COVID-19 hospital medicine update
The Duke hospital medicine team continues to play a key role in helping treat patients with COVID-19 infection and develop hospital-based processes and policies to keep staff safe.
Wu leads pilot study: team-based approach in buprenorphine care
Physician-pharmacist collaboration may increase adherence to opioid addiction treatment
Wu leads pilot study: team-based approach in buprenorphine care
Physician-pharmacist collaboration may increase adherence to opioid addiction treatment according to a new study published this week in Addiction. The research team consists of 3 Duke GIM Faculty members, including first author, Dr. Li-Tzy Wu, and co-authors Drs. Lynn Bowlby and Larry Greenblatt.
Two studies funded to address roadblocks to early kidney transplantation
Duke investigators are the new recipients of two funding awards, one from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and one from The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), both addressing roadblocks to early kidney transplantation, including race disparities in kidney transplant.
Lantos leads new multi-society Lyme disease guidelines
Dr. Paul Lantos recently headed the development of a multi-society guideline for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease.
6 faculty from Medicine selected for ALICE leadership development program
The School of Medicine Office for Faculty Development has announced the 2021 participants in its ALICE program, a yearlong leadership development program for mid-career women faculty in leadership roles.
9 faculty from Medicine selected for 2021 Duke Clinical Leadership Program.
28 faculty from the School of Medicine, including 9 faculty from the Department of Medicine, have been selected for the School of Medicine's 2021 Duke Clinical Leadership Program cohort.
GIM Annual Service Awards
Duke General Internal Medicine would like to congratulate the following faculty and staff members on their service and commitment to excellence to Duke and the division of GIM over the years.
Duke Outpatient Clinic Chaplain pilot project
Over a year ago, in August 2019, Katherine Henderson began her chaplain internship at the Duke Outpatient Clinic (DOC). This was a new idea that started with the vision of DOC Medical Director, Lynn Bowlby, MD, in response to the high levels of trauma, loss and systemic injustice faced by DOC patients.
"My role is to receive the story of the patient’s suffering, in their own words," says Henderson. "I work within each person’s particular worldview to contextualize their struggles and reinforce their sources of spiritual and emotional strength."
Yancy receives PDC Outcomes Research Team award
William Yancy, MD, has received an award from the PDC Outcomes Research Team (PORT) for his project "An Evaluation of Duke Weight Management Programs to Inform Development of a Collaborative Center."