Donna Biederman, associate professor, recently graduated from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Interdisciplinary Research Leaders Program. The program partners with two researchers with a community member to work on social determinants health policy.
Biederman and her colleagues, Mina…
Sending sensitive information
Have you ever needed to send sensitive data to someone outside of Duke? If you are working with sensitive data (personally identifiable data, medical records, student information, etc.) and you need to share it, here’s how to protect it and get…
Tracey Yap, associate professor, recently published a journal article entitled "Pressure Injury Prevention Outcomes and Challenges to Use of Resident Monitoring Technology in a Nursing Home" in the Journal of Wound Ostomy & Continence Nursing (JWOCN). Her research from the journal article…
Kathy Trotter, associate professor, recently presented a poster entitled "Anxiety Scores of Women with an Increased Risk of Breast Cancer Participating in Facilitated Group Visits" at the American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas.
The one-year study concluded that…
Tracey Yap, associate professor; and Kao Ly, DNP '17; recently published an article entitled "Pressure Injury Prevention Outcomes and Challenges to Use of Resident Monitoring Technology in a Nursing Home" in the Journal of Wound Ostomy & Continence Nursing (JWOCN). Susan Kennerly of East…
Yufen Lin, PhD student, recently received a scholarship from the Oncology Nursing Foundation.
She was awarded a 2019 Oncology Nursing Foundation Research Doctoral Scholarship in the amount of $7,500 for the 2019-2020 year.
The Research Doctoral Scholarship will provide Lin with the…
Eun-Ok Im, associate dean for research development and regulatory affairs; Sangmi Kim, postdoctoral associate; and Wonshik Chee, associate professor; recently published an article entitled "Challenges in a Technology-Based Cancer Pain Mangement Program Among Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors"…
Duke University and Duke University Health System have updated and consolidated their policies on discrimination and harassment to ensure consistency with other Duke policies and procedures and ensure compliance with changes in federal requirements and guidance. The policy on consensual…
Paula Tanabe, PhD, MSN, MPH, RN, FAEN, FAAN, associate dean for research development and data science, has been named Laurel Chadwick Professor of Nursing by the Duke University Board of Trustees, effective July 1, 2019. Designation as a distinguished professor is the highest honor that Duke…
Schenita Randolph, assistant professor, was recently featured in an article entitled "Get Help Creating A Mobile App" published by Working@Duke.
Randolph would like to say a special thank you to Ragan Johnson, assistant professor; Ryan Shaw, associate professor; Devon Noonan,…
The Duke Center for Research to Advance HealthCare Equity (REACH Equity) recently selected Tolu Oyesanya, PhD, RN, assistant professor; to join the second cohort of Career Development Awardees – REACH Equity Scholars.
Oyesanya will pursue the project “Reducing Disparities in the Transition from…
Rachel Richesson, associate professor, recently delivered the keynote presentation entitled "Moving Clinical Research into the Real World: The Promise and Perils of Big Data and Informatics" at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's 2019 Biomedical Informatics Colloquium.
The…
Lauren Arrington, DNP student, was recently featured in an on-air Fox 45 news interview where she discussed the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's new report on maternal mortality. She was asked to participate in this interview due to the work she's she's doing on her DNP project…
Iris Padilla, assistant professor; and Leonor Corsino, associate professor of medicine; recently submitted a grant proposal entitled "A Translation of Care Model from Hospital to Community for Hispanic/Latino Adult Patients with Diabetes" to The New York Regional Center for Diabetes…
Bobby Bradford, ABSN '17; and Ian Ryan, ABSN '17; are nurses in the United States Navy who are stationed together after graduating from Duke University School of Nursing.
Both Ryan and Bradford are getting ready to board the USNS Comfort, a naval hospital ship, to South America where they…
UPCOMING ZUMBA WITH KENDRA ROLLE:
Register here for upcoming Zumba classes with Kendra Rolle on Tuesday, May 21 from 4:30 until 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, May 29 from 4:30 until 5:30 p.m. These classes are available for DUSON faculty and staff only.
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This week’s Tech Tuesday will highlight some recommended tips and reminders for the start of the summer semester.
But first, here’s our Tech Tip of the Week –
Look at screens all day? Computer displays are notorious for causing temporary eye…
Jennie De Gagne, associate professor, recently gave an invited talk with the theme of "Dream Big and Lead" to students of the Catawba College Department of Nursing at their pinning ceremony.
In her presentation, De Gagne spoke on being an independent thinker, asking for help and…
Church World Service (CWS) Durham, a non-profit organization that opened in 2009, is part of the global organization Church World Service that formed in 1946 in the wake of World War II. Today, its goal is nearly the same as it was 73 years ago – to help refugees resettle in America. When CWS…
Duke University School of Nursing received a $650,000 grant on November 7, 2018 from the Helene Fuld Health Care Trust.
Funds from the Helene Fuld Health Care Trust grant will be used to increase their support of scholarships for students enrolled in the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in…
MAJ Larry Wheat, DNP '18, recently received the American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) 2019 Mary Hanna Memorial Journalism Award for his article entitled "Military Service Members and Emergence Delirium Screening: An evidence-based practice project" published in the Journal of…
I am pleased to announce that Eleanor Stevenson has been appointed Chair of the Women, Children and Families Division effective July 1, 2019. Stevenson joined DUSON in 2009 as a clinical instructor and is currently an associate professor. She will be the second Division Chair for…
In February 2019, co-convened by Save the Children, UNICEF, WHO, UNHCR, and Her Royal Highness Princess Sarah Zeid, experts and key stakeholders from multiple sectors within the humanitarian and development fields met in Geneva, Switzerland to catalyze a global agenda for improving newborn health…
Kudos to Isaac Lipkus, professor, and his entire team for the submission of their Subcontract application on a Virginia Commonwealth University NIH R01 application entitled "Effects of Waterpipe Tobacco Heating Sources among Peer Groups: Puff Topography, Toxicant Exposure, Toxicant…
Partner organizations share resources providing guidance on how to talk about abortion. The World’s Abortion Laws Map 2019 from Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) shows that abortion is legally permitted in some circumstances in most countries. IPPF’s rights-based resource How to talk about…