Join us for The Darryl Smith and Gail Aiken Interdisciplinary Sickle Cell Colloquia "A Family-Centered Self-Management Program for Children with Sickle Cell Disease" on Thursday, May 2 from 4 until 5 p.m. in Pearson 1009. The Colloquia will feature Shannon Phillips, PhD, RN,…
AnnMarie Walton, assistant professor, recently gave two presentations at the Oncology Nursing Society Congress in Anaheim, CA.
She shared the results of her CNR pilot study in a podium presentation entitled "Survivorship and the Growing Research Supporting these Patients" and also presented…
Cristina Hendrix, associate professor, recently delivered a presentation entitled "Care for the Caregiver" at the Duke Alumni Reunion Weekend at the Westbrook Building, Duke Divinity School.
Co-presenting with Dr. Hendrix was Mr. Steve Ornat, a caregiver who participated in the Duke…
Cristina Hendrix, associate professor, recently presented at the Epping Forest Yacht Club in Jacksonville, FL. The dinner was hosted by the Duke Alumni of the Greater Jacksonville area where several alumni along with incoming students from the Class of 2023 attended.
Hendrix spoke…
On Friday, April 12, Chris Muckler, associate professor; and nurse anesthesia students Emelia Gubrud, Carra Wainwright, Jessica Bennett, Peixin Wang and Johnny Hessler represented DUSON's Sigma Beta Epsilon chapter and participated in Nurses Build Day at Habitat for Humanity.
This…
On May 14 from 12 until 1 p.m. Anirban Basu will present "Exploring Heterogeneity in the Effects of ICU Transfers on Mortality" as part of the DPHS External Speaker Series. This will take place at The Imperial Building, 215 Morris St. Suite 210.
Basu will discuss:
The value of comparative…
On Thursday, April 25 from 3:30 until 5 p.m., Hayden Bosworth, PhD will present "Population Health 2.0 - The Next Frontier" as part of the DPHS Research Seminar Series. This will take place at The Imperial Building, 215 Morris St. Suite 210.
Bosworth will discuss:
1. Why is there a need for…
On June 17 -21, attend the Machine Learning Summer School (MLSS). MLSS is targeted to individuals interested in learning about machine learning, with a focus on recent algorithms, like deep learning. The MLSS will introduce the mathematics and statistics at the foundation of modern machine…
Saturday May 4 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., join a workshop designed for inventors and aspiring inventors. Gregory J. Carlin will provide an oversight of intellectual property law, including the different forms of intellectual property, with a deep dive into patent structure and…
On April 17, from 2 until 4 p.m., join an interactive workshop to learn how you can use your story and your passion to get more customers, recruit better talent and raise more capital through theory, examples, breakout groups and more. This event is open to the CED…
Attend the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) workshops on May 31 and June, 7 from 12:30 until 4:30 p.m. in Pearson 1026.
Do you need early funding to support a research and development project? Consider applying for more…
Plan to attend the 5th Annual KL2/TL1 Career Development Symposium on Tuesday April 30 from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the Searle Center Lecture Hall.
Join for a Career Development Panel Discussion “Being Mentored and Being a Mentor: Our Stories” and poster and podium presentations…
The Early Childhood Development Action Network and the National Institute for Early Education Research is hosting a webinar series exploring implementation research and practice for early childhood development (ECD), based on the recent Annals of The New York Academy of Sciences Special Issue…
The Global Handwashing Partnership (GHP) recently published their 2018 Handwashing Research Index. A core goal of GHP's research summaries is to increase the research focus on handwashing. In 2018, they found 155 studies which explore handwashing in connection with diverse programmatic areas…
Understanding, and solving the complexities of obesity requires a multidisciplinary approach. Join fellow researchers fostering Duke collaborations to have the highest impact on future obesity-related research and patient care.
During the symposium, attendees will:
Delineate knowledge gaps…
Tap into the rich Duke network of innovators and experts in behavioral intervention and behavioral economics by joining students, fellows and faculty for a discussion-rich colloquium.
Through panel discussions, this event will focus on building a community with a commitment to utilizing…
On Monday, April 22 from 4 until 6 p.m., attend the "Documenting Durham's Health History: An Exhibition" event at the Great Hall of the Trent Semans Center.
This exhibit, supported by a Duke Bass Connections grant, explores questions using maps, images and video interviews. The exhibit…
Graduating this semester? Congratulations for completing your program from one of the top nursing programs in the country. Below are common questions we hear from graduating students and steps we recommend that you take now so that you are prepared for post-graduation.
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Congratulations to Mitch Knisely, assistant professor, who has received an award for his CTSI Special Populations Core proposal entitled "Biopsychosocial Determinants of Pain in Sickle Cell Disease." This award is for a one-year period, awarded July 1, 2019 to June 30,…
Kudos to Julia Walker, professor; and her Multi-PI partners, Richard Bond of the University of Houston; Hong Wei Chu of the National Jewish Health System; and Raymond Penn of Thomas Jefferson University; and their entire team for the submission of their NIH…
Duke University School of Nursing’s Institute for Educational Excellence will host the 2019 Clinical Instructor Intensive “Pushing the Envelope to Optimize Clinical Education” on Aug. 2, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., with a pre-conference on “Integrating Simulation Best Practices” on…
Steven Powell, MSN student, was recently selected to join the ranks of Houston's most esteemed group of health care professionals as one of the Top 150 Nurses for 2019's Houston Chronicle Salute to Nurses.
During National Nurse’s Week, the Houston Chronicle will honor Powell during their…
Congratulations to Michael Relf, associate dean for global and community health affairs; and Laura Nyblade, of RTI International; who have received an award for their Multi-PI - NIH R21 application entitled “Acceptability of an Internalized Stigma…
On Wednesday, May 14 from 8 until 9:30 a.m., plan to attend the Transformative Coalitions: How to Break Barriers and Build Bridges webinar.
Uniting diverse stakeholders and building coalitions and networks to advance shared priorities has long been a core advocacy tactic. But what does it…