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July 29, 2024
What you will learn in this week's edition of the Bulletin:
- Press Ganey engagement survey
- New GI procedure suite at EHC
- DOM faculty in study of first FDA-authorized POC hepatitis C test
- Register now for the Southeastern Critical Care Summit
- Hot Jobs in the DOM
- Upcoming events
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DOM ANNOUNCEMENTS
You are invited to celebrate the leadership of David S. Stephens, MD
Monday, September 30, 2024, 5:30–8 p.m.
Emory University School of Medicine (HSRB I & II)
Join us for special guest speeches beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the HSRB I Auditorium, followed by a reception at 6:30 p.m. held in the atrium of HSRB II. RSVP by September 16.
Contact Zanna Booth, zanna.booth@emory.edu, with any questions, dietary needs, or parking validation needs.
Press Ganey engagement survey coming August 5
Emory School of Medicine is committed to ensuring that this is a great place to work. Beginning Monday, August 5, the SOM will partner with Press Ganey to survey all faculty, staff, and post-doctoral fellows. Please look out for an email from noreply@surveys.pressganey.com with your unique survey link.
Call for Faculty Development Mentoring Committee Members
Get involved today! DOM's Office of Faculty Development is seeking three faculty members who have a passion for mentoring to join the Mentoring Committee. This committee is responsible for capturing and disseminating mentoring best practices and strengthening peer mentoring efforts across the department.
We are specifically looking for faculty from the Division of Digestive Diseases and the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology. Committee requirements include:
- The committee meets at 8 a.m. on the second Wednesday of each month.
- A minimum of 75% attendance is required for all meetings.
- Terms are for two years with an option for a third year.
Use the button below to submit your interest by Monday, August 5, 2024.
SOM Communications Survey
The School of Medicine is soliciting feedback on its current communications. If you have feedback about SOM communications or ideas about ways the SOM can improve their communications, please take five minutes to provide feedback.
For more information on the various communications sent from the School of Medicine, please see Dean Wong's email from Monday, July 22.
Emory Decatur Hospital opens advanced
gastrointestinal procedure suite
Emory Decatur Hospital has unveiled four million dollars in improvements to its endoscopy center, converting 1,200 square feet of existing space into an advanced gastrointestinal (GI) procedure suite.
With the renovation, Emory Decatur Hospital's GI physicians will be able to serve more patients with interventional and minimally invasive GI procedures using cutting-edge technology in a specialized and comfortable environment. Following two years of planning, design, and construction, the expanded space involved the renovation of three multipurpose rooms into one dedicated GI procedure suite with advanced medical imaging technology to support many different procedures and treatments.
Shanthi Srinivasan, MD, Director for the Division of Digestive Diseases, shares the impact of this advancement as it relates to education in the DOM, “We are very excited about the opening of the new advanced endoscopy suite at EDH! This suite will help support specialized endoscopic procedures at EDH. I would like to thank Dr. Sonali Sakaria, Clinical Chief of GI at EDH and Dr. Field Willingham for leading this expansion. We also thank the support of EDH CEO Jen Schuck, Andy Hogan, Rebecca Swann, Andy Wurtzel and Marc Mathai who were all very instrumental in the success of this project.”
Two DOM faculty members involved in study to help diagnose and treat patients with hepatitis C more quickly
Emory University and Grady Health System clinicians, researchers, and staff have played a pivotal role in testing and conducting clinical studies related to the first FDA-authorized point-of-care hepatitis C (HCV) test. The novel test will enable a person to be tested, and if positive for HCV, quickly connect to care and potentially begin life-saving treatment, all in a singular visit. The HCV test, known as Xpert HCV and created by Cepheid, is the first HCV test that can be used in settings where patient care is administered, providing a test result in about an hour using a blood sample from the fingertip.
General Internal Medicine faculty members Shelly-Ann Fluker, MD, FACP, (pictured left) and Lesley Miller, MD, (pictured right), with the School of Medicine, Grady Liver Clinic, and Grady Memorial Hospital, were a part of the teams involved in this study.
Dr. Fluker shares the following about this study.
“Having this device removes so many barriers that prevent people from being diagnosed with hepatitis C. Increasing how quickly someone receives a diagnosis will enable us to cure and prevent more people from dying. It’s definitely a game changer. The faculty, residents, and staff really embraced the project — everyone was so enthusiastic about their ability to contribute to such important work that we knew would directly impact our own patients, as well as patients nationwide.”
DOM Event Spotlight: 2024 Southeastern Critical Care Summit
Southeastern Critical Care Summit
Friday, September 20
Emory Conference Center Hotel
Registration is now open! The 2024 Southeastern Critical Care Summit invites stakeholders at all levels (physicians, advanced practice providers, pharmacy, nursing, respiratory therapy, administration, and more) to participate.
This annual symposium utilizes a combination of didactic and hands-on teaching to convey the latest updates for evidence-based critical care medicine, taught by international leaders and local experts in plenary sessions, lectures, interactive roundtable discussions, and hands-on breakout sessions. Participants will receive targeted education on a variety of common critical care conditions and procedures. Topics of particular importance include prevalence in critical care) or controversy will involve roundtable discussions with stakeholders and/or break-out sessions; these topics will also be utilized for small-group discussions, teaching, and procedural education.
For Emory internal registrations using a SpeedType, please click here. If you have questions, contact Alice Wood.
Emory Safe Reminders
At Emory, everyone is empowered to play a role in creating a safe and prepared community. Be sure to download the Emory Safe app from the App Store or Google Play today for safety resources available to you in an instant.
App features include the following and more:
- REPORT A TIP: Allows you to send text, picture, video, and audio directly to Emory Police in real-time and anonymously (if you prefer).
EMERGENCY CONTACTS: By calling 911, calling EPD, or messaging EPD from the “Emergency Contacts” screen, you will initiate location tracking, allowing EPD to see where you are and respond to you more quickly in an emergency.
FRIENDWALK: Get from place to place safely by using FriendWalk to invite your contacts to “virtually escort” you by following your location on a map as they chat with you.
STAFF NEWS
Check out the latest list of open staff jobs within the DOM. See a job you are interested in or know someone who would be a good fit? Click the job title below to read the full description and apply. Be sure to follow the DOM LinkedIn page to stay up-to-date on the latest job openings!
Academic Research Scientist - School of Medicine (SOM) *New*
Associate Director of TREE Program - School of Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Associate Academic Research Scientist - School of Medicine, Endocrinology
Senior Administrative Assistant - School of Medicine, Department of Medicine Administration
Social Worker II - School of Medicine, Infectious Diseases *New*
IN THE NEWS
Recent Department of Medicine News
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Grady, Emory hep C breakthrough: ‘This device removes so many barriers’ (Shelly-Ann Fluker quoted, Emory research featured)
GradyHealth: U.S. News & World Report Names Grady Among Best Hospitals for 2024-2025 (Grady Health System featured)
GPB-FM: Emory University and Emory St. Joseph hospitals in Atlanta rank highest in Georgia (Emory featured) | Atlanta Journal-Constitution
North Platte Post: Great Plains Health is nationally recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality cardiovascular care (Abhinav Goyal quoted)
WAGA-TV: Dr. Neil Winawer on COVID’s summer surge (Neil Winawer interviewed)
EVENTS
National Medical Association I Emory Reception 2024
Sunday, August 4 | 7:30–8:30 p.m. | New York Hilton Midtown
Renal Grand Rounds: Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease *New*
Thursday, August 6 | 5–6 p.m. | School of Medicine, 178P and Zoom
R2NEXUS Workshop 3: Preparing Your R01 and Other Grant Applications
Session A: Thursday, August 8 | 8–11:30 a.m. | Main Campus, SOM 190P
Session B: Thursday, August 15 | 8–11 a.m. | Main Campus, SOM 190P
DOM Virtual CV Review Session
Wednesday, August 14 | 4–6 p.m. | Zoom
18th Annual Emory Women and Heart Disease Conference
Wednesday, August 24 | 7 a.m.–1:15 p.m. | Hyatt Regency Villa Christina
Emory@Grady Women's Sexual Health Summit
Thursday, September 5 | 8 a.m.–5 p.m. | Steiner Auditorium on Grady Campus
2024 Southeastern Critical Care Summit
Friday, September 20 | Emory Conference Center Hotel
Winship 5K
Saturday, September 28 | 8:30 a.m. | Emory University McDonough Field
17th Annual Department of Medicine Research Day
Thursday, November 7 | 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. | Emory Student Center
27th Annual Cardiology Update for the Non-Cardiologist
Friday, November 8–Saturday, November 9 | Grand Hyatt Atlanta
GIVE TO US
The Department of Medicine includes more than 800 faculty members across our ten divisions. Your support for our work can make a difference to health care locally and globally. Click the button below to learn more about making an impact through your support for the DOM. For general department giving inquiries, please contact Ashley Michaud, Executive Director of Development, at 404-778-1250.
STAY CONNECTED
Please send photos and news from your division to deptofmed@emory.edu and visit the Department of Medicine's blog, EmoryDailyPulse.com.
The Emory University Department of Medicine is a component of the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center of Emory University, which includes the Emory Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health; Yerkes National Primate Research Center; Winship Cancer Institute; and Emory Healthcare.