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New Name Brings Recognition and Opportunities to Those Working in Health Informatics
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| Mary Moore, Ph.D., says the Department of Health Informatics will bring faculty and researchers working in informatics across the University under the same umbrella. |
For years, University of Miami faculty and researchers have advanced medicine by focusing on the relationship between information and health care. They've mapped where diseases strike, sifted through large amounts of medical text for common terms and concepts, taught health practitioners how to quickly find the latest and best evidence for treatment, and improved access to health care in remote areas by applying information technologies to support delivery of services.
All these projects fall under the discipline of "Health Informatics," the study of information principles, practices and resources to advance health care, which combines information science, computer sciences, cognitive science and health science.
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Miller School Faculty Lead Sickle Cell Research and Treatment
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| The team of sickle cell researchers include from left, Thomas Harrington, M.D., Ofelia Alvarez, M.D., and Daniel Armstrong, Ph.D. |
The University of Miami Sickle Cell Center is in the scientific spotlight with two recent national publications that promise better treatment and earlier intervention to avoid some of the complications of the disabling disease.
A National Institutes of Health-funded study published in the May 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association found that, compared with a group of healthy study participants, adults with sickle cell anemia showed poorer performance on neurocognitive tests, which was associated with their disease and age.
Dr. Hilit Mechaber Awarded AMA Grant to Study the Role of Gender in Effective Mentoring
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| Hilit Mechaber, M.D. |
Hilit Mechaber, M.D., assistant professor of medicine and assistant dean for student services, is co-recipient of the American Medical Association's prestigious 2010 Joan F. Giambalvo Memorial Scholarship, and will use the grant to study effective practices for mentoring female medical students.
"We hope to better understand the advising needs of female medical students and determine if gender plays a significant role in advising and mentoring,'' Mechaber said.
Miller School and Gordon Center Host Stupendous 2010 Ottawa Conference
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| Conference co-founder Ronald Harden, M.D., (right) lauded the Gordon Center's Barry Issenberg, M.D., (left) and Diane Issenberg (center) for an extraordinary gathering. |
When the 14th biennial Ottawa Conference concluded in downtown Miami last month, the international forum on evaluating health care competence was itself evaluated as a rousing success, thanks in large measure to the Michael S. Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education.
At the closing session, conference co-founder Ronald Harden, M.D., of Dundee, Scotland, summoned the Gordon Center faculty and staff to the stage at the James L. Knight Center and Hyatt Regency as he lauded conference chairman Barry Issenberg, M.D., professor of medicine and assistant dean for research in medical education, and Diane Issenberg, the Gordon Center's director of administration, and their staff for their tremendous efforts in organizing the May 15-20 gathering.
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Appointments
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| Joshua D. Lenchus, D.O., R.Ph. |
Joshua D. Lenchus, D.O., R.Ph., was appointed as the southeast regional representative to the American College of Physicians Council of Young Physicians and was awarded fellowship status in the Society of Hospital Medicine.
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Awards
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| Barth Green, M.D. |
Barth Green, M.D., professor and chairman of neurological surgery, has been named a WebMD 2010 Haiti Health Hero for his commitment to society, and his personal humanity and fortitude. Dr. Green led the first medical team to arrive in the devastated Haitian capital after the January 12 earthquake.
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| Awtar Krishan, Ph.D. |
Awtar Krishan, Ph.D., professor of pathology, received the Membership Award from the International Society for Advancement of Cytometry (ISAC) at the organization's international congress last month in Seattle. The award honors Dr. Krishan for his exceptional service to the cytometry community. He established the first laser flow cytometry lab on the Miller School campus in 1978 and developed several flow cytometric methods for the analysis of cellular DNA content, cell cycle, drug transport and the expression of cellular diagnostic markers in cancer.
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| Thomas J. Balkany, M.D. |
Thomas J. Balkany, M.D., Hotchkiss Professor and director of the UM Ear Institute, was honored with a Presidential Citation from the American Otological Society. Presented at the society's 2010 annual meeting, the award recognizes his contributions to clinical research for advancing the knowledge and understanding of cochlear implants.
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Presentations
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| Sandra Lemmon, Ph.D. |
Sandra Lemmon, Ph.D., professor of molecular and cellular pharmacology, presented "Regulation and Dynamics of Endocytic Vesicle Formation" at Purdue University's Department of Biological Sciences in April.
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| Ross J. Scalese, M.D. |
Ross J. Scalese, M.D., associate professor of medicine and assistant director of the Division of Research and Technology at the Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education, conducted three consecutive full-day faculty development courses in Jakarta for clinician-educators who gathered to learn about simulation-based medical education. The training was part of an Indonesian Ministry of Health-sponsored project that began with a major investment in simulation technology, including the Gordon Center's Harvey, the Cardiopulmonary Patient Simulator, and UMedic computer curriculum for training health care providers. Dr. Scalese's role was to initiate the process of "training the trainers" and integrating these educational systems into medical school and teaching hospital programs throughout the country. He also demonstrated Harvey and UMedic at the Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference hosted by the National University of Singapore.
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Publications
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| Pedro Ruiz, M.D. |
Pedro Ruiz, M.D., professor and executive vice chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, published the book Disparities in Psychiatric Care: Clinical and Cross-Cultural Perspectives, a special presidential project he undertook during his recent term as president of the American Psychiatric Association.
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Miami Project Education Director Brings Passion to Her Work
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| Kim Anderson-Erisman, Ph.D. |
When the team at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis searched for their next director of education, they found the ideal person in Kim Anderson-Erisman, Ph.D., a skilled researcher and inspiring spinal-cord injured individual who can gracefully bridge the communications gap between scientists and people with spinal cord injuries [SCI] at one of the Miller School's best-known Centers of Excellence.
Indeed, Anderson-Erisman was selected not just for her numerous recognitions, such as the Jerry Stein Independent Living Award in 2006, or her induction into the SCI Hall of Fame in 2007, but for the sharp scientific mind, superior credentials, and excellent people skills needed to direct The Miami Project's long-established program that educates the SCI community about groundbreaking science and research trials.
Gilly Guez Becomes the First Graduate of the Miller School’s M.D./M.B.A. Program
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| Gilly Guez, M.D., M.B.A. |
Ghislaine ‘Gilly' Guez likes to say she took the long road to the Miller School. But at the end of that journey - which included five years as a medical writer in New York and three years of night science classes at Columbia University - she received not just the M.D. she initially set out for, but an M.B.A. as well.
In May, Guez became the first Miller School student to complete M.D./M.B.A. degrees since the dual program started in August 2008 and is perfectly positioned to pursue a career that mixes her passions for policy, administration and medicine.
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Tuesday, June 01, 2010 12 p.m.
Infectious Diseases and D-CFAR Grand Rounds: “Post Traumatic Stress in HIV+ Patients: A
Neuropsychiatric Perspective"
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Wednesday, June 02, 2010 12 p.m.
Psychiatry Grand Rounds: “New Evidence-Based Treatment Strategies for Patients with Schizophrenia”
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Thursday, June 03, 2010 8 a.m.
Otolaryngology Grand Rounds: “Blepharoplasty”
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Tuesday, June 08, 2010 12 p.m.
Jay Weiss Grand Rounds: “Understanding and Integrating Cultural Factors in Research and Practice”
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Thursday, June 10, 2010 6:45 a.m.
Anesthesiology Grand Rounds: “An Emerging Paradigm in Neuropathic Pain: Targeting the Inflamed
Glial Cells"
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Thursday, June 10, 2010 8 a.m.
Otolaryngology Grand Rounds: “Fungal Sinusitis”
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Thursday, June 03, 2010 8 a.m.
The Launch Pad and the Technological Research and Development Authority Present Phase I SBIR/STTR Preparation Workshop
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Thursday, June 03, 2010 5:30 p.m.
Ophthalmology Seminar: “The Targeting Signal for the Immune System in Age-Related Macular Degeneration"
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Monday, June 07, 2010 12 p.m.
Bioinformatics Seminar: “Genome-Wide Analysis of DNA Methylation of Gene Expression Changes After Subchronic Arsenate Exposure"
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Tuesday, June 08, 2010 10 a.m.
Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center Lecture: “Parkinson’s Disease 101”
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Thursday, June 10, 2010 12 p.m.
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar: "Systematic Deletion Analysis and Characterization of the Type III Secretion Apparatus Component YscD of Yersinia Pestis"
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Thursday, June 10, 2010 2 p.m.
Dr. Richard Bookman to Present Town Hall Meetings on Hurricane Preparedness for the Research Community
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Friday, June 11, 2010 11 a.m.
Third Annual University of Miami Cardiovascular Research Symposium
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Friday, June 11, 2010 12 p.m.
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar: “Studies of ExsA Reveal Complex Regulatory Pathways Controlling T3SS Gene Expression in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa"
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Monday, June 14, 2010 2 p.m.
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar: “The Role of PDGF and Rac1-Induced Oxidative Signaling in the Viral Oncogenesis of Kaposi's Sarcoma"
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Friday, June 18, 2010 7:30 a.m.
Rehabilitation Medicine Presents Fourth Annual Research Day
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Friday, June 18, 2010 7:30 a.m.
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Hosts 46th Annual Residents’ Day
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Sunday, June 20, 2010 11:30 a.m.
Prostate Cancer Awareness Day
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Monday, June 28, 2010 7:30 a.m.
Miller School Presents “Advances in Minimally-Invasive Treatments”
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Faculty and Staff Assistance Program Seminar: “Alzheimer’s: Caring for our Loved Ones”
Professional Development and Training Seminar: “Road-Mapping Your Future”
Professional Development and Training Seminar: “Hiring and Onboarding Talent”
Professional Development and Training Seminar: “Working in a Team Environment”
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"I am thrilled because it addresses our patient population in transition." When they lose their Medicaid or State Children's Health Insurance Program coverage, they "fall off the cliff."
Judy Schaechter, M.D., on a provision in the new health care reform law that will allow many of the 13.7 million uninsured Americans under 26 to qualify for coverage under their parents' health insurance plans.
"Health Reform Should Provide Insurance to Many Young Adults"
USA Today, May 21
"Since the 1990s, the Jackson Memorial/University of Miami transplant program has year after year been not just the leader in Florida, but at the top of virtually every national list, performing thousands of kidney, kidney-pancreas and liver transplants."
George W. Burke, M.D., in an opinion piece about the ongoing success of the Miami Transplant Institute at the University of Miami/Jackson.
"Jackson Memorial's transplant program still thrives"
South-Florida Sun Sentinel, May 13
"Using a system that provides feedback about the use of performance measures decreases racial disparities over time.''
Mauricio G. Cohen, M.D., discussing research he led that shows that hospitals using the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines-Coronary Artery Disease program have improved their evidence-based treatment for heart attack patients and eliminated racial and ethnic disparities of care. The report is published in the May 17 issue of Circulation.
"Heart Attack Guidelines Close Racial Gaps in Hospital Care"
U.S. News & World Report, May 17
"If anything good came from the earthquake, it is that this facility saved their lives."
Jonathan Jagid, M.D., commenting on the vital and extended role UM's field hospital in Haiti has been playing since the January 12 earthquake, including aiding U.S. student missionaries who were injured in a truck crash in Port-au-Prince. One student's severed ear had to be reattached.
"UM field hospital help save college missionaries' lives"
The Miami Herald, May 22
"Most strokes are preventable."
Ralph Sacco, M.D., M.S., commenting about the prevalence of stroke and tips for preventing them.
"Your Health: Strokes can be prevented"
USA Today, May 1
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