Year End Message From Dr Eric Houpt – Division Chief Infectious Diseases
12/2/2019
2019 marked 50 years for the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Virginia, started by Dr Gerald Mandell in 1969. We had the opportunity to come together on…
Hospital Medicine Research Update – November 2019
11/1/2019
An essential duty of a hospital medicine provider is to pick up the earliest signs of clinical deterioration. This is crucial because delays in initiation of therapy often have disastrous…
DoM Medicine Matters Newsletter – November 2019
11/1/2019
The November 2019 Medicine Matters Newsletter features the Division of Hospital Medicine. We welcome your feedback and continued updates, which can be sent to: Kim Kelley-Wagner at kak2cj@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu
Message from the Chair – November 2019 Medicine Matters Newsletter
11/1/2019
Welcome to another edition of Medicine Matters. Last week, the Department’s leadership team presented our annual review to the School of Medicine. This is a good time to reflect on…
November 2019 Updates and Notes
11/1/2019
Congratulations to Mike Scheld, MD who recieved the Alexancer Fleming Award for Lifetime Achievement. Congratulations to Fred Hayden, MD who received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Intermational Society for…
General, Geriatric, Palliative Medicine Clinical Highlight – COMBATTING INFECTIONS IN THE ELDERLY
10/2/2019
Laurie Archbald-Pannone, MD Over the past 15 years, Dr Laurie Archbald has been involved in infectious disease research to address the infections that affect the geriatric population. With a fellowship…
10/2/2019
Virginia Center for Diabetes Prevention and Education Over the next five years, the Virginia Department of Health would like to expand telehealth’s use for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES)…
General, Geriatric, Palliative Medicine Clinical Highlight – ECONSULTS
10/2/2019
By Kim Dowdell, MD eConsults are an asynchronous consult exchange within the electronic medical record between care providers. In many ways, it is the formalization and digitalization of the curbside…
General, Geriatric, Palliative Medicine Education Highlight – PATIENT STUDENT PARTNERSHIP
10/1/2019
By Rachel Kon To expose medical students to longitudinal care of chronic illness patients and have a context to mentor students’ professional identity formation, the UVA School of Medicine launched…
Message from Mohan Nadkarni, MD – Division Chief, General, Geriatric, and Palliative Medicine
10/1/2019
It is my pleasure to highlight the work of the Division of General, Geriatric, Palliative, and Hospital Medicine (GMGPH) and the excellent, varied work of our 85 Faculty, six NPs,…
