Division News

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.

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.

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.

Registration is now open for the Duke Heart Center’s 5th Annual Electrophysiology Summit, which will be held at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center in Durham on January 23-24. This program will provide continuing education for cardiologists, electrophysiologists, primary care physicians, advanced practice providers, and allied health professionals who care for arrhythmia patients. The symposium will focus on the collaborative care of patients with heart rhythm disorders, and will offer sessions specifically for advanced cardiology, primary care and advanced practice providers.