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Wednesday, May 25 10 a.m. – Noon Concur Travel and Expense Travel is back! This full overview for the Johns Hopkins Travel Program is for administrative and support staff. Objectives: After this session, you will be able to: Book travel in the managed program Utilize different payment options, including the Central Bill Travel Card Make […]
Dr. Sherita Hill-Golden, professor in the Division of Endocrinology and vice president and chief diversity officer for Johns Hopkins Medicine, recently received the 2022 Alumni Association President’s Award from University of Maryland, her undergraduate alma mater. This prestigious honor is presented annually to celebrate noteworthy alumni who excel in their field. She was recognized at […]
ARTICLE: Estimation of the Global Gap in Clinic Visits for Hypertension Care Between Patient Need and Physician Capacity AUTHORS: Dinesh Neupane, Yumin Gao, Yijing Feng, Kunihiro Matsushita, Lawrence J Appel JOURNAL: Hypertension. 2021 Sep;78(3):779-786. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.17660. Epub 2021 Aug 11. Abstract In most countries, only physicians are allowed to prescribe antihypertensive medication. Thus, physician capacity (number of physician clinic […]
ARTICLE: SARS-CoV-2 -specific immune responses in boosted vaccine recipients with breakthrough infections during the Omicron variant surge AUTHORS: Bezawit A Woldemeskel, Caroline C Garliss, Tihitina Y Aytenfisu, Trevor S Johnston, Evan J Beck, Arbor G Dykema, Nicole Frumento, Desiree A Wright, Andrew H Yang, Alexander I Damanakis, Oliver Laeyendecker, Andrea L Cox, Heba H Mostafa, Andrew H Karaba, Joel N Blankson JOURNAL: JCI Insight. 2022 Apr 7;e159474. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.159474. Online ahead […]
Did you know that JHU participates in an annual competition to help foster better cold-storage practices? And that JHU offers an internal reward of $4,000 for the top performing labs? An ultra-low temperature freezer can consume as much electricity annually as an average single-family home. Better your lab’s cold storage practices and compete amongst JHU […]
Cardiology is celebrating a new milestone this spring, thanks to a transformative gift from a grateful patient. Mr. Marvin H. Weiner has recently made a $7.5 million commitment to establish The Hugh Calkins, Marvin H. Weiner and Jaqueline J. Bernstein Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, the first named center within the Division of Cardiology to be fully […]
Inpatient & Ambulatory: Event Reporting (Hero) in Epic [Effective May 10 , 2022] Launch “Hero” directly in Epic while in an open patient chart. The Quick Launch feature automatically populates patient identifiers in the event reporting system. In Chart Search enter “Hero” or click More Activities in your navigator and select the “Hero – Submit […]
In 2012, Dr. Mouen Khashab, professor in the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, pioneered peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) to treat esophageal achalasia – a disorder of the esophagus that makes swallowing difficult. POEM is a minimally invasive procedure using an endoscope that goes through the mouth instead of making an incision in the skin. It […]
ARTICLE: Plasma virome and the risk of blood-borne infection in persons with substance use disorder AUTHORS: Abraham J Kandathil, Andrea L Cox, Kimberly Page, David Mohr, Roham Razaghi, Khalil G Ghanem, Susan A Tuddenham, Yu-Hsiang Hsieh, Jennifer L Evans, Kelly E Coller, Winston Timp, David D Celentano, Stuart C Ray, David L Thomas JOURNAL: Nat Commun. 2021 Nov 25;12(1):6909. doi: […]
ARTICLE: Efficacy of Long-Acting Bedaquiline Regimens in a Mouse Model of Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy AUTHORS: Amit Kaushik, Nicole C Ammerman, Rokeya Tasneen, Sophie Lachau-Durand, Koen Andries, Eric Nuermberger JOURNAL: Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 Mar 1;205(5):570-579. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202012-4541OC. Abstract Rationale: Completion of preventive therapy is a major bottleneck in global tuberculosis control. Long-acting injectable drug formulations would shorten therapy administration […]