NIH Clinical Center News

NIH Clinical Center News

Fall 2019

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PRINT FEATURES:

• Dr. Harvey Klein, chief of Department of Transfusion Medicine, retires
• Change of allergy alert bands to be worn by CC patients
• The Nursing Department joins the NIH genomics revolution
• Being ready for the unexpected – Jim Howson focuses on CC emergency preparedness

ONLINE FEATURES:

• NIH staff, contractors – free flu vaccine protects you, patients and family
• CC celebrates International Interpreters and Translators Day
• Inaugural Staff Clinician Professional Development Seminar held to strengthen career development
• CC Department of Transfusion Medicine hosts fall symposiums
• CC Nursing Department hosts research nurses from Guam
• 38 CC staff honored at NIH Director’s Awards Ceremony
• CC Grand Rounds tackles workplace culture – generating respect and safety in the clinical research environment
• Radiology staff wins first place in hackathon at annual informatics conference
• New web section highlights CC doctors
• Clinical trials for Fanconi anemia, CLL or SLL, multiple myeloma and healthy volunteers recruiting at the CC

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Pharmacy Department renovations will modernize, increase capabilities

The NIH Inpatient and Outpatient Pharmacy will undergo major renovations beginning Nov. 18, 2019. The construction will increase capacity and streamline processes to better meet patient’s demands. The renovation is expected to complete Summer 2021. During this time, both the Inpatient and Outpatient Pharmacy will remain open at temporary locations within Building 10.

Clinical Center releases Strategic Plan

The NIH Clinical Center recently posted a Strategic Plan, The NIH Clinical Center at 65: People, Places, and Capabilities.

Deep brain stimulation allows flutist to play again

Many patients look for ways to “give back” to NIH for providing hope, but for Julianna Nickel, she is sharing the very thing that NIH returned to her — the ability to play the flute.

Clinical Center honors staff clinician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant and administrator of the year

In October, the Clinical Center honored four employees for their outstanding clinical excellence and compassion in the care of patients at the NIH Clinical Center.

Study with Alpha particle radiation hopes to target, destroy cancer cells

On July 23, researchers in the Clinical Center treated the first patient in the U.S. with radioisotope Thorium-227 for mesothelioma. The clinical trial uses Thorium-227 to target and attack a protein called mesotilen, which is highly expressed in many cancers.