Division News

Last month, Paul Lantos, MD, a Duke Medicine hospitalist and Pediatric Infectious Diseases specialist, was lead author of a fascinating study about influenza illness in North Carolina. The researchers asked whether living near the state’s hog farms affect the strains of flu that infect us. The short answer is “yes” and we should pay attention. 

Corrine Voils, PhD, has recently accepted a position with University of Wisconsin Madison (UW Madison) and will begin there in January 2017. She will have an appointment at the Madison VAMC with a joint appointment as Professor with tenure in the Division of General Surgery in the Department of Surgery.

Dr. Leah Zullig reports on AcademyHealth’s Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation (D&I). This conference provides a unique forum for health services researchers, implementation scientists, funders, and clinicians in the field to come together and share innovative D&I research.

Professor of Medicine, Hayden Bosworth, PhD, organized a recent conference in Washington, DC, entitled, "Suboptimal Medication Use and Population Health - Intersection of Research, Implementation, and Policy." The meeting was sponsored by the PhRMA Foundation and Duke University, the Alliance Development & Government Affairs at Horizon Government Affairs, and The Medication Adherence Alliance.

The annual meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine is just four months away. This highly respected symposium will take place April 19-21 in Washington, DC, and we are already hearing about program acceptances of DGIM submissions:

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Larry Greenblatt, MD, and Nilesh Patel, MD, travelled to Singapore in November to continue their project to improve clinical training for 2nd and 4th year students at Duke-NUS. 

Duke GIM celebrated the holiday season on Thursday, December 8, at The Cotton Room in the Golden Belt district of Downtown Durham where chic-restyling of a historic landmark created an especially festive venue. 

Daniella Zipkin, MD, has recently launched a new GIM Journal Club in an effort to bring GIM faculty together and have more time interacting with residents.

Courtney Van Houtven, PhD, was the senior author on a recent publication in Annals of Internal Medicine entitled, "Dual Health Care System Use and High-Risk Prescribing in Patients With Dementia: A National Cohort Study."

Dr. Peter Ubel, a Duke physician and behavioral scientist, has recently authored four Forbes (Health Information and Health News) online articles. The articles discuss popular topics for this time of the year like healthcare and holiday eating.