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Voils, lead author in JGIM – paper prompts editorial
This week Corrine Voils and colleagues in health services research saw their paper appear online in the upcoming November issue of JGIM plus an associated editorial. The authors learned that adding genetic risk to type 2 diabetes risk counseling did not change weight, insulin resistance, or health behaviors. Corrine I. Voils CI, Coffman CJ, Grubber JM, Edelman D, Sadeghpour A, …
Lantos continues focus on Lyme illness
Paul Lantos, a Duke Medicine hospitalist and Pediatrics Infectious Diseases attending, is well known for his research and knowledge about Lyme disease. In the past several months he has several published papers and a noteworthy presence in the meetings of the IDSA as well as an international conference on lyme borreliosis.
School of Medicine Bridge Funding – Deadline Dec 15
The School of Medicine has announced the next cycle of the School of Medicine Bridge Funding Program. The next deadline for applications is December 15, 2015. Please consult the announcement below for application procedures and eligibility. Application materials should be submitted to Anne Meska in ONE pdf file via email: anne.meska@duke.edu. Duke University School of Medicine Bridge …
DGIM Contributes to New JAMA Article on Breast Cancer Screenings
Last week JAMA published the American Cancer Society (ACS) 2015 update for breast cancer screening for women at average risk. In the issue is a review by Duke researchers who conducted an evidence review supporting the guideline. Several of these authors are from general internal medicine. The investigative group from Duke are part of the Evidence …
SMDM 2015 Theme was “Implementation”
Post submitted by Shelby Reed, PhD Meetings of the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) bring together transdisciplinary groups of individuals whose work is devoted to studying medical decisions to improve the health of individuals and populations. Every year’s meeting begins with short courses on Sunday led by international experts in decision modeling, decision theory, …
Hospital Medicine Corner
Welcome to Highlights from our Hospital Medicine program, faculty from DukeMedicine and the Durham VA. Duke AHEAD DukeMedicine Hospitalists recently were lauded in Duke AHEAD, the Duke Academy for Health Professions Education and Academic Development: Health Professions Education Day, September 18, 2015 – Poster Presentation Gokhale TA, Drucker RP, Chudgar SM. Evaluating the Impact of the …
Announcing Research Awards – September 2015
Congratulations to these general medicine faculty who are recent recipients of research funding: Hayden B. Bosworth has received an award from the PhRMA Foundation for a project entitled “Evaluating CVD Medication Adherence Program in Low SES.” Total funding will be $126,360. L. Ebony Boulware has received an award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute …
This Week GIM in Moshi, Tanzania
This week we learn about GIM in Moshi, Tanzania, at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center where Leah Zullig (GIM) and Yousuf Zafar (Oncology) are working with a pilot study sponsored by Duke Global Health/Duke Cancer Institute. As part of the study, the team is validating the quality of the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center.
Williams Reporting from Austria
The 23rd Cochrane Colloquium in Vienna, Austria, October 3-7, 2015 Posted by John Williams, MD, MHS* The 23rd Cochrane Colloquium was held in Vienna, Austria, October 3-7. It is the premier conference focused on the methods for conducting systematic reviews. As director of the Durham Evidence Synthesis Program (ESP), I attended with the goal of …
Davis Delivers Keynote for “Race to Quit, NC”
James Davis was a featured speaker October 6th, alongside the Deputy Secretary of Health Services, NC Department of Health & Human Services and the Executive Director of the North Carolina Alliance for Health, for the launching of “Race to Quit, NC,” the official kick-off of a statewide smoking cessation campaign. Davis is a GIM faculty member and Director …
