Shannon Thomsen
Internal Medicine Message From the Chair
Year 2021 is now well underway. While there have been national challenges in the first week of the year that may cause us anxiety about what the year holds, I am grateful for many things as we look back on 2020 and look towards the rest of 2021 as listed below. – For the […]
Jan 11, 2021
Lung Precision Oncology Program Receives Funding
Goals: Our goal is to implement a multi-faceted and systematic program assessment with a targeted improvement plan using a hub and spoke model that will allow dissemination of lung cancer screening and clinical trials to a wide geographic footprint, resulting in increased numbers of patients screened for lung cancer and improved accrual to lung precision […]
Jan 4, 2021
Internal Medicine Message From the Chair
It is hard for me to believe that is already the week of Thanksgiving! For many, our celebrations of this American holiday this year will be very different, just like most things since the start of the pandemic. As we pause to think about the things for which we have gratitude, this newsletter highlights some […]
Sep 16, 2020
Taking action in Nebraska for long term care facilities
Long term facilities are supposed to feel more like home than a hospital. They absolutely need the infection control like a hospital though. This is where ICAP and ASAP came into the picture (see UNMC Today article about their great work). The vision of the state health department was very clear as they decided to […]
Jul 13, 2020
Internal Medicine Message From the Chair
With the start of July, we welcome a new academic year! It is exciting that we are joined by 95 residents, including 16 med-peds residents and 6 students in the Primary Care program along with 80 fellows. We are honored to be a part of our trainees’ educational journeys. We have 16 new faculty joining […]
Jun 4, 2020
Internal Medicine Message From the Chair
Our Infectious Disease division is in demand both locally and nationally with their important work around the COVID-19 infection. We know this has further augmented their workload and I know we are all grateful for their great work and the way in which they are representing UNMC to the rest of the world. A big […]
Mar 9, 2020
Internal Medicine Message From the Chair
The Internal Medicine department is off to a great start in the new decade. On January first, we created the new Allergy and Immunology division with Dr. Jill Poole as the inaugural division chief. It will be exciting to see how they continue their growth in educational, research, and clinical activities. The allergy faculty will […]
Jan 20, 2020
November immediately brings Thanksgiving to mind for me. The holiday encourages me to reflect on all the things for which I am grateful and there are many! From the department perspective, I offer thanks for these items: – Donations that have been made to the University of Nebraska Foundation that provide us with opportunities […]
Nov 11, 2019
Guidelines for use of OPAT in combination with MAT for people who inject drugs
Injection drug use (IDU) is a risk factor for severe infections including bacteremia and infective endocarditis. Patients who develop these infections are treated with intravenous antibiotics in the hospital and continued on IV antibiotics via OPAT using a peripherally inserted central venous catheter (PICC) after discharge. People who inject drugs (PWID) have traditionally been excluded […]
Nov 5, 2019
Departmental Mentoring Recognition Luncheon
The Departmental Mentoring Recognition Luncheon was held on Friday, August 30th. This event honors those who have participated in the mentoring program over the past year, and those who contribute to departmental faculty development efforts. Division, department, and college leadership were all in attendance. Dr. Cliff Miles was honored with the Clinical & Educational Mentoring […]
Sep 9, 2019
