Kudos to Stephanie Ibemere, postdoc, and her entire team for the submission of her Duke Research Voucher Program application entitled: “Developing the Sickle Cell Disease Outpatient Satisfaction Survey (Sickle OPS2) to Assess Patient Satisfaction with Outpatient Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Chronic…
Jacqueline Vaughn, PhD alum, Ryan Shaw, associate professor, and Sharron Docherty, assistant dean, PhD in Nursing, contribute to "Seriously ill pediatric patient, parent, and clinician perspectives on visualizing symptom data" in Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association:…
Jacqueline Nikpour, PhD student, published "Assessing Practice Patterns and Influential Factors for Nurse Practitioners Who Manage Chronic Pain" in the Pain Management Nursing with Dean Marion E. Broome and Susan Silva, associate professor.
Abstract
Chronic pain, defined by the…
Recent Events
Our Dear Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander Colleagues,
Today and every day we stand with you, in solidarity against all hate crimes that are rising in the Asian, Asian American and the Pacific Islander community. This can also be a very strenuous time, so…
Alexandra Femc, MSN'20, with assistance from Kathryn Trotter, associate professor, had her poster presentation accepted for the 2021 30th Annual Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference, to be held by The National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC). The poster is titled "Anxiety scores improve…
Maryellen S. Kelly, assistant professor, was appointed by the International Children’s Continence Society to lead a team of international experts on neurogenic bowel management and treatment to create the first standardized document on pediatric neurogenic bowel care.
Kathryn Trotter, associate professor, participated in a women’s health professional panel event on March 10 at 6 p.m., sponsored by the Femme, Trans and Women's Health interest group of the ABSN Program. 25 attended the webinar, and there are plans to have a similar event in person this…
Several of faculty and leadership are featured in the Creative Nursing – Vol. 27 #1, "In It Together: Dismantling Systems of White Supremacy."
Entrenched White Supremacy in Nursing Education Administrative Structures
Brigit Carter, associate dean for Diversity, Equity…
Brigit Carter, associate dean for Diversity, Equity…
Jacquelyn M. McMillian-Bohler, assistant professor, is a program leader in an UNC-related project. An initiative to improve birth outcomes for Black women by increasing their access to trained Black doulas has received the C. Felix Harvey Award to Advance Institutional Priorities at the University…
Staci Reynolds, assistant professor, Deborah H. Allen, director of Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice and DANCE member with Duke Health, and Jill Engel, clinical associate and DNP alum, are presenters for "CHG Bathing: Evidence and Outcomes of a Nurse-Led Intervention" Nursing…
Deborah H. Allen, director of Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice and DANCE member with Duke Health, received the 2020 Clinical Researcher Award from Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS). She will be honored at the SNRS Annual conference awards event virtually on Tuesday,…
Susan Catchings, DNP'20, was interviewed for the 10th episode of the Triangle Business Breakfast podcast. Hosts Nick Dowgul and Sukesh Pai interviewed Catchings and two other nurse practitioners for the special episode. The full episode can be found online.
Sarah Evans, MSN'20 and DNP student, published "Pediatric Case Report: CPT1A Arctic Variant" in the Journal of Pediatric Health Care.
Introduction
Once thought to be a rare finding, carnitine palmitoyltransferase type 1A (CPT1A) is present in about 80% of western…
Although the COVID-19 pandemic placed limitations on the nurse anesthesia program’s ability to celebrate National Nurse Anesthesia Week, that did not stop the students from serving their community. The Nurse Anesthesia-DNP class of 2022 recently held a sock drive through their professional aspects…
The Office for Faculty Advancement has awarded seed grants to 14 faculty-led projects, including three associated with DUSON, exploring new ideas and expanding existing initiatives to promote an equitable and inclusive academic environment at Duke. The theme for this cycle was "Confronting…
We invite you to the following events:
Cultural Intelligence (CQ) Workshops
Facilitated by Dr. Angela Richard-Eaglin, assistant professor, participants must attend CQ I & CQ II to gain a comprehensive understanding of application of CQ concepts to self-awareness,…
"Indigeneity and Disability: Futures of Personhood, Care and Consent" will occur March 30 at 6 p.m. EST.
What dreams for the world whisper through the cracks of this world that is breaking? This panel brings together the breadth and depth of five influential scholars, artists, cultural/political…
The NCONA Annual Virtual Conference - Patient Navigation: Towards Achieving Cancer Health Equity in the Face of a Pandemic will be held on March 26, from 9 a.m. until 2:45 p.m.
DCI speakers include deputy director of Duke Cancer Institute Steven Patierno,; Angelo D. Moore, of DCI OHE; and…
Sharron Docherty, assistant dean, PhD in Nursing Program, has been announced as a Sigma 2021 International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame inductee. She and the other 19 world-renowned nurse researchers will be inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame at Sigma’s 32nd…
Lauren Holt, PhD student, published the editorial, "Choose to Challenge the Sexual and Reproductive Health Inequities of Women" in the Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care to coincide with International Women's Day on March 8. She co-authored this publication with her mentor, Michael…
A panel of speakers will present on a wide range of topics that highlight the importance of being involved with policy and how policy influences the lives of LGBTQIA+ community and health care for the "How Policy Informs Sexuality and Gender Within Healthcare" on March 31 at 6 p.m. This event is…
Alpha Phi Foundation has awarded DUSON a 2021 Heart to Heart Grant of $100,000. Awarded annually, the Heart to Heart Grant funds research and educational programs that support the advancement of women’s heart health and cardiac care. Endowing the Heart to Heart Grant and maintaining our…
Donna Biederman, associate professor, Valerie Sabol, chair of the Healthcare in Adult Populations Division, Julie Thompson, consulting associate, Quiana Duncan, DNP alumna, and Katherine Pereira, professor emerita, contributed to "Increasing physical activity with African-American women…
Staci Reynolds, assistant professor, wrote "Nurses Rise to the Challenge" for American Nurse's special edition, American Nurse Heroes, commemorating the one-year anniversary of COVID.
Excerpt
As we mark one year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we reflect on the struggles, fears,…
Anna Li, director of Assessment and Evaluation, and Crystal Arthur, director, Faculty Affairs, were mentioned in the Duke Today article "Duke Leadership Academy Regroups with Lessons For a New Normal" by Stephen Schramm. Li and Arthur are members of the 2020 Duke Leadership Class. …