Julie Cusatis was recently accepted into the 2018 Duke AHEAD Certificate in Health Professions Education and Teaching program.
The 12-week program covers educational theory, education technology, leadership and many more topics. Cusatis will be assigned a mentor and will develop a project…
Kathryn Kreider recently authored a chapter in a new book from the American Diabetes Association entitled "Atypical Diabetes."
Her chapter, co-authored by Mark Feinglos, is entitled "Familial Partial Lipodystrophy."
D-CHIPP consulting associate, advisory board member and DNP'17 alumna Susan Haynes Little was recently appointed to a national Task Force by the Quad Council Coalition of Public Health Nursing Organizations (QCC) to review and revise the Core Competencies for Public Health Nursing. …
The Duke Elder Family/Caregiver Training (DEFT) Center was created to train, educate and empower individuals in their role as caregivers of homebound older adults. DEFT offers an academic-medical-community model that develops, implements and evaluates an innovative and scalable model for…
Happy Memorial Day from the Duke University School of Nursing
PhD student Yesol Yang recently presented a poster that she and Cristina Hendrix authored entitled "Cancer-related Cognitive Impairment in Breast Cancer Patients: Influences of Psychological variables" at the Cancer Control and Population Sciences (CCPS) Poster Fair.
The CCPS fair helps…
DNP student Joni Watson recently served as the guest editor and published the technology issue of Seminars in Oncology Nursing, where she also published an article entitled "Social Media Use in Cancer Care."
Abstract
Objective: To describe the increasing professional use of social media…
On Tuesday, May 22, 24 DUSON faculty, staff, students and community partners turned out to view “Change Comes Knocking,” a documentary about the NC Fund.
The NC Fund was established during the turbulent civil rights era with the goal of ending poverty in North Carolina. After viewing the…
Blending the Blues recently held it’s spring series entitled “IPE Faculty Development to Avoid the Tragedy of Miscommunication at End of Life.” The event was held in DUSON on May 8 and a diverse list of participants attended including individuals from nursing, medicine, social work, case…
The 10th Annual CUGH Conference Translation and Implementation for Impact in Global Health is requesting abstracts and panel proposals. Submission forms open on May 15 and close on Aug. 25. Submit your abstracts here.
CUGH’s annual conference is a must attend event on the global health calendar.…
RELAXATION ROOM
Wednesday, May 30 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., come and ease your mind in the relaxation room. Taking intentional breaks can help sustain energy, enhance mood and improve your ability to cope with challenges. Visit Pearson 3023 to enjoy mandala coloring,…
Learn about a new supplement opportunity for Center for AIDS Research (CFARs) to collaborate with nursing schools or research organizations that support nursing research from the National Institute of Nursing research (NINR).
The purpose of this administrative supplement is to support innovative…
With a large number of the U.S. population aging, it is important that there are congressional policies in place to provide the best possible quality of life and care for this population. Melissa Batchelor-Murphy, PhD, RN-BC, FNP-BC, FAAN, an associate professor at Duke University School of Nursing…
Benjamin Smallheer, Brett Morgan, Margie Molloy and Helen Gordon were recently awarded a Faculty Advancement Seed Grant from the Office for Faculty Advancement at Duke University.
Their project, “A Faculty Development Workshop on Gender Associated Incivility and Nursing Education” was one of…
MSN instructor Maryellen Kelly recently presented a poster entitled "Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Pediatric Diabetics" at the Multidisciplinary Benign Urology Research Day at Duke.
The purpose of the Multidisciplinary Benign Urology Research Day was to stimulate discussions, highlight…
Ragan Johnson recently published an article entitled "Nineteen-Year-Old With Rectal Pain - Asking the Hard Questions" in The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. Co-authors include Nina Sublette.
Introduction
Failing to conduct a thorough sexual health history can lead to poor health outcomes,…
MSN student Anne Schmelzer, ABSN '12, was recently selected as one of 50 experts in the field of cardiac neurodevelopment to serve on one of six working groups, supported by a NHLBI grant, tasked to explore key domains crucial to the advancement of cardiac neurodevelopmental research. The research…
Donna Biederman recently attended the National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) Annual Conference and Policy Symposium where she was confirmed for a second three-year term on the NHCHC Respite Care Providers Network (RCPN) steering committee.
Biederman also serves as the RCPN…
Julia Walker recently published an article entitled "Commentary: Central-acting therapeutics alleviate respiratory weakness caused by heart failure–induced ventilatory overdrive" in Frontiers in Physiology. Co-authors include Amy Pastava.
Abstract
Heart failure (HF) is a chronic, progressive…
Adrienne Small, a clinical nurse educator in the MSN program, recently earned her Nurse Educator Certificate from Chatham University.
The Chatham University Nurse Educator Certificate is a 12-credit online certificate that provides nurses with the tools necessary to teach nursing and/or…
Stephanie DeVane-Johnson was recently featured in an article entitled "Centuries-Old Caricature Drives Divide in Breastfeeding Rates" published by NOVA on pbs.org.
Despite decades of “breast is best” efforts, there remains a disconcerting divide in breastfeeding rates in America. National…
Three alumni were recently featured in an article entitled "Student Honors and Laurels for the Class of 2018" published on DukeToday.
ABSN alumna Lucy Robin Frank won the Ruby L. Wilson Excellence in Clinical Practice Award. Lucy also received the Annie Beery Bieber Award for…
Congratulations to Anne Derouin, Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda and their entire team who have received an award from the Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI), Population Heath Improvement for their application entitled "Achieving Health Hand in Hand (AHHH): Promoting Community…
Abstract submissions are now open for the 2018 Triangle Global Health Annual Conference!
Presenters can submit abstracts for four different session types:
panel discussions,
workshops,
story-telling, and
posters.
Submissions for panel discussions, workshops and story-telling are due by…
Healthy Eating in Practice is a hands-on conference for practitioners, researchers and influencers, focused on changing the culture of health care to better support healthy eating behaviors and prevent chronic diet-related diseases in children and families.
The conference will include expert…