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North Carolina Academy of Sleep Medicine Conference

The NC Academy of Sleep Medicine is hosting its annual conference virtually this year, featuring an extensive lineup of sleep researchers. Register for the event.

Showcase for a Cause

Proceeds from the event will go to Hunger and Health Coalition, a non-profit organization that provides resources to local individuals and families that are in need of food, prescribed medications, and heat during the winter. For questions regarding donation items, please email either: audrey_mcmillion@med.unc.edu emily_goodnight@med.unc.edu  rebecca_batchelor@med.unc.edu  For questions regarding performances, please email either: sarah_e_richardson@med.unc.edu  orla_putnam@med.unc.edu

AHIPS: A Time of Telehealth

On Tuesday, March 2nd from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., The Allied Health Interprofessional Students (AHIPS) committee will be hosting, “A Time of Telehealth,” our next event for students in the Department of Allied Health Sciences. This event will include a virtual interprofessional telehealth panel featuring practitioners from The Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD), including … Read more

Understanding the Association Between Hearing Loss and Falls: Current Perspectives and Future Directions

Kristal M. Riska, AuD, PhD Assistant Professor, Duke University School of Medicine Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences will discuss falls and falls-related injuries result in substantial morbidity, mortality, and disability among older adults. This presentation will discuss current knowledge on the association between sensorineural hearing loss & falls as well as … Read more

DAHS Research Forum: The Intersection of Rigor and Reach:

The Intersection of Rigor and Reach with: Jessica Dykstra Steinbrenner, PhD, CCC-SLP Advanced Research Scientist Department of Allied Health Sciences Division of Speech & Hearing Sciences   Dr. Steinbrenner will share how her team uses rigorous research methods and works with individuals with autism, their families, and community-based practitioners to ensure that their work is … Read more

Research Perseverance: Embracing Change in a Pandemic

DAHS November Research Forum November 10, 2021   12-1 p.m. on Zoom Debara L. Tucci, M.D., M.S., M.B.A. Director of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), part of the National Institutes of Health Leads the institute’s research and research training programs in hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech and language Recognized as … Read more