On Wednesday, Feb. 6, come learn strategies and tools that nurses can use to help pregnant and parenting women with substance use disorder and their infants. This event is presented by Hendree Jones, executive director, UNC-Horizons Program and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at UNC-Chapel…
On Jan. 24-25, Duke University School of Medicine will be hosting a symposium on Advancing an Anti-Racism Curriculum in the Health Professions: Putting Knowledge into Practice. The symposium will open on Thursday evening with the Boyarsky Lecture "More Just, More Humane: Reimagining the…
Connie Obenrader, DNP '16; Marion E. Broome, Dean of the School of Nursing; Vice Chancellor for Nursing Affairs, Duke University; and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs for Nursing, Duke University Health System; and Tracey Yap, associate professor; recently published an article entitled…
On Wednesday, Jan. 16 from 12 until 1 p.m., Debra Brandon, associate professor; and Belinda Wisdom, senior program manager; will present "International Visiting Scholars: Purpose, Process and Role of the Faculty Mentor" in Pearson 1011 as part of the Spring 2019 Global Conversations Series. …
On Monday, Feb. 4, plan to attend "How to use Digital Health Devices in Clinical Research," an event hosted by Duke Mobile App Gateway from 9 until 10 a.m. at Duke Medical Pavilion - DMP.2W96.
This event features Joy Bhosai, chief of digital health and strategy at the Duke Clinical Research…
Congratulations to Yesol Yang, PhD student; and her sponsor Cristina Hendrix, associate professor; who received a dissertation research grant award from Oncology Nursing Society Foundation for her proposal entitled "Trajectory of Cognitive…
Will you be traveling abroad this year? Make sure to grab a DUSON OGACHI Marketing Packet to bring with you to share with your internal colleagues!
The packet contains information about DUSON's Visiting Scholars program, previous scholars packets and a sample application. It also contains…
Duke University School of Nursing is excited to welcome Sarah Blumig to the development and alumni affairs team!
Blumig joined DUSON on Jan 3. as director of annual giving and the Bessie Baker Society.
She is a graduate of Gettysburg College, where she began her path to a…
The Fresh Produce Program's Produce in a SNAP market will begin Jan. 24! A group of Duke University School of Medicine students are looking to build an interdisciplinary team working at the market. Volunteer opportunities consist of three hours from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Thursdays…
Welcome School of Nursing students, faculty and staff to 2019 and the spring semester of our 2018-2019 academic year!
We are excited to welcome all of our new students joining the Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) community and are delighted to assist you on your journey to becoming future…
Sophia Smith, associate professor, was recently featured in "Episode Six: The Cancer Distress Coach" of the First Season of Voices of Duke Health - a listening booth and podcast project.
In this episode, Smith talks about her journey as a two-time cancer survivor and the creation of her app, the…
Teepa Snow, consulting associate, was recently featured in an article entitled "Dementia educator to speak at Aiken event" published in The Augusta Chronicle.
"A renowned dementia educator and speaker is scheduled to be in Aiken on Thursday.
Teepa Snow will be at St. John’s United Methodist…
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.
Abstract
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.
Abstract
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…
DUSON WELLNESS OUTLOOK CALENDAR
Stay in the know with everything happening each week by adding the DUSON Wellness Calendar to your list of Outlook Calendars. Follow this three step guide to add the calendar.
KICK OFF THE YEAR WITH A FITNESS OR NUTRITION CONSULTATION…