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Message from the Associate Dean - BCH Oakland

August 2021

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More on Masks and Vaccines…


On July 27th, the CDC recommended that fully vaccinated people once again wear masks indoors in areas with high COVID transmission. Alameda County is now experiencing substantial spread. There is a new UC-wide COVID vaccination policy that delineates requirements for us all and you can read about the specifics for BCH Oakland here


Though putting the mask back on indoors and in crowded outdoor settings (per new state and local guidance) feels like a minor step back, it is a must due to the delta coronavirus variant. The delta strain makes up a majority of the variants circulating in the US today but most vaccinated individuals are not susceptible to hospitalization. However, the increased transmissibility even among the vaccinated has got our attention. Protect yourself, your family, and your colleagues by wearing your PPE and taking care to minimize exposure both at work and in the community. Speaking of masks, make sure to put your figurative “oxygen mask” on first. Take some time off if you can. Fill your tank so we can regroup and see this thing through over the coming weeks. Hopefully, this will be a short surge.


Let’s celebrate Ted Chaconas who is retiring later this month after decades of valiant service to our hospital. After earning his undergraduate degree from UC Davis and his medical degree from UC San Diego, he completed his residency and chief residency in pediatrics at BCH Oakland. He has served as medical director of the hospitalist group, director of graduate medical education and the pediatric residency program, president of the Pediatric Multispecialty Medical Group, chair of the Medical Staff Department of Medicine, and since 2019 as chief medical officer for the Oakland campus. Please join me in congratulating our friend and colleague on a job well done. We wish him well in the next chapter.


Kelley

ANNOUNCEMENTS

New UCSF Division Chief of Pediatric Neurology at

BCH Oakland

Dr. Marisa Gardner has been named the new UCSF Division Chief of Pediatric Neurology at BCH Oakland, effective July 1, 2021. 

Dr. Gardner has taken over from Dr. Daniel Birnbaum who served with distinction as Division Chief on the Oakland campus for many years and is retiring.



New Director of Pediatric Diabetes, Professor of Pediatrics and Benioff Chair


Dr. Eda Cengiz, has been named Director of Pediatric Diabetes, Professor of Pediatrics and Benioff Chair, effective September.

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Interim Division Chief of Oncology for the Department of Pediatrics



Dr. Benjamin Braun will assume the role of Interim Division Chief of Oncology for the Department of Pediatrics, effective September 1, 2021.

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Anders Newman, MD

Assistant Professor

Pediatric Infectious Disease

Associate Fellowship Program Director

(Start August 16th)

Michael Terry MD

Associate Professor

Plastics, Reconstructive & Hand Surgery. Dr. Terry will be at BCH Oakland

and ZSFG.

David S. Panek, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Pediatric Sleep Medicine

Dr. Panek will be working in SF/Oak.



Samantha Patil, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Maya Raman, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Pediatric Hospital Medicine


New Pediatric Surgery Fellow

Maria “Carmen” Mora, MD 

Pediatric Surgery Fellow


Dr. Maria “Carmen” Mora attended the Texas A&M HSC-College of Medicine where she earned her MD.  Carmen spent four years at Tufts University School of Medicine-Baystate Medical Center as a general surgery resident and surgery research fellow. She then completed her general surgery residency at the University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate. She moved to the University of Tennessee Memphis to serve as a surgical critical care fellow and is board-certified in this subspecialty. Before moving to San Francisco for pediatric surgery training, Carmen completed two fellowship years at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Pediatric Surgery Minimally Invasive Surgery and Research. She joined UCSF on August 1, 2021. Carmen comes to BCHSF/BCH Oakland highly accomplished. In addition to being board-certified in general surgery and critical care, Carmen won numerous awards including the Trauma Resident of the Year-Top Knife Award.  

Updated UCSF Event Policy

Updated August 2, 2021


Guidance on Hosting Meetings and Events


UCSF's top priority is to ensure the safety of employees, learners, and patients. As such, please note that any event plan is conditional on UCSF's current policies in as well as public health orders.


Effective July 15, 2021, UCSF faculty, staff, and students must comply with the mandatory UC-wide vaccination policy, which requires everyone who comes to campus to be vaccinated or to get approval of an exception or deferral, by Sept. 1, 2021.

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Retirement


Congratulations to Dr. Ellen Henderson on her retirement from the BCH Oakland Emergency Department after nearly 31 years of tremendous service to our hospital.


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The 40th Annual Summer Student Research Symposium

The 40th Annual Summer Student Research Symposium Celebration will be held this Friday, August 6th, 2:00 - 5:00 pm outside in the MLK Building Courtyards (Formerly CHORI)  

  

The Summer Student Research Program (SSRP) is a structured, one-on-one mentored research training experience designed to support under-represented students interested in health science. This symposium is the culminating experience for our students to share the results of their research with our local scientific community.  

  

SSRP was founded in 1981 and cultivated by Dr. Bertram Lubin for 4 decades. In tribute to his legacy, the SSRP symposium is now named in his honor. As part of the celebration this year we will have a message from UC President Dr. Michael Drake, 2021 Student Poster Presentations, updates from our SSRP alumni, refreshments, and live music.  

For more information about our students, their research, and this program, please visit our website: summerstudents.ucsf.edu 



ACT 2021

50th Annual Monterey Conference 2021

We are ready to accept registrations for our 50th Monterey Conference,

November 5-7, 2021

Please take a moment to read the changes we've made to our program. 

 

We are excited to announce that...

  • Attendees can choose 2 or 3 Breakout Sessions;
  • We will also collect evaluations electronically for CME/CEU credit;
  • We will offer an online quiz for APB MOC Part 2 Points for 2022 and best of all
  • We are offering a 22% discount for all attendees that register before AUGUST 26, 2021.

We look forward to seeing everyone at the Embassy Suites in person, in Monterey, in November!

Please review the attached brochure and visit the websites below to register for the conference AND to reserve your room at the Embassy Suites TODAY:

 

Conference: https://bit.ly/50monterey2021

Embassy Suites: https://bit.ly/EmbassySuites2021 

 

A printed copy of the brochure will be sent by USPS later this month.

Faculty Development Day 2021

Please save the date: Tuesday, September 14, 2021 (9am-4pm) is UCSF's Faculty Development Day, sponsored by the Campus Council on Faculty Life (CCFL).

 

More details on Faculty Development Day will be coming. If you have any questions, please contact Irené Merry at irene.merry@ucsf.edu

 

 

UCSF Event Calendar Link



POPULATION HEALTH and HEALTH EQUITY

Center of Excellence for Immigrant Child Health and Wellbeing

The Center of Excellence for Immigrant Child Health and Wellbeing is a cross-bay entity based at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals in Oakland and San Francisco and serves as the infrastructure for collective action to address the health of children in immigrant families. 


To learn more visit: The Center of Excellence for Immigrant Child Health and Wellbeing.



Webinar August 13th: Supporting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Immigrant Families

Webinar August 13th: Supporting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Immigrant Families


The Center of Excellence for Immigrant Child Health & Wellbeing in partnership with First 5 Alameda invites you to participate in the upcoming webinar: Supporting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Immigrant Families on August 13, 2021.   


Click here for more information and REGISTRATION 


DIVERSITY, EQUITY and INCLUSION at UCSF BCH

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From Marsha J. Treadwell, PhD

DEI Co-Chair BCH Oakland

Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, UCSF School of Medicine

Jordan Fund Endowed Chair, Department of Hematology/Oncology

The focus of the BCH Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiative is to dismantle systemic racism within BCH by taking action to insure that policies, institutional practices, cultural representations and other norms no longer reinforce and perpetuate racial group inequity for Blacks, Indigenous and People of Color. Patients and families and other groups in the workforce, including LGBTQ+ are negatively impacted within the current problematic climate. For more information, please feel free to reach out to me, our program manager Henry Ocampo at henry.ocampo@ucsf.edu, or visit our website https://diversitybch.ucsf.edu/.

 

Updated info on the DEI website.

 

Questions? Email Abdur Shemsu at abdur.shemsu@ucsf.edu



Pronouns Matter Campaign

Pronouns Matter Campaign


How can I be inclusive in using and respecting gender pronouns?

  

DEI Trainings

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Champion Training


Now offered virtually in 2 sessions!


See the upcoming sessions and register HERE



UCSF Cultural Groups and Resources

UCSF Multicultural

Resource Center


UCSF BCH

Heritage Month Celebrations


UCSF LGBT

Resources

Asian Pacific American Systemwide Alliance (APASA)


BCH Black Caucus

Oakland


Chicanx Latinx Campus Assocation (CLCA)

The Black Caucus

at UCSF

 

UCSF Committee on Disability Inclusion 

 

UCSF LGBTQ

Committee


UCSF Office of

Diversity Outreach


UCSF PRIDE Values

UCSF’s PRIDE Values and how they can be enacted through our daily lives are:

 

P - Professionalism: To be competent, accountable, reliable and responsible, interacting positively and collaboratively with all colleagues, students, patients, visitors and business partners.

 

R - Respect: To treat all others as you wish to be treated, being courteous and kind, acting with utmost consideration of others.

 

I - Integrity: To be honest, trustworthy and ethical, always doing the right thing, without compromising the truth, and being fair and sincere.

 

D - Diversity: To appreciate and celebrate differences in others, creating an environment of equity and inclusion with opportunities for everyone to reach their potential.

 

E - Excellence: To be dedicated, motivated, innovative and confident, giving your best every day, encouraging and supporting others to excel in everything they do.



  

Download a copy of the PRIDE Values



RESOURCES

COVID-19 & Vaccine Updates

UCSF COVID-19 Resources


Vaccine Information Hub


Updates from Josh Adler,

Chief Clinical Officer UCSF Health


NEW! UCSF Responds to Surge in COVID-19 Cases

Among Employees, Learners


Wellness

UCSF Wellness Resources Hub


Useful Wellness and Mental Health Apps: https://psychiatry.ucsf.edu/coronavirus/apps


Coronavirus.ucsf.edu



NEW! Emotional Well-Being in 2021 Webinar Series

EDUCATION

Pediatric Grand Rounds

Oakland

Oakland Grand Rounds Calendar


Did you miss Grand Rounds? Visit http://vimeo.com/album/2238536 and use password CHRCO to view recorded Grand Rounds presentations.


Grand Rounds is by Zoom only. 8-9 am

Contact cristina.fernandez@ucsf.edu for log-in information 



Pediatric Grand Rounds

San Francisco

Speaker Disclosures/

SF Pediatric Grand Rounds Schedule


Evaluation


 For the full 2020 – 2021 Pediatrics Grand Rounds schedule please visit the Wiki page: http://tiny.ucsf.edu/PedsGRWiki

 

Pediatric Grand Rounds takes place every Thursday from 12-1 PM,

currently as webinar only. 

 

For questions contact: Cherise.Masunaga@ucsf.edu


Frontiers in Child Health Research Seminar Series


The Frontiers in Child Health Research Seminar Series

2nd and 4th Mondays, 12-1 pm, via Zoom


Please contact Eve.Wiston-Charbonneau@ucsf.edu for Zoom info.



Link to previous recordings

 

For more info, please email Eve.Wiston-Charbonneau@ucsf.edu



Stad Center of Pediatric Pain, Palliative and Integrative Medicine Global Lecture Series

Save the Date: 


22nd "Become an EPEC-Pediatrics-Trainer” Conference (Virtual).

Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care [EPEC]. 

Sept 27-30, 2021. San Francisco

EPEC.Pediatrics@UCSF.edu


Virtual Education in Palliative & End-of-life Care (EPEC) Pediatrics. 

Oct 25-28, 2021. Rome, Italy 

LINK


12th Pediatric Pain Master Class (Virtual). San Francisco,

Dec 4-9, 2021. San Francisco

EPEC.Pediatrics@UCSF.edu 

Registration LINK

You can access the 2021 schedule HERE

Seminars are the 1st Thursday of every month 3:00-4:00pm


To receive a Zoom invitation for this virtual lecture series, please contact EPEC.Pediatrics@UCSF.edu


You must register in advance for each lecture.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining this webinar.



Tom McNalley, Alicia Heilman, Karen Sun & Stefan Friedrichsdorf

Stad Center of Pediatric Pain, Palliative and Integrative Medicine

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals

RESEARCH

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Congratulations!

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Congratulations to Angela Rivers on her recent prestigious Dean's Diversity Fund Award!


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Congratulations to Mark Walters on his CIRM award to find a cure for Sickle Cell Disease  

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New Director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research (IRM)

Dear School of Medicine Community,

 

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Tippi MacKenzie, MD, as Director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research (IRM), effective August 1, 2021.

 

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CZ Biohub Physician-Scientist Fellowship Program

Application Deadline: October 1, 2021

CZ Biohub Physician-Scientist Fellowship Program

Application Deadline: October 1, 2021


The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, a nonprofit medical research organization in San Francisco, is once again recruiting for the Physician-Scientist Fellowship Program designed to train the next generation of physician-scientists dedicated to advancing medical knowledge and discovery.


Learn more about this multidisciplinary program by checking out the attached flyer and visiting https://www.czbiohub.org/psfp/ . Applications are due October 1, 2021 and the program begins July 1, 2022.

 

If you have any questions, email physician-scientistfellowships@czbiohub.org

  

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NIH Seminar and UCSF Initiatives

SAVE THE DATE:

Fall 2021 NIH Virtual Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration!


Monday, November 1 –

Thursday, November 4


Registration is FREE


If you’re new to working with the NIH grants process as an investigator or administrator, then mark your calendar for a unique opportunity to learn, share and meet virtually with NIH and HHS experts.

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UCSF Research

Development Office

Special Strategic Projects SSP

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UCSF Initiative for

Digital Transformation in Computational Biology

and Health Data Science


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Job Opportunity

 

BCH Oakland CTSI Faculty Liaison



BCH Oakland CTSI Faculty Liaison

 

Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, Oakland

 

This is a part-time 10% position (5% CTSI, 5% BCH Oakland Dean’ Office) for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. Renewal for future years will depend on progress toward goals and support available

 

Recruitment Period:

Open date: June 21, 2021

Last review date: August 13, 2021

Final decision date: September 1, 2021

 

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled. 

 

Applications are sought from current BCH Oakland-based UCSF Faculty for the position of Faculty Liaison between the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, Oakland. This is an internal UCSF search.

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Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Dean’s Office

UCSF School of Medicine

 

510-428-3726

 

Mailing Address:

747 52nd Street, Oakland, CA 94609


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