Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics Newsletter
DATE : 2004-08-20
MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
Through excellence, innovation and collaboration, we will improve the health of all children and adolescents by educating the pediatric and physician leaders of the future, advancing research, advocating for children and providing the nation's best primary and specialty pediatric clinical care. In partnership with our health care and academic institutions, we will create a collegial environment where academic faculty can reach their personal and professional goals.
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Important Dates
Faculty News
Important DatesWednesday, September 8, 2004, 5-6:30 PM, Wright Auditorium: Professors and Associate Professors to meet regarding Pediatric mandatory promotions.
September 27-October 1, 2004: Intern Retreat Week. Information has been sent out from the Housestaff office about this year's Intern Retreat. Each year, it has become increasingly more difficult to find coverage for our interns. I encourage faculty, fellows and clinical faculty to support this important event and help provide the needed coverage. For further information, contact Sarah Archibald (archie@u.washington.edu).
Monday, October 18, 2004, 5:30-8:00PM. Faculty Meeting in Sound Caf: 5:30-6:00PM Buffet dinner; 6:00PM Program. Topic: Mentoring and Developing Teaching Skills. Leaders: Fred Rivara, Tom Pendergrass.
Monday, November 1, 2004, 5:00-6:30PM, Sound Caf. Please note this important date on your calendars for the annual meeting of Christine Gleason, MD and Fred Rivara, MD to inform junior faculty (or any faculty who are interested) on how to put together a promotion package.
Faculty NewsPUBLICATIONS
Congratulations to Robert Sidbury, M.D., for the following article:
What's New in Pediatric Dermatology: Update for the Pediatrician. Current Opinion in Pediatrics. 2004; 16(4):410-414.Congratulations to Delphine Yung, M.D., for the following article:
Delphine Yung, Allison C. Widlitz, Erika Berman Rosenzweig, Diane Kerstein, Greg Maislin, and Robyn J. Barst. Outcomes in Children With Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Circulation 2004;110 660-665.Congratulations to Monica Vavilala, M.D., for the following publication:
Vavilala MS, Cummings P, Sharar SR, Quan L. Association of Hospital Trauma Designation with Admission Patterns of Injured Children. J Trauma. 2004 Jul;57(1):119-124Congratulations to Nigel Bamford, M.D., for the following manuscript just released:
Bamford NS, Zhang H, Schmitz Y, Wu NP, Cepeda C, Levine MS, Schmauss C, Zakharenko SS, Zablow L, Sulzer D. Heterosynaptic dopamine neurotransmission selects sets of corticostriatal terminals. Neuron. 2004;42:653-663.Congratulations to Laura Richardson, M.D., MPH, Dimitri Christakis, M.D., MPH, Fred Connell, M.D., MPH, and Michelle Garrison, M.D., MPH for their manuscript:
Mental Illness Hospitalizations of Youth in Washington State. Arch Peds. 2004 Aug; 158(8): 781-785Congratulations to Samuel Zinner, M.D., for the cover article in this month's (August edition) "Contemporary Pediatrics". It's a 2-part article (both parts are in the August edition) called "Tourette Syndrome - Much More Than Tics".
GRANT AWARDS
Congratulations to Dr Hans Ochs who just received a 5-year competitive renewal of his RO1 merit award.
Dr Hans Ochs has been invited to give the "David A. Talmage Lecture" at the Aspen Allergy Conference in recognition of "Your monumental contribution to the Understanding of Immunology and Molecular Biology."
The 5th edition of the "Stiehm Book": Immunology Diseases in infants and Children? has been published. Dr Hans Ochs is the co-editor and author of 3 chapters. Dr. David Rawlings and Dr. Troy Torgerson each authored a section of the book and Dr. Laura Beitz wrote the Rheumatology chapter.