From the Director
What a week! We had a great family vacation and got to learn who the newest members of the Duke Fam are! We’ve all reasonably recovered from what may be the last Daylight Savings Time Switch and are now officially in the start of Spring. Happy Holi to those who celebrate, as well as a joyous Norwuz as well.
Last week was also marked by a wildly successful Second Annual Duke It Out with huge kudos to Ann Cameron Barr (and Dr. Suchita Sata) as well as our competitors Sitharhan “Victory” Sekar, Hannah Florian and Sean Taasan as well as our coaches Drs. Jenny Van Kirk, Jon Roberts and Laura Caputo.
Kudos
We have an overwhelming plethora of kudos today! Kudos to Jake Nast from Alissa Stavig (from a patient’s family) for spending extra time at the bedside explaining the plan of care, to Garret Johnson and Erin Hercules for being accepted to the MLP-R program, also to Garret Johnson from the DOC team for being a tremendous DOC Lead last week (and added tacos from Peggy Sahu for helping manage a very busy day), to Tyler Couch for a fantastic LEADS conference, to Erin Song and Zach Lorsch for a great SAR talks, to Jordan Infield from Elissa Rumer Nickolopoulos for taking extra care to ensure a patient with delirium was comfortable in the hospital, to David Bader from Dr. Marie Rosier, Mary Jo Obeid and Lauren Pinion from Dr Caroline Sloan for absolutely amazing work on a very busy and very sick night at DRH, and to Lynette Staplefoote-Boynton for stepping in to take a volunteer shift at Lincoln CHC (from Jo Cavalier). Also kudos to Apurva Khedagi, Daniel Travis and Erin Hercules from Nijat Aliyev for providing great care at the VA, to Priyanka Reddy from Bari Rosenberg for being a fantastic MICU call buddy, to Forrest Gamble (also from Nijat) for going the extra mile to care for a sick veteran, to Sarah Moserowitz and Lynette Staplefoot-Boynton for being amazing co-JARs in the MICU (also from Bari), and right back to Bari and Lynette from Sarah Moserowitz for taking great care of co-residents (and patients) in the MICU.
Pubmed from the Program
This week’s pubmed from the program goes to Sukrit Jain and Sriya Muralidharan for their upcoming abstract at DDW.. Impact of GI/Hepatology Consultation on Outcomes for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis. Jain SS, Muralidharan S, Patel Y. DDW Annual Conference. 2022
Have a great (70 degree! Sunny!) week,
Aimee
Clinic Corner: PRIME
Contributed by Leigh Wynkoop, MHS, PA-C
ALL residents (not just PRIME): we highly recommend the CPRS booster to speed up signing, cosigning, etc. STAR menu > DUR Shortcuts > open CPRS Booster > type CTRL + H >watch the 13” minute video if you want guidance. NEW: Booster allows dot phrases!!! Still in development. You can start making your own stock text (such as your exam).
LEAD residents Shannon McGue and Timothy Hopper (with added input from Shivy Chandramouli) have made a powerpoint of CPRS tips and tricks for inpatient as well as PRIME – including CPRS Booster; we will work on uploading that to wiki and can email it to anyone who wants it.
PRIME-Return Appointment note has been updated/ simplified. Be sure to use it. Coming: a few minor tweaks to that note plus revisions to other notes.
LEADs have been working on compiling info on weight-loss medication options at the VA for our patients (more info to come) and GDMT for patients with HFrEF.
Welcome to MSA Keimarsha “Kei” Fitzgerald who will be taking on MSA duties for Teams J, K, L, Q, and R due to Michelle Dunston’s departure.
Med Res Team Office Calendar
From the Chief Residents
| Date | Topic | Lecturer | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/22/22 |
Vertigo |
David Kaylie | 7:15 a.m. | Zoom |
| 03/23/22 | OUD Treatment | Larry Greenblatt | 7:15 a.m. | Zoom |
| 03/24/22 | Insomnia | Andrew Spector | 7:15 a.m. | Zoom |
Academic Half Day: March 25, 2022
| Thread | Topic | Lecturer | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rheum/Renal/Endo/ID/GI/GIM |
PCOS/hypogonadism Hematuria/Proteinuria |
Lauren Mozingo John Roberts |
9 a.m. 10:30 a.m. |
VA Surgery Conference Room C5010 |
|
Card/Heme/Pulm/Onc |
Lung Cancer Screening Pulmonary Nodule Evaluation |
Daniel Turner Daniel Turner |
9 a.m. 10:30 a.m. |
VA Medicine Conference Room C8016 |
| Date | Inpatient Topic on Zoom | Lecturer | Time | Location | Lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21/22 | SAR Talk: Pyscholoical Flexibility | Dr. Colin Smith | 12 p.m. |
Zoom |
Alpaca |
| 03/22/22 | LEADS: Who's In Charge Here (And Does It Really Matter Anyway)? |
Jan Dillard, |
12 p.m. |
Zoom |
Chick-fil-A |
| 03/23/22 |
SAR Talk: Dysphagia |
Dr. Shon Arnold |
12 p.m. |
Zoom |
Happy and Hale |
| 03/24/22 |
Cohen Conference |
Dr. Kelly Flynn |
12 p.m. |
Zoom |
Guasaca |
| 03/25/22 | Grand Rounds: High Sensitivity Troponin |
Jennifer Rymer, MD Kristin Newby, MD Jimmy Tcheng, MD Andrew Wang, MD |
12 p.m. |
Zoom |
Cosmic Cantina |
Report Conference Schedule: March 21-24, 2022
| Date | Topic | Lecturer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21/22 |
VA JAR CAT Duke SAR Report - held in 2253 MS2 Report - held in 8262 |
Dr. Craig w/ Dr. Simel Dr. Helzberg w/ Dr. Sparks MS2 Teaching |
11 a.m. 1:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. |
| 03/22/22 |
VA JAR Case Report Duke SAR Report - held in 2253 VA Intern Case Report
|
Dr. Dominquez w/ Dr. Zaas Dr. Moseley w/ Dr. Govert Dr. Barrau w/ Dr. Johnson Dr. O'Toole w/ Dr. Sparks |
11 a.m. 1:15 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. |
| 03/23/22 |
VA JAR CAT Duke SAR Report - held in 8262 |
Dr. Shah w/ Dr. Patel Dr. Hein w/ Dr. Zaas |
11 a.m. 1:15 p.m. |
| 03/24/22 |
QI Conference |
Dr. Kayastha Dr. Keane w Dr. McNeil Dr. Robbins-Jurez w/ Dr. Cosiano Teaching w/ Dr. Brogan |
11 a.m. 1:15 p.m. 1:30 p.m.
|
From the Residency Office
Our Wellbeing
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Employee Health has Expanded Hours!
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Feeling down? Need to talk to someone? Opportunities for Wellness
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Opportunities
Useful links
- ACR Teach Blog
- GME Mistreatment Reporting Site
- Duke Health Influenza Policy
- http://duke.exitcareoncall.com/
- Main Internal Medicine Residency website
- Main Curriculum website
- Department of Medicine
- Confidential Comment Line Note (All submissions are strictly confidential unless you chose to complete the optional section requesting a response.)
- Updates from the Division of Hematology
- The Scope