Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • M.D., University of Virginia 1989
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine & Community Health,Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health 2006 - 2020
  • Assistant Consulting Professor of Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine & Community Health,Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health 2002 - 2006
  • Assistant Clinical Professor of Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine & Community Health,Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health 1995 - 2002
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Occupational Medicine Program Area of the NC OSHERC awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2017 - 2027
  • Evaluating SARS-CoV2 vaccine effectiveness among health care personnel during early phase vaccination awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020 - 2021
  • Surveillance Methods for Health Care and Related Workers awarded by National Institutes of Health 2001 - 2006
  • Work and Health Disparaties Among Rural Women awarded by National Institutes of Health 2000 - 2006
  • Occupational Safety and Health Training awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001 - 2006
  • Using National Surveillance System of Hospital Health Care Workers to reduce Percutaneous Injuries among Duke Hospital C awarded by Centers for Disease Control 1999 - 2001
  • Using the National Surveillance System of Hospital Health Care Workers to Reduce Percutaneous Injuries Among Duke Hospital Health Care Workers awarded by Centers for Disease Control 1999 - 2001
  • Patterns Of Health & Health Service Use In Construction Wo awarded by National Institutes of Health 1995 - 1999
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  External Relationships

  • Medscape ( WebMD HLTH Corp.)
  • NIDA
  • NIH Fogerty
  • National Institutes of Mental Health
  • PCORI
  • UpToDate, Inc
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Viera, Anthony J., Jacqueline Barnett, Matthew Case, Carol Epling, Brian Halstater, Michelle Lyn, Viviana Martinez-Bianchi, et al. “Partnerships to Care for Our Patients and Communities During COVID-19.” J Am Board Fam Med 34, no. 5 (2021): 1003–9. https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.05.210091.
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    • Seidelman, Jessica L., Sarah S. Lewis, Sonali D. Advani, Ibukunoluwa C. Akinboyo, Carol Epling, Matthew Case, Kristen Said, et al. “Universal masking is an effective strategy to flatten the severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) healthcare worker epidemiologic curve.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 41, no. 12 (December 2020): 1466–67. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.313.
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    • Denny, Thomas N., Laura Andrews, Mattia Bonsignori, Kyle Cavanaugh, Michael B. Datto, Anastasia Deckard, C Todd DeMarco, et al. “Implementation of a Pooled Surveillance Testing Program for Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections on a College Campus - Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, August 2-October 11, 2020.” Mmwr Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 69, no. 46 (November 20, 2020): 1743–47. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6946e1.
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    • Myers, Douglas J., Hester J. Lipscomb, Carol Epling, Debra Hunt, William Richardson, Lynn Smith-Lovin, and John M. Dement. “Surgical Team Stability and Risk of Sharps-Related Blood and Body Fluid Exposures During Surgical Procedures.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 37, no. 5 (May 2016): 512–18. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2016.12.
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    • Myers, Douglas J., Hester J. Lipscomb, Carol Epling, Debra Hunt, William Richardson, Lynn Smith-Lovin, and John M. Dement. “Surgical Procedure Characteristics and Risk of Sharps-Related Blood and Body Fluid Exposure.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 37, no. 1 (January 2016): 80–87. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2015.233.
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    • Dement, John M., Carol Epling, Julie Joyner, and Kyle Cavanaugh. “Impacts of Workplace Health Promotion and Wellness Programs on Health Care Utilization and Costs: Results From an Academic Workplace.” J Occup Environ Med 57, no. 11 (November 2015): 1159–69. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000000555.
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    • Epling, Carol, Jacqueline Duncan, Emma Archibong, Truls Østbye, Lisa A. Pompeii, and John Dement. “Latex allergy symptoms among health care workers: results from a university health and safety surveillance system.” Int J Occup Environ Health 17, no. 1 (2011): 17–23. https://doi.org/10.1179/107735211799031176.
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    • Myers, Douglas J., Carol Epling, John Dement, and Debra Hunt. “Risk of sharp device-related blood and body fluid exposure in operating rooms.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 29, no. 12 (December 2008): 1139–48. https://doi.org/10.1086/592091.
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    • Lipscomb, Hester, Kristen Kucera, Carol Epling, and John Dement. “Upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders among a cohort of women employed in poultry processing.” Am J Ind Med 51, no. 1 (January 2008): 24–36. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.20527.
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    • Lipscomb, H. J., J. M. Dement, C. A. Epling, M. A. McDonald, and A. L. Schoenfisch. “Are we failing vulnerable workers? The case of black women in poultry processing in rural north Carolina.” New Solutions 17, no. 2 (August 1, 2007): 17–40.
    • Lipscomb, H. J., C. A. Epling, L. A. Pompeii, and J. M. Dement. “Musculoskeletal symptoms among poultry processing workers and a community comparison group: Black women in low-wage jobs in the rural South.” Am J Ind Med 50, no. 5 (May 2007): 327–38. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.20447.
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    • Lipscomb, H. J., J. M. Dement, C. A. Epling, M. A. McDonald, and A. L. Schoenfisch. “Are we failing vulnerable workers? The case of black women in poultry processing in rural North Carolina.” New Solut 17, no. 1–2 (2007): 17–40. https://doi.org/10.2190/D410-2KM2-51R2-08HM.
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    • Lipscomb, Hester J., John M. Dement, Carol A. Epling, Bradley N. Gaynes, Mary Anne McDonald, and Ashley L. Schoenfisch. “Depressive symptoms among working women in rural North Carolina: a comparison of women in poultry processing and other low-wage jobs.” Int J Law Psychiatry 30, no. 4–5 (2007): 284–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2007.06.003.
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    • Lipscomb, Hester J., Robin Argue, Mary Anne McDonald, John M. Dement, Carol A. Epling, Tamara James, Steve Wing, and Dana Loomis. “Exploration of work and health disparities among black women employed in poultry processing in the rural south.” Environ Health Perspect 113, no. 12 (December 2005): 1833–40. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.7912.
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    • Dement, John M., Carol Epling, Truls Ostbye, Lisa A. Pompeii, and Debra L. Hunt. “Blood and body fluid exposure risks among health care workers: results from the Duke Health and Safety Surveillance System.” Am J Ind Med 46, no. 6 (December 2004): 637–48. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.20106.
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    • Dement, John M., Lisa A. Pompeii, Truls Østbye, Carol Epling, Hester J. Lipscomb, Tamara James, Michael J. Jacobs, George Jackson, and Wayne Thomann. “An integrated comprehensive occupational surveillance system for health care workers.” Am J Ind Med 45, no. 6 (June 2004): 528–38. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.20017.
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    • Dement, John M., Hester Lipscomb, Leiming Li, Carol Epling, and Tejas Desai. “Nail gun injuries among construction workers.” Appl Occup Environ Hyg 18, no. 5 (May 2003): 374–83. https://doi.org/10.1080/10473220301365.
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    • Darcey, Dennis, Hester J. Lipscomb, Carol Epling, William Pate, Lorene P. Cherry, and Jonathan Bernstein. “Clinical findings for residents near a polyurethane foam manufacturing plant.” Arch Environ Health 57, no. 3 (2002): 239–46. https://doi.org/10.1080/00039890209602943.
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    • Epling, C. A. “Upper respiratory problems.” Prim Care 27, no. 4 (December 2000): 997–1008. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0095-4543(05)70186-x.
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    • Epling, C. A., C. S. Rose, J. W. Martyny, B. Zhen, W. Alexander, J. A. Waldron, and K. Kreiss. “Endemic work-related febrile respiratory illness among construction workers.” Am J Ind Med 28, no. 2 (August 1995): 193–205. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.4700280205.
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• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • COMMFAM 423C: Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2023
  • COMMFAM 220C: Occupational Medicine: Prevention and Populations 2022
  • COMMFAM 423C: Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2022
  • INTERDIS 423C: Honduras Trip 2022
  • COMMFAM 220C: Occupational Medicine: Prevention and Populations 2021
  • COMMFAM 423C: Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2021
  • INTERDIS 423C: Honduras Trip 2021

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