You may have noticed red buttons appearing in many of our classrooms and meeting spaces. These are in place to allow occupants to quickly lock down the room in an armed intruder situation.
Remember, when an armed intruder is present in a building you need to make the personal decision…
Jennie De Gagne, associate professor, recently completed Harvard University’s Essential Management Skills for Emerging Leaders Program. This program is designed for individuals to master core business concepts and build key skills in six subject areas, including leadership, strategy, communication…
Many of us spend lots of time managing email. Want to make this time more efficient? Use keyboard shortcuts – there are many, and here’s a list of the most useful:
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Sijia Wei, PhD student; and Hanzhang Xu, medical instructor; recently published an article entitled "Understanding Contextual Differences in Residential LTC Provision for Cross-National Research: Identifying Internationally Relevant CDEs" in Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. Co-authors include…
Congratulations to Donna Biederman, associate professor; and her colleagues Julia Gamble of the Duke Outpatient Clinic and Sally Wilson of Project Access Durham County on their award, “Safe Hospital Discharge Transitions for Homeless Patients with Opiate Risk or…
Vaccines have been a vital asset in reducing childhood mortality and morbidity. They have saved millions of children’s lives around the world and are one of the most cost-effective public health measures.
Despite overwhelming evidence to the life-saving properties of vaccines, there has been…
Wei Pan, associate professor, was recently invited to present at the Department of Medicine Grand Rounds at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
His presentation was entitled "We Cannot Randomize Participants in Observational Studies. What Else Can We Do?"
Kudos to Devon Noonan, associate professor, and her entire team for the resubmission of her NIH R01 application entitled “A Text-Based Scheduled Reduction Intervention for Smokeless Tobacco Cessation." This proposal requests funding for a five-year period with a start date of April 1…
Kudos to Chiyoung Lee, PhD student; and her Sponsor Eun-ok Im, associate dean for research development and regulatory affairs; for the submission of her Sigma Foundation Fellowship application entitled "The Socioeconomic Disparity in Cardiovascular…
Dr. Heflin earned his MD from the University of Virginia and completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in geriatrics at Duke University. He is a Senior Fellow in the Aging Center at Duke and serves as Medical Director of the Geriatric Evaluation and Treatment (GET) Clinic and co-…
Solving the problems affecting access to care has been a contested political debate, a puzzle for national health organizations and a struggle for health systems and communities. As a social determinant of health, having access to care contributes to overall health and wellness of an individual and…
Barbara Turner, professor, was recently honored at a dinner celebrating her many contributions as Chair for Division I. She has recently stepped down after her four-year term as chair of the Division for Women, Children and Families.
The dinner was held at the Washington Duke Inn as a celebration…
Danett Cantey, clinical nurse educator; and Margie Molloy, assistant professor; recently presented their poster entitled "Student-developed simulations: An interactive teaching and learning strategy to enhance cultural awareness and understanding of social determinants of health (SDH)" at the 2019…
Lacrecia Bell, clinical nurse educator; Jill Brennan-Cook, assistant professor; Julia Sisson, ABSN '18; Molly Steigerwald, ABSN '18; Christian Cook, ABSN '18; Ethan Cicero, PhD '18; and Michael Cary, associate professor; recently published an article entitled "Learning about…
Kudos to Isaac Lipkus, professor, and his entire team for the submission of their NIH R01 application entitled "Effects of Risk Communication on Preventing Waterpipe Tobacco Uptake Among Susceptible Young Adults." This proposal requests funding for a three and a half…
Kudos to Isaac Lipkus, professor, and his entire team for the submission of their NIH R21 application entitled "Exploring Feasibility and Patterns of Electronic Cigarette Use Among Dual Smoking Couples." This proposal requests funding for a two-year period with a start date of…
Schenita Randolph, assistant professor, will present her research "Strategies for Development and Sustainability of Stakeholder Engagement in a Multi-Site Study" at the American Public Health Association's (APHA) 2019 Annual Meeting & Expo in Philadelphia. Her research will be a part of…
Michael Relf, associate dean for global and community health affairs, was recently named associate director of the Social and Behavioral Science core of the Duke Center for AIDS Research (CFAR).
CFAR provides scientific leadership as well as establishes, enriches and provides continued…