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Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives presents the 9th Annual Dorothy L. Powell Global Health Symposium on Tuesday, March 3, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the Duke School of Nursing. This year’s event includes a symposium with experts from across Duke University presenting on the health of women on a global scale.

Presenters for the Global Women’s Health Symposium include:

Barbara Turner, PhD, RN, FAAN, Elizabeth P. Hanes Professor of Nursing, director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, and chair of the Health of Women, Children and Families Division for DUSON, who will present on “Global Women’s Health: Looking Forward.”  Kathryn Trotter, DNP, CNM, FNP-C, FANNP, assistant professor and lead faculty of the Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Program for DUSON, who will present on “Group Medical Visits: An Adaptation of the Centering Healthcare Institute’s Model in a Breast Cancer Survivorship Clinic.”  Nimmi Ramanujam, PhD, OSA, SPIE and AIMBE fellow, Robert W. Carr Jr., Professor of Biomedical Engineering and director of Global Women’s Health Technologies for Duke University, who will present on “Breast and Reproductive Cancers and Optical Technological Innovations.” Helen Gordon, DNP, CNM, CNE, assistant professor for DUSON, who will present on “Mother-Friendly Perinatal Care: Policy Changes to Ensure Success.” Melissa Watt, PhD, assistant research professor for Duke Global Health Institute, who will present on “Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in South Africa: Opportunities for Venue-based Interventions.” Eleanor Stevenson, PhD, RN, assistant professor for DUSON, who will present on “Infertility across the Globe: Working Towards Equitable and Optimal Care.” Michael Relf, PhD, RN, AACRN, ACNS-BC, FAAN, associate dean for Global and Community Health Affairs and associate professor for DUSON, who will present on “HIV-related Stigma in Women Aging with HIV.” Janice Humphreys, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate dean for Academic Affairs and professor for DUSON, who will present on “Violence against Women: A Global Crisis.” Kathleen Sikkema, PhD, professor of Psychology and Global Health and director of Global Mental Health Initiative for Duke Global Health Institute, who will present on “Sexual Trauma and HIV: Development of an Intervention to Improve Care Engagement among South African Women.”

The symposium is free and open to the public. Click here to register for the symposium.

Contact Belinda Wisdom at Belinda.wisdom@duke.edu for more information.