Perlman featured on front page of The Herald Sun
Does this picture look familiar? You may have seen Dr. Adam Perlman on the front page of The Herald Sun recently for an article entitled, “Doctor: Tackle pain from different angles”.
In the article, executive director of Duke Integrative Medicine and faculty member in general internal medicine, Adam Perlman, MD, talks about the single shot approach to pain management may not be the best way to go.
Large DGIM group led by Dr. Duan-Porter in Annals of IM
Recently (April 26, 2016) a large group led by first author Wei Duan-Porter, MD, PhD, and senior author John W.
Clough + McClellan present JAMA Viewpoint about Medicare payment overhaul
Dr. Jeffrey Clough and Dr. Mark McClellan recently published this online first JAMA Viewpoint about the upcoming overhaul of the Medicare payment system.
Kessler Named VA’s Acting Emergency Medicine Chief
Chad Kessler, MD, Deputy Durham VAMC Chief of Staff, recently received the national role of VA’s Acting Director of Emergency Medicine.
As director, Kessler will oversee the 119 emergency departments in VA medical centers across the United States while continuing in his Durham post. Kessler got his start in emergency care through a program sponsored by the VA at the Jesse Brown VAMC in Chicago allowing him to do a combined residency in emergency and internal medicine.
Lantos receives ERIC grant to develop teaching program for GIS based research in China
Paul Lantos, MD, medical instructor (General Internal Medicine), has received a $20,000 grant from Duke University's Educational and Research Initiatives in China (ERIC) program. ERIC funding is intended to help faculty develop innovative education and research programs at the Duke Kunshan University campus and other areas in China.
Zipkin and ACLT residents advocate on Capitol Hill for opioid safety
A group of Duke Internal Medicine residents traveled to Washington, D.C., last week as part of the Ambulatory Care Leadership Track's focus on advocacy. Throughout the year, the ACLT residents plan and prepare for the trip, where they meet with representatives in Congress. This year the residents prepared a one-page paper on opioid safety with help from Duke University Health and State Government Relations.
Penn's David Casarett to lead Duke palliative care services
David Casarett, MD, will join the Duke Health community as the chief of Palliative Care Services for Duke University Health System, and chief of the Section of Palliative Care within Division of General Internal Medicine, effective September 1, 2016.
Med Students give stellar SGIM presentation, prompts over 30 tweets!
Three Duke medical students — Jerry Lee, the presenter, Morgan Hardy, and Julie Rivo — all mentored in the Duke Outpatient Clinic (DOC) including their co-authors Marigny Bratcher and Natasha Cunningham, gave a truly excellent presentation during an opening plenary session at SGIM 2016.
Boggan to serve as mentor to chief resident for quality and safety
Joel Boggan, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine (General Internal Medicine), will take on the role as mentor to the chief resident for quality and safety (CRQS) at the Durham VA Medical Center, announced Aimee Zaas, MD, director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program, and David Simel, MD, professor of medicine (General Internal Medicine) and vice chair for Veterans Aff