Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
Dr. Tinsay Woreta, assistant professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, will be the next Associate Program Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Osler Medical Residency. Dr. Woreta has extensive experience in mentoring and advising in the DEI space, both at the residency and fellow level. In this role, Dr. Woreta will […]
Congratulations to Meyer 9, our first dedicated biocontainment unit to respond to COVID, whose staff were honored as the Daily Record Health Care Heroes 2022 for their work navigating the pandemic’s many unknowns with grace and professionalism. Click here to see the full issue from the Daily Record.
Friday September 16, 2022 at 8 a.m. Johns Hopkins Hospital Medical Grand Rounds “The Six Degrees of Separation: Closing the Health Gap in the U.S.” James E. K. Hildreth, PhD, MD President and Chief Executive Officer, Meharry Medical College Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology Director Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research Program Director, Research Centers […]
ARTICLE: Assessment of Patterns in e-Cigarette Use Among Adults in the US, 2017-2020 AUTHORS: Ellen Boakye, Ngozi Osuji, John Erhabor, Olufunmilayo Obisesan, Albert D Osei, Mohammadhassan Mirbolouk, Andrew C Stokes, Omar Dzaye, Omar El Shahawy, Glenn A Hirsch, Emelia J Benjamin, Andrew P DeFilippis, Rose Marie Robertson, Aruni Bhatnagar, Michael J Blaha JOURNAL: JAMA Netw […]
Dr. William Bishai, professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, recently received a MERIT award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. MERIT awards are granted for an initial five-year term, given to outstanding investigators based on superior competence and productivity. Nominees are selected from ROI applicants in the fund able range throughout […]
***Epic Upgrade: August 4, 2022 Below are upgrade key slides of interest, worth reviewing, in the attached PowerPoint slide decks: Ambulatory Slides Provider Focused Webinar Inpatient Slides Clinical Communications In Basket Gets a Renovation – Hot Topic! In Basket has a sleeker, cleaner look with new designs to better fit your workflows and preferences Inpatient […]
Dr. Danelle Cayea has been named our next Vice Chair for Education for the Department of Medicine. Dr. Cayea is an associate professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology, director of the Daniel and Jeanette Hendin Schapiro Geriatric Medical Education Center and director of the Medicine Core Clerkship. She completed her medical degree […]
Are you a Johns Hopkins clinical faculty member or staff with a medical software product idea? Apply for Hexcite, the Johns Hopkins early-stage medical software accelerator. Through 16 weeks of business and technical design workshops, Johns Hopkins clinical entrepreneurs collaborate with a diverse team of business, technology, and design leaders. Start-up teams test business concepts […]
ARTICLE: Deprescribing Education vs Usual Care for Patients With Cognitive Impairment and Primary Care Clinicians: The OPTIMIZE Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Trial AUTHORS: Elizabeth A Bayliss, Susan M Shetterly, Melanie L Drace, Jonathan D Norton, Mahesh Maiyani, Kathy S Gleason, Jennifer K Sawyer, Linda A Weffald, Ariel R Green, Emily Reeve, Matthew L Maciejewski, Orla C […]
ARTICLE: Assessment of Changes in Visits and Antibiotic Prescribing During the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use and the COVID-19 Pandemic AUTHORS: Sara C Keller, Tania M Caballero, Pranita D Tamma, Melissa A Miller, Prashila Dullabh, Roy Ahn, Savyasachi V Shah, Yue Gao, Kathleen Speck, Sara E Cosgrove, Jeffrey A Linder JOURNAL: JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jul 1;5(7):e2220512. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.20512. Abstract […]