Chief’s message:
Another week of challenges to our Duke Heart community from longstanding racial injustice and health inequality to global pandemic. It was nice to be taking care of patients in our cath lab and on our wards by weeks end. Great to be with fellows and faculty in working in tangible ways to help our patients. I am also struck by the end of year festivities and how this year we will have so many of our great resident and fellows moving on at a time of change. More to come on how we aim to make this a fun and memorable experience for our fellows.
This week was notable for awards to some of our great Duke Heart Fellows. Rahul Loungani received the fellows teaching award from the medical residents. A well-deserved award that highlights a dedication to educating our residents in medicine. Matthew Carlisle” one of our incoming carediology fellows won the medical student education award – the Appleseed award. Matt will be joining Duke Cardiology from the residency and we are excited. A quote on his nomination if found here “Even after the rotation ended, Matt continued to be a mentor. He helped me connect to residents in other fields I was interested in, and even took time on a Saturday to come in and teach me how to suture before I start my surgery rotation. Taking time out of their personal days to teach is by no means something I expect in any resident I work with, but it speaks very highly of Matt’s dedication to his students.”
Finally – the Department of Medicine gave Ralph Corey longstanding Global Health, infectious disease physician and resident / fellow educator the Lifetime Service Award on Friday. Ralph will be retiring to spend time with his family. He has trained generations of great physicians and we are all indebted to Ralph’s work in both Duke Medicine and with Duke Cardiology residents and fellows. Zainab Samad now the Chair of Medicine at Aga Khan in Pakistan posted these rules for being a good physician from Ralph Corey.
Highlights of the week:
Shout-outs to Jawitz, Richards
Please join us in congratulating the following Duke Heart team members:
Oliver Jawitz, a Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery resident and a DCRI fellow, has joined the editorial board of the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery as a deputy statistical editor. Terrific news!
Carolyn Richards, our charge nurse for Duke Cardiology at Southpoint, has graduated from the University of Mount Olive RN to BSN program. (She is shown here with Annette Moore). Way to go, Carolyn!!! Special thanks to Christine Beyer-McFarlane for bringing this to our attention.
ICYMI: Genomic Medicine Updates
Nature wrote up a news brief on the International 100K Cohorts Consortium held (virtually) last month. The event featured Francis Collins, Jeremy Farrar, Elias Zerhouni, and Soumya Swaminathan as keynotes. Check it out here.
And Paloma Guzzardo, a molecular biologist, posted a piece on Medium regarding her first experience attending a virtual conference in the age of COVID-19 — the Global Genomic Medicine Collaborative (G2MC).
Both are worth a read! Summaries of both meetings as well as videos and slide decks will be posted to https://g2mc.org.
Safe Choices Update
We have postponed the July 8 and August 19 Heart Safe Choices events due to COVID-19; these will be rescheduled for a later date once we’re able to safely gather together. The Safe Choices event scheduled for November 11 in the Great Hall of the Trent Semans Center has not been changed. If you’d like to register for that event, please visit: https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_byjHXJyNzeulaJv. For more information on Heart Safe Choices, please contact Christy Darnell.
Cardiology Fellowship Dinner: Going Virtual
It’s hard to believe, but another year has come full-circle and we’re getting ready to celebrate our graduating fellows over the next few weeks. Our annual End-of-Year celebration dinner for cardiology fellows – traditionally held at the Washington Duke Inn – will instead be a “virtual banquet” held online Thursday, June 19 at 6 p.m. For those of you who will join us, we look forward to gathering with you to celebrate the many accomplishments of our outstanding trainees. Stay tuned for lots of news regarding those who are wrapping up their time with us!
Go Red for Women “Lunch-In” – Thanks for Joining Us!
Thanks to those of you who joined the local Go Red for Women virtual “Lunch-In” on Friday. The event was hosted by Tisha Powell of WTVD and featured Svati Shah during the Q&A session; it also featured Lauren Dungan, a local SCAD heart attack survivor. The event is held annually to celebrate women and their “go red” efforts as well as to elevate awareness of women’s heart health, celebrate survivors of heart disease and stroke, and equip attendees with the knowledge to take control of their heart health. Duke Heart continues to be a proud sponsor of the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women movement.
COVID-19 Updates:
All the latest official DUHS information regarding coronavirus/COVID-19 response at the following locations:
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Duke Heart in the News:
May 26 — Eric Peterson
Healio
BP control in older patients feasible with medication reduction
https://bit.ly/3cuZjrN
May 26 — Ann Marie Navar
MSN.com/Health
75 Things You Should Never Do For Your Health
https://bit.ly/374YsNu
May 27 — Eric Peterson
MedPage Today
Pulling Back BP Meds Feasible in the Elderly
https://www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/hypertension/86695
May 30 — L. Fernando Gonzalez (Neurosurgery)
Forbes.com
Why Have The Number Of Strokes Fallen During The COVID-19 Pandemic?
https://bit.ly/3eKVwrH
May 30 — Adrian Hernandez
The New York Times
Scientists Question Validity of Major Hydroxychloroquine Study
June 3 — Pamela Douglas
MedPage Today
CT Angiography Helpful in Suspected Stable Angina, but Not Needed for All
https://www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/prevention/86870
June 3 — Adrian Hernandez
MedPage Today
Surgisphere Data Used in Two COVID Studies Called Into Question
https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/86861
June 3 — Karen Alexander
Philadelphia Inquirer/phillytrib.com
Your Cardiovascular Health After 50
https://bit.ly/2XXuDdi
June 3 — Sean Pokorney
Reading Eagle (Reading, PA)
Don’t ignore heart attack symptoms, even during coronavirus
https://bit.ly/3dGDHdm
June 4 — Amit Patel
USA Today
Authors retract study that raised questions about drug used to treat COVID-19
https://bit.ly/3cyIsUV
June 5 — Adrian Hernandez
MSN.com/The Wall Street Journal
Authors Retract Studies That Found Risks of Antimalaria Drugs for Covid-19
https://bit.ly/2Y0kJI2
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