News from
Family & Preventive Medicine

August 2020

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Welcome to the Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residency!

As of September 1, the Emory Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residency Program has joined our Department.  Founded in July 1969, the residency training program at Emory Decatur Hospital was the first three-year training program in the United States in foot, ankle and leg surgery. It is nationally and internationally recognized as a leader in foot and ankle surgery.  Find out more about their work by exploring their pages on our website. Welcome  - we look forward to meeting you in person!

David Alder, DPM

Alan Banks, DPM

Thomas Brodsky, DPM

Thomas D. Cain, DPM

Emily Hermes, DPM and APD

Joshua Mann, DPM and PD

Joslyn McLain

Mary Muhammad

Donald P. Powell, DPM

Adrianne Ross, DPM

John A. Ruch, DPM

Naim Shaheed, DPM

Dan Vickers, DPM

Wellness Corner:

COVID-19 Grief Debriefing Group Support Sessions
FSAP is offering extended emotional support options, including COVID-19 Support Groups for frontline healthcare professionals and their families (Emotional support offerings).

These Grief Debriefing Sessions are being offered to address the experiences of frontline healthcare professionals facing the daily impact of the pandemic. Learn more and schedule

For family members of frontline healthcare professionals only:

COVID-19 Grief Debriefing Group Support Sessions for Family
These Grief Debriefing Support Group Sessions are being offered to address the grief and loss needs of the family members of frontline healthcare professionals. Learn more and schedule

Transformative Research

FPM Research Meetings - 
 Upcoming Speakers

September 18, 2020 12:30-2:00 pm
Dr. K.M. Venkat Narayan  
Principles of Research Team Success

In this talk, he will share some broad principles that have helped him and his teams succeed. He will offer examples and experiences related to setting a vision, value-driven leadership, developing internal culture, and delegating. If you are interested in joining this session, please join via the following link.

Research news

Department of Family and Preventive Medicine faculty, staff, and learners are cordially invited to attend the Department of Medicine's 13th annual Research Day!

Register Now for 2020 Department of Medicine Research Day

The 2020 event will take place virtually Thursday, October 15, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The program includes both oral and poster presentations, as well as a keynote address titled “Hemolytic anemia as a mechanism for vasculopathy and pulmonary hypertension in sickle cell disease and other hemolytic conditions” from Mark Gladwin, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine and director of the Vascular Medicine Institute at the University of Pittsburgh. Awards are given at the conclusion of the day to recognize the most outstanding presentations. 

Department of Medicine Research Day has celebrated research efforts across the department since 2008. The event brings together researchers from all divisions and provides an opportunity to share exciting new findings, facilitate scientific exchange, and identify potential new collaborations. 

The registration deadline is Friday, October 9. For questions about Research Day, please contact Sarah McClellan, senior research program coordinator, at DOMResearch@emory.edu or (404) 712-3280.

Recent Awards

Awarded to Dr. Ali John Zarrabi. Pilot study of psilocybin-assisted therapy combined with multidisciplinary palliative care on demoralization, chronic pain, and flourishing in cancer survivors 
More info HERE. 

Recent Presentations

Johnson, TM II* and Partington, LT*. Academic Writers: Examples of Structure and Support. Association of Departments of Family Medicine. Hot Topic Discussion. Virtual panel discussion. August 28, 2020.

Kulshreshtha, A. panelist for "Crossing the Virtual Chasm: Rethinking Curriculum, Competency, and Culture in the Virtual Care Era." Virtual National Symposium sponsored by VirtualCare, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School. September 10, 2020.

Moore M, Li C, Douglas M,* She Z, Baltrus P, Rao A, Ayer T, Rich C, Gaglioti A. Effect of switching between Medicaid fee-for-service and managed care on health care utilization in Texas. 37th AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Virtual, July28-Aug 6, 2020 (poster presentation)

Moore M,* Bender A, Perkins M, Spraitzar C, Hong S. Variation in penetration of Medicare-funded preventive visits and its association with social and health factors. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference, virtual, Aug 24-28, 2020 (poster presentation)

Moore M,* Harris E, Alfonso SA, Ajirotutu O, Stewart B. Diabetic patient’s preferences for communications and barriers/facilitators to complying with clinical recommendations. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference, virtual, Aug 24-28, 2020 (oral presentation)

Recent Publications

Ali MK, Chwastiak L, Poongothai S, et al. Effect of a Collaborative Care Model on Depressive Symptoms and Glycated Hemoglobin, Blood Pressure, and Serum Cholesterol Among Patients With Depression and Diabetes in India: The INDEPENDENT Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2020;324(7):651–662. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.11747

Islek D, Weber MB, Ranjit Mohan A, Mohan V, Staimez L, Harish R, Narayan KMV, Laxy M, Ali, MK.. Cost-effectiveness of a Stepwise Approach vs Standard Care for Diabetes Prevention in India. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(7):e207539. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.7539

Guest JL, Sullivan P, Valentine-Graves M, Valencia R, Adam E, Luisi N, Nakano M, Sailey C, Guarner J, del Rio C, Siegler AJ, Sanchez TH.  Suitability and sufficiency of telehealth clinician-observed participant-collected samples for SARS-CoV-2 testing: the iCollect Cohort Pilot Study. JMIR Public Health Surveill 2020;6(2):e19731, DOI: 10.2196/19731. 

 Jones J,  Sullivan PS,  Sanchez TH,  Guest JL, Hall E, Luisi N, Zlotorzynska M, Wilde G, Bradley H, Siegler AJ. Similarities and differences in COVID-19 awareness, concern, and symptoms by race and ethnicity in the United States: A cross-sectional survey. J Med Internet Res 2020;22(7):e20001 DOI: 10.2196/20001.

Waltenberg MA, Victoroff T, Rose CE, Butterfield M, Jervis RH, Fedak KM, Gabel JA, Feldpausch A, Dunne EM, Austin C, Ahmed FS, Tubach S, Rhea C, Krueger A, Crum DA, Vostok J, Moore MJ, Turabelidze G, Stover D, Donahue M, Edge K, Gutierrez B, Kline KE, Martz N, Rajotte JC, Julian E, Diedhiou A, Radcliffe R, Clayton JL, Ortbahn D, Cummins J, Barbeau B, Murphy J, Darby B, Graff NR, Dostal TKH, Pray IW, Tillman C, Dittrich MM, Burns-Grant G, Lee S, Spiecherman A, Iqbal K, Griffing SM, Lawson A, Mainzer HM, Bealle AE, Edding E, Arnold KE. Rodriguez T, Merkle S, Pettrone K, Schlanger K, LaBar K, Hendricks K, Lasry A, Krishnassamy V, Walke HT, Rose DA, Honein MA, COVID-19 Response Team (JL Guest, member). Update on COVID-19 Among Workers in Meat and Poultry Processing Facilities ― United States, April–May 2020, MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2020;69:887-892. DOI:10.15585.

Valentine-Graves M, Sailey C, Guest JL, Siegler AJ, Sanchez TH, Sullivan P.  At-home self-collection of saliva, oropharyngeal swabs and dried blood spots for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis and serology: Post-collection acceptability of specimen collection process and patient confidence in specimens. PLoS One 2020;15(8):e0236775 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236775. PMID:32756585.  

Kuntz JG, Kavalieratos D, Esper G J, Ogbu N Jr, Mitchell J, Ellis CM, & Quest T. (2020). Feasibility and Acceptability of Inpatient Palliative Care E-Family Meetings During COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of pain and symptom management, 60(3), e28–e32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.06.001

Mascaro JS, Shellman D, Samphel T et al. Prevalence of depression symptoms among Tibetan Buddhist monastic science scholars in India, 14 July 2020, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-38653/v1

Mascaro JS, Florian MP, Ash MJ, Palmer PK, Frazier T, Condon P, Raison CL. (in press) Ways of knowing compassion: How do we come to know, understand, and measure compassion when we see it? Frontiers in Psychology

Research Resources

Boost your productivity in 2 hours per week. Join the Center for Faculty Development and Excellence on Facebook for "Sit Down and Write." This weekly dedicated writing time can make a real dent in your "to write" list. Every Tuesday and Friday morning from 11 am - noon.  For more information, please visit the CFDE website.

Attention researchers! The Department Research website is undergoing an update. If you have new content or photographs, please send them to leigh.partington@emory.edu.

A searchable External Funding Opportunities Database has been compiled from FOAs in the weekly What's Up in DOM Research newsletter.
Emory credentials required to view.

Educational Investments for our future

PA Students - masks on and hands on!

Great photos from the PA Program Instagram, showing an outdoor casting  workshop and emergency medicine workshop. COVID-19 is not slowing these learners down! Follow the PA Program on Instagram @emory_pas.

"COVID-19 in the Latinx Community"

Drs. Mirtha Aguilar-Alvarado and Susana Alfonso along with other Latinx faculty across the School of Medicine will speak directly to community members in Spanish about the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and effective responses.

September 10, 2020, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm EST

Medical Education Day
Monday, September 14 | Zoom

This annual School of Medicine event is a full-day series of presentations and discussions celebrating and examining the future of medical education. This year’s theme is “Cultural Humility in Healthcare” and will feature a keynote from Lisa M. Meeks, PhD, MA, assistant professor of family medicine at the University of Michigan. All clinicians, educators, scientists, staff, students, and trainees from EUSOM, NHWSN, and RSPH are invited. More details and registration available HERE.

Preventive Medicine partners with GaDPH for COVID-19 Response

Another example of our Department working on the front lines of COVID-19 education and clinical care comes from the Division of Preventive Medicine. The Preventive Medicine Residency Program has partnered with the Georgia Department of Public Health for a series of planned rotations for 3 Emory Preventive Medicine Residents to each do 2-month rotations in support of GaDPH’s COVID-19 response activities.  The first of the three physician-residents is slated to work at GaDPH during October-November. The rationale for this set of rotations includes the imperative to bring additional medically-trained human resources to the state’s pandemic response, as well as to provide the Preventive Medicine Residents with service and training experiences that will help form the foundations of their careers going forward to protect communities and to promote health and well-being.

Being of Service

Dr. Jodie Guest leads Emory partnership with Mexican Consulate to provide COVID-19 testing and support for Georgia's highly impacted Latino community.

Fueled by disparities in COVID-19 outcomes in the Latino community, a team of researchers at Emory University has partnered with the Mexican Consulate of Atlanta to test members of the Hispanic community for COVID-19. Led by Dr. Jodie Guest, Associate Program Director of the PA Program and vice chair of Rollins’ department of epidemiology, the partnership tested up to 600 people, including consulate employees, on August 8-9 at the Consulate and at another location in Cumming, GA. The Emory team was joined on-site by Consul General Javier Diaz de Leon. Read more HERE.

Dr. Guest was also a featured panelist on GPB on September 1st, assessing the COVID-19 situation in Georgia. You can listen to the full episode HERE.

All-Around Awesomeness!

Ryan Smith, MD 2020 awarded Keith Ellis Resident Scholarship: Dr. Ryan Smith is a native of Lilburn, Georgia and completed his medical degree at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Smith serves as Chief Resident at Emory Family Medicine Residency Program and builds longitudinal relationship with patients by serving as a family medicine physician. 

During his time as Chief Resident, Dr. Smith has developed an 18-month curriculum to cover the core topics of family medicine.  He has also sponsored an initiative to improve bedside rounding in the Emory inpatient service.  Throughout his medical career, he has been involved in medical school education.

He applies evidence-based medicine to his daily practice. He thrives on delivering full-spectrum outpatient medicine as well as teaching medical students. He takes an active role in the Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG) at the school of medicine, where he continues to expose medical students to the specialty of family medicine.

Additionally, Dr. Smith has been involved with the community through the development of the residency’s Home Visit program.  Based on his assessments, he was able to develop and improve home visits and implement those changes in the program. He also recognizes the need to consider the social and emotional support system of his patients at the time of evaluating and treating them. 

Dr. Smith promotes family medicine interests at the legislative level. He has participated at the GAFP’s Day at the Capitol several times during his residency. He has also represented the Emory Family Medicine Residency Program at the 2019 AAFP National Conference and the 2020 GAFP Medical Student Meeting.

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Janelle Holder, MD, current fellow in the Division of Palliative Medicine, was recognized as a Senior Physician by the Clinical Distinctions Program in the Department of Medicine based on her work as a hospitalist at Emory St. Joseph's Hospital prior to joining the Fellowship in Hospice & Palliative Medicine July 2020.

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Dr. Coleman King, who works at CDC and graduated from Emory's Preventive Medicine Residency Program in 2007, was recently designated as a Fellow of the American Heart Association for her contributions and leadership in the field and to the American Heart Association.

Don't Miss Opportunities!

2020 William T. Branch Jr. Innovations in Primary Care lecture series

Dr. Danielle Ofri

Tuesday, October 6

12:00 -1:00 pm: "Medical Errors. " Joint Department of Medicine and School of Nursing Grand Rounds

7:00 - 8:00 pm: "What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear." Inaugural William T. Branch Jr. Innovations in Primary Care lecture

Registration information coming soon. Dr. Ofri will also be giving a public virtual lecture at the Decatur Book Festival on Wednesday, October 7th from 4:00 - 5:00 pm. 

The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare wants to hear from you

In honor of healthcare workers everywhere who have faced unimaginable challenges during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Schwartz Center is collecting stories, images, recordings and more, to illustrate the extraordinary compassion caregivers have shown, and continue to show, every day.

We invite you to share with us a few words or a story, a photograph or a quick sketch, a poem, a song or any other expression of your experience of compassion during this difficult time. We'd love to know:

• What has this time been like for you? How has compassion been a part of it? 
• What are some of the challenges you’ve experienced and how have you coped?
   
• How have you and your colleagues connected and supported each other? 
• If you are a family member of a healthcare worker, what has this time been like for you? How have you been supporting the loved one in your life?
• What does compassion look like to you right now?

These submissions will be curated and shared with the Schwartz Center community to tell this extraordinary story and Honor Our Nation of Compassionate Caregivers.

Submission Deadline: Friday, September 18, 2020.

Speed Networking on COVID-19

Wednesday, September 23 ǀ 4 – 5:30 p.m.
Join faculty from across the Georgia CTSA for an energetic and dynamic virtual networking session! Emory School of Medicine Dean Vikas Sukhatme will emcee this event as attendees present their research in 3 minutes or less with the goal of seeking new collaborators. Flyer ǀ Register

Cardiology in Primary Care
Virtual Conference

October 16-17, 2020

Target Audience:  Family Practice, General Practice, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Cardiovascular physicians, Physician Assistants, PharmD, Nurses and Nurse Practitioners.

·         Sponsored by Department of Medicine, Emory Heart & Vascular Center, Division of Cardiology

·         This conference will be a recorded livestream. The recording will be available for a year post conference.

·         CME credit: 10.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

·         MOC credit: 10.00 MOC points

Contact: Milini Mingo, MPA, CMP 
General Registration:  Register for Conference
Conference Website: www.cpc.emory.edu

Events from the Office of
Faculty Academic Advancement, Leadership and Inclusion​ (FAALI)

September 15 – October 15: National Hispanic Heritage Month

Research:
September 23, Virtual Speed Networking - COVID-19. 4:00 - 5:30 p.m., Zoom.
 Join faculty from across the Georgia CTSA for an energetic and dynamic virtual networking session! Emory School of Medicine Dean Vikas Sukhatme will emcee this event as attendees present their research in three minutes or less with the goal of seeking new collaborators. The event will also include breakout rooms and a chance to follow up with speakers after the presentations. Presenter slots are limited, so register early. Non-presenters are welcome to attend to learn about their colleagues’ work and find new collaborators. RSVP

Education:

September 14: Medical Education Day Revisited, Zoom.  This annual event is a full-day series of presentations and discussions celebrating and examining the future of medical education. This year’s theme is “Cultural Humility in Healthcare” and will feature a keynote from Lisa M. Meeks, PhD, MA, Assistant Professor, Family Medicine, University of Michigan. All clinicians, educators, scientists, staff, students & trainees from EUSOM, NHWSN, and RSPH are invited. Learn more

October 13: Best Practices for Teaching During Telehealth Visits, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., Zoom.  The FAALI Lecture Series continues with insight from Dr. Suephy Chen on teaching during telehealth visits. RSVP

Clinical Service and Quality:

September 18: Leveraging the Electronic Health Record (EHR, EPIC) to do Quality Improvement and Research at Grady, noon – 1:00 p.m., Zoom. Presented by Bhavin Adhyaru. RSVP

October 14 & 21: Leadership for Healthcare Improvement, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m., Zoom. This course is an overview of foundational principles of quality improvement (QI) and patient safety, not intended to create QI experts, but designed to give leaders the core knowledge to support the environment where QI activities are operating. Learn more 

Wellness:

September 15: The Community Resiliency Model: A Strengths-based Workshop to Promote Resiliency. 5:30-6:30 pm. Zoom. Speakers: Renee Read, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and David Lawson, MD, Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology.
Stress has always been part of healthcare, and it is increased in this pandemic. Part of the stress is time pressure and the need to keep performing optimally in acute situations. This leads to the paradox that methods of stress reduction that require time may in some situation cause stress themselves and be impractical. This workshop will introduce methods to deal with stress in exercises that can be done in minutes. RSVP

Visit the FAALI website for information about future lectures and other programs. 

New Childcare Options at Emory 

1 - YMCA at Miller-Ward Alumni House
This new program at the Miller Ward Alumni House is run by the YMCA and is open to employees of Emory University and Emory Healthcare. YMCA staff will support children (grades K-6) in completing their online/remote learning. Children will also be kept active and enjoy fun activities throughout their day, and after their virtual school day is complete.

The Y will adhere to all health and safety protocols, including daily pre-screening questionnaires and temperature checks, small groups, social distancing, daily deep cleaning, and required mask-wearing for all participants and staff (View details).

Hours: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. (with options of before and after care available 7 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.)

Cost: $39/day (non-YMCA members will pay a one-time membership fee)

Space is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Register now. Select Emory at Miller Ward House from the dropdown location list, and then on the next page, select your preferred dates. Note: This location is listed as Carl E. Sanders Family YMCA at Buckhead, Out of School Time: After School – Y Campus Connection – Emory @ Miller Ward.

2 - Emory Employee-Student Job Network Resume Books
As an extension of the Emory Employee-Student Job Network, you can review a book of resumes from Emory undergraduate students who are seeking part-time work for childcare and tutoring services. These students are available in person and virtually. Please submit your request for the resume books by contacting the Work Life Department via email at worklife@emory.edu. 

3 - Komae, Cooperative Childcare App
Komae is an app that provides flexible care options for Emory parents at home. Komae enables parents to identify and vet families with similar parenting styles and COVID-19 hygiene practices to build a pod for shared childcare and education. Learn more | Flyer ǀ User Guide

For additional resources, please continue to check Emory HR's Child Care and Educational Resources During COVID-19 website.

If you have questions or need individual support in finding child care options, please contact WorkLife at worklife@emory.edu.
 

Resources for Engaging in Anti-Racism Work and Practicing Solidarity

• Resources for Engaging in Anti-Racism Work
• We are Living in a Racist Pandemic
• Your Black Colleagues May Look Like They’re Okay – Chances are They’re Not
• Affirming Black Lives Without Inducing Trauma
   

• Talk to Your Kids About Race

  Parents of all racial backgrounds are often uncomfortable talking to their children about race. There is a common misconception that parents should teach children to be colorblind (i.e., “not see color”) and therefore talking about race may put ideas in children’s heads about promoting racism. However, a colorblind approach can contribute to racist attitudes and behavior, as well as jeopardize the formation of a positive racial identity. Read more HERE.

  For more resources and information, please visit DOM DEI/RYSE.

Emory SOM Voter Registration Drive​

With Election Day fast approaching, here's a tool to help you navigate registering to vote and requesting an absentee ballot in the state of GA. With this linked form, you can:

1. Check your voter registration status
2. Apply to register to vote in Georgia
3. Request an Absentee Ballot
4. Provide your email so that we can forward you early voting times and locations once they’re announced (Optional)

The deadline to register to vote in Georgia for the November General Election is on October 5th!

The application process is very easy, even if you do not have a GA Driver’s license. You can submit the paper application with proof of address. You will however need to show photo ID when voting in person, which can be your passport if you don’t have time to get a GA ID by Election Day.

We are aiming for 100% of our residents and faculty across all programs to be registered, preferably here in Georgia. Even if you know for a fact that you are registered, please use this form to confirm your voter registration status, and plan how you’re going to vote. We will be communicating when early voting locations and times are announced, and are working to facilitate the process of requesting an absentee ballot by potentially partnering with Georgia Equality. The form is completely anonymous and does not collect google account identifications.

Decatur Book Festival Online

The AJC Decatur Book Festival presented by Emory University is going virtual this year, with several events featuring an Emory presence.

The online festival begins Friday, Sept. 4, with Emory professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown as the keynote speaker.

Activities conclude Sunday, Oct. 4, with 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and former two-term U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey as the endnote speaker, discussing her new book, “Memorial Road: A Daughter’s Memoir.” Emory’s Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library holds Trethewey’s papers.

The festival’s main track spotlights several events with an Emory connection. Read more HERE.

Your Fantastic Mind features Emory's work on COVID-19, the opioid crisis and more

Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) and the Emory Brain Health Center are continuing their partnership, announcing the second season lineup of “Your Fantastic Mind,” an Emmy-nominated television series featuring compelling stories on brain-related health and wellness.

“Your Fantastic Mind” premieres Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. and will air new episodes over the next seven weeks on GPB’s statewide television network. The news magazine-style show highlights patient stories and reports on pioneering science and clinical advances in the areas of neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, sleep medicine and rehabilitation medicine. Find out more HERE.

Got news? Please send your announcements and photos to leigh.partington@emory.edu. The DFPM newsletter is published monthly.