by Irene Hsiao | Sep 15, 2017 | News
The doctors and researchers of the Section of General Internal Medicine were well represented at the 2017 Midwest Regional Meeting of SGIM. The regional meeting was held in Chicago on September 14th and 15th. Alexa Minc presented Validation of a Computerized Adaptive...
by Irene Hsiao | Sep 7, 2017 | News
Mai Tuyet Pho, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Chicago, has been awarded a UG3 from NIDA/CDC/SAMHSA to study the opioid crisis, along with Hepatitis C and HIV in the rural southern Illinois Delta Region. This is a...
by Irene Hsiao | Sep 5, 2017 | News
The American Diabetes Association has published an update of its 2003 position statement on hypertension and diabetes in the September 2017 issue of Diabetes Care. Led by George Bakris, MD of the University of Chicago Section of Endocrinology, and Director of the ASH...
by Irene Hsiao | Aug 16, 2017 | News
Walgreens has announced the creation of the Center for Health & Wellbeing Research. In doing so, Walgreens has partnered with several academic institutions, including Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Scripps...
by Irene Hsiao | Aug 1, 2017 | News
Chronic Diseases and Medical Decision Making This month’s meeting will convene as follows: August 23, 2017 – Wednesday 10:00 – 11:00 AM Location: TBD Speaker: Siri Greeley, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Topic: The cost-benefit of diagnosing and...
by Irene Hsiao | Jul 28, 2017 | News
Dr. Neda Laiteerapong and Dr. Elbert Huang have been published in the book Diabetes in America, 3rd Edition. The Laiteerapong and Huang chapter is titled “Diabetes in Older Adults”, a reference for diabetes in older Americans. This is a new topic, one...
by Irene Hsiao | May 17, 2017 | News
On May 4, 2017, Elbert Huang, MD received a University of Chicago Innovations Grant. Dr. Huang’s project is titled My Diabetes GOAL – Managing Diabetes to Gain Opportunities for a more Active Life.
by Irene Hsiao | May 4, 2017 | News
Our own Alexa Minc, BA, BFA, presented a great piece of research at SGIM 2017 on how computerized adaptive testing can improve mental health screening in primary care. Alexa presented this during the Abstract Poster Session 1 on April 19, 2017. The title of her...
by Irene Hsiao | Apr 24, 2017 | News
Beyond Reimagining, Accelerating Praxis: Social Medicine in Practice Today Conference April 29, 2017 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM Malcolm X College 1900 West Jackson Blvd Chicago, IL 60612 Speakers and presenters from the University of Chicago include: Selwyn Rogers, MD /...
by Irene Hsiao | Apr 21, 2017 | News
Congratulations to Monica Peek, MD, MPH, MSc. Dr. Peek has been elected as a Council Member-at-Large for the Society of General Internal Medicine. She is also a core member of the Chronic Disease Center.
