New Brand, Unified Mission: On Wednesday, we rolled out a new brand name and identity. All aspects of our fully integrated academic health system will now be known as University of Rochester Medicine. We have begun digital updates that reflect our strength as One University (including DOM LinkedIn and Twitter/X accounts), but you should expect to see a gradual, four-year rollout of print materials and signage.

Geriatric Medicine Community-Wide Grand Rounds: Silvia Sörensen, PhD, will share her experience developing a resilience-building intervention for older adults with vision loss and culturally adapting it for use with the Latino community at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 22.

DOM Faculty Development Session: Join us on Zoom at noon on Wednesday, April 29, to learn about qualitative and mixed methods research from Laura Stamm, PhD, of General Medicine.

URMC Diabetes Symposium: There’s still time to join us tomorrow, Saturday, April 18, in the Class of ’62 Auditorium, to learn about patient-centered approaches to diabetes care.

Apply for Novel Methods Awards: UR CTSI offers up to $25,000 to support the development of innovative biostatistical, epidemiologic, and machine learning methods tackling key challenges in translational research and population health. University faculty may apply by Monday, May 4.

New Training Requirement for Mandated Reporters: If you renewed your Mandated Reporter certification last spring, be aware that NYSED is now requiring completion of an additional 15-minute module by November. Learn more about the NYS requirement and how to access the new module.

Our Gastroenterology & Hepatology Division has the ingredients for success both on and off the clock. Several members of the Division have bonded over one key ingredient: sourdough starter. Chief Mark Levstik, MD, is among the spare-time bakers and shared his sourdough starter with GI Practice Manager Erica Risley, who lovingly named the fermented goo Mona Lisa. Nicholas Bartell, MD, made his own starter from scratch and would put it up against Levstik’s any day! I smell a sourdough bake-off in our near future!

Publication: Kah Poh Loh, MBBCh, of Hematology & Oncology, led two studies: “An Inpatient Serious Illness Care Program for Older Patients with Hematologic Malignancies: A Single-Arm Pilot Study,” published in Blood Advances; and “An Electronic Geriatric Assessment Platform (eGAP) for Older Patients with Cancer,” published in the Journal of Geriatric Oncology. 

Publication: Irfan Rahman, PhD, of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, led the study “Toxicity, Chemistry, and Public Health Relevance of Emerging Nicotine Analog Vapes, Pods, and Pouches,” published in Chemical Research in Toxicology. 

Publication: Jacob Moalem, MD, of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, coauthored the invited review “Aligning Postoperative Opioid Prescribing with Patient Needs: Lessons from Chronic Opioid Users,” published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 

Publication: Juliet Emamaullee, MD, PhD, of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, was the corresponding author of the review “Liver Lesions in Fontan-associated Liver Disease: Current Challenges and Future Directions,” published in Current Opinion in Cardiology.

Publication: Anthony Ocon, MD, PhD, of Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology, coauthored “Real-world Clinical and Diagnostic Features of Patients with Isolated Anti-SSB Antibodies Compared with Those with Combined Anti-SSA and Anti-SSB Antibodies” in the Journal of Clinical Rheumatology.

Publication: Augusto Litonjua, MD, MPH, of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, coauthored “Prenatal Vitamin D, Childhood Wheeze, Asthma, and Lung Function: Results from the Vitamin D Antenatal Asthma Reduction Trial (VDAART)” published in the Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 

Publication: Allison Magnuson, DO, of Hematology & Oncology, led the study “Decision-Making and Treatment Planning for Older Adults with Pre-Existing Cognitive Impairment and Cancer,” published in Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care.