical Center Mobile Health Outreach (MHO) Program brings community health outreach services directly to Seattle-area Tiny House Villages, free of charge. Health Sciences students and faculty volunteers, equipped with the specially-outfitted MHO Van, work to meet the needs of medical underserved community members. The program is led by Drs. Genevieve Pagalilauan, associate professor, Aynsley Duncan, clinical assistant professor and Jocelyn James, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) and Dr. Tracy Brazg (Department of Bioethics and Humanities). Read more on our news site. Recent publications Dr. Joey Chiang, R2 is co-author of "Homelessness and Incidence and Causes of Sudden Death: Data From the POST SCD Study" in JAMA Internal Medicine. 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" in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Drs. Megan Files, postdoctoral scholar and Chetan Seshadri, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of "T-SPOT.TB Reactivity in Southern African Children With and Without in Utero Human Immunodeficiency Virus Exposure" in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Dr. Jason Goldman, clinical assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of "Organ-specific immunity: A tissue analysis framework for investigating local immune responses to SARS-CoV-2" in Cell Reports. Drs. Jonathan Himmelfarb, professor, Katherine Tuttle, clinical professor, Bryan Kestenbaum, professor, and Ian de Boer, professor (Nephrology) are co-authors of "Endogenous adenine mediates kidney injury in diabetic models and predicts diabetic kidney disease in patients" in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Dr. Ayesha Khader, R3 is lead author and Dr. Pavan Bhatraju, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is senior author of "The Interaction of Acute Kidney Injury with Resuscitation Strategy in Sepsis: A Secondary Analysis of a Multicenter, Phase 3, Randomized Trial (CLOVERS)" in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. DOM co-authors are Leila Zelnick, Neha Sathe, Bryan Kestenbaum, Jonathan Himmelfarb, and Nicholas Johnson Dr. Barbara Konkle, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of "Giroctocogene fitelparvovec gene therapy for severe hemophilia A: 104-week analysis of the Phase 1/2 Alta study" in Blood. Lakshin Kumar, student assistant is lead author and Dr. Ajit Limaye, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of "Association of CMV DNAemia with Long-Term Mortality in a Randomized Trial of Preemptive Therapy (PET) and Antiviral Prophylaxis (AP) for Prevention of CMV Disease in High-Risk Donor Seropositive, Recipient Seronegative (D+R-) Liver Transplant Recipients" in Clinical Infectious Diseases. DOM co-authors are Robert Rakita and Cynthia Fisher. Dr. Mazyar Shadman, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of "Outcomes for patients with EBV-positive PTLD post-allogeneic HCT after failure of rituximab-containing therapy" in Bone Marrow Transplantation. Dr. T. Eoin West, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is senior author of "Statin Use and Reduced Risk of Pneumonia in Melioidosis Patients: A Lung-Specific Statin Association" in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. In the news Dr. John Amory, professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "The Top 10 Health Breakthroughs That Changed How We Live Now" from Men's Health. Dr. Anthony Back, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is quoted in "After second high-profile crime linked to psychedelic mushrooms, experts talk about how they affect the brain" from KING-TV. Dr. Helen Chu, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "The new vaccines-and you: Americans better armed than ever" from the Montana Free Press. Dr. Scott Hagan, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "The Wegovy shortage drags on, leaving patients in limbo" from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Dr. Sara Hurvitz, professor and head (Hematology and Oncology) is quoted in "Enhertu Shows Survival Improvements For Patients With Mestastatic Breast Cancer" from CURE Magazine. Dr. Joshua Liao, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "Affording healthcare a struggle for half of working-age Americans, survey finds" from UPI and "What is the hygiene hypothesis? An explainer" from KING-TV. Weekly Calendar, October 30 - November 3, 2023 Our events calendar is posted on our website. Coming up Office of Faculty Affairs Workshops, Fall/Winter 2023 * Well Being & Resilience Series: Compassion, Empathy, and Pursuing Kindness to Ourselves, Nov. 1, 2-3pm * Mid-Career Faculty: You Got Promoted to Associate Professor, Now What?, Nov. 16, 9-11am * Leading Change, Dec. 6, 1-3pm 2023/24 Gender Equity Lunch series The theme for the 2023/2024 Gender Equity Lunch Series is: Am I on the right track? Career development, support, and mentorship for women and gender minorities in the Department of Medicine. Upcoming lunches: * Nov. 8, 2023: Career development and well-being initiatives for staff (Panel: Mona Deprey, Rebekah Zaharia, Maureen Johnson, Ruth Sanchez, Lori Joubert) * Jan. 24, 2024: Non-linear career paths: Advocacy (Panel: Andrea Christopher, Helen Jack, Amy Kennedy, Genevieve Pagalilauan) * March 4, 2024: Supporting women in academia: A dyad mentorship model (Addie McClintock) * May 10, 2024: Building a career as a woman physician-scientist (Panel: Nisha Bansal, Rotonya Carr, Geetanjali Chander, Ellen Schur) Listening session Department Chair Dr. Barbara Jung and Associate Chair Dr. Cynthia Ko will be holding a virtual listening session on Nov. 8, 7:30-8:30am to hear the concerns of department faculty and answer questions. If you would like to attend, please RSVP here and include any questions you would like us to address. To facilitate discussion, we will cap this session at 20 participants. Please direct any questions or concerns to Cynthia Ko. 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 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. 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