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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,…
Leigh Ann Simmons recently presented on "Preventing Postpartum Weight Retention among At-Risk Women: Coaching During New Motherhood" during the 'From the Exam Room to the Delivery Room: Maternal Health in an Integrated Setting' symposium at the annual meeting for the Society of Behavioral Medicine…
Donna Biederman is one of two recipients of the 2016 Duke Employee Community Service Award given by the Duke Office of Durham and Regional Affairs. The award recognizes Duke employees for their service in the community.
Biederman was nominated by the City of Durham Community Development Office for…
DNP student Katherine Peppers was recently selected as a fellow for the Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program. Peppers will start the program in May and will participate in three leadership retreats throughout the year as well as distance-based learning activities and a transformative…
Dear Colleagues,
I am sending you this note now, as Dean Broome is sending a letter regarding my retirement to external constituents. After 25 years at Duke, I will retire at the end of June (just having celebrated my 70th birthday!).
My time at Duke has been incredible. Professionally…
I am pleased to announce Dr. Margie Molloy will be appointed to DUSON’s faculty effective July 1, 2016. Following her day of interviews and presentation last month, there was strong support for Dr. Molloy’s appointment to the faculty. She will continue as the Director of the…
Julia Walker published an article entitled "PDE4 Inhibitors Attenuate the Asthma Phenotype Produced by β2-adrenoceptor Agonists in PNMT-KO Mice" in the February issue of the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology.
Robin Dail is one of six women featured in an article entitled "Open road: Women bikers find their way" in the Walter Magazine Raleigh's Life & Soul section.
Join Duke University School of Nursing for Shark Pool LIVE on Tuesday, April 12, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Pearson 1103. Be a part of our live audience and watch five contestants from across Duke University swim with the Sharks... Will they be able to leave with money for their projects?
If you can…
Eleanor "Ellie" McConnell was recently featured in the Spring 2016 edition of the Center Report by The Duke University Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development and the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center. McConnell is recognized in the magazine as a featured researcher.…
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 -…
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Southeast Area Health Education Center:
Are You Measuring Up? - Friday, April 22.
IV & PICC Nursing Care Update & Skill Session - Wednesday, April 6
Hospital…
From the Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives...
STTI Global Nursing Research Grant
The Sigma Theta Tau International Global Nursing Research Grant encourages nurses to focus on responding to health disparities globally - Deadline: May 1 -…
American Journal of Managed Care Managed Markets Network:
Sophia Smith is featured in an American Journal of Managed Care video entitled "Dr Sophia Smith Advocates for Introducing Palliative Care as Early as Possible" from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Annual…
Duke Clinical Research Training Program is not accepting applications for academic year 2016-2017. The program is formalized academic training that leading to a Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Research degree. It's designed primarily for clinical fellows and other health professionals who are…
MSN Family Nurse Practitioner and HIV Specialty alumni Ashley Day is featured in the March issue of The HIV Specialist. She is featured on page 21 of the magazine. Click here to read the feature.
Clinical Nurse Educator Sheree Davis recently earned her Certified Nurse Educator designation after meeting strict eligibility criteria and successfully completing a rigorous certification examination developed and administered by the National League for Nursing.
Center for Nursing Discovery staff Margie Molloy, Jacki Vaughn and Danett Cantey and faculty members Remi Hueckel and Mahmoud Kaddoura presented at the Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions 2016 EDU-SIM Conference in Clearwater Beach, Florida. Presentations included:
Margie…