Mary Lou Affronti, associate professor, published an article entitled "Randomized open-label phase II trial of 5-day aprepitant plus ondansetron compared to ondansetron alone in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea-vomiting (CINV) in glioma patients receiving adjuvant temozolomide" in…
The Duke Cancer Institute is hosting the "Current Issues for the Advanced Practice Provider" Conference on Friday, October 4 at the JB Duke Hotel. Conference fees are $75 for Duke Health System faculty and staff with a $35 registration reduction for students, and $125 for non-Duke attendees.…
Blanca 'Iris' Padilla, assistant professor; Kathryn Kreider, assistant professor and colleague Elizabeth Rende published an article entitled "Developing Innovative On-Campus Intensives to Enhance Distance-Based Nurse Practitioners Programs" in Journal of Nursing Education.
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Lakecha Alston joined DUSON's Academic Affairs as administrative assistant for the associate dean for Academic Affairs. She assumed the position held by Teresa Jenkins following her retirement on August 30.
Most recently, Alston provided expert support for Ernie Rushing and the DUSON Office of…
The Department of Family Medicine & Community Health is launching a new Certificate in Health Care Transformation program in Spring 2020 and is accepting applications. Through this one-year certificate program, learners will gain the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the rapidly evolving…
The Duke University School of Medicine Department of Population Health Sciences Presents Dr. Larry Carin, vice president for Research at Duke University on Wednesday, September 11 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 200 Morris Street, CR 1200, first floor. Light refreshments will be served.
In the…
Congratulations to Devon Noonan, associate professor, and her entire team who received an award for her NIH R01 proposal entitled "A Text-Based Scheduled Reduction Intervention for Smokeless Tobacco Cessation." This proposal is for a five-year period, awarded August 1, 2019 to September 31, 2024.…
A dynamic two-day racial equity training workshop conducted by the nationally-renowned Racial Equity Institute (REI) will be open to administrators, faculty, and staff on Tuesday, October 15 and Wednesday, October 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The objective of the training is to serve as a first step…
Teresa Jenkins, administrative assistant, was recently featured in a Working@Duke social media post regarding her retirement from Duke after 41 years of service. Visit here to view post.
Faculty, students and staff interested in health professions education are invited to join Duke AHEAD on Friday, September 20 from 8 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in the Trent Semans Center for Health Education for Health Professions Education Day: Working and Learning Together to Advance Health and Wellness…
Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) and the Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives welcomes two visiting scholars - Dukyoo Jung, PhD, and Gian Carlo Torres, PhD.
Jung, a professor at Ewha Women's University, College of Nursing in Seoul, Republic of Korea, arrived on August 15 for…
Are you a new student at DUSON? Most of your classes will have a Sakai site. Here is some helpful information about how to set up preferences and notifications to keep you organized. Returning student? Read below for a refresher on time-saving Sakai tips.
Organize Your Work in Sakai…
Join Dean Marion E. Broome for the 5th Annual State of the School Address on Thursday, September 5, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Pearson 1014. A reception will immediately follow from 5 to 5:30 p.m.
RSVP here: http://bit.ly/Fall2019DUSONStateofSchool
Eleanor Stevenson, associate professor; Donald "Chip" Bailey, associate professor; and colleagues publish article entitled "Applying the Adaptive Leadership Framework for Chronic Illness to Understand How American and British Men Navigate the Infertility Process." in the Health Psychology Open. Co-…
Eun-Ok Im, associate dean for research development and regulatory affairs; You Lee Yang, international visiting scholar, and Wonshik Chee, associate professor; recently published an article entitled "Sleep-related symptoms of midlife women with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus" in Menopause. Co…
Hyeoneui Kim, associate professor, co-authored an article entitled "Patient Perspectives About Decisions to Share Medical Data and Biospecimens for Research" with JAMA Network. Co-authors include Jihoon Kim, University of California; Elizabeth Bell, Tyler Bath, Paulina Paul,, and Anh Pham, all of…
Marilyn Oermann, professor, recently presented a workshop for nursing and health science faculty at Middle Tennessee State University on writing journal articles.
Eleanor McConnell, associate professor, co-authored an article entitled "Community Health Centers: a Key Partner to Achieve Medicaid Expansion". Co-authors include Richard Rieselback, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health; Ted Epperly, University of Washington School of…
Join the Pneumonia Innovations Network for our “Childhood Pneumonia in Humanitarian Settings” webinar event on Monday, September 9, 2019 at 11 AM Eastern Time (US)/15:00 GMT. The webinar will last approximately 1 hour.
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The Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University's The Ethics of Now with Adriane Lentz-Smith hosts a conversation with Cheyenne and Arapaho author of the New York Times best-selling novel There There on Friday, August 30 at 7 p.m. at the Durham Arts Council. In There, There the…
Eun-Ok Im, associate dean for research development and regulatory affairs; Wonshik Chee, associate professor; You Lee Yang, international visiting scholar and project coordinator; and Chiyoung Lee, PhD student; made seven presentations at the Asian American Pacific Islander Islander Nurses…
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 is excited to announce the next emerging ideas and funding cycle for innovative…
Congratulations to Tracey Yap, associate professor, and her entire team who has received an award for her NIH R01 Administrative Supplement proposal entitled "Influence of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Among Obese and Non-Obese Nursing Home Residents on Movement Patterns and…
A Duke Interprofessional Education team that included Blanca Iris Padilla, assistant professor; Jeffrey Hoder, Duke Physical Therapy; Erin Leiman, Duke Health Emergency Medicine; and Kathleen Waite, Duke Health Internal Medicine; presented at the Nexus Summit 2019. The name of the presentation was…
This article will highlight some recommended tips and reminders for the start of the fall semester.
But first, here's out Tech Tip of the Week...
Google is spying on you! That's right - it's their business model. They learn as much about you as possible, then deliver highly-…