Connie B. Bishop, BSN'75, DNP'12, contributed to "Raising awareness about health disparities: A call to action" for American Nurse Association's blog.
Introduction
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised consciousness about health disparities, institutional…
Sigma Event
Sigma presents "Amplifying the Power of Nursing: Beyond Traditional Nursing Roles" on April 15 at 4 p.m. EDT. This session will discuss the opportunities that are different than traditional nursing roles as well as how to locate and prepare for these roles.…
Tolu O. Oyesanya, associate professor, published "Inpatient rehabilitation facility discharge destination among younger adults with traumatic brain injury: Differences by race and ethnicity" in Brain Injury with Gabrielle Harris, PhD'20, Associate Professors Qing Yang and Michael P. Cary…
Nora Harrington, lead admissions officer, and Brigit Carter, associate dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, will participate in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's Graduate Nursing Admissions Professionals (GNAP) Conference. Harrington help welcome the events on April 8 and 13,…
Carolina Tennyson, assistant professor, and Benjamin Smallheer, associate professor, wrote "Using Social Media for Microlearning in Nurse Practitioner Education" in Nurse Educator.
Microlearning is educational content delivered in short bursts for learners to study at their convenience. The…
Associate Professors Debra Brandon and Wei Pan contribute to "Protocol for Implementation of an Evidence-Based Parentally Administered Intervention for Preterm Infants" in BMC Pediatrics. Evan Myers, with the Duke School of Medicine, is a co-author.
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Ashlee Vance, PhD'19, Sharron Docherty, assistant dean, PhD in Nursing Program, and Debra Brandon, associate professor, wrote "Inpatient Unit Leaders' Perspectives on Parent Engagement in Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care: A Secondary, Qualitative Analysis" in Advances in Neonatal Care.…
Ashlee Vance, PhD'19, and Debra Brandon, associate professor, are co-authors of "Patterns of Parenting Confidence Among Infants With Medical Complexity: A Mixed-Methods Analysis" for Advances in Neonatal Care.
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Background
Parenting…
Ashlee Vance, PhD'19, (pictured) and Tracey Bell, DNP alum, wrote "Becoming an Antiracist Neonatal Community" for Advances in Neonatal Care.
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Background
There are pervasive and documented disparities in maternal and infant outcomes related to race…
Annette Lancaster, clinical placement manager, visited Southern High to volunteer as a medical interpreter for the Latinx COVID vaccine clinic. Pictured with Lancaster are Candace Gentry, Duke Regional Hospital director of strategic initiatives, Katie Galbraith, community health interim…
Associate Professor Midge Bowers's article "Why Older Adults Can't Ignore Cardiovascular Care During the Pandemic" is part of Mediaplanet’s nationwide Cardiovascular Health campaign. The campaign is digital and was included as a centerfold insert, featuring Barbra Streisand…
Kudos to Shamatree Shakya, PhD student, and her faculty sponsor Michael Cary, associate professor, for the submission of her Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS) Dissertation Research Grant application entitled: "Identification of Cardiometabolic Indicator Clusters Associated with the…
Kudos to Tolu Oyesanya, associate professor, and her entire team for the submission of their application to the Duke Center for Research to Advance Healthcare (REACH) Equity, Research Vouchers Program. The proposal title "Inclusion of Spanish-speaking Patients & Families in TBI Transitional…
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Nurses have long been the backbone of the health care system who have put the care of their patients first and foremost. This was never more the case as it has been throughout the last year, when the COVID-19 pandemic upended life…
Seven DUSON faculty and staff who served on Duke’s Latinx Advocacy Team & Interdisciplinary Network for COVID-19 (LATIN-19) were part of the team to receive a 2021 President’s Award during a ceremony on April 14. The full ceremony and clips can be viewed online.
Representing DUSON on the…
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More than 5.3 million individuals — children and adults — permanently live with a brain injury-related disability, according to the Brain Injury Association of America. Two researchers from the Duke University School of Nursing have…
The National Academies’ Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education is inviting proposal submissions for presentations, posters, and sessions on promising and innovative practices to address and prevent sexual harassment in higher education. Presentations and posters…
Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, MSN'17, incoming DUSON dean, contributed to Sexually Transmitted Infections: Adopting a Sexual Health Paradigm, which has now been released.
Press Release
Despite Increasing Rates of STIs, Federal Investment Has Been…
Hanzhang Xu, assistant professor, Associate Professors Qing Yang and Beth Phillips, Jiepin Cao, PhD student, Jennie De Gagne, professor, and their families attended two vigils on March 20 in Cary and March 21 in Chapel Hill. The vigils were held in honor of the Asian people lost to the Georgia…
Midge Bowers, associate professor and co-chair of the Cardiology Special Practice Group, and Melanie Mabrey, DNP ‘12, consulting associate and co-chair of the Endocrinology Special Practice group, presented a webinar “Co-Chairs Live in 45," hosted by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners…
Dean Marion E. Broome presented at American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)'s Deans Annual Meeting on March 19. This year's session was entitled "Update from AACN’s Research-Focused Doctoral Program Pathways to Excellence Task Force." Every spring, more than 400 Chief Academic…
Kudos to Irene Felsman, assistant professor, Ellen Andrews from Church World Service (CWS) and their entire team for the submission of their Duke Clinical Translational Science Institute (CTSI) - Community Engaged Research Initiative (CERI) Population Health Improvement Multi-PI application…
Julia Gamble, clinical associate, was among those featured in Maria Bennett Hock's "45 portraits in 45 days" painting series in honor of "the brave (people) who put their safety aside to see to the needs of others." The series was presented in collaboration with Duke Hospital.…