[domweek] DOM Week, December 2-6, 2024

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DOM Week
November 27, 2024
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>)


GI celebrates 75 years
The Division of Gastroenterology celebrated its 75th anniversary this month at the Burke Museum. They were founded in November 1949 by Dr. Wade Volwiler and one of the first divisions to comprise the newly formed Department of Medicine.

[cid:image024.jpg at 01DB40D5.35507A80]They were also honored to receive a transformational gift<https://bit.ly/4fEUZHR> of $1 million from Chung Nung and Bik Lam Lee, to support research focused on liver diseases. The gift was made in honor of Dr. Sum Ping Lee for his contributions to the research of liver disease and his leadership as a physician-educator-scientist. Dr. Lee is a professor emeritus at UW and served as division head for the Division of Gastroenterology from 1995-2008.

Learn more on our news site<https://bit.ly/3V8hhcN>.


Awards
ACR/ARP President's Award
[cid:image025.jpg at 01DB40D5.35507A80]Dr. Kori Dewing, teaching associate (Rheumatology) is the 2024 recipient of the Associate of Rheumatology Professional's (ARP) President's Award, sponsored by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR).

This award recognizes ACR/ARP members or teams that have performed outstanding service in advancing the goals of the ARP.

Learn more on our news site<https://bit.ly/3Vccoj3>.


DEI news
DEIB Community Gathering
All are welcome to attend an in-person Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) community gathering event on Dec. 17, 4:30-6:30pm at Métier Brewing Co<https://metierbrewing.com/locations/cherry-street/>.
Please RSVP for this event<https://bit.ly/4eIZjo0>.


Faculty news
New Clinical Practice track
[https://mednews.uw.edu/sites/default/files/2024-11/Clinical%20teaching%20illustration.png]In 2023, the University of Washington Faculty Senate approved the Clinical Practice track, for faculty who devote the majority of their time to clinical activities and clinical teaching, and also engage in service and scholarship.

As of December 1, 2024, over 50 Department of Medicine faculty have transitioned into this new track. These faculty hold a range of clinical and teaching responsibilities, leadership roles, and participate in various service and administrative activities.

Learn more on our news site<https://bit.ly/414xYte>.


Clinical news
[cid:image027.jpg at 01DB40D5.35507A80]Motivated powerlifter shows what a donor heart can do
Patient Scott Dolan, 71, who has undergone a heart transplant and lost the use of a pectoral muscle, won gold in two event classes at a world powerlifting competition.

"We typically encounter patients at a low point in their lives. Needing a transplant is not a situation anyone wants to be in," said Dr. Salpy Pamboukian, professor (Cardiology) and Dolan's cardiologist. "After a transplant, I think a lot of patients feel like they're a certain age, they've had a serious health challenge, maybe they couldn't even walk across the room (because of heart failure). Now, with a new heart, they would rather be careful and protective than explore possibilities.

"But we don't do transplants to keep people alive so they can sit on the sofa for the next 15 or 20 years," Pamboukian said. "I tell patients, 'Your heart is working better than the rest of you. It's the rest of you that has to catch up.'"

Read the full story from UW Medicine Newsroom<https://bit.ly/4i5ekDG>.


Research news
AI may help uncover hidden liver disease
[cid:image028.jpg at 01DB40D5.35507A80]An AI algorithm created by researchers in the Carr Lab<https://bit.ly/3ZnKhzJ> may help diagnose patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), one of the most common forms of chronic liver disease.

The research team, led by Dr. Ariana Stuart, UW internal medicine resident, developed a study to test an iterative natural language processing AI algorithm in identifying MASLD diagnosis in a broad demographic of patients.

"I'm very excited to be part of Dr. Carr's team working to utilize machine learning to address gaps in our healthcare system," Stuart said. "Machine learning is a promising tool to help augment clinical practice to avoid missing potentially critical findings, or even to identify clinical patterns or connections that were previously unrecognized."

Learn more on our news site<https://bit.ly/3Zor3Kf>.

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2025 Biomedical Data Science Innovation Lab
Applications are open for the Biomedical Data Science Innovation Lab and Seminar Series (BDSIL), "Quantitative Approaches in Spatial Multi-Omics for Guiding Personalized Medicine," sponsored by the University of Virginia. The goal of BDSIL is to foster the formation of new interdisciplinary collaborations to generate creative strategies focused on the use of data science approaches in spatial multi-omics, particularly as applied to understanding cancer and rare diseases.

Selected candidates will have their travel and lodging expenses fully covered, with the expectation that they engage in all virtual micro labs and remain for the entire five-day event. June 16-25, 2025, Nashville, Tennessee. Learn more and apply.<https://bit.ly/3Vp24V1>



Recent publications
Dr. Yaacoub Chahine, R2, is lead author and Dr. Nazem Akoum, professor (Cardiology) is senior author of "Atrial fibrillation substrate and impaired left atrial function: a cardiac MRI study<https://bit.ly/492pe92>" in EP Europace. DOM co-authors are Nadia Chamoun, Ahmad Kassar, and Lee Bockus.

Dr. Vincent Fan, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is co-author of "Assessment of Home-based Monitoring in Adults with Chronic Lung Disease. An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement<https://bit.ly/3Zno84G>" in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Dr. Ilya Golovaty, acting assistant professor, is lead author and Dr. Scott Hagan, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of "Lifestyle Intervention Requirements for Novel Antiobesity Medications-Necessary Adjunct or Harmful Gatekeeper?<https://bit.ly/3Zf6nDs>" in JAMA Internal Medicine.

In the news
Dr. Nilufer Norsworthy, clinical associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "Not All Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapies Are Created Equal<https://bit.ly/4g8p8is>" in Men's Health.

Dr. Ariana Stuart, R2, is quoted in "AI Helps Spot Liver Disease Early<https://bit.ly/498rqfm>" in Health Day.



Events of interest
Medicine Grand Rounds
Dr. Benjamin Humphreys (Washington University) will present "Physician scientist development pipeline" at Medicine Grand Rounds on Friday, Dec.6, 12-1pm, via zoom<https://washington.zoom.us/j/812197730>.


Weekly Calendar, December 2-6, 2024
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.


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