Jill Brennan-Cook, assistant professor, published "Implementing evidence-based practice in long-term care" in American Nurse, ANA's official journal. 

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DUHS Council Member applications are being accepted now until September 30. This is an opportunity for Duke nurses to influence change and make decisions about nursing practice. If you’re interested in being a council member, read more about the councils, and apply today. Notices of council placements will be sent in November.

Morine Cebert, PhD '20, participated in the "Young Americans in STEAM" virtual roundtable on September 3 in support of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's campaign.

Donna Biederman, associate professor, was featured in the "Refuge from COVID-19; Using medical respite to stanch the pandemic's spread among the homeless may offer a path for its growth" article in Modern Healthcare by Steven Ross Johnson.

Kudos to Brandon Knettel, assistant professor, and his entire team for the submission of his NIH K08 application entitled: "Telehealth to Reduce Suicidality and Improve HIV Care Engagement in Tanzania." This proposal requests funding for a four year period with a start date of July 1, 2021.

Kudos to Isaac Lipkus, professor, and his entire team for the submission of their subcontract proposal to the University of Georgia (UGA) on their NIH R01 application entitled: "Dyadic Processes in Support and Quitting in Single and Dual Smoker Couples." This proposal requests funding for a four year period with a start date of July 1, 2021.

Congratulations to Xiao Hu, Ann Henshaw Gardiner Distinguished Professor of Nursing, and his entire team who have received an award for their NIH R01 proposal entitled: "Learning to Predict Delayed Cerebral Ischemia with Novel Continuous Cerebral Arterial State Index." This award is for a five year period, awarded September 1, 2020 to May 31, 2025.

ABSN student Unique Whitehurst was selected as a fellow for the new Race and the Professions Fellowship. This fellowship opportunity was open to students enrolled in any of Duke‘s graduate and professional studies programs. As a selected member, Whitehurst will be working alongside other chosen fellows to explore challenges of racial inequities and the work of anti-racism in each of their respective professions.

DNP students take to virtual means to defend their scholarly projects this year.

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Tonya Carter MSN, NP-C

Title: Heart Failure Connect: A Disease Management Program

When: July 23 at 7:30 a.m.

Committee: Margaret Bowers (chair), Mirnela Byku, Matthew Baker, and Sarah Waters 

Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, associate professor, participated in the Duke School of Medicine's virtual Medicine Ground Rounds (MGR) for a session that discussed "The Latinx Community is disproportionately affected by COVID-19.