Patient Care Geriatrics Community Health
Amid ongoing conversations about the United States presidential race, a recurring topic has been the cognitive capacity of candidates and some speculation about “cognitive decline” — but what does this mean in terms of a person’s health?
Research Patient Care Geriatrics Medicare End-of-Life Care
Not all versions of Medicare are created equal – and when it comes to end-of-life care, some versions may serve a patient’s needs better than others. That’s the focus of newly published research by Lauren Hersch Nicholas, PhD, MPP, a University of Colorado Department of Medicine and CU Cancer Center health economist, and her colleagues.
Research Patient Care lungs Veteran and Military Health Pulmonology
Although research studies have demonstrated an association between military deployment in southwest Asia and lung diseases in veterans — such as asthma, bronchiolitis, or other small airways disease — there are still research gaps and challenges that veterans can face in getting a diagnosis.
Research Patient Care Community Global health nursing Academia Global Health
Understanding the value of global partnerships, the University of Colorado Department of Medicine recently welcomed faculty from a Brazilian university to the CU Anschutz Medical Campus and facilitated learning opportunities to benefit both institutions and, in turn, elevate patient care.
Patient Care Clinical Internal Medicine Clinical Excellence Society
An incredibly talented physician, a role model, a source of guidance and comfort, and the best of the best. These are the words patients and colleagues have used to describe Ronald Colson, MD — one of 21 University of Colorado Department of Medicine faculty members inducted into the department’s Clinical Excellence Society, a program that began this year to recognize clinicians who serve as champions for their patients.
Patient Care Clinical Liver Clinical Excellence Society
It was a special moment for Lisa Forman, MD, when she and 20 of her colleagues in the University of Colorado Department of Medicine were inducted into the department’s Clinical Excellence Society, a new program that recognizes clinical faculty who exude excellence toward patients.
Patient Care Philanthropy Clinical Internal Medicine Endowed Chair Patient Experience
Annie Moore, MD, MBA, is passionate about the clinical care experience of patients – and now she is the inaugural holder of a new endowed chair devoted to improving that experience.
Research Patient Care Education Community Health Policy
As social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram have risen in popularity, so have direct-to-consumer advertisements for drugs like Ozempic, whether it be pop-up advertisements or social media influencers promoting products to their followers. Now, more and more people are asking their doctors to prescribe them drugs they have seen in advertisements, prompting three chief medical residents — Lynne Rosenberg, MD, Samantha Thielen, MD, and Evan Zehr, MD — in the University of Colorado Internal Medicine Residency Program to deliberate: Is this a beneficial or harmful occurrence?
Research Patient Care Community Training Internal Medicine
Amid intense competition and tough questions from a panel of “sharks,” a team of medical residents at the University of Colorado Department of Medicine emerged victorious on Wednesday during this year’s 8th Annual Department of Medicine Shark Tank Competition.
Research Patient Care Medicine Infectious disease HIV
When a person is diagnosed with HIV, they are placed on a lifelong HIV treatment regimen, called antiretroviral therapy, to keep the virus under control. But for many people, having to take medicine every day can be a struggle for a variety of reasons, resulting in missed doses that could potentially lead to a decline in their health.
Research Innovation Patient Care Education Community Students Academia
Surrounded by a sea of research posters in a conference center at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Jordan Nelson, a third-year medical student at the CU School of Medicine, eagerly awaited the opportunity to discuss her research with others.
Research Patient Care Pediatrics Community Health Health Policy
Whether it’s inspiring health care policy changes or increasing the accessibility of medical devices, faculty members at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have proven the ability of research to enact positive — and even life-saving — change.
Patient Care Medicine Community Health
If you’re one of the millions of Americans who have a penicillin allergy listed on your medical record, research suggests it’s highly likely that this label is inaccurate.
Research Patient Care Community COVID-19
Although the COVID-19 public health emergency has ended, a pressing health care crisis has emerged in its wake that many refer to as “long COVID” — a condition in which millions of Americans are experiencing negative symptoms weeks, sometimes even years, after a COVID infection.
Research Patient Care Palliative care
If a person is diagnosed with a serious illness like dementia, heart failure, or cancer, they may begin to receive a specialized type of medical care called palliative care, which focuses on improving the quality of life of both patients and their caregivers.
Research Patient Care COVID-19 Infectious disease
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States in 2020 and left millions of people with unanswered questions, a panel of experts from across the country assembled to try to find answers, including the University of Colorado Department of Medicine’s own Steven Johnson, MD.
Patient Care Hospital Medicine
In a fast-paced digital age where patients can open their test results as soon as they are available, what happens when a patient reads through complicated results without a physician there to help them understand what it all means? And what happens when a patient misinterprets bad news as good news, or vice versa?
Patient Care Medical Oncology Internal Medicine Primary Care
It’s common for doctors to develop close connections with longtime patients – connections built on trust, caring, and common humanity. It’s not common for a patient to invite his doctors to his birthday party. And it’s even less common when it’s the patient’s 100th birthday party.
It was a quarter-century ago, but Mark Earnest, MD, PhD, still vividly recalls an “odd request” from a patient.
Research Patient Care Education This Week with Vineet DOM Newsletter
Our future is brighter and better than it has ever been. The Department of Medicine’s journey towards Reaching New Heights has just begun.
Our focus on advancing human health tells a compelling story. Here are some highlights from our annual report:
Watch the Department of Medicine's May 31, 2023 Grand Rounds: 7th Annual Department of Medicine Shark Tank Competition promoting high value care projects to improve patient outcomes and reduce costs of healthcare.
The scholars represent the next generation of palliative care leaders and demonstrate the Foundation’s commitment to whole-person care for people with serious illness
The Cambia Health Foundation has announced the selection of 12 emerging palliative care leaders for its Sojourns® Scholar Leadership Program. In its ninth year, this program identifies, cultivates and advances the next generation of palliative care leaders.
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Watch the Department of Medicine's State of the Department 2022, presented by Vineet Chopra, MD, MSc, Robert W. Schrier Chair of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine.
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The Department of Medicine enjoyed an evening of celebration and togetherness as they gathered in the Donald M. Elliman Conference Center to recognize some of the department's best and brightest contributors at the 2022 Annual Faculty and Staff Recognition Event. After some long-overdue in-person mingling, Dr. Chopra, Robert W. Schrier Chair in Medicine, began the event by congratulating deserving individuals who have earned various awards in 2022.
After nearly 40 years of research, Richard Johnson, MD, a professor of medicine in the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, presents compelling evidence on the discovery of a fructose-powered “survival switch” in his newly published book, “Nature Wants Us to Be Fat.”
Watch Medicine Grand Rounds from March 23, 2022—Post-Pandemic Silver Linings: Opportunities for Improving U.S. Healthcare Delivery featuring Vin Gupta, MD, MSt, MPA, affiliate assistant professor, Evans School, University of Washington; Chief Medical Officer, Amazon Devices; NBC and MSNBC Medical Analyst; Major, U.S. Air Force Reserves Medical Corps.
Medscape
July 18, 2024
Experts debating the pressing issue of how to prioritize patients in the increasingly common scenario of loss of access or insurance coverage for anti-obesity glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist drugs argued that comorbidities and obesity severity should strongly warrant continued coverage — while offering key strategies for getting and retaining approval from payers.
McKnights Long Term Care News
July 17, 2024
Nursing home residents could greatly benefit from expanded access to palliative care, but providers need more access to standardized tools, staff education and relationships with clinicians to make informed decisions about care, specialists say.
Medscape
July 16, 2024
“One of the things we worried about was that the pandemic would make [burnout findings] look worse,” said lead author Dan Heppe, a hospitalist and associate director of the CU Internal Medicine Residency Program. “Anecdotally, residents may have had more support in our program than perhaps some other programs. Though they had long hours with very sick patients, we tried to keep going in a positive direction.”
The New York Times
July 15, 2024
Pregnant women are bombarded with advertisements — on social media, in childbirth classes, even in their doctors’ offices — urging them to bank the blood in their baby’s umbilical cord and gain “peace of mind.”
Tayler Shaw
