March 11, 2004
Health Sciences News Briefs
Award for Ojemann
Dr. George Ojemann, professor of neurological surgery, will be honored on Sunday, March 28, for his lifetime commitment to helping people in the Northwest who suffer from epilepsy. The Epilepsy Foundation of Washington will give him its highest honor, the Exceptional Service Award, as part of its annual Awards & Arts Brunch. Tickets are $75 each. For more information, see the Web site at http://www.epilepsywa.org
Robinson honored
Dr. Lawrence Robinson, professor and chair of rehabilitation medicine, was awarded the Distinguished Academician Award by the Association of Academic Physiatrists at the group’s annual meeting Feb. 26 in Albuquerque, N.M. Robinson is a rehabilitation physician at Harborview Medical Center. Recipients of the award have achieved distinction and peer recognition regionally or nationally in teaching, research and administration. The AAP has only given the award nine times, but Robinson is the third UW faculty member to receive it. Dr. George Kraft, professor of rehabilitation medicine and director of electrodiagnostic medicine in the Western MS Clinic, won the award in 2001. Former UW faculty member Dr. Barbara de Lateur received the award in 1997.
Talk about knees
“A Pain in the Knee” is the topic for the next presentation at the downtown Seattle REI store. Dr. Trey Green and Dr. John O’Kane from the UW Sports Medicine Clinic will speak from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, March 15. The talk will cover crucial things to look for in knee pain, when to use rest, ice, compression and elevation (RICE) and when you should see a doctor. No registration is necessary and the talk is free.
Thomas Holmes’ legacy
An extensive article on the work of the late Dr. Thomas Holmes, a faculty member in the UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences from 1949 until his retirement in 1984, has been posted on the department’s Web site, http://www.uwpsychiatry.org Holmes is best known for his development,with Dr. Richard Rahe, of the Stress Readjustment Rating Scale, commonly known as the life-events stress scale. The article includes information on the Thomas Holmes Research Scholar Awards. For a hard copy of the newsletter, contact Brian Tyl in the department office at 543-3752.
Workshop for faculty
“Dealing with Students and Residents Who Are Having Difficulty” is the topic for a faculty development workshop organized by the School of Medicine’s Department of Medical Education and Biomedical Informatics. The workshop, set for 8:30 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, March 23, in South Campus Center, requires registration. Using a case-study approach, with actual cases and court decisions, the session will cover topics including how to share information with students or residents, types of information needed to support a decision to dismiss a student or resident from a program, legal prinicples relevant to academic dismissal, and other areas of clinical education with legal considerations. Steve Milam, an attorney and director of regulatory compliance for UW Physicians, is the primary presenter.
