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.

Rowena Dolor, MD, is the lead author of a new article on practice-based research networks, “Guidance for Researchers Developing and Conducting Clinical Trials in Practice-based Research Networks (PBRNs).” This article, published in the most recent issue of the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, offers guidance in the areas of recruiting and engaging practices, budgeting, project management, and communication, as well as templates and examples of too

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is accepting applications for two career development awards in the area of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR): The K08 AHRQ PCOR Mentored Clinical Investigator Award, and the K01 AHRQ PCOR Mentored Research Scientist Development Award. Read more.

Abstract submissions are now open for the 2015 Society of General Internal Medicine meeting! Submissions for abstracts, as well as clinical vignettes and innovations are due by January 8. The 38th Annual SGIM Meeting will be held April 22-25, 2015 in Toronto.

The division’s Martha Adams, MD, is playing a leadership role in the American Medical Informatics Association symposium currently underway in Washington, DC. On Sunday, Adams is moderating a tutorial on qualitative research for nearly 100 interested participants.

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?

Applications are now open for the Duke School of Medicine Bridge Funding Program, which offers financial support for investigators who have had lapses in R01- or P01-level support. The program will offer up to $100,000 per lapsed R01 grant or up to $200,000 per lapsed P01 grant. R21-level proposals will no longer be considered for bridge funding. Completed applications should be sent to Anne Meska at Anne Meska@duke.edu by December 15.

[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.