Kristin Ferguson, DNP '18; and Susan Schneider, associate professor; recently published an article entitled "Implementing and Evaluating an Oral Chemotherapy Tracking Tool" in American Nurse Today. Co-authors include Laurie Dohnalek and Susan Moreland.
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The past 10 years have…
Joanna Kulka, DNP '17; and Jennie De Gagne, associate professor; recently published an article entitled "Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Newly Graduated Registered Nurses" in Creative Nursing. Co-authors include Cydney Mullen and Karen Robeano.
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Background The transition from…
On Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 5:30 p.m., Sigma Theta Tau International will sponsor Perinatal Substance Use Disorder, a presentation by Hendree Jones, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at UNC-Chapel Hill. This interactive event will help nurses at all stages, from pre-licensure to advanced…
The Faculty Write program in collaboration with the Duke Office of Research Initiatives will be hosting writing groups for research faculty in the health sciences. The program orientation will be held on Friday, Jan. 25 from 12 until 1:30 p.m. in Medical Science Research Building (…
Mary Nicole John, DNP '18; Kathryn Kreider, assistant professor; Julie Thompson, research associate/statistical consultant; and Katherine Pereira, professor; recently published an article entitled "Implementation of A1C Point-of-Care Testing: Serving Under-Resourced Adults with Type 2 Diabetes in a…
DUSON is committed to the safety of its faculty, staff and students. This month’s awareness focuses on what to do when inclement weather strikes.
DUSON faculty and staff are considered to be in “delayed service” positions and do not report to or remain at work when the university is closed for a…
I have just come back from an extremely restful weekend in Zanzibar! Photos do not do this place justice and I recommend it be at the top of everyone’s travel list. I am so thankful for my time there with my new Austrian friends. They were kind enough to invite me on their trip. They head home and…
Michael Neal, DNP '18, recently presented his DNP project entitled "Measuring the Clinical and Operational Effectiveness of Post Anesthesia Care in The Cardiovascular Short Stay Unit" at the North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA) DNP Education Symposium.
Join us for The Darryl Smith and Gail Aiken Interdisciplinary Colloquia "Precision Health: Opportunities for Pain Assessment and Management in Sickle Cell Disease" on Thursday, Feb. 7 from 4 until 5 p.m. in Pearson 1014. The Colloquia will feature Mitchell Knisely, assistant professor.…
Duke-Coulter Translational Partnership Grant
Applications reopened December 3 for 2019 funding, deadline March 7th.
View the Call for Proposals https://bme.duke.edu/coulter/proposals/call
Approximately $700,000 is available annually to fund ~3-5 projects. These grants…
Two nursing students and three physicians recently joined the inaugural cohort for Duke’s National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP). Dominique Bulgin, PhD student at Duke University School of Nursing and Sallie Allgood, PhD student at UNC-Chapel Hill School of Nursing; are among the participants…
Duke Health's Primary Care Preceptor Development Mini-Fellowship, administered by the Duke Physician Assistant Program, aims to equip preceptors to become effective clinician educators who can develop and implement curricula and facilitate group Quality Improvement (QI) projects that…
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Mary Lou Affronti, associate professor, recently presented a poster entitled "Review and Meta-Analysis of Nausea and Vomiting Trials for Malignant Gliomas" at the 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting and Education Day of the Society for Neuro-Oncology In New Orleans.
The annual meeting plays a…
Anne Derouin, associate professor; and Eleanor Stevenson, associate professor; recently published an article entitled "Adolescent Infertility: A Case Report" in the Journal of Pediatric Health Care.
Reproductive health for teens has primarily focused on preventing or delaying pregnancies (and…
Kathryn Kreider, assistant professor, is a co-author of the 2019 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes published by the American Diabetes Association (ADA).
The guidelines are read worldwide and are considered the foremost guidelines for the management of diabetes in the United States…
There's still time to honor and celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Wednesday, Jan. 23. Join members of the Duke community for the 2019 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration address "Why Words Matter: From Dissent to Dialogue." This two-part series Shaun King at…
Join the Duke University School of Medicine on Jan. 24 and 25 for a symposium on Advancing an Anti-Racism Curriculum in the Health Professions: Putting Knowledge into Practice. The symposium will open on Thursday evening the 24 with the 2019…
Latin Americans are the largest immigrant population in Durham, making up 13.4 percent of the population in 2016. According to the 2017 Durham County Community Needs Assessment, access to health care coverage and the English-Spanish language barrier were among the major health disparities faced by…
On Jan. 22, 2019 from 8 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., the SER Hispano Project and D-CHIPP return for another Access for Immigrants symposium. This symposium will bring state and local community members and resources on immigrant and refugee health. The goal of this symposium is to provide…
Duke University School of Nursing (building) will be closed, Monday, December 24 through Tuesday, January 1. Outlined below is information regarding building access and office closures during this timeframe.
The building exterior doors will be locked with badge access only starting at 4:00…
Mariah Prince, DNP '18, recently published an article entitled "Improving Transitional Care: The Role of Handoffs and Discharge Checklists in Hematologic Malignancies" in the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing. Co-authors include Deborah Allen, Sarah Chittenden, Joey Misuraca and Marilyn…
La Monica Hunter, DNP '18, recently presented her DNP project entitled "Implementing a Parent Education Program in the Special Care Nursery" at the North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA) DNP Education Symposium.
Jing Wang, PhD student; Zhao Ni, PhD student; Melanie Bunn, MSN '93; and Hanzhang Xu, medical instructor; recently published an article entitled "Working together to learn new oral hygiene techniques: Pilot of a carepartner-assisted intervention for persons with cognitive impairment…
YOUR WEIGH TOGETHER
Sign up for Your Weigh… Together, a group program for healthy living and weight management. Led by a dietitian and held at DUSON in the spring, this class provides positive feedback and encouragement in helping you to harness your personal power to get healthy…