UTMB Announcements for 1/26/2022

Secondary Data Analysis (SDA) Seminar Series:Identifying Data Sources for High Impact Research

‘Sponsored by OBIOS, PMPH, and CTSA’

Texas Medicare Data

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Noon-1pm

Virtual Seminar

Yong-Fang Kuo, PhD

Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Population Health

Texas Medicare Data

Each seminar in this series will include:

• The content, structure, and time frame of each data set

• Examples of published articles that have been based on this data source

• How to access this data

• Q&A

For Zoom information please contact Casey Sendejas

AIG Retirement Services, an approved UT System provider, is hosting a virtual workshop on Wednesday, Jan. 26, from 11–11:30 a.m. and from 6–6:30 p.m.

Michael Bartlow, AIG Financial Advisor, will lead a discussion on planning ahead for the future you envision with A Million Reasons to Get Started. The workshop will go over the importance of getting a good start on saving for your retirement.

Click here to learn more about the workshop and to reserve your spot!

Learn about earning your MSN at UTMB School of Nursing! Join our virtual MSN Open House Thursday, January 27th at 1:00 PM to hear about requirements, program curriculum, application process, and more. If you are not able to join live, you can still register, and the session recording will be sent to all registrants. 

Please register using the link below. Also, be sure to look into UTMB's employee tuition reimbursement program!

Reduced Paid Leave is a new benefit under the myPTO program that offers expanded income protection if you have exhausted your available accruals and need more time away from work for your own serious illness/injury; the catastrophic illness/injury of an immediate family member; or parental leave.

RPL may be granted for two illness/injury periods within a rolling 12 months, up to a combined maximum of 480 hours. The two illness or injury periods may consist of:

• Two unrelated diagnoses for your own illness/injury.
• One period for your own illness/injury and one period for an immediate family member’s catastrophic illness/injury.
• Two unrelated diagnoses for immediate family members’ catastrophic illness/injury.

If you are on an approved leave of absence for the birth, adoption or foster care placement of a child, you may receive up 480 RPL hours, minus your personal paid leave accruals.

RPL is completely funded by UTMB at 50% of your monthly or hourly base pay rate. Granted RPL hours are payable after seven calendar days or the exhaustion of all available accruals, whichever is greater.

To read more about the Reduced Paid Leave benefit and its guidelines, click here.

Those who volunteer for the UTMB Nurse/Health System Week Planning will be invited to discuss ideas and planning in relation to activities created in celebration of our staff. All Nursing Service Employees are welcome to be a part of this planning committee. If you are interested, please answer the questions through the link below. A member of the NEAR team will contact you with further details. 

UTMB Pediatrics Grand Rounds

Friday, January 28, 2022  |  8:00 – 9:00 AM

ZOOM ONLY

Joseph Ray , MD

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Director, Division of Medical Genetics and Metabolism

University of Texas Medical Branch

Emerging Treatments in Genetic Conditions

Flyer |  Outlook Meeting

Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, participants should be able to:

• Recognize genetic conditions with treatments available
• Improve clinical suspicion for genetic conditions
• Improve referrals for treatmen

Accreditation: The University of Texas Medical Branch is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit: The University of Texas Medical Branch designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity

This event has been cancelled and please note on your calendar accordingly.

The Wednesday Wellbeing Support Group

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

We are recruiting female volunteers to complete a research study on how a fiber supplement changes blood glucose and hormone concentrations, as well as the gut microbiome.  

We are looking for female volunteers who:

• Are between 19 and 45 years old
• Have a medical diagnosis of PCOS 
• Are overweight or greater (body mass index between 25 and 35 kg/m²)
• Have no medical conditions (such as high blood pressure or diabetes)
• Are not pregnant, actively trying to become pregnant, or lactating
• Are not taking medications or supplements that impact body weight or metabolism (e.g., steroids, thyroid medication, supplements with stimulants or caffeine)
• Are not on a special diet or recent body weight changes
• Are not taking antibiotics, probiotics, or prebiotics for at least 1 month

The study will be conducted at TWU- Houston campus.

Volunteers will be receive $100.00 H.E.B. gift card, free blood tests, free diet analysis, and free body composition analysis.  

John P. McGovern, M.D. Award Lecture

in the Medical Humanities

Some Ethical and Policy Issues
in Living Kidney Donation

Martha Gershun
Nonprofit Consultant,
Community Volunteer,
Living Kidney Donor

 and

 John D. Lantos MD
Glasnapp Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Bioethics
Director, Children's Mercy Bioethics Center
Children’s Mercy Kansas City

UMKC School of Medicine

Thursday, February 10, 2022

12:00pm — 1:00pm

Register in advance for this webinar:

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_u-d_oMsMRbmlwcm8PzJEYA

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing
information about joining the webinar.

Martha Gershun donated a kidney to a stranger.  The evaluation process led her to

question some policies and practices that are common at transplant centers.  She

discussed these with John Lantos, a pediatrician and bioethicist.  Together, they wrote a

book “Kidney to Share” that analyzed some of the quirks in the current system and

suggested some practical changes.  They will discuss these issues and some of the

policy proposals that are currently being considered at the national level.

• The purpose of MAC (Middle-Aged Crutch) study is to examine changes in the structure and function of skeletal muscle during periods of disuse and rehabilitation in middle-aged participants.
•  Phase 1 requires wearing a leg sling and using an assistive device for 1 week.          
• Phase 2 requires 2 weeks of supervised rehabilitation.

We are looking for volunteers who are:

• 50-65 years of age
• Generally healthy
• Can attend multiple weekday study visits at the UTMB Galveston campus over a 6-8 week period.

*VOLUNTEERS WILL BE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION*

New Preceptor Programclasses available now. Click here to sign up!

 For more information on the guidelines to participate, please go to  UTMB Health Program Guidelines: Preceptor Program.

New Advanced Dysrhythmiaclasses available now. Click here to sign up!

            For more information on this learning opportunity, please go to  CNE Advanced Dysrhythmias.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS:

William Osler Scholars

Dear Colleagues:

I am pleased to invite you to submit nominations for two (2) new William Osler Scholars in the John P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine. Funded by a generous gift from Houston physician-philanthropist John P. McGovern, a $1,000,000 endowment will support each Scholar’s activities related to patient care and teaching.

The successful candidate will be chosen for exemplifying the principles of highly competent, humane, compassionate, patient-centered care and teaching embodied by Sir William Osler. To be eligible, a candidate must meet the following criteria:

• Full-time membership on the UTMB School of Medicine faculty at the time of selection.
• M.D. or M.D. /Ph.D. degree.
• Rank of assistant professor or above.
• Major responsibilities in teaching and patient care.
• Model for a humanistic and compassionate approach to patients, students and colleagues.
• Each Osler Scholar, on accepting this designation, will agree to devote some of his or her time to learning about Osler together with the other Scholars.

UTMB students, house staff, faculty and staff may nominate individuals by submitting a statement of 250 words maximum, describing how the candidate exemplifies Oslerian ideals in patient care and teaching. These nominations can be: 1) hand delivered in hard copy format to the Office of the President, 6.100 Administration Bldg, 2) submitted electronically to dktabor@utmb.edu, or 3) sent via campus mail to route number 0129.  Please clearly mark the envelope "Osler Scholar Nominations."  Submissions must be received by 12 noon on Friday, March 11, 2022.  You can obtain more information on the current Osler Scholars at https://www.utmb.edu/osler/scholars/faculty-scholars.    

The new Osler Scholars will be announced during the 21^st annual Osler Oration on Friday, July 15, 2022, to be held in the Levin Hall dining room from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Thank you for helping UTMB recognize and support some of its finest clinicians and educators.

Sincerely,

Ben G. Raimer, MD, MA, FAAP
President

ON JANUARY 26, 2022, THE UTMB POLICE DEPT BADGE OFFICE ON GALVESTON CAMPUS AND LEAGUE CITY CAMPUS, WILL BE CLOSED FROM 11A.M. - 12 NOON FOR A MEETING. THE GALVESTON CAMPUS WILL REOPEN AT NOON AND THE LEAGUE CITY CAMPUS WILL REOPEN AT 1PM.  THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE. 

TOPIC:  ACCEPTANCE

DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE CAREGIVER CONNECTION SUPPORT GROUP WILL MEET On-Line ONLY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE  

We will meet via Zoom on the 2^nd and 4^th Wednesday monthly from 12 – 1 pm. 

Caregiver Connection Support Group is open to any family caregiver in the community who is caring for an older adult with special needs (dementia, Parkinson's, post-stroke, physical decline) who wants to connect with other family caregivers to share ideas, learn information about helping their loved one and get support for their caregiving journey.  Community resources and educational events are also shared.   

ZOOM LINK  -  https://zoom.us/j/97547483595?pwd=cVpxcEJCYXJuTUlFdStZRHl3eWhQQT09

Meeting ID: 975 4748 3595   Passcode: 546406

To Join by Phone: 

One tap mobile  +13462487799,,97547483595#,,,,*546406# US (Houston)

OR

Dial by your location          +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)   Meeting ID: 975 4748 3595 # #  Passcode: 546406#

**We will resume in-person meetings as soon as safely possible at OLLI at UTMB**

Meeting hosted by Alice Williams, MS, LBSW, UTMB Sealy Center on Aging and Alzheimer's Association Trained Facilitator 

NIH requires an electronic signature on all Other Support submissions beginning on January 25, 2022. All principal investigators and other senior/key personnel must electronically sign the Other Support form, prior to its submission to NIH, certifying that the information is accurate and complete.

UTMB OSP will only accept electronic signatures with a digital certificate and recommends using Adobe to capture these electronic signatures (please see link below for instructions).   Applicants and recipients (Department/PI) must maintain supporting documentation to reasonably authenticate that the appropriate individual signed the form. Recipients must make the documentation available upon request in accordance with 45 CFR Part 75.364. OSP will submit the Other Support documents as a flattened PDF, after all signatures are obtained.

Incorporating your digital certificate into Adobe Acrobat Reader DC allows you to sign PDF documents that can be positively attributed to you. The information in the digital certificate/signature can be verified with the with the sender using digital fingerprints in the certificate. For instructions on how to use a digital signature in Adobe click here, https://research.utmb.edu/signapdf

The Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology

Proudly Presents

Dequina Nicholas, PhD
Assistant Professor

Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
University of California Irvine

“Nutrient Sensing in the Pituitary: Mechanisms of Reproductive Hormone Secretion”

Friday, January 28th, 2022

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Virtual

Link Contact: Brenda Slawson (baslawso@utmb.edu)

Join Zoom Meeting
ttps://zoom.us/j/98935015848?pwd=NlZYeHkwSGdSdWlSQzBsZ3UrU1lvQT09&from=addon

Meeting ID: 989 3501 5848
Passcode: 428036

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• Apply Now through March 1, 2022
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If you are a researcher who engages in either bench, animal, human subjects or other classification of research activity, it's that time of year to make or update your 2021-2022 conflicts of interest disclosure statement per institutional policy (IHOP 6.5.1).  This means that you must complete the disclosure process by March 31, 2022, for any interests or activities that occurred during calendar year 2021, and even if you have nothing to disclose. 

Even if you submitted a COI disclosure in calendar year 2021, you need to log into the web-based disclosure portal to make any necessary additions and to finalize your disclosure statement. At that time, you can also make a new disclosure for calendar year 2022.

**Please note: if you engaged in an outside activity last year and it is still ongoing, you must again submit an outside activity request for that same activity this year.

How to Complete Your Disclosure Requirement:

(The COI web portal works best with Google Chrome or Internet Explorer)

• Go to the UT System COI disclosure web portal: https://apps.utsystem.edu/activityportal

• Choose "The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston" from the drop-down menu

• Enter your UTMB username and password (the same credentials you use to log into your email or work computer)

• Review the options in the blue bar at the top of the screen (Home, Activity Form, No Activity Form, etc.)

• If you have something to disclose, click "Activity Form."  ***See below for more information on whether to choose this option.

• If you do not have anything to disclose, click "No Activity Form" and follow the prompts. **Check all boxes and click the "Report No Activity" button

The Galveston County Point-in-Time (PIT) Count is taking place this Thursday, January 27^th and volunteers are needed to make this effort successful! This Count happens all over the country at the end of January and provides a snapshot of the individuals and families experiencing homelessness in a geographical area, over the course of one night. Communities will count people who are: sheltered (living in emergency shelters, transitional housing, or hotels paid for by voucher) AND unsheltered (living in cars, outdoor encampments, other places not meant for human habitation).

In addition to gathering a headcount of those experiencing homelessness, volunteers are also asked to gather information about the demographic characteristics of the survey participants, information related to their experience with homelessness, and connect them to potential resources, using the Counting Us App. The data collected can help with funding and other resources to serve people experiencing homelessness in our community.

If you’re interested in volunteering, please complete the steps below:

1. UTMB 2022 PIT Count Volunteer Form: This is so we can keep track of any UTMB people who are participating and have name tags created for you: https://forms.office.com/r/1AzqDYEDGw
2. Texas Balance of State Continuum of Care Registration Form: https://txbos.pointintime.info/
3. Complete these two trainings:
4. 2022 Volunteer Training (21 min)
5. 2022 Combined Counting Us Training Playlist (37 min)
   • Counting US App Set Up Key = TX2022

You can find more information & the contact information for the Count's main organizer at the link below. 

We cordially invite you to attend part two of "HIV Routine Screening at Emergency Departments" on Wednesday, January 26th, 2022, at noon via zoom. This session will focus on The opt-out approach in HIV routine screening: Texas legislation and Patient Satisfaction. 1 Credit has been approved for physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and social workers. Registration and sign-in are required for all participants. Please click the registration link below to register, and if any issues arise, please let me know, and I will manually input you. 

We are looking forward to spending the lunch hour with you all! 

Registration: https://echo.unm.edu/scaetc/event/?ER_ID=4050

UTMB Health Earth Day Celebration

Calling All Creative Faculty, Staff, Students, and Volunteers

Join us on Friday, April 15th, 2022 for the Recycle in Style Fashion Show during UTMB's Earth Day event!

Start stockpiling recycled supplies today to create your very own red carpet ensemble! Design one or more outfits made from materials that would otherwise be thrown away (examples include; packing materials, food packaging, etc...) Or be a model to wear a recycled outfit at the Earth Day Celebration to be held in the Library Plaza. If designers do not have a model, one can be provided.

This year’s theme is “Be a Force of Nature”. For additional information, please contact Tilly Clark.