You're invited to participate in the the Triangle Health Innovation Challenge (THInC), held on Duke’s campus from February 1-3, 2019. THInC is a three-day healthcare hackathon that will bring together 200 students, clinicians, engineers, designers and others from the Triangle area to form…
Join us for The Darryl Smith and Gail Aiken Interdisciplinary Colloquia: Geriatric Sickle Cell Disease on Thursday, Dec. 6 from 4 until 5 p.m. in Pearson 1009. The Colloquia will feature Charity Oyedeji, MD, a second-year Adult Hematology/Oncology Fellow.
Michael Zychowicz, professor, was recently featured in a press release entitled "New Clinical Consensus Statement Designed to Address Controversies in Pathophysiology and Treatment of Gout" published by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
CHICAGO, IL -- The American…
On Wednesday, Nov. 28 join the DUSON Nursing Christian Fellowship for the Christmas Event from 5 until 7 p.m. in Pearson 3103.
Food will be provided. Please RSVP here or email Staci Reynolds, coordinator for the Center for the Advancement of Nursing Excellence at Duke, at staci.reynolds…
PhD students Angela Bazzell and Jacqueline Nikpour are recipients of the 2018 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Future of Nursing Scholar at Johnson & Johnson grant supporting their research in the School’s PhD program. The scholarship is funded by RWJF to increase the number of nurses…
By: DCRI Editorial Team
When patients with sickle cell disease arrive at a hospital emergency department (ED), they are often in significant pain from an acute vaso-occlusive episode (VOE), a common complication of sickle cell disease. With no standard treatment approach in most EDs, patients…
Duke University School of Nursing (building) will be closed Thursday, November 22, 2018 in observance of Thanksgiving. Outlined below is information regarding building access and office closures during this holiday weekend.
The building exterior doors will be locked with badge access only…
Duke University School of Nursing is excited to welcome Aijun (Anna) Li as the director of assessment and evaluation!
Li will be responsible for leading the design, implementation and evaluation of DUSON’s systematic program evaluation plan and to guide initiatives that document the…
Toles, M., Abbott, K., Anderson, R.A. (2012). Adaptive Leadership Strategies Influence Discharge planning in an SNF. The Gerontologist 52 (Supplement 1), p.509. Paper presented at the 65th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. November 17, 2012, San Diego, CA…
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Anderson, R. A., Bailey Jr, D. E., Wu, B., Corazzini, K., McConnell, E. S., Thygeson, N. M., & Docherty, S. L. (2015). Adaptive Leadership Framework for Chronic Illness: Framing a Research Agenda for Transforming Care Delivery. Advances in Nursing…
NIH / ADAPT Center Funded Research
Cognitive Status Changes among Stroke Patients Receiving Acute Rehabilitation
Project Director: Janet Prvu Bettger, ScD, FAHA Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability among adults in the United…
Project Director: Janet Prvu Bettger, ScD, FAHA Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability among adults in the United…
Staff member Tondelaya George recently participated in the Fall 2018 Intercultural Skills Development Program.
This program is designed for individuals who are looking for a change and aiming to be change agents within their departments. It provides the tools necessary to examine and…
Five members of the DUSON community recently graduated from the Duke Citizen Police Academy. Graduates include staff members Bonita Douglas, Maggie McDonough, Tina Johnson, Tina Leiter and faculty member Jill Brennan-Cook. The purpose of this academy is to introduce the Citizen's Police…
The Core Values Committee was formed in May 2018 with the charge of prioritizing and developing action plans in support of areas that need improvement from the Core Values Survey. The Committee has worked tirelessly to develop action plans and interventions. In the coming months, the DUSON…
Jennie De Gagne was recently highlighted for her 2018 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Excellence Award in an article entitled "Transitions: New President Selected at Hilbert College, Mount Wachusett Names Academic-Affairs Chief" published in The Chronicle of Higher Education. …
Stephanie DeVane-Johnson recently presented at the inaugural Birth Symposium held at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill, NC. Her presentation was entitled "Breastfeeding Complexities in the African-American Community: "Boobie Traps," Cultural Conditioning and the Restructuring Process." …
Paula Tanabe was recently featured in a news story entitled "New clinical trial to compare ED treatment protocols for sickle cell disease complications" published on the DCRI website.
When patients with sickle cell disease arrive at a hospital emergency department (ED), they are often…
It’s my pleasure to announce the following:
Virginia Chris Muckler, Assistant Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing to Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing, effective October 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021.
Dori Steinberg, Assistant Research Professor of…
Kudos to Dori Steinberg and her team for the submission of their National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 application entitled “Using digital health to improve diet quality and reduce cancer risk." This proposal requests funding for a five-year period with a start date of July 1…
Kudos to Devon Noonan and her entire team for the submission of her NIH/NCI R01 application entitled “A Text-Based Scheduled Reduction Intervention for Smokeless Tobacco Cessation." This proposal requests funding for a five-year period with a start date of July 1, 2019.
Smokeless tobacco (…
The 14th Annual Duke Health Patient Safety and Quality conference will be held on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at the Durham Convention Center, Durham, NC.
All interested Duke Health and Duke affiliated health care professionals and Duke University students are invited to submit…
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[Researcher Spotlight] Cognitive Science in Chronic Illness - Friday, April 29, 2016
Speakers: Dan Blazer, MD, MPH, PhD, JP Gibbons Professor Emeritus Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University; Kathleen Welsh-Bohmer, PhD, Director of the Bryan Alzheimer’s Research…
Speakers: Dan Blazer, MD, MPH, PhD, JP Gibbons Professor Emeritus Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University; Kathleen Welsh-Bohmer, PhD, Director of the Bryan Alzheimer’s Research…
Duke University School of Nursing students, faculty and staff recently gathered together to express gratitude and enjoy a community-wide potluck luncheon with fellowship and fun.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of DUSON Friendsgiving.
Congratulations to PhD student Ashlee Vance who was recently selected for the 2019-2021 cohort of the Michigan National Clinical Scholars cohort starting July 1, 2019.
She will start her postdoctoral position in July after she graduates from our PhD program in May.