On Monday, April 29 from 12 until 1 p.m. The Mobile App Gateway is bringing together a group of clinicians and researchers to discuss the ways that technology has assisted them in understanding and treating different types of addiction and addiction-prone behaviors. Join Devon Noonan,…
Congratulations to Matthew LeBlanc, PhD student; and his faculty sponsor Sophia Smith, associate professor, who have received an award for their American Cancer Society, Inc. application entitled “Symptom Burden and Quality of Life in Multiple Myeloma Patients.” The…
On Tuesday, April 16, Kathy Andolsek will present "Educational Grants" at the Spring 2019 Teaching Conversations Series in Pearson 1011 from 12 until 1 p.m.
The 2019 Spring Teaching Conversations Series are sponsored by Duke University School of Nursing Institute for…
Valerie Howard, associate dean for academic affairs, was recently appointed a visiting professor at the University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine - School of Nursing where she recently taught a two-week curriculum planning and development course.
Additionally, Howard also…
Jennie De Gagne, associate professor, recently had her research highlighted in Australia's independent nursing print and digital content provider, Nursing Review, in an article entitled "Profanity, demeaning patients, product promotion: how nurses are ‘misbehaving’ on Twitter."
Social media is a…
DUKE’S SPORTS MED – “RUNNING CLINIC” APRIL 9, 5:30 until 7 p.m.
Available for free for all Run Walk Club participants (click here to register for the Run Walk Club). Duke’s Physical Therapy Department will be discussing numerous topics that include;…
On May 1, James Spudich, professor at Stanford University School of Medicine; will present "The Myosin Mesa and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Mutations to Mechanisms to Therapies" as part of the Robert J. Lefkowitz Distinguished Lecture from 4 until 5 p.m. in the Trent Semans Center for…
On April 17, Sharron Docherty, associate professor; will present "Defining Quality of Life: Whose Life is it, Anyway" as part of the Science and Society Dinner Dialogue series.
Her presentation will address how as medical advances have increased survival for those with previously fatal…
Need some tech? We have you covered …
Did you ever leave your laptop at home and you need to get some work done?
Or maybe you’re presenting on campus and you don’t have the adapter they told you to bring …
Or you have to give a presentation off-site after-hours and you…
Calling all Beta Epsilon chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International members to consider a leadership role in the upcoming elections. Open positions include president, secretary, undergraduate counselor, two directors, and two leadership succession members.
If interested in more information about any…
Marilyn Oermann, professor; and Lillee Gelinas, DNP student; recently received American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE) Awards for their publications.
Oermann was awarded the Bronze Award in the Best Original Research category for her article "Quality of…
Between April 7 and mid-July, 1994; an estimated one million Rwandans were killed. In recognition of the 25th commemoration of the genocide, DUSON will honor its partner, the University of Rwanda School of Nursing and Midwifery, by displaying a poster and hand-made rug in the Pearson Atrium…
Join the upcoming Science & Society Dinner Dialogue: Understanding in Informed Consent for Research with Dr. Kevin Weinfurt on April 9 from 7 until 8:30 p.m.
There is currently debate about the role of research participants’ understanding in the context of informed consent for research. Do…
"Leaving no one behind" is at the heart of the 2030 Agenda and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute are collecting best practices and lessons learned on what works in reaching the most marginalized and vulnerable young people with health information and services. If you…
Jane Shealy, editor, was recently awarded an executive leadership certificate from The University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNC-W).
The certificate marks the completion of a year-long program in management. Following an international internship next spring, Shealy will receive her…
The Global Financing Facility in partnership with Laerdal Global Health has announced a call for proposals to support countries scale up proven innovations to reduce maternal and newborn mortality around and immediately after birth. Five grants are expected to be awarded through this call for…
Lisa Lewis, assistant professor; and Margie Molloy, assistant professor; recently gave an invited presentation at the North Carolina League for Nursing Spring Workshop "Nursing Education: The Next Generation” at Durham Tech Community College.
Their presentation entitled "Holistic…
Volunteers are needed for The Beta Epsilon chapter of Sigma Theta Tau sponsored Nurses Build Day, a Habitat for Humanity Service Project building a home for someone in need in Durham, on April 12 from 12:30 until 4 p.m.
If you're interested in volunteering, please contact Lemuel Scott at lemuel.…
Kudos to Allison Stafford, postdoctoral associate, for the submission of her Duke REACH Equity Research Scholars Development Program application entitled "Patient, Family, and Provider Perspectives on Latina Adolescents' Engagement in Depression Treatment." This…
Kudos to Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, associate professor; Deepak Kumar, of North Carolina Central University; and their entire team for the submission of their NIH All of Us application entitled "Center for Engagement Products for All of Us (CEPA)." This proposal…
Bring your lunch and join Dean Broome for her All Faculty and Staff Update on May 7 from 12:30 until 1:30 in Pearson 1026.
Kudos to AnnMarie Walton, assistant professor, and her entire team for the submission of her Duke Cancer Institute (DCI) proposal entitled "Examining the efficacy of toilet seat covers and routine discharge cleaning in minimizing antineoplastic drug contamination on an inpatient bone marrow…
Mitchell Knisely, assistant professor, recently published an article entitled "Associations Between Catecholaminergic and Serotonergic Genes and Persistent Arm Pain Severity Following Breast Cancer Surgery" in The Journal of Pain. Co-authors include Yvette Conley of the University of…
Are you interested in an immersive, cutting-edge global health opportunity? We currently have availability for our Global Health Leadership Internship in Connecticut, as well as for our Global Impact Corps opportunities in Ghana, Honduras, and India. Both programs are available during any…
Faculty members Jennie De Gagne, associate professor; Jane Blood-Siegfried, professor; Brett Morgan, assistant professor; and Benjamin Smallheer, assistant professor; recently visited Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center where they had a meeting that opens many acute care and anesthesia…