The Johns Hopkins ALACRITY Center Research in Progress Meeting Wednesday, October 6, 2021 3-4 p.m Presented online via Zoom Meeting ID: 933 4463 5908 Passcode: See this Week in the DOM newsletter or email MedicineMatters@jhmi.edu Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 NIMH Support for Early Career Researchers Information on research priorities and funding […]
Levy Named Medical Director of Health IT Optimization and User Wellness
Posted by | Administration, Leadership, Patient CareDr. Howard Levy is our new medical director of the Department of Medicine Health IT Optimization and User Wellness. Dr. Levy is an associate professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine and the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine and co-chairs the Johns Hopkins Medicine Patient/Family Centered Design Team. He earned his medical degree and […]
Duration of Diabetes and Incident Heart Failure: The ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities) Study
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Duration of Diabetes and Incident Heart Failure: The ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities) Study AUTHORS: Justin B Echouffo-Tcheugui, Sui Zhang, Roberta Florido, Carine Hamo, James S Pankow, Erin D Michos, Ronald B Goldberg, Vijay Nambi, Gary Gerstenblith, Wendy S Post, Roger S Blumenthal, Christie M Ballantyne, Josef Coresh, Elizabeth Selvin, Chiadi E Ndumele JOURNAL: JACC Heart Fail. 2021 Aug;9(8):594-603. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.06.005. Abstract Objectives: This study assessed the association of diabetes duration […]
Physician Use of Stigmatizing Language in Patient Medical Records
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Physician Use of Stigmatizing Language in Patient Medical Records AUTHORS: Jenny Park, Somnath Saha, Brant Chee, Janiece Taylor, Mary Catherine Beach JOURNAL: JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jul 1;4(7):e2117052. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.17052. Abstract Importance: Negative attitudes toward patients can adversely impact health care quality and contribute to health disparities. Stigmatizing language written in a patient's medical record can perpetuate negative attitudes and influence […]
Back to School Drive
Posted by | Civic EngagementThe JHH Medical Nursing Diversity Council, led by Ron Langlotz and Marian Asiedu, held its annual Back to School Drive to support local students. They collected 82 backpacks full of supplies as well as extra school supplies that were divided between Henderson Hopkins and Collington Square schools. We could not have done this without all […]
AHA Releases Policy Statement for Maternal Health
Posted by | Patient Care, ResearchDr. Garima Sharma, assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology, is vice chair for the newly released American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Statement on Maternal Health Policy. The committee took into consideration public health policy, data aggregation, advocacy bills, Medicaid reimbursement and maternal and reproductive health science dating back to the 1920s. This is the first […]
Epic Tip of the Week: September 3, 2021
Posted by | Patient CareAmbulatory: Mark your Calendars for the Next Epic Efficiency Series Webinar: “In Basket: Focus on Patient Calls and Patient Advice Request” When: Wednesday, September 9, 2021, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Where: Zoom => “Join with computer audio” using this link: https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/4107356227 Qualifies for ONE AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) TM Note: CME credit is available for […]
Neptune Selected for EPA Advisory Board
Posted by | CongratulationsDr. Enid Neptune, associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, was invited to serve as a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chartered Science Advisory Board and the Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee. She will lend her expertise in pulmonary toxicology and health disparities for her term ending in September of […]
Major adverse cardiovascular events in Survivors of Immune-mediated Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Major adverse cardiovascular events in Survivors of Immune-mediated Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura AUTHORS: Max A Brodsky, Senthil Sukumar, Sruthi Selvakumar, Lisa Yanek, Sarah Hussain, Marshall A Mazepa, Evan M Braunstein, Alison R Moliterno, Thomas S Kickler, Robert A Brodsky, Spero R Cataland, Shruti Chaturvedi JOURNAL: Am J Hematol. 2021 Aug 30. doi: 10.1002/ajh.26341. Online ahead of print. Abstract Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in survivors […]
Global phylogenomic analyses of Mycobacterium abscessus provide context for non cystic fibrosis infections and the evolution of antibiotic resistance
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Global phylogenomic analyses of Mycobacterium abscessus provide context for non cystic fibrosis infections and the evolution of antibiotic resistance AUTHORS: Ryan A. Bronson, Chhavi Gupta, Abigail L. Manson, Jan A. Nguyen, Asli Bahadirli-Talbott, Nicole M. Parrish, Ashlee M. Earl & Keira A. Cohen JOURNAL: Nat Commun. 2021 Aug 26;12(1):5145. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-25484-9. Abstract Mycobacterium abscessus (MAB) is an emerging pathogen that leads to chronic lung infections. To […]