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…
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:
Alt+S …
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…