Kudos to Karin Reuter-Rice, associate professor, and her entire team for the submission of her NIH/NINR R01 application entitled “Risk Stratification of Postconcussive Symptoms in Children to Promote Health Outcomes and Academic Performance." This proposal requests funding for a five-year…
Abstracts are now being accepted for poster and podium presentations for the 8th Annual Advanced Practice Provider Veteran’s Health Symposium, coordinated in partnership between DUSON and the Durham VA.
The theme for this year's health symposium is “Innovation and Leadership in Health Care."…
Rob Odom will join Duke Health as Chief Marketing & Communications Officer (CMCO) and Vice President, Duke University Health System (DUHS), effective July 6, 2020. Rob is a highly accomplished executive adept at heightening an organization’s brand reputation and fostering effective…
Ryan Shaw, associate professor, and Jackie Vaughn, PhD student, were mentioned in an news article about their contributions to a project led by a Duke engineering student to design and build an isolation chamber for COVID-19 patients. The article was featured on the Duke Pratt School of…
Congratulations to Dr. Valerie Howard, associate dean for Academic Affairs, and her team on her recent HRSA award for the Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) for $1,198,473.00. The purpose of this program is to increase the number of qualified nursing faculty by operating a…
Congratulations to Chris Muckler, associate professor, and her team on her recent HRSA award for the Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship (NAT) Program for $35,618. The purpose of this project is to reduce health disparities in the treatment of surgical and non-surgical pain by increasing…
I am very pleased to announce John Myers, PhD, MSPH, will join DUSON’s faculty as the new Director of the Research Design and Statistics Core in the school’s Center for Nursing Research, effective September 1, 2020. He will be a member of the Health Systems and Analytics Division.
Dr. Myers earned…
Tech Tip of the Week
Here are some interesting facts about your Duke email account. Ever wondered what your limits are?
You can send 100,000 email messages per day
You can send an individual email with up to 500 recipients
You can…
Jennie C. De Gagne, professor, PhD students Yesol Yang and Paula Koppel, Sharron Rushton, assistant professor, and Katherine Hall, '17 MSN alumna, recently published an article entitled “Email Use Reconsidered in Health Professions Education: Viewpoint” in JMIR Medical Education. …
Congratulations to PhD student Jiepin Cao for being selected as The Melissa Institute candidate for the Belfer-Aptman Scholars Award. The scholarship is for graduate students who address issues of violence prevention and/or treatment. Associate Professors Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda and…
PhD student Brian Douthit and Rachel Richesson, associate professor, contributed to the "Real World Evidence: Clinical Decision Support" chapter of the NIH Collaboratory Living Textbook of Pragmatic Clinical Trials.
According to the Living Textbook's web page, the chapter…
Congratulations to Hideyo Tsumura, PhD student, and her faculty sponsors/mentors, Associate Professors Wei Pan and Debra Brandon and Charles Vacchiano, professor emeritus, for receiving a general research grant for Tsumura's AANA (American Association of Nurse Anesthetists) Foundation…
Kudos to Paula Tanabe, associate dean for research, and Nancy Crego, assistant professor, for submitting their AHRQ COVID-19 supplement application entitled: “Patterns of health care utilization and health care provider perspectives of telehealth for sickle cell disease management before…
Brigit Carter, associate dean for Diversity and Inclusion, was featured in the Duke Today article "Duke Responds to National Protests" and in the MEAWW article "George Floyd death: Racism is a 'public health crisis' evident in high Covid-19 toll among blacks, say experts," written by…
Staci Reynolds, assistant professor, has joined the Editorial Advisory Board for the American Nurses Association (ANA) journal American Nurse.
The journal's editorial director, Cynthia Saver, says, “Because she has an infection prevention background, I’ve been contacting her a lot for…
On May 13, over 90 Duke alumni joined the “Care for the Caregiver in Troublesome Times” virtual faculty fellow event for a stimulating conversation about how nursing research is impacting the future of health care and improving patient outcomes by empowering caregivers. Led by Cristina Hendrix…
Congratulations to Cristina Hendrix, associate professor, Benjamin Smallheer, assistant professor, Mary Affronti, professor, and Brigit Carter, associate dean for Diversity and Inclusion, and their teams for their proposed project titled Diverse AGNPs for Diverse Elders (DiADE), which they…
Dean Marion E. Broome has recently been appointed to the National Board of Directors for the Nurse-Family Partnership, a nonprofit organization housed in Denver, Colorado. The Nurse-Family Partnership program is an evidence-based community health program implemented in 41 states which empowers…
Ryan Shaw, associate professor, discussed Duke's CovIdentify study in the Washington Post article "Wearable tech can spot coronavirus symptoms before you even realize you’re sick" by Geoffrey A. Fowler. Shaw is a leader of CovIdentify, which is investigating whether or not smartphone and…
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On Friday, May, 29, Dr. Brigit Carter and I held our monthly diversity conversation. Attendance varies from 12-20 faculty, staff and, occasionally, students. This Friday we had 65+ students, staff, and staff join. The conversation was difficult, challenging, raw and so sad. Given the…
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…