Today, we met the local families who we will be completing health assessments on. We formed four groups of two and were paired with one UPOLI student. Esther, Eliette, Conys, and Joseling are all second-year nursing students. They help facilitate communication between us and our families. The four…
National Nurses Week is coming up soon! This year our theme for the week is “Putting Caring into Practice.” We are planning daily events across the health system May 6 through 12 to celebrate our teams. (Read more)
On Thursday, June 21, Brian Klausner will present a keynote address "Collaborative Community-based Management of Homeless Patients in the Evolving World of Population Health" at the Regional Symposium on Homelessness. The Symposium will take place from 5-7:45 p.m. in Pearson 1026.
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DUKE FARMERS MARKET
The 2018 Duke Farmers Market is every Friday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the Duke Medicine Pavilion Greenway. Get fresh produce, and more from over 20 local vendors!
FRESH PRODUCE DELIVERED WEEKLY TO DUSON
We are excited to announce the…
Congratulations to the Duke Elder/Family Caregiver Training Center (DEFT) for its prominent position in the 2018 DUHS Patient Guide. A "Caregiver Support" heading also made its debut as a listing in the table of contents.
“This is a wonderful acknowledgment for all caregivers, to be…
Tammy Boseman recently graduated from the Duke University Police Department's Citizen's Police Alumni Academy. The purpose of this academy is to introduce the Citizen's Police Academy graduates to some of the outside agencies that assist the Duke University Police Department in maintaining a safe…
Victoria Goode, Hyeoneui Kim, AnnMarie Walton and Qing Yang recently completed the Duke University School of Medicine LEADERS program. The three day workshop is designed for junior faculty who are leading a research group. It provides insight into leadership and team building as well as direction…
The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) recently hosted North Carolina Advocacy Day 2018.
Susan Schneider gave the opening remarks highlighting the goals of the ONS Center for Advocacy and Health Policy, Brenda Nevidjon presented "Advocacy: If not you, Who?; If not now, When?" Chip Bailey presented…
Blanca Iris Padilla and Kathryn Evans Kreider recently published an article entitled "Community of Inquiry Framework for Advanced Practice Nursing Students" in The Journal for Nurse Practitioners (JNP).
Abstract
Distance education programs are increasingly common in nursing education, and…
Kathy Trotter recently published an article entitled "Gynecologic Issues for Cancer Survivors" in The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. The publication of this article was a collaborative effort with colleagues at the Duke Cancer Center. Co-authors include Sarah Cohlmeyer, gynecology oncology nurse…
Sue Schneider, PhD, RN, AOCN, ACNS-BC, FAAN, associate professor at Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) was recently appointed to the Biden Cancer Initiative board of directors, along with other experts in healthcare, business, finance and technology. As president of the Oncology Nursing…
Marilyn Oermann recently delivered the keynote address on "Assessing Competence: Students and Faculty" at the Annual NAHPE Nurse Educator Institute held in Branson, MO. She also gave two other speeches at the conference entitled "Assessing Student Clinical Competence" and "Maintaining…
Margie Molloy recently presented at the 2018 Nursing Education Research Conference in Washington, D.C. The title of her presentation was "Addressing Workplace Violence in Prelicensure Curriculum: Development, Administration and Evaluation of an Innovative Teaching Bundle." Co-authors…
Paula Tanabe recently conducted the following presentations:
"Bridging Population Health Science and Management Panel," Panel Member at the Population Health Symposium, Duke University.
"Sickle Cell in the Emergency Department: A Fresh Perspective and New Opportunities," at the New…
Eleanor Stevenson was recently selected as a Research Triangle International (RTI) University Scholar for 2018-2019. She will be working on a project entitled "Development of strategies for family planning (FP) programs to enhance service delivery for men in FP settings in The Philippines and…
Four Duke doctoral students have been selected to join the Global Health Doctoral Scholars program at the Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI), bringing the current cohort total to 13 scholars. (Read more)
PhD student Roy Thompson recently received a $225 scholarship to attend the TRUE Leadership Conference in Pennsylvania.
TRUE Leadership is an international student leadership conference that features speakers, presentations and networking. Attendees will be challenged physically, mentally,…
Mary Lou Affronti recently published an article entitled "Phase II Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Rilotumumab and Bevacizumab in Subjects with Recurrent Malignant Glioma" in The Oncologist. Co-authors include Jennifer Gamboa Jackman, Frances McSherry, James Herndon II, Elwood Massey…
Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda recently published an article entitled "American Academy of Nursing on policy: Recommendations in response to mass shootings" in Nursing Outlook. Co-authors include experts from the American Academy of Nursing Violence Expert Panel.
When Americans gather in public places…
Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda recently published an article entitled "Evaluation of a nursing student health fair program: Meeting curricular standards and improving community members' health" in Public Health Nursing. Co-authors include experts from University of Maryland School of Public Health,…
In celebration of the nursing profession and National Nurses Week, Duke University School of Nursing students and alumni share with us what inspired them to pursue nursing as a career.
National Nurses Week is an opportunity for communities to recognize the full range of nurses’ contributions…
AnnMarie Walton recently joined the NC DPH Occupational Health Surveillance Advisory Group on behalf of the North Carolina Occupational Health and Safety program, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, NC Division of Public Health.
Watch Graduation Live!
Congratulations to all of the students who will participate in graduation exercises on Sunday, May 13, at 5 p.m.
The graduation will be held at the Duke University Chapel located at 401 Chapel Drive in Durham, N.C. Refreshments will be served immediately…
Congratulations to the 2017-2018 DUSON cohort of Teaching for Equity Fellows Health Professions Educators: Nancy Crego, Valerie Sabol, Brigit Carter, Jennie De Gagne, Midge Bowers, Michelle Hartman, Jill Brennan-Cook, Sharron Rushton, Jen Graf-Perkins and Lisa Lewis!
The Teaching for Equity…
Congratulations to Donna Biederman and her entire team who have received an award from the Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI), Population Health Improvement application entitled "Mental and Physical Health Correlates of Eviction form Public Housing."…