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DURHAM, NC - Motorists driving near on or near Trent Drive starting April 1 should allow extra time for delays as crews repave and add sidewalk to a portion of Trent Drive. Stops available for Duke and regional bus routes will also be adjusted.
About 400 feet of…
Rachel Richesson and Katherine "Kathy" Pereira co-authored an article entitled "Preparing for the ICD-10-CM Transition: Automated Methods for Translating ICD Code in Clinical Phenotype Definitions" in eGEMs Journal. Other authors with the article represent the National Library of Medicine in…
Rachel Richesson was the invited expert for the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative Registry Trials Project Expert Meeting in Silver Spring, MD. The project focuses on the potential to increase efficiencies and decrease costs throughout the ecosystem by embedding clinical trials within…
Marilyn Hockenberry was recently appointed to serve as Vice Chair of the Children's Oncology Group Nursing Discipline. Her term will continue through December 31, 2020. In her role as Vice Chair, Hockenberry will work directly with the Chair in providing leadership for the group, which currently…
PhD student Latefa Dardas recently won the "Young Women Achiever" International Award from the Venus International Foundation Research Awards - India. The award is designed for women in their twenties who demonstrate exceptional record of significant contribution through research. She won the award…
PhD student Dalmacio "Dennis" Flores was recently featured in two Duke Graduate School videos. One entitled "Help Mentees Keep the Journey in Context" and the other entitled "Telling Mentees There Will Be Bumps." View the videos below.
Congratulations to Tiffiany Parker on being recognized for her Commitment to Excellence. This staff recognition program celebrates staff who demonstrate the highest standards in their commitment to supporting our mission, vision and values. We thank all of those…
Remember April 1 a year ago? I certainly do. That day I sent you a note expressing the honor I felt in assuming my new leadership role at Duke. A year later, I am even more appreciative of the privileged opportunity I have to serve on our team as Chancellor, President and CEO.…
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Bass Connections brings together faculty and students—from all levels and schools—in interdisciplinary research teams. Faculty, graduate and professional students, undergraduates and post-docs apply their skills and perspectives to generate creative solutions to complex problems in five…
From the School of Nursing Business Office:
Effective Monday, April 4, parking at the Raleigh-Durham Airport will increase. The airport will overhaul its parking system this spring. Daily and hourly rates still will be available, but the parking garage no longer will be split into…
In March of 2015, we reported that Susan "Sue" Schneider was named president-elect for the Oncology Nursing Society. Schneider officially took on the presidential role during the 41st annual ONS Congress last week and will lead the 35,000 member national society. She served on the Board of…
James "Les" Harmon served as the guest editor for the May/June issue of the Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, which is a special issue on workforce development related to HIV/AIDS.
Also included in this issue are two publications written by DUSON faculty and staff:
Michael Relf and…
“Save One Life and You’re a Hero- Save 100 Lives and You’re a Nurse” Unknown
This day begins, or ends, a week of celebrating the contributions nurses make every day to improving health, reducing suffering and caring for those who are unable to care…
DUSON is committed to the safety of its faculty, staff and students. Beginning this month, the School of Nursing Emergency and Crisis Management Team will focus on bringing awareness on various topics such as crime prevention, holiday safety and tornadoes.
For the month of May, the awareness theme…
Recent news from around the University and Health System...
Duke Community & Family Medicine:
Population Health @ Duke Newsletter - May
Grand Rounds: Centering Pregnancy - A New Apporach to Prenatal Care, May 16
Duke School of…
Keeping you informed of non-Duke related news, events and opportunities...
Southeast Area Health Education Center:
Pain Management Focus on Quality & Safety - Friday, May 6
Modeling Professional Development - Friday, June 3
U.S. Department of…
Center for Nursing Research Reveals New Website
The Center for Nursing Research recently updated their website on the School's main webpage. Visitors to the new site will learn about the Center's new areas of research excellence, as well learn about upcoming research events. The…
Marilyn Lombardi, Margaret "Peggy" Bush, Remi Hueckel, Susan Silva, and Sophia Smith were recently featured in an article entitled "Nursing professors create mobile health tools to improve nursing curricula, improve care" on Nurse.com. The article shares how these faculty members are putting their…
Elizabeth "Beth" Merwin recently presented a lecture entitled "Serving the Rural Underserved in Changing Times" at West Virginia University (WVU) School of Nursing for the Judy C. Kandzari Memorial Lectureship. Click here to learn more.
Allison Vorderstrasse and Constance Johnson recently presented on "An Immersive Technology for Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes" at the Duke University Health System Endocrine Grand Rounds.
Jennie De Gagne published an article entitled "Psychometic properties of the Korean version of the Incivility in Nursing Education-Revised (INE-R) survey in nursing students in South Korea" in the Nursing and Health Sciences.
After a national search, I am very pleased to announce that Anita Stallings will serve as our next Associate Dean, Development and Alumni Affairs for the Duke University School of Nursing. Anita comes to Duke with extensive academic development and alumni relations experience…
Bei Wu was selected by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to serve on the Health Disparity and Equity Promotion study section as a standing study section member at the Center for Scientific Review for a four-year term. She will work with CSR in supporting the identification of meritorious…
Melissa Batchelor-Murphy has been selected as the 2016 University of North Carolina at Wilmington School of Nursing Outstanding Alumni. She was nominated by Valerie Sabol and was described as an emerging leader in Nursing Education and Geriatric Nursing, as well as an early career investigator.
She…
PhD student Elizabeth Moore received the Myra and William Waldo Boone Fellowship through the Graduate School. The fellowship provides full tuition, stipend and fees for the 2016-2017 academic year. The award is given to the two top Canadian PhD students at Duke University.