Division News

Duke Palliative Care will host a screening of the newly-released documentary film Consider the Conversation 2: Stories about Cure, Relief and Comfort at the Full Frame Theatre on the American Tobacco campus on Thurs., Dec. 4 at 6:30 p.m.  

The 2014-2015 Health Policy Lecture Series begins this Wednesday with a panel discussion on Healthcare Reform: Initial Assessments from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Trent Semans Center for Health Education.

Frequent visitors to Duke University Hospital, as well as patients who make extended stays, often deal with a variety of complex health care problems, including end-of-life issues, chronic pain, lacking the ability to pay, and homelessness. In this week’s Faculty Spotlight Joanna Kipnes, MD, talks about creating tailored health care plans for these patients--and why these patients choose to come to Duke. How long have you been at Duke?

[caption id="attachment_1712" align="alignleft" width="90"] Leah Zullig, PhD (above), and Jennifer Gierisch, (PhD) below.[/caption] Leah Zullig, PhD, and Jennifer Gierisch, PhD, have been selected to participate in the 2015 Duke course on Leadership Development for Researchers (LEADER), an interactive, three-day workshop designed for junior faculty leading research groups.

For this week’s faculty spotlight, we talk to David M. Gallagher, MD, chief of the Hospital Medicine program at Duke University Hospital. In this interview, Dr. Gallagher discusses the challenges and joys of working in hospital medicine, the history and future of the field, and efforts to improve his electric guitar skills. How long have you been at Duke? How long have you been at the division? I have been at Duke since 2006.

Applications are now open for the Duke CTSA Research Career Development Award Program (Duke CTSA KL2), which provides young investigators with the knowledge and skills necessary to perform high-impact research and succeed in today’s highly competitive research environment. The KL2 provides skilled and personalized mentoring, a coordinated and tailored scientific and career development curriculum, and the opportunity to conduct clinical or translational research.

The Australian Outback isn't the first place that springs to mind when thinking of advancing the state of medical education, but that's where the subject of our next Faculty Spotlight has headed. Bruce Peyser, MD, talks to us about what he's doing in Alice Springs, and how it will build better physician-resident relationships. How long have you been at Duke?

Jennifer Gierisch, PhD, will teach a course in patient engagement in research in the spring for the Clinical Research Training Program. “Strategies and Approaches to Patient Engagement,” (CRP 267) will provide a practical foundation in strategies and approaches to engage patients and caregivers; it is recommended for faculty, staff, and house staff interested in patient-centered outcomes research.

Medicine Grand Rounds on Fri., Oct. 31 at 8 a.m. in Duke Hospital room 2002 will feature David Edelman, MD, associate professor of medicine (Division of General Internal Medicine). Dr. Edelman will present Challenges in Implementing Primary Care Interventions. Watch from your desk: If you can’t make Medicine Grand Rounds this week, click here to watch a live stream (just enter your Duke Net ID and password).

Lynn Bowlby, MD, the subject of our 20th Faculty Spotlight article, works to help residents complete their training, both in the classroom and in the Duke Outpatient Clinic. In this interview, she talks about the joys of working with residents, her medical areas of interest, and keeping busy both at the division and at home. How long have you been at Duke? How long have you been at the division? I’ve been at Duke and the division for 8 1/2 years! Time does fly.