[Please note, the start time has been moved from 12:30 p.m. to noon for this event.]SUBJECT: Interstitial Lung Disease (specific topic TBA)
Come hear Peter Howarth, BSc (Hons), MBBS, DM, FRCP, a professor of allergy and respiratory medicine and honorary consultant physicians with the University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine in Southampton, England
A special guest speaker on behalf of the Office of the Chair for the UA Department of Medicine and the Division of Genetics, Genomics and Precision Medicine, Prof. Howarth will speak on “Epithelial Injury in Severe Asthma”
The University of Arizona Health Sciences Innovation Building, a nine-story, 220,000-square-foot, world-class building designed for clinical-simulation practice, team-based health professions education and
Please block out time in your schedule Monday, Nov. 20, to hear Peter Howarth, BSc (Hons), MBBS, DM, FRCP, a professor of allergy and respiratory medicine and honorary consultant physicians with the University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine in Southampton, England.
The College of Medicine takes great pride in developing tomorrow’s leaders. Each year, we recognize the accomplishments and contributions made by outstanding student leaders for their exceptional achievements and service. These individuals make great strides toward building a sense of community through their participation in club and organization activities on and off campus. We thank you all for supporting our efforts to recognize these student leaders. Please join us for this celebration of our students. Lunch will be provided.
Events to be announced later
Four University of Arizona Department of Medicine faculty will be among those whose promotions and tenure will be announced at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson General Faculty Meeting scheduled for 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 16, in Kiewit Auditorium.
They include:
A University of Arizona researcher has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to examine how misdiagnosis of Valley fever can lead to unnecessary treatment, more complicated care, higher costs and misuuse of antibiotics.
A new study at the University of Arizona seeks to determine the genetic risk factors for developing lipedema, a painful, body disfiguring and debilitating condition characterized by excessive fat deposits causing enlargement of the buttocks, hips and legs and a relatively small waist circumference.
Contact: Adam Dormuth, National Jewish Health
303-398-1082
dormutha@njhealth.org
An $8.5 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute will bring to the Navajo Nation two widely successful programs that will aim to improve asthma care over a six-year period. This is the first large effort to address health disparities in the Navajo Nation where asthma rates are two to three times higher than in the general population.
