The case was featured in the New England Journal of Medicine. Glenn Green, M.D., associate professor of pediatric otolaryngology and Scott Hollister, Ph.D., professor of biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering and associate professor of surgery, were featured in many stories this week, including articles by the Associated Press, U.S. News and World Report, CNN and others that were re-published by numerous publications across the country and the world.

Check out the Top 25 greatest media hits on this incredible story that has received more than 150 traditional media hits in newspapers, television and online:

Associated Press
Yahoo News!
CNN
USA Today
U.S. News and World Report
Washingon Post
CBS This Morning (this package was also broadcast on CBS affiliates nationwide, post this link into your browser to view): pri-detr.mediavsn.net/MVSavedClips/61a541e8-6f4f-44f2-a116-aad1a693dc2b.wmv
NBC News
MSN
HealthDay
Time Magazine
San Francisco Chronicle
Boston Globe
Detroit News
Detroit Free Press
Toronto Star
WDIV-TV Channel 4
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Houston Chronicle
Huffington Post
Las Vegas Sun
Miami Herald
ElCaribe
ElPais
Michigan Radio

The story also made a major social media splash, including a front page post by popular  social media site Reddit. The study had more than 500 independent mentions, including prominent Tweets from TedMed, Smithsonian Magazine, HuffPostGoodNews, USATodayHealth, and CBS News Health.

See a blog post by Dr. Green on baby Kaiba here: http://uofmhealthblogs.org/5563/saving-a-babys-life-with-a-3d-laser-printer/

Betsy Lozoff, M.D., (Pediatrics & Communicable Diseases) will discuss “Timing, Duration, and Severity of Infant Iron Deficiency: Developmental Impacts” (NICHD) working with partners in Beijing. Dr. Lozoff is also working with partners in other parts of China, Chile and Costa Rica.

Akinlolu O. Ojo, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., (Internal Medicine – Nephrology) will discuss “A Clinical Trial to Prevent New Onset Diabetes after Transplant” (NIDDK). Dr. Ojo is working with partners in Brazil and Africa.

There is no fee for this presentation, but please RSVP to Lauren Hietala (lhietala@med.umich.edu) by Wednesday, June 5, 2013.

The Graduate Program in Immunology is pleased to present Venkat Keshamouni, Ph.D., assistant professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care.

He will present “TGFB-mediated Tumor Tolerance Mechanisms in Lung Cancer” from 12-1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29 in the Abel Lecture Hall, 5330 Medical Science I.

Web Address: http://www.med.umich.edu/immprog/faculty/venkat.htm

On Wednesday, the Milbank Memorial Fund announced that Howard Markel, M.D., Ph.D., will become editor-in-chief of The Milbank Quarterly on October 1, succeeding Bradford H. Gray, Ph.D., who has been editor since 2000.

Announcing this appointment, Christopher F. Koller, who becomes President of the Milbank Memorial Fund on July 15, said that Markel is “superbly qualified to maintain and enhance the Quarterly’s role as a leading international journal of health care policy and population health.”

Markel will continue his current work as a professor, researcher, author, educator, and public health policy advisor. He serves as the George E. Wantz Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine and Director of the Center for the History of Medicine at the Medical School, where he also holds professorial appointments in psychiatry, public health, history, English literature and language, and pediatrics and communicable diseases.

A critically acclaimed historian of medicine, he has written more than 350 articles in peer-reviewed journals and the popular press. He is a frequent contributor to The New York Times, National Public Radio, and PBS NewsHour, and is also the author or editor of ten books. His most recent volume is the national best-seller An Anatomy of Addiction: Sigmund Freud, William Halsted, and the Miracle Drug, Cocaine (Pantheon/Alfred Knopf Books, 2011), which was reviewed on the front page of The New York Times Book Review and described as “a tour-de-force of scientific and social history.”

An internationally known authority on the social history of epidemics and quarantine, Dr. Markel leads a research team investigating the effectiveness of public health interventions during influenza pandemics from 1918 to the present. As a result of this work, he advises the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on policy for preventing and containing current outbreaks of that disease.

He was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences in 2008.

“I am deeply honored to be chosen to edit the Quarterly, a journal of distinction and excellence since its founding in 1923. With the growth of medical care expenses and the ongoing challenges to the health of populations and communities, the need for thought-provoking, peer-reviewed, and socially relevant interdisciplinary research and writing in the health services field will only grow in the coming years. The Quarterly will be one of the key places to find such critical information for health care policymakers and scholars as well as population health practitioners,” Markel said.

Noting that President Koller has also asked him to advise about other publications of the Fund, he added, “I look forward to the challenge of using electronic and print media to expand the audiences for the achievements of this great foundation and the stellar work of our colleagues and contributors.”

About the Milbank Memorial Fund

The Milbank Memorial Fund is an endowed operating foundation that works to improve health by helping decision makers in the public and private sectors acquire and use the best available evidence to inform policy for health care and population health. The Fund has engaged in nonpartisan analysis, study, research and communication on significant issues in health policy since its inception in 1905. Its staff organizes and participates in meetings with decision makers and publishes reports, books, and The Milbank Quarterly, a peer-reviewed journal of population health and health policy.

For more information about the Fund and its work, please visit www.milbank.org.

Web Address: http://www.milbank.org

“From Fear to Faith” will be presented by James Balmer, Dawn Farm President; and Jason Schwartz, LMSW, CAADC; clinical director, Dawn Farm.

In a difficult marketplace where many addiction treatment programs closed due to lack of resources, Dawn Farm expanded from a single residential site in 1973 to a continuum of services provided at multiple sites today. This program will describe the evolution of the treatment field over the past 40 years, discuss what can be learned from Dawn Farm’s successes and failures, illustrate how mission-driven choices have allowed Dawn Farm to survive and thrive, and explain the power of rejecting fear-based program management.

This program is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a free, annual workshop series developed to provide helpful, hopeful and practical information about addiction, recovery, family recovery and related issues. It is open to all; registration is not required. Free CE for addiction professionals is provided.

This event will take place May 28 from 7:30 – 9 p.m. at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center auditorium, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti, Mich. 48197.

Contact: Matt Statman, LLMSW, CADC, Education Series Coordinator

Phone: (734) 485-8725

Email: info@dawnfarm.org

Web Address: http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series

Caregivers must have the courage to tend to the losses they have already encountered if they want to provide tender, compassionate care to the patients and families they serve each day. It is difficult work; it is upfront and personal; it is not an intellectual exercise. You cannot tend to the dying and their family and not be constantly reminded that you, your loved ones could be gone in the blink of an eye. It is an awareness that can unsettle the caregiver, but can also be a gateway to living more fully in the moment and honoring what is important in their lives. To witness another’s humanity throughout the death process is one of the most precious gifts we as human beings can give each other.

Knowing how to comfort ourselves is essential for maintaining every caregiver’s health and well-being. The desire to serve another who is suffering and dying is not enough. You must constantly replenish the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual parts of your being if you are to bring your best self forward. To comfort is to soothe oneself and others.

In addition to engaging in routine practices that bring comfort, it is essential to create a workplace environment where expressing grief is acceptable. Supportive relationships provide a safe haven where the caregiver can sit with their grief and integrate its meaning into their life. Knowing how to ask for and give help are key ingredients to building a workplace culture where grief can be expressed openly.

Lastly, there is nothing more important than self-care to keep ourselves open to that which needs our attention. Because our plates are often full, it is easy to shortchange ourselves when it comes to self-care. Without proper self-care, the caregiver, no matter how dedicated he/she may be, will lose their passion for the work they once loved. So it is important for the caregiver to reflect on what brings them joy, and to use their caregiving experiences to deepen their compassion for self and others.

Self-care differs from one person to another; there is no universal recipe that nourishes all. Your goal is to put together a recipe that provides ongoing sustenance to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of your nature. Renewal has many forms. Some find renewal by hiking trails, while others bake bread; some meditate, while others scratch the head of their beloved pet; some find peacefulness in a beautiful sunset, while others find release in expressing gratitude. May you create a self-care recipe that leaves you feeling safe, peaceful and at ease in your life.

by Donna Dotson, ACSW

The Faculty Scholars Program in Integrative Healthcare (FSP) is accepting applications from the university community for the 2013-14 academic year.

All faculty, fellows and clinical or education training directors within the U-M community are invited to apply to this program. The FSP prepares U-M faculty to incorporate theoretical, scientific and clinical information related to complementary, alternative and integrative therapies into their respective field(s).

The FSP is a unique interdisciplinary faculty development program that involves participation over 10 full days (typically on the 2nd or 3rd Friday each month) and two half days scheduled throughout the academic year. Between meetings, scholars are expected to complete assigned readings and to work on designing an individual curriculum, research or clinical service project related to integrative healthcare driven by their passion or interest. Scholars receive mentoring on these projects by Integrative Medicine program faculty.

The FSP accepts 8-12 applicants from a mix of academic departments, schools and colleges. A $1,650 tuition fee is assessed for participation to offset program costs and ensure a high caliber experience.

Evaluations by participants over 11 years of the program continue to be outstanding. Products developed out of this experience include journal publications, patient handouts, new clinical services and educational courses, as well as research grant submissions, lectures and course modules. Additional information as well as application is available on the U-M Integrative Medicine website. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to contact previous FSP faculty alumni listed on this website.

For further questions or application assistance, please contact Dr. Rita Benn.

The deadline for receipt of completed applications is Monday, June 10.

The purpose of this workshop is to teach and model basic Quality Improvement and Patient Safety principles in everyday clinical work.

Faculty are the most important teachers in this environment and having faculty teach basic QI/PS is increasingly important as national and academic priorities emphasize improving the safety, quality and efficiency of health care.

This workshop is facilitated by Rishi Bakshi, DO, Van Harrison, Ph.D., and Kevin DeHority, MBA.

At the completion of this workshop, participants should be able to:

1) Identify simple QI/PS problems and situations in everyday work and in the work lives of clinical trainees

2) Explain some key, basic principles in QI/PS relevant to those situations

3) Enable clinical trainees to identify and address simple QI/PS issues in the everyday clinical setting

Date: June 11, 2013

Time: 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m.

Location: BSRB Seminar Rooms ABC (This program is for faculty only)

Please click here to register: http://m.ummsfacultydevelopment.org/register.php?EID=2013-04-03%2009:56:09

For more information, please contact Whitney Williams at whitnwil@umich.edu or (734) 615-3101.

Gifts of Art is currently accepting proposals for our August 2013-August 2014 exhibition year.

As one of the first and most comprehensive arts in healthcare programs nationwide, Gifts of Art brings the world of art & music to the University of Michigan Health System. Our nine galleries display over 50 exhibits a year. They include 2-D and 3-D spaces that are viewed by approximately 10,000 people a day. This makes our galleries some of the most widely visited indoor, non-museum exhibit spaces in the state.

Individual artists or arts organizations may submit proposals for an exhibit. Selections will be made from online submissions or submissions by mail only. Emailed JPG images or in-person submissions will NOT be considered.

If you are interested in exhibiting your work, you may either complete the online Exhibit Proposal Form located on our website, http://www.med.umich.edu/goa/submissions.htm, or submit by mail, following the instructions in the Call for Entries brochure. These brochures can be found at Gifts of Art gallery locations, the Gifts of Art office in the North Ingalls building, or can be printed from our website http://www.med.umich.edu/goa/cfe_13-14_web_print.pdf.

Submission deadline is May 31, 2013.

Questions?

Call (734) 936-ARTS (2787) or email GiftsofArt@umich.edu

http://www.med.umich.edu/goa

Web Address: http://www.med.umich.edu/goa

All gift shops will be closed both Sunday and Monday, May 26 and 27, for Memorial Day. The shops will re-open Tuesday, May 28 at their regular times.