Gierisch shares smoking cessation research project
Can smokers with a history of depression respond better to smoking cessation interventions that are combined with mood-management? Many think so, including Dr. Jennifer Gierisch, Prinicpal Investigator of the Quit Smoking Tele-Health study.
“The potential benefit of decreasing tobacco use among users with depression could be tremendous,” says Gierisch.
Bosworth speaks at CDC about medication non-adherence
Hayden Bosworth, PhD, speaks with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about medication non-adherence.
Voils named consulting editor of APA journal
Corinne Voils, PhD, professor of medicine (General Internal Medicine), has been appointed as a Consulting Editor for Health Psychology. Her term begins January 1, 2017 and extends for two years.
Perlman to serve on National Advisory Council
Adam Perlman, MD, Executive Director of Duke Integrative Medicine and Associate Professor of Medicine, has been invited to serve on the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Integrative Health.
Dr. Ubel in Annals: copay assistance raises costs
Copay assistance now = higher health care costs in the future. That is what Peter Ubel, MD, reports in new Annals of Internal Medicine article, an online first:
Ubel PA, Bach PB. Copay assistance for expensive drugs: a helping hand that raises costs [published online October 11, 2016]. Ann Intern Med. 2016; doi:10.7326/M16-1334. [Link]
Diamantidis selected for the Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists at Duke
Clarissa Diamantidis, MD, was recently selected by the Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists at Duke for her proposal "Educational Intervention to Improve Patient Safety among Hospitalized Acute Kidney Injury Survivors." Dr.
Welcome new faculty member Dr. Allison Bolton
Allison Bolton, MD, recently joined our division as a Medical Instructor and Hospitalist for Duke University Hospital. She comes to us from Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula, Mississippi where she has been a Hospitalist since 2013. Dr. Bolton received her Doctor of Medicine in Internal Medicine from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. She completed her residency and internal medicine internship at the University of South Alabama Medical Center.
Welcome to Duke GIM, Dr. Bolton!
Third quarter 2016 GIM funding awards
Congratulations to these general medicine faculty members who are recipients of recent research funding:
L. Ebony Boulware received awards from:
- the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled "Bruce Burnett IPA." Total funding will be $185,776.
- the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled "Duke CTSA (UL1): Statistical methods for complex data in CV disease research." Total funding will be $423,726.
Lesley H. Curtis received awards from:
New GIM Faculty Spotlight: Jennifer St Clair-Russell, PhD
Jennifer St Clair-Russell, PhD, joined our division in September. To get to know her a little more, we asked her the following questions:
Where do you work?
My office is on the 5th floor of the NC Mutual Building.
What is your title?
Medical Instructor
What are your interests are in the field?
Patient/provider communication, specifically regarding treatment options, including conservative management in renal failure
11 GIM faculty members selected to join Faculty Development Academy
The Duke Department of Medicine Faculty Development Academy launched in October 2011 and addresses individual faculty development needs, supplements on-going mentorship, and develops faculty in four high priority career tracks. Congratulations to the following GIM faculty members chosen to join the academy:
Basic/Translational Science Research
Elizabeth Cirulli, PhD