Colonel Edward Yackel (DNP ‘13) retired this month after 30 years of active duty in the U.S. Army. He was appointed as the Deputy Executive Director of the National Patient Safety Program for the Veterans Health Administration. The chair of his DNP project was Dr Nancy Short.
The Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing Program is a National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE) initiative that aims to recognize the leadership of nurse educators working with students, faculty, providers and older people in diverse settings. The Division…
Tips for keeping your data safe while traveling …
Most of us will be traveling in the next couple of months. Cyber-criminals know this. They continue to find creative ways to get your data. Don’t make it easy for them. Here are our tips to protect your data and…
Denise Williams has been promoted from User Services Specialist to Computer Operations Manager. She will continue to be the Lead Systems Administrator for Infrastructure, and assume the role of IT Manager for the IT Service Desk.
Jeffrey Clark has been promoted from Computer Technician…
Michael Relf, associate dean for global and community health affairs, has been appointed editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, published by Lippincott Wolters Kluwer. JANAC is a bi-monthly peer-reviewed, international nursing journal that covers the full spectrum…
Donna Biederman, Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda and Devon Noonan, associate professors, recently took part in the Population Health Improvement Awards Community Research Forum. The event, held at The Community Family Life and Recreation Center at Lyon Park and hosted by the CTSI Community Engaged Research…
Angela Richard-Eaglin, assistant professor, was the invited speaker for the MD Anderson Cancer Center "Perspectives in Cancer Prevention" quarterly lecture series, which took place on November 13. Her lecture was entitled "Cancer Prevention and Care Beyond the Evidence: Educational…
DUSON faculty, staff, students, and community partners recently gathered for the first annual Community Health Lecture. Keynote lecturer Susan Swider, PhD, from Rush University spoke on “The Critical Role of All Nurses in Population Health: Transforming Health Across Roles and Practice Settings.”…
John Barrett (DNP ‘18) published his DNP scholarly project entitled “Clinical Pathways on a Mobile Device.” Co-authors were Susan Silva, associate professor, and Barbara Turner and Michael Zychowicz, professors.
Abstract:
Clinical pathways have been successfully implemented in the primary care…
On December 3 at noon, Anna Li, director of assessment and evaluation, will speak on "Strategies for a Successful Program Evaluation and Accreditation Visit." The talk, part of the DUSON Institute for Educational Excellence's "Teaching Conversations" series, will take place in Pearson Room 1011.
Welcome to another issue of "10 Questions with...," where we will learn more about our colleagues who make DUSON the destination for outstanding talent.
Let's get to know Katherine Zeph, Staff Assistant for the Division of Healthcare in Adult Populations, who has been at Duke for ten years.
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On Nov 14, DUSON hosted the 7th Annual Advanced Practice Provider Symposium, followed by a Nurse Practitioner Week reception. For the past several years, Michael Zychowicz, professor and director of the Duke-Durham VA Nursing Academic Partnership (VANAP), has collaborated with VA Nurse Practitioner…
In collaboration with the Duke International House, the monthly Global Café was hosted by the Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives at DUSON this month. The Global Café provides an opportunity for foreign nationals across the greater Duke community (professors, scholars, students and…
Kudos to Nancy Crego, assistant professor, for the submission of her NIH R03 application entitled "DAT- Exploring Opioid Use, Misuse and Prescribing Patterns in Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease." This proposal requests funds for a 2 year period with a proposed start date of July 1…
Kudos to Hyeoneui Kim, associate professor, for the submission of her NIH U01 application entitled "Global Harmonization of Data from Multiple Sources to Support Evidence-based Research on Exercise Interventions for Cancer Patients." This proposal requests funds for a 3 year period with a start…
Benjamin Smallheer, assistant professor, presented two podium presentations at the Saudi Health Simulation Conference 2019 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The presentations were entitled: "Using the Revised INACSL Standards of Best Practice: Simulation SM" and "Strategies for Effective In-Situ Simulation."
MSN student Cherith Godwin represented DUSON at the Association of American Medical Colleges' 2019 "Learn Serve Lead" Conference in Phoenix. She is co-leader for a collaborative student-led initiative called the Duke Navigators Program, which was invited to speak about their project. She was one of…
Selnatta Vereen has been promoted to Assistant Director of Human Resources.
Selnatta is an important member of the DUSON Business Office. Selnatta has a significant role in supporting faculty and staff members' success through every stage of their employment with DUSON. Selnatta will continue to…
On November 6, over 65 students were inducted into the Beta Epsilon chapter after qualifying for the Sigma International Nursing Honor Society.
Congratulations to AnnMarie Walton, assistant professor, for winning two tickets to see Duke Men's Basketball play as part of Chancellor Washington's Basketball Raffle. All through November and December, the Chancellor will be giving away 26 pairs of tickets to randomly-selected Duke Health team…
The Duke Online Learning Collaborative will host a talk on “Emerging Models of Experiential Education” with faculty guest Ryan Shaw, associate professor and director of the Duke Health Innovation Lab, Duke School of Nursing. He will discuss students’ use of wearable devices to self-generate health…
Schenita Randolph, assistant professor, recently co-presented at the American Public Health Association annual conference held in Philadelphia, PA. Her presentation was entitled "Development and implementation of a stakeholder model within an academic center of excellence to promote community-…
Sending a great THANKS!!! to all those who participated in the 5th Annual Craft Fair at DUSON, November 7th in the Atrium. This year the marketplace helped to raise $381 dollars, featuring items by faculty, staff and students. Thank you to:
Angie Keith’s cards & Pampered Chef
City of Hope/…