Duke Cancer Institute and UNC Health Sciences at MAHEC will hold its third annual North Carolina Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Symposium, in collaboration with Wake Forest Baptist Health and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center on Friday, April 24, 2020, at the NC Biotechnology…
Kathryn Evans Kreider, associate professor, published an article entitled "Blood Pressure Control and the Association with Diabetes Mellitus Incidence: Results from the SPRINT randomized trial" in Hypertension. Co-authors include Christianne L. Roumie, Adriana M. Hung, Gregory B. Russell, Jan…
Duke University will host a Research Town Hall: Global Research at Duke with the theme "Good practices for Reaching Success and Key Regulatory Considerations" on March 17 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Penn Pavilion. Duke researchers of the Duke Global Health Institute and Pratt School of…
The Office for Faculty Development will host Kerfuffles, Conflicts and Misunderstandings: Strategies for Engagement on Tuesday, June 2 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at The Great Hall of the Trent Semans Center. The program will be presented by Ann Brown, MD, MHS, Vice Dean for Faculty, and Cathie Siders,…
The Duke Center for Health Outcomes and Innovation Research (CHOIR) will host a seminar entitled "The SER Hispano Study: Salud, Estres y Resiliencia/Health, Stress, and Resilience among young Latinx Immigrants Preliminary Findings & Future Directions" with Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, associate…
Mitchell Knisely, assistant professor, recently presented on "Patient-reported Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease: Report from the SCDIC" at the National Institutes of Health for the Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium Steering Committee meeting.
Sandra Yamane, DNP'19, and Jennie De Gagne, professor; published an article entitled "Assessment of a Patient-Centered Initiative to Improve Hypertension Management for Adults with Comorbid Type 2 Diabetes at a Free Clinic in the Rural South" in Nursing Forum. Co-authors include Alysse Riggs, Davie…
Rachel Richesson, associate professor; PhD student Brian Douthit; and Daniel Hatch, biostatistician III; published an article entitled "Measuring implementation feasibility of clinical decision support alerts for clinical practice recommendation" in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics…
The Duke Roybal Center aims to catalyze researchers across disciplines to develop, test and implement innovative behavioral interventions grounded in behavioral or social science principles to promote independent living of older adults. The theme of the Duke Roybal Center is to accelerate…
The Duke Initiative for Science & Society is hosting an upcoming SciComm Lunch-And-Learn event that might be of interest to students, postdocs, and faculty. Through our SciComm Lunch-And-Learn series, we explore interesting, novel aspects of science communication in an informal setting.…
The Duke Initiative for Science & Society is hosting an upcoming Dinner Dialogue that might be of interest to students, postdocs, and faculty. Through our Dinner Dialogue series, we hope to spark meaningful and ongoing conversation about the broader ethical implications of scientific and…
In April 2018, Duke University announced a new smoke-free policy that would prohibit the use of combustible tobacco on campus beginning July 1, 2020 as part of the Healthy Duke initiative. Since that time, our medical experts have reviewed the growing body of evidence on the health risks associated…
Active Minds: Nurses for Mental Health Awareness host "Communication Through Depression & Anxiety" with guest lecturer Sean Convoy, assistant professor, on February 19 at 5:30 p.m. in Pearson 1011. Interdisciplinary attendance is encouraged.
For those unable to attend in person, view the link…
DUSON Spectrum, DukeMed Pride, DPT Pride, and oSTEM present Queer Health Science Mixer. The event is opened to graduate and professional students on February 28 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Trent Semans Center Great Hall. LGBTQ and allies are welcome for food, drinks and activities.
Second semester ABSN students recently volunteered their time to help with the annual Durham Point in Time count. The annual event sends teams of volunteers out into the night to count the number of homeless individuals in Durham. A follow up event, Fresh Start Connect, invites those homeless…
Faculty members Ran Xiao, Kais Gadhoumi and Xiao Hu recently won second place for their poster entitled "SuperAlarm: a Machine Learning Approach to Predict in-Hospital Code Blue Events" at the Duke 2020 Research Computing Symposium.
Active Minds and Duke Wellness Center will host a four week Koru Mindfulness Workshop open to all health professionals, students, faculty and staff. Space is limited so reserve your space here.
On January 28, 2020, Duke University Chancellor for Health Affairs A. Eugene Washington, MD, hosted the first ever Duke Health Live Event for all Duke Health employees.
At the event, the Chancellor reflected on the tremendous achievements and significant contributions of Duke Health employees at…
The SER Hispano Project and D-CHIPP joined to host the third annual Access For Immigrants Community Health Symposium: Affirming Communities, Cultivating Resilience on February 1. More than 70 community members, students, staff and faculty came together to learn about best practices, current…
Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements of black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African-Americans in U.S. History. This month, we sat down with faculty, staff and students to discuss their entry into the nursing field, how they became nursing leaders…
The Duke Office of Durham and Community Affairs is now accepting nominations for two Duke engagement community service awards - The Lars Lyon Volunteer Service Award and the Duke Employee Community Service Award. Submissions for both awards are due by Friday, March 13.
The Lars Lyon Volunteer…
MSN alumni Rickey Logan, Jr. recently published an article entitled "Gay Fatherhood in the NICU: Supporting the 'Gayby' Boom" in Advances in Neonatal Care.
Abstract
Background: With advances in reproductive health, gay males are increasingly given the opportunity to reproduce. It…
DUSON has 10 small rooms tucked away behind the elevators in the new IPE building. These rooms can be scheduled by faculty and staff for proctored testing, video coding using Noldus, and research requiring specialized statistical software. Here’s what you need to know about using these spaces.…
Kathleen Turner, associate professor, published an article entitled "Ethics and interprofessional education: An exploration across health professions education programs" in Journal of Interprofessional Care. Co-authors included Sulochana Naidoo, Duke-NUS; and Diana McNeill, Duke University Medical…