Clinical Professor
Department
Department of Health Behavior and Clinical Sciences
University Affilliations
Director, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
Contact
University of Michigan School of Nursing
426 North Ingalls Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2003
Interests
Pediatric Oncology
Pediatric Acute Care
Evidence-Based Practice
Quality Improvement
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) Prevention
Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Duffy is a Clinical Professor and Director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. Her areas of expertise include pediatric acute care and pediatric primary care. As a former pediatric oncology nurse and pediatric nurse practitioner, she is focused upon improving patient outcomes for children with cancer through multidisciplinary quality improvement projects. One area of interest is the prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infection through the implementation of evidence-based care bundles. She previously served as the appointed chair of the evidence-based practice subcommittee for National Cancer Institute: Children’s Oncology Group (COG) serving on the COG nursing discipline steering committee. As a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, she served on the Child, Adolescent, and Family expert panel. In addition, she is a contributing editor for Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children and Wong’s Essentials of Pediatric Nursing.
Teaching
Dr. Duffy is clinical faculty for the Doctor of Nursing Practice residency courses focusing upon project design, implementation, and evaluation. Dr. Duffy is a coach for the Nursing Executive Fellowship Academy.
Affilliations/Service
Chair, Evidence-Based Practice Subcommittee, Children’s Oncology Group, 2019 - 2024
Children’s Oncology Group Nursing Steering Committee, Children’s Oncology Group, 2019 - 2024
Member, American Nurses Association, 2018
Evidence-Based Practice Mentor, Nursing Discipline Group, Children’s Oncology Group, 2014 - 2018
Member, Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses, 2013
Member, Sigma Theta Tau, 1993
Notable Awards/Honors
National Cancer Institute: Children's Oncology Group: Nursing Discipline Leadership Award, 2023
American Journal of Nursing: First Place in Child Health Category, 2023
Fellow, American Academy of Nursing, 2022
Children’s Oncology Group: Nursing Discipline Merit Award: Children’s Oncology Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Fellowship, 2020
Children’s Oncology Group: Nursing Discipline Merit Award, 2019
Cheryl C. Rodgers Excellence in Evidence-based Practice Award: Association of Pediatric Hematology/ Oncology Nurses, 2019
Education
DNP, Duke University, Durham, NC 2014
MS, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 1999
BSN, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 1993, Cum Laude
Publications Highlights
Kuzma, E. K., Kusunoki, Y., Auger, M., Brookins, A., Garbus, A., Gates, C., Gultekin, L., McLean, L., Nelson, K. N., Torchia, K., & Duffy, E. A. (2025). Cultivating nurse leaders: Integrating policy analysis projects in Doctor of Nursing Practice Programmes. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 82(5), 4192-4204. doi: 10.1111/jan.70025.
Duffy, E.A., Hooke., & Landier, W. (2024). Reflections on the past decade of evidence-based practice within children’s oncology group. Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nursing, 41(2), 129-139. https://doi.org/10.1177/27527530231222827
Colazzo, C., Tena, N., & Duffy, E.A. (2023). Facilitating and implementing a process for the delivery of pediatric oncology new diagnosis education among nursing staff through the electronic medical record. Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nursing, 40(2), 133-138. doi:10.1177/27527530211073873
Wang, S., Owens, T., & Duffy, E.A. (2022). Evaluating the feasibility and efficacy of a pediatric intensive care unit diary. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 45(1), 88-97. doi: 10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000392
Duffy, E.A., Leone, C., & Owens, T. (2021). Advanced practice nurse-led initiative to use biopatch® in high-risk pediatric patients. AACN Advanced Critical Care, 32(1), 105-109.
Browne, E.K., Daut, E., Hente, M., Turner, K., Waters, K., & Duffy, E.A. (2021). Evidence-based recommendations for nurse monitoring of immunotherapy-induced cytokine release syndrome: A systematic review from children’s oncology group. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 38(6), 399-409. doi: 10.1177/10434542211040203
Withycombe, J.S., Carlson, A., Coleman, C., Skeens, M., Tseitlin, H., & Duffy, E.A. (2021). Commonly reported adverse events associated with pediatric immunotherapy: A systematic review from the children’s oncology group. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 38(1), 16-25.
Duffy, E.A., Ranney, L., Tena, N., & Herriage, T. (2021). Implementing and evaluating a standardized new diagnosis education checklist: A report from children’s oncology group. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 38(5), 322-330. https://doi.org/10.1177/10434542211011059
Duffy, E.A., Adams, T.D., Thornton, C.P., Fisher, R.E., Misasi, J., & McCollum, S. (2020). Evidence-based recommendations for the appropriate level of sedation to manage pain in pediatric oncology patients requiring procedures: A systematic review from the children’s oncology group. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 37(1), 6-20.