Donna Biederman, associate professor and D-CHIPP director, recently presented information regarding the local response to support homeless individuals during the COVID pandemic. Biederman joined other experts from Duke and the Durham community to update committee members at the quarterly…
Jennie Mastroianni, DNP '20, published the "Improving the Identification of Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause Through the Utilization of the Day-to-Day Impact of Vaginal Aging Questionnaire" article in Menopause. Her co-authors include Julie Thompson, consulting associate, and Katherine…
ABSN student Unique Whitehurst and PhD student Amnazo Muhirwa are among the 28 first fellows of the Purpose Project at Duke’s new Race and the Professions Fellowship.
The first cohort was selected from more than 200 graduate and professional students who applied.
The Purpose Project is a multi-…
Brigit Carter, associate dean for Diversity and Inclusion, recently received her Diversity in Nursing Award from the American Nurses Association (ANA). The Diversity Award recognizes an individual registered nurse or a group of registered nurses for long-standing commitment and significant…
Congratulations to ABSN student Allison Renke for winning the Infection Prevention Week Meme Contest hosted by the Duke University Hospital Infection Prevention Team. A total of 45 memes were submitted and 354 people voted. All submitted memes can be viewed here.
Renke's submission (…
The Blue Devils Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) 5K will be a virtual event this year on October 31. The funds raised will go towards the VCU-Marquette 2020-2021Challenge. All interprofessional colleagues, family, and friends are welcomed to participate.
The VCU-Marquette Challenge…
"Matters of Grief," a virtual symposium on grief, will be offered to everyone across the Health System from 1 to 5 p.m. November 19. It is free of charge, organized by Tony Galanos, from Geriatrics and Palliative Care, and hosted by Duke Center for Healthcare Safety and Quality, Duke…
Tom Blodgett, assistant professor, was recognized by the National Hartford Center for Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE) as a Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing. Designees will be recognized virtually during the upcoming NHCGNE Leadership Conference from October 27 to 29…
A team from DUSON presented recently at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine's (ACRM) 97th annual conference. They presented a total of six presentations (four oral presentations, one poster presentation and one panel presentation). The conference…
A video of Dean Marion E. Broome and Brigit Carter, associate dean for Diversity and Inclusion, is featured by American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) in the Diversity section of its Gallery of Leadership.
To recognize academic nursing's contribution to addressing COVID-19 and…
LaWanda McCreary, communications strategist, was a winner of a Duke Standing Together T-shirt for her submission for the Working@Duke's Mask Motivation Campaign. To view more entries, check out the "Duke Employees Share Their Mask Motivation" article and video on Duke Today.
Deirdre Thornlow, associate professor, is featured in the "Insight from a Senior Care Expert" article on MoneyGeek.
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When it comes to senior care, there are many resources available to help. According to Thornlow, it’s never too early to start planning for care.
“Usually…
Registration is now open for the Eighth Annual Durham VA - DUSON Advanced Practice Provider Veteran’s Health Symposium. To celebrate Nurse Practitioner (NP) Week, DUSON and the Durham VA APRN Committee have collaborated to offer this no cost, full day Veteran-centric interprofessional educational…
A study led by Rita V. Masese, associate in Research, was the subject of "Sickle Cell Disease Studies Should Diversify Recruitment Strategies," written by Jonathan Alicea for HCPLive.
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When it comes to participant recruitment for multisite …
Each year, Duke Health hosts a Duke Quality & Patient Safety Conference in March, where they would present poster awards; it was cancelled this year due to COVID.
Duke Health just announced this year's winners, and two DUSON-connected posters won awards as they were in the top 10 scoring…
Staci Reynolds, assistant professor, has released her "Using audit and feedback to improve compliance with evidence-based practices" article in the American Nurse.
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Takeaways
Audit and feedback strategies are routinely implemented in clinical practice…
The DUSON 90th anniversary celebration story has been covered by NEWS-Line. The story, originally written by Stephanie Turner, public relations specialist, for the School's website, gives an overview of the School's history in recognition of the 90th anniversary. NEWS-Line for HealthCare…
The DUSON Community Health Improvement Partnership Program (D-CHIPP) has re-opened the application process for faculty and staff affiliation. By completing a few questions and describing your interest in community health and affiliation, faculty and staff can access:
Listserv membership to…
Tech Tip of the Week
Win an Apple Watch from the Duke Security Office! Visit the OIT Security Office website, and watch the phishing video. It’s 10 minutes well-spent, and best of all, you can register to win an Apple Watch at the end.
Multifactor…
Zhao Ni, ABSN'14 and PhD'19, and current postdoctoral associate for Yale's School of Medicine, proposed two grants to the NIH during his time at Yale for using machine learning to increase HIV testing. Both proposals have been funded.
One of them is a five-year R21/R33 grant ($1,328,408…
Tolu Oyesanya, assistant professor, received a service commendation from the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) for her work as Mentoring Task Force Chair in the Early Career Networking Group.
Debra Brandon, associate professor, was officially recognized earlier this month by the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) for winning their 2020 Lifetime Achievement in Neonatal Nursing Award. This award recognizes an individual’s longstanding commitment to and profound…
Lisvel Matos, PhD student, has been awarded the Substance Abuse Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) grant through the American Nurses Association (ANA).
A lack of ethnic/minority diversity in mental health and substance abuse services for…
Linda Everett, consulting associate, has received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Michigan School of Nursing and the UMSN Distinguished Alumni Award Selection Committee. This award was given due to her extensive contributions to nursing leadership, education and evidence-…
MSN-WHNP student Erin Jones was named the Nurse Practitioner in Women's Health (NPWH) student leader to represent Duke during the NPWH annual meeting.
The purpose of the Student Leadership Program is to build a community of women's health nurse practitioner students nationally and to provide those…