DNP student Joni Watson was recently awarded a 40 Under 40 in Cancer Rising Stars and Emerging Leaders Award by McGivney Global Advisors. Watson was selected for the award by a panel of judges.
McGivney Global Advisors is proud to partner with The Lynx Group to celebrate the…
Over the next few weeks, the Marketing and Communication team will be presenting best practices for Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook social media accounts for professional use in the Monday Update. Take a minute to read these best practices to ensure you’re using social media to the best of your…
NEW OPPORTUNITY: DUSON SIT-STAND DESK PROGRAM
DUSON Wellness is giving faculty and staff at the School of Nursing the opportunity to have a sit-stand desk installed in their workspace. This will be a step-by-step process to ensure all interested participants test out the available…
Clinical nurse educator Barbara Hotelling recently published an article entitled "Amazing Things Happen When Student Nurses Are Given Birth Doula Training" in the Journal of Perinatal Education. Co-authors include Erin O'Brien.
Abstract
At the Duke University School of Nursing,…
Early in his career as a pediatric dermatologist, Neil Prose realized that the part of medicine he enjoys most is connecting with his patients. He noticed, though, that while he viewed relationship-building as about half of his work as a healthcare provider, many other doctors did not prioritize…
The Nightingales will be singing the National Anthem at the Durham Bulls game at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 13! Join Student Council and DUSON for a night of food trucks, fun, fireworks and baseball as the Durham Bulls take on the Charlotte Knights and show your support to The Nightingales.…
Kudos to Eun-ok Im and Beth Merwin and their entire team for the submission of their NIH T32 application entitled "Research Training on Population Health Using Advanced Analytics and Information Technology." This proposal requests funding for a five-year period with a start date of July 1,…
Join members of the DUSON community for cake at the Death Café on June 10 from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. in Pearson 1103.
At a Death Café, people gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. The objective is 'to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of…
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…