The 2021 DUSON Annual Awards Ceremony will be May 5 from 3 to 4 p.m. The event is to celebrate student, faculty and staff excellence.
Brigit Carter, associate dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, has been invited to serve on the editorial board of Creative Nursing, A Journal of Values, Issues, Experience and Collaboration. The journal has been a voice for health care thought leaders and innovators since 1981. Founded by…
"Gardening for Health in a Changing World" will occur February 9 at noon. Speakers include educator Kati Henderson and horticulturists Lindsey Luks and Maegan Luckett. Learn how the health of our environment influences human health and how climate change is impacting both. Then, you…
Beth C. Phillips, associate professor, participated in a panel discussion on Professional Identity in Nursing on the Sigma webinar entitled: "Professional Identity in Nursing: Next Steps." It was attended by 110 people from 40 states and 26 countries.
Abstract
Professional…
“Exploring Cancer-Related Stigma in Sub-Saharan Africa (ECASSA)” was selected for funding for the interdisciplinary research collaboration pilot grant at the Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI). The PI of the study is Nosa Osazuwa-Peters from the Department of Head and Neck Surgery &…
"Priorities for US Health Policy" will be part of the virtual Department of Population Health Sciences External Speaker Series. Sherry Glied, dean of New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, will answer important questions pertaining to US Health Policy, including…
Yufen Lin, PhD student, and Chip Bailey, associate professor, and Sharron Docherty, assistant dean in PhD in Nursing Program, published an article entitled "Distinct Profiles of Multiple Co-occurring Symptoms in Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancers Receiving Chemotherapy" in Supportive Care…
Active Minds & Duke University Student Wellness Center are partnering for another DUSON Koru Mindfulness course! The four-week course will be hosted by Justin Sharpe, of the Student Wellness Center, on Mondays, February 8, 15 and 22 and March 1 from 4 to 5 p.m., exclusively…
Angela Richard-Eaglin, assistant professor, was the keynote speaker for the North Carolina Nurses Association's (NCNA) Council of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurses 2021 Annual Psych Retreat, Virtual Platform. The goal of the retreat was for nurses to gain knowledge of current issues in the…
Angela Richard-Eaglin, assistant professor, participated in “Convening on Missed and Delayed Diagnosis of Heart Disease in Women” virtual stakeholder meeting presented by WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, in partnership with the Society for Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM…
Kathryn Kreider, associate professor, and Dawn Piercy, DNP student, presented at the virtual American Association of the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) meeting on November 14. The presentation was titled "Identification and Initial Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in NAFLD/NASH."
Kathryn Kreider, associate professor, presented at a virtual conference "Practical Updates in Primary Care" on November 7. Her presentation was titled "Initiating Insulin and Other Medications for Type 2 Diabetes." She covered considerations for medication selection for type 2 diabetes,…
After years of service as a reviewer for the International Student Journal of Nurse Anesthesia (ISJNA), Chris Muckler, associate professor, was recently appointed to the editorial board of the ISJNA. Muckler reviews for six peer-reviewed journals including the AANA Journal, Journal of Nursing…
The Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities and History of Medicine will present "Structures and Systems: From Geography to the Workplace" on February 3 from noon to 1 p.m. The event will consist of "The Geography of Environmental Inequity" with Jeremy Hoffman, of the Science Museum of Virginia, and…
The Duke Global Health Institute presents "Scientific Leadership in a Public Health Crisis: A Conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci and David M. Rubenstein" on February 10 from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. Perhaps no one has been more central to our understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic than Anthony Fauci,…
Kudos to Nicole Caviness-Ashe, PhD student, and her sponsor Sophia Smith, associate professor, for the submission of her American Society of Hematology application entitled: “Examining Racial Health Disparities Among Survivors of Acute Myeloid Leukemia." This proposal requests funding for a…
The first training workshop for RESPECT NC took place on Tuesday, December 8, with 45 participants and 23 individuals from 14 community organizations. RESPECT NC, sponsored by DUSON Center for Nursing Research, includes three aims: 1) Build capacity among community partners and DUSON faculty…
Tolu Oyesanya, assistant professor, Callan Loflin, clinical research coordinator, and Gabrielle Harris, PhD '20, published "'Just tell me in a simple way': A qualitative study on opportunities to improve the transition from acute hospital care to home from the perspectives of patients…
The Duke University School of Nursing’s (DUSON) leadership in research and education has risen in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Nursing School rankings and improved its standing for 2020 among leading NIH Nursing Research institutions.
DUSON’s ranking as an online…
Michael Cary, associate professor, has won the Raymond Gavins Distinguished Faculty Award, a Samuel DuBois Cook Society award. The awards ceremony will be held on February 23 at 6 p.m. Register now.
Founded in 1997, The Samuel DuBois Cook Society was established in the spring of that…
UNC Chapel Hill School of Nursing's Invest in Nursing Faculty Fellowship program is currently recruiting nursing faculty for their 2021-2022 fellowship year. This is an amazing opportunity for advancing leadership and curriculum development skills.
The application cycle for the 2021-2022…
Please join the Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences department on Thursday, January 28, from 12 to 1 p.m., for the virtual James H. Carter, Sr. Memorial Lecture with Patrice Harris, the 174th president of the American Medical Association and the first African-American woman to hold this position.…
Duke Health has produced an article about the COVID-19 vaccine, "Weigh the Benefits of COVID-19 Vaccine Against the Risk for Infection" by Debbe Geiger.
Introduction
The COVID-19 vaccine will protect you and others from the virus and help us end this pandemic. While people…
The School of Medicine Office for Faculty has announced the 2021 LEADER participants, which includes DUSON faculty: Assistant Professors Nancy Crego, Marta Mulawa, Allison Stafford and Ran Xiao. The Leadership Development for Researchers (LEADER) Program is designed for…
Active Employees who have Enrolled in Electronic W-2 Forms
It is expected that electronic W-2 forms have started becoming available no later than January 22. If you haven't already, each employee who opted out of paper W-2 forms will receive an email notification when the W-2 form…