Kudos to Christine Tocchi and her entire team for the submission of their NIH R15 application entitled "The Influence of Frailty on Home Healthcare Outcomes." This proposal requests funding for a two-year period with a start date of September 1, 2017.
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Melissa Batchelor-Murphy, Eleanor McConnell, Susan Silva, and Angel Barnes recently published an article entitled "Experimental Comparison of Efficacy for Three Handfeeding Techniques in Dementia" in the February issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Co-authors include Elaine…
We have successfully completed our first week of clinical rotations at Kilema hospital but sadly will begin our last week here in Tanzania. After researching Tanzania for about two months now for our Community Health class assignment, I think I can speak for the whole group when I say there is no…
Each year, dozens of Duke faculty members publish op-ed articles in leading newspapers across the country, internationally and in online publications such as the Huffington Post, Salon and Vox.
On Friday, March 17, Duke’s Office of News and Communications (ONC) will conduct a workshop to show…
The Duke Office of Global Affairs provides funds for research projects, courses, conferences or related activities that touch upon Brazil, India and East Africa.
Who's eligible: Regular-rank Duke faculty (individuals or groups)Award amount: Up to $25,000…
The 2017 mHealth@Duke conference committee welcomes your abstract submission for review. The purpose of the poster session is to encourage professionals, students, and researchers to share their most recent findings in an informal setting that aims to encourage discussion. Posters…
The Community Engagement Core(link is external) of the Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) has announced a new, multi-tiered award program to engage community and academic partners in collaborative research that promotes novel ideas to improve community and…
NIMHD Specialized Centers of Excellence on Minority Health and Health Disparities (U54): This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications to establish NIMHD Centers of Excellence in eligible institutions of higher education. The purpose of this initiative is to…
International visiting scholar Lei Cheng was recently selected for the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing Emerging Scholars Forum, which will be held in Toronto, Canada. Chen will attend the two-day program and present on her research topic entitled "Implementation of Evidence in Nursing…
The Duke Elder Family/Caregiver Training (DEFT) Center recently received a gift in the amount of $5,000 from the Mary Cannon Morris Charitable Foundation. The DEFT Center is funded by the Duke Endowment to develop, implement, and evaluate an innovative and scalable academic-medical-community model…
The Duke Emergency Nursing Students (DENS) recently hosted a meeting at the Andrews Center in Raleigh with the Cardinal and Heart of Carolina Chapters of the national organization as part of the TurnTheTideNC event held at DUSON with Kathie Carlson, 2016 president of the Emergency Nurses…
DNP student Nichole Benson took a trip down memory lane when she recently joined the Mercer University audition choir, the Mercer Singers. Benson attended Mercer for her undergraduate degrees in Music and Communication & Theatre Arts. While a member of the Mercer Singers, Benson enjoyed singing…
Rosa Solorzano was recently featured in an article with the Office for Institutional Equity on her Equity, Diversity and Inclusion award.
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MSN and DNP student Haley Schlottmann and MSN students Sarah Nammack and Shalane Moore recently attended the Hazzelden Betty Ford Center Medical Education training in Rancho Mirage, California. The purpose of the program is to prevent harm being done to addicted patients by health care providers…
PhD student Zhao Ni received the Duke Graduate School International Dissertation Research Travel Award in the amount of $2,600. The award provides funding for PhD students to travel outside of the United States in order to conduct pre-dissertation or dissertation research.
Virginia "Chris" Muckler was reappointed to the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists Airway Management Techniques Continued Professional Certification Core Module Recognition Panel. She has served on the Airway Management Techniques Recognition Panel since…
Marilyn Oermann was the keynote speaker at the California Associate Degree Nursing Deans and Directors Leadership Conference. Her presentation was entitled "Are Nurse Faculty Prepared for their Roles? What are the Gaps?" She also did a plenary session entitled "Gear Up for Program Evaluation."
Over the past several decades, the labor force and the levels of education have changed for women. According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 65 million women had jobs and 53 percent worked in three industries that employed the most women including education and health…
Kathryn Kreider, Blanca "Iris" Padilla and Katherine Pereira published an article entitled "Hypoglycemia in Diabetes: Challenges and Opportunities in Care" in the March issue of the Journal for Nurse Practitioners.
Abstract: Optimal glycemic control, an A1c 7% for most…
Katherine Pereria published an article entitled "Biosimilar Glargine Insulin: Implications for Prescribers and Patients" in the "Prescription Pad" section of the March issue of the Journal for Nurse Practitioners.
Abstract: The first biosimilar insulin…
Queen Utley-Smith was recently featured in a Duke Center for Instructional Technology (CIT) blog article entitled "Globalizing an Online Nursing Course at Duke." The article discusses the partnership between CIT and Utley-Smith to redesign and implement a cross-cultural perspective to N502: Health…
Congratulations to NaShonda Thomas 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 staff…
Sophia Smith was recently featured in Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) article entitled "Challenges of Recruiting for End-of-Life Decision Research." The article discusses how Smith partnered with the Duke Office of Clinical Research and CTSI Recruitment…