Rachel Curry, DNP '19; Anne Derouin, associate professor; Julie Thompson, research and statistical associate; and Eleanor Stevenson, associate professor; recently published an article entitled "A QI project to assess the feasibility of using One Key Question® in retail health clinics" in Women's…
Join DUSON's Women's Health Organization on Monday, July 15th for a Women's Health Panel discussion. Learn about various nursing roles from experts in the field of Women's Health. There will be five guest panelists, all of which have a wide array of experience in health care (women's…
Summer is a great time to clean up your computer devices. It’s not only about organizing your files. A good cleanup will make your computer faster. Here are some tips for keeping your system working at top performance:
But first, here’s our…
Glenn Setliff, director of Information Technology, recently sat for and passed the Certified Information Systems Security Professional Certification (CISSP) exam. The CISSP title is a requirement for working as an information security professional and is an important first step in…
Anne Schmelzer, MSN student; and her colleagues Gil Wernovsky, MD; Daniel Licht, MD; and Bradley Marino, MD; recently co-authored a book chapter entitled “Neurodevelopmental and Psychosocial Outcomes in Children and Young Adults With Complex Congenital Cardiac Disease” …
Kudos to Christine Tocchi, assistant professor, and her entire team for the submission of their NIH R21 application entitled "Symptom Phenotypes in Homebound Elderly." This proposal requests funding for a two-year period with a start date of April 1, 2019.
Homebound elderly…
Duke Institute for Health Innovation (DIHI) is preparing for the 5th DIHI Innovation Jam. This is a health and healthcare innovation pitch program that will take place on Oct. 17, 2019 from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. on the 6th floor of Trent Semans. Duke innovators, inventors…
Eun-Ok Im, associate dean for research development and regulatory affairs; Wonshik Chee, associate professor; Jennie De Gagne, associate professor; Sangmi Kim, postdoctoral associate; Wai May Ng, DNP '19; and Minjoo Hong, visiting scholar '15-'16; recently delivered various presentations at the…
Mitch Knisely, assistant professor, recently published an article entitled "Cytokine Genetic Variants and Health-Related Quality of Life in Crohn’s Disease: An Exploratory Study" in Biological Research for Nursing. Co-authors include Yvette Conley of the University of Pittsburgh and Eva Szigethy of…
Chris Muckler, associate professor, was recently selected as an expert panel member for an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) R18 funded multi-site study entitled "Improving Medical Performance during Acute Crises Through Simulation."
The study involves many health care…
Eleanor Stevenson, associate professor, recently delivered a presentation entitled " Through women’s eyes: The female experience of infertility following a recent diagnosis of severe male factor infertility" at the European Society for Human Reproduction and Endocrinology Annual Meeting…
Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) will sponsor and host its 8th annual Sickle Cell Conference with the theme “Living Better with Sickle Cell Disease” on Friday, Sept. 6 and Saturday, Sept. 7. The conference is a joint effort with experts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill…
Major Groove, the medical students acapella group, and DUSON Nightingales permormed several songs for a memorial honoring the cadavers used to train medical students, physicians assistant students, physical therapy students and nurse anesthesia students.
Their collaboration over…
Marilyn Hockenberry, Bessie Baker Professor Emerita, was recently recognized and honored for her many contributions to nursing at the Duke University School of Medicine and School of Nursing Distinguished Emeriti Faculty Dinner at the Washington Duke Inn.
Hockenberry joined three others …
Marion E. Broome, Dean and Ruby Wilson Professor of Nursing, Duke University School of Nursing; Vice Chancellor for Nursing Affairs, Duke University; Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs for Nursing, Duke University Health System; and Eun-Ok Im, associate dean for research development…
Duke University School of Nursing is excited to welcome Duke’s Inaugural National Clinician Scholars Cohort!
The National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP) focuses on community-based research, health services research, health policy, and implementation science across a broad range of disciplines.…
Jennie De Gagne, associate professor, recently published an article entitled "Validity and Reliability of the Korean Version of the Women's Toileting Behavior Scale" in International Neurourology Journal. Co-authors include Aeyoung So of Gangneung-Wonju National University and Sunah…
Congratulations to all of the award recipients who were recognized during our 2019 Annual Awards Ceremony celebrating faculty, student and staff excellence:
Faculty Award Recipients
Kathryn Evans Kreider — Clinical Faculty Practice Excellence Award
Susan Silva — The DAISY…
Nicole Fleming, senior coordinator, student services; recently earned a Leadership Excellence certificate through Duke Learning and Organizational Development.
The requirements for the Leadership Excellence certificate consists of four pre-determined management classes and …
The Mobile App Gateway, supported by CTSI, is now accepting proposals for projects looking to create native smartphone apps for clinical research studies. The awards will cover effort to build an app using new functionality for RedCap, called MyCap. MyCap is based on ResearchKit/Research Stack…
On Sept. 13, register to join the Practicing Inclusiveness in Healthcare conference.
Inclusiveness….what does it really mean and how is it practiced in healthcare? Many have heard the Golden Rule, treat others as you would like to be treated, very simple words but difficult at times to put…
Zhao Ni, PhD '19; Jiepin Cao, PhD student; Qing Yang, assistant professor; and Ryan Shaw, associate professor; recently published an article entitled "Chinese Physicians’ Perspectives on the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Hypertension Guideline: A Mobile App-Based…
DUSON community members recently came together to volunteer for STTI's Beta Epsilon Chapter Nurse Serve Day at the Durham Rescue Mission. They volunteered serving lunch and dinner to local disadvantaged women and children.
Special thank you's to: Lemuel Scott, ABSN alumnus, for setting…
Kudos to AnnMarie Walton, assistant professor, and her entire team for the submission of her Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention/University of Kentucky Pilot grant application entitled “Engaging Farmworker Health Outreach Workers in Professional…
Maryellen Kelly, MSN Instructor, recently published an article entitled "Malone Antegrade Continence Enemas vs. Cecostomy vs. Transanal Irrigation-What Is New and How Do We Counsel Our Patients?" in Current Urology Reports.
Abstract
Purpose of Review: No gold standard exists for managing…