Highlights of the week:
Engel Completes Post-Doctoral Scholars Program
Congratulations to Jill Engel, Associate Vice President for Heart Services for Duke University Health System! In May, Engel 
completed a one year post-doctoral Quality Implementation Scholar’s program at Duke University School of Nursing. Duke’s program is one of the first in the country and aims to further enhance doctorally-prepared nurses in formal quality improvement and implementation science in health care. The first Duke cohort, which included Engel, was comprised of four Duke Health leaders. Duke Heart’s Dr. Bradi Granger serves as a faculty member supporting the scholars program. Congratulations, Jill!
Shout-out to Vishal Rao!
We heard a wonderful compliment this week regarding Vishal Rao, one of our cardiology fellows. Callie Tennyson wrote, “I 
wanted to give a shout out to Vishal Rao who was a pleasure to work with on the VAD service the past couple weeks. He took great initiative to provide teaching during rounds while we are orienting a new PA colleague. He even circled back by emailing the papers/resources discussed. The APP team appreciates him!”
Way to go, Vishal! Thanks for all that you do!
Quality Awards from AHA
We are very excited to share with you the following American Heart Association Quality Awards recently achieved by our three Duke University Health System hospitals. These will be formally presented and recognized (virtually) during the AHA’s Quality Awards Celebration on June 24. Congratulations to all Duke Heart members for the work you do to help us achieve these award levels.
The awards are listed by hospital, then AHA program and then the award level.
Duke University Hospital
- GWTG Heart Failure, Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
- GWTG Heart Failure, Target HF Honor Roll
- GWTG Heart Failure, Gold Plus
- GWTG Stroke, Gold Plus
- GWTG Stroke, Target Stroke Elite Honor Roll
- GWTG Stroke, Target Stroke Advanced Therapy Honor Roll
- GWTG Stroke, Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
- Mission: Lifeline STEMI, Silver Receiving Plus
- Mission: Lifeline NSTEMI, Silver
Duke Raleigh Hospital
- GWTG Stroke, Gold Plus
- GWTG Stroke, Target Stroke Honor Roll
- GWTG Stroke, Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
Duke Regional Hospital
- GWTG Stroke, Gold Plus
- GWTG Stroke, Target Stroke Elite Honor Roll
- GWTG Stroke, Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
ICYMI: Vascular Nursing Updated Clinical Practice Guidelines
Congratulations to Deb Kohlman-Trigoboff on her recent publication! She has been serving for the past several years on a team tasked with reviewing and updating the Society for Vascular Nursing’s endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair practice guidelines to reflect current evidence-based changes. Their final article has just been published in the Journal of Vascular Nursing. Kohlman-Trigoboff is corresponding author. The article can be accessed by clicking here: Society for Vascular Nursing Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Updated Nursing Clinical Practice Guideline. Many thanks to Allen Stephens for bringing this to our attention!
ICYMI: Genomic Medicine Updates: Many thanks to Geoffrey Ginsburg, co-chair and founder of both the Consortium and G2MC, for sharing these items with us! These updates and work have helped our division and heart center stay connected with the Genomic Medicine Consortium and work going on.
COVID-19 Updates:
All the latest official DUHS information regarding coronavirus/COVID-19 response at the following locations:
Upcoming Events & Opportunities
Wednesday, June 17: Walk for Solidarity, 10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
The executive team of Duke Regional Hospital has invited all interested Duke employees to join their Walk for Solidarity event on Wednesday morning. Please gather at the employee entrance near outpatient services just before 10:30 a.m. Employees are invited to walk together in solidarity. Following the walk, Duke Regional Hospital President Katie Galbraith will share brief remarks.
Any team member is welcome to participate, as long as doing so does not disrupt patient care. Managers are asked to work with their teams to ensure essential coverage for clinical areas. If you cannot participate in person, the event will be streamed via Facebook Live on Duke Regional Hospital’s Facebook page and available for later viewing.
Tuesday, June 16: Living While Black, 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
The entire Duke community is invited to join this online event with a distinguished group of speakers from our Black community at Duke. Faculty scholars will discuss the background, dimensions and impact of racism and racist policies and structures, and students and staff will share their perspectives and insights. We will also discuss actionable steps to move forward. This will be a first step to fully engage all members of our community to consider new ways to advance Duke’s goals toward achieving racial justice and equity. The details of this event were sent via email to all employees last week.
Registration is required for this online event. If you do not have a Zoom account on duke.zoom.us using your netID[at]duke.edu, you must create an account before registering. Please go to duke.zoom.us and create an account using your netID[at]duke.edu. Then, when registering for the event, it is critical that you use your netID[at]duke.edu email address rather than an alias (e.g., firstname.lastname[at]duke.edu). Please register here.
Sponsored by the Office for Institutional Equity and the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement
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:
June 5 — Eric Peterson
tctMD/the heart beat
One Less Pill in Elderly Hypertensive Patients Safe in the Short Term
https://www.tctmd.com/news/one-less-pill-elderly-hypertensive-patients-safe-short-term
June 7 — Adrian Hernandez
NBC News
Hydroxychloroquine is not dead yet
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/hydroxychloroquine-not-dead-yet-n1224586
June 9 — Joseph Rogers
WRAL
As COVID hospitalizations hit new high, NC hospitals ready to pivot away from less-urgent care
https://bit.ly/3d2sxOM
June 9 — Svati Shah
IndiaWest.com
American Association of Physicians Selects 3 Indian Americans as 2020 Members
https://bit.ly/3hv0k6I
June 10 — Oliver Jawitz
tctMD/the heart beat
SAVR After Failed TAVR: Rare and Risky, Registry Study Finds
https://www.tctmd.com/news/savr-after-failed-tavr-rare-and-risky-registry-study-finds
June 11 — Joseph Rogers
CBS17.com
State health officials say hospitals can now handle the rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations
https://bit.ly/2N03L7D
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