Year: 2023

August 25, 2023

Healthy Brain and Child Development Study seeks participants

By VUMC News and Communications
A probe-based system developed by a team at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center uses near-infrared autofluorescence to confirm the location of parathyroid tissue during surgery.
August 24, 2023

Study shows Vanderbilt-developed technology assists surgeons in identifying parathyroids

A team of surgeons and biomedical engineers have shown the use of probe-based near infrared autofluorescence technology helps confirm the identification of parathyroid glands during endocrine surgery

By Jill Clendening
August 24, 2023

Predicting postop opioid use

VUMC study finds that preoperative patient characteristics can predict daily opioid use at six months after surgery, suggesting opportunities for development of electronic risk-stratification algorithms.

By Paul Govern
Vanderbilt community outreach volunteers include, from left, Lincoln Rico, RN, Marsha Sesay, MSN, RN-BC, Amy Freeman, Lindsay Wade, Mamie Williams, PhD, MPH, MSN, APRN, and Mary Jones. Not pictured: Jaimie Glatt, Rochelle Symlar, Brittany Ewen, Hannah Vaughn and Brenda Reed.
August 24, 2023

VUMC Nursing brings wellness initiative to Nashville Public Library’s Hadley Park branch

A group of Vanderbilt nurses recently teamed up with the Hadley Park branch of the Nashville Public Library for a day of new wellness initiatives — including sharing health education information, raising awareness of health risks, and demonstrating healthy oral care habits to the community of North Nashville.

By Matt Batcheldor
 Brenda Swift, president of Vanderbilt Imaging Services, and Charles Watkins, of construction firm Oman-Gibson Associates, unveiled a rendering of Vanderbilt Imaging Services’ future Bellevue location during a groundbreaking event on Aug. 17. The new clinic, located at 8124 Sawyer Brown Road, is slated to open in fall 2024 and will include MRI, CT, ultrasound, fluoroscopy X-ray, and mammography services.  
August 23, 2023

Bellevue imaging clinic groundbreaking

A rendering of Vanderbilt Imaging Services’ future Bellevue location was revealed during a groundbreaking event on Aug. 17.

By VUMC News and Communications
Children had a field day on Oct. 19 exploring with Vanderbilt scientists the “great big world of tiny microbes” — bacteria, viruses and other germs. The third annual MEGAMicrobe event, hosted by the Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation (VI4), was held at Granbery Elementary School in Brentwood. MEGAMicrobe’s goal is to make science fun and accessible. For more information, go here.
August 23, 2023

Free MEGAMicrobe interactive event set for Sept. 23

MEGAMicrobe, a free exploration of the world of microbes, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at Gower Elementary School.

By Bill Snyder
August 23, 2023

Vanderbilt Center for Women’s Health Columbia receives 2023 Maury County Main Street Award

Vanderbilt Center for Women’s Health Columbia received the 2023 Maury County Main Street Award for Best OB/GYN-Women’s Care Practice in Maury County.
By Danny Bonvissuto
August 23, 2023

How caregivers can reclaim what COVID-19 took away

Vanderbilt University Medical Center hosted an online "Bedside Matters" to discuss the toll the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on front-line providers of health care.
By Bill Snyder
August 23, 2023

VUMC named a Comprehensive Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Center of Excellence

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been designated a Comprehensive Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Center of Excellence by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. It is the only such center in Tennessee.
By Jackson Hicks
August 23, 2023

Your ideas improve care, culture and costs: Leadership Assembly highlights

Creativity and ingenuity are key to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s growth and sustained focus on improving care and efficiency, leaders said during streaming of the August 2023 Leadership Assembly.
By Holly Fletcher
August 22, 2023

New Cause for Applause system helps employees celebrate colleagues

By VUMC News and Communications
August 22, 2023

Vanderbilt Health expands self check-in, centralized welcome desks at adult ambulatory clinics

Beginning Aug. 30, patients can check in for appointments at adult ambulatory clinics at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks using the My Health at Vanderbilt secure patient portal app on their phone or tablet.
By Jill Clendening
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