From the Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives...
Visiting Scholar Dr. Minjoo Hong and Faculty Mentor Dr. Jennie De Gagne Participate in the Annual Asian Health Fair
From the Center for Nursing Research...
Good News! Application Submissions
Kudos to Sophia Smith and her entire team for the resubmission of their NIH R01 application entitled “Adaptive Management of PTSD in Cancer Survivors using mHealth Tools." This proposal…
School of Nursing Consulting Associates Melanie Mabrey and Janet Apter co-author article entitled "Leveraging Information Technology for Diabetes: How to Streamline Workflow and Improve Outcomes in Inpatient Care" for Advance Healthcare Network. Click here to read article.
Duke Global Digital Health Science Center will host its annual mHealth@Duke Conference on Wednesday, April 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Trent Semans - Great Hall. mHealth@Duke aims to accelerate research on the use of sensors and mobile technology to advance the delivery of health care…
PhD student Rachel Hirschey presented twice at the American Psychosocial Oncology Society annual conference in San Diego, California earlier this month. She presented on "Feasibility of an Intervention Focused on Increasing Enjoyment of Physical Activity in order to Develop Physical Activity Habits…
Dean Marion E. Broome was recently appointed to the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) International Education Committee for a two-year term.
CGFNS International is the world’s largest credentials evaluation organization for nursing and a globally recognized…
Tracey Yap was recently appointed to the Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS) Board of Directors as Member at Large, Director of Grants. Yap also received the Mid-Career Investigator Award for the SNRS Aging Research Interest Group.
Michael Cary and Elizabeth "Beth" Merwin published an article entitled "Changes in Payment Regulation and Acute Care Use for Total Hip Replacement: Trends in Length of Stay, Costs, and Discharge, 1997-2012" in the March/April issue of Rehabilitation Nursing.
The article was also selected as one for…
Victoria Goode presented on "A Patient Safety Dilemma: Obesity in the Surgical Patient" at the 11th Annual Duke Medicine Patient Safety and Quality Conference in Downtown Durham.
Bei Wu presented on "Long-term Care Policy and Program Development in China: Meeting the Needs of Older Adults and Their Family" at a conference organized by the National University of Singapore Asia Research Institute and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singamore. The conference title was "Long…
Strategy Session: A Joint Conversation with Chancellor Washington, Dean Broome and Provost Kornbluth
Editor's Note: Look for the New Duke University School of Nursing Strategic Plan in the Summer Nursing Magazine coming in June.
As part of a comprehensive strategic planning process that involved diverse groups of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and donors from…
Duke University School of Nursing will welcome alumni for the annual Nursing Reunion Weekend from April 15 to 17. Alumni who graduated from years ending in 1 and 6 along with the Half Century Club will return to Duke to reconnect with friends and witness the ongoing growth and success of the…
View the Shark Pool LIVE event from your desk via our live stream link: https://duson.adobeconnect.com/_a819979744/duson/ . Login by selecting “Enter as a Guest,” and type your name in the “Name” box.
Keep up with all the fun via our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram channels with #…
Today five contestants will swim with four sharks for a chance to receive money to fund their work.
Let's meet the four sharks or Duke experts who will be deciding the winner or winners of today's Shark Pool Live event.
Keith Whitfield, PhD, is the vice provost for Academic…
Jennie De Gagne and MSN student Christine Choi co-authored an article entitled "An integrative review of cybercivility in health professions education" in the February issue of Nurse Educator. Duke Medical Librarian Leila Ledbetter was another co-author of the article.
We are only three weeks away from the March for Babies Walk! As of Friday, April 8, DUSON has raised $5,838, that's 54 percent to our goal. We have 44 individuals registered and 24 individuals who have raised funds. As for the teams, DUSON FACULTY is still in the lead…
Recent news from around the University and Health System...
Duke Center for Autism: The SAP Autism at Work Program - Transforming a Business, Transforming Lives, Thursday, April 21
Duke AHEAD: Teaching in the Presence of Patients -…
Keeping you informed of non-Duke related news, events and opportunities...
AMIA iHealth 2016: Clinical Informatics Conference - May 4 through 6, Minneapolis
DUSON Nursing Students Without Borders wishes to thank everyone who helped in the Nepal Campaign. As a result, the group raised $1,000 to donate to Stop Hunger Now to help earthquake victims in Nepal.
Bei Wu was featured with several media outlets as a result of an article entitled "Association Between Oral Health and Cognitive Status: A Systematic Review" published with the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. See news coverage below:
Medical News Today
Saga Magazine News
Reuters…
From the Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives...
A new course is launching in the fall 2016 for domestic students interested in engaging with people of diverse cultures for mutual learning and growth.
EDUC 525/290T: Global Engagement and Career Development…
Junior faculty members are often faced with the critical challenge of jump-starting their careers at the same time that family/childcare obligations are least flexible. In recognition of this challenge, the School of Medicine is pleased to support the Faculty Flex Voucher Program.…
PhD student Rachel Hirschey presented a poster entitled "Exploration of Exercise Outcome Expectations among Breast Cancer Survivors" at the Society of Behavioral Medicine 37th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The meeting is attended by more than 1,700 researchers in attendance including nurses,…