November 2023

Welcome to the inaugural issue of Health Equity Reimagined, brought to you by the Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON).

We're thrilled for you to join us as we delve into a critical conversation —  leveraging the transformative expertise of nurse leaders to advance health equity and social justice nationally and globally. 

This is a space for nurse leaders of today and tomorrow — students, educators, scientists, practitioners, policymakers, and more — to share innovative ideas that serve to mitigate harmful SDOH, reduce inequities in underserved communities, and improve care and health for all.

Starting with impactful stories from DUSON, we'll highlight efforts across the profession reimagining traditional models of care and the role of nursing. 

We ask you to join the discussion and share your vision for a system that leaves no one behind. Let's inspire each other and continue to realize nursing's limitless possibilities, together.

Ernest J. Grant, PhD, RN, FAAN, vice dean of the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB), initially joined DUSON in March 2023.

The immediate past-president of the American Nursing Association, and first-ever male to hold the position, Grant says diversity and representation in nursing matters now more than ever.

DUSON recently redesigned its curriculum to incorporate cultural and social awareness into its teaching, Grant says, and his office will continually monitor issues that arise in that regard, especially as policies and legislation come forth that may affect nurses’ ability to provide care.

For instance, gender-affirming care and abortion policies have changed in North Carolina so providers ...

Professors, students, and staff at DUSON are collaborating with other Duke partners, including the School of Medicine, on an innovative study involving at-home data-collecting and monitoring of patients with Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.

DUSON Associate Professor Ryan Shaw, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the principal investigator of the five-year, NIH-funded study called Expanding Technology-Enabled Nurse-Delivered Chronic Disease Care (EXTEND).

He is joined by his Co-Principal Investigator, Matthew Crowley, MD, from the Department of Endocrinology in the Duke School of Medicine. In June ...

DUSON Associate Professor Michael Cary, PhD, RN, presents an overview of Duke's Algorithm-Based Clinical Decision Support (ABCDS) Oversight framework, designed to mitigate algorithmic bias in electronic health records, at the Connected Health Initiative's September "AI and the Future of Digital Healthcare" conference in Washington, D.C.

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