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Lauren Hunt

Lauren Hunt gave talk to Duke-UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center IDEAS Forum

Lauren Hunt, PhD, RN, FNP gave a talk to the Duke-UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center IDEAS Forum entitled: “Dying with Dementia: Is Hospice the Answer?” In this talk, she discussed the end-of-life experience of people with dementia, patterns and outcomes of hospice use, and implications for clinicians and researchers.

Janice Schwartz

Dr. Janice Schwartz Awarded 2019 PhRMA Foundation Award in Excellence in Clinical Pharmacology.

Congratulations to Dr. Janice Schwartz for being awarded the 2019 PhRMA Foundation Award in Excellence in Clinical Pharmacology. 

Once each year, the PhRMA Foundation grants Awards in Excellence to past Foundation awardees who are living and dramatic proof that the Foundation program works and makes a difference. Each Award in Excellence recipient received a Foundation grant at the outset of his or her career and went on to a distinguished career of scientific and/or academic achievements in different areas: clinical pharmacology, pharmacology/toxicology and pharmaceutics. The criterion is simply “excellence” in their career.