The DOM Dispatch - December, 2019
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Monthly newsletter for the CU Department of Medicine. In this issue:
Faculty Recognition Event
International Medical Camp
Wellness Champions
DOM Chair Search Update
Elder Abuse Task Force
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Message from the Chair
Friends and Colleagues,
At last month’s
State of the Department address
, I presented our accomplishments from the past year and a look back over the last nine years. As I mentioned in the presentation, I am in awe of what we’ve been able to achieve as a department, including these top line accomplishments:
- 2-fold increase in clinical activity
- 4-fold increase in the diversity of our housestaff
- 50 percent increase in federal research support
- Outpaced growth of NIH 2:1
- 50 percent increase in endowed funds
- Salary equity and parental leave
We’ve made tremendous strides with a laser-focused attention to our core values and an unwavering commitment to our vision. Together, we’ve taken a balanced approach to growth and development across all of our mission areas, where patient care, education and training, and research and scholarship continue to thrive.
This would not be possible without you – our exceptional Department of Medicine faculty, trainees, and staff. In addition to our faculty, trainees, and staff, I also want to acknowledge the dedication and contribution of our APP’s who make a difference in the lives of our patients every day.
As we close out the year and reflect back, I’m mindful of the impending transition of my role as chair of medicine—it’s been an absolute honor to serve alongside all of you. While there is uncertainty and perhaps some anxiety of the unknown, I know that the department’s foundation is strong and well positioned to succeed as a powerhouse institution into the future. I also know that our leadership is entirely committed to the future success of our faculty, trainees, and staff.
I send you and yours best wishes for the holidays and good health for the New Year.
Warmly,
David A. Schwartz, MD
Professor of Medicine and Immunology
Robert W. Schrier Chair of Medicine
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Mid-Career Faculty Women's Leadership Program - Deadline Extended
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Debuting early 2020, this 9-month program, will feature four half-day workshops and additional sessions delivered by local and national experts.
Designed for mid-career academics, this program will help you expand existing leadership skills, build new skills, strengthen your community with peers in the Department of Medicine and support you as you move towards the next level or stage of your career.
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Faculty Recognition Event
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On Nov 13, we celebrated the accomplishments of our faculty at the annual Department of Medicine Faculty Recognition event.
Headlining the evening, nationally acclaimed psychiatrist and concert pianist Richard Kogan, MD, provided an outstanding lecture and performance on "Music and Medicine: George Gershwin."
Special congrats to our 2019 Faculty Innovator Award recipients:
Rita Lee, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine Anschutz Medical Campus
Micol Rothman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
Anschutz Medical Campus
Dan Matlock, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Geriatric Medicine
Anschutz Medical Campus
Cecile Rose, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care
National Jewish Health
Sonia Flores, PhD, interviewed each 2019 award recipient to glean their insight, background and roles as innovators in their field. In subsequent issues of this newsletter, each award recipient's interview will be highlighted.
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Q/A with Dr. Micol Rothman
2019 Faculty Innovator Award Recipient
"The Integrated Transgender Program represents a key example of synergy to me and embodies to me why I remain in academic medicine in a time of academic burnout and increased pressure on providers," said Dr. Rothman. "In less than two years, our team has been able to accomplish so much more than any of us could as individuals."
Read more
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Upcoming Faculty Advancement Events
Jan 9 - Department of Medicine New Faculty Orientation and Welcome Reception
5pm (Orientation), 5-7pm (Reception), Fulginiti Pavilion
Jan 23 - SOM New Faculty Career Development Workshop,
7:30am-3:30pm, Nighthorse Campbell Building, Room M24-101 (Shore Family Forum)
Register Now
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Dec 4 - Smoking Cessation WebEx (Hosted by Ambulatory Health Promotion)
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Fall Innovator Spotlight: Michael Holers, MD, Rheumatology
The Innovator Spotlight celebrates the accomplishments of CU Anschutz faculty and highlights the numerous breakthrough innovations around campus.
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First Anschutz Campus Clinical Trial with Mesenchymal Stem Cells
ClinImmune Labs, in the Division of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology, recently began the first clinical trial with mesenchymal stem cells used to treat diabetic wounds, in coordination with Cell Research Corporation out of Singapore.
This trial is significant as it represents the first collaboration between the ClinImmune, and multinational corporation
CPC,
and the Anschutz Medical Campus. This is also the first time the university is the lead sponsor for a study using mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of a disease.
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Division of Hematology Clinic Receives FACT Accreditation for Transplants and Immune Effector Cell Therapy
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Call for Applications: Outstanding Early-Career Scholar Program
Applications are being accepted for the 2020 Department of Medicine Outstanding Early-Career Scholar Program (OECSP), which provides awards of $75,000 annually up to four years.
Through this program, the DOM invests in the career development of each scholar, and is not limited to a specific research project or scholarly activity.
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Call for Applications: SPARK | REACH Translational Projects
SPARK Colorado, founded in 2018, has been assisting CU Anschutz faculty and researchers in the process of transitioning their discoveries into products that will improve health. The program provides funding, industry mentorship, and a curriculum tailored to the needs of participating members.
This fall, the Anschutz Medical Campus was
awarded
$4 million over the next four years from the National Institutes of Health Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hubs (REACH) grant. With the REACH hub designation, the program will also provide access to key federal agencies, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, in addition to relevant companies and organizations within the industry, and the angel and venture capital investment communities.
Application deadline for the SPARK | Reach program is Mon, Jan 20, 2020. Application details are available at the
SPARK | Reach website
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Apply Now: 2020 Boettcher Investigator Status
The Boettcher Foundation established the Boettcher Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards program, which provides up to five grants of $235,000 each covering up to three years of research activity with the intent to provide independent research opportunities to promising and talented early career investigators. Awardees carry the title of Boettcher Investigator in acknowledgement of the prestige of the award. Applications are due by Feb 28, 2020.
Read more
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Faculty Publication and Presentation Highlights
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International Medical Camp: Philippines
(June 10-July 10, 2020)
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Be a part of a team of national and international doctors, nurses and medical students to serve the medical needs of a developing country in a resource-poor area. Join us for our next International Medical Camp in the Philippines from June 10-July 10, 2020.
Residents, fellows, and faculty are encouraged to apply. The entire trip is covered by the Global Health Program of the Department of Medicine and the BICOL Clinic Foundation.
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DOM Initiatives - Diversity & Justice
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The Department of Medicine welcomes BRIM-Bias Reduction in Internal Medicine training. The BRIM initiative is a NIH funded study to evaluate an evidence-based pro-diversity intervention throughout academic medicine.
Dr. Molly Carnes’ BRIM team will be here Dec 9-12 to train the Group 1 Divisions and the local leads.
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DOM Initiatives - Wellness
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WellDOM @ the Table (formally Compass Groups)
Call for Group Leaders
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WellDOM @ the Table is the new name that will be modeled after COMPASS Groups. COMPASS groups were developed at Mayo Clinic for physicians and were shown to decrease burnout as much as 15 percent. Our name reflects a focus on specific needs of CU DOM members.
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Open to all DOM staff, faculty (APP's, MDs, DO, PhD's) and trainees, these self-formed groups of 6-7 participants meet 12 times in one year for at least one hour over a meal, and talk about a topic from a list of topics developed for the groups.
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HeartMath + Muse Mindfulness Coaching
Learn how to improve sleep, anxiety, fatigue and the ability to focus. Sign up for this one-hour class on mindfulness using HeartMath Inner Balance Sensor Technology and Muse Technology.
Both programs are easy to use and offer biofeedback to improve your skills. Open to all faculty, staff and trainees.
Register now
for the following sessions:
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Call for Division Wellness Champions
The WellDOM committee is currently seeking three
champions from each division, representing staff and faculty (APP’s and MD/DO/PhD’s).
We will meet for one hour approximately every three months and ask that champions bring information from WellDOM to their divisions as well as feedback and information on best practices back to the steering committee.
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If you are interested in this position please let your division head know.
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WellDOM Speaker Series
- Save the date: Feb 19 - You Can't Do Yoga in a Burning Building 12-1pm (Medical Grand Rounds), AIP2, Bruce Schroffel Auditorium, lunch provided
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Elder Abuse Task Force Convenes on Campus
The inaugural Elder Abuse Task Force meeting took place on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, hosted by the CU Anschutz Multidisciplinary Center on Aging.
- Advocacy/policy on campus and in the community
- Research
- Education both on and off campus
- Clinical
The task force will meet again in January to further identify opportunities in each of the priority areas and begin to build a multidisciplinary team that will oversee all abuse cases across campus. This team will also work closely with community stakeholders working in the field of elder abuse to help build a network across Colorado to better provide resources to abuse victims and their families.
If you are interested in this initiative, please contact Jodi Waterhouse, Program Director, CU Anschutz Multidisciplinary Center on Aging, at
jodi.waterhouse@cuanschutz.edu
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Department of Medicine Chair Search Update
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The first round of interviews for the next Department of Medicine Chair have been completed, with the second round of interviews expected to start soon. According to the search committee chair Nanette Santoro, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the committee appears to be on track to deliver a short list of candidates to School of Medicine Dean Reilly by mid-Feb.
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Outcomes from FY2018-19 SharkTank Event
The
Closing the Loop
p
roject, led by Rheumatology faculty Emily Bowers, MD, Melissa Griffith, MD, Elena Weinstein, MD, Duane Pearson, MD and Jason Kolfenbach, MD, examined time to readmission for patients with Systematic lupus rythematosus (SLE).
The goal of the project was to reduce 30-day hospital readmissions through implementation of a multidisciplinary post-discharge follow-up protocol. The discharge process for SLE patients (including rheumatology fellows, attendings and nurses) included standardized discharge instructions, post-admission care plans and a nurse phone call to patients within 48 hours of discharge to answer questions and ensure compliance with follow-up care.
At baseline (AY2017), the 30-day readmission rate for patients with SLE was 44%. Following implementation of the interventions (AY2019), there was a trend towards a reduction in 30-day readmission rates. The team continues to work on uniform implementation of interventions and the development of criteria for identifying patients at high risk for readmission. Ultimately, the team would like to expand this effort to include other disease states (i.e., vasculitis) which also have high readmission rates.
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- After 16 years on staff at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, Evelyn Sandoval, senior human resources manager in the Division of Medical Oncology, is planning to retire Dec 31. Read more.
- Bradley Haverkos, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology, was selected to receive a CCTSI KL2 Award.
- Chelsea Magin, PhD, Assistant Professor,Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care received the Colorado Bioscience Association's Educator of the Year Award. Read more.
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APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS
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- Jennifer Taylor-Cousar, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care, and Larry Allen, MD, MHS, Associate Division Head for Clinical Affairs in Cardiology will be elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI). Each year, the ASCI Council considers nominations of several hundred physician-scientists and recommends no more than 80 for election based on outstanding scholarly achievement. Read more in Dr. Schwartz's announcement regarding this honor.
- Michael Holers, MD, Scoville Professor and Rheumatology Division Head was named Vice President of the ACR Rheumatology Research Foundation.
- Kevin Deane, MD, PhD joined the board of directors of the Rheumatology Research Foundation Board of Directors.
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Received an award, promotion or have other good news to share?
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State of the Campus: Why our Work Matters
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In this year’s State of the Campus address on Nov 19, Chancellor Don Elliman zeroed in on why our work matters. He highlighted stories that paint the bigger picture: how the cutting-edge research, education and clinical care taking place at the
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
are changing the world for the better.
Read more
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CU Anschutz Employees Receive Additional Holiday Leave
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CU Anschutz Chancellor Don Elliman recently announced that all CU Anschutz faculty and staff may take
20 hours of additional leave
, from Dec 23, 2019-Jan 1, 2020. This is beyond the
scheduled CU Anschutz holidays
of Dec 24, Dec 25 and Jan 1. All units are required to be open on the normal non-holiday dates with at least essential personnel.
Read more
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Dec 7 -
DOM Holiday Celebration Event,
6:30pm, Kimpton Hotel Born
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Details:
- Cash bar from 6:30pm-midnight
- Resident group photo at 7:15pm
- Appetizers and a festive holiday buffet will be served
- String trio in the lobby
- Photo booth
- DJ until midnight
- Cocktail attire - coat check available
Hotel Accommodations:
Parking and alternative transportation:
- Kimpton Hotel Born Valet $15
- Uber or Lyft
- Reserve a parking spot in advance using Spot Hero or Parking Panda
- RTD (hotel is located at Union Station)
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Jan 9 - Department of Medicine New Faculty Orientation and Welcome Reception
5pm (Orientation), 5-7pm (Reception), Fulginiti Pavilion
Jan 23 - SOM New Faculty Career Development Workshop
, 7:30am-3:30pm, Nighthorse Campbell Building, Room M24-101 (Shore Family Forum)
Register Now
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