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Congratulations to Mary Barzee, operation coordinator! She “caught the phish” and reported it in our most recent phishing exercise. Her name was randomly selected by the Duke Health ISO to receive their attractive CISO Security Ambassador…
Congratulations to Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, associate professor, and her research team who received an award from the Duke Health Greatest Need philanthropic fund for her proposal entitled: “SER Hispano Community Health Worker (CHW) COVID-19 Prevention Intervention."
The aims of the project are to…
Kudos to Stephanie Ibemere, postdoc, and her entire team for the submission of her Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS) proposal entitled: “Comparison of Nurse Practitioner Satisfaction with In-Person and/or Telehealth (telephone/video) Visits for Chronic Disease Management." This…
On September 28, the Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) of Duke University held their 16th Annual Fall Scientific Retreat. Several DUSON faculty and students presented at this annual event.
Brandon Knettel, assistant professor, was invited to deliver an oral presentation from selected conference…
The Duke Mobile App Gateway for Digital Health, of which Ryan Shaw, associate professor, is the faculty lead, discussed telehealth transformation that is having a big impact on nursing during Duke Digital Health Week, which ran from September 21 to September 24.
Recommended sessions include…
Kudos to Sophia Smith, associate professor, and Eric Elbogen (SOM) for the submission of their National Cancer Institute (NCI), Multi-PI application entitled “Integrating Technological Approaches for Pain Management in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer." This proposal requests funding for a five-…
The Nurse Anesthesia-DNP Program faculty and staff would like to celebrate of an outstanding accomplishment for our graduating Class of 2020. All 24 students passed their National Certification Exam (NCE) on their first attempt! The National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse…
The Latinx Advocacy Team & Interdisciplinary Network for COVID-19 (LATIN-19), which consists of DUSON-connected members, was featured recently in the news story: "The heroes of the pandemic: 'When the world is burning, I must put out the fire'/Héroes de la pandemia: 'Si el mundo está…
Assistant Professors Schenita Randolph and Ragan Johnson co-wrote "Leveraging social networks of Black women in beauty salons to improve uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis" in Health Education Journal. Coauthors include Danielle Meyers of Duke Cancer Institute, Davon Washington of Duke…
Marilyn Oermann, Thelma M. Ingles Professor of Nursing, was the keynote speaker at Frontier Nursing University Research Symposium. Her presentation was titled "Building Your Scholarship through Publications."
DUSON faculty and students recently completed a successful collaboration with faculty and students from Fudan University School of Nursing in Shanghai, China. In this collaboration students from both countries completed two virtual simulations (v-sims) as a group. Through these v-sims, they…
PhD student Brian Douthit, in collaboration with Kay Lytle, clinical associate and with Duke Health, Rachel Richesson, associate professor, and Robert Clayton Musser of the Duke School of Medicine, published "A Closer Look at the 'Right' Format for Clinical Decision Support:…
Ellie McConnell, associate professor, hosted the opening for the Dementia Inclusive Durham (DID)'s Dementia Beyond Disease, Conference III. The conference was on September 12 and titled "Building a Creative Community of Care." Durham Mayor Steve Schewel and Durham Board of County…
Ellie McConnell, associate professor, has been appointed senior associate editor of The Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine ( JAMDA). JAMDA is the leading peer-reviewed publication for practical information and research directly applicable to health care professionals providing post-…
Three MSN students have been awarded the ANEW Psychiatric - Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Scholarship for Serving Vulnerable Populations.
Debra Bates, Daniel Moldwin and Janine Panker are enrolled in the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program.
This scholarship stems from…
Ashleigh Harlow Named University Scholar, James B. Duke Fellow
PhD student Ashleigh Harlow has received the University Scholars Fellowship and James B. Duke Fellowship.
The University Scholars Fellowship program is designed to stimulate an interdisciplinary, intergenerational community…
The Duke University School of Nursing has earned the 2020 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.
This award is presented by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, and is considered a…
Jewel Scott, MSN '06 and PhD '20, has released her article "Addressing health inequities re‐illuminated by the COVID‐19 pandemic: How can nursing respond?" in Nursing Forum. She wrote the article with Ragan Johnson, assistant professor, and Stephanie Ibemere, postdoctoral fellow.
Abstract…
Assistant Professor Ragan Johnson's article "COVID-19 and Black America The intersection of health equity and the NP workforce" can be found in the latest issue of The Nurse Practitioner. Jewel Scott, MSN '06 and PhD '20, and Schenita D. Randolph, assistant professor, were collaborative…
Marybeth Tetlow, MSN '17, of Duke University Hospital, has published "The Line Snuggler: A Central Line Bundling Innovation Evaluated in a High-Risk Pediatric Population" in the Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing. Her co-authors include Angel Barnes, clinical research nurse, Ryan Shaw, associate…
The Beta Epsilon chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing will present "Rise Up! Managing Compassion Fatigue in the Time of COVID" on October 21 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Zoom. Brandon Knettel, assistant professor, will present.
PhD student Kaitlyn Daly is presenting "Perceptions of Food, Faith and Health from a Christian Context: Preliminary Findings" on September 29 from noon to 1 p.m. on Zoom.
Faith communities (FCs) have effectively facilitated various food-related health interventions (e.g., exercise…
Tech Tip of the Week
It’s well into the semester, and you’re probably spending a lot of time in front of your computer screen. Don’t forget to take a break. Follow the 20-20-20 rule: Every 20 minutes, look at something 20 feet away for about 20 seconds. Try it! It really…
Michelle Webb, assistant professor, was a panelist on a national town hall sponsored by the National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care. The presentation was titled "Conversations with Coalition Leaders: Acknowledging and Adapting to the New Reality - Impact on the Interdisciplinary…