Year: 2024

September 16, 2024

Active shooter simulation training available for all VUMC employees

Caroline Banes, ACNP-BC, leads a roundtable discussion on ICU staffing models during the event. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
September 16, 2024

VUMC Nursing’s ‘Boot Camp’ helps hone critical care skills

The event is a conference for critical care nurse practitioners and physician assistants to receive specialized critical care training to improve patient care.

By Matt Batcheldor
Tyler Barrett, MD, MSCI
September 16, 2024

Tyler Barrett appointed Associate Chief Medical Officer for Compliance

Wali Johnson, MD, left, and Rachel Forbes, MD, MBA, were among the surgeons who performed an unusually high number of kidney transplantations in 48 hours. (photo by Erin O. Smith and Diana Duren)
September 16, 2024

Dedication, teamwork key to performing 10 kidney transplants in two days

Why were there so many kidney transplants in a weekend?
Rachel Forbes, MD, MBA, said it was purely happenstance. All the transplants were the result of matching kidneys from deceased donors being discovered at once for 10 patients.

By Matt Batcheldor
September 16, 2024

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘She was kind, concerned, and had a genuine compassion for my daughter and me.’

Melanie McAfee, RN works in the Child & Adolescent Unit at Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital. She is one of the latest DAISY Award winners at VUMC.

By Matt Batcheldor
September 16, 2024

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Melody’s commitment to excellence and patient-centered care makes her an invaluable asset to the surgical department at Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital.’

Melody Mullaney, RN, works in the surgical department at Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital. She is one of the latest DAISY Award winners at VUMC.

By Matt Batcheldor
September 16, 2024

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Amidst the clinical efficiency of a hospital, there’s room for humanity and kindness.’

Keiryn Weiss, BSN, RN, CPN, works in the Pediatric Emergency Department at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. She is one of the latest DAISY Award winners at VUMC.
By Matt Batcheldor
September 16, 2024

Kidney stone grant to create research resource for adults and children

The project will create the Urinary Stone Disease Hub, known as USDHub, with de-identified patient data from over 230,000 individuals with kidney stone disease across nine health systems in the U.S.
By Craig Boerner
September 13, 2024

VUMC joins national effort to prevent another pandemic

Developed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, ReVAMPP will support a coordinating center and seven research centers, including VUMC, with a focus on nine virus groups that pose the greatest risk to human health.
By Bill Snyder
September 13, 2024

Meharry-Vanderbilt-Tennessee State University Cancer Partnership call for new projects letter of intent due Sept. 27

September 13, 2024

Nominations sought for 2024 Research Staff Awards

The awards honor staff members who provide exemplary support at all levels across the research enterprise. Their contributions to research are unmatched and invaluable to the science conducted at Vanderbilt.
By Bill Snyder
September 12, 2024

Advocating for organ donation

The hearing was a one-year check-in on the implementation of the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act to maintain a national registry for organ matching.