Congratulations to PhD student Eunji Cho and her sponsor Sharron Docherty who received an award for their Society of Pediatric Nurses Award proposal entitled Beyond Growth: Human Flourishing in Adolescent and Young Adult Survivors of…
PhD student Hanzhang Xu recently presented at the American Heart Association EPI | Lifestyle 2017 Scientific Sessions on "An Initial Evaluation of the Impact of Pokemon Go on Physical Activity." The presentation is based on a study she co-authored with Ying Xian, Haolin Xu, Li Liang, Adrian F…
Laverne Myers is the recipient of the 10th-annual Susan B. Clark Administrative Leadership Award. She is executive assistant to Elizabeth Merwin, PhD, RN, FAAN, executive vice dean of the School of Nursing.
Myers, a Duke employee for 31 years, received the award on March 9, 2017…
Karen Reuter-Rice has published four articles between January and March of 2017.
"Rethinking Recovery: Incorporating Holistic Nursing Perspectives in Poststroke Care" in the January/February issue of Holistic Nursing Practice. Co-authors include experts from West Virginia University School of…
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South Carolina AHEC: Answering Your Questions on Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), May 2
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DNP student James "Jim" Reed with contribution from his chair Margaret "Meg" Carman produces video as part of the Stop the Bleed program. The video is part of his DNP project encompassing hemorrhage control for tactical first responders. Stop the Bleed is a law-enforcement implementation…
Marilyn Oermann publishes an article entitled "Writing together to Get AHEAD: An interprofessional boot camp to support scholarly writing in the health professions" in the Journal of the Medical Library Association. Co-authors include Megan von Isenburg from the Duke Medical Library and Linda…
ISONG invites you to join them for the first webinar in the 2017 on Wednesday, April 19, from 12 to 1 p.m.
Title: Genetics and Implications of Metabolic Newborn Screening for Nurses
Description: This session will briefly address the history of newborn…
Join President Richard Brodhead for the Faculty Bookwatch, an exploration and celebration of recent books by Duke Faculty in the Humanities and Interpretive Social Sciences, for Speaking of Duke: Leading the 21st Century University. The event takes place Wednesday, April 19, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.…
Child Family Health International is excited to announce that two scholarships to our Fall Programs are now open for application. Just visit www.cfhi.org/scholarships or read the info below.
There are still open spots for our summer programs with the deadline being extended to April,…
The Duke Campus Farm is currently enrolling members for their CSA! Sign up here.
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a farming model that builds a mutually beneficial partnership between farmers and the people they feed. This season, the farm is offering a single CSA option that is 18…
Dear Beta Epsilon Members- …
Duke University School of Nursing recently received the North Carolina Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (NCESGR) Above and Beyond Award for its outstanding support of the National Guard and Reserve. The NCESGR is a Department of Defense Agency led and operated by dedicated volunteers and…
Kudos to PhD student Vanessa Curlee and her sponsor Beth Merwin for the submission of her NIH NRSA application entitled "Depression, Substance Abuse, and Health Care Utilization among US Probationers and Parolees within 12 Months Post-release." This proposal…
Congratulations to Wes Tatum and Michele Kuszajewski on being recognized for their 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…
Melissa Batchelor-Murphy interviewed MSN alumni Marlow Phillips for her television series The Inside Scoop: Healthcare Series. In this episode entitled "Geriatrics House Calls Program," Batchelor-Murphy interviews Phillips and Social Worker Nancy Toward to discuss the new…
PhD student Latefa Dardas is featured in a Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Inspiring Member Stories spotlight. Dardas won the 2015 STTI/CANS Research Grant Award and the 2016 STTI Rising Stars Award for Excellence in Nursing.
PhD students Deanna Befus and Rachel Hirschey and PhD alumna Megan Winkler presented their work at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine in San Diego, Calif.
Befus' presentation is entitled "A systems-thinking, problem-solving approach to study migraine self-management and…
Leigh Ann Simmons was the invited speaker for the American Academy of Health Behavior Annual Scientific meeting in Tucson, Ariz. Her presentation was entitled "Beyond the Genome: Advancing Precision Medicine through Personalized Health Behavior Change Interventions."
Simmons also presented at the…
As part of the N960 Professional Aspects in Nurse Anesthesia course, Duke nurse anesthesia students and faculty traveled to Washington, DC to meet with North Carolina congressmen to discuss issues related to nurse anesthesia. The visit was part of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists…
Kudos to PhD student Gabrielle Harris and her advisors for the submission of her NIH NRSA Fellowship application entitled "Parenting Post-Stroke: The Role of Race and Gender in the Association of Parental Stress with Health Status." This proposal requests funds for a…
Brigit Carter was one of 11 featured speakers for the TEDxDuke 2017: Uncharted Waters at the Reynolds Industries Theater. Carter spoke at the event about institutional inequity and creating spaces for diversity in nursing.
PhD alumni Dalmacio "Dennis" Flores has been selected to receive the Forever Duke Student Leadership Award from Duke Alumni Affairs. The award recognizes graduating students from across campus who embody the "Forever Duke" spirit in their service to the university. Recipients are individuals of…