Category: Conferences and Events

Conference on Transforming Health Systems to be Held December 8-9

The 7th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation will be held from December 8-9 in Bethesda, MD. The theme of this year’s conference is “Transforming Health Systems to Optimize Individual and Population Health.” While the online registration period has ended, onsite registrations will be accepted as space permits. This conference will bring …

Continue reading

Medical Education Grand Rounds: Assessment Tools in Medical Education

Lisa Criscione Schreiber, MD, will lead December’s Medical Education Grand Rounds on December 2, 3 and 4 with the discussion topic of “Developing Assessment Tools in Medical Education.” The Grand Rounds will be held in the Duke Medicine Pavilion conference room on Tuesday, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, from noon to 1 p.m., …

Continue reading

“Consider the Conversation” Screening on December 4

Division faculty and staff are invited to attend a screening of the film “Consider the Conversation 2: Stories About Cure, Relief, and Comfort,” at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 4. Tickets are free, but registration is required and space is limited. The screening will be held at the Full Frame Theatre on the American Tobacco …

Continue reading

Registration, Panel Mentoring Positions Open at Southern SGIM Meeting

Registration is now open for the Society of General Internal Medicine’s Southern regional meeting, which will be held February 26-28 in New Orleans. In addition, the organizers of this year’s event are offering panel mentoring sessions for junior and mid-career faculty members, fellows, residents and medical students with confidential advice from mentors from diverse backgrounds. …

Continue reading

SGIM Abstract Submissions Open!

SGIM meeting logo

Abstract submissions are now open for the 2015 Society of General Internal Medicine meeting! Submissions for abstracts, as well as clinical vignettes and innovations are due by January 8. The 38th Annual SGIM Meeting will be held April 22-25, 2015 in Toronto. The theme of this year’s meeting will be “Generalists in Teams: Adding Value to …

Continue reading

Boulware Moderating Panel Discussion on Healthcare Reform

The 2014-2015 Health Policy Lecture Series begins this Wednesday with a panel discussion on Healthcare Reform: Initial Assessments from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Trent Semans Center for Health Education. The Division’s Ebony Boulware, MD, will moderate a panel discussion including the following speakers: Kevin Schulman, MD, associate director …

Continue reading

Panel Discussion on Mobile Health App Development on November 14

The Duke Global Health Institute and mHealth@duke will host a panel discussion on developing mobile health apps on Friday, 14, from noon to 1 p.m. in room 040 of Trent Hall. Panelists will include Hayden Bosworth, PhD, as well as Katie Donohue McMillan, MPH, Ed Holzwarth, and Alden Zecha. This discussion will focus on finding …

Continue reading

Registration Open for Annual Electrophysiology Summit

Registration is now open for the Duke Heart Center’s 5th Annual Electrophysiology Summit, which will be held at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center in Durham on January 23-24. This program will provide continuing education for cardiologists, electrophysiologists, primary care physicians, advanced practice providers, and allied health professionals who care for arrhythmia patients. The …

Continue reading

Schwartz Center Rounds on Child Suicide Coming Nov 12

The next Schwartz Center Rounds will be held Wednesday, November 12, from Noon to 1 p.m. in Duke North 2002. Don Ellis, MD, Anita Swiman, EMT, and Julia Johnson, SW, will lead “So Hard to Say Goodbye,” a panel discussion on child suicide. Lunch will be available starting at 11:45 a.m. For more information, contact …

Continue reading

Hypertension Evidence Academy Meeting in Greenville on December 12

The Hypertension Evidence Academy, a one-day regional meeting focusing on hypertension prevention, treatment, and control, will take place on Friday, December 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the East Carolina Heart Institute in Greenville, NC (about 1.5 hours’ drive from Durham). Registration is $15 and includes lunch; participants will be eligible for continuing …

Continue reading