Emory at Grady Professional Development Newsletter
Volume 4, Issue 2, Spring 2023
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Congratulations, Grady Team!
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ENRICH Study Leads to Surgical Trial for Hemorrhagic Stroke
Gustavo Pradilla Andrade (neurosurgery) serves as co-lead investigator of the Early MiNimally-invasive Removal of ICH (ENRICH) trial. The randomized, multi-center clinical trial, ENRICH demonstrated a positive surgical outcome in the treatment of intracerebral hemorrhage. Additional Emory at Grady faculty supporting the ENRICH research are: co-principal investigator Jonathan Ratcliff (emergency medicine), Michael Frankel (neurology), Jason Allen (radiology and imaging sciences), and David Wright (emergency medicine). Read more.
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George Birdsong Receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Pathology Informatics
George Birdsong (pathology and laboratory medicine) was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Association for Pathology Informatics. George currently serves as the Director of Anatomic Pathology, where he has overseen numerous process improvements.
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Citizenship Opportunities
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Deadline to apply: May 19
Opportunities are available to serve on important School of Medicine Standing Committees and/or University governing bodies including the Grady Awards Committee and Faculty Development Champions at Grady. Information regarding terms, eligibility and duties is available online. This is an excellent opportunity to become involved in institutional service. Submit your name for consideration by May 19.
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Apply Now: Under-Represented in Medicine (URiM) Course
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Deadline to apply: May 31
This longitudinal 5-month career development program for under-represented minority faculty will provide resources, information and tools important for academic success. The course will feature didactic sessions from diverse speakers, experiential components, along with peer mentoring and networking. Participants will also be paired with organizational leaders as coaches during this process. Offered by the School of Medicine in collaboration with the Department of Medicine Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Council with support from Health Resources and Services Administration.
Apply here.
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Grady Resident Research Day
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June 1
Faculty members are encouraged to serve as judges for Resident Research Day on June 1. If you can review abstract submissions or serve as a poster judge, please email Meg Lewis and Ravi Rajani. Thank you in advance for supporting the trainees and Resident Research Day at Grady!
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New Emory at Grady Professional Development Website
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View the new Emory at Grady Professional Development website here.
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Emory at Grady Dean's Research Office
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Meet Colleen Kelley (medicine) and Naquia Mitchell from the Emory at Grady Dean's Office of Research. Colleen is the Associate Dean for Research, and Naquia is the Associate Director for Research Programs & Operations. Together, they will lead and implement strategies to enhance research-related operations and facilities on the Grady campus.
2023 Research Priorities:
- Elevate research at Grady in partnership with all stakeholders (Grady, Morehouse, Community, others)
- Facilitate improvements in current processes to reduce burden on investigators
- Provide additional resources to investigators to catalyze research
- Establish Center for Health Equity Research
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CMS Proposes Policies to Improve Patient Safety and Promote Health Equity
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule for inpatient and long-term care hospitals to advance health equity and support underserved communities.
With the proposed rule, CMS is recognizing for the first time that homelessness, as a social determinant of health, also impacts resource utilization. Read more.
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2023 National Doctors' Day
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In recognition of Doctors' Day, the SOM Recognitions Committee acknowledged over 200 faculty members who best exemplified the values of the SOM. This year, Emory at Grady had 42 physicians recognized. View recognitions.
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Recent Publications by Grady Faculty
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Maintaining Medicaid makes Georgia healthier
In this op-ed, Health Equity Advocacy cohort members and mentors Toby Terwilliger (medicine), Jacquelyn O'Banion (ophthalmology), Justin Williams (pediatrics), Tracey Henry (medicine), and Veda Johnson (pediatrics) discuss why maintaining Medicaid makes Georgia healthier.
Longitudinal faculty development to improve interprofessional collaboration and practice
In this study, William Branch (medicine) and others analyze participant responses during an IP faculty development program.
Cardiovascular Benefits of Icosapent Ethyl in Patients With and Without Atrial Fibrillation in REDUCE-IT
In this study, Terry Jacobson (medicine) and others performed post hoc efficacy and safety analyses of patients with or without prior AF and with or without in-study time-varying AF hospitalization to access relationships of IPE and outcomes.
The Impact of Health Information Exchange on In-Hospital and Postdischarge Mortality in Older Adults with Alzheimer Disease Readmitted to a Different Hospital Within 30 Days of Discharge: Cohort Study of Medicare Beneficiaries
In this study, Sara Turbow (medicine) and others determine the association between hospital-level health information exchange participation and in-hospital or postdischarge mortality among Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer disease or 30-day readmissions to a different hospital.
Missed opportunities for prevention: prevalence and incidence of human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C virus diagnoses among a cohort of individuals discharged from an urban hospital with injection drug related diagnoses, 2012-2019
In this study, Theresa Vettese (medicine) and others estimated the prevalence and incidence of HIV and HCV diagnoses among people who inject drugs from hospital-based clinical encounters.
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