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Annual Report 2022-2024

Annual Report
Read the CIDNI Annual report from May 2022 to June 2024
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Dr. Jason Farley announced as Isabel Hampton Robb Distinguished Scholar for 2024

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The Isabel Hampton Robb Distinguished Scholar was established in 2017, this title honors the memory of Isabel Hampton Robb and...
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New Associate Dean for Community Programs and Initiatives

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Dr. Jason Farley was appointed to a new role as Associate Dean for Community Programs and Initiatives. Please see the...
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Policy Students Present Work on TB

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Dr. Farley and CIDNI were excited to collaborate with the Policy Honor students at the School of Nursing: Michelle Johnson,...
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Graying of HIV

Events
The 19th Annual Graying of HIV Symposium, “Making a Difference Across and Beyond the Care Continuum,” will be held on...
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CIDNI TB Faculty and Trainees meet at Union

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Exciting discussions of current work and future collaboration were discussed at the annual Union TB Conference with CIDNI TB Faculty,...
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Long Acting Injectables Discussion

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Dr. Farley joined Medscape in a social media LIVE discussion on Optimizing Outcomes with Long-Acting Injectables for HIV
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SON Highlights Adam Bocek’s Work

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CIDNI is extremely proud of our team member, Adam P. Bocek.  Adam works as community outreach worker and travels to...
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CIDNI Presents 3 Abstracts at SA TB Conference

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Our team members at CIDNI presented data on the BringBPaL2Me Trial at the South African TB Conference that was held...
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2nd Case of A(H5N1) in the US

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There has been a second human case of Avian Influenza identified in Michigan. There are no know cases in Maryland...
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CIDNI Collaborates with University of Venda

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Prof. Farley visits with collaborators at the University of Venda, in Limpopo, South Africa. Pictured here are Profs Makhado (SPH),...
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3 Former CIDNI Trainees Active in the CDC

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We now have three former trainees who were accepted as Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officers for the Centers of Disease...
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Bring BPaL2Me Trial in the News

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HERALD Live posted an article by Tshepiso Mametela on 30 April 2024 entitled “Big strides made in fight against tuberculosis.”...
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Addressing Unmet Needs During COVID-19

Publications
Dr. Diane Meyer’s dissertation work was published, “An evaluation of the impact of social and structural determinants of health on...
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Dr. Farley Named Isabel Hampton Robb Distinguished Scholar

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Congratulations to Dr. Jason Farley on being named the 2024 Isabel Hampton Robb Distinguished Scholar. Isabel Hampton Robb was the...
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PrEP Provider Training

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CIDNI is offering a PrEP provider training. The trainings are able to be watched on-line at your own pace. In...
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Congrats on the Outstanding Dissertation Award!

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CIDNI is very proud of one of our latest trainees, Dr. Katherine McNabb won The Johns Hopkins University School of...
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South Africa First Patient Cured on BPaL

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There was a celebration of World TB Day 2024 in Sandton where the first patient to be cured by a...
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MDH Clinician Letter – A(H5N1)

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There has been a human case of Avian Influenza identified in Texas. No human cases of H5N1 have been acknowledged...
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Sister Ncane Curing DR-TB

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We are proud of Sister Zipporah Ncane, a clinical nurse practitioner pictured here. She works on the Bring BPaL2Me Trial...
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South Africa Celebrates Progress in Curing TB

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CIDNI Collaborator and BringBPaL2Me Co-PI Professor Norbert Ndjeka addressed the South African People on SABC News for World TB Day....
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Aging, HIV and Co-Morbidities

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Join the MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center in a webinar on Aging, HIV and Co-Morbidities on March 18, 2024...
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Congratulations Dr. McNabb!

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We would like to applaud Dr. Katherine McNabb ANGP-BC on successfully defending her work entitled “Understanding and predicting loss to...
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Congratulations Dr. Bergman!

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We would like to congratulate Dr. Alanna Bergman on successfully defending her work entitled “HIV and Tuberculosis Stigma in KwaZulu-Natal,...
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CoVPN 5002 Outcomes Published

Publications
CIDNI was excited to participant in the CoVPN 50o2 Clinical Trail as on of the 15 locations. Read the final...
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Discussions in the Eastern Cape

Professors Jason Farley and Norbert Ndjeka meet in Port Elizabeth this week with officials of the National Department of Health...
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CIDNI Advisee Receives R36

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Congratulations to Brenice Duroseau MSN, FNP-C, RNC-OB, AAHIVS on receiving an NIH funded R36 (1R36MH135791-01) entitled “Reimagining HIV Prevention: Unveiling...
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Published Dissertation Work

Dr. Keri Geiger has published some of her dissertation work in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (JAIDS) in...
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Getting to Zero Work to End the HIV Epidemic

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CIDNI was so proud to collaborate with The Milken Institute during our World AIDS Day event where we heard from...
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Suggestions for Policy

Publications
CIDNI Trainees, Alanna Bergman and Katherine McNabb provided suggestions for policy in an article published '“It was almost like it’s...
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54th World Conference on Lung Health 2023

Events
54th Union Conference Abstracts Accepted: Our CIDNI trainees, current and former, along with our director, presented their abstracts at the...
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CIDNI Highlighted at New JHU Policy Institute

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CIDNI was represented in Washington DC as Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing launched a new policy institute. Please see...
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Dr. Farley Speaks on Health Summit Panel

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Dr. Jason Farley was an invited speakers on the panel entitled “Making Health Equity Actionable: Learning from Field Implementation and...
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CIDNI Team Presents at ANAC

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We have multiple presentations at the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care in New Orleans. The following abstracts have been...
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Congratulations Dr. Meyer!

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Diane Meyer PhD, MPH, RN has officially completed her dissertation work entitled “Associations of Social and Structural Determinants of Health...
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F31 Awarded

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Congratulations to Amit “Mickey” Dhir on his NIMH funded NRSA entitled “Extending the prevention toolbox: Exploring the acceptability and impact...
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New Director for The Institute for Policy Solutions Announced

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CIDNI is thrilled to welcome Dr. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos to the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing family. We look forward to...
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Launch of CIDNI supported DR-TB Training in South Africa

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 CIDNI Director and his South Africa team launch inter-professional training program for 6-month DR-TB treatment regimen in collaboration with Prof....
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Maryland HIV and Aging Summit

10/13/2023 Events
This is the 1st summit for Maryland, the Maryland Coalition of HIV and Aging (MCOHA) is collaborating with Baltimore City...
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MDH Clinician Letter – Important Update on Malaria

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Maryland Department of Health has sent out a letter to the clinicians in the state of a locally acquired case....
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Mickey Dhir Selected to Serve on LGBTQIA+ Commission

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Amit “Mickey” Dhir, CIDNI Trainee and Nurse Practitioner at Chase Brexton Health Services serves as a LGBTQIA+ Commissioner and Chair...
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HPTN 078 Final Publication

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The CIDNI team worked on the HIV Prevention Trials Network, HTPN 078 trial here in Baltimore – the final publication...
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Anniversary of 1st Reports of HIV

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Dr. Farley was interviewed by Julie Mason on POTUS addressing the 42nd Anniversary of the 1st reports of HIV on...
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Our Center Manager Receives JHU Alumni Award

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We are very proud and excited to share that Kelly Lowensen MSN, RN, ACRN received the Johns Hopkins Alumni Association’s...
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CIDNI Awarded New R01!

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Prof. Farley and The Center for Infectious Disease and Nursing Innovation (CIDNI) in collaboration with Prof. Ndjeka with University of...
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HIV & Aging Webinar

04/28/2023 Events
Join CIDNI was we collaborate with the AETC in a webinar as a part of the HIV & Aging Webinar...
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Dr. Farley to speak at the Joe Burrage Memorial Lectureship

Events
Dr. Jason Farley has been invited to present on April 14th, 2023 at the University of Alabama for the Joe...
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New Data Update from CROI 2023

Events
Join one of CIDNI’s trainees, Alanna Bergman MSN, AGNP-BC, AAHIVS as she co-presents a CROI 2023 update on April 4th,...
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Dorcas Baker to Speak on HIV and Aging

Events
Join virtually on April 19, 2023 at 12pm to hear Dorcas Baker RN, BSN, ACRN, CDP, MA present on HIV...
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Educational Series on EHE in Perinatal Transmission

Events
Please join the AETC for the next 3 months on a special webinar series on Ending the HIV Epidemic focused...
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Congratulations to Diane on her NRSA!

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CIDNI is very excited to announce that one of our current PhD students, Diane Meyer RN, MPH received the Ruth L....
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CIDNI COVID Collaboration Published

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We are very excited to share that a brief report on CIDNI’s collaboration with the syringe services program (SSP) and...
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Urgent Notice: Perinatal HIV Notice for Clinicians

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An urgent notification was sent out to Maryland clinicians. From 2016 – 2020, there were 6 confirmed transmissions. During 2021, there...
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Congratulations Dr. Geiger!

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Karen (Keri) Geiger PhD, RN, ACRN, successfully defended her work on ”Predicting HIV viral suppression among people treated for multi-drug...
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Dr. Farley’s RR-TB work was presented at CANS

Abstracts
Dr. Farley presented his RR-TB work from South Africa demonstrating women had greater RR-TB treatment success in a nested prospective...
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CIDNI’s collaboration with IWTK presented at APHA

Abstracts
Dr. Joyce Jones presented the abstract on behalf of the collaborative team on the work accomplished during COVID.  There was...
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Mickey Dhir receives Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Fellowship

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Mickey (Amit) Dhir MBA, MSN, CRNP received the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Student Mentorship Fellowship at the Association of Nurses...
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Dr. Alexander was quoted in USA Today.

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Dr. Kamila Alexander was interviewed and reports that Black women make up majority of new HIV cases among women, but...
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Congrats to Dr. Farley on Receiving the Helen Miramontes Award!

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Dr. Farley was given the Helen Miramontes Award at the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) Conference in November...
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Virtual HIV Treatment and Prevention 2022 Presentation

Events
Please register to hear CIDNI Trainee, Brenice Duroseau MSN, FNP-BC, RNC-OB, AAHIVS present on Contemporary HIV Treatment and Prevention 2022:...
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CIDNI is featured in Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine

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CIDNI was one of the featured articles for the Fall Issue of The Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine, learn more about...
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Successful Completion of Preliminary Oral Exam

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Diane Meyer RN, MPH successfully completed her preliminary oral examination and has progressed to her PhD candidacy. Her dissertation is...
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Women and PrEP Conference

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Register for a day all about Women in PrEP at https://www.maaetc.org/events/view/22082. This symposium is being held virtually on December 14, 2022,...
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Adherence Across the Life Span HIV Symposium Webinar

Events
Register for the 8th Annual Adherence Conference at MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center: Events (maaetc.org) being held virtually from...
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Testing for Turkeys 2022

11/17/2022 Events
CIDNI will be at the Waxter Center 1000 Cathedral Street providing testing for HIV, Hepatitis C and STIs on November...
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Legends & Young’uns 2022

Legends & Young’uns 2022 is being held virtually, the theme this year is “Phenomenal Women Thriving In The New Normal Part...
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Brenice Duroseau’s abstract was accepted at ANAC

Abstracts
Brenice Duroseau will be presenting an oral presentation at the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) Conference 2022 in...
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Keri Geiger’s abstract was accepted for the Union Conference 2022

Abstracts
Keri Geiger will be presenting an oral presentation at the Union World Conference on Lung Health which will be held...
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Alanna Bergman presented her abstract at AIDS2022

Abstracts
Alanna Bergman presented her abstract at AIDS2022 as a poster presentation on Identity Management in the Face of Intersecting Stigmas: A...
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CIDNI team publication on combating stigma in Monkeypox

Publications
Alanna Bergman, a PhD candidate working in South Africa on her dissertation collaborated with Dr. Farley and other CIDNI and...
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Several CIDNI team members collaborate on Monkeypox publication

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CIDNI team members: Dr. Jason Farley, Alanna Bergman and Katie McNabb collaborated with other members from the Association of Nurses...
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Congratulations Kayla on your Appreciation Award!

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Kayla Nyakinye NP received the Advanced Practice Appreciation Award through Johns Hopkins Advanced Practice Advisory Council for August 2022.  This...
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Congratulations to Alanna Bergman on her NRSA!

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Alanna Bergman received the Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral National Research Service Award (F31) to support her dissertation work in South...
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Maryland Monkeypox Vaccine Information

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Are you a provider in Maryland and have patients in need of the Monkeypox vaccine? Or are you a Maryland...
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First DNP/PhD Dual Degree Graduated August 15th, 2022

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Dr. Yen Nguyen is a member of the pilot cohort for our dual degree, DNP/PhD Program, referred to as the...
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President Biden’s rebound COVID and the spread of Monkeypox

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Dr. Jason Farley, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing faculty member, joins Julie Mason to discuss President Biden's rebound COVID...
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If monkeypox spreads through sexual contact, is it an STD?

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Read the interview with Dr. Farley where he states that: “Monkeypox is not a sexually transmitted infection, it is an...
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Dr. Farley is invited to Speak at South Africa TB Meeting

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Dr. Farley is presenting for the South African National Department of Health on Thursday, July 7th on nurse initiation and the...
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Advanced Practitioners Can Assist in Preventing Central Line Infections

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SoN Faculty, Drs. Mudd and Slater published the results of their survey conducted on central line insertion and maintenance.  Read...
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Dr. Ogungbe Successfully Defends

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Bunmi Ogungbe PhD, MPH, RN recently defended her dissertation entitled buy Spotify Plays, “Post-Acute Sequela of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)” . Read...
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Monkeypox: What We Know & Don’t Know

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Listen to Dr. Farley discuss Monkeypox: What We Know & Don’t Know on Julie Mason Mornings. May 24, 2022. Listen Here
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Congratulations to Dr. Kamila Alexander on her promotion to Associate Professor.

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Dr. Alexander is a renowned expert in sexual health disparities through the scope of social justice and health equity. Through...
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Annual Report 2021-2022

Annual Report
Read the CIDNI Annual report from May 2021 to April 2022.
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Successful completion of Preliminary Oral Exam

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Alanna Bergman, PhD(c), MSN, AGNP-BC, AAHIVS has successfully completed her preliminary oral examination and progresses to PhD candidacy.  Her dissertation...
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Let’s Stop HIV Together

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Dr. Farley has joined other experts in the field to become a 2022 clinical ambassador for the Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign...
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March 24th- World TB Day

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Listen to Dr. Farley discuss about TB globally on Julie Mason Mornings:
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The official launch of our South African clinical trial

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Our South African clinical trial, “Leveraging mHealth to enable and adapt community health worker strategies to improve TB/HIV patient outcomes...
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Yen Nguyen PhD(c), recently defended her dissertation

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Expanding access to support effective family planning among women of reproductive age initiating drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in South Africa, read...
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