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Tomorrow, I will give our fifth annual State of the Department presentation, discussing highlights from the past year in the Department of Medicine, new initiatives, progress towards strategic goals, and progress towards the Department's overall mission to become one of the very best Departments of Medicine in the country by 2020. This year, the presentation has also been shaped by the thoughtful and perceptive questions we received from you in the survey conducted last month – thanks to everyone who participated in this process. Please click here for details or to add the event to your calendar.
I’m also pleased to share with you our first-ever Department of Medicine Annual Report (PDF). This report is intended as a complement to the State of the Department talk, and as a communications tool we can use throughout the year in our efforts to recruit faculty and trainees. It provides an overview of the actions we’ve taken to advance our three key missions of exemplary patient care, world-class research, and education of the next generation of leaders in health care, and also highlights the programs we’ve launched to support diversity, gender equity and faculty advancement in our department. I look forward to hearing your comments and suggestions on the report.
Thank you for all you do for our department – please plan to join me Thursday afternoon in Hensel Phelps so I can share with you the progress we’ve made and the steps we will take to build on your accomplishments.
David A. Schwartz, MD
Robert W. Schrier Chair of Medicine
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Colleen McIlvennan, DNP, MS (Division of Cardiology) received a national Magnet Nurse of the Year award for her work in patient decision-making related to implanted cardiac devices. "We have a culture of curiosity here. We’ve created processes that encourage nurses and providers to find the evidence that will help to improve patient care."
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Newly published data from the Long-Term Oxygen Treatment Trial (LOTT) show that oxygen use is not beneficial for most people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and moderately low levels of blood oxygen. The LOTT study was a seven-year study including patients from 42 U.S. medical centers, including Denver Health, which began in 2009 and was completed in 2015.
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The CU School of Medicine recently received a $266K grant to develop and implement an Advance Care Planning (ACP) Volunteer Training and Certificate Program which seeks to
increase the number of Coloradans actively engaged in their health. "This project will have significant impact by giving voice to and empowering people to express their personal health care preferences," said Jean Kutner, MD, MSPH (Division of General Internal Medicine).
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DOM Sabbatical Support Program - March 1, 2017 / September 1, 2017
Provides additional sabbatical support on a competitive basis to DOM faculty approved thru the SOM sabbatical program.
DOM Health Services Research Development Grant - October 1, 2017
Research and training support for fellows or instructor-level junior faculty members in the DOM who are pursuing a career in health services research.
DOM Team Science Program - October 1, 2017
Funding for projects promoting interdisciplinary work within the DOM, with the anticipated outcome a programmatic or multi-PI grant.
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DOM Resources:
Clinician-Educator
Fellow Development Program
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The purpose of the Clinician-Educator Fellow Development Program is to create opportunities for development of clinician educators and provide divisions with the flexibility to meet the educational needs of a wider range of fellows during a one year subspecialty fellowship experience. Participating divisions may on a case by case basis offer this program as part of a path to a faculty position. Pathways to this program include:
- Initial applications to fellowship with clinician-educator (CE) pathways (examples: renal, endocrine)
- Application for extra year after one year fellowship program (examples: GIM, palliative care, geriatrics)
- Transfer from T32s as interests evolve and become more focused on CE careers.
At least two (competitive) fellowship slots will be offered during fiscal year 2017-18. Optional participation with additional divisional support beyond the UCH/DOM/division funded positions may be considered in subsequent years. Full information and RFA available online; application deadline is January 16, 2017.
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Clinical Pharmacology - Curt Freed and Wenbo Zhou will be issued a US patent for glycerol phenylburyate to stop the progression of Parkinson’s disease.
Gastroenterology - Sachin Wani was selected for the AGA Future Leaders Program.
HCPR - Heidi Wald will receive an AHRQ award, "Identifying, Assessing, and Balancing Competing Risks of Multiple Hospital Acquired Conditions (HAC's)," and two small grants: "UTIDecide Decision support in Nursing Homes" (COPIC Foundation) and "Colorado Medical Directors Association: Antimicrobial Stewardship in Nursing Homes" (CCTSI joint pilot).
Hematology - Eric Pietras received pilot grants from two CU SOM Transformational Research programs: the RNA Bioscience Initiative and the GI & Liver Innate Immune Program (GALIIP).
Medical Oncology - Gail Eckhardt will be leaving the UCSOM early next year to take a new position as the Director of the LIVESTRONG Cancer Institutes and Associate Dean of the Dell School of Medicine at University of Texas Austin.
Renal - Charles Edelstein will receive the Western Society for Clinical Investigation’s Outstanding Investigator Award and will give the plenary lecture at the 2017 meeting in January. Anna Jovanovich was selected as a 2016-17 visiting professor in the DOM Colorado-Zimbabwe International Exchange (CoZIE) program.
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Richard Albert, MD; Anne Fuhlbrigge, MD; Barry Make, MD et al. A Randomized Trial of Long-Term Oxygen for COPD with Moderate Desaturation. N Engl J Med. 2016 Oct 27;375(17):1617-1627.
Christopher Evans, PhD; Marvin Schwarz, MD; David Lynch, MD; Jonathan Kurche, MD; Ivana Yang, PhD (BIPM); David Schwartz, MD et al. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Genetic Disease That Involves Mucociliary Dysfunction of the Peripheral Airways. Physiol Rev. 2016 Oct;96(4):1567-91.
Sachin Wani, MD et al. Diagnosis and Management of Low-Grade Dysplasia in Barrett's Esophagus: Clinical Practice Updates Expert Review From the Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American Gastroenterological Association. Gastroenterology. 2016 Oct 1.
Min Li, PhD; Hui Zhang, MD; Sushil Kumar, PhD; Mehdi Fini, MD; Kurt Stenmark, MD et al. Metabolic Reprogramming Regulates the Proliferative and Inflammatory Phenotype of Adventitial Fibroblasts in Pulmonary Hypertension Through the Transcriptional Corepressor C-Terminal Binding Protein-1. Circulation. 2016 Oct 11;134(15):1105-1121.
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State of the Department - November 17
The Department of Medicine will present its annual State of the Department talk on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 3pm. This talk will be held at the Anschutz Medical Campus (Hensel Phelps Auditorium West).
This presentation will discuss highlights from the past year in the Department, new initiatives, progress towards strategic goals, and progress towards the Department's overall mission to become one of the very best Departments of Medicine in the country by 2020.
No RSVP required. This event will be streamed to viewing locations at Denver Health, National Jewish Health and the VA, and can also be viewed live from any computer at http://140.226.244.5.
Upcoming Events:
- Nov 16 - DOM Grand Rounds: Laura Hurley, MD, MPH
- Nov 17 - DOM RIC: Presenters TBA
- Nov 17 - DOM State of the Department
- Nov 30 - DOM Grand Rounds: Christine Lin, MD
- Dec 1 - DOM RIC: Todd Pitts, PhD; Jacinda Nicklas, MD, MPH
- Dec 7 - DOM Grand Rounds: Andrew Olson, MD
- Dec 8 - DOM RIC: Jennifer Kemp, PhD; Kevin Deane, MD
- Dec 14 - DOM Grand Rounds: David Raben, MD
Coffee with the Chair: contact Jeanne Horvath for an invitation to this month's small-group discussion with DOM Chair David Schwartz.
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Did You Know?
The Department of Medicine Annual Report, covering our activities in fiscal year 2015-16, is now available, and includes information about our faculty, finances, achievements and strategic direction:
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Contact Us
Chair:
David A. Schwartz, MD
Contact:
Nancy Miller, Executive Assistant
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Department of Medicine
CU Anschutz Medical Campus
Academic Office 1, 8th Floor
12361 E. 17th Ave.
Campus Box B178
Aurora, CO 80045
ph: (303) 724-1785
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