DUSON Co-Presenting, Participating in Conference
The theme will be "Building Alliance Through Interprofessional Education."
Noonan Accepted To National Cancer Institute Training Program
Devon Noonan, associate professor, was accepted to the Multilevel Intervention Training Institute (MLTI). The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) hosts this training institute to provide participants with a thorough grounding in conducting multilevel intervention (MLI) research w
Howard Co-Authored Article on Corporate Leadership Training
Valerie Howard, vice dean of Academic Affairs, co-published "Corporate leadership training: Value added for your simulation center" for the Journal of Professional Nursing.
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Xu Selected as MCC Scholar
Hanzhang Xu, assistant professor, has been chosen to be one of the 12 Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC) Scholars for the AGING Initiative MCCs Scholars Program.
Johnson Chosen to be Part of Inaugural Executive Advisory Board for COVID Resource Center
Ragan Johnson, assistant professor, was invited to be an inaugural executive advisory board member of Medscape's COVID-19 Resource Center.
Johnson Leads Webinar for NONPF
Ragan Johnson, assistant professor, conducted a webinar for National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) on February 18 titled "Connecting with preceptors on anti-racism." Johnson serves on NONPF's Faculty and Preceptor Development Committee and was invited to develop the webinar with other members of the committee.
Kreider Featured in News Article
Kathryn Kreider, associate professor, was interviewed by Derek Bagley for his article "Essential Workers: Why Endocrine Nurses Are More Important Than Ever" in Endocrin
Danett S.Speakers, Panelists Discuss Future of Nursing in 2021 Harriet Cook Carter Lecture
More than 220 attendants within and outside the Duke University School of Nursing logged onto Zoom on February 2 to hear more about “The Future of Nursing: A Look Back and A Look Ahead,” when the School presented its 58th annual Harriet Cook Carter Lecture.
This year's featured speaker was Susan B. Hassmiller, senior adviser for Nursing for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and director of the Foundation's Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, in partnership with AARP. Her presentation preceded a three-person panel discussion.
Sickle Cell Disease Disproportionately Affects Black Community
Several faculty, staff devote time researching aspects of disease, its treatment.
About 100,000 Americans live with sickle cell disease (SCD), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). One of every 365 of those Americans are of Black or African American births.
Numerous faculty and staff at the Duke University School of Nursing have made exploring SCD and the patients it affects a research priority.