"Priorities for US Health Policy" will be part of the virtual Department of Population Health Sciences External Speaker Series. Sherry Glied, dean of New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, will answer important questions pertaining to US Health Policy, including:
• What are the most important problems? What are the problems most likely to be addressed, and why are those often different?
Active Minds & Duke University Student Wellness Center are partnering for another DUSON Koru Mindfulness course! The four-week course will be hosted by Justin Sharpe, of the Student Wellness Center, on Mondays, February 8, 15 and 22 and March 1 from 4 to 5 p.m., exclusively for DUSON students, staff and faculty!
Angela Richard-Eaglin, assistant professor, was the keynote speaker for the North Carolina Nurses Association's (NCNA) Council of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurses 2021 Annual Psych Retreat, Virtual Platform.
Angela Richard-Eaglin, assistant professor, participated in “Convening on Missed and Delayed Diagnosis of Heart Disease in Women” virtual stakeholder meeting presented by WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, in partnership with the Society for Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM).
Kathryn Kreider, associate professor, and Dawn Piercy, DNP student, presented at the virtual American Association of the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) meeting on November 14. The presentation was titled "Identification and Initial Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in NAFLD/NASH."
Kathryn Kreider, associate professor, presented at a virtual conference "Practical Updates in Primary Care" on November 7.
After years of service as a reviewer for the International Student Journal of Nurse Anesthesia (ISJNA), Chris Muckler, associate professor, was recently appointed to the editorial board of the ISJNA. Muckler reviews for six peer-reviewed journals including the AANA Journal, Journal of Nursing Regulation, Nurse Educator, Clinical Simulation in Nursing, and the Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing.
The Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities and History of Medicine will present "Structures and Systems: From Geography to the Workplace" on February 3 from noon to 1 p.m. The event will consist of "The Geography of Environmental Inequity" with Jeremy Hoffman, of the Science Museum of Virginia, and "Healthcare Delivery in the Climate Crisis" with Emily Senay. Register online.
The Duke Global Health Institute presents "Scientific Leadership in a Public Health Crisis: A Conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci and David M. Rubenstein" on February 10 from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. Perhaps no one has been more central to our understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic than Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.