May 4, 2006
Health Sciences News Briefs
Short of breath? This study could help
People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, bronchitis or asthma/emphysema, and who experience shortness of breath with daily activities, are being sought for a study. Two educational and support programs to help manage shortness of breath will be studied: one conducted in person and one through the Internet. The study will be carried out at the UW and the University of California, San Francisco. Participants at the UW site must live in the Puget Sound area and have access to the Internet. To learn more, visit http://www.managesob.org or call the UW site at 206-616-8993.
Unutzer wins Distinguished Scientist award
Dr. Jurgen Unutzer, UW professor and vice chair of psychiatry, has received the 2006 Distinguished Scientist Award of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.
Unutzer, a geriatric psychiatrist and health services researcher, has been a senior scientific advisor to the World Health Organization and an advisor to the President’s Commission on Mental Health.
His research has focused on improving care for older adults with medical disorders complicated by depression. He is chief of psychiatric services at UW Medical Center.
The award was presented at the organization’s annual meeting in March.
Lundgreen receives Jefferson Award
Kim Loan Lundgreen of Harborview Medical Center’s Interpreter Services has received one of five Jefferson Awards for her work as a volunteer.
The award is sponsored by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Boeing Co. She volunteers for several services to the elderly, and also teaches English and citizenship classes at the Asian Counseling and Referral Service, among other community activities.
Researcher writes Paper of the Week
Dr. Amy Weinmann, assistant professor of immunology, is the author of a paper selected by the Journal of Biological Chemistry as a “Paper of the Week.”
The publication’s Editorial Board and associate editors select papers that they rank among the top 1 percent of those they review, rated in relation to their significance and overall importance. The paper is included in a collection that can be accessed directly from the home page of the online journal at http://www.jbc.org.
The title is “T-bet Binding to Newly Identified Target Gene Promoters is Cell-Type Independent, but Results in Variable Context-Dependent Functional Effects.”
Professionalism workshop May 23
“Voices of Professionalism” is the title of a faculty development workshop, open to all health sciences faculty members, planned from 8:30 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, May 23, in South Campus Center.
Techniques and tools will be developed in small-group settings, along with a general discussion of the meaning of professionalism and how to teach and assess it. The workshop, offered by the Department of Medical Education and Biomedical Informatics and the Office of Faculty Development in the School of Medicine, is free, but registration is required at http://www.mebi.washington.edu/facdev.html.
