Updated: January 23, 2013
For 2008
December 2008
December 30, 2008: Cancer prevention research - Mack T. Ruffin IV, M.D., M.P.H., professor among those who conducted study with findings that chromoendoscopy detected more adenomas and hyperplastic polyps compared with colonoscopy using intensive inspection. Article is entitled “Chromoendoscopy detects more adenomas than colonoscopy using intensive inspection without dye spraying,” published in the Great Lakes New England Clinical Epidemiology and Validation Center of the Early Detection Research Network. Cancer Prev Res (Phila Pa) 1(7):507-13.
December 30, 2008: Clinical case report: Joel J. Heidelbaugh, M.D., assistant professor, among authors who describe a case report on a condition, Achilles tendonitis, that is often overlooked and under-considered, with use of a very commonly used medication, in article entitled “Case report: an elderly subject with fluoroquinolone-associated Achilles tendinitis.” See Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 6(5):264-8.
December 22, 2008: Colorectal Cancer Screening - Mack T. Ruffin, IV, M.D., M.P.H., professor, Masahito Jimbo, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor, and Michael D. Fetters, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., associate professor, investigate preferences for colorectal screening and the effect of demographics, as well as to create an interactive decision aid called Colorectal Web in article entitled “Factors Influencing Choices for Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Previously Unscreened African and Caucasian Americans: Findings from a Triangulation Mixed Methods Investigation,” in J Community Health. See Pubmed at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez See also http://colorectalweb.org/
December 17, 2008: Mediterranean Diet study given to women shows promise - could be used in future clinical trials of breast cancer prevention.
Zora Djuric, Ph.D., research professor, led the new study at the University of Michigan Health System in which women doubled their fruit and vegetable intakes and dramatically increased their consumption of “good” fats when they were counseled by registered dietitians and provided with a list of guidelines on the amount of certain foods they should eat each day, according to UMHS press release entitled, “Women double fruit, veggie intake with switch to Mediterranean diet” at
http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=944
Study also described in 2 other press releases by Medical News Today and in Science Daily: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081217101430.htm
December 10, 2008: Mack T. Ruffin, IV, M.D., M.P.H., professor, Masahito Jimbo, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor and Michael D. Fetters, M.D., M.A., associate professor, write how the openness of discussing the sensitive topic of colorectal cancer screening, lack of knowledge about colorectal cancer and screening costs, and diversity of preferences expressed in particular by African Americans as compared to Caucasian Americans (within study groups), suggest the importance of patient-physician dialogue about cancer screening options. Article entitled Factors Influencing Choices for Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Previously Unscreened African and Caucasian Americans: Findings from a Triangulation Mixed Methods Investigation appears in J Community Health, published online Dec. 10th, 2008.
December 4-5, 2008: Departments of Family Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology’s 17th Annual Primary Health Care of Women at the Towsley Center for Continuing Medical Education.
Presentations:
Amanda J. Kaufman, M.D., lecturer, “Management of Medical Problems in Pregnancy for the Non-OB Provider.”
Amy B. Locke, M.D., assistant professor, “Integrative Medicine Approach to Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes”
David C. Serlin, M.D., assistant professor, “Diagnosis and Management of Metabolic Syndrome”
Anne L. Kittendorf, M.D., assistant professor, “Thyroid Testing and Treatment: An Evidence-Based Approach.”
Sara L. Warber, M.D., associate professor, “Integrative Approach to Cardiovascular Disease in Women”
Barbara D. Reed, M.D., M.S.P.H., professor, “Vulvodynia”
Amy M. Bohn, M.D., assistant professor, “Special Concerns of the Female Athlete”
Margaret A. Riley, M.D., lecturer, “Breast Self Exam: How to Do It and Is It Worth It?”
December 1, 2008: Healthy gift giving - Caroline R. Richardson, M.D., associate professor, shares 12 ideas for healthy gift giving in a health minute that is presented in press release entitled “Giving the gift of health this holiday season” at http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=883 Announcement includes links to podcast, video and photos as well. Also, Dr. Richardson shares healthy gift-giving ideas in WDIV Detroit Channel 4 interview entitled "Check out these healthy, inexpensive gifts." See http://www.clickondetroit.com/vieo/18293650/index.html
November 2008
November 30, 2008: Mack T. Ruffin IV, M.D., M.P.H., professor among those who conducted study to evaluate the adenoma miss rate of conventional colonoscopy in patients with Lynch syndrome. They concluded that “although chromoendoscopy did not detect more missed adenomas than intensive inspection (with colonoscopies) in this pilot study, larger trials are needed to determine optimal surveillance techniques in this high-risk population.“ Published by the Great Lakes-New England Clinical Epidemiology and Validation Center of the Early Detection Research Network. Missed adenomas during colonoscopic surveillance in individuals with Lynch Syndrome (hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer). Cancer Prev Res (Phila Pa) 1(6):470-5.
November 25, 2008: Study findings by Caroline R. Richardson, M.D., assistant professor, about the positive effects of online cancer support communities, appears on Science Daily: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081118122143.htm, The University Record: http://www.ur.umich.edu/0809/Nov24_08/25.php and a UPI news wire: http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2008/11/22/Cancer_survival_affects_online_support/UPI-38181227334626/
November 15-19, 2008: North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) 2008 presentations:
Michael D. Fetters, M.D., associate professor
* “Comparison of Japanese Medical Students by Specialty Preference, Plans for Hybrid Primary Care/Specialty Care, and Long-Term Plans for Private Practice”
* “Facilitators and Barriors to Translational Research Across Multiple Institutions and Practices: A Case Study From Michigan Clinical Research Collaboratory.”
*“Facilitators and Barriors to Translational Research Across Multiple Institutions and Practices: A Case Study From Michigan Clinical Research Collaboratory”
Masahito Jimbo, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor, et al.
* “Perspectives of Japanese Men and Women on Cancer Screening.”
Michael S. Klinkman, M.D., associate professor
* “Antidepressant Medication Use for Primary Care With and Without Medical Comorbidities: A National EHR Network Study.”
* “WONCA-Global Health Research Forum presented by the North American Region of WONCA: The value of ICPC and its data structure for the Medical Home.”
* “Does Tailored Care Management Improve Outcomes for Chronically Depressed Primary Care Patients? A Report From the Depression in Primary Care Project.”
Donald E. Nease, Jr., M.D., associate professor, et al.
* “Intra-Class Correlations of Outcome Variables in the Family Healthware Impact Trial: A Multi-site, Cluster-Randomized Trial in Primary Care Practices.”
* “Measuring Outcomes of Balint Group Participation in US Family Residents.”
* “Family History and Perceptions About Risk and Prevention for Chronic Diseases in Primary Care: A Family Healthware Impact Trial Report.”
Barbara D. Reed, M.D., M.S.P.H., professor, and Ananda Sen, Ph.D., associate research scientist.
* “Factors Predicting Incident Vulvodynia: 2-Year Follow-Up Study.”
Caroline R. Richardson, M.D., assistant professor, et al.
* “Relationship between Cancer Survival Rate and Social Support within Online Communities for Cancer"
* “Stepping Up to Health - Enhancing Adherence With Online Communities.”
Mack T. Ruffin IV, M.D., M.P.H., professor
* “Depression and Self-Identity in Women from Appalachia, Ohio.”
Philip Zazove, M.D., professor
* “Cancer Prevention Knowledge in Deaf Persons.”
November 18, 2008: Caroline R. Richardson, M.D., assistant professor and Lorraine Buis, Ph.D., postdoctoral research fellow at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, discover that online support communities for high survival rate cancers contain a greater amount of emotional support content than online support communities for cancers with low survival rates, in a new study from the University of Michigan Health System and the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. See http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=851
November 13, 2008: Suzanna M. Zick, N.D., M.P.H., research assistant professor, and Mack T. Ruffin IV, M.D., M.P.H, professor, report that ginger provides no additional benefit for reduction of the prevalence or severity of acute or delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), in article entitled “Phase II trial of encapsulated ginger as a treatment for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.” Article appears in Support of Cancer Care [Epub ahead of print].
November 12, 2008: Oncology & Biotech News posts its story about study led by Donald E. Nease Jr., M.D., associate professor, on the benefits of using Cielo Clinic to increase the rate of colorectal cancer screening, in article entitled “Oncology Practices Find Various Uses for Computers” at http://www.obtnlive.com/ - click on “Web Exclusives” heading.
November 12, 2008: Quality improvement - Lee A. Green, M.D., M.P.H., professor, reports on development of quality metrics - those measures designed to support self assessment and quality improvement at the provider, hospital, and/or health care system level in ACC/AHA Classification of Care Metrics: Performance Measures and Quality Metrics: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures.
November 7, 2008: James E. Aikens, Ph.D., associate professor, presented poster entitled
“Association Between Depression and Diabetes Severity Varies by Regimen” in Session 1: “Emotional Intelligence and Quality of Life” at the Therapeutic Patient Education 2008 conference in Budapest, Hungary.
November 5-8, 2008: Katherine J. Gold, M.D., M.S.W., M.S., lecturer, presented talk "Do couples stay together after a baby dies? Marriage and Cohabitation outcomes after miscarriage and stillbirth" at the International Stillbirth Alliance and World Health Organization conference in Oslo, Norway (co-authored by biostatistician Ananda Sen, Ph.D.).
November 1, 2008: Health Disparities - Zora Djuric, Ph.D., research professor, and Mack T. Ruffin IV, M.D., professor, write that “…biomarkers of psychological stress can ….be quite useful towards gaining a better understanding of the etiology of disease in populations subject to health disparities.” This review appears in The Open Biomarkers Journal 1:7-19.
October 2008
View the 30th Anniversary Celebration Photos!
October 31, 2008: Major renovation of the U-M Clinical Simulation Center was recently completed. The Department has electronically published the first family medicine simulation-based curriculum to rapidly share experiences with other residency programs around the nation (available at www.fmdrl.org/794). Skills training in rapid sequence intubation, ACLS team leadership, cardiac arrhythmia management, colonoscopy, neonatal resuscitation and obstetrical skills have been incorporated into the residency curriculum and more skills training is being developed. James M. Cooke, M.D., assistant professor and residency director, is the medical co-director of the Clinical Simulation Center.
October 30, 2008: Depression research - Study led by James E. Aikens, Ph.D., associate professor, tests hypothesis that depression is related to glycaemic control and diabetes-related quality of life (DQOL) in patients who are prescribed injected insulin. See Diabetic Medicine 25:1324-1329.
October 25, 2008: Nutrition Research - Formulation of implementation intentions for improving fruit and vegetable intakes. Department nutritionist Jennifer Ellsworth, Mack T. Ruffin IV, M.D. M.P.H., professor and associate chair for research and Zora L. Djuric, Ph.D., research professor, among authors of poster session for the ADA Food & Nutrition Conference in Chicago, IL and abstract in J Am Diet Assoc. 108(9 Suppl):A59.
October 13, 2008: Health Literacy - James E. Aikens, Ph.D., associate professor, writes how the concern about medication harmfulness among younger, African-American, or those of low health literacy is associated with underuse of medication and the occurrence of higher blood pressure in Diabetes Care [Epublication ahead of print at http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/reprint/dc08-1533v1].
October 1, 2008: Health Information System - Study awarded Donald E. Nease Jr., M.D., associate professor, by the NIH that aims to test the feasibility of a scaleable, commercial health information system based on ClinfoTracker, titled “Chronic Disease Management System (Phase I STTR).”
October 1, 2008: Advantages of ICPC-2 - Michael S. Klinkman, M.D., associate professor, among authors who describe the complex advantages for the application of ICPC-2, a mental disorders classification system created specifically for use in primary care, in Eur Psychiatry 23(7):469-76, 2008.
October 1, 2008: Research Partnership - NIH grant entitled “Medical Marvels Interactive Translational Research Experience (MITR) awarded to Michael D. Fetters, M.D., M.P.H., M.A., associate professor, has begun. One goal of this proposal is to increase public knowledge and understanding of translational biomedical and behavioral research in partnership with the Detroit Science Center (DSC) and U-M.
October 1, 2008: Vulvodynia Research - Barbara D. Reed, M.D., M.S.P.H., professor, finds evidence that vulvodynia occurs in preadolescent girls and describes their response to neuropathic pain treatment. See Vulvodynia in Preadolescent Girls. J Low Genit Tract Dis 12(4):257-61, 2008.
October 1, 2008: Expanded Sports Medicine Fellowship - Our Sports Medicine Fellowship has received approval to expand to a second position and is now also actively recruiting applicants from Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. This additional position will allow our fellows to expand their team coverage to include more University of Michigan team sports and will allow clinical and teaching opportunities with several new faculty. Contact us by phone at (734) 615-2690 if you are interested in this exciting new development.
October 1, 2008: Robert D. McCurry, DO, (residency 1995), shares that he has been awarded the “2008 Colorado Academy of Family Physicians Family Physician of the Year.” According to a Canon City, Col., news release, he is held in high esteem by both professionals and patients.
September 2008
September 30, 2008: Michael D. Fetters, M.D., M.P.H., M.A., associate professor, begins effort to create an interactive translational research exhibit in effort to promote translational research awareness (for the public) entitled “Medical Marvels Interactive Translational Research Experience (MITRE).”
September 12, 2008: University of Michigan Integrative Medicine 10th Anniversary Symposium entitled ”Visioning Clinical Practice through Research.” Featured speakers are David Rakel, M.D., Director, Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Wisconsin and Brent A. Bauer, M.D., Director, Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
To register, please see http://www.med.umich.edu/umim/event_form.htm. For other questions, please contact Barbara Johnson at barjohns@med.umich.edu
or 734- 998- 7715.
August 2008
August 30, 2008: Women's health research - Barbara D. Reed, M.D., M.S.P.H., professor, and Ananda Sen, Ph.D., biostatistician, report that 2-year follow-up survey reveals that each year approximately one in 50 women develop symptoms of vulvodynia, and one in 10 women with vulvodynia report remission of symptoms in Obstet Gynecol 112(2 Pt 1):231-7.
August 20, 2008: Donald E. Nease Jr., M.D., associate professor, to serve as visiting faculty in the Research Division of the Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne, in Melbourne, Australia.
August 15, 2008: Gastroesophageal Reflux: Joel J. Heidelbaugh, M.D., assistant professor, writes on challenges in diagnosing and various treatments of “Atypical Presentations of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease,” in American Family Physician 78(4):483-88.
August 14-17, 2008: Donald E. Nease Jr., M.D., associate professor, to serve as faculty at the Balint Society of Australia's Leader Intensive Workshop in Sydney, Australia.
August 4 and 5, 2008: NIH Funds Cielo clinic study: The department and Cielo MedSolutions receive NIH funding for the study “Chronic Disease Management System.” According to WWJ News Radio 950, Donald E. Nease Jr., M.D., Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director of Cielo MedSolutions and Cielo, said it “…is particularly exciting because it bolsters our ongoing exploration of the best way to support ambulatory care quality improvement initiatives in a manner that fits into a practice workflow.” Funding also reported in the Ann Arbor News. Please see MLive Blog for more information.
August 1, 2008: Vulvodynia: Barbara Reed, M.D., M.S.P.H., professor, finds that in each of two years, approximately one in 50 women develop symptoms of vulvodynia and one in 10 women report remission of vulvodynia symptoms. Results reported in Obstet Gynecol 112(2):231-237.
August 1, 2008: Mental illness in primary care – chronic disease burden: Katherine J. Gold, M.D., M.S.W., M.S., lecturer, writes editorial on the situation where, “Although persons with serious mental illness have a greater chronic disease burden than the general population, they receive primary care treatment much less often,” in response to article in American Physician by Bernadette Kiraly, M.D.
August 1, 2008: Mental illness in primary care - improving outcomes: Katherine J. Gold, M.D., M.S.W., M.S., lecturer, describes how collaborative care in primary care of the mentally ill can improve disease and quality-of-life outcomes in “Primary care of patients with serious mental illness: Your chance to make a difference.” J Fam Pract 57(8):515-25.
July 2008
July 18, 2008: Western Michigan Reception & Dinner at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Thomas L. Schwenk, M.D., the George A. Dean, M.D. Chair of Family Medicine, will be speaking about "Family Medicine at the University of Michigan: New Clinical & Academic Models", Friday July 18 at 6 pm. RSVP by July 10, 734.615.2688 or bbieber@umich.edu.
July 17, 2008: Anne L. Kittendorf, M.D., lecturer, serves as chair for the reference committee for the annual Michigan Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) Congress of Delegates.
July 16, 2008: Healing Foods Pyramid: Jenna Wunder, administrative and associate health specialist, and former family medicine physician Monica Myklebust, M.D., created the Healing Foods Pyramid described as “…the first food guide to connect our food choices to the health of our environment and planet,” by the "Columbia Daily Tribune" (out of Columbia, Missouri). To learn more, see Healing Foods Pyramid and the Columbia Daily Tribune.
July 9, 2008: Physical Activity research - Caroline R. Richardson, M.D., assistant professor, co-author’s recommendations for “an average of 30 minutes of moderate intensity activity… on most days of the week…as an appropriate physical activity goal for the prevention of type II diabetes.” Findings appear in Curr Sports Med Rep Jul-Aug;7(4):182-4.
July 1, 2008: Survey of obstetricians reveals emotional toll from perinatal deaths, written by lecturer Katherine J. Gold, M.D., M.S.W., M.S.: “How physicians cope with stillbirth or neonatal death: A national survey of obstetricians.” Obstet Gynecol 2008;112:29-34.
July 1, 2008: Applications are being accepted for the Geriatrics Fellowship as well as the Palliative Medicine Fellowship for next year. Two positions for the these fellowships have been approved and filled for 2008. For more information about the program, contact Phillip E. Rodgers, M.D., assistant professor, at prodgers@med.umich.edu. See also the Geriatrics Fellowship Palliative Care website.
June 2008
June 30, 2008: Heart Failure research - Suzanne M. Zick, N.D., M.P.H., research assistant professor, finds that “hawthorn (Crataegus Special Extract WS 1442 {CSE}) does not reduce heart failure progression,” as presented in Eur J Heart Fail 10(6):587-93.
June 30, 2008: “Stillbirths, infant deaths lead to anxiety, guilt and stress among obstetricians,” according to lead study author Katherine Gold, M.D., MSW, lecturer, in this department and that of Obstetrics and Gynecology. See article in the July issue of the journal Obstet & Gynecol (or The Green Journal). Also, see press release for the UMHS Newsroom and also onThe University Record Online
June 27, 2008: “Overcoming challenges in designing and implementing a phase II randomized controlled trial using a presurgical model to test a dietary intervention in prostate cancer,” written by Mack T. Ruffin IV, M.D., M.P.H., professor, among others in Clin Trials 5(3):262-72.
June 25, 2008: The McGill Pain Questionnaire proves helpful in… “quantifying and characterizing pain for further management,” particularly for treating women who report chronic yeast infection symptoms and Vulvodynia, according to Barbara D. Reed, M.D., M.S.P.H, professor, in the article featured in J Reprod Med53(6):1-6.
June 23-27, 2008: Northern Michigan Family Medicine Conference. Course director, assistant professor Joel J. Heidelbaugh, MD, announces this course to be held at Shanty Creek. Go to online registration
June 23, 2008: Anti-cancer agent curcumin demonstrates positive absorption in study co-authored by Mack T. Ruffin, IV, M.D., M.P.H. and Zora Djuric Longworth, Ph.D., entitled “Pharmacokinetics of curcumin conjugate metabolites in healthy human subjects.” Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev Jun;17(6):1411-7.
June 19, 2008: “Help Yourself out of Depression: Experts give advice about steps people can take to ease their depression,” written by Martin Downs. In this article, psychologist James E. Aikens, PhD, associate professor, gives advice as to how fight symptoms of depression. See article on WebMD website.
June 15, 2008: A Web-based Residency Curriculum project, led by Eric P. Skye, M.D., assistant professor, is funded for third year by the UMHS GME Innovations Program. The project goal is to develop a system to facilitate creation and implementation of faculty authored modules, along with assessment and reporting capabilities for residency education. The project team also includes Elizabeth J. Wilson, M.F.A., Leslie A. Wimsatt, Ph.D., Tarannum A. Master-Hunter, M.D., assistant professor and Amy B. Locke, M.D, assistant professor. For more information about the project contact eskye@umich.edu or ewilson@umich.edu.
June 15, 2008: Anne L. Kittendorf, M.D., lecturer, received the "Award for Excellence in Precepting (Ypsilanti)" award from the graduating residents.
June 12, 2008: “Five symptoms men shouldn't ignore” on CNN.com quotes Joel J. Heidelbaugh, M.D., assistant professor and men's health expert for family medicine and the department of urology, that "Men sometimes don't realize they're addicted to prescription drugs." See article on CNN.Com.
June 6: U-M Family Medicine newsletter Spring 2008 now available to download
June 2: New Residency Alumni Wiki for Family Medicine residency alumni has been established in an effort to stay connected and provide valuable information tailored to the department's residency alumni. To read more or access the wiki see the Family Medicine Residency website.
May 2008
May 29, 2008: “Cardiovascular events during World Cup soccer,” written by Thomas L Schwenk, M.D., the George A. Dean, M.D. Chair of Family Medicine in N Engl J Med 358(5):475-83.
May 24-29, 2008: American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA's) 36th Annual Physician Assistant Conference in San, Antonio, Texas. Professor Barbara Reed, MD, MSPH, presented on vulvodynia (CME credit available).
May 22, 2008: 31st Annual Michigan Family Medicine Research Day Conference will be held at Genoa Woods Conference Center in Brighton, MI, sponsored by Michigan State University’s Department of Family Medicine. Early registration deadline is May 6th, 2008.
May 15, 2008: Donald E. Nease Jr., M.D., associate professor, nominated as a Crain's Detroit Business "healthcare hero" for work with ClinfoTracker and Cielo Clinic.
May 14, 2008: Third-year residents to present original projects beginning at 8AM at Ford Auditorium.
May 14, 2008: Scholarships and awards presented to three senior U-M medicine students from the Department of Family Medicine in Ford Auditorium: Laura M. Breymann–The Kenneth and Judy Betz Family Medicine Scholarship; Elizabeth R. Meza–The Family Medicine Senior Scholarship; and Matthew R. Meunier and Suzanne V. Ross–The Terence C. Davies, M.D. Award.
May 8-9, 2008: NIH Roadmap conference on clinical research networks and translating research into practice - Lee A. Green, M.D., M.P.H., professor, associate chair for information management, invited to develop and lead this NIH Roadmap conference, is excited to introduce NIH leaders to community family physicians and to challenge NIH to support research in community practices. The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) is jointly sponsoring the second day’s workshop “Accelerating the Dissemination and Translation of Clinical Research into Practice”, on May 9, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Natcher Auditorium, Building 45, on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, Maryland. The workshop is free and open to the public. Registration is requested by April 28, 2008. To register, visit the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) website.
May 8, 2008: Thomas L. Schwenk, M.D., the George A. Dean M.D. Chair, elected as Vice Chair of the Faculty Group Practice Board of Directors at UM. Voting process involved all chairs and non-chair members of the board.
May 2, 2008: STFM Reception - Thomas Schwenk, M.D., The George A. Dean, M.D. Chair of Family Medicine, to host reception at the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Conference (STFM) in Baltimore in celebration of the Department of Family Medicine’s 30th Anniversary. Anyone in attendance at STFM is welcome to attend.
May 1, 2008: Anne L. Kittendorf, M.D., lecturer, was co-convener for the women's caucus for the National Conference of Special Constituencies for the AAFP and chair of the reference committee for "Health of the Public and Science" held May 1-3, 2008.
May 1, 2008: American Psychiatry News (May, 2008, Vol. 1, issue 5), quotes Gregory Simon, MD, a psychiatrist and researcher at Group Health Cooperative in Seattle, who backs the recent findings from a depression study led by psychologist, James E. Aikens, PhD, associate professor. Simon notes, “The results help give some scientific credence to things most of us have seen in practice (the slow sign of improvement for hopefulness in particular.)”
May 1, 2008: Donald E. Nease Jr., M.D., associate professor, authored article on assessing the practicality and the “…potential success of a modified improvement collaborative model to create sustained improvements in (primary care) depression care…” entitled “Inducing Sustainable Improvement in Depression Care in Primary Care Practices,” published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, volume 34(5): 247-255.
May 1, 2008: Katherine J. Gold, M.D., M.S.W., M.S., lecturer, Co-authors review article titled "Effect of maternal mental illness on pregnancy outcomes." For full article see Gold KJ, Marcus SM. Expert Rev Obstet Gynecol 3(4):1-11, 2008 or www.expert-reviews.com.
April 2008
April 30-May 4, 2008: STFM Annual Conference presentations - Faculty members to present during the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Conference (STFM) include associate professor Kent J. Sheets, Ph.D., lecturer Jill N. Fenske, M.D., and assistant professor Joel J. Heidelbaugh, M.D.
April 30, 2008: “A survey on the impact of being depressed on the professional status and mental health care of physicians”; authored by Thomas L Schwenk, M.D., the George A. Dean, M.D. Chair of Family Medicine and Daniel W. Gorenflo, Ph.D. (former research investigator in the department) in J Clin Psychiatry 69(4):617-20.
April 24, 2008: Author of Natural Products from Plants, 2nd Edition, Sara L. Warber, M.D., assistant professor, has received nomination for the Council of Botanical and Horticultural Libraries Book Award. Announcement by Ms. Randy Brehm, Acquisitions Editor, Agriculture and Nutrition, Taylor and Francis Group of Boca Raton, Florida. For more information on nominations see the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries homepage.
April 23, 2008: Preventive Cardiology Hypertension, Vascular Medicine, Lipids/Atherosclerosis Conference - assistant professor Caroline Richardson, MD, will speak on "Stepping Up to Health: An Internet-mediated Walking Program for Adults With or At Risk for Heart Disease". She will speak Wednesday afternoon, 12:15pm at Domino's Farm in Ann Arbor, Lobby A, 3rd Floor, large conference room.
April 21, 2008: Family Medicine residency informational meeting for M-3 students - Family Medicine’s educational development team hosted meeting to provide information about the match process and residency selection with opportunities to talk to faculty and residents. Faculty and residents attendance encouraged. Location and time: University Hospital Dining Room A/B from 6:00 - 8:00 pm; food and beverages available.
April 17, 2008: Milan woman and breast cancer survivor, Alison Marable, writes in The Milan News-Leader on the value of joining research studies, especially the pedometer study led by Caroline Richardson, M.D., assistant professor, entitled “Stepping Up to Health (SUH) w/eCommunities.”
April 17, 2008: Andrew Heyman, M.D., M.H.S.A., lecturer, quoted in article on the rapid growth in availability of complimentary alternative medicine therapies (CAM) entitled “’Alternative' therapy makes gains in mainstream setting,” published in the Ann Arbor Business Review.
April 13, 2008: Thomas Schwenk, M.D., The George A. Dean, M.D. Chair of Family Medicine writes article entitled “Find the right family doctor,” which appears in the “Be Healthy” supplement to the Ann Arbor News.
April 12, 2008: Huron River Clean-Up Day - Family Medicine residents recruit other residents to volunteer for Huron River Clean-Up Day. If interested, contact House Officer Andrew M. LaFleur, MD, at alafleu@umich.edu.
April 2, 2008: New study - “Pharmacokinetic Study of High and Low Doses of Tart Cherry in Humans” announced by Jenna Wunder, MPH, RD, funded by Cherry Marketing Institute. Assistant professor Sara L. Warber, MD, from University of Michigan Integrative Medicine will serve as principal investigator. Interested participants can reach Wunder at phone number (734) 998-7712.
April 1, 2008: Heart failure outcomes research: Pharmacologic interventions may improve outcomes for patients with heart failure caused by systolic dysfunction, according to William E. (Rusty) Chavey II, M.D., M.S., associate professor. Article published in Am Fam Physician 77(7):957-64.
April 1, 2008: Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) - Associate professor Donald E. Nease Jr., M.D. to serve as principal investigator for NIH grant entitled ”Chronic Disease Management System.” This Phase I STTR expands upon prior work by gathering more detail about the use of Cielo Clinic™ (formerly ClinfoTracker™) in practice, and developing the prototype of a full chronic disease management system.
April 1, 2008: Grant to support Integrative Medicine fellowship - U-M’s Integrative Medicine (UMIM) receives second year funding from the Fannie E. Rippel Foundation, whose mission statement is to seed systemic change and catalyze innovation to improve our nation's health. Lecturer Andrew Heyman, M.D. and Ypsilanti clinic resident John Stracks, M.D. are both currently fellows of this program.
March 2008
March 28, 2008: Announcement - Two new department chief residents chosen, Hobart H. Lee, MD and Laura M. Distel, MD, to begin in May 2008.
March 23, 2008: ClinfoTracker™ now named Cielo Clinic™ - Professor Lee Green, MD, MPH, announces name change and upgrade for the “Clinfotracker” universal registry and reminder system software applied by Department of Family Medicine physicians, begun in early 2004. This program is known for its “improvement in the quality of care for chronic diseases and preventive services” within the department and has been acquired by “hundreds of primary care physicians” according to Green.
March 20, 2008: Assistant professor James M. Cooke, MD, announces Match Day results of medical students who have now been accepted to the Department of Family Medicine’s residency program as follows (they are to arrive on June 16th). For the match list see the Residency homepage.
March 15, 2008: Assistant professor James M. Cook, MD, writes on the use of simulation as a teaching method for residents entitled: Simulation enhances resident confidence in critical care and procedural skills.” Fam Med 40(3):165-7, 2008. Co-authors are Larsen J, Hamstra SJ and Andreatta PB.
February 2008
February 27, 2008: Professor Mack T. Ruffin, MD, MPH co-authors article entitled “Plasma Glycoprotein Profiling for Colorectal Cancer Biomarker Identification by Lectin Glycoarray and Lectin Blot” in J Proteome Res. Other Authors are Qiu Y, Patwa TH, Xu L, Shedden K, Misek DE, Tuck M, Jin G, Ruffin MT, Turgeon DK, Synal S, Bresalier R, Marcon N, Brenner DE, Lubman DM.
February 27, 2008: Dr. James Aikens’ research on changes in depressive symptoms and secondary outcomes, especially hopefulness is highlighted on Web MD and the UM-Gateway For the original article see: Aikens JE, Kroenke K, Nease DE Jr, Klinkman MS, Sen A. “Trajectories of improvement for six depression-related outcomes.” Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2008 Jan-Feb;30(1):26-31.
February 26, 2008: Professor Lee Green, MD, MPH, et al write guidelines for Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation. The article is titled “ACC/AHA/Physician Consortium 2008 Clinical Performance Measures for Adults with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures and the Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Performance Measures for Atrial Fibrillation)”. Co-authors are Estes NA 3rd, Halperin JL, Calkins H, Ezekowitz MD, Gitman P, Go AS, McNamara RL, Messer JV, Ritchie JL, Romeo SJ, Waldo AL, Wyse DG, Bonow RO, DeLong E, Goff DC Jr, Grady K, Hiniker A, Linderbaum JA, Masoudi FA, Piña IL, Pressler S, Radford MJ, Rumsfeld JS; American College of Cardiology; American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement. J Am Coll Cardiol 51(8):865-84, 2008.
February 8, 2008: 86 people attended the family medicine Mid-Winter Update conference in Boyne Highlands,
February 8, 2008: Professor and Assistant Chair of Research Mack Ruffin IV, MD, MPH, will present “Top Five Medical Articles Relevant to Primary Care in 2007” during the Mid-Winter Update, Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs, Michigan.
February 6, 2008: Professor and Assistant Chair of Research Mack Ruffin IV, MD, MPH, will present “Old and New Agents for Smoking Cessation” during the Mid-Winter Update, Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs, Michigan.
February 4-8, 2008: Mid-Winter Update, Boyne Highlands, Michigan. There is still time to sign up for this faculty retreat. Contact Professor and Assistant Chair of Research Mack Ruffin IV, MD, MPH, at (734) 998-7120, ext. 310.
February 1, 2008: Two residents in Family Medicine will be starting their Sports Medicine Fellowships this July 2008: Susan Bettcher, MD, at Ohio State University and Tanika Pinn, MD, at the University of Tennessee – Knoxville.
January 2008
January 24, 2008: Washington Post article - Title: Putting on Pedometer Helps Walkers Shed Pounds” by assistant professor Caroline R. Richardson, M.D., http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/24/AR2008012402128.html
For complete article see: Richardson CR, Newton TL, Abraham JJ, Sen A, Jimbo M, Swartz AM. A meta-analysis of pedometer-based walking interventions and weight loss. Ann Fam Med Jan-Feb;6(1):69-77, 2008.
January 16, 2008: Jennifer Weibel, DO, began the Family Medicine Sports Medicine Fellowship. She arrives from the Chicago Osteopathic Medicine program (Medical School) and the Appleton Medical Center (Residency).
January 15, 2008: Lee Green, MD, MPH, announces that Timothy D. Morris has been promoted to IT Manager for the department; in addition he is now an "Application System Analyst / Programmer Senior" and serves on the MCIT-CSM-CAP-Client Server" team.
January 15, 2008: Clinical lecturer David Serlin, MD, announces recruitment for resident and faculty physicians to staff Family Medicine’s outreach clinic in Quito, Ecuador for 1-2 week sessions mid-June to mid-July 2008. Check the website at www.thequitoproject.org for details or email Dave at dserlin@med.umich.edu.
January 14, 2008: Assistant professor Dr. Caroline D. Richardson’s article entitled “A Meta-Analysis of Pedometer-Based walking Interventions and Weight Loss” to be published in January/February 2008 issue of Annals of Family Medicine. Richardson, MD, et al learned that a meta-analysis of the results of nine studies where participants used a pedometer to track their number of walking steps, moderate weight loss occurred in overweight or obese, sedentary people without any dietary change. Results also pointed to the finding that with greater duration of time spent in some of the studies, an even greater amount of weight loss occurred.
January 14, 2008: Chelsea assistant residency director, Tara Master-Hunter, MD, announces that clinical assistant professor Dr. Randall Forsch, MD, MPH, is to accept the role as new Chelsea Family Medicine Service Chief.
January 4, 2008: “ACC/AHA Primary Prevention of CVD Performance Measures”, for which Professor Lee Green, MD, MPH, is to become lead reviewer. He also has responsibility to ensure that the chair of the writing committee has considered and responded to all of the official peer reviewers’ comments.
January 1, 2008: Eric Skye, MD, is elected to the position of Chief of Staff for Chelsea Hospital in Chelsea, Michigan.
January, 2008: Book chapter entitled “Organizing Preventive Healthcare in Men”, written by Assistant Professor Masahito Jimbo, MD, PhD, MPH, has been published (in) Clinical Men’s Health: Evidence in Practice, (ed) Heidelbaugh J, Philadelphia: Elsevier Science, 2008: 3-12. The chapter seeks to identify the special challenges in providing preventative care in men and the steps to overcome them.
January, 2008: Book chapter entitled “Nephrology” written by Assistant Professor Masahito Jimbo MD, PhD, MPH, has been published (in) Clinical Men’s Health: Evidence in Practice, (ed) Heidelbaugh J, Philadelphia: Elsevier Science, 2008: 207-219. The chapter aims to address the important issue of chronic kidney disease and how it affects men.
January, 2008: Joy C. Williams, MD, and Clinical Lecturer, announces publication of article written by herself and four other authors, entitled “Developing a Novel Poverty in Healthcare Curriculum for Medical Students at the University of Michigan Medical School”. Other authors are: Doran, Kelly M. MD; Kirley, Katherine MD; Barnosky, Andrew R. DO, MPH, and Cheng, Jason E. Source citation: Academic Medicine. 83(1):5-13. For more information, see the following abstract.
January, 2008: Tarannum Master-Hunter, MD and Leslie Wimsatt, PhD have been awarded a $10,000 CRLT Faculty Development Fund Grant entitled “Revitalizing an Orthopedics/Sports Medicine Residency Rotation”. Tara is the Project Director and Leslie will provide curriculum development support. Together they will work on the restructuring of the orthopedics/sports medicine curriculum for the residents at the UM.
January, 2008: Associate Professor James E. Aikens, PhD, has written an article that has been published by the journal General Hospital Psychiatry entitled “Trajectories of improvement for six depression-related outcomes.” This article challenges assumptions about the nature and process of improvement in secondary outcomes for unipolar depression. His colleagues within Family Medicine have collaborated as well. These are: Donald E. Nease Jr., MD, Michael S. Klinkman, MD, MS and Ananda Sen, PhD.
January, 2008 issue: ”Asking the Right Questions.” The Journal of Family Practice, an editorial written by Lee A. Green, MD, MPH, Professor. http://www.jfponline.com/CurrentIssue.asp
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