Jennie De Gagne presented three abstracts, two podium and one poster, entitled "Civil use of social media technology in health professional education," "Can an interprofessional 'virtual clinic' teach culturally appropriate interviewing techniques?" and "The impact of urinary incontinence on the…
The DUSON-VA Psychiatric Residency Program recently celebrated the accomplishment of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Renn Clapp who completed the program. Program Directors Michael Zychowicz and Clifton Thompson were there to celebrate with her as well as Elizabeth "Beth" Merwin.
Elizabeth "Beth" Merwin was recently invited to be part of a rural health strategic planning session for the CMS Rural Health Council in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the planning session was to inform upcoming larger stakeholder events such as the CMS Rural Health Solutions Summit this fall.
As…
MSN alumna Tracy Gosselin, PhD, RN, AOCN, was recently named Chief Nursing and Patient Care Services Officer for Duke University Hospital by hospital President and DUSON alumni Kevin Sowers, MSN'89, RN, FAAN, and DUHS Vice President of Patient Care and System Chief Nurse Executive and DUSON alumna…
MSN student Jennifer Foreman, who is a Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP and Women's Health major, recently received the 2016 NURSE Corps Scholarship Program award. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) award enables students accepted or enrolled in diploma, associate,…
DUSON is committed to the safety of its faculty, staff and students. This month's awareness focuses on what to do in case of an extreme heat.
Stay hydrated. Drink water regularly throughout the day, even if you do not feel thirsty.
Avoid caffeine.
Limit outdoor activity, especially strenuous…
Keeping you informed of non-Duke related news, events and opportunities...
Mid-Atlantic Training Collaborative for Health & Human Services: HPV, Telehealth, Opioid Prescribing & More Public Health Webinar Series, July 12 - August 3.
MAHEC:…
Recent news from around the University and Health System...
Duke AHEAD:
Health Professions Education Day - Working & Learning Together to Advance Health & Wellness for All, September 13
Duke Community & Family…
Join Dean Marion E. Broome and Dr. Brigit Carter for the Dean's Book Club being held several times this fall semester. This semester's book choice is titled "Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption" by Bryan Stevenson.
A memoir centered on social justice, equality and the quest for innocence…
Michael Cary recently published an article entitled "Benefits and Challenges of Delivering Tele-rehabilitation Services to Rural Veterans" in the September issue of Home Healthcare Now. Co-authors include several experts from Durham VA Medical Center and the Duke School of Medicine.
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Staff member Denise Williams was recently promoted to Computing Facilities Specialist.
Williams joined the DUSON IT Service Desk team as a temporary employee in October 2014, then became a full-time Computer Technician III in March 2015. During her time at DUSON, she has received two Commitment to…
DUSON welcomes Dr. Christian Douglas to the School of Nursing Family! Douglas joins the School as a Senior Statistician and will be working with the Research Design and Statistics Core in the Center for Nursing Research. She will be providing statistical collaboration and consultation for the DUSON…
Over the past several months, the Information Technology and Marketing and Communications teams have piloted a centralized process for responding to internal media service requests. The intent of this effort was to create a one-stop source of assistance to faculty and staff needing to plan and…
Congratulations to Stefanie Conrad 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…
Congratulations to those whose promotions have been approved by the Duke Board of Trustees and welcome to Rosa and Margie whose appointments have been approved by the Duke Board of Trustees!
Appointments
Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, Associate Professor…
In this month's issue of the Duke University Health System newsletter, one DUSON faculty member is highlighted:
Margaret "Midge" Bowers for her $200,000 research award
Click here to view the entire issue.
The Nurses' Health Studies, the largest and longest-running investigations of factors that influence health and wellness, are looking for 100,000 new participants to form a diverse cohort of RNs or LPNs or those studying to become one who are between the ages of 20 and 46 from across the U.S. and…
The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) is soliciting abstracts for oral or poster presentations at the 2017 AWHONN Annual Convention in New Orleans, June 24-28, 2017. Presenting at the AWHONN convention ensures your informational session…
From the Center for Nursing Research...
Mark Your Calendars: Methods and Analytics Seminar - Research Areas of Excellence Training Series
Do you have 30 minutes to help out fellow researchers at DUSON with an app test? Investigator Ryan Shaw and his team are testing out the validity of a new app study called Sixth Vital Sign and need YOUR help to be successful!
The study is free and easy to join. Simply meet with a team member…
The Duke Clinical and Translational Science Award Research Career Development Award Program (the Duke CTSA KL2) will be accepting applications for two new scholars this fall. The application will open on Oct. 1, with completed submissions required by Nov. 18, 2016. Funding will begin in July, 2017…
Ernie Rushing was recently featured as part of the Graduate Nursing Admissions Professionals organization advertising. Rushing, the 2016-2017 chair of the group, shared about his career in admissions and higher education, and why he chose to be involved with the organization.
View the feature here.
The Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives recently welcomed 21 students representing Barbados, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands and the Philippines. These students were joined by seven DUSON students for the inaugural two-week N555…
PhD student Jing Wang published an article entitled "Domestic helpers as frontline workers in China's home-based elder care: A systematic review" in the Journal of Women & Aging. The article was coauthored by Bei Wu.
Abstract: We conducted a systematic review of the…
Mary Lou Affronti recently published an article entitled "Phase II study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of intravenous palonosetron (PAL) in primary malignant glioma (MG) patients receiving standard radiotherapy (RT) and concomitant temozolmide (TMZ)" in the October issue of the Journal of…