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Through palliative psychology, DCI's Katherine Ramos, PhD, and Laura Porter, PhD, are at the forefront of supporting patients in navigating the emotional complexities associated with illnesses like cancer and its impact on their lives. Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences | Duke University School of Medicine | Duke University Health System https://lnkd.in/ewAa8sF7

Proud of Dr. Moore and all the work that he and colleagues in the DCI Office of Health Equity do to bring research to the communities we serve. Duke University Health System

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More than 150 people attended the MaryAnn Black Distinguished Health Equity Symposium at the Durham Convention Center last Friday. In an interactive poster session, students, researchers, healthcare professionals, and representatives from community organizations spoke about their work to advance health equity in the community — from raising awareness about the connection between radon and lung cancer, to studying disparities in the acknowledgment of and approach to the mental health effects of ovarian cancer, to a community-engaged research effort in head & neck cancer, and several other public health projects. The poster session was part of a larger event that also included speeches by DCI Executive Director Michael B. Kastan, MD, PhD, and Duke School of Medicine Dean Mary Klotman, MD; a panel discussion between civic and community leaders on efforts and challenges in mitigating health disparities; and a keynote by Mary Bassett, MD, MPH (Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health) — "An Unbroken Thread: The Pursuit of Health Equity" — which reviewed the impact of racism and the civil rights movement on public health and envisioned a path forward. This #Duke100 event honoring Ms. Black's legacy was hosted by the DCI Community Outreach, Engagement, and Equity program, with the support of Duke University Health System Community Health; the Duke University School of Medicine Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and Department of Population Health Sciences; and the Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute. More to come later this week, including a video link, highlights, and more images from the event.

A few seats are still available for dinner and an enlightening all-Duke health equity symposium this Friday afternoon, February 9, honoring the late MaryAnn Black, her work at Duke University Health System, and her years of service to the local community and the state. Join us! Duke luminaries participating in the MaryAnn Black Distinguished Health Equity Symposium include DCI Executive Director Michael B. Kastan, MD, PhD; Dean of the Duke University School of Medicine Mary Klotman, MD; Deputy Director of DCI Steven Patierno, PhD; and DCI COEE leader Tomi Akinyemiju, PhD. Deborah Holt Noel, host of North Carolina Weekend and Executive Producer of Black Issues Forum on PBS NC, will moderate a panel that includes Rep. Vernetta Alston (NC Dist. 29); Sen. Natalie Murdock (NC District 20); Director of the NIEHS Office of Human Research and Community Engagement Joan Packenham, PhD; President & CEO of El Centro Hispano, Inc. Pilar Rocha-Goldberg; and Leader of The River Church Bishop Ronald Godbee. Mary T. Bassett, MD, MPH — former New York State Health Commissioner and current director of the François- Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health — will deliver the keynote. Students, trainees, faculty, representatives from community organizations, researchers, and healthcare professionals will present their work to reduce the burden of disease across the healthcare continuum — whether through clinical research, Covid-19 education, head and neck cancer screening, mitigating health disparities in the American Indian community, Mpox vaccination education, providing supportive resources for rural endometrial cancer patients, radon testing, addressing food and housing needs, and more. Learn more and register for this #Duke100 event: https://lnkd.in/dzw-iukf

Haley Moss, MD, MBA, is in the spotlight for part 2 of a three-part Healio series about "women on a mission." She's a clinical gynecologic oncologist at Duke and director of the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Breast and Gynecologic Oncology System of Excellence. https://bit.ly/49fvDN1 Duke University Health System | Duke University School of Medicine

Thrilled to announce Katy Peters, MD from the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke as the new co-host on the Brain & Life podcast! 🎙️ Listen to the insightful conversation with David Arons, CEO of the National Brain Tumor Society, shedding light on the crucial work of NBTS in supporting patients and advancing research. 🧠✨ Special guest Vinay Puduvalli, MD, Chair of Neuro-Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, dives into the world of brain tumors and the collaborative efforts to make a difference. Tune in for a journey of knowledge, awareness, and hope! Visit https://lnkd.in/e6etGN59 to listen. #BrainAndLifePodcast #BrainTumorAwareness #HealthcareHeroes

In the summer of 2016, three-time leukemia patient Connor McMahon, then 15, enrolled in a clinical trial at Duke of a first-of-its-kind immunotherapy using his own disease-fighting T-cells. While there was a significant risk of life-threatening complications, the Atlanta teen — then under the care of Duke pediatric bone marrow transplant specialists Tim Driscoll, MD, and Paul Martin, MD — came through the trial with flying colors and was declared cancer-free. Since then Connor has grown up and this novel type of immunotherapy — CAR T-cell therapy — has gained ground. DCI is now certified to offer all six commercially available CAR T-cell therapies that together encompass treatments for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, various B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas, and multiple myeloma. Duke University School of Medicine Duke University Health System

ICYMI: In a recent JAMA Health Forum paper, DCI social and molecular cancer epidemiologist Tomi Akinyemiju, PhD, and co-author Anjali Gupta, a Duke University scholar when the research was conducted, found that "substantial racial and ethnic disparities persist for many common and preventable cancers." A HealthDay News article about the publication identified these key takeaways: (1) Despite overall progress against cancer in the United States, Black Americans are still more prone to die of the disease than whites. (2) Data from 2000 to 2020 showed the racial gap in cancer deaths had diminished but was still significant. (3) Disparities in deaths from breast cancer, prostate cancer, and colon cancer in men were especially troubling. Duke Department of Population Health Sciences || Duke University School of Medicine