Department news | November 30, 2018
Richard Veith, MD, has announced plans to step down as UWMC Chief of Psychiatric Services in January, 2019. He will maintain his faculty appointment at a reduced effort with plans to continue ongoing global mental health work in Vietnam and Cambodia, to provide ongoing care to a small panel of long-term patients, and to assist […]
Department news | November 30, 2018
Despite recent advances, older adults suffering with depression often do not seek or receive effective treatment. One of the most promising approaches to improving the reach and effectiveness of late-life depression care is the systematic involvement of community-based organizations (CBOs) or family in care. CBOs have greater reach in the community and also frequently can […]
Department news | November 30, 2018
Research by Nephi Stella, PhD, has resulted in a cannabinoid-based compound, ST-403 (ST), that may soon provide effective treatment for glioblastoma multiform and brain metastases, two forms of cancer for which few treatments currently exist. The novel cancer therapy drug works by disrupting the formation of microtubules during mitosis, preventing cancer cell replication and triggering cell […]
Department news | November 30, 2018
Almost 100 of our clinically active faculty responded to the 2018 UW Medicine Patients Are First Clinician Survey, a 26% increase in response rate over 2017. Press Ganey, the nation’s largest health care survey vendor, conducted the survey providing local and national benchmark data from other clinical departments at UW and from national academic medical […]
Department news | November 30, 2018
The national opioid epidemic continues to take a significant toll on individuals, families, and communities. It also highlights longstanding deficiencies and opportunities within our healthcare system to better care for some of the most vulnerable and stigmatized members of our community: those struggling with addiction. This crisis has prompted a series of pragmatic and interdisciplinary […]
Department news | November 30, 2018
The UW Psychiatry and Addictions Case Conference (UW PACC) wrapped up its ninth quarter in September, 2018. This free, weekly videoconference series expands the mental health and addictions care capacity of health care professionals across Washington State through educational presentations and case review. It also helps train our ICTP and Addiction Fellows who participate regularly, make at […]
Department news | November 30, 2018
Debra Kaysen, PhD, ABPP, is the new President-Elect of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), the leading scientific professional organization on traumatic stress. ISTSS is run by a committed group of elected and unelected volunteers from the various trauma-related disciplines around the world, and its members come from a variety of clinical and […]
Department news | November 30, 2018
The Colville, WA clinic that was the 2017-18 implementation site for ICTP Fellow Ashley Davidson, MD, won the Providence Spokane Region 2018 Innovators Award for their use of the Collaborative Care Model to improve the quality and spectrum of care to their patients. In addition to Ashley, Lydia Chwastiak, MD, MPH, Tanya Keeble, MD, Amy Burns, MD, Anna […]
The Daily | November 15, 2018
Nephi Stella, PhD, discusses the development of a cannabinoid-based compound, ST-403, that is extremely effective at killing cancer cells and his goal of beginning human clinical studies in 2019.
KIRO 7 | November 15, 2018
Schools across the country are trying to find alternatives to suspension for dealing with vaping. Susan Collins, PhD, is interviewed about the potential impact of vaping on developing brains.
