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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><a name="_Hlk182811423"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">DOM Week

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November 22, 2024</span></b></a></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk182811423"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk182811423"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">News, information, and events of interest

 from the </span></b></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk182811423"></span></span></span><a href="http://bit.ly/1TemKEY"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk182811423"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Department

 of Medicine </span></b></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk182811423"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk182811423"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk182811423"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">(If you have items for DOM week, please

 email </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk182811423"></span></span></span><a href="mailto:amyf@uw.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk182811423"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">amyf@uw.edu</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk182811423"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk182811423"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>

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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">Awards<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">UWMC Chief of Medicine Service Awards<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>

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 to the 2024 recipients of the UWMC Chief of Medicine Service Awards recipients: Dr.

Deborah Greenberg, clinical professor (General Internal Medicine) received the outpatient award and Drs.

<b>Carolyn Keller</b>, clinical associate professor (General Internal Medicine) and

Adam Templeton, clinical associate professor (Gastroenterology) received the inpatient awards.

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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">These awards were established in 2012 to recognize Department of Medicine faculty members who

 have contributed significantly to the clinical and scholarly missions of the University of Washington Medical Center.

<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 awards recognize outpatient and inpatient-based clinicians who have made outstanding contributions

 in direct clinical care, innovations in quality improvement and health delivery, consistently exhibit excellence in clinical teaching, and produce high quality scholarly works related to patient care.<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">Washington Chapter ACP awards<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Congratulations to the following DOM members who received awards

 at the recent American College of Physicians (ACP) Washington state chapter meeting:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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 Chapter Laureate Award: <b>Anita Chopra</b>, clinical assistant 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"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kemi Nakabayashi Chapter Service Award:

<b>Kim O$B!G(BConnor</b>, clinical professor (General Internal Medicine). <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">Clinician-Educator of the Year:

<b>Daniel Yang</b>, clinical associate professor (WWAMI Spokane).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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<b>Dace Trence</b>, professor emeritus (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition), has been named President-Elect of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE). She starts her term in 2025. Founded in 1991, the AACE is a global, inclusive community

 of more than 5,700 endocrine-focused clinical members, and over 28,000 health care professionals.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk178334286"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Farewell to Darcie Somera<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></p>

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 Somera, administrator in the Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, </span>

</a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk178334286"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">will be leaving the Department of Medicine on Dec.

 31, after six years of dedicated service. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk178334286"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">She has accepted the position of Enterprise Operations

 Manager with the UW Enterprise Business Solutions Team. Her talents in operations and financial management will serve her well in this new role, where she will assist in streamlining UW processes with Workday systems.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>

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 to the department over the years, and we wish her continued success in her new role.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>

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 the department and division. Applications due <b>Nov. 30</b>.</span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk178334286"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk161298558"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>

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<b>Molly Billings</b>, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) and

<b>John Scott</b>, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are investigators on a project called $B!H(BLong COVID and Fatiguing Illness Recovery Program$B!I(B that was recently awarded an Excellence in Public Health Practice award from the National Center for Emerging

 and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases at the CDC. The project was honored $B!H(Bfor excellence in medical education supporting equitable access to quality care for patients with post-acute infection syndromes.$B!I(B

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 from the Web of Science Group. Their work has been identified as being among the most valuable and significant in the field. Very few researchers earn this distinction – writing the greatest number of reports, officially designated by

Essential Science Indicators (ESI) as Highly Cited Papers. In addition, these reports rank among the top 1% most cited works for their subject field and year of publication in the Web of Science, earning them the mark of exceptional impact.

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 DOM Highly Cited Researchers: <b>William Banks</b>, professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine);

<b>Helen Chu</b>, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases); <b>David Maloney</b>, professor emeritus (Hematology and Oncology); and

<b>Stanley Riddell</b>, professor (Hematology and Oncology).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Laying the groundwork for a new cancer-preventive vaccine<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>

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 one fifth of cancer cases around the world lurks a pathogen. The connective-tissue cancer Kaposi sarcoma even gave its name to the herpesvirus that causes it: Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, or KSHV. Though uncommon in the U.S., KS is a problem in regions

 where HIV still exacts a major public health toll.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$B!H(BKS is among the most common cancers among people with HIV, and is a leading cancer in several

African countries,$B!I(B said Fred Hutch KS specialist Dr. Warren Phipps, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases).

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To rectify gaps in treatment and prevention, Phipps and Fred Hutch colleagues

<b>Jim Boonyaratanakornkit</b>, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) and Andrew McGuire have teamed up to lay the groundwork for a KSHV vaccine. An effective KSHV vaccine would revolutionize how providers approach KSHV-related diseases, Phipps

 said.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The collaborators secured a five-year, $3.84 million grant from the National Cancer Institute

 to characterize the immune response to KSHV infection. These insights will inform design of an immune system-stimulating vaccine and could aid scientists working to develop other therapeutics.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3Oj0e3L"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Hutch

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Greenwall Foundation Making a Difference Grants<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>

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 to Drs. <b>Crystal Brown</b>, assistant professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) and

Thomas Gallagher, professor (General Internal Medicine) and associate chair, who have received funding from the Greenwall Foundation.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr. Brown$B!G(Bs project is $B!H(BRestorative Processes for Medical Racism: Fostering Accountability and

 Relational Repair.$B!I(B She will assess how restorative justice practices should be implemented in healthcare settings in response to medical racism to inform normative analyses of whether and how broader implementation in healthcare should be considered.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr. Gallagher$B!G(Bs project is $B!H(BCommunication and Resolution Programs: Tackling the Critical Unanswered

 Ethical Questions.$B!I(B He will assess implementation of Communication and Resolution Plans (CRP), a best practice for responding to medical harm events, and conduct a normative analysis to determine solutions to 7 ethics questions that are impairing CRPs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Greenwall Foundation$B!G(Bs bioethics grants program, Making a Difference in Real-World Bioethics

 Dilemmas, supports research to help resolve important emerging or unanswered bioethics problems in clinical, biomedical, or public health decision-making, policy, or practice.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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<b>Tessa Steel</b>, assistant professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is PI on an innovation grant funded by the Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions for her project, $B!H(BDeveloping a hospital-based treatment engagement program for Alcohol

 Use Disorder.$B!I(B The goal of this research is to more effectively use hospitalizations to bridge individuals to long-term, potentially lifesaving alcohol use disorder (AUD) care.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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

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

<b>Nisha Bansal</b>, professor, and <b>Katherine Tuttle</b>, clinical professor (Nephrology) are co-authors of $B!H(B</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/40XRNm7"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">KDOQI

 US Commentary on the KDIGO 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of CKD</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$B!I(B

 in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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