All DUSON faculty, students and staff assistants have access to iThenticate free of charge. Here's all you need to know, plus an example.
For our new DUSON students, an introduction...
iThenticate is an application that helps you ensure that you have sufficiently cited your…
Duke Health Humanities Lab host the Disability and Access Initiative Meeting (DAI) on September 20, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Trent Hall 037A, for faculty members interested in getting involved with the Disability & Access Initiative? Then attend this meeting! Through readings and discussions,…
Christian Falyar, assistant professor; and Denise Tola, assistant professor, publish an article entitled "Ultrasound-guided fascia iliaca blocks in the emergency department" in Geriatric Nursing.
Abstract
Each year, over 300,000 individuals aged 65 and older are hospitalized for…
Duke University School of Nursing and the Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives welcomes international visiting scholar Antoinette Barton-Gooden, MSN, who arrived September 3 for a one-month visit. Barton-Gooden is a lecturer at the University of the West Indies-Mona, in Kingston,…
Congratulations to Paula Tanabe, associate dean for Research Development and Data Science, and Nirmish Shah, associate professor, Duke School of Medicine, and their entire team who has received an award for their NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) U3 administrative supplement…
Duke School of Medicine Department of Population Health Sciences presents "Biological Embodiment of Risk: Disentangling Race, Biology, and Environment in Cancer Disparities" featuring Tomi Akinyemiju, PhD, associate professor in Population Health Sciences, on Thursday, September 26, from 3:30 to 5…
The Beta Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau and the Health Equity Academy II students present a Fall 2019 educational event "Leadership: Journey or Destiny" on September 25 at 5:15 p.m. in Pearson 1009. Come learn about the transition from peer to leader, challenges leaders face and tips for easing…
The Provost Office in alignment with the Together Duke academic strategic plan is offering two funding opportunities for faculty:
Intellectual Community Planning Grants (ICPG)
Deadline: October 18, 2019 The Provost’s Office is offering support to Duke faculty who are…
Deadline: October 18, 2019 The Provost’s Office is offering support to Duke faculty who are…
AnnMarie Walton, assistant professor, was featured in an article entitled "Handle With Care: How USP <800> Will Affect Nursing Practice" in Oncology Nursing Society Voice. The article addresses the gap in practice as it relates to oncology nursing.
Walton also presented on the same topic at…
Congratulations to Cindy Luddy who joined the new Duke Health Center for Interprofessional Education and Care (IPEC) as the administrative lead. Luddy worked at Duke for 15 years with the last five years at the School of Nursing. At the School of Nursing, she provided administrative assistance and…
For the last three years, hundreds of members of the DUSON community have invested time and energy to create a strategic roadmap for our future. And part of this strategy is focusing on making sure DUSON continues to be a destination for outstanding talent!
What better way to…
The Center for Nursing Discovery (CND) is celebrating Healthcare Simulation Week September 16-20. Healthcare Simulation Week celebrates global professionals who use simulation to improve the safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of healthcare delivery. This week also raises awareness in communities…
Lawrence Carin was recently named vice president for Research at Duke. In this article, Carin shares how he hopes Duke's performance of research will continue to be seen as a community dedicated to the highest quality.
When I was named to the new position of Vice President for Research at Duke…
Duke University School of Nursing welcomes Christian Daniels, MA, as director of Research Development with the Center for Nursing Research. Daniels comes to us from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Gillings School of Public Health where she held the positions of director and senior…
Join Duke Nicholas School of the Environment and Duke University School of Nursing for Research Connections: Collaborating @ Duke! This three-part series addresses the intersection of environment and health equity and will begin with a lunch and learn on September 24, from 12 to 1 p.m. in Pearson…
DUSON will host the Death Cafe on Monday, September 23 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. in Pearson 1103. At a Death Cafe, people gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. The objective is "to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives."
All are…
Tolu Oyesanya, assistant professor, published an article entitled "Strategies nurses use when caring for patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury who have cognitive impairments" in the Journal of Clinical Nursing. Co-author includes Mitchell Thomas, Department of Communication…
USAID "Acting on the Call" Report 2019
Each year, 303,000 mothers and 5.4 million children die across the globe, including over 2.6 million newborns who die in their first month and almost 1 million on their first day of life. Our goal at USAID is to save 15 million children and…
Bass Connections presents new opportunities for faculty who are tackling research related to immigration, and a fellows program for faculty looking to redesign or create new courses that are collaborative and project-based. Contact Rachel Richesson, associate professor, who represents DUSON on the…
The Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives (OGACHI) will host two international visitors the week of September 16. Elizabeth Cortez is assistant professor and chair of International Relations and Programs at the University of Santo Tomas in Philippines. Samwel Ng'ambi Abado is DUSON's…
Are you a new student at DUSON? Get to know Mediasite! Mediasite is an important tool for all members of the DUSON community, whether you're using it for class lectures, special presentations or departmental training/orientation videos. Follow these tips to make your Mediasite experience the best…
Eleanor McConnell, associate professor; and colleagues publish an article entitled "Emotional Expression of Persons with Demential: An Integrative Review with Implications for Evidence-Based Practice" in Worldviews on Evidence-based Nursing. Co-authors include K.H. Lee, Younsei University College…
PhD students Morine Cebert and Jewel Scott will be speaking on a panel for the North Carolina Chapter of the National Association for Health Services Executives. The panel entitled "Maternal and Child Health in the Black Community will take place on September 23, from 2 - 4:30 p.m. in Cary.
Black…
Kudos to Wei Pan, associate professor; Bradi Granger, professor; and their entire team for the submission of their PCORI application entitled "Leveraging Electronic Medical Records to Improve the Assessment of Pharmacological Treatment Options." This proposal requests funding for a three-year…