IPEC Center Newsletter - Fall 2023
Fall 2023 Newsletter
Duke IPEC Monthly Update: June 2022
In this month's issue learn more about dissemination, distinctions and scholarship, student engagement, and educational programming. Visit June 2022…
VOICES, a literary journal sponsored by the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine at Duke, announces a COVID-19 writing contest. The contest is open to all Duke health professional students (medical, nursing, physician assistant, etc.), residents, clinicians, and…
Brigit Carter, associate dean for Diversity and Inclusion, is a speaker for the 3rd annual GOLD Neonatal Conference. The conference has officially started and is running until August, with additional live conference days in June. Carter will present the Evaluation of Assessment Strategies to Reduce…
Eleanor McConnell, associate professor, was interviewed by Dennis Thompson with HealthDay news service for the "Nursing Homes Are Ground Zero for COVID-19" article. The article appears on multiple outlets, including WebMD, U.S. News & World Report, Medical Xpress and United…
Mitchell Knisely, assistant professor, and Rita Masese, associate in research, were among the authors for the American Journal of Hematology article "Patient‐reported Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease and Association with Clinical and Psychosocial Factors: Report from the…
Tolu O. Oyesanya, assistant professor, and Daniel Hatch, biostatistician III, contributed to "A Medication Management Intervention for Patients and Families with SCI and ABI" article in the Western Journal of Nursing Research.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to…
This week, we’ll look at our DUSON process for providing closed captioning and transcriptions for recorded lectures.
Closed Captioning
For Students:
Do you have a need for closed captioning of lectures? Here is the information you need to request an…
Dean Marion E. Broome is a co-author of "The performance and professionalism of nurses in the fight against the new outbreak of COVID-19 epidemic is laudable" Letter to the Editor in the International Journal of Nursing Studies. The letter focused particularly on Chinese nurses and their…
Tracey Yap, associate professor, and her team have submitted their subcontract application entitled "A Paradigm Shift in Severe Pressure Injury Etiology." This Department of Defense (DOD) proposal with the University of Utah requests funding for a two-year period with a start date of…
In response to the suggestions of several faculty and the ideas they have shared about how we might engage with COVID-19, Bass Connections is now accepting proposals for new projects related to the pandemic. We realize that this opportunity will only make sense for some faculty given ongoing…
MSN student Lindsey Coker Luckey has written "What is Social Distancing? A Children’s Guide.” The book was featured in The Wilson Times' article "Nurse writes book to help kids understand social distancing." According to the article, "'What is Social Distancing?' is a guide and…
Stacey Bennett, MSN '04, was featured in the Duke School of Medicine's Department of Neurology article "Robots, iPads, and Teamwork." Bennett is now a nurse practitioner.
Introduction
As the COVID-19 epidemic is making neurological emergencies harder to treat--and…
Microsoft Teams
Getting tired of Zoom? Need a more collaboration environment for your team or study group? Learn about a great Zoom alternative with tools to take your team to the next level — Microsoft (MS) Teams.
For Students
MS…
Eleanor McConnell, associate professor, was a panelist for the "Duke Media Briefing: Effects of COVID-19 on Nursing Homes and the Elderly" presentation. The event occurred on Zoom and streamed for YouTube Live at 10 a.m. May 20. Don Taylor from the Duke University Social Science…
PhD student Nicole Calhoun is the recipient of a Genentech Foundation Summer Research Scholarship. The primary goal of the Genentech Foundation programs is to alleviate the need for underrepresented STEM students to work at outside jobs, so they have time to engage in research. Calhoun's…
Wendy Perry, HEA Operations Coordinator, was accepted into the PhD in Higher Education Administration program at Liberty University. The program is completely online and focused on developing leadership and research skills, so those in the program can be equipped with the problem-solving…
Associate Professors Devon Noonan and Susan Silva and Cherie Conley, '20 PhD graduate, co-authored "Feasibility of a text-based reduction intervention in helping rural and underserved smokeless tobacco users quit" for Addictive Behaviors. The other authors include Laura Fish and Kathryn Pollak…
Stephen Scott, DNP student and MSN '16, and Michael Zychowicz, professor, contributed to an article in Military Medicine titled "Implementation and Evaluation of Tactical Combat Casualty Care for Army Aviators."
Abstract
The importance of…
Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, associate professor, will be one of the participants for the "Research Symposium – A Call to Action: Identifying next steps to address biomedical, health care, and social drivers of COVID-19 disparities," presented by the Duke Clinical & Translational Science…
Melisa Wilson, DNP student, shared her story with Michele Wojciechowski for the Minority Nurse feature "A Breast Cancer Diagnosis Brings a Nurse Closer to Her Patients." The article was then re-posted by MedPage Today. In the article, Wilson, who is the Clinical Operations Director and…
This year's annual awards ceremony presentation to celebrate the faculty, staff, and students of DUSON was held through Zoom on May 8 from 2:30 to 4 p.m.
Valerie Sabol, professor, introduced and concluded the ceremony, and the DUSON Nightingales chorus joined to lead the attendants in…
Time to get ready for the summer session!
But first, here’s our Tech Tip of the Week: Start fresh with a new password
That’s right. The start of a new semester is a great time to review your IT security and change your Duke password. Here are three ways to create strong passwords…
As a resource to the School of Nursing in the area of assessment and evaluation, the Office of Academic Assessment and Evaluation leads the design, implementation, evaluation and revision of DUSON's systematic evaluation plan; and guides initiatives that document the extent to which DUSON…
Laura LeBlanc, a 2020 ABSN graduate, was spotted by photographer Kate Medley while LeBlanc was celebrating her milestone in front of the Duke Chapel with her friends. The photo was part of a collection Medley took for WUNC's article "PHOTOS: What A Partial Reopening Looked Like Across The Triangle."
Denise Williams, manager of Computing Operations, recently passed the Amazon Web Service (AWS) Cloud Practitioner exam. This exam enables individuals with an overall understanding of the AWS Cloud to validate their knowledge with an industry-recognized credential. This exam covers four domains…