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DATE : 2005-06-03

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Important Dates
Faculty Meeting - June 6, Sound Cafe
Bioethics Conference
Faculty News

Important Dates

Friday, June 10, 2005, End-of-the-Year Banquent, 6:30 PM, Best Western University Tower. Contact Tracie Barnett @ tracie.barnett@seattlechildrens.org for further information.

Tuesday, June 21, 2005: SPR Application Deadline

July 22-23, 2005: The Center for Pediatric Bioethics at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center sponsors it's first annual conference in pediatric bioethics on "Current Controversies in Pediatric Research Ethics" to be held July 22-23, 2005, in Seattle, Washington. This conference will focus on pediatric research-regulations, issues related to consent and assent, ethical conduct, defining minimal risk, academic and industry relations and conflicts of interest. Registration fee is $150 before May 1st and $225 after May 1st. Access additional conference information and register at www.seattlechildrens.org/bioethics

Tuesday, July 12, 8:00AM-1:00 PM: New Fellows Orientation, at the Center for Urban Horticulture. Please contact Brooke Freed (brooke.freed@seattlechildrens.org) for more information. Details and agenda to follow.

Tuesday, July 26, 6:00-8:00 PM: Department of Pediatrics Faculty & Family Picnic at Gasworks Park. Details to follow.

Sunday, July 31, 2005: APS Application Deadline

FACULTY MEETING - June 6, 2005

The next faculty meeting will be held on June 6, 2005 (Sound Cafe: 5:30-6:00pm buffet dinner; 6:00-8:00pm program). This meeting will address current budgeting issues, improvements in hospital care, changes in Emergency Services and Departmental updates. In addition, the Fellows' Research Day awards will be presented.

Bioethics Conference

Please note the above dates of our first Pediatric Bioethics Conference. Doug Diekema, MD, asked that I send the following information to you:

Since this conference focuses on pediatric research ethics, faculty who attend one of the two days can consider their attendance to qualify as human subjects protections training. This might be particularly useful for new faculty and research personnel who might otherwise have to attend one of our scheduled training sessions. Our IRB office will provide anyone who attends one day of the conference a letter that confirms they have completed human subjects protections training. They can then use that letter for submission with NIH grants, etc.

Faculty News

Bonnie W. Ramsey, MD, is now the holder of the Bonnie W. Ramsey Endowed Chair in Cystic Fibrosis at the University of Washington. This gifted endowment in Bonnie's honor was formerly the Bonnie W Ramsey Professorship. Congratulations, Bonnie.

Congratulations to the following individuals who have been promoted effective July 1, 2005:

Mark DelBeccaro, MD, Professor, Emergency Medicine
Dennis Mayock, MD, Professor, Neonatology
David Rawlings, MD, Professor, ID, Immunology & Rheumatology
Richard Shugerman, MD, Professor, Emergency Medicine
Tom Jones, MD, Professor, Cardiology

Cora Breuner, MD, MPH Associate Professor, Adolescent Medicine
Heln Dichek, MD, Associate Professor, Endocrinology
Debra Friedman, MD, Associate Professor, Hematology/ Oncology
Robin Hornung, MD, MPH Associate Professor, Dermatology
Ann Melvin, MD, MPH Associate Professor, ID, Immunology & Rheumatology
Julie Park, MD, Associate Professor, Hematology/ Oncology
Margaret Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Pulmonary
Sherilyn Smith, MD, Associate Professor, ID, Immunology & Rheumatology
Jordan Symons, MD, Associate Professor, Nephrology

Cristine Trahms, MS, RD, Senior Lecturer, Genetics and Development

PUBLICATIONS

Congratulations to the following for their recent publications:

Measuring the Quality of Care for Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis in 5 US Health Plans. Rita Mangione-Smith, MD, MPH*, Marc N. Elliott, PhD, Lok Wong, MS, Laurie McDonald, MS, Joachim Roski, PhD. Arch Peds, May 2005. (*Dr. Mangione-Smith will be joining the Division of General Pediatrics this fall).