Lamia Haque might be a brand-new professor, however she’s no complete stranger to Yale. She came to the university as an internal medicine citizen in 2013 and remained to total fellowships in addiction medicine, gastrointestinal diseases, and advanced transplant hepatology. Now, she’s an assistant teacher improving treatment for people with substance use disorders and liver illness.
We captured up with her for the most recent edition of Office Hours, a Q&A series that presents Yale beginners to the wider university community.
How would you explain your research study?
Lamia Haque: My research study focuses on the overlap in between addiction and liver diseases and methods of enhancing results for this patient population. 2 of the most common triggers of persistent liver illness in the United States are alcohol and liver disease C infection. Both are typically associated to addiction, either in the type of alcohol use disorder or othersubstance use disorders Usually patients are not able to gain access to addiction treatment or do not receive it as part of their liver- associated care, although addiction may be an vital part of their other medical problems. My interest is in looking at designs of care that resolve the absence of addiction treatment for patients who require it in liver care settings.
You direct the Yale Center for Alcohol and Addiction Treatment in Hepatology. What services does the center provide?
Haque: The center, which introduced this scholastic year, objectives to bridge the space in care for patients who have both addiction and liver illness and to reward both simultaneously. For example, somebody with alcohol use disorder and alcohol- associated cirrhosis can receive evidence-based treatments such as medications for alcohol use disorder along with management of any problems associated to their liver illness. We’re hoping to broaden our services to consist of more behavioral health options quickly.
You have actually done a lot of your medical training here at Yale. Why did you choose to remain as an assistant teacher?
Haque: There’s significant strength in both addiction medicine and hepatology here. The Yale Program in Addiction Medicine has actually quickly grown over the previous a number of years to consist of professor from different medical specializeds with extra proficiency in addiction medicine who provide education, conduct first-rate research study, and help incorporate addiction care throughout themedical system On the hepatology side, Yale is house to one of the couple of devoted National Institute of Diabetes and Digestion and Kidney Diseases-funded liver centers in the nation and my coworkers are leaders in the field.
I am likewise lucky to have the assistance of the Yale-DAHRS [Drug use, Addiction, and HIV Research Scholars] program, an institutional profession advancement program that is moneyed by the National Institute on Substance Abuse. Its focus is to provide early-career professors with mentorship and chances to construct research study skills associated to the combination of addiction care into different medical settings– it is an ideal fit for my interests. So there were a lot of reasons Yale was a fantastic location to remain!
What do you like to do in your leisure time?
Haque: I invest a lot of itwith family Checking Out New Sanctuary and Connecticut, listening to TED Talks on different subjects, meditation and mindfulness are some of the other things I have actually been doing recently.
Exists a specific topic you’re drawn to when you listen to TED Talks?
Haque: I like discovering about interaction and methods of linkingto people Recently there were a couple I encountered about compassion and social modification that were motivating. I likewise take advantage of stories that have to do with public health and the patient experience– as a doctor and scientist, I discover it practical to expose myself to as various viewpoints as I can.