Dransfield, Das to Develop BVAMC Lung Precision Oncology Program
Mark Dransfield, MD (Professor & Interim Director, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care) and Devika Das, MD (Assistant Professor, Hematology and Oncology) have received a $1.3 million grant to develop a Lung Precision Oncology Program at the Birmingham VA Medical Center. The project aims to improve lung cancer screening among veterans, whose cancer often goes undetected until later stages, in an effort to connect them to clinical trials. The award is part of a regional effort to improve the state of lung cancer care in Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina.
Read moreDOM Dialysis Clinic Recognized for Exceptional Telehealth Effort
Front: Matalie Garner, Pamela Myers, Alicia Dean, Annetris Bates, Amanda Jones Back: Cynthia Jackson, Carolyn Gancy, Dr. Jain, Dr. Wallace, Jessie Holmes
The home dialysis clinic co-led by Drs. Eric Wallace and Gaurav Jain (Nephrology) recently received a DaVita Care Connect Champion Award for their telehealth efforts. The award highlights the tremendous expertise that has been cultivated over the past three years, from the time they became the first in the U.S. to offer telehealth appointments to their patients. Today, the team cares for more than 150 people and is one of the largest academic home dialysis programs in the nation. Three cheers on this well-deserved recognition!
Read moreTeam Approach to Pulmonary Embolism Saves Lives
Developing a blood clot in the lungs is a relatively common life-threatening condition, and a number of new technologies have emerged that provide multiple options for treatment of such pulmonary emboli. To give our patients at UAB the best possible care for their particular situation, a multi-disciplinary team of physicians have established a PERT, or Pulmonary Embolism Response Team.
Read moreThree in DOM Win UAB President's Shared Values Award
The Department is delighted to celebrate three recipients of the inaugural President’s Award for Excellence in Shared Values, which this year honors Blazers who demonstrated one or more of UAB’s shared values in the course of their work during the extraordinary times presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreDOM Faculty Employ Telehealth Technology for Student Shadowing
Above: Dr. Stefanie Krick (Assistant Professor, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care) connects Emory University student Noor Abi Rached via the e-Medicine platform to conduct a patient visit in the UAB Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic.
In order to give pre-medical students an opportunity to safely observe physicians at work, DOM faculty have piloted a "teleshadowing" educational experience in select clinics. Initial feedback indicates that the students value the opportunity to participate in remote observation, and physicians find it easy to manage. Dr. Carmel McNicholas-Bevensee (Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology) notes that there are currently more than 60 students who have expressed interest in the program. She hopes to enlist more clinicians to meet this need.