Year: 2012

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October 18, 2012

Improved patient ‘handover’ process bolsters outcomes

Patient handovers matter. A lot. That’s the conclusion from Vanderbilt researchers who reviewed three years of patient data and found that major complications occurring within 24 hours after cardiac surgery were cut in half following the adoption of an improved handover process.

By Paul Govern
October 18, 2012

Sew fun

By VUMC News and Communications
October 18, 2012

NPR correspondent Palca to deliver Discovery Lecture

By Bill Snyder
October 18, 2012

VUMC honored for patient safety initiatives

By Craig Boerner
October 18, 2012

Conte Center to host symposium Nov. 2

By Bill Snyder
October 18, 2012

Flulapalooza

By Nancy Humphrey
October 18, 2012

Gene regulation found to play role in pulmonary hypertension

New findings from Vanderbilt researchers may explain why only some individuals who have inherited mutations that increase risk for pulmonary hypertension actually develop the disease.
By Leigh MacMillan
October 18, 2012

Cave diver’s stroke leads to race against time to remove clots

By VUMC News and Communications
October 18, 2012

Setting traps to probe gene function

A new method for creating genetic mutations that can be activated at certain times or in specific tissues will enable studies to probe gene function.
By Leigh MacMillan
October 17, 2012

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center hosts autism study tour for French disability professionals

By VUMC News and Communications
October 17, 2012

Beauchamp, Vermund elected to Institute of Medicine

R. Daniel Beauchamp, M.D., chair of the Section of Surgical Sciences, and Sten Vermund, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, have been elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the organization announced this week.
By Bill Snyder
October 16, 2012

Volunteers needed for Race for the Cure and Healthy Living Expo

By VUMC News and Communications