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Integrating Chagas disease screening into primary health care

Patient evaluation
Tue, 04/18/2023
by Elisabeth Reitman April 14 is World Chagas Disease Day. Since its discovery in 1909 by Brazilian researcher Carlos Ribeiro Justiniano Chagas, a Chagas disease epidemic has spread from the rural areas of Latin America to the United States. When untreated, patients are at risk for disorders...

Yale Nursing Students, Alum Win Prizes at Research Conference

Jacob Hofheimer ’25 MSN (from left), PhD student Laura Manzo, and PhD student Yan Zhan all won awards at the ENRS conference in Philadelphia.
Wed, 04/05/2023
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) was well represented at the Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) conference in Philadelphia, as students, faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and alumni attended and presented their scholarly research. Several YSN affiliates took home prizes from the 35th annual...

Azita Emami named dean of Yale School of Nursing

Azita Emami (Photo courtesy of University of Washington School of Nursing)
Mon, 04/03/2023
Emami is an internationally recognized nursing leader who has called attention to the key role nurses can play in improving care in underserved communities. Azita Emami, an internationally recognized nursing leader and investigator who has called attention to the key role nurses can play in...

YourYale: Tools of the Trade

Gustavo Carrillo brings medical manikins to life in the Simulation Lab. Photo by Robert DeSanto.
Wed, 03/29/2023
Gustavo Carrillo, simulation lab technologist The figure on the bed moans as blood seeps from her head wound. She starts to breathe erratically and her pulse skyrockets, setting off an alarm on the vital stats monitor. This may look like a scene out of a TV medical drama, but this patient at the...

Admitted Students Explore the History and the Future of Yale Nursing

YSN welcomed nearly 100 guests to Admitted Students Day.
Tue, 03/28/2023
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) recently hosted nearly 100 guests for Admitted Students Day, a program designed to help admitted students envision themselves thriving as Yale nurses and midwives. Sessions covered everything from financial aid and life on West Campus to attending graduate school as a...