DOM QI Webinar series
The 2026-27 Department of Medicine Quality Improvement Webinar series kicks off on September 8th, 2026 at noon with "Making Sense of QI Problems: Using QI Tools” featuring Dr. Lauge Sokol-Hessner (GIM). Please register to receive meeting link and visit the Center for Scholarship in Patient Care Quality and Safety website to register and receive calendar invites for any of this year's QI Webinars or in-person workshops. The session will be recorded.
The upcoming webinar will prepare attendees to do the following: Describe the role for QI tools in the QI process, Compare the range of tools and discuss when they are most helpful and appropriate, Apply the optimal QI tool in the context of real-world cases.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: amchappe@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops.
Tuesday, September 8, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Virtual.
For more info visit patientsafety.uw.edu. Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
“The Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis Story: From the Bedside to the Bench to the Community” Tisha Wang, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine
Robert G. Petersdorf Endowed Chair in Medicine
Associate Vice President for Clinical Transformation, UW Medicine
University of Washington
Dr. Elizabeth J. Tarling, PhD, FAHA
Professor, Division of Cardiology
Co-Director, Atherosclerosis Research Unit
David Geffen School of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/812197730. Campus room: T-435. Accessibility Contact: Czarina McKey, czarinas@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Friday, September 11, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Hybrid: T-435 and Zoom.
For more info visit medicine.uw.edu. Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
Chair of Medicine Scholars Award Presentations:
“Dissecting the Role of Alveolar Macrophages in Bacterial Pneumonia”
Sarah (Sally) Baker, MD, PhD, MSc
Acting Assistant Professor
Allergy and Infectious Diseases
“Exploring Hepatic Glycogen Expansion to Treat Metabolic Disease"
Megan Capozzi, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition
“Function Before Failure: The Kidneys in Cirrhosis"
Michael Granda, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Nephrology
“Characterization of myeloid subpopulations in tissue from patients with early Interstitial Lung Disease using spatial transcriptomics”
Sarah Holton, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/812197730. Campus room: T-435. Accessibility Contact: Czarina McKey, czarinas@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Friday, September 18, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Hybrid: T-435 and Zoom.
For more info visit medicine.uw.edu. National Latino Physicians Day
The UW School of Medicine Network of Underrepresented Residents and Fellows (NURF) and the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) invite you to celebrate with us in a joyful evening of food, connection, and storytelling. Meet fellow UW Medicine colleagues, residents, and students in a night of meaningful networking and uplifting words about the importance of equipping physicians with the skills to serve diverse communities from our various speakers. Sing and dance to the vibrant music of Latina artist, MONA aka Camila Ugarte. All are welcome.
RSVP for this event. .
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Tiana Cole. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Special Events.
Thursday, October 1, 2026, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Health Sciences Education Building 101
1607 NE Pacific St
Seattle, WA 98195.
DOM QI Webinar series
"How Do We Pick an Aim, and How Will We Know When We Get There?"
featuring Drs. Andrew White & Lauge Sokol-Hessner, Please register to receive meeting link and visit the Center for Scholarship in Patient Care Quality and Safety website to register and receive calendar invites for any of this year's QI Webinars or in-person workshops. The session will be recorded.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: amchappe@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Virtual.
For more info visit patientsafety.uw.edu. DOM QI Webinar series
"Where Are UW Medicine's QI Data?" featuring Dr. Andrew White, Please register to receive meeting link and visit the Center for Scholarship in Patient Care Quality and Safety website to register and receive calendar invites for any of this year's QI Webinars or in-person workshops. The session will be recorded.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: amchappe@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops.
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Virtual.
For more info visit patientsafety.uw.edu.