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Tolu Oyesanya, assistant professor, is the leading author of "Regional Variations in Rehabilitation Outcomes of Adult Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation Investigation" in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
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The Duke Department of Population Health Sciences will present "Sex, Drugs, and Universal Health: Diabetes and Heart Disease in Canada" on Thursday, October 22, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Zoom. Padma Kaul, professor in the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, will be the featured speaker and will discuss gathering population-level real-world evidence on health outcomes from womb to tomb. Lesley Curtis, professor and chair of Department of Population Health Sciences, will be the discussant.
Nicholas Glover, DNP '19, published "Preoperative Cognitive Assessment Recommendations for the Older Adult" article in the Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. Denise Tola, assistant professor, William Norcross with Duke School of Medicine's Anesthesiology department, Lindsey W.
Good news! Kudos to Mitch Knisely, assistant professor, and Allison Ashley-Koch of Duke Molecular Physiology Institute and their entire team for the submission of their NIH R21 application entitled: "Epigenetic Age Acceleration and Psychoneurological Symptoms in Sickle Cell Disease." This proposal requests funding for a two-year period with a start date of September 1, 2021.
This week (October 18-24) is Infection Prevention Week. To celebrate, the Duke University Hospital Infection Prevention Team is sponsoring a Meme Contest.
The submission period has concluded. Thank you to those who submitted memes!
Now, vote for your favorite by Wednesday, October 21, through this Duke Qualtrics form.
A grand-prize winner will be chosen based on the number of votes received and announced on Thursday, October 22.
Check out some of these DUSON entries:
When psychiatrist Dr. Luke Smith moved from Arkansas to North Carolina to complete his residency in the late 90s, the state was experiencing a significant wave of immigration from Latin America. Through his experience treating patients from this demographic, Smith saw a population needing care with no workforce to care for them.
It is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Cybersecurity is everyone’s job, especially now when so many of us are working remotely. Hackers never let up, and neither should we. With some simple digital hygiene, it’s possible to prevent bad things from happening online.
Some things to look out for this month as we raise awareness: