Duke University Nursing School's Beta Epsilon chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society will be sponsoring a reception after the IEE Radical Transformation Conference. During the reception, they will also have poster presentations to highlight research activities and current…
Kathy Trotter recently published a chapter entitled "Breast Surgery" in the latest edition of Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery, 16th edition.
Alexander’s Care of the Patient in Surgery, 16th Edition is the definitive text for nurses and surgical technologists training for a…
Many pediatric patients receiving care in primary care settings have mental health concerns that are difficult for primary care providers to diagnose and manage. It’s estimated that one in seven youth in the United States suffer from a behavioral concern or mental illness and research shows half of…
Kudos to Leigh Ann Simmons and her entire team for the resubmission of her NIH R01 application entitled "Goals for Reaching Optimal Wellness: GROWell." This proposal requests funding for a five-year period with a start date of Sept. 1, 2018.
Research attempts to…
Kudos to Barbara Turner and Co-PIs Cheryl Brewer and Camille Grant and their entire team for the submission of her Duke CTSI Population Health Improvement Co-Development application entitled "Assessing Baseline Health Literacy: In Medically Underserved Patient with Hypertension" with the…
Duke Health Population Health Coordinating Group is sponsoring the "Bridging Population Health at Duke" symposium on Tuesday, April 3 from 12-5 p.m. at the Great Hall, Trent Semans Center for Health Education.
Eugene Washington, Chancellor for Health Affairs will be offering opening remarks.…
Please join us Friday, March 23 at 2:30 p.m. for the Duke University Gerrymandering Forum featuring speakers Guy-Uriel Charles, JD (Law), Jonathan Mattingly, PhD (Math), and Fredrick Mayer, PhD (Public Policy) at the Great Hall, Trent Semans Center. Presentations will focus on the…
Duke Multidisciplinary K12 Urologic Research Career Development Program (KURe) and Duke Pelvic Medicine Research Consortium (PMRC) are hosting a Multidisciplinary Benign urology Research Day on Friday, May 11 at the Albert Eye Research Institute Auditorium.
If interested in submitting an…
People living with HIV are far more likely to be diagnosed with certain cancers than the general population, and yet patients in this vulnerable group receive treatment at significantly lower rates than HIV-negative people. (Read more)
DUSON Community Health Improvement Partnership Program (D-CHIPP) recently launched their new website. On their website, users can learn about the goals of D-CHIPP, strategic activities and programs in the community. More features will soon be added including a calendar of events, links…
Kathy Pereira, Victoria Goode and Brett Morgan recently traveled to Durban, South Africa to establish partnerships for global DNP projects. While there, they met with Petra Brysiewicz of the School of Nursing & Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and…
Kudos to Stephanie Devane-Johnson for the submission of a subcontract proposal on a UNC-CH NIH R21 application entitled "Developing a dashboard to quantify racial disparities in breastfeeding education and support." This proposal requests funding for a two-year…
MOBILE MARKET COMES TO DUSON
We are excited to announce the newest location of the Duke Mobile Market right here at DUSON! What is the Mobile Market? This is a way to “subscribe” to a farm for a growing season in exchange for a fresh box of local produce delivered to…
Several members of the DUSON community recently attended the Office of the Provost's Forum on inquiry, expression and community at the University entitled "Testing the University: Speech, Freedom and Civility on College Campuses." The forum took place at Penn Pavillion with the keynote address…
Deb Brandon was recently featured in an article entitled "Six Honored by Cook Society for Leadership & Community Activism" published on Duke Today.
The Samuel Dubois Cook Society was founded in 1997 to honor Cook as well as community members who follow his example of social activism and…
Tracey Yap was recently featured in an article entitled "Presentations at NPUAP Annual Conference Showcase Effectiveness of Leaf Patient Monitoring System in Pressure Injury Prevention" published by PR Newswire, with news provided by Leaf Healthcare.
Three presentations at the National…
Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) will welcome alumni for the annual Nursing Reunion Weekend from April 12-13. Alumni who graduated in years ending in a 3 or 8 are encouraged to come back to reunite, reminisce and reconnect with classmates.
The weekend is full of exciting events from the…
Cheryl Rodgers, PhD, RN, CPNP, CPON, associate professor at Duke University School of Nursing, recently led the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) Evidence-Based Practice Workshop at Duke University School of Nursing. COG is the world’s largest organization devoted to clinical development of new…
It was recently announced that Valerie Howard will join DUSON as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (ADAA), effective July 1, 2018.
Howard has over 21 years of experience in higher education, with the past eleven years dedicated to researching, developing, implementing and evaluating…
Jennie De Gagne recently made a keynote presentation entitled "Information Technology in Nursing Education: The Challenges and Opportunities" at the 22nd annual Helen S. Miller Lectureship and Luncheon in Durham, NC.
The annual lectureship honors Helen Miller, the former chair of…
Marilyn Oermann recently conducted a webinar entitled "Assessment and Evaluation of Student Learning in Nursing Education: Broadening your Strategies" for the Nursing Education Speaker Series.
Hosted by Lippincott and the National League for Nursing, the Nursing Education Speaker…
PhD student Hanzhang Xu recently published an article entitled "Place of Residence and Cognitive Function among the Adult Population in India" in Neuroepidemiology. Co-authors include experts from Duke University and New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing.
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In partnership with Delta Airlines and MedShare, over 350 pounds of primary care supplies were recently donated to two clinics in Haiti. MedShare is a non-profit located in Atlanta that collects medical supplies form local hospitals and donates them to hospitals and clinics in developing…
The Duke University School of Nursing’s Center for Nursing Research will host its first Summer Institute on Thursday, July 19 and Friday, July 20, 2018.
The 2018 Summer Institute: Methods and Analytics for Symptom Research will support symptom science researchers and analysts to explore…
DUSON and OGACHI welcome international visiting scholar, Qing Wu, PhD student at the Second Military Medical University School of Nursing in Shanghai, China. Wu will have a one-year mentored and professional development experience working under the guidance of Kristen Corazzini.
During…