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 of Medicine </span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Division Spotlight: Hematology<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>

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 part of our 75<sup>th</sup> Anniversary, we plan to spotlight each of our divisions over the course of the year, in the order they were established. The Division of Hematology was founded in 1949 by Dr. Clement Finch, who led the division for 32 years.</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NW Regional Society of General Internal Medicine Awards

<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>

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 to the following who received awards at the recent Northwest Regional Society for General Internal Medicine (SGIM) conference:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.

Anna Golob, assistant professor, Clinician Educator Award<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.

<b>Anders Chen</b>, assistant professor, Advocacy and Community Service Award<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li></ul>

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<b>Adam Jayne-Jensen</b>, clinical assistant professor<br>

“Improving Access to Outpatient Treatment for Covid-19 through use of an electronic patient questionnaire and online digital visits”<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Top innovations poster (tie): Dr.

<b>Courtney Tuegel</b>, acting assistant professor<br>

“Development of a contingency management program for stimulant associated cardiomyopathy in veterans experiencing homelessness”<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Top clinical vignette: Dr.

<b>Toni Brassfield</b>, R1<br>

“Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection following initiation of CHOP therapy” <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li></ul>

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 with a recent diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common irregular heart rhythm, have a modestly higher risk of developing dementia than people without the condition, according to research published this week in the

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 conflicting results, and we hope that our study’s large sample size helps to establish confidence in our findings,” said Dr.

<b>Nisha Bansal</b>, professor (Nephrology) and lead author on the paper. “The study also included a community based, diverse population, which may increase the generalizability of our findings.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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