Cristina C. Hendrix, chair of the Clinical Health Systems & Analytics Division, was the keynote speaker at the first National Interprofessional Geriatric Conference on December 3. The event was hosted by the Durham VA Health Care System for the Elder Care in Hospital Program (ECHo). Participants had the opportunity to hear about current evidence-based best practices in geriatric care.
Join Duke Science & Society and their honored guests, Dr.
Marilyn H. Oermann, Thelma M. Ingles Professor of Nursing, wrote the editorial "COVID-19 Disruptions to Clinical Education: Nurse Educators Rise to the Challenges" for Nurse Educator.
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No, seriously. Before the start of a new semester is a great time to review your IT security and change your Duke password. Here are three ways to create strong passwords:
Duke Health's "Checking in with You 2020” survey is now open. The goal of this short, confidential survey is to better understand how all Duke Health team members are holding up during this challenging year.
Duke Health and SingHealth - Duke NUS Academic Medical Center will host a webinar series on December 17 from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. EST for the U.S. presentation and on December 18 from 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. SGT for the Singapore presentation.
Katherine Hall, MSN'17, and Jennie C. De Gagne, professor, wrote "Arts and Humanities to Teach Civility in Health Professions" in Creative Nursing.
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Congratulations to Kaitlyn Daly, PhD student, who has been selected by The Duke Divinity School to receive a Black Church Health Promotion Grant in support of her dissertation project seeking to understand and engage Black churches in health promotion for healthy eating.
Kudos to John Myers, faculty, Christin Daniels, assistant dean of Research Development, and their entire team for the submission of their Duke Faculty Advancement Seed Grant application entitled: “Breaking Research Barriers: Conversations to Ensure Racial Justice and Equity in Rese
Mariam Kayle, assistant professor, met with congressional staff during the week of November 30 to December 4 to inform them about efforts of the North Carolina Sickle Cell Data Collection Program, according to Duke Health Government Relations' Federal Health Policy Updates e-newsletter.