Division News

The online application system for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)’s spring 2015 cycle will open February 4. This year’s spring cycle will offer more than $100 million total in funding in the following areas:

The powerpoint presentation from Leah Zullig's, PhD, WIP talk on evaluating and building cancer registries in Tanzania are now available for download. Dr. Zullig's talk,

 This week, JAMA published an article written by William Yancy,MD, Matthew Maciejewski, PhD, and others showing between bariatric surgery and increased long-term survival among obese middle-aged patients in the VA health system.

Shiv Nadar University and Duke have issued a request for proposals (RFP) for research projects that build collaborative interdisciplinary research between both universities. This RFP will offer pilot funds for this collaborative research, which investigators may then use to obtain preliminary findings and larger sources of external funding. The RFP will offer up to $25,000 per year for two years; proposals are due by March 31. This year’s RFP has a focus on the intersection of global health and urbanizations, but other interdisciplinary topics may also be eligible.

The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) has selected Jason Webb, MD, as an inspiring Hospice and Palliative Leader under the age of 40. Candidates were evaluated based on their work within the AAHPM, educating others within the field, participating in charitable work, mentoring of residents or students, and other professional accomplishments.

The NIH’s Research Demonstration and Dissemination Projects are funding  practical and potentially sustainable strategies, delivered in routine clinical care settings, to improve processes of care and health outcomes of individuals who are at risk for or have diabetes. Applications are due by March 2, 2015. Read more. 

For our last faculty spotlight of 2014, we talk to Leah Zullig, PhD about her research on quality of care for survivors of colorectal cancer, efforts to improve self-management for patients living with chronic diseases, and swimming with sand tiger sharks off the North Carolina coast. How long have you been at Duke? How long have you been at the Division?

The American Medical Informatics Association’s Clinical Translational Science Community (CTS-AMIA) is offering  “NICHD’s Clinical Trials Database,” a free webinar for members on January 9 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. CTS-AMIA is a community of practice and research for translational informaticians and researchers specifically professionals associated with CTSA and CTSI sites.

AcademyHealth is now accepting abstracts to be considered for presentation or publication at its 2015 Annual Research Meeting and Interest Group Meetings, which will be held in next June. Applications for the Annual Research Meeting are invited for five categories: calls for innovation, policy roundtables, presentations, research panels, and student posters.

The American Medical Informatics Association is offering "10x10” virtual courses in bioinformatics. These courses, taught by partners such as Oregon Health and Science University, Ohio State University and Nova Southeastern University, offer a chance to learn about a variety of bioinformatics topics online. The next batch of 10x10 courses will begin in January and run through April, and include the following: