The Hill | May 6, 2019
“We agree that pain management and chronic opioid therapy needs to be individualized. But right now most people are not having their needs adequately assessed or met,” write the UW’s Virginia Weir and Drs. Gary Franklin and Andy Saxon, MD.
The Everett Hereld | April 30, 2019
“Cell phones and the internet get enough blame — only some of it deserved — for various social ills that result from their misuse, but both are tools and have the potential to do a lot of good,” writes The Everett Herald Editorial Board. One of those potential tools is telemedicine. The editorial board cites […]
Department news | April 30, 2019
Endowed faculty positions such as Professorships and Chairs provide unique opportunities, time and resources to help our faculty make advances in patient care, education, and research. They also confer prestige to the holder, to our department, and to UW Medicine and they provide us with an important tool in recruiting and retaining terrific faculty. Over […]
Department news | April 30, 2019
After a national search, Susan Ferguson, PhD, has been named the new Director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute (ADAI), a position held by Dennis Donovan, PhD, for the past 25 years before stepping down in 2018. In this role, she will manage and promote the ADAI mission to advance research, policies and practices in order to […]
Department news | April 30, 2019
Nearly 100 people gathered together at the Behavioral Health Institute at Harborview Medical Center’s community celebration event, “Our First Year.” It was a chance for the community to meet and hear from Jim Vollendroff, MPA, the new Director of the BHI, and to learn about past progress and upcoming plans. Merril Berger, PhD, and Maria Monroe-DeVita, PhD, presented […]
Department news | April 30, 2019
With renewed funding from the National Institute of Mental Health, the Integrated Mental Health Fellowship will continue to prepare clinicians from mental health and primary care specialties for careers in mental health services research at the interface of mental health and primary care. Started by Dr. Wayne Katon some 25 years ago, this continually funded T32 program […]
Department news | April 30, 2019
The 2018 Journal of Rural Health Article of the Year highlights the important and increasing role telemental health services play in addressing widespread barriers to mental health care in rural areas. The winning paper this year was authored by a number of department faculty and staff including John Fortney, PhD; Richard Veith, MD; Amy Bauer, MD, MS; Lori […]
Department news | April 30, 2019
Heidi Combs, MD, has been named the first holder of the Stern Endowed Chair for Medical Education. In this position, Dr. Combs will serve as the program director for the UW School of Medicine’s Pauline and Edgar Stern Program for Medical Education and will create the vision, develop a strategic plan and oversee a program […]
Department news | April 30, 2019
Statistical information plays an important role in informing actions and policies to improve the health of individuals and communities. With this guiding principle, the National Center for Health Statistics and AcademyHealth developed the NCHS/AcademyHealth Health Policy Scholars Program. This year, Andrew Carlo, MD, a senior fellow / acting instructor in our department has been appointed as […]
Department news | April 30, 2019
Shaune DeMers, MD, has received UW Medicine’s PRAISE (Patient Reported Assessment In Satisfaction and Excellence) Award that recognizes excellent listening and communication skills among clinicians. Effective communication between physicians and patients contributes to higher-quality and more cost-effective care as well as better patient adherence to prescribed regimens. DeMers’ patients rated her among the top doctors […]
