Duke Community & Family Medicine presents the "Innovations in Rural and Community Health: Lessons from the Front Line" on Tuesday, May 9, from 12 to 1 p.m. at the Hanes House, room 131. The event presenter is Aaron George, DO, assistant clinical professor, Penn State University College…
In the 6 months I’ve been in Duke’s palliative care program, I’ve been impressed by the wealth of clinical skills and research expertise we have available to us. However, it seems that sometimes there isn’t as much collaboration as there could be among people with similar interests and goals…
Kudos to Eleanor Stevenson for the submission of her application to Sigma Theta Tau, International/American Nurses Foundation entitled “Cognitive and Affective Domains of Learning for Men and Severe Male Factor Infertility." This proposal requests funding for a…
Kudos to Dominique Bulgin and her mentor Paula Tanabe for the submission of their Sigma Theta Tau, International application entitled “ Understanding the Intersection of Stigma and Self-Management in Sickle Cell Disease." This proposal requests funds for a two-year…
Duke University School of Nursing and the Duke Office of Civic Engagement sponsors the "Community Health in Durham: Findings from 2017 health assessment surveys" on Wednesday, May 17, from 3 to 4 p.m. in Pearson 1014.
The survey results will be presented by the Partnership for Health Durham and the…
Charles "Chuck" Vacchiano publishes article entitled "Retinal oximetry measures systemic hypoxia in central nervous system vessels in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease" in the March issue of Public Library of Science (PLoS) Journal One. Co-authors include experts from the University of…
Pamela Wall was recently one of four nurses and alumni featured in a University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing article entitled "Where Nurses Lead: In the Military." Wall discusses resilience in challenging environments. Click here to read the full article.
Susan Schneider was recently featured in a Medscape article entitled "Excitement Builds as ONS Congress Nears Opening Day." Schneider serves as the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) president. The conference takes place in Denver, Colo. from May 4 to 7. Attendees can participate in…
Rachel Richesson was recently appointed associate director of research at the Duke Center for Health Informatics (DCHI). In this role she will help promote biomedical informatics research at Duke by collaborating with DCHI on its interdisciplinary approach for education and research designed to…
Tracey Yap was recently selected to serve a partial term on the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) Board of Directors. Her term, which is an unexpired term of a director who recently resigned, begins immediately and continues until the first Panel Meeting of 2019.
The NPUAP serves…
Margie Molloy was recently selected for the National League for Nursing's year-long Leadership Development Program for Simulation Educators. It is one of three tracks in the NLN Leadership Institute, an initiative of the NLN Center for Transformative Leadership. The simulation faculty leadership…
A report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts that during the next 25 years the population of Americans who are 65 years and older will double to about 72 million. With this increase in the older adult population comes a need to raise awareness of vital aging issues…
Margaret "Meg" Carman was recently recognized as "Colleague of the Week" from the Emergency Medicine Faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where Carman works as an emergency nurse practitioner in the emergency department.
Carman was recognized for her leadership, going above…
Last month, 25 DUSON students and faculty attended "Nurses Day at the Legislature" hosted by the North Carolina Nurses Association. The focus of the day was “Advocacy for Action.” Students and faculty heard from presenters at the national and state level concerning key issues of health care…
Marilyn Hockenberry was recently featured in a Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute article entitled "Building bridges across campus: A CTSI profile of Marilyn Hockenberry. Click here to read full article.
The Duke American Association for Men in Nursing (DAAMN) sponsored a College Basketball Bracket Challenge during March Madness. Deirdre Thornlow was one of two winners of the challenge. Thornlow was the winner of a sign photo from Coach Mike Krzyzewski. DAAMN President Joshua Tai…
Faculty registration now open for “Write Winning NIH Grant Proposals” on Thursday, July 20, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
School of Nursing, Christine Siegler Pearson Building, Auditorium (room 1014)
Seats held open for faculty through May 11
Registration for non-faculty begins…
Schenita Randolph recently published an article entitled "Parent-youth communication to reduce at-risk sexual behavior: A systematic literature review" in the Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment. Co-authors include experts from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North…
Jane Blood-Siegfried and Katherine Pereira recently published an article entitled "Descriptive Study of Nursing Scope of Practice in Rural Medically Underserved Areas of Africa, South of the Sahara" in the International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences. Co-authors included experts from the…
Elaine Kauschinger, Iris Padilla, Kathryn Kreider and Liz Rende recently presented at the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty 43rd Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Kauschinger presented on "eMentor Project: An informational, semi-structured online…
As a follow up to Dean Marion E. Broome's visit to Capitol Hill a few weeks ago, Paula Tanabe met with staffers Dennis Sills (Rep. Butterfield, NC) and Danielle Steele, (House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael Burgess, R-TX) during their recent visit to Duke.
Tanabe…
PhD student Deanna Befus recently presented at the Bass Connections program on N.C. Medicaid Reform: A Bipartisan Path Forward. Leigh Ann Simmons participated as faculty in the project.
The Bass Connections Medicaid Reform Advisory Team combines Duke's expertise in public policy…
Congratulations to Angela Goss 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…
Marion E. Broome, Eun-Ok Im and Michael Relf recently traveled to Korea to meet with nursing leaders form the Colleges of Nursing at the Catholic University of Korea, Yonsei University, Seoul National University and Chang Gung University of Science and Technology in Taiwan. The purpose of the…