Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
We would like formally recognize the accomplishments of our staff and show our gratitude to staff members who have exemplified outstanding service. With this, we present the next wave of Department of Medicine Staff Recognition Awards. Who is eligible to be nominated: All staff members in the Department of Medicine. These people could be administrators, administrative(...)
Jonathan Zenilman, professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, was recently selected to direct the expansion of the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality on the Johns Hopkins Bayview campus. The new location will help further the institute's mission to eliminate preventable harm, improve patient outcomes and experiences and reduce waste in health care. Full(...)
ARTICLE: A Year at the Bedside With Osler AUTHORS: Jason Liebowitz JOURNAL: JAMA Intern Med. 2017 May 1. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.1080. [Epub ahead of print] He who studies medicine without books sails an uncharted sea, but he who studies medicine without patients does not go to sea at all. Sir William Osler1 Ask any resident, and he or(...)
Four from the DOM were inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society in an induction ceremony on May 22. AOA is a professional medical organization that recognizes and advocates for excellence in scholarship and the highest ideals in the profession of medicine. Congratulations to : Deidra Crews, associate professor in Nephrology Francoise Marvel, instructor in(...)
The 8th Annual Cardiovascular Research Retreat organized by David Kass, director of the Institute of CardioScience took place on Friday, May 19 with lectures on cutting-edge cardiovascular disease science. Featured speakers included Zoltan Arany, MD, PhD, from University of Pennsylvania, Samia Mora, MD, MHS from Harvard Medical School, as well as Narutoshi Hibino, MD, PhD and Douglas(...)
Even though Nurses Week has come and gone, I wanted to take another opportunity thank you for all you do. The care you provide our patients is second to none. You are what makes Hopkins Nursing special and are the heart of what we do. Thank you! With all of the long hours and hard(...)
Presented by: Richard B. Kim MD, FRCPC, Professor and Chair, Division of Clinical Pharmacology Wolfe Medical Research Chair in Pharmacogenomics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario CAN
Introducing the 2018 Leading Transformation for Value-Based Health Care Executive Education Program. The comprehensive content taught by experts in hands-on, engaging workshops covers everything developing leaders need to thrive in the current environment of constant change. The program structure of short, in-person beginning, middle and end onsite collaboration combined with web-based lectures respects the busy(...)
ARTICLE: Benefits and Harms of Osteoporosis Medications in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AUTHORS: Lisa M. Wilson, Casey M. Rebholz, Ermias Jirru, Marisa Chi Liu, Allen Zhang, Jessica Gayleard, Karen A. Robinson JOURNAL: Ann Intern Med. 2017 May 2;166(9):649-658. doi: 10.7326/M16-2752. Epub 2017 Apr 11. Abstract BACKGROUND: Complications of chronic kidney(...)
The BCU team hosted the National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC) for their second annual Hopkins site visit on May 17-18. NETEC faculty were on hand from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Emory University and Bellevue Hospital to meet with the BCU team and to share best practices in high containment care. The(...)
