The DOM Dispatch - November, 2020

Monthly newsletter for the CU Department of Medicine. In this issue: -Call for Applications: Mid-Career Women's Leadership Development Program -Faculty Recognition Event Recording Link -Call for Applications: Outstanding Early Scholars Program -LInQS Fellowship: Call for Applications -State of the Campus Address

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Message from the Chair Dear Friends and Colleagues, There’s no better way to say it: the second surge is here. The latest modeling provides a grim picture of where we stand and potentially what the future looks like. As Dean Jon Samet of the Colorado School of Public Health repeated several times during last week’s DOM Town Hall, we are at a critical moment. Based on the current trajectory shared by Dean Samet, Colorado will probably exceed the April peak in hospitalizations (N=900) by approximately mid-November and, if more control measures aren’t taken, reach ICU capacity for the state by mid-January. What this means is the window to improve transmission control is within these next few weeks, to change our trajectory. I encourage everyone to take the time to read this 2-page article from Science, “The engines of SARS-CoV-2 spread”, which was co-authored by one of our recent Grand Rounds speakers, Justin Lessler from Johns Hopkins. The crux of the article is understanding how “over-dispersion” works. As few as 10% of people are responsible for 80% of transmission – and social distancing, use of masks, contact tracing, and containment are key to controlling Covid. Now that we’re here in November, I also want to take the opportunity to gives thanks and express my sincere gratitude to all of you. Our world has been turned upside down. Yet you have continued to work hard, maintained your dedication to medicine and science, and have continued to make progress. Our incredibly talented and persistent faculty, staff, and trainees have weathered this storm together, and we will need to lean on each other in the coming months. As front line responders in this pandemic, please remember to take care of yourselves and your families too. You are not alone and there are many resources available to guide our efforts and help us when we feel stuck. As I’ve said before, we need to have the humility and strength to let the truth and our values guide our next steps. Let’s continue to build on our collective values of interdisciplinary collaboration, dedication, altruism, generosity, and respect for our colleagues. I’m confident that we’ll get through this together.  Please continue to reach out, let me know your concerns, stay well, and stay connected. David A. Schwartz, MD Professor of Medicine and Immunology  Robert W. Schrier Chair of Medicine

COVID-19 Campus Resources

CU Anschutz Medical Campus Updates Return to Campus Website Family Care Program School Of Medicine (password protected – use your CU credentials) Department of Medicine COVID-19 Resources COVID-19 Grand Rounds Recordings COVID-19 Town Hall Recordings Upcoming COVID-19 Town Halls (contact Holli Keyser for the Zoom links) Nov 5 from 7-8pm: "Fighting Stigma: Facing Barriers to Mental Health for Faculty and Staff" Nov 12 from 7-8pm: "Treatment Updates – What’s Known and What’s in the Pipeline?" Nov 19 from 7-8pm: "Vaccine Development, Trials and Distribution" Division of Infectious Diseases  Department of Psychiatry COVID-19 Support

Faculty Advancement

Program Updates Faculty Advancement Office Initiatives – monthly faculty development activities handout highlighting opportunities in the Department of Medicine and School of Medicine. Now Recruiting: DOM JUMP Mentors Working with your first mentee or reaching the place in your career that you will soon be mentoring? Set yourself up for success and build your skills through the Department of Medicine Junior Faculty Mentor Program (JUMP).  Enrollment is now open for JUMP Cohort 2021. JUMP is an integrated series of workshops designed to enhance the experience of junior faculty members who have recently begun or will soon start working with their first mentee. Participants attend all three virtual sessions with each one building on the previous session. In addition each participant receives individual coaching to support integration of program concepts. Review the JUMP program details and information on past cohorts.  Nominations are requested by Tuesday, Dec 1 (e-mail: gregory.austin@cuanschutz.edu). Faculty may self-nominate to the program.   2021 Virtual workshops:  Wednesday, Jan 20 from 1-5pm Wednesday, March 3 from 2:30-4:30pm Wednesday, April 21 from 2:30-4:30pm Individual Coaching Sessions in Spring 2021   Questions on nominations / application? Contact: gregory.austin@cuanschutz.edu  Mid-Career Faculty Women's Leadership Development Program Session 5 scheduled for Dec 9. Successful delivery of Session 4 – Building Your National Reputation and All You Need to Do is Ask. Upcoming Lunch & Learns: Nov 4 and Nov 11 Registration for second cohort - see announcement below Questions: DomFacAdvancement@ucdenver.edu.

Call for Applications: DOM Mid-Career Women's Leadership Development Program This 10-month program, features five half-day virtual workshops and additional sessions delivered by local and national experts. This is the first program on campus for mid-career women and is complimentary to the School of Medicine's women's leadership training. Target Audience: Department of Medicine faculty - late assistant to early associate professors in any promotion track. The program's Biosketch Booklet provides detailed information regarding the executive committee and current inaugural cohort participants. We welcome applications from faculty who identify as women, transwomen/transfeminine, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and gender queer.    Apply by Nov 20, 2020: http://bit.ly/PAGELeadershipApply The application process is competitive and space is limited.   Need more information? Program FAQs Program Flier Program Website Division Head Letter of Support Template Questions: Contact Maggie Wierman margaret.wierman@cuanschutz.edu, Marisha Burden marisha.burden@cuanschutz.edu or Gaby Frank maria.frank@dhha.org

Recording Link: Faculty Recognition Virtual Event The Department of Medicine's Annual Faculty Recognition Event was held on Oct 29. Access the Event Recording Link here. At the event, we toasted our colleagues' accomplishments, including recognizing the DOM 2020 Faculty Innovator Awardees, the DOM 2020 Rising Stars and the DOM 2020 Outstanding Early Career Scholars. Congratulations to all! Headlining the event was keynote speaker Thomas Cech, PhD, University of Colorado distinguished professor and Nobel Prize laureate, whose address was titled: "Training, Mentoring, and a Little Cancer Research".

LEADERSHIP 101: 'Serious' Leaders Need Self-Care Too Despite the well-known benefits, many leaders remain resistant to the whole idea of self-care. This resistance often stems from a feeling that self-care is a sign of weakness, a feeling that they just don’t have time, or just generally rolling their eyes at the entire concept. In this article, “'Serious' Leaders Need Self-Care, Too,"; Harvard Business Review, Palena Neale, 10/22/20, there are several suggestions to help leaders see the benefit of self-care, as well as some concrete strategies to incorporate self-care practices into your daily routine. Currently Harvard Business Review offers special coronavirus coverage for leading and working through a pandemic. These resources are available here. Also, did you know the Harvard Business Review is available to all faculty and staff through our Strauss Health Sciences Library’s organization subscription to the journal? (Journal search “Harvard Business Review”).  For additional leadership resources, please review the Leading through Crisis resource document on the DOM COVID-19 webpage.

DOM Faculty Senate Update

Junior Faculty Committee across SOM: Pediatrics has a strong junior faculty mentoring/support program (JFIG) and are looking to form a junior faculty committee across the SOM to help collate junior faculty support programs and fil in gaps where needed. Junior Faculty interested in joining/more information – email adam.green@cuanschutz.edu COVID Update CU Occupational Health: https://www.cuanschutz.edu/coronavirus for up-to-date campus recommendations and procedures. Testing: On-campus, by appointment only: Wed and Fri 9am-3:30pm -- behind the Fitzsimons Building Recommended for: Symptoms OR 7-days post-exposure  Results are available in UCHealth MyHealthConnection – account created if one does not exist already  Contact Tracing: staff of 15 people, only conducted if someone has been on campus University return to work policy (current): COVID positive: 10 days + no symptoms; no negative test requirement  COVID negative but exposed: pending test results  Faculty are notified when able to return to work  NOTE: this may be different than the clinical site requirements Notifying CU Occupational Health: if you have an exposure, you are required to report this to CU Occupational Health IN ADDITION TO your clinical site through the Self Report  Supervisor Notification: Supervisors are not automatically notified due to HIPAA – faculty and staff are recommended to notify supervisors. CU Campus-Specific Information Floor outbreak definition: 2 people on the same floor with a connection Our role as Faculty Senators is to serve as a bridge between you and SOM leadership. We plan to send out regular updates from the Faculty Senate meetings through the DOM newsletter and provide updates at the Division Head meetings. Contact us directly at DOM Faculty Senators with any needs (Carey Candrian, PhD; Maurice “Scotty” Scott, MD; Timothy Amass, MD, ScM; Tyler Anstett, DO)

DOM Initiatives - Diversity & Justice

New CU Anschutz LGBTQ+ Hub to Launch in 2021 The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Community Engagement announced the formation of The LGBTQ+ Hub, slated to open in early 2021. This Hub repurposes the Women and Gender Center previously on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus. The LGBTQ+ Hub will work to create and maintain an inclusive environment for LGBTQ+ students, faculty and staff by: Promoting a sense of community; Connecting LGBTQ+ students, faculty and staff with peer-to-peer support and community resources; Providing education about the LGBTQ+ community; and Establishing a repository for LGBTQ+ health research and competent patient care Questions? Please reach out to Steven Burton at lgbtqhub@cuanschutz.edu If you would like to receive information and updates about The LGBTQ+ Hub, please join the email list.

Unconscious Bias Training Workshops These customizable workshops, offered by Sonia Flores, PhD, vice chair for Diversity and Justice, are available to divisions and groups throughout the Department of Medicine. The goals of the workshops are to raise awareness of unconscious bias and provide the steps individuals can take to prevent biased attitudes and behaviors from interfering with workplace decisions and interactions. If interested in scheduling a workshop for your group, please contact sonia.flores@cuanschutz.edu.

Research and Innovation

Call for Applications: DOM Outstanding Early Scholars Program The 2021 Department of Medicine Outstanding Early-Career Scholar Program (OECSP) provides awards of $75K annually for up to four years. Through this program, the DOM invests in the career development of each Scholar. Funding is not limited to a specific research project or scholarly activity, but Scholars are expected to commit 75% of their effort to scholarly activities.   Applicants must have a primary appointment in the DOM, and must be working at CU Anschutz/UCH, VAMC, Denver Health, or National Jewish Health. Applicants must have held the rank of Assistant Professor or be within the first five years of their appointment at the time of application (years at the Instructor level do not count against this limitation), and must hold an MD, DO, PhD, or DVM-equivalent degree.   Applications are due Jan 1, 2021. For more information contact Jennifer Kemp Jennifer.T.Kemp@CUAnschutz.edu

COVIDOME Project at CU Anschutz The COVIDOME Project is a collaborative effort to accelerate translational research in COVID-19. Join this virtual meeting on Nov 16 from 12-1pm where the COVIDOME dataset will be presented as as well as introduction to the COVIDOME Explorer research portal. Register in advance for this webinar.

Help us Learn More about Immune Responses to COVID-19: Health Care Worker Study CU Anschutz is conducting a study to learn more about SARS-CoV-2 virus by collecting data and banking samples from health care workers. These samples, as well as your health data, will be used to better understand the virus by developing new, experimental tests for diagnosis and antibody identification of the virus, as well as to identify potential prevention or treatment opportunities. Read more.

Faculty Research Highlights Elizabeth Harry, MD, visiting associate professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine, and colleagues' study “Physician Task Load and the Risk of Burnout Among US Physicians in a National Survey” was accepted in the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety.  Craig Jordan, PhD, head of the Division of Hematology and colleagues published "The hepatic microenvironment uniquely protects leukemia cells through induction of growth and survival pathways mediated by LIPG". Dan Sherbenou, MD, PhD, assistant professor; and Olivia Pérez de Acha López, MD, visiting research scholar; and Shelby C. Bearrows, BS, PRA in the Division of Hematology, published "Potent Activity of an Anti-ICAM1 Antibody–Drug Conjugate against Multiple Myeloma". Leigh Perreault, MD, visiting associate clinical professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes; and Jodi Holtrop, PhD, professor in the Department of Family Medicine, were awarded a NIH R18 grant for their project title: PATHWEIGH: pragmatic weight management in primary care. Barry Martin, MD, associate professor of clinical practice in the Division of General Internal Medicine, and colleagues published the first GLOBAL Medical Care Guidelines for Adults with Down Syndrome in the Journal of the American Medical Association. This life-changing resource covers 10 topic areas and outlines critical future research needs.  Mamuka Kvaratskhelia, PhD, professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, and colleagues are the authors of an article published in Science. Dr. Kvaratskhelia, leading a team of researchers in seven U.S. laboratories, has studied the drug GS-6207 and its potential as a long-acting therapy for HIV. “This scientific tour de force – with over 50 figures, additional tables, and multiple great movies – reveals the mechanism of action of a remarkable new addition to HIV therapeutics, ultrapotent GS-6207. It is especially pleasing that this HIV discovery is both a remarkable basic science advance and also deeply translational in nature,” said Eric Poeschla, MD, head of the Division of Infectious Diseases.  Gaby Frank, MD, and Jason Persoff, MD, associate professors in the Division of Hospital Medicine are co-investigators on a Department of Homeland Security/Asst Secretary of Preparedness and Response multimillion-dollar grant focused on expanding emergency surge response across multiple domains including biologic and radiation disasters. Dan Sherbenou, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Division of Hematology, and Elizabeth Kessler, MD, associate professor in the Division of Medical Oncology co-lead on a new supplement under the Cancer Center CCSG P30 grant.

Faculty Publications

DOM Initiatives - Wellness

The WellDOM Team (Wellness in the Department of Medicine) is here to support you. Visit our website and the DOM COVID 19 page for resources and information.

Resources for DOM Employees New Faculty and Staff Mental Health Clinic: CU Anschutz faculty and staff have an easily accessible, comprehensive and confidential new resource for mental health services. Read more. The clinic will be offering private one-on-one sessions during Election Week for all CU Anschutz campus employees. Sign up now. CU Johnson Depression Center Community Programs on Wellness and Mental Health: Offering mental health services, and a variety of free education, programs and trainings focus on mental wellness. Read more. Affiliate Hospital Resources: view the wellbeing and mental health resources on the DOM COVID-19 Resource web page.

Send an E-card of Gratitude: Created and compiled by WellDOM and sent to the recipient on your behalf. Submit a Message of Gratitude. Resources for Parents: New campus family care program, including membership to Care.com, daycare tuition discounts and subsidized backup care for children and adults. Attend a webinar Nov 9 from 12-12:30 pm with Care.com representatives to learn more about the program and get your questions answered. Register now. Child and Elder Care Resources (directory compiled by CU Human Resources) Tools to Help Kids Stay Focused During Remote Learning Mind the Brain: What Brain Science Can Teach Us About Adolescent Stress and Resilience

Wellbeing Wednesdays – a weekly email to highlight resources that exist within our system, to illuminate the national conversation on burnout and to discuss systemic changes and solutions that the Department of Medicine is working on to improve professional fulfilment. Congratulations to Molly Eaton in the Division of Infectious Diseases, a Wellbeing Wednesday reader who received tickets to the Botanic Gardens! 10/21/20: Wellbeing Wednesdays Introduction 10/28/20: Past the Pandemic

Upcoming Wellness Events and Workshops CU Flourish Workshops Available Virtually to DOM Employees  CU Flourish is a resilience curriculum developed and taught by Jennifer Reese, MD from Children's Hospital and is now free and available to DOM employees. Four 1-hour modules are taught in two 2-hour sessions and include information on resilience, mindfulness, values and positive psychology. Read more.

Mindful Moments at CU - Guided Meditation Sessions CU Anschutz’s National Mental Health Innovation Center (NMHIC) is hosting 5-minute guided meditation exercises via a Zoom webinar every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 8am beginning Sept 1. The meditations will focus on stress management in response to COVID-19, and all staff, faculty, and students are welcome to attend. Register here.

CU Anschutz COVID-19 Narratives Open to all CU Anschutz employees at no cost 5 weeks, 1 writing response each week 20-30 minutes per response Feedback from a mental health professional All communications are confidential Sign up now

WellDOM Champions Monthly Spotlight Alexandra (Lexie) Gallant, PA-C, Advanced Practice Provider Division of Hospital Medicine Why did you volunteer to be a WellDOM Champion? I volunteered to be a WellDOM Champion because we work in a very demanding job clinically and academically and I had started to notice that my fellow APPs and physicians were expressing various degrees of burnout. One of the best things about my job are the people I work with and I started worrying that I could lose my colleagues due to job stress. So when I was approached about being a Champion I felt this was a great opportunity to get resources and possibly make global changes to help improve our workplace! How do you take care of your own wellbeing? For my own wellbeing I make sure to take email and social media breaks and make the things I love (family, friends, gardening, baking, spending time outdoors) a priority in my life.  What are you most excited/passionate about in terms of wellbeing? I'm excited that wellbeing is becoming a more accepted topic in the workplace, especially in light of the pandemic when employee mental and physical health is so important. Before it felt taboo to say you were burned out or that you needed more wellness support, but now it is becoming integrated into how our division makes surge or scheduling decisions. I think just having a wellness committee and having representation from the entire department helps shine light on the importance of wellness. There is still a long way to go to creating a thriving environment but it feels like we are making steps in the right direction!

Quality & Safety Program

Upcoming Events   DOM Morbidity, Mortality & Systems Improvement Conference: Tues, Nov 10 from 12-1pm via Zoom. A Case of Rising Lactate and Deteriorating Condition   DOM M&M Outcomes - Your Feedback into Action!   The DOM M&M Conference held in July 2020 featured a case in which a patient was admitted to the ICU with COVID-19 and developed an ileus – what we now know is a complication of the disease. After analyzing the case we identified a gap in our ICU dashboards which contributed. A huge shout out to Jennifer Simpson, MD, from Neurology who used her Epic builder skills to integrate bowel movements into the ICU Dashboard which is now live. Your input is highly valuable in the M&M process and supports the collaborative spirit of the conference. Thank you for your participation and ideas!

DOM Leaders in Informatics, Quality & Systems (LInQS) Fellowship – Call for Applications The Leaders in Informatics, Quality & Systems (LInQS) Fellowship Program is seeking applicants for AY2021-2023. The objective of the program is to develop future academic leaders in the Department of Medicine in the areas of quality improvement (QI), clinical system design, clinical informatics, and/or patient safety.   The LInQS Fellowship Program is a two-year program that provides didactics, longitudinal mentorship and hands-on training from faculty mentors with diverse expertise to support trainees and junior faculty. Program enrollment begins July 1, 2021 and is open to junior clinical faculty (physicians and APP’s) and fellows. To apply, visit our website or complete the application form by Jan 15, 2021.

DOM Shark Tank Projects AY20-21 Updates   The DOM Annual Shark Tank Competition began in 2016 as a way to identify and support high value care (HVC) quality and safety initiatives led by our faculty in the DOM. HVC projects balance clinical benefit with costs and harms with the goal of improving patient outcomes. Faculty submit their HVC project ideas to be judged by the esteemed panel of “sharks”, who chose the winning team for the academic year. In AY19-20, the sharks were so impressed with the HVC projects proposed by our faculty, they chose to support all four of the finalist teams. Please read below for updates on two of these projects: Kristen Demoruelle, MD (Rheumatology) – Improving Contraception Management in Rheumatology Patients on Teratogenic Medications: The goal of this effort is to improve the rates of contraceptive counseling by UCH rheumatology providers and contraceptive use by patients of childbearing potential using teratogenic immunosuppressive medication. This will directly improve the safety and quality of care provided to UCH rheumatology patients. To date, the team has developed a best practice alert (BPA) to notify providers of teratogenic medication risks and contraceptive counseling recommendations associated with those medications. Additionally, the team has begun surveying patients on whether they received contraceptive counseling and their perceptions of that discussion. In Jan 2021, the team plans to roll-out several interventions including provider scripts, contraceptive counselling reminders and prescription guidance.    Elena Weinstein, MD (Rheumatology) & Kathleen Moore, MD (Pediatric Rheumatology) – Easing the Transition: A Quality-based Approach to Transitioning Patients from Child and Adolescent Rheumatology Clinic to Adult Rheumatology Clinic: The goal of this effort is to develop a standardized process for transfer of care from pediatric to adult rheumatology. This will be implemented for patients with rheumatologic disease between the ages of 18 and 26 who are followed at Children's Hospital of Colorado rheumatology clinic who are transferring care to UCH adult rheumatology clinic. In May 2020, the team began weekly transition meetings to track, screen and transition identified patients. In 2021, the team plans to implement smart lists and standardized language for referrals and scheduling from pediatric to adult clinic care.    The next AY21-22 Shark Tank Competition will be announced soon!

Noteworthy

PROMOTIONS, AWARDS AND RECOGNITION Craig Jordan, PhD, head of the Division of Hematology, has been awarded a 2020 National Cancer Institute Outstanding Investigator Award. This seven-year award provides over $5.9 million in research funding. The work done in Dr. Jordan’s lab focuses on acute myeloid leukemia and identifying common foundational properties of primary human leukemia stem cell (LSC) that can be employed in the development of therapeutic strategies. The focus of his studies will be to understand and exploit novel aspects of LSC biology.  The International Society of Endocrinology has selected Margaret E. Wierman, MD, professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, as their next chair for a two-year term. Dr. Weirman is also the director of the Pituitary Adrenal and Neuroendocrine Tumor Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus; and chief of Endocrinology, Rocky Mountain Regional VAMC. ISE is an international federation of Endocrine Societies representing over 90 countries. Its goals are to promote global scientific and educational exchange and advocacy.    Darlene Tad-y, MD, associate professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine's article “Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Dosing in Critically Ill Patients: A Quality Improvement Initiative,” published in the Dec 2019 issue of AJKD, is one of four recipients of the AJKD Editors’ Choice award recognizing outstanding articles this year. Arthur Gutierrez-Hartman, MD, professor, associate dean for Research Education SOM, director of the Medical Scientist Training Program and director of the Physician Scientist Residency Training Program; and Rocio Pereira, MD, associate professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes were selected for the Endocrine Society Board of Directors. Amy Keller, PhD, assistant professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes received the Center for Women’s Health Research Junior Faculty Research Development Award. Jane Reusch, MD, professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes will serve as co-director for the University of Colorado NIH Diabetes Research Center. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases awarded a 5-year, $6.7 million grant to support the research.  The Division of General Internal Medicine received a $2 million endowment for the establishment of the Sissel Family Endowed Distinguished Clinician Chair. Distributions from the fund will provide support for a faculty chair in the Division of General Internal Medicine. The funds will allow the division to support key mission areas through which we promote the development of clinical excellence through education. Ronald Colson, MD, associate professor in the division, has been named the inaugural Sissel Family Endowed Distinguished Clinician Chair. The Office of Advancement announced that it has established the Marsico Chair for Excellence in the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine. The inaugural holder of the chair is Abigail Lara, MD, associate professor of medicine and co-director of the Office of Professional Excellence.

HIGHLIGHTED MEDIA CLIPS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Sarah Jolley, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine discusses the new Post COVID Clinic at University of Colorado Hospital with KDVR Fox 31 News. “Right now, we don’t have anything that we can offer people who are exposed and at risk for getting sick,” said Brian Montague, DO, associate professor in the Division of Infections Diseases, in a recent story on opening a new clinical trial aimed at COVID-19 prevention. Carey Candrian, PhD, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine was recently featured in an issue of CU Medicine Today for her work on ways to improve the quality of elder care for the LGBT community.

DOM NEWSROOM

Beyond the Headlines: Nov Feature

What Are you Grateful For? Let's take a break from the usual headlines... November is officially National Gratitude Month. Watch this short TedEd video on Gratitude. What are you grateful for in your life? Take a moment, slow down, and think of three things that you are thankful for. Share it with someone via the DOM Recognition Program.

In Case You Missed It...

Fall Edition: CU Medicine Today The Fall 2020 issue of CU Medicine Today has been posted on the School of Medicine website and print copies are on the way. This issue includes an article about Carlos Franco-Paredes, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, who has been working to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus in detention facilities.

Call for Nominations: Steven Fadul Award Nominations for the 2020 Steven Fadul Award are being accepted through Nov 16. The award honors contributions of outstanding professional research assistants or staff in comparable positions in the School of Medicine. Nominees should show initiative in expanding the scope of their work and by mentoring trainees. Nominations should be sent to Fadul.Award@ucdenver.edu. Additional information is available at the award’s website.

Opt In: "Add Your Phone" to Help Fight COVID-19 One of the key tools to fight COVID-19 and slow its spread is right in your pocket. CO Exposure Notifications can quickly notify you if you’ve likely been exposed, allowing you to reduce risk for your loved ones, seek timely medical attention, and stay home. Learn more and download the app to your phone.

Events

Grand Rounds 2020-21 Schedule The Department of Medicine announces the 2020-2021 Grand Rounds schedule. This year, Grand Rounds participants will have the opportunity to earn CME credit.  While we will continue to host Grand Rounds virtually, we look forward to your participation and lively discussions.

Research and Innovation Conference 2020-21 Schedule The Department of Medicine’s Research and Innovation Conference is a regularly scheduled ‘research-in-progress’ style forum to enable and enhance research outcomes by encouraging faculty to share their research ideas, designs and results with their colleagues to receive feedback. See the 2020-21 schedule.

Bugs and Drugs Symposium Improve your clinical practice with education on updated diagnosis and treatments of infectious diseases, hosted by the University of Colorado College of Nursing Office of Continuing Nursing Education and the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Save the date for Nov 7. Read more.

Learn About Your Family Care Subscription Program On Sept 30, the campus launched a new family care subscription program, in partnership with Care@Work by Care.com, to help you find the right care for your family during these challenging times.  Attend this webinar Nov 9 from 12-12:30 pm for a webinar with Care.com representatives, where you will learn more about the program and get your questions answered. Register now.

Women in Leadership Morning Speaker Series: Leadership and Vision Presented by Regina Richards, PhD, MSW, associate vice chancellor for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Community Outreach. Nov 10 from 7:30-8:30am. Register now. Save the dates for upcoming speakers.

Systems for Action Webinar Series Systems for Action, a research program housed in the Colorado School of Public Health’s Health Systems, Management and Policy Department, is hosting Research-in-Progress webinars. The research funded by S4A tests new ways of connecting fragmented medical, social, and public health systems. Join us on Nov 11 at 10am for the webinar: "Can Subsidized Transportation Options Slow Diabetes Progression?" Register now and learn more about the webinar series.

Center for Women’s Health Research Annual Community Luncheon Join the Center for Women’s Health Research for its Annual Community Luncheon on Nov 11 at noon. This will be a special livestream version of the center’s signature education and outreach event. Featured speaker is Laurie Santos, PhD, a professor of psychology at Yale University and expert on human cognition. Read more.

State of the Campus Address Join us for the annual State of the Campus Address, brought to you in video format this year, on Nov 18 at 10am. Hear from Chancellor Don Elliman as he charts our course from the challenges of 2020 to the promise of a bright future. Read more.

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