Message from the Associate Dean - BCH Oakland
September 2020
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September
September was my favorite month in past years. I loved the back-to-school feeling to refresh. Alas it all feels a bit different this year. As we launch into back-to-school I want to congratulate Noemi Spinazzi and Emily Frank along with all the amazing pediatricians in the Department of Pediatrics who contributed to the CARES collaborative webinars. Thanks for all who informed key stakeholders how to do back to school season safely.
Speaking of the pandemic, we seem to be past peak for this recent chapter and as we open up and work to recover. The race to a safe vaccine is on!
Speaking of heroes, congratulations to Celeste Allen, Ann Petru, and Kensho Iwanaga who were among many outstanding faculty who received the UCSF’s the Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators annual peer-nominated Excellence in Teaching Award for 2020 from the Academy of Medical Educators.
Speaking of education, our equity learning needs to continue so please check out the differences matter webpage for important resources and events. I also want to point toward (courtesy of Eddie Cruz and Liz Rogers) two key articles that have hit my inbox:
Speaking of pride, we all are feeling the need for representation, support and resiliency right now. The UCSF PRIDE values really provide a foundational way we can focus our attention during hard times and for all time: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence. The play on words is not just coincidence as the UCSF Office of Diversity and Outreach states in its efforts to promote diversity and nurture a culture of welcome to all communities including our LGBTQI members.
Hang in there. We are in it for the long haul!
Kelley
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Christina Coleman Abadi, DO - Assistant Professor, HS clinical, Department of Pediatrics division of Hematology/Oncology Oakland.
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Cheryl Peretz, MD - Associate Professor Department of Pediatrics division of Hematology/Oncology Oakland.
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Angela Rivers, MD, PhD - Associate Professor in Residence, Department of Pediatrics division of Hematology/ Oncology Oakland.
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Andrew Weeks, MD, DDS - Pediatric oral and maxillofacial surgery in the division of Plastic Surgery at BCH Oakland.
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Kate Sigford, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery in the division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
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In our August newsletter, Thomas McNalley, MD was inadvertently listed as a new fellow with an incorrect photo. He is a mid-career physician in pediatric medicine and physical rehabilitation who just completed additional fellowship in palliative care at UCSF. Dr. McNalley will spend 50/50 of his time in San Francisco and Oakland in palliative care and rehab.
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New Chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery |
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From Pam Simms-Mackey, MD, FAAP
Director, Graduate Medical Education & Pediatric Residency Program
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Congratulations to Annie Kaplan and
Stephanie Fong Gomez on the AAP
Anne E Dyson Child Advocacy Award!
Very proud to inform you all that two of our 3rd year residents, Annie Kaplan and Stephanie Fong Gomez, have been awarded the Anne E Dyson Child Advocacy Award by the AAP. They were the driving force behind the ACT (Advocating for Children Together) Conference we hosted here in 2019. They will be presenting their work virtually at this year's national AAP conference.
Congratulations again, Annie and Stephanie.
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Congratulations to Christopher Newton and
Elliott Vichinsky!
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Congratulations to
Celeste Allen, Ann Petru and Kensho Iwanaga!
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Academic Pediatric Association |
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From Mel Heyman, MD, Professor of Pediatrics
Vice Chair for Faculty Development
Elizabeth Rogers MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Vice Chair for Faculty Development and Chief Experience Officer
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2021 Call for Applications
The Academic Pediatric Association
is now accepting applications for the below programs!
Note: Deadline to apply to: APL, HPSP, NCS, RAPID’s Conference,
RSP and QSIS is October 1, 2020
- Advancing Pediatric Leaders Program (APL)
- *NEW* Health Policy Scholars Program (HPSP)
- New Century Scholars Program (NCS)
- Quality and Safety Improvement Scholars Program (QSIS)
- Research in Academic Pediatrics Initiative on Diversity (RAPID)
- Research Scholars Program (RSP)
- Young Investigator Awards Program (YIA)
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Questions about these programs? We will be having program recruitment webinars
in August. Stay tuned for more information!
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UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program |
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Originally From:
Shelly O'Connell, Director
Medical Staff Administration, UBCHO
Passing of Richard (Dick) Umansky, MD
We regret to inform you of the passing of Dr. Richard (Dick) Umansky. Dr. Umansky was a member of the medical staff of Children's Hospital Oakland from January 19, 1965 until his retirement, in 2009. After which he was named a part of the Emeritus staff. He was the founder of the "Child Development Center" which was one of the first of it's kind. The center supported children with developmental disabilities and their families. His significant contributions to Children's Oakland, will forever be appreciated and recognized as a core component of the history of Children's Hospital Oakland.
"Dick was an inspiration to many of us and a very special part of the training so many CHO residents received over the forty plus years. He also was the inspiration and person responsible for establishing the Parent-Infant Program for ICN graduates at a time when there were very few such programs in existence."
Ann Petru, MD
For additional information please see his obituary at:
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The GME office has a new Resident recruitment video!
The new video, in collaboration with the BCH Oakland Dean's office, was created to help potential Residents with a virtual tour of our campus. Thank you to Alan Cash Video for your professional video services! Use password "GME2020" to access the video on Vimeo.
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UCSF has embraced assessment for learning to help learners grow into competent and caring physicians. This commitment requires shifting from feedback after the fact as a judgment of past performance to real-time feedback as a way to coach learners towards success.
As part of the Center for Faculty Educator's “Learning and Caring Environment” initiative we developed two brief modules with an overview of assessment for learning and a quick guide to feedback in clinical settings. Access the modules by clicking on the links below.
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Center for Faculty Educators (CFE)
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UCSF Collaborative to Advise on Re-opening Education Safely (CARES) | Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources
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UCSF's Early Success Clinic Collaborative panel discussion on:
Thursday, September 10th
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If you have questions or concerns, please contact: Amy Louer, Project Manager, Early Success Clinic Collabortive, UCSF Center for Child and Community Health at Amy.Louer@ucsf.edu.
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UCSF Faculty Development Day 2020
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
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This year all events will be online via Zoom.
Link and password will be e-mailed to registrants.
If you have any questions, please call 415-502-0244
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From the CME Committee at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
"Pediatrics in the Pandemic Age"
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Register by 9/18/2020 or sooner to be eligible for the reduced "early bird" fee.
For questions, contact Cristina.Fernandez@ucsf.edu
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DIVERSITY, EQUITY & 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
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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, or visit our website https://diversitybch.ucsf.edu/.
Online registration for the BCH Black Caucus Oakland:
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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Book Club |
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This group is intended for UCSF faculty & staff who seek to deepen their knowledge of intersectional, diversity, equity and inclusion social issues. Meetings will begin the week of September 20th. You must register to participate.
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Community COVID-19 Testing |
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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
Dr. Kim Rhoads, Director of the Office of Community Engagement and Associate Director for Community Outreach and Engagement, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center is leading a partnership to bring COVID-19 testing to communities most at risk in East Oakland. Umoja Health partners include Friends of Frank, Brotherhood of Elders Network, Life Long Medical, Alameda County Public Health Department and Samuel Merritt University. The first testing event took place on September 6 at the Akoma Market (6955 Foothill at 73rd). Please consider joining this important community initiative.
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These articles were shared at the recent Dept of Pediatrics Anti-Racism Task Force Faculty Meeting. The articles can be an inspiration to their work:
Why doesn’t medical school prioritize social justice?:
The below article is about moving beyond performative anti-racism.
The Performance of “Antiracism” Curricula:
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UCSF Cultural Groups and Resources |
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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.
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Pediatric Grand Rounds
Oakland
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Grand Rounds
Tuesday, September 15th at 8:00am
“School Based Health Centers- Partnerships for Health and Resilience”
Presented by: Javay Ross, MD - Pediatric Primary Care - UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland and Saun-Toy Latifa Trotter, LMFT - School Based Behavioral Health Services Program Manager - UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Objectives:
1. Describe to patients and families two benefits of a school-based health center.
2. Create connections with school-based mental health providers, school partners, and school health center providers to provide comprehensive care.
3. Identify two ways that school-based health centers increase access to health equity.
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Grand Rounds
Tuesday, September 22nd at 8:00am
“Cutaneous Manifestations of COVID-19 in Children and Adolescents”
Presented by: Nicole Kittler, MD Pediatric Dermatology UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland.
Objectives:
1. List the skin findings that have been described in association with COVID-19.
2. Utilize a diagnostic and therapeutic approach for a patient presenting with suspected “COVID Toes”.
3. Describe the mucocutaneous features of MI.
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Grand Rounds
Tuesday, September 29th at 8:00am
“Pandemics, Policing, and Protest: On Racism and Health and Where We Go From Here”
Presented by: Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, FAAP Pediatrician Director, Equity & Justice - The California Children's Trust
Objectives:
1. Identify the ways in which racism impacts health.
2. Analyze the emerging racial disparities in health care during US COVID-19 and disproportionate police violence within the broader history of racism in the US.
3. Defend protesting as a public health intervention S-C associated with Sars-CoV-2 infection.
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Grand Rounds is by Zoom only 8:00 - 9:00 am
Please follow the instructions below
Meeting ID: 952 8044 6125
PASSWORD: 246806
Telephone:
1 669 900 6833 or 1 646 558 8656
https://ucsf.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dc2luv6gRwihqfgz40aLzw
Meeting ID: 952 8044 6125 Password: 246806
(dial in numbers will appear after one-time registration.)
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is accredited by the California Medical Association
to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland designates this live activity
for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.™
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate
with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Previous Grand Rounds (Online)
Did you miss Grand Rounds?
Use password CHRCO
New recordings are added every few weeks.
Also check out our calendar for educational offerings:
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Thursday, September 10th at 8:00am
"Just a Regular Sherlock Holmes"
Presented by: Neema Patel, MD
PL-3
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Friday, September 11th at 8:00am
"It's All in Your Head"
Presented by: Carrie Lo, MD
PL-2
Zoom Information for both Case Conferences:
Meeting ID: 995 2217 1660
Password: 123456
Telephone: +1 669 900 6833
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Pediatric Grand Rounds
San Francisco
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Thursday, September 10, 2020
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
"Pediatric Leadership in Challenging Times"
Presented by: Ora Hirsch Pescovitz MD
Objectives:
- Examine the challenges that pediatric leaders face in the face of crises
- Identify the components of productive mentoring relationships
- Explore the foundations of successful leadership
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Thursday, September 17, 2020
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
"Nutrition as a Therapuetic Strategy for Crohn's Disease"
Presented by: Gigi Veereman MD PhD
Objectives:
- Be aware of epidemiological and circumstantial evidence of the role nutrition in Crohn's disease
- Be aware and be critical of the scientific evidence regarding nutrition as therapy for Crohn's disease
- Consider integrating nutrition in the care for CD patients
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Thursday, September 24, 2020
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
"TBD"
Presented by: Kurtis Auguste MD
Pediatric Grand Rounds takes place every Thursday from 12-1 PM,
currently as webinar only.
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Frontiers in Child Health Research Seminar Series |
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From Roberta L. Keller, MD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Vice Chair, Clinical Translational Research
Director of Neonatal Research
Director, Neonatal ECMO Program
Director of Neonatal Services, Fetal Treatment Center
University of California San Francisco
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Dear all:
We will be restarting our Frontiers in Child Health Research seminars on Monday September 14 from 12-1 pm after a summer hiatus.
Seminars will be held on the 2nd and 4th Mondays, 12-1 pm, via zoom. The line up of fantastic speakers for the fall is below.
We are working on getting the word out through broader UCSF announcements and calendars, and Eve Wiston-Charbonneau distributes Outlook invites via email so you can also hold this on your calendar. You can email Eve (Eve.Wiston-Charbonneau@ucsf.edu) if you would like an invite and don’t routinely receive one.
Please join us!
Date: Presenter: Dept:
14-Sep Steve Mack PhD - AI/BMT
28-Sep Tippi Mackenzie MD - Pediatric Surgery
12-Oct School Holiday
26-Oct Valerie Flaherman MD MPH - General Pediatrics
9-Nov James Bayrer MD PhD - GI
23-Nov Patrick McQuillen MD - Critical Care
14-Dec Marissa Raymond-Flesch MD MPH - Adolescent Medicine
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UCSF COVID-19 Relief Program |
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From email dated September 1, 2020
Dear UCSF Community,
I am writing to announce a new relief program for UCSF employees making $75,000 or less who are facing financial hardship during the pandemic. COVID-19 has created numerous challenges for members of our community, but the impact of this public health crisis has not been evenly felt by all. We have established the UCSF COVID-19 Relief Program to help the most economically vulnerable members of the UCSF community during this extraordinary time.
UCSF employees (and those on temporary leave or approved Leave of Absence) are eligible to apply for financial grants up to $1,000 for critical, temporary, and unforeseen financial hardships that result from the COVID-19 pandemic. Students seeking assistance are eligible to apply for a similar grant through the UCSF COVID-19 Relief Program for Students. These grants do not need to be repaid and are not taxable.
The program has been established with philanthropic funding that is specifically intended to support UCSF’s response to the pandemic. Visit the UCSF COVID-19 Relief Program webpage to learn more and apply. For those who are in a position to help provide additional funding for this effort, please visit the UCSF COVID-19 Qualified Disaster Relief Fund. We will continue to help as many people in the UCSF community as we can, placing priority on those with the greatest need.
I have been humbled by the many generous donors who have reached out to UCSF, inspired by the way we have rallied around COVID-19. I am as grateful for their very kind support as I am proud of our clinicians and frontline workers, faculty, learners, and staff who serve our patients and communities every day.
Sincerely,
Sam Hawgood, MBBS
Chancellor
Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Distinguished Professor
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Essential Workers Searching for Child Care |
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If you are an essential worker, Bananas has valuable resources to help you find child care.
This information was obtained from Bananasbunch.org
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REMINDER
UC-Wide Flu Vaccine Requirement
UCSF will start providing influenza vaccines through campus flu shot clinics on Tuesday, Sept. 8, to enable all members of our community to be vaccinated by Nov. 1, 2020, in compliance with the Office of the President's executive order. Flu shots are especially important this year to help reduce the anticipated burden on our health care providers and health system during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please visit the UCSF Occupational Health Services website for more information, including flu shot clinic dates and locations.
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Emotional Health & Well-being
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As workers on the frontline, you’re dealing with a lot right now. And we know it’s not easy. But help is at hand. Free, confidential mental health counseling is available to you right away through The Frontline Workers Counseling Project, a group of over 400 licensed mental health professionals here in the Bay Area who have reached out to help.
If you’re ready, please visit fwcp.org/bayarea to learn more and sign up to be connected to a trained mental health professional. It’s free and 100% confidential.
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You can find additional materials in these Google files.
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Congratulations to Dr. Peter Beernink, PhD on receiving the Clorox Endowed Chair Letter from Dr. Michael Anderson!
The BCH-Oakland Clorox Endowed Chair of lmmunobiology and Vaccine Development was awarded to Peter Beernink in May. This honorable recognition comes with $1M in funding by The Clorox Foundation for his outstanding contributions in infectious diseases, vaccines immunogenicity studies, as well as structural and functional analyses of the primate and human antibody repertoires to a vaccine protein antigen.
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UCSF RSA Workflow & Budgeting Training |
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Training on streamlined workflow and budgeting process for work between BCH-Oakland and UCSF.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
1:00pm - 3:00pm
via Zoom (details in link)
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SFBayCRN Virtual Annual Stakeholder Meeting |
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San Francisco Bay Area Collaborative Research Network Annual Meeting is taking place September 30th!
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The annual UCSF Research Data Colloquium will not take place this fall, instead join us for an ongoing “Research Data Series” via Zoom, to serve the purpose of disseminating important information about UCSF’s rich offerings for research data resources. These live Zoom sessions will also be recorded and available for later online on-demand viewing.
2020 UCSF Research Data Series Upcoming Sessions
· September 10 at 3-4 PM - COVID-19 Health Atlas and Citizen Science Study. Register here
· September 14 at 2:30-3:30 PM - UCSF Research Data Overview. Register here
· September 16 at 2-3 PM - UCSF Compute Environments. Register here
· September 21 at 10-10:45 AM - Meet "RAE": the new MyResearch. Register here
· September 30 at 3-4 PM - Information Commons and AI Modeling. Register here
Additional sessions will be listed on the data.ucsf.edu website along with links to recorded materials from past sessions.
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Facilities and Administration Expenditures |
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From MC Gaisbauer
Business and Integration Manager
UCSF Research Administration
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Reimbursement for facilities and administration expenditures – it’s good news!
Recovery of Facilities and Administration (F&A) expenditures is vital to our ability to perform our research, and how these dollars are utilized to further support the research mission is among the most commonly misunderstood aspects of a research institution. In the current federal climate and as recipients of these funds, it is imperative to take the time to understand F&A most often referred to as indirect costs, or in the private sector as overhead.
F&A Explained
F&A rates are negotiated periodically, and we were concerned about the direction being taken by the current administration in Washington. While some want to reduce the government’s role in reimbursing organizations for F&A costs, UCSF has countered that such a reduction would harm our ability to provide and maintain the critical infrastructure needed to support sponsored research. This includes buying specialized equipment, hiring certified research administrators, purchasing state-of-the-art computers, and most importantly, building and maintaining facilities where research can occur. Thankfully, our team presented a persuasive argument and did a great job negotiating the new federal rates, so we did very well.
Here’s what happened – UCSF prepares and negotiates rates for both UCSF and BCH-Oakland. The UCSF negotiators were successful in presenting our calculated costs to the federal government. The federal government then authorized the increase in the F&A rates. This rate negotiation is very important not only because the federal government is such a significant source of F&A recovery – providing $196 million of our total recovery of $252 million last fiscal year (2018-19) – but also because these F&A rates are used for many industry-funded contracts as well.
In February, BCH-Oakland announced the new rates for the next three fiscal years. The key item in the agreement is the on-campus organized research rate increased from 70 percent to 70.5 percent this year. From BCH-Oakland’s perspective, it’s a great rate. We want to see the federal government pay its share of the cost of doing research here. The improved reimbursement level will provide needed funds to support the research mission in Oakland and UCSF’s standing as a preeminent health science campus.
There is a new federal rate for Other Sponsored Activities of 40 percent, an increase from 35 percent. This rate applies to clinical, public service and educational activities both on-campus and off-campus.
University of California, including BCH-Oakland, requires full F&A cost recovery., The University applies its negotiated F&A rates to all extramural awards received from all categories of sponsors for research, instruction, and Other Sponsored Activities. Uniform Guidance requires full F&A recovery on Federal support including flow-through funding. Only those Federal programs that are statutorily authorized to reimburse less than the Federally negotiated rate are exempted. If a sponsor’s published policy mandates a lower F&A rate, an indirect cost exception (waiver) must be obtained. BCH-Oakland Sponsored Program Office (SPO) will assist with the waiver process. Principal Investigators and other administrators are not delegated this authority nor are they authorized to negotiate with or to accept reduced indirect cost rates from any sponsor. Generally, waivers are only granted for written and verified sponsor policies.
It’s still very challenging to put together all the resources to cover our basic infrastructure needs. Unsurprisingly, BCH-Oakland has the highest federal F&A rates in the UC system, reflecting the higher costs of supporting research here due to both the intensive scientific work we do and the higher cost associated with our location in the San Francisco bay area. But we are in a much better position than we might otherwise be, and we owe an enormous debt of gratitude to the team who accomplished this on our behalf.
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Benserazide in Thalassemia Intermedia |
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From Sylvia "Titi" Singer, MD
Director, Hemostasis and Thrombosis
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Dose Ranging Study of Benserazide in Thalassemia Intermedia
The beta-thalassemias and sickle cell syndromes are serious genetic blood diseases, causing a growing global health burden. The disorders decrease production or alter the structure of the beta-chain of adult hemoglobin A, resulting in hemolytic anemia, progressive widespread organ damage, and early mortality. Current treatments are able to reduce morbidity but there are still significant unmet medical needs in both disorders.
Fetal hemoglobin (HbF) is another type of hemoglobin which is high in fetal life but low after infancy. Previous studies have found that pharmacologic augmentation of HbF is a modality known to reduce the clinical severity of both conditions as it corrects some of the anemia. Multiple studies over the past 30 years have attempted to increase HbF to an extent that will be clinically meaningful; most have had only modest success.
This proposal will evaluate Benserazide in patients with beta thalassemia and sickle-cell disease in a study design that will assess the optimal safe dose for induction of HbF. The hope is that this study will provide a basis for conducting definitive larger scale clinical trials that will prove to improve patients’ clinical course.
The study opens August 30th.
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Office of Clinical Trial Activation |
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OnCore at BCHO 2020 - For Research Study Teams
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Town Halls
National Science Foundation on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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Internal COVID-19 Open Proposal Forum |
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Open Proposal Forum
Gretchen Kiser and the Research Development Office just launched an internal COVID-19 open proposal forum, asking researchers to share ideas, current research, and potential research avenues. The forum can be found online at:
This would be a good time to ask researchers to contribute their own ideas, and critically, to offer comments/suggestions to help improve the ideas that have already been proposed.
Some of the proposals involve communicating with the public, and it would be helpful if communicators could weigh in. For example, I just saw this citizen science proposal, which would let folks answer online surveys and (optionally) donate smartphone data to help researchers understand how COVID-19 is spreading or presenting to the public:
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Transition of IRB Review for Research Conducted at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland |
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As of May 1st, 2020, the UCSF HRPP is receiving transfers of IRB approvals from UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland (BCH Oakland) into the iRIS system. |
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Human Research Protections Program Updates |
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Human Research Protections Program
Since the beginning of the COVID emergency, the Human Research Protections Program has made rapid adjustments to support the research community.
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From: MLK Sponsored Programs Office
Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation is accepting applications for the following opportunities:
Early-Career Awards
Grant Amount: $200,000 | Application Deadline: September 24th
Grant Amount: $200,000 | Application Deadline: September 24th
CDA funds physicians in the first to third year of faculty appointment
Grant Amount: $50,000 | Application Deadline: September 24th
GO YIA applicants must be in the last year of training or first two years of faculty appointment.
Grant Amount: $50,000 | Application Deadline: September 24th
For physicians in the last two years of training
Early and Mid-Career Awards Focused on Diversity and Inclusion
Grant Amount: $450,000 | Letter of Intent Deadline: October 15th
ACRA funds physicians in the fourth to ninth year of faculty appointment
Grant Amount: $200,000 | Application Deadline: October 29th
CDA funds physicians in first to third year of faculty appointment
Grant Amount: $50,000 | Application Deadline: October 29th
YIA funds physicians in the last two years of training
For Researchers in Low to Middle Income Countries
Fellowship Amount: $115,000 | Application Deadline: January 14th, 2021
LIFe funds early-career oncologists from low to middle-income countries who have interest in a one-year research fellowship with a mentor in the US, Canada, or Europe.
For questions about eligibility and application requirements, please email grants@conquer.org.
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FY20 Funding Opportunity released:
Combat Readiness—Medical Research Program (CRRP)
Rapid Development and Translational Research Award (Broad Agency Announcement)
Current Closing Date for Applications: December 03, 2020
Check website for pre-proposal deadline!
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From: Daniel H. Lowenstein, MD
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
Dr. Robert B. and Mrs. Ellinor Aird Professor of Neurology
The Resource Allocation Program (RAP)
Dear Members of the Academic Community at UCSF:
The Resource Allocation Program (RAP), a campus-wide program that coordinates intramural research funding opportunities for UCSF, is now accepting applications for the Fall 2020 Cycle.
E-submission deadline: Monday, September 21, 2020, 2 p.m. PT
The funding results will be available at the end of December 2020.
RAP process
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Applicants choose most appropriate grant mechanism, not the agency
- Simultaneous consideration of each application by multiple funding agencies enhances funding likelihood
- Funding agencies choose the best proposals that fulfill their programmatic goals
For details on the application process, please visit rap.ucsf.edu. Questions and further information: email rap@ucsf.edu.
Fall 2020 Highlights
· Family Support Award – supported by the Academic Senate, this cycle is open to faculty in all ranks
· Hardship grant award amount increased from $30K to $50K
· RDO/RAP Diversity Supplement continues to be offered
We encourage you to participate as an applicant, taking advantage of this valuable central seed funding program, or as a reviewer, critically serving the UCSF research enterprise and benefitting from the study group interaction with fellow faculty from other departments. This interaction also boosts the review process and improves research efforts.
RAP is excited to collaborate with many on-campus funders to support UCSF research. UCSF programs are welcome to use RAP to coordinate their pilot funding opportunities and participate in “Seeding Outstanding Research”!
Please share this communication with your colleagues.
Sincerely,
Daniel H. Lowenstein, MD
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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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