The Duke Institute for Health Innovation (DIHI) enables transformative innovation in health and health care by catalyzing multidisciplinary teamwork across Duke University and Duke Health. DIHI announces the next emerging ideas and funding cycle for innovative ideas and projects.

Kudos to Xiao Hu, Ann Henshaw Gardiner Distinguished Professor of Nursing, and his entire team for the submission of their NIH R01 application entitled: "Learning to Predict Delayed Cerebral Ischemia with Novel Continuous Cerebral Arterial State Index." This proposal requests funding for a five-year period with a start date of September 1, 2020.

Duke Campus Club, a vibrant, inclusive and active organization for Duke-affiliated women, will host an Information Session on Friday, September 11, at 4 p.m.

Valerie Howard, associate dean for academic affairs, announced that Debbie Travers, former associate professor with tenure, will join DUSON as an associate consulting professor to support the MSN Informatics Program and its students beginning January 1, 2021. Ryan Shaw, associate professor, will continue to provide support and leadership to the program in the interim.

Daniel Ennis, the chief financial and operating officer at The Johns Hopkins University, will be Duke’s next executive vice president effective December 1, Duke President Vincent E.

DUSON would like to welcome the Population Care Coordinator Program (PCCP) Fall 2020 virtual Cohort from Visiting Nurse Service New York (VNSNY). For over 125 years, the Visiting Nurse Service of New York has been committed to meeting the health care needs of New Yorkers with compassionate, high-quality home health care.

Heather Mountz, D-CHIPP coordinator, was asked to join Durham Housing Authority (DHA)'s Jobs Plus Program Planning Group. DHA recently received a four-year $2.3 million Jobs Plus grant from Housing and Urban Development. The program is aimed to provide job training and assistance to residents at DHA’s largest public housing property, McDougald Terrace.

Irene Felsman, assistant professor and D-CHIPP faculty affiliate, and Heather Mountz, D-CHIPP coordinator, recently coordinated a virtual training for students interested in assisting during a natural disaster. The 18 ABSN students completed learning modules and example disaster simulations prior to the three-hour online training.

Editor's Note (10/7): Anne Derouin's title has been updated since this original publication date. She is now the Assistant Dean, Master of Science in Nursing Program, and Professor.

The MSN Program has been awarded The Nurse Practitioner Substance Use Disorder Medical Education Grant. This one-year grant will provide MSN students at Duke with free training and CEU’s to prepare for screening, diagnosis, treatment and effective management of patients across the lifespan with substance use disorder.