This week, both JHU and JHHS announced temporary benefit programs to help employees with COVID-related caregiving costs. JHU The COVID-19 Caregiving Relief Fund will reimburse eligible university employees and students for new and unanticipated expenses incurred for child care and other caregiving, as well as caregiving-related distance learning, educational support, and technology needs arising from […]
Epic Tip of the Week: September 18, 2020
Posted by | Patient CareInpatient: Medications’ Last Dose Given appears in IP After Visit Summary [Effective October 3, 2020] Inpatient clinicians view the last time a medication was given on the Preview AVS window If a medication displays with a “____,” go to the Add Med Details section of the respective discharge navigators to edit Clinicians view the last […]
Susan M. MacDonald Memorial Fund in the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Posted by | LeadershipThe Susan M. MacDonald Memorial Fund in the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology was created to help launch women scholars in honor of the late Dr. MacDonald. Dr. MacDonald was a staunch advocate for women faculty throughout her 36 years at Hopkins. She passed away on Sept 9, 2020. To read her full obituary, […]
2020-2021 Flu Vaccination Policy
Posted by | AdministrationAs you are aware, it will be more crucial than ever this year for people to get a flu vaccination, as efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 continue. JHM is requiring that during the COVID-19 pandemic all Johns Hopkins Medicine faculty, staff, students, providers and trainees, regardless of role, employer or workplace location, must […]
Taylor Receives Genomic Innovator Award
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchCasey Overby Taylor, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, received a 2020 Genomic Innovator Awards from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the NIH. She is one of 12 early career investigators to receive a total of up to $27 million over five years. With this, she will study […]
Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction Hospitalizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction Hospitalizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic AUTHORS: Margaret Krasne, Tyler J. Gluckman, Joseph Edward Marine, Roger S. Blumenthal, Garima Sharma JOURNAL: JACC. 2020 Aug 24. Introduction The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is the greatest public health crisis of this century, with both the case rate and death toll continuing to rise.1 The pandemic […]
Health IT Start-up: Hexcite Applications Open
Posted by | Administration, Patient CareJoin a Johns Hopkins Health IT Start-up: Hexcite Applications Open Application deadline: October 9, 2020 Hexcite (Excited for Healthcare) is an early-stage, medical software accelerator program hosted by the Technology Innovation Center (TIC) and Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures. Digital health solutions from Johns Hopkins come to life through Hexcite. Sixteen weekly, expert-led sessions help teams […]
State of the Department Recap
Posted by | Education, LeadershipThank you to everyone who viewed Dr. Anderson's State of the Department address and the opening of Medical Grand Rounds this morning. Your interest and participation in the successes and future of this department are a huge part of what makes it the productive and accomplished department it is. Thank you and congratulations to the […]
New Grand Rounds Announcements
Posted by | CME, EducationWe have begun sending new joint grand rounds announcements featuring session information for JHBMC, JHH and divisional grand rounds all in one place. The announcements will be sent out from the Office of Education at the beginning of each week on Sunday evenings. Here are a few tips for navigating the new announcements: Add to […]
Shah Receives Early Career Investigator Award
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchAmi Shah, associate professor in the Division of Rheumatology, was named a 2020 recipient of the Henry Kunkel Early Career Investigator Award from the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). This award honors an early career physician scientist, who is 12 years post rheumatology certifying examination eligibility, who has made outstanding and promising independent contributions to […]