Internal Medicine Residency News, April 24, 2017

From the Program

Thanks to everyone who volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House last week! It is always fun to gather in service of our community. Thanks to the Warren Society for organizing the opportunity. Don't forget to join Warren Society leader Steve Crowley for a dinner at his house on May 5.

A note about research: We have two research events coming up in May. Please mark your calendars for Resident Research Night, which will be held from 5-7 p.m. on May 4 in the Searle Center, and Duke Clinical Research Day, which will be held May 18. See below for details on submitting posters for both events.

Don't forget: Please send any of your news or kudos for your colleagues to Erin Payne.

Have a great week!

Kudos

Kudos this week go to Matt Labriola and Nicole Helmke for going above and beyond with excellent service and dedication for a patient at the VA (recognized by the patient's family). Kudos to Bill McManigle for a great SAR lecture and Jeremy Cypen for an excellent chair's conference. 

PubMed from the Program

This week's pubmed from the program goes to Samuel Lindner and colleagues for publishing in the journal Circulation last month their manuscript entitled: "Treatment Consistency Across Levels of Baseline Renal Function With Rivaroxaban or Warfarin: A ROCKET AF (Rivaroxaban Once-Daily, Oral, Direct Factor Xa Inhibition Compared With Vitamin K Antagonism for Prevention of Stroke and Embolism Trial in Atrial Fibrillation) Analysis." Lindner SM1, Fordyce CB1, Hellkamp AS1, Lokhnygina Y1, Piccini JP1, Breithardt G1, Mahaffey KW1, Singer DE1, Hacke W1, Halperin JL1, Hankey GJ1, Berkowitz SD1, Nessel CC1, Becker RC1, Fox KA1, Patel MR2; ROCKET AF Steering Committee and Investigators. Circulation. 2017 Mar 7;135(10):1001-1003. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.024666.

Clinic Corner: VA PRIME

Contributed by Leigh Wynkoop

Dr. Susan Rakley’s last official day precepting in PRIME before her retirement will be April 27 – however, we are happy that she will be returning periodically as a substitute preceptor.  We thank her for her 25 years of service to the VA, 15 of them in Durham, and 14 years in PRIME.  Dr. Genevieve Embree will take over Team K and will be precepting regularly in PRIME starting in May.

We’re seeing marked improvement in our completion of HEDIS reminders – good job, everyone!  Just remember to REFRESH your screen after the nurse is done with intake, as new reminders may populate during the intake process.

Speaking of updating data, remember that if you start a note before a visit that you need to update the DAY/TIME of the visit as well as the VITALS and MEDICATIONS.

Late arrival policy has been modified; patient is now considered late if arriving 20 minutes past appointment time.  At that point, the team RN is to see the patient to triage for acute needs, med refills, etc.

If you’re interested and energetic, the Bull City Run/Walk/Roll 5K benefit is Saturday, May 6, 8am.  Sign up: https://app.racereach.com/event/bull-city-run-walk-roll-5k/register.&nb…; Proceeds support local Veterans’ participation in the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic.

From the Chief Residents

Morning Report and MGR: April 24-28, 2017
Date Topic Lecturer Time Location
4/24/17

Case Presentation

Daniel Turner to Dr. Arcasoy

 7:15 a.m. DUH 8252
4/25/17

New guidelines on PSA testing

Dr. Armstrong

 7:15 a.m.

DUH 8252
4/26/17

Cost-conscious case Presentation

Mikey Graham to Dr. Klotman

 7:15 a.m. DUH 8252
4/27/17

Diagnosis/management of ILD

Dr. Rackley

 7:15 a.m. DUH 8252
4/28/17

Medicine Grand Rounds: Metformin: old drug, new opportunities

 Matthew Crowley, MD 8:00 a.m. DUH 2002

 

Noon Conference: April 24-28, 2017
Date Topic Lecturer Time Location Lunch
4/24/17

MKSAP H/O

 

 12:10 p.m. DUH 2002 Domino's
4/25/17

SAR Lecture Series: Coagulation Disorders (PT, PTT, Platelets)

Vedran Oruc

 12:15 p.m. DUH 2002

Rudino's
4/26/17

SAR Lecture Series: Calcium Disorders

Ryan Orgel

 12:15 p.m.

DUH 2003

 Chick-fil-A
4/27/17

Residency Town Hall

 

 12:15 p.m.

DUH 2001

 Guasaca
4/28/17

Medicine Research Seminar

Nelson Chao, MD, MBA

 12:00 p.m. DUH 2002 Nosh

From the Residency Office

 
Resident Research Night - Poster Presentation

Resident Research Night will be held from 5-7 p.m. on May 4 in the Searle Center. Please sign up to display and present your poster, if you have presented your research, QI project or case vignettes at a local or National scientific meeting (e.g. NC ACP or subspecialty society meetings) or if you published a manuscript of your work during residency.

This event is an excellent opportunity for you to showcase your scholarly activities, interact with your colleagues and DoM faculty, and have fun at the same time during the reception.

You can drop off your poster in the MedRes office and we will hang it for you on May 4th prior to the presentations at 5 p.m. 

If you need to have a new poster printed, our office will help you with this. Please email Tia for any assistance (thank you Tia!!).

There will be best poster selections (research and Qi project) by the Chief residents and award presentations.

 

Duke Clinical Research Day - May 18 - Poster Presentation

Residents are encouraged to submit an abstract of your poster by April 14 and participate during the poster presentation event on May 18 at Trent Semans Center 6th floor.

The residency office will help to print your posters and we will hang them on the display boards on May 18 for you until you can come in for poster judging. Please let us know how our Program can help you in any other way. 

Register today.

 
Resident Wellness Initiative Grants

We are pleased to announce a new funding opportunity entitled “Resident Wellness Initiative Grants” for resident-led, innovative projects dedicated to promote the well-being of our residents which is of utmost importance to our Program and Duke family. 

The proposed innovative initiatives will promote and preserve Internal Medicine resident physician wellness by building skills to handle the challenges and the pace of the current healthcare environment, while continuing to provide quality care to patients.

  1. Two awards each $2,500/project will be funded.
  2. Funding start date is July 1, 2017.
  3. Each proposal must be led by one or more SARs (current JARs) during the 2017-2018 academic year. Extension of funding may be requested next year beyond June 30, 2018.
  4. Teamwork is encouraged to include JARs and incoming interns and multiple SARs may lead one project.
  5. Faculty sponsor/advisor may be recruited but not required.
  6. Additional funding for a larger award may be available depending on the level of interest and budgets of the project(s). The award committee will review and make a decision on each proposal.
  7. The 2-page proposals are due on June 1, 2017 for review by an award selection committee.
  8. Applications forms are attached.

For any questions, please contact murat.arcasoy@duke.edu.

 

Feeling down? Need to talk to someone? Opportunities for Wellness

All trainees at Duke have FREE access to Personal Assistance Services (PAS), which is the faculty/employee assistance program of Duke University. The staff of licensed professionals offer confidential assessment, short-term counseling, and referrals to help resolve a range of personal, work, and family problems. PAS services are available free of charge to Duke faculty and staff, and their immediate family members. An appointment to meet with a PAS counselor may be arranged by calling the PAS office at 919-416-1PAS (919-416-1727), Monday through Friday between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. For assistance after hours, residents and fellows can call the Blood and Body Fluid Hotline (115 inside DUH, 919-684-1115 outside) for referral to behavioral health resources. Another resource is Duke Outpatient Psychiatry Referrals at (919) 684-0100 or 1-888-ASK-DUKE. https://www.hr.duke.edu/pas/

Upcoming Dates and Events

  • April 28 - Rising SAR Retreat

  • May 4 - Resident Research Night

  • May 5 - Stead Dinner at Steve Crowley's house

  • June 1 - Resident Wellness Initiative Grant Application Deadline

  • June 3 - SAR Dinner

  • June 10 - End of Year Picnic

  • June 30 - Medicine Grand Rounds: Dr. Klotman's final State of the Department

Opportunities

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