Duke University School of Nursing is committed to investing resources in recruiting and graduating nurses from diverse populations, in an effort to build a nursing workforce that reflects society. To reach that goal, DUSON is happy to welcome the 2019 Health Equity Academy II Scholars. The Academy…
Beth Phillips, PhD, RN, CNE, associate professor; has been named director of the Institute of Educational Excellence (IEE), the educational hub for faculty and staff development and new faculty orientation and on-boarding. She has served as interim director since August 2017.
“I am thrilled with…
Cameron Covington, DNP'18; Chris Muckler, associate professor; and Brett Morgan, assistant professor; recently published an article entitled "Improving Emergency Airway Knowledge and Self-Efficacy Levels of Outpatient Gastroenterology Staff via Implementation of Online Education and In Situ…
The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Community Living, Health and Function (LiveWellRERC) has just released its annual App Factory call for proposals. Each year, the LiveWell RERC’s App Factory invites experienced organizations or individual developers based in the U.S. and…
Congratulations to Dori Steinberg, associate professor, who received an award for her NIH R01 application entitled "Using digital health to improve diet quality among adults at risk for cardiovascular disease." The application was awarded $3,724,775 over a five-year project period,…
In a story published by Duke Today, it has been announced that Marion Broome, who has served since 2014 as dean and Ruby Wilson Professor of Nursing, has been reappointed to a new term following the completion of a review chaired by School of Law dean Kerry Abrams.
In a message to School of…
Dori Steinberg, associate professor, recently delivered two presentations at the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Annual Meeting in Prague.
Her presentations were entitled "The Feasibility of Using a Voice Assistance Tool (Amazon's Alexa) For…
Kudos to Allison Stafford, postdoctoral associate; and her mentor Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, associate professor; for the submission of her NIH/NIMHD K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award application entitled "Harnessing Implementation Science to Address Disparities in Depression…
Members of DUSON's student council recently volunteered at Caring House where they prepared dinner for residents.
Founded in 1992, Caring House provides comfortable, supportive, and affordable housing to Duke Cancer Institute adult outpatients and their caregivers. It is a 12,900 square foot…
The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) is offering the upcoming webinar on Implementation Science in Nutrition on June 19, from 1 until 2 p.m.
Malnutrition in its many forms is a major contributor to the global burden of disease and disability and has gained…
Tech Tools Available at Duke
Duke has some new software tools that you might find helpful for your work here at DUSON. They are free and easy-to-use. Check them out -
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Susan Silva, associate professor, was recently awarded The Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty. This award honors nurses internationally in memory of J. Patrick Barnes for the super-human work they do for patients and families every day.
Silva received five amazing…
Women make up 70 percent of the total health and social care workforce and an even larger share of the nursing and midwifery profession, yet women only comprise 25 percent of health system leadership roles.
This report draws from a review of existing literature, a survey of 2,537…
10 percent discount for all Duke Employees and Duke Health and Fitness Center members.
Getting on Track is your first step toward weight management and lifestyle change. Our nutrition, exercise, and behavioral health experts work with you to eliminate the typical frustration,…
Erica Bolar, clinical nurse educator, recently earned her Certified Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE-cl) designation after meeting strict eligibility criteria and successfully completing a rigorous certification examination developed and administered by the National League for Nursing.
She …
Helen Fong, DNP student, was recently named a Fellow of the American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses (FASPAN).
She joins the 17 initial 2018 inductees and three other elite 2019 ASPAN leaders honored at the 2019 Nashville National Conference. It is the highest recognition ASPAN can bestow…
DUSON Diversity and Inclusion Champions for Equity are members of the DUSON community ready to be agents of change within divisions and offices within our school. Diversity and Inclusion Champions for Equity will be trained, coached, and provided tools to work in partnership with the DUSON…
Kudos to Donna Biederman, associate professor, and her Multi-PI partner Sungwon Yoon, Duke National University of Singapore (Duke-NUS), and their entire team for the submission of their Duke/Duke-NUS collaborative research application entitled “Housing Instability and…
Kudos to Wei Pan, associate professor, for the submission of his subcontract proposal to the University of Texas – Arlington for his continued participation on Elizabeth Merwin’s NIH R01 project entitled "Reducing Health Disparities in SMI, Rural and Minority…
Cristina Hendrix, associate professor, recently published an article entitled "Impact Of Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, And Physician Assistants On Utilization And Costs For Complex Patients" in Health Affairs. Co-authors include Perri Morgan of Duke University School of Medicine, Valerie Smith…
Jennie De Gagne, associate professor, recently published an article entitled "Development and evaluation of a web-based acute pain management education program for Korean registered nurses: A randomized controlled trial" in Nurse Education in Practice. Co-authors include Jebog Yoo of Gyeongnam…
On Thursday, June 27 from 3:30 until 5 p.m. at the Imperial Building, Dr. Check will present ongoing and planned research that examines patterns of opioid use among clinically and demographically diverse cancer survivors. Her projects inform the development of interventions that improve the…
Please join “The Academy for Academic and Social Enrichment and Leadership Development for Health Equity II” (HEA II) in welcoming its second cohort of Scholars! HEA II is the third nursing workforce diversity grant funded by the Bureau of Health Professions, Health…
Margie Molloy, assistant professor; and Beth Phillips, associate professor; recently worked at the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in Muscat, Oman where they participated in their undergraduate program’s exit exam OSCEs with graduating students. They also had several key meetings with…
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