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 of Medicine </span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="mailto:amyf@uw.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">amyf@uw.edu</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Call for nominations: William J. Bremner Endowed Mentorship Awards</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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

<b>Nov. 8</b>. For more information, please </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://medicine.uw.edu/about/awards/dom-awards/bremner/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">visit

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latest staff spotlight is on Dana Panteleeff, senior director of operations in the Department of Medicine.

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 Heritage Month</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

 (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15) celebrates the history, diverse cultures, achievements, and contributions of Latinos whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.

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 innovation, resilience and unity that define Hispanic and Latinx communities.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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Jacob Berman, clinical associate professor (General Internal Medicine) has been appointed to serve on the Robert Bree Collaborative by Governor Jay Inslee.

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</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3XKoqBT"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Bree

 Collaborative</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

 was established by the Washington State Legislature in 2011 to bring together public and private stakeholders from across the healthcare sector "to identify specific ways to improve health care quality, outcomes, and affordability in Washington State."

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As a member of the Bree Collaborative, Berman will participate in the development, review and

 approval of evidence-based guidelines across a wide variety of clinical and care delivery areas and help guide the Bree's focus and strategy for optimal impact.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Education news<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Behavioral Sleep Medicine Postdoctoral Training Program<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_9" o:spid="_x0000_s1029" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Elizabeth Parsons" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:4.15pt;width:47.85pt;height:50.4pt;z-index:251662336;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:left;mso-position-horizontal-relative:margin;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page'>

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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="64" height="67" style="width:.6666in;height:.6979in" src="cid:image009.jpg@01DB05FC.D7270E00" align="left" hspace="12" alt="Elizabeth Parsons" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_9"><![endif]><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We

 are excited to announce a new Behavioral Sleep Medicine Postdoctoral Training Program for psychologists at VA Puget Sound. Led by Dr.

<b>Elizabeth Parsons</b>, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine) the new postdoctoral Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) training program for psychologists is one of 21 Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM) Accredited Fellowship

 Programs in the U.S., and the 4th program at the VA.   <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Parsons is the director of Behavioral Sleep Medicine services at VA Puget Sound, which she started

 in 2020 with a $2M Whole Health grant. The BSM service offers rotational experiences for both physicians and psychologists to experience this rewarding field, and continues to expand in both clinical care and learning opportunities for healthcare trainees.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The evolution of internal medicine chief residents<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_8" o:spid="_x0000_s1028" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Tyler Albert and Paul Cornia" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:1.15pt;width:85.95pt;height:50.4pt;z-index:251661312;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:left;mso-position-horizontal-relative:margin;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page'>

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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="115" height="67" style="width:1.1979in;height:.6979in" src="cid:image011.jpg@01DB05FC.D7270E00" align="left" hspace="12" alt="Tyler Albert and Paul Cornia" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_8"><![endif]><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A

 large, 20-year </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3XpHIfy"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">multicenter

 study</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

 is the first to provide data on the career choices of internal medicine chief residents and insights into the evolution of gender composition and role-specific chief resident positions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The study found that the number of chief resident positions increased by 38% over the last 20

 years, and found significant improvement in gender parity, increasing from 39% female in 2001 to 52% in 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The CR position also become more specialized over time, especially for larger residency programs.

 The study found that almost two thirds of CRs pursue subspecialty training and the remainder were evenly split between primary care and hospital medicine, the latter of which significantly increased over time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lead author on the study is Dr.

Tyler Albert, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) and senior author is Dr.

<b>Paul Cornia</b>, professor (General Internal Medicine).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dialysis may not be the answer for older patients<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_7" o:spid="_x0000_s1027" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Susan Wong" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:.15pt;width:45.95pt;height:50.4pt;z-index:251660288;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:absolute;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page'>

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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="61" height="67" style="width:.6354in;height:.6979in" src="cid:image013.jpg@01DB05FC.D7270E00" align="left" hspace="12" alt="Susan Wong" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_7"><![endif]><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In

 a recent study published in the </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3Tdc0zu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Annals

 of Internal Medicine</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,

 researchers examined over 20,000 veterans (65 years or older) who were diagnosed with chronic kidney failure. They found that, over a three-year period of observation, patients on dialysis lived for an average of 770 days, which was 77 days longer than those

 who did not start dialysis. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Patients may live longer on dialysis, but will spend more time in hospitals and medical facilities

 as well (15 more days). The results show that, especially for older patients, alternatives to dialysis may be worth investigating. Conservative Kidney Management (CKM) helps patients manage kidney disease with a focus on quality of life, symptom management,

 and living well without dialysis.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Researchers at the UW designed a

</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4egAro3"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">patient

 decision aid</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

 to help older patients make informed decisions about managing their kidney disease. Of the patients and families who received the decision aid, about 26% had conversations with their provider about options to manage their disease. Only 3% of patients who did

 not receive the aid sought out these conversations.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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