Thank 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 […]
COVID-19
Survey to Understand Healthcare Workers Stresses During COVID-19
Posted by | ResearchHealthcare Faculty and Staff – Please take this brief anonymous research survey (IRB#: IRB00248237) to help us better understand the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more below, and click here to take the survey. Title: Moral Distress in the Midst of a Pandemic: A Survey PI: Adrian S. Dobs, MD MHS IRB#: IRB00248237 […]
Thank You, GI Providers
Posted by | Patient CareThis week, providers from the Division of Gastroenterology who were redeployed to work for the Johns Hopkins COVID Call Center are wrapping up their duties. For four months, the group learned and adapted to constantly-changing policies and expanded roles. Starting in May, the GI group was the sole source of providers for the center, which […]
Enhanced Caregiving Options at Johns Hopkins
Posted by | Leadership, Vice Chair ContributorsEnhanced Caregiving Options at Johns Hopkins – Report of the University Pandemic Academic Advisory Committee and Update from Human Resources The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our professional and personal lives tremendously. Members of the Task Force on Women’s Academic Careers (TF) have met regularly throughout the pandemic to discuss particular challenges faced by women during […]
Fisher Scientific New Lab Start-Up Discounts
Posted by | Research, Vice Chair ContributorsFisher Scientific is offering discounted research supply costs normally reserved for new lab start-up programs to all research labs within JHU. This program is being offered on a limited basis to all labs through August 31, 2020, and is designed to provide relief due to the negative financial impacts of COVID-19. To learn more, visit […]
Blair, Liu and Siddharthan Receive DOD Grant
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchPoint-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) provides diagnostic and prognostic information for viral and bacterial pneumonia. Implementation of POCUS has relevance in both high- and low-income settings, where the COVID-19 pandemic poses unique challenges including infection control and longitudinal assessments of patients. Dr. Paul Blair, associate director of Austere Environments Consortium for Enhances Sepsis Outcomes, Dr. Gigi Liu, […]
New COVID-19 Grants in the DOM
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchCOVID-19 Preclinical Discovery Awards Paul Auwaerter and Mark Sulkowski, both professors in the Division of Infectious Diseases, are the therapeutics team leaders for the university’s COVID-19 Research Response Program. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Johns Hopkins University has funded the COVID-19 Pre-clinical Research Discovery Fund (C19PcRDF), which has awarded four grants of up to […]
Thank You for All You Do: Clinical Pharmacology, Geriatrics and Occupational Medicine
Posted by | Education, Leadership, Patient Care, ResearchNo one is untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although all departments in the School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Health System have come together in remarkable ways to meet this challenge, no group has given more than the Department of Medicine. COVID-19 is fundamentally a medical illness, and our department is at the forefront in […]
Thank You For All You Do: Gastroenterology and Nephrology
Posted by | Patient Care, ResearchNo one is untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although all departments in the School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Health System have come together in remarkable ways to meet this challenge, no group has given more than the Department of Medicine. COVID-19 is fundamentally a medical illness, and our department is at the forefront in […]
Donate Plasma to COVID-19 Study
Posted by | Patient Care, ResearchOn June 4, Evan Bloch presented a webinar for the Maryland Department of Health. The topic was the convalescent plasma donor study. Persons who have recovered from COVID-19 illness may want to donate their plasma for prevention or treatment in others. This study will determine if the person qualifies for donation. Adults interested in donating […]