This Week@WesternU, July 3-7, 2023

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July 3-7, 2023

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WesternU College of Podiatric Medicine performs key roles at Western Foot and Ankle Conference

The California Podiatric Medical Association (CPMA) held the Western Foot and Ankle Conference at the Disneyland Hotel and Conference Center in Anaheim, California on June 22-25, 2023. WesternU College of Podiatric Medicine faculty and students helped organize the event, made several presentations, and served as moderators and volunteers at the conference.

Pictured, right, is CPM alumnus Jonathan Ibanez, DPM ’23, and CPM Assistant Professor Troy Leaming, DPM.

CPM Dean Jonathan Labovitz, DPM, FACFAS, CHCQM, Labovitz served as Chair of the Western Foot and Ankle Conference Committee.

CPM Assistant Dean of Clinical Education and Faculty Affairs and Associate Professor Rebecca Moellmer, DPM, FACFAS, FAAPSM, DABPM, served as Co-Chair of the Science & Education Committee.

College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific alumnus William Henning, DO ’86, presented the keynote address, “Drivers of Healthcare Disparity.” Dr. Labovitz served as the moderator for this talk.

Dr. Moellmer served as moderator for: “Managing Emergencies,” "Healing Wounds,” "How to Increase Walking Comfort,” "Organizing Front Desk Paperwork,” "Hands-On Anatomy Review,” and “Optimal Interactions.”

Dr. Moellmer presented “Taping, Strapping, and Padding,” “Intake Forms,” and “Paperwork: Work, School, and Government.”

CPM Director of Continuing Education and Assistant Professor and alumna Adrienne Estes, DPM ’13, MS, FACFAS, DABPM, presented “Joint Pain – A Differential Diagnosis from Common to Rare.”

CPM Assistant Professor and alumna Kelly Parks, DPM ’16, (pictured, left) presented “Triage/Office Emergencies,” "Podiatric Basic Anatomy and Terminology,” and “Orthotics.”

CPM Assistant Professor and alumna Chandler Hubbard, DPM ’18, presented “Chart Maintenance,” “Drugs and Alcohol,” “Telephone Etiquette,” “Staff Interactions with Patients,” and “Conflict Management.”

CPM Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs and WesternU Foot and Ankle Center Medical Director Jarrod Shapiro, DPM, FACFAS, presented “Lauge-Hansen: Fact or Fiction?”

CPM Assistant Professor Joseph Park, DPM, FACFAS, presented “Charcot vs. Osteomyelitis: Preparing for Reconstructive Surgery.”

CPM alumnus Bryon McKenna, DPM ’16, presented “Painful vs. Non-Painful Diabetic Neuropathy.”

CPM Adjunct Associate Professor Staci Labovitz, Esq., presented “HIPAA and Social Media.”

Dr. Labovitz moderated “Saving Limbs: Don’t Stop Believing.”

Drs. Estes and Moellmer presented “Grafting with VAC.”

Drs. Parks and Moellmer presented “X-Ray Positioning 101.”

Drs. Estes, Moellmer, and Parks presented “Cadaver Anatomy Review.”

CPM Class of 2026 students who volunteered at the conference:

Ruthanna Beldan, Isaiah Claudio, Rihab El Yousef, Selma Koo, Shaniah Pereida, Joel Pereira, Chuong Pham, Christine Powell, Jessica Rangel, Abigail Ross, Jeremy Shih, and Pouya Tabyanian.

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College of Veterinary Medicine news

WesternU College of Veterinary Medicine Professor Teresa Morishita, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACPV, edited the book "Gamebird Medicine and Management" along with Dr. Robert Porter Jr. from the University of Minnesota.

Dr. Morishita also authored several chapters.

CVM Professor Wael Khamas, BVM&S, MS, PhD, and CVM Professor Josep Rutllant, DVM, PhD, authored the chapter "Gamebird Anatomy."

CVM alumna Linda Flores, DVM '23, co-authored the chapter "Peafowl."

The Association of Avian Pathologists recently promoted and featured this book to all its members both nationally and internationally.

Read more and purchase on Wiley or on Amazon.

College of Optometry news

WesternU College of Optometry student Kayla Kisan is a recipient of the 2023 CooperVision Contact Lens Award.

CooperVision has awarded scholarships to 23 third-year optometry students, one from each U.S. school and college of optometry, designating each as rising stars who show tremendous growth and interest in contact lenses. Faculty from each institution made the selections, with particular attention to honorees’ commitment during clinical instruction.

Michele Andrews, OD, CooperVision Vice President, Professional and Government Affairs - Americas, said, “CooperVision has a long history of nurturing future leaders in optometry. These scholarships will help up-and-coming eye care professionals build on clearly demonstrated commitments to improving lives with contact lenses. We are excited to see how our future colleagues will continue to advance their interests in contact lenses.”

Read the full news release on CooperVision's website.

College of Pharmacy news

Dr. David Jesse Sanchez was awarded a R03 grant in the amount of $143,000 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of NIH for the project “HIV Redirecting Innate Immunity by Vpu Targeting of JAK1."

This grant focuses on the discovery by Dr. Sanchez’s laboratory that HIV can destroy a key protein in immune cells that would normally allow a cell to stop the virus from replicating. Understanding how HIV targets this protein may allow new avenues of therapy allowing the immune system to recover antiviral activity against HIV. With this grant, Dr. Sanchez’s laboratory in the College of Pharmacy has been awarded more than $1.1 million in NIH funding to study the immune response to HIV and AIDS.

Welcome

Please welcome the following recent hires to WesternU:

COMP: E. Marcelle Penn Mathis, Standardized Patient

CVM: Samantha Lund, Laboratory Assistant

COP: Jose Zamora, Post-PharmD Year 1 or 2 Pharmacy Resident

Nare Hakobyan, Post-PharmD Resident Y1 or Y2 Pharmacy Resident

Randy Nguyen, Research Assistant Summer

Office for International Students and Scholars: Lisa Luu-Luc, Office for International Students and Scholars Program Manager

CGN: Garrett Holden, Clinical Instructor

COMP-Northwest: Adam Paul, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Title IX Compliance: Sara Aguirre, Senior Deputy Civil Rights Officer

Strategic Alliances: Julius Ogunde, Resident Peer Advisor- SHPEP

Eric Okanume, Resident Peer Advisor - SHPEP

Milestones

Congratulations to the following dedicated employees for their milestone years of service here at Western University of Health Sciences:

35 years

Lurlene Moreno, Pumerantz Library

30 years

Elliott Bruce, Facilities and Physical Plant

Lorraine Halverson, Institutional Engagement, Planning, and Effectiveness

25 years

Guru Betageri, College of Pharmacy

David Peterson, Financial Aid

20 years

Suzana Tkalcic, College of Veterinary Medicine

15 years

David Clark, College of Veterinary Medicine

Marcel Fraix, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Nicole Jimenez, College of Veterinary Medicine

Raymond Maeda, College of Optometry

Jesus Sanchez, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Amanda Anglin, College of Pharmacy

Paul Chadik, Enrollment Systems and Operations

10 years

Joachim Brown, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Rosanne Tabuena, Purchasing

Cindy Villagomez, WesternU Dental Center

Keith Boyer, College of Dental Medicine

5 years

David Clark, COMP-Northwest

Rhea Hanselmann, College of Veterinary Medicine

Philip Kwok, College of Optometry

Mark Mintline, College of Dental Medicine

Edith Sperling, COMP-Northwest

Ryan Wyn, College of Dental Medicine

Naveen Yadav, College of Optometry

Christiana Schall, College of Veterinary Medicine

Shawna Federoff, Public Affairs and Marketing

Elizabeth Gomez, WesternU East Valley Spay/Neuter Center

Cynthia Hoang, WesternU Medical Center

Joshua McFarlen, University Financial Services and Treasury

Priscilla Serrano, WesternU Dental Center

Nancy Nguyen, Financial Aid