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DGIM Welcomes Dr. David Casarett, New Chief of Palliative Care Services
The Division of General Internal Medicine welcomes David Casarett, MD, MA, as the new Chief of Palliative Care. Dr. Casarett relocated from the University of Pennsylvania where he was Professor of Medicine and Director of Hospice and Palliative Care. Dr. Casarett’s work focuses on improving systems of care for people with serious, life-threatening illnesses. He is the author …
A glimpse into what’s happening in DGIM Clinical Research
We want to share news about ongoing research in the division of general internal medicine. Recently Gene Oddone told us about an interesting behavioral health study that’s coming to a close this fall. He has collaborated with Laura Damschroder from Ann Arbor, Michigan, to investigate whether patients with risky behaviors such as smoking or obesity would choose …
Altman’s Year in Review and What’s Next in TBI
30 papers in 60 minutes by Russ Altman, MD, PhD, all about Translational Bioinformatics Again, Dr. Altman, from Stanford University, presented the annual “Year in Review” to the AMIA Joint Summits on Translational Science held in San Diego, March 21-24, 2016. Click this link to his see his slides plus Endnote XML files for final papers: https://rbaltman.wordpress.com/2016/03/22/my-amia-tbi-year-in-review-2016/
Certificate Program in Practice-Based Methods – Invitation to Apply
Note application deadline April 22, 2016! Duke currently has two fellows in the program — Alex Cho (Medicine) and Brian Eichner (Pediatrics). See their announcement in out DGIM blog September 15, 2016. They will be presenting their concept papers and attending the PBRN meeting in July. This information is also available online here.
Williams writes editorial for Annals of Int Medicine
Well done, Dr. Williams! The March 1st issue of Annals of Internal Medicine includes an editorial by John W. Williams Jr., MD, MHSc, a Duke GIM clinician-researcher and educator, together with Gary Maslow, MD, MPH, also a Duke faculty member (Pediatrics and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences). The commentary is titled “Seize the Day to Implement Depression Guidelines.” Full citation: …
Jeffrey Clough, MD – lead author in Journal of American Heart Association
Congratulations, Dr. Clough! Jeffrey Clough, MD, Duke GIM researcher and member of the Duke Clinical Research Institute, continues to write about quality and patient outcomes. Last August we cited his JAMA Viewpoint article, an overview of CMS’s efforts to transition fee-for-service Medicare into an alternative payment system that rewards high quality and efficient use of resources. This time …
SGIM 2016 acceptances – we have more!
New Update! SGIM itinerary – Duke presentations! Click this link for the PDF: SGIM16 Itinerary for DGIM | posted 4/8/16 ********************************************** In two months many from Duke General Internal Medicine will be attending the annual meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine in Hollywood, Florida. Last week we posted a few of the submissions accepted for oral presentations …
Welcome New Faculty
This month the Division of General Internal Medicine is pleased to announce additions of three new faculty members.Two are biostatisticians and one joins the ambulatory medicine service at the Durham VA Medical Center.
NIH Announcements
- Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants (EBRG) (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
- Notice of Correction to Eligibility Information and Application Instructions for the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T32) (PA-25-168)
- Notice of the Discontinuation of NCI's Participation in PA-23-262 "Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32)
