Department news | February 29, 2020
Findings from a recent study and the subsequent Publication Brief and caught the attention of the VA Central Office. Authors Tracy Simpson, PhD, John Fortney, PhD, Jessica Chen, PhD, and Keren Lehavot, PhD,showed that among Veterans – and unlike civilians – racial/ethnic minorities did not differ from whites in the time it took to initiate treatment for PTSD and depression, and showed there […]
Department news | February 29, 2020
After a year-long, national search, Ryan Kimmel, MD, has been appointed as Chief of Psychiatry at UWMC. He takes over this role during exciting times for UWMC, with the recent incorporation of the Northwest Campus and ongoing planning for a new, 150-bed, behavioral health teaching hospital. He has served as Interim Service Chief since January, 2019. […]
Department news | February 29, 2020
The Washington Society of Addiction Medicine honored Rick Ries, MD, with the Dr. William E. Dickerson Award for the advancement of addiction medicine and psychiatry in recognition for his notable career in service to treating patients with addictions and his many contributions to the advancement of the clinical discipline. Dr. Ries was recognized at the WSAM […]
Psychiatric News | February 28, 2020
To build a workforce equipped to provide effective mental health care in primary care and other settings, we have to think beyond traditional training programs like residencies and fellowships. Jacynda Wheeler shares firsthand insight into the innovative, employment-friendly Community-Based Integrated Care Fellowship funded by the Washington state legislature that is bringing integrated care skills to […]
Memory & Brain Wellness Center | February 27, 2020
Debby Tsuang, MD, is leading a new study to find out if objective measures of sleep and movement patterns can effectively differentiate between people living with symptoms of probable Lewy Body Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. In the study subjects will wear an actigraphy monitor to capture walking pace, gait, distance covered, calorie burned and heart […]
Los Angeles Times | February 25, 2020
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said it could neither recommend nor oppose cognitive screening for older adults because there is insufficient scientific evidence of the practice’s benefits and harms. Soo Borson, professor emerita and developer of the Mini-Cog, a brief screening tool for cognitive impairment designed for use in primary care and other non-specialist […]
UW Medicine Newsroom | February 12, 2020
Michael Pullman, PhD, is one of several scientists and physicians from the UW School of Medicine who is presenting at the annual meeting of the American Association of the Advancement of Science, this year held at the UW. He will be discussing ways to prevent the commercial sex trafficking of children and teens.
UW Medicine Huddle | February 3, 2020
Medical research has shown that there is a strong connection between heart disease and depression; People with depression are at greater risk for heart problems, and people with heart problems are at greater risk for depression. Mark Sullivan, MD, PhD, is quoted.
UW School of Public Health | February 1, 2020
Theresa Hoeft, PhD, is co-author of a study about a new intervention that may help break the cycle of opioid use disorder among people transitioning from jail or prison back into the community.
Department news | January 31, 2020
In response to our growing telehealth and digital health programs across many sections of the department, Brad Felker, MD, has been asked to lead a one-year initiative to examine our current involvement in Telehealth / Digital health care and to recommend some future directions in this area. A professor in the department with extensive expertise in […]
