Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • D.N.P., Duke University 2011
  • Adult/Acute Nurse Practitioner, Affiliated Practice, Duke University 1995 - 1998
  • M.S.N., Duke University 1994
  • B.S., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 1992
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Consulting Associate in the School of Nursing, part-time, School of Nursing, Duke University 1999 - 2004
  • Instructor, Temporary of School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 1999
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  Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

  • Director of Outreach for the Heart Failure Same Day Access Clinic 2015- present
    Duke Johnson and Johnson Fellow Project Coach - 2016-2019
    Consulting Associate Duke School of Nursing 1999-present
    
    
• Recognition
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  Awards & Honors

  • Fellow (Inaugural). Heart Failure Society of America. 2016
  • 2014 Clinical Excellence in Nursing. Heart Failure Socieity of America. September 16, 2014
  • Nurse Leadership Program. Duke-Johnson & Johnson. 2014
  • First African American Student to graduate with Doctor of Nursing Practice. Duke School of Nursing -Dean Catherine Gillis, PhD, RN. January 24, 2013
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Lekavich, Carolyn L., Dennis Abraham, Marat Fudim, Cynthia Green, Robert J. Mentz, Karol Harshaw-Ellis, Margaret Bowers, et al. “Early Identification of Patients at Risk for Incident Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Novel Approach to Echocardiographic Trends.” J Card Fail 27, no. 9 (September 2021): 942–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.03.013.
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    • Berei, Theodore, Paul Forsyth, Kathir Balakumaran, Karol Harshaw-Ellis, Sheri Koshman, and Kismet Rasmusson. “Implementing Nonphysician Provider Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy Heart Failure Clinics: A Multi-National Imperative.” Journal of Cardiac Failure 27, no. 8 (August 2021): 896–906. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.06.001.
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    • Berei, Theodore, Paul Forsyth, Kathir Balakumaran, Karol Harshaw-Ellis, Sheri Koshman, and Kismet Rasmusson. “Implementing Nonphysician Provider Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy Heart Failure Clinics: A Multi-National Imperative.” Journal of Cardiac Failure 27, no. 8 (August 2021): 896–906. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.06.001.
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    • Harshaw-Ellis, Karol. “Using advance care planning for end-of-life care in heart failure improves outcomes.” Evidence Based Nursing 24, no. 3 (July 2021): 95–95. https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2019-103249.
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    • Yancy, Clyde W., Mark H. Drazner, Samuel Tristram Coffin, William Cornwell, Shashank Desai, John P. Erwin, Mahazarin Ginwalla, et al. “2020 ACC/HFSA/ISHLT Lifelong Learning Statement for Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Specialists: A Report of the ACC Competency Management Committee.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 75, no. 10 (March 2020): 1212–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2019.09.030.
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    • Writing Committee Members, Eric S., Clyde W. Yancy, Mark H. Drazner, Samuel Tristram Coffin, William Cornwell, Shashank Desai, John P. Erwin, et al. “2020 ACC/HFSA/ISHLT Lifelong Learning Statement for Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Specialists: A Report of the ACC Competency Management Committee.” J Card Fail 26, no. 3 (March 2020): 254–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.01.008.
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  • Book Sections

    • Harshaw-Ellis, Karol, and dennis Cheek. “Advanced practice nurses in non-primary care roles: the evolution of specialty and acute care practices.” In Advanced Practice Nursing Emphasizing Common Roles. F A Davis Company, 2005.

  • Other Articles

    • Harshaw-Ellis, Karol. “Letter to the Editor,” n.d. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2021.04.006.
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  • Digital Publications

    • Harshaw-Ellis, Karol. “Cardiac Sarcoidosis.” American College of Cardiology, May 20, 2021.
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    • Harshaw-Ellis, Karol. “CVD and the coloring of America.” American College of Cardiology, n.d.
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• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Presentations & Appearances

  • Multidisciplinary Team-based Care in HF: Where We are and Where Are We Going?. Cardiometabolic Health Congress: Who best to STEM the Cardiometabolic Tsunami: Cardiology, Endocrinology, and Primary Care? . November 20, 2020  2020
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  Service to the Profession

  • Co-Chair . Heart Failure Society of America-Program Committee for the Annual Scientific Meeting . 2017 - 2017  2017
  • Project Coach. Duke Johnson & Johnson Fellowship. 2016 - 2018  2016 - 2018
  • Editorial Board. POJ Nursing Practice & Research . 2015 - 2019  2015 - 2019
  • Editorial Board. SM Journal of Nursing . 2015 - 2019  2015 - 2019
  • Reviewer. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2011 - 2019  2011 - 2019

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