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Department of Medicine Book Club Discussing Henrietta Lacks on June 22
The next meeting of the Department of Medicine Book Club will be held on Monday, June 22, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Searle Center Faculty Lounge. This time the club will discuss The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a book that has won enormous praise, both from book critics and several members …
Event update: No Jackson Heart Study, Palliative Care Conference this Thursday
This is a brief news update to correct two events mistakenly listed for Thursday, April 30 in Monday’s newsletter. The Jackson Heart Study CKD Meeting listed in this week’s newsletter will take place next week. In addition, the Palliative Care Conference scheduled for Thursday afternoon has been cancelled. Sorry for any confusion, and please look forward to more accurate events listed in …
Your Help Needed–What does GIM Mean to You?
The division of General Internal Medicine is generating both a mission statement a vision statement, and we need your help! for our new website, and other locations. Please be on the lookout for a link to a RedCap survey, which we will be emailing to select division faculty members. Your feedback and ideas will help us …
Division Faculty Shine at SGIM
Congratulations to all the division faculty who attended and participated in this year’s Society of General Internal Medicine annual meeting this week. Sixteen division faculty attended this year’s conference in Toronto, which had nearly 2,000 participants. Division faculty led symposia, gave workshops and oral abstract presentations, and interacted with other national leaders in internal medicine. …
PHRMA Foundation Funding Opportunities Available (due September 1)
The PhRMA Foundation invites young researchers to apply for its 2016 grants and fellowships. Millions of dollars are available in funding in the four following research categories. Applications are due September 1. Adherence Improvement Informatics Pharmaceutics Pharmacology/Toxicology Additional awards in clinical pharmacology, health outcomes, and translational medicine and therapeutics will be offered later this …
CKD Clinical and Health Policy Research Interest Group Posts Spring Speaker List
The Chronic Kidney Disease Research Interest Group has posted its scheduled speaker list for spring 2015. The Interest Group, hosted by the Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Nephrology, meets every other Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. in room 4107 of the DCRI building. All faculty and staff are invited to attend. The spring …
Boulware, GIM Awarded $5.6 Million from PCORI
The division of General Internal Medicine has been approved for a $5.6 million funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study how patient-centered health system interventions can help patients make supported, informed decisions about kidney failure treatments. “This study will help us understand how we can improve health care delivery to address …
SGIM is This Week
The 38th annual meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine is this week. If you’re attending, and you haven’t already, check out our SGIM 2015 Duke Itinerary and RSVP for the division happy hour. And whether you’ll be in Toronto, Durham, or anywhere in between, be sure to brush up on your Twitter skills and follow the conference on …
Chu, Ray Ko, and Thompson Join the Division
The division of General Internal Medicine is proud to welcome its three newest members: Eric Chu, MD (Medical Instructor, Duke Regional Hospitalist), Emily Ray Ko, MD (Consulting Associate, Duke Regional Hospitalist), and Timothy Brian Thompson, MD (Consulting Professor – Duke Primary Care Harps Mill). Be sure to introduce yourself if you see them, and be …
Davis Authors New Study on Mindfulness and Smoking
Smoking cessation programs face two challenges: being effective and being accessible to a broad audience. James M. Davis, MD, was the lead author of a new study that addressed both of these difficulties. Davis and colleagues tested a mindfulness-based tobacco cessation program delivered through web-based videos and phone coaching. The program improved participants’ anxiety and …
NIH Announcements
- Examining the Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Healthcare Safety (R18)
- Notice of Need to Expire and Reissue PAR-24-090 "Clinical Coordinating Center for NCCIH Multi-Site Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials of Mind and Body Interventions (Collaborative UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required)"
- Notice of Need to Expire and Reissue PAR-24-087 "Data Coordinating Center for NCCIH Multi-Site Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials of Mind and Body Interventions (Collaborative U24 Clinical Trial Required)"
