Duke University Hospital has joined the first national study to test a potential therapy for COVID-19, giving hospitalized adult patients with significant symptoms an option to participate.
The investigational treatment, known as remdesivir, is an antiviral agent that was previously tested in…
People and Environment and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion would like to encourage faculty and staff to engage in activities designed to help support our community while we are physically away from DUSON.
Our DUSON Community Fitness Expert Christian Kennicott has provided several different…
Duke University has curated a collection of Duke images to "duke-ify" your Zoom background. You can download the images from Webdam using your Duke NetID and password.
Pictured to the right is a guide with instructions on how to log on and download the images.
View instructions for adding images…
Classes via Zoom - this is new territory for most DUSON faculty, staff and students. Last week, our message featured best practices for Zoom meetings - view our SON-IT Top 10 Zoom Tips. This week by special request we're taking a look at Zoom specifically for the classroom. Here's what you need to…
Michael Cary, associate professor, was recently featured in a Duke Today article entitled "A Community That Writes Together" which discusses how black faculty create an effective structure to boost productivity and support each other's scholarship. View full article here.
Kathy Trotter, associate professor, published an article entitled "A Tale of Two Sisters: Breast Reconstruction Options for Women With or at High Risk of Breast Cancer" in the Journal of the Advanced Practitioner in Oncology. Co-authors include Jennifer PlichtaMD, MS, FACS, Duke University Medical…
Marta Mulawa, assistant professor, recently published an article entitled "Results from a cluster-randomized trial to evaluate a microfinance and peer health leadership intervention to prevent HIV and intimate partner violence among social networks of Tanzanian men" in PLOS One. Co-authors include…
We have another opportunity to learn more about our staff who help to make DUSON the destination for outstanding talent. In this issue, we're getting to know Nanika Rhodes, building support coordinator, who has been with Duke for 15 years.
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Are you a Duke faculty member interested in getting involved with the Disability & access Initiative? Then attend the Disability & Access Initiative meeting on April 2 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. via Zoom (https://duke.zoom.us/j/916592301).
Through readings and discussions, participants with DAI…
Are you stressed and frustrated with the recent events of COVID-19? Feeling depressed, anxious or scared? Join Expressive Writing Coach, John Evans, and the Duke Health Humanities Lab in a special online six-week online workshop series of Expressive Writing every Friday from March 27 - May 1 from…
It’s common for kids to injure themselves while playing—a fall off a bike, scooter or wagon, an errant toy to the head or even a bodily collision with a friend. In most cases, the injury is minor, but Karin Reuter-Rice, PhD, MSN, BSN, associate professor, suspects that many times—more than commonly…
I am pleased to announce Allison Stafford, PhD, RN, will join DUSON’s faculty on July 1, 2020 and will be a member of the Healthcare of Women, Children and Families Division. Some of you may know Allison who is in her second year of a post doc at DUSON.
Dr. Stafford earned her BS in Nursing and…
PhD student Eunji Cho was recently featured in a Duke Today article entitled "How Duke Spent Spring Break Preparing For Whatever Comes Next." The article looks back at a hective week and how how faculty, staff and students pivot to remote learning. View this link to read more.
MSN student Jennifer Stewart was recently featured in a NBC news story entitled "Hospitals facing critical supply shortage and flood of patients." She is working on the COVID-19 unit at Brigham and Women's Hospital. View this link to view story.
PhD alumni Dalmacio Dennis Flores was recently featured in a Duke Graduate School blog that profiles alumni. In the blog, he discusses his career path and his award-winning advocacy for LGBTQ adolescents. View this link to read more.
Kudos to Tolu Oyesanya, assistant professor, for the submission of a subcontract proposal on Lindsey Byom, PhD, UNC-Chapel Hill NIH R03 application entitled "Predictors of Older Adults Communication Outcomes after Traumatic Brain Injury." This proposal requests funds for a two-year period with a…
Welcome to the Office of Academic Innovation and Evaluation (OAIE).
The mission of OAIE is to:
Lead the design, implementation, evaluation, and revision of School of Nursing's systematic evaluation plan.
Guide initiatives that document the extent to which School of…
Iris Padilla, assistant professor; and Mary Lou Affronti, associate professor, recently received a grant for their proposal entitled "Interprofessional Longitudinal Student Geriatric Clinic to Enhance Collaborative Practice." Co-collaborator includes Jody Feld, PT, DPT, PhD with Duke's Doctor of…
In the last week, the world of academia has had to enter a new normal... virtual. All across the globe, face-to-face courses have had to quickly transition to online due to the COVID-19 virus. With this type of quick change comes new opportunities for learning.
As we navigate this uncertainty, we…
Congratulations to Robyn Wojeck, PhD student; and her sponsors Chip Bailey, associate professor, and Tamara Somers, Duke Behavioral Medicine on receiving an NIH-NRSA award for her proposal entitled "Symptom Clusters in Systemic Sclerosis." This project was awarded $64,092 for a 20-month long period…
WHO Director General, Dr Tedros, is inviting people to join WHO in a social media campaign which aims to encourage hand washing to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Many well known figures, including sports stars and singers, have got involved to help share and spread the message.
This…
Members of the DUSON community will be using Zoom and WebEx for our meetings in the next few weeks – make the most of these meetings with a few best practices. Here’s what you need to know:
Sit facing a light source so you don’t appear back-lit. A lamp or window behind your monitor…
Michael Relf, associate dean for Global and Community Health Affairs; Kathy Trotter, associate professor; Anne Derouin, associate professor; and Eleanor Stevenson, professor, traveled to Dublin, Ireland to participate and network with leaders at Trinity College of Nursing and Midwifery.
While…
Jennie De Gagne, professor, led the Korean translation of a book entitled "Teaching in Nursing and Role of the Educator: The Complete Guide to Best Practice in Teaching, Evaluation, and Curriculum Development" co-authored by Marilyn Oermann, professor; and Beth Phillips, associate professor.
One…
PhD student Jewel Scott was recently awarded the Trudy Bush Fellowship Award for Cardiovascular Disease Research in Women's Health at the American Heart Association Epidemilogy & Lifestyle Scientific Sessions in Phoenix, AZ. The title of her presentation was "Social Networks are Associated with…