Highlights of the week:
Towery Moving to Electrophysiology Team Effective June 1
We are pleased to share that Emily Towery, RN, a clinical nurse on 7300, will move to our electrophysiology team on June 1. She will serve as our new device nurse, filling the role that Kris Zanetti held prior to leaving Duke Heart. In her current role, Towery helps manage cardiology step-down patients with heart transplants, heart failure, valve disease, and arrhythmias and has served as a blood transfusion champion and infection prevention champion, all of which will be valuable as she transitions to supporting device patients.
“I’m very excited to take on this role,” Towery says. “I have big shoes to fill, but this is a great learning opportunity for me and offers a chance to focus on one area within cardiology.”
Towery received her BSN from Liberty University in 2015. She joined the Duke Heart team as a clinical nurse II on the Cardiology Step-Down Unit for Duke University Hospital in 2016.
Please join us in congratulating and welcoming Emily to her new role!
Blood Donors Still Needed
The American Red Cross is still in need of blood donors. The closest location to Duke is the Durham Donation Center located at 4737 University Drive, Durham. If you have time and are interested in donating, their website offers 
a convenient way to schedule appointments. As an added incentive… anyone who donates blood between now and May 31 will receive a special Red Cross donor t-shirt. To learn more, please visit redcross.org.
Duke Health Messaging: Committed to Keeping Patients Safe
As our clinics continue to reopen and more appointments and procedures are held, Duke Health is sending emails to patients via MyChart and has posted information and videos on DukeHealth.org, to reassure patients and their family members that Duke’s hospitals and clinics are safe spaces to enter. The messages include information on our safety measures and aim to encourage patients to seek care when they need it – especially if they are dealing with chronic or advanced illnesses.
Check this page to see what is being shared with all Duke patients: https://bit.ly/2WFxF6Q. The Duke Health marketing team has also posted a video message and blog post specifically for heart patients, which can be viewed here.
COVID-19 Updates:
All the latest official DUHS information regarding coronavirus/COVID-19 response at the following locations:
Upcoming Opportunities/Save the Date:
Cardiology Grand Rounds
Cardiology Grand Rounds are cancelled through May, with the exception of internal faculty gatherings to discuss information related to COVID-19. Invitations to those will come via Outlook.
Have news to share?
If you have news to share with the Pulse readership, please contact Tracey Koepke, director of communications for Duke Heart at tracey.koepke@duke.edu. We would love to hear about your latest accomplishments, professional news, cool happenings, and any events or opportunities that may be of interest to our Duke Heart family. Please call with any questions: 919-681-2868. Feedback on Pulse is welcome and encouraged.
Duke Heart in the News:
May 10 — Jonathan Piccini
Cardiac Rhythm News
Medtronic shares results of BlueSync and Micra TPS CED studies
Medtronic shares results of BlueSync and Micra TPS CED studies
May 11 — Sana Al-Khatib
Medscape
Low Recurrence Rate Cited for Persistent-AF Ablation in PRECEPT Study
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/930285?src=rss
May 11 — Sana Al-Khatib
MedTechDive
AtriCure treatment for persistent AFib shows superiority in study
https://www.medtechdive.com/news/atricure-treatment-for-persistent-afib-shows-superiority-in-study/577643/
May 11 — Tracy Wang
Cardiology 2.0
CryoLife Initiates Enrollment in PROACT Xa Clinical Trial
May 13 — Duke is mentioned
TCTMD.com
COVID-19: TCTMD’s Daily Dispatch for May 13
https://www.tctmd.com/news/COVID19-daily-dispatch
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