Charles Collom, DNP '18, Marilyn Oermann, Thelma M. Ingles Professor of Nursing, and Valerie Sabol, professor, are co-authors of "An Assessment of Predatory Publication Use in Reviews" in the Clinical Nurse Specialist, Vol. 34, No. 4, July/August 2020.
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Seven people were celebrated on June 17 during a virtual presentation of the 2020 Alumni Awards Ceremony. More than 65 people attended.
Anita Stallings, associate dean of Development & Alumni Affairs, introduced and concluded the ceremony. Dean Marion Broome gave some remarks and introduced…
In the early 1980s, Durham, like many American cities, witnessed a spike in the amount of homeless and impoverished people downtown. A group of faith and civic leaders responded to this crisis by establishing a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the Urban Ministries Center, in 1983. They constructed a building…
Announcing the newly elected leaders for the Beta Epsilon Chapter 2020-2022 of Sigma Theta Tau International, your Nursing Honor Society!
Vice President: Al Cadavero (assistant professor)
Treasurer: Brigit Carter (re-elected) (associate dean for Diversity and Inclusion…
Congratulations to Sallie Allgood, consulting associate, and her sponsor, Devon Noonan, associate professor, for their award for the Spring 2020 Hillman Small Grant Fellowship application entitled: “Developing a Community Health Worker Innovation Toolkit”. This award is for a one-year…
The IPEC staff will present the Lightning Talk abstract "'Bending with the Wind' to Ground New IPE Initiatives" for the August Nexus Summit 2020 program. The presentation will include a pre-recorded 15-minute presentation and a facilitated, live, theme-based discussion with up to…
Kudos to Annmarie Walton, assistant professor, and her entire team for the submission of her CDC/NIOSH R21 application entitled: ”Improving Practices to Limit Healthcare Workers’ Exposure to Antineoplastic Drugs." This proposal requests funding for a two-year period with a start date of…
Elizabeth Gatewood, DNP '18, and Jennie De Gagne, professor, contributed to “The One-Minute Preceptor: Evaluation of a Clinical Teaching Tool Training for Nurse Practitioner Preceptors" in The Journal for Nurse Practitioners (section “Faculty for Faculty”).
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Kudos to Nancy Crego, assistant professor, and her research team for the submission of her AHRQ COVID-19 related application entitled: “Alterations in Sickle Cell Disease Health Care Delivery, Utilization and Cost by North Carolina Medicaid Enrollees throughout the COVID-19 Crisis.” This…
Kimberly Erlich, consulting associate, was interviewed by Alana Hippensteele of Pharmacy Times for a two-part interview. The first part, "Pharmacogenomics and Behavioral Health in the Treatment of Children and Teens," was released on June 11. The second part, "Considerations for…
MSN alumna Rachel Hester was highlighted in the Statesville Record & Landmark article "Davis Medical Group names new family practice nurse." Her accolades include an academic merit scholarship from DUSON.
Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, associate professor, was interviewed by Frank Stasio on WUNC's The State of Things on June 12 for a segment titled "Landlords Can Begin Evicting On June 21: These Are Your Rights." She discussed the health risks that housing insecurity poses for the Latinx community in…
Michael Cary, associate professor, was a panelist for the Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS) "Challenges Faced by Nurse Researchers During COVID-19 Pandemic: Turning Crisis into Opportunity" virtual event on June 17. Cary presented "Lean In during COVID-19: Managing Self, Family and…
AMOS Health & Hope, a global clinical partner of OGACHI, has been hosting a Global Health Summer Webinar Series since June 10. The series will conclude with "Faith, Hope, and Love: 50 Years of Practicing CBPHC in Nicaragua" at 11 a.m. on June 29. Sign up to receive more…
PhD student Jacqueline Vaughn has received a post-doctoral fellowship position at UNC Chapel Hill School of Nursing. She will be funded by their NIH National Institute of Nursing Research T32 grant (T32NR007091).
Since 1996, the UNC School of Nursing has been recipient of an Institutional…
Kudos to Sophia Smith, associate professor, Eric Elbogen with the Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and their entire team for the submission of their multi-PI NIH R21 application entitled: “Integrating Digital Health Approaches for Pain Management in Breast Cancer Patients." This…
It was a busy week as MSN students virtually engaged in their summer on campus intensive (OCI).
Around 275 students attended the first OCI on June 10. Anne Derouin, MSN program director and associate professor, gave a welcome presentation, and Sean Convoy, assistant professor, presented his…
Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, associate professor, participated in a three-person panel for a virtual media briefing addressing the "Effects of COVID-19 on Spanish-speaking communities." The brief occurred via Zoom and YouTube on Wednesday, June 10.
The presentation has been covered by numerous media…
Ryan Shaw, associate professor, will be a part of an online presentation about CovIdentify, a Duke project that's studying whether or not smartphones and smartwatches can detect COVID symptoms in the wearer. The presentation will be June 17 from 10 to 11 a.m. Visit EventBrite to register.…
Duke will host a special online event, Living While Black, on June 16 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Black faculty scholars will present on the background, dimensions and impact of racism and racist policies and structures, while black students and staff…
Members of the School of Nursing community were among the hundreds of Duke health care workers and leaders to march through the medical campus on June 10. The march ended in remarks being made by individuals including Dean Marion Broome. President Vincent E. Price and Chancellor for Health…
Tech Tip of the Week
We’ve all been there – so many windows and apps open on your laptop that you can’t find the one you need.
Quickly jumping between applications on your Windows PC or Mac is simple. To quickly go to another app, hold down the Alt and Tab keys at…
Patient Preferred Physicians and Practitioners has named Lisa McIver, MSN '06, a Patient Preferred Family Nurse Practitioner representing the state of California. Patients and peers rate her five stars for her expertise, compassion and bedside manner, according to a news release.…
Anna Fraifeld, DNP student, has received a $3000 scholarship from the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Foundation. The AANA Foundation received 2,288 competitive student scholarship applications this year, and 71 scholarships were awarded totaling $181,000, according to…
Tracey Yap, associate professor, will join the Nursing and Related Clinical Sciences Study Section (NRCS) standing panel. Yap's term will last four years starting in July, and she is required to annually attend three in-person review meetings during her term.